Ezequiel 21

1 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

2 Hijo de hombre, que tu rostro se vuelva hacia Jerusalén, que tus palabras se dirigían contra su lugar santo, y profetiza contra la tierra de Israel;

“You human, turn toward Jerusalem. Preach about what will happen to the temple [there]. Preach about what will happen to the Israeli people.

3 Y di a la tierra de Israel: Estas son las palabras del Señor: Mira, yo estoy contra ti, y sacaré mi espada de su vaina, cortando de ti a los rectos y los malvados.

Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I am opposed to you.

4 Porque voy a cortar contigo la rectitud y el mal, por eso mi espada saldrá de su vaina contra toda carne de sur a norte.

[what I will do to you will be as though] [MET] I will pull my sword from its sheath [and strike you]. I will kill everyone, including righteous people and wicked people [DOU]. I will get rid of everyone, from the south to the north.

5 Y toda carne verá que yo, el Señor, he sacado mi espada de su cubierta, y nunca volverá a su cubierta.

Then everyone will know [it is as though] I, Yahweh, have struck people with my sword, and I will not put it back in its sheath again.’

6 Gime sonidos de dolor, hijo de hombre; con el cuerpo doblado y un corazón amargo gime sonidos de dolor ante sus ojos.

Therefore, you human, groan! Groan in front of the Israeli people very sadly and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].

7 Y cuando te digan: ¿Por qué gimes de dolor? luego responde: Debido a la noticia que viene; y todo corazón se quedará sin ánimo, y todas las manos serán débiles, y todo espíritu se consumirá, y todas las rodillas les temblarán. He aquí, viene y sucederá. Se hará, dice el Señor Dios.

And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ tell them, ‘Because of the news that they soon will hear. Everyone will be very fearful [IDM], and their knees will become as weak as [SIM] water. [A great disaster] will soon occur. That is what Yahweh the Lord is promising.’”

8 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said],

9 Hijo de hombre, profetiza: Estas son las palabras del Señor: Di: Una espada, una espada afilada y pulida.

“You human, prophesy and say [to them], ‘This is what Yahweh says: I have sharpened my sword and polished it.

10 Se ha afilado para dar muerte; está pulido para que pueda ser como un trueno.

It is sharpened in order that I can [many people with it]; it is polished so that it will flash like lightning. The people of Judah will not [their being punished like this], but they did not repent [I only struck them] with a stick.

11 Y se lo di al pulidor para que lo tomara de la mano; él ha afilado la espada, la ha pulido, para ponerla en la mano del que da la muerte.

A sword should be polished, and be grasped [in someone’s hand]. It should be sharpened and polished, ready for someone to use it to kill people.

12 Da fuertes gritos y gime de tristeza, oh hijo de hombre, porque ha venido sobre mi pueblo, ha venido sobre todos los gobernantes de Israel; el temor de la espada ha venido sobre mi pueblo, por esta causa da signos de pena, golpéate la pierna.

[So, ] you human, cry and wail, because I will use my sword to kill my people, including the leaders of Israel. They and all the other people, my people, will be killed by swords, so beat your [to show that you are sad].

13 Porque ha sido probado; y que, si la espada que rechaza el centro mismo, deja de existir. Dice él Señor Dios.

I am about to test my people, and the kings [MTY] of Judah will not escape being punished. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say.

14 Entonces, hijo del hombre, profetiza y bate tus manos con un sonido fuerte, y da dos golpes con la espada, e incluso tres; es la espada de los heridos, la espada de la gran matanza; La gran espada que los rodea.

So, you human, prophesy; clap your [to show that you are very happy about what is going to happen]. My sword will strike them again and again; it is a sword for slaughtering many people, while I attack them from every side.

15 Para que los corazones se desalienten y el número de los que caen pueda aumentar, he enviado la muerte por la espada contra todas sus puertas, está hecha para echar rayos, está pulida para la muerte.

In order that people will be very much afraid [IDM] and many people will be killed, I have [soldiers holding] my swords at every [city] gate, ready to slaughter people. Those swords will flash like lightning, as the [soldiers] grasp them to slaughter people.

16 Apunte hacia la derecha, hacia la izquierda, dondequiera que esté ordenado para matar.

Their swords [APO] will slash to the right and [then] to the left, whichever way they turn the blades.

17 Y batiré mis manos, y dejaré que mi ira descanse: Yo, el Señor, lo he dicho.

Then I will clap my [triumphantly]; and [then] I will no longer be angry. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”

18 Y vino de nuevo a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

19 Y tú, hijo de hombre, marca dos caminos, para que venga la espada del rey de Babilonia; dejen que los dos salgan de la misma tierra, y que haya una marca al principio que conduce a la ciudad.

“You human, [a map], and on it mark two roads for the King of Babylonia to march [along with his army, carrying] their swords. When they depart from their country, they will come to a sign post where the road divides.

20 Marca el camino por donde la espada vendrá a Raba en la tierra de los hijos de Amón, a Judá, que en Jerusalén tiene su fortaleza.

[If they continue on the one road, ] they will attack [city], the capital of the Ammon people-group. [If they continue on the other road, ] they will come to Judah and to Jerusalem, [a city] with walls around it.

21 Porque el rey de Babilonia tomó su lugar en la separación de los caminos, en la parte superior de los dos caminos, para hacer uso de la adivinación; sacude las flechas, de esta manera, hizo preguntas a las imágenes de sus dioses, tomó nota y observó el hígado.

[When the army of] Babylonia comes to where the road divides, [they will stop], and the king will perform magic rituals [to decide which road to go on]. He will throw arrows; [then] consult his [about which road to go on], and he will (examine/look at) the [of a sheep].

22 A su mano derecha estaba el destino de Jerusalén, dar órdenes de destrucción, lanzar el grito de guerra, poner motores de guerra contra las puertas, levantar las rampas y construir muros.

With his right hand he will pick up the arrow marked ‘Jerusalem’. He will [command his soldiers to go to Jerusalem. When they arrive there, they] will set up (rams/devices to [down the walls], ) and [then] the king will give the command for them to slaughter [the people]. They will shout [a battle-cry], and they will set up the rams against the [city] gates. They will build a dirt ramp [against the walls around the city], and set up things to bash those walls.

23 Y esta respuesta dada por la adivinación les parecerá falsa a aquellos que han prestado su juramento y han dejado que se rompa; pero él guardará el recuerdo de la maldad para que puedan ser apresados.

The [in Jerusalem] who had promised [to be loyal to the King of Babylonia will think that those rituals must be wrong. They will think that his army should not be attacking them]. But he will remind them of the sins [MTY] that they had committed, [his army] will capture them.

24 Por esta causa, el Señor Dios ha dicho: Porque han hecho que su maldad sea recordada al descubrir su maldad, haciendo que sus pecados se vean en todas tus malas acciones; por que han sido recordados, serán apresados por su mano.

Therefore, [tell the Israeli people that] this is what Yahweh the Lord says: ‘You people have allowed everyone to see that you are openly [against the King of Babylonia], and by doing that you have shown that everything that you do is sinful. Therefore you will be captured and [to Babylonia].’

25 Y tú, oh maligno y profano, oh gobernante de Israel, cuyo día ha llegado en el tiempo del último castigo de la consumación de la maldad;

Also, say, ‘You very wicked [DOU] king of Israel, it is your [to die]. It is the time for you to be punished.’

26 Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor Dios: Quítate la tiara, quítate la corona; esto no volverá a ser; deja que se enaltece lo que está bajo y se humille lo que está arriba.

And this is what Yahweh the Lord says [to you soldiers from Babylonia]: ‘Take off [the king’s] turban and his crown, because now things will be different than they were [before]. [in Jerusalem] who had no authority will now be given authority, and those who had authority will have their authority taken from them.

27 Dejaré que se vuelque, a ruina, será reducido: tampoco esto pasará hasta que venga, de quién es el derecho; y se lo daré a él.

[Jerusalem] will be completely ruined. I will cause it to be ruined, and it will not be rebuilt/restored until the king to whom the city truly belongs comes; I will give it to [to rule it].’”

28 Y tú, hijo de hombre, profetiza: Esto es lo que el Señor Dios ha dicho acerca de los hijos de Amón y sobre su vergüenza: Di: Una espada, incluso una espada afilada, pulida para la muerte, para hacerla brillar en él exterminio.

“And, you human, prophesy and say [this]: 'This is what Yahweh the Lord says about the Ammon people-group, and about what they have said to insult [Israel]: [“The King of Babylon says, ] ‘[My soldiers have] swords’ [APO]; they have pulled out those swords to slaughter many people. They have polished them in order to kill people, and to make those swords flash like lightning.

29 Mientras ellos ven para ti visiones falsas, adivinan mentiras, para ponerla en el cuello de los malhechores malvados que están heridos de muerte, cuyo día ha llegado, en el momento del último castigo.

[Your prophets] have given you false visions about [what will happen to] you, and they have given you messages that are not true. So swords will strike the necks of those wicked people; it is time for them to be killed; it is the day when they will be [for their sins].

30 Vuelve a tu funda. En el lugar donde te hicieron, en la tierra de donde te sacaron, seré tu juez.

You must put your swords back in their sheaths [because the days for you to slaughter your enemies are ended]. I will judge those people in the country where they were born.

31 Y dejaré que mi ardiente furor se apodere de ti, soplando sobre ti el fuego de mi ira, y te entregaré en manos de hombres brutales, entrenados para la destrucción.

I will pour out my punishment [MTY] on them. Because I am very angry with them, my breath on them will scorch them [like] fire [MET]. I will allow brutal men to capture them, men who are experts in killing people.

32 Serás alimento para el fuego; tu sangre será drenada en la tierra; No habrá más recuerdo de ti, porque yo, el Señor, lo he dicho.

You will be [like] fuel [MET] [that is burned] in a fire. Your blood will be shed in your own land. No one will remember you any more. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.” '”