Ezequiel 31
1 En el año undécimo, en el tercer mes, el primer día del mes, vino a mí la palabra del Señor, que decía:
Almost eleven years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the third month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Hijo de hombre, di a Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a su pueblo; ¿A Quién te pareces en tu gran poder?
“You human, say to the King of Egypt and all of his people, ‘[You think that] there is [RHQ, IRO] no country whose power is as great as the power of your country.
3 He aquí Asiria era un árbol de cedro con hermosas ramas y frondosas, dando sombra y muy alto que su cima estaba entre las nubes.
You think that your country is as great as Assyria was: Assyria was previously like [MET] a tall cedar tree in Lebanon; [it was as though] it had big beautiful branches that provided shade for [other trees in] the forest. It was very tall; its top was above the leaves of the other trees.
4 Obtuvo fuerza de las aguas y la profundidad la hizo alta; sus arroyos rodearon su tierra plantada y enviaron sus cursos de agua a todos los árboles del campo.
Water came from deep springs, and as a result that cedar tree grew tall and very green. Then water flowed around the base of the tree into channels that took water to other nearby trees.
5 De esta manera se volvió más alto que todos los árboles del campo; y sus ramas aumentaron y sus brazos se alargaron a causa de tantas aguas.
That huge tree grew very tall, higher than all the other trees around it. Its branches grew very thick and long [DOU] because of the abundant water [at the base of the tree].
6 En sus ramas todas las aves del cielo se posaron, y bajo sus brazos todas las bestias del campo dieron a luz a sus crías, y grandes naciones vivían en su sombra.
Birds built their nests in the branches, and wild animals gave birth to their babies under those branches. [And it was as though people of] all the great nations lived in the shade of that tree.
7 Así que era hermoso, siendo tan alto y sus ramas tan largas, porque su raíz estaba cerca de aguas abundantes.
It was majestic and beautiful; its branches spread out widely because the roots of the tree grew down into the ground where there was a plentiful supply of water.
8 No hay cedros iguales en el jardín de Dios; Los abetos no eran como sus ramas, y los plátanos no eran nada en comparación con sus brazos; Ningún árbol en el jardín de Dios era tan hermoso.
The cedar trees in my garden [in Eden] were not as great as that tree, and the branches of the pine/cypress trees were not as long and thick as the branches of that cedar tree. And the branches of the plane trees were not as long and thick, either. No tree in my garden was as beautiful as that cedar tree.
9 Lo hice hermoso con sus ramas frondosas: para que todos los árboles en el jardín de Dios estuvieran llenos de envidia.
Because I caused that tree to become very beautiful with its magnificent green branches, [all the leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] those other trees in Eden envied [the country represented by] that tree.’
10 Por esta causa, el Señor ha dicho: Porque él es alto y ha puesto su cima entre las nubes, y su corazón está lleno de orgullo porque él es tan alto.
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘That tree, which [represents Assyria], grew very tall, and its top was higher than the other trees, and it became very proud because of being very tall.
11 Lo he entregado en manos de un poderoso de las naciones; ciertamente le dará la recompensa de su pecado, lo he repudiado.
Therefore, I enabled another mighty nation to conquer it and to destroy it as it deserved to be destroyed. I have already discarded it.
12 Y los hombres extranjeros, los más temidos entre las naciones, después de cortarlo, lo han dejado en las montañas, y en todos los valles han descendido sus ramas; sus ramas están rotas por todos los cursos de agua de la tierra; todos los pueblos de la tierra han salido de su sombra, y lo abandonado.
A foreign army, one that has caused people of other nations to be terrified, cut it down and left it. Its branches fell on the mountains and in the valleys. Some of its branches lay broken in all the ravines in the land. All the people of other nations came out from being under its shade and left it.
13 Todas las aves del cielo han venido a descansar sobre sus ruinas, y todas las bestias del campo estarán en sus ramas.
Birds (settled/went to live) on the fallen tree, and wild animals lived among its branches.
14 Para que ningún árbol cerca de las aguas se exalte a sí mismo en su crecimiento, poniendo sus cumbres entre las nubes; ni en su ramas se paren por su altura todos los que beben agua; todos ellos son entregados a la muerte, a las partes más bajas de la tierra entre los hijos de los hombres, con los que descienden al inframundo.
The result of what I have done is that no other trees, even if they have plenty of water, will ever grow very high and become proud, and lift their tops above the branches of other trees. I do not want any other tree to grow high like that cedar tree did; trees will all certainly die and decay in the ground, like people die and go down to their graves.’
15 Esto es lo que el Señor ha dicho: el día en que descienda al inframundo, le haré una profunda angustia; Retendré sus arroyos y las aguas profundas se detendrán. Haré que el Líbano se cubra de luto por él, y todos los árboles del campo se desmayaron a causa de él. (Sheol h7585)
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: ‘When that great tree was cut down, [it was as though] the springs that watered it mourned for it, because I caused the plentiful water [from the springs] to dry up. I caused [the mountains in] Lebanon to become black, and all the trees there to wither. (Sheol h7585)
16 Enviaré un temblor a las naciones al oír su caída, cuando lo envíe al inframundo con los que descienden a la fosa: y en la tierra se consolarán a sí mismos, todos los árboles del Edén. Lo mejor del Líbano, incluso todos los regados. (Sheol h7585)
I caused the people of other nations to tremble when they heard that tree fall to the ground. [They realized] that it would decay, like all people who die and are buried decay. And all the [leaders of other countries represented by] other beautiful trees in my garden in Eden and in Lebanon, were like beautiful trees [that were very proud]. They were ones which had roots that grew down deep into the [ground where there was plenty of] water. They were comforted when [the king represented by] [MET] that cedar tree was there with them in the place where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
17 Y ellos descenderán con él al inframundo, a los que han sido juzgados; incluso aquellos que fueron sus ayudantes, que vivían bajo su sombra entre las naciones. (Sheol h7585)
The [leaders of other countries represented by] [MET] trees that grew in the shade of the huge tree, [the allies of] the great nation [that the cedar tree represents], had also joined those who had been killed by the sword and gone down to where the dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
18 ¿Quién entonces, eres comparado en gloria y grandeza entre los árboles del Edén? porque serás derribado con los árboles del Edén a las partes más bajas de la tierra; allí serás tendido entre los que no tienen circuncisión, y los que fueron puestos a la espada. Este es Faraón y todo su pueblo, dice el Señor Dios.
[This parable is about you] people of Egypt. [You think that] [RHQ, IRO] there is no other nation that is as great and glorious as yours is. But your nation will also be destroyed, [as Assyria was], along with those other nations. Your people will be there among the other people who are not fit to worship me, people who have been killed by their enemies’ swords. That is what will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, [have predicted it].’”
