Ezequiel 34
1 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 Hijo de hombre, profetiza contra los pastores del rebaño de Israel, y diles: ¡Oh pastores de las ovejas! Esta es la palabra del Señor Dios: ¡Hay una maldición sobre los pastores del rebaño de Israel que toman la comida para sí mismos! ¿No es correcto que los pastores den la comida a las ovejas?
“You human, prophesy about [leaders] of Israel. [They should be taking care of my people like] [MET] shepherds [take care of their sheep]. Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you leaders [MET] of Israel who only take care of yourselves! You should certainly [RHQ] take care of [your people like] [MET] a shepherd takes care of his flock of sheep!
3 Toman la leche y se visten con la lana, matas a las bestias gordas, pero no le das comida al rebaño.
[It is as though] you eat the curds, you slaughter the very good animals and wear clothes made from their wool. But you do not take care of the flock.
4 No has restaurado al débil, ni curado al que estaba enfermo; no has vendado al que tenía una pata rota; o recuperado al que se había extraviado; ni buscado al que se ha perdido; pero te has enseñoreado con dureza y crueldad.
You have not enabled those who are weak to become strong. You have not healed those who were sick. You have not bandaged those who were wounded/injured. You have not brought back those who went astray. You have not searched for those who became lost. You have ruled your people harshly and cruelly.
5 Y vagaban en todas direcciones porque no había pastor, y se convirtieron en alimento para todas las bestias del campo.
So they were scattered, because you did not [take care of them like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep]. And when they were scattered, [it was as though] wild animals attacked and [killed them and ate] their flesh.
6 Y salieron de mi camino mis ovejas, vagando por todas las montañas y en todo collado alto; mis ovejas iban de aquí para allá sobre toda la faz de la tierra; y nadie se preocupó por ellos ni fue en busca de ellos.
My people wandered like sheep all over the high hills and mountains. They were scattered all over the earth, and no one searched for them [DOU].
7 Por esta causa, oh pastores del rebaño, escuchen la palabra del Señor:
Therefore, you [who should be acting like] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh the Lord say:
8 Por mi vida, dice el Señor Dios, en verdad, porque mis ovejas han sido presa, y mis ovejas se convirtieron en alimento para todas las bestias del campo, porque no había un pastor, y mis pastores no fueron en busca de las ovejas, pero los pastores tomaron comida para sí mismos y no dieron comida a mis ovejas;
As surely as I am alive, my people [are like a flock of sheep that has] no shepherd, and as a result [it is as though] wild animals have attacked my people and eaten them. You did not search for them; instead, you only wanted to provide food for yourselves.
9 Por esta razón, oh pastores, escuchen la palabra del Señor;
Therefore, you [who should be like] [MET] shepherds, listen to what I, Yahweh say:
10 Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor Dios: mira que estoy en contra de los pastores del rebaño, y haré una búsqueda y veré lo que han hecho con mis ovejas, y no los dejaré que apacienten mis ovejas; y los pastores ya no tendrán comida para ellos mismos; Sacaré mis ovejas de sus bocas para que no sean alimento para ellos.
I am opposed to [you leaders who should be like] [MET] shepherds for my people. I will remove you from taking care of my people, with the result that you will no longer feed yourselves [instead of feeding them]. I will rescue my people from you, with the result that you will longer be able to [butcher them and] eat them.
11 Porque esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor Dios: En verdad, yo, incluso yo, iré en busca de mis ovejas y las cuidaré.
This is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you leaders: I myself will search for my sheep and take care of them.
12 Como el guardián reconoce su rebaño cuando está entre sus ovejas errantes, yo iré a buscar a mis ovejas y las sacaré de todos los lugares a donde fueron esparcidas en el día de la nube tormentosa.
Like a shepherd finds his scattered sheep, I will rescue my people from all the places to which they have been scattered, at a time when things were very gloomy and they experienced disasters.
13 Y los sacaré de entre los pueblos, los juntaré de los países y los llevaré a su tierra; y les daré comida en las montañas de Israel junto a los arroyos de agua y donde los hombres vivan en el país.
I will bring them back from many countries and gather them together again in their own land. [Because my people are like sheep] [MET], [it is as though] I will enable them to find good pastureland on the hills of Israel, and in the ravines, and in the villages of Israel.
14 Les daré buena tierra de pasto para su alimento, y su lugar seguro serán las montañas del lugar alto de Israel; allí descansarán en un buen pastizal, y apacentaran en los buenos pastos en las montañas de Israel.
[It is as though] I will allow them to graze in good pastures on the mountaintops. They will lie down in good (grazing areas/grassy fields) there [DOU].
15 Yo mismo daré alimento a mi rebaño, y les daré descanso, dice el Señor Dios.
I myself will take care of my people and enable them to lie down and rest.
16 Iré en busca de las que se había perdido, recuperaré las que se había desviado, vendaré las que estaban fracturadas, y daré fuerza a las que estaba enfermas; más a la gorda y fuerte las destruiré; Les daré por su comida el castigo que es suyo por derecho.
I will search for those who are lost and bring back the ones who have strayed away. I will bandage those who have been injured and strengthen those who are weak. But I will get rid of those who are fat and powerful. I will act fairly toward [the people who are like] [MET] my sheep. That is what I, Yahweh, promise.
17 Y en cuanto a ti, oh mi rebaño, dice el Señor, en verdad, seré juez entre oveja y oveja, entre carneros y machos cabríos.
And as for you who are like [MET] my sheep, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: I will judge between each of you; and I will separate [those that are peaceful like] sheep from [those that are always trying to dominate others like] goats.
18 ¿Te parece poco que hayas tomado tu comida en una buena tierra de pastos mientras que el resto de tu pasto lo pisoteas debajo de tus pies? ¿Y que después de beber de aguas cristalinas ensucias el resto de las aguas con tus pies?
It is bad that [RHQ] some of you keep the best pastures for yourselves. It is even worse that [RHQ] you trample the good grass with your feet. You yourselves drink the clear water [RHQ]. But with your feet you cause the other water to become muddy [RHQ].
19 Y en cuanto a mis ovejas, su alimento es la hierba que ha sido pisoteada por sus pies, y su bebida el agua que ha sido ensuciada por sus pies.
[It is as though] you [RHQ] are forcing my flock to eat the grass that you have trampled and to drink the water that you have caused to become muddy!
20 Por esta razón, el Señor Dios les ha dicho: En verdad, yo, yo, seré juez entre la oveja gorda y la oveja delgada.
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say to you: I myself will judge between [those of you who are like] [MET] the fat sheep and [those of you who are like] the thin sheep.
21 Porque has estado empujando con el costado y los cuernos, empujando al enfermo, y con tus cuernos hasta que fueron expulsados en todas direcciones;
[who are like] strong sheep, [it is as though] with your shoulders and buttocks you have shoved away [those who are like] thin sheep, and you have butted them with your horns, until you have chased them all away [from the good pastureland].
22 Salvaré a mi rebaño, y ya no serán presa, y juzgaré entre ovejas y ovejas.
But I will rescue my people, and they no longer will be (harassed/treated cruelly). I will judge between one person and another.
23 Y pondré sobre ellos un pastor, y él les dará comida, mi siervo David; Él les dará comida y las cuidará. Él será su pastor.
And I will appoint one leader [MET] for them, [someone who will be like] King David, who served me [very well]. That leader will take care of them and be like their shepherd.
24 Y yo, el Señor, seré su Dios y mi siervo David su gobernante; Yo, el Señor, lo he dicho.
I, Yahweh, will be their God, and [the one who is like] [MET] King David will be their king. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.
25 Y haré con ellos un pacto de paz, y pondré fin a las bestias malvadas en toda la tierra; y vivirán a salvo en los pastizales y durmiendo en el bosque.
I will make a peace agreement with the people of Israel. In this agreement I will promise to get rid of all the wild animals in Israel, in order that my people may live safely, even in the desert and in the forests.
26 Y haré de ellos, alrededor de mi monte una bendición, y daré la lluvia en el momento adecuado, y haré que la lluvia baje en el momento adecuado; Habrá lluvias de bendición.
I will bless them, and I will bless the places close to my sacred hill. I will bless them by sending them rain showers at the right season; they will be showers to bless them.
27 Y el árbol del campo dará su fruto y la tierra dará su crecimiento, y estarán a salvo en su tierra; y sabrán que yo soy el Señor, cuando les haya roto el yugo y les haya dado la salvación de las manos de quienes los hicieron siervos.
The fruit trees will produce fruit and the ground will produce crops. And my people will live safely in their land. When I rescue them from people who caused them to be slaves [MET, DOU], they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].
28 Y sus bienes ya no serán tomados por las naciones, y no volverán a ser alimento para las bestias de la tierra; pero vivirán a salvo y nadie les causará temor.
[Soldiers from] other nations will no longer take away their valuable possessions, and wild animals will no longer attack them. They will live safely, and no one will cause them to be afraid.
29 Y les daré lugares de plantación famosos, y ya no pasarán hambrunas, ni serán insultados por las naciones.
I will cause their land to be famous/well-known for its good crops. There will no longer be famines in the land, and people in other nations will no longer ridicule them.
30 Y sabrán que yo, el Señor, su Dios, estoy con ellos, y que ellos, los hijos de Israel, son mi pueblo, dice el Señor.
Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am helping them, and they will know that they, the Israeli people, are my people.
31 Y ustedes son mis ovejas, las ovejas de mis pastizales, y yo soy su Dios, declara el Señor Dios.
[It will be as though] [MET] my people are my sheep whom I will take care of, and I will be their God. That is what I, Yahweh the Lord, declare.’”
