1 H e said to me, Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll; then go and speak to the house of Israel.

Y él me dijo: Hijo de hombre, come lo que tienes delante; come este rollo, y ve, habla a la casa de Israel.

2 S o I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat the scroll.

Abrí, pues, mi boca, y me dio a comer el rollo.

3 A nd He said to me, Son of man, eat this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it. Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Entonces me dijo: Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu estómago y llena tu cuerpo de este rollo que te doy. Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como la miel.

4 A nd He said to me, Son of man, go, get you to the house of Israel and speak to them with My words.

Me dijo además: Hijo de hombre, ve a la casa de Israel y háblales con mis palabras.

5 F or you are not sent to a people of a foreign speech and of a difficult language but to the house of Israel;

Porque no eres enviado a un pueblo de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel;

6 N ot to many peoples of foreign speech and of a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to such people, they would have listened to you and heeded My words.

tampoco a pueblos numerosos de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil cuyas palabras no puedes entender. Sino que te he enviado a ellos; ellos te escucharán.

7 B ut the house of Israel will not listen to you and obey you since they will not listen to Me and obey Me, for all the house of Israel are impudent and stubborn of heart.

Pero la casa de Israel no te querrá escuchar, ya que no quieren escucharme a mí. Ciertamente toda la casa de Israel es terca y de duro corazón.

8 B ehold, I have made your face strong and hard against their faces and your forehead strong and hard against their foreheads.

He aquí, he hecho tu rostro tan duro como sus rostros, y tu frente tan dura como sus frentes.

9 L ike an adamant harder than flint or a diamond point have I made your forehead; fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.

Como esmeril, más duro que el pedernal, he hecho tu frente. No les temas ni te atemorices ante ellos, porque son casa rebelde.

10 M oreover, He said to me, Son of man, all My words that I shall speak to you, receive in your heart and hear with your ears.

Además me dijo: Hijo de hombre, recibe en tu corazón todas mis palabras que yo te hablo, y escúcha las atentamente.

11 A nd go, get you to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, Thus says the Lord God, whether they will hear or refuse to hear.

Y ve a los desterrados, a los hijos de tu pueblo; háblales y diles, escuchen o dejen de escuchar: “Así dice el Señor Dios.”

12 T hen the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from His place.

Entonces el Espíritu me levantó, y oí detrás de mí un gran ruido atronador: Bendita sea la gloria del Señor desde su lugar.

13 I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched and joined each one the other, and I heard the noise of the wheels beside them and the noise of a great rushing.

Oí el ruido de las alas de los seres vivientes que se tocaban una a la otra, y el ruido de las ruedas junto a ellos, un gran ruido atronador.

14 S o the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

Y el Espíritu me levantó y me tomó; yo iba con amargura en la indignación de mi espíritu, y la mano del Señor era fuerte sobre mí.

15 T hen I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, who sat and dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat and remained there among them seven days, overwhelmed with astonishment and silent.

Entonces vine a los desterrados de Tel-abib que habitaban junto al río Quebar, y allí donde ellos vivían, estuve sentado siete días, atónito, en medio de ellos.

16 A nd at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me:

Y sucedió que al cabo de los siete días vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:

17 S on of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore hear the word at My mouth and give them warning from Me.

Hijo de hombre, te he puesto por centinela de la casa de Israel; cuando oigas la palabra de mi boca, adviérteles de mi parte.

18 I f I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and you do not give him warning or speak to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand.

Cuando yo diga al impío: “Ciertamente morirás”, si no le adviertes, si no hablas para advertir al impío de su mal camino a fin de que viva, ese impío morirá por su iniquidad, pero yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.

19 Y et if you warn the wicked and he turn not from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered yourself.

Pero si tú has advertido al impío, y éste no se aparta de su impiedad ni de su camino impío, morirá él por su iniquidad, pero tú habrás librado tu vida.

20 A gain, if a righteous man turns from his righteousness (right doing and right standing with God) and some gift or providence which I lay before him he perverts into an occasion to sin and he commits iniquity, he shall die; because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood will I require at your hand.

Y cuando un justo se desvíe de su justicia y cometa iniquidad, yo pondré un obstáculo delante de él, y morirá; porque tú no le advertiste, él morirá por su pecado, y las obras de justicia que había hecho no serán recordadas, pero yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.

21 N evertheless if you warn the righteous man not to sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he is warned; also you have delivered yourself from guilt.

Sin embargo, si tú has advertido al justo para que el justo no peque, y él no peca, ciertamente vivirá porque aceptó la advertencia, y tú habrás librado tu vida.

22 A nd the hand of the Lord was there upon me, and He said to me, Arise, go forth into the plain and I will talk with you there.

Allí vino sobre mí la mano del Señor, y El me dijo: Levántate y ve a la llanura, y allí te hablaré.

23 T hen I arose and went forth into the plain, and behold, the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory I had seen by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face.

Entonces me levanté y salí a la llanura; y he aquí, la gloria del Señor estaba parada allí, como la gloria que vi junto al río Quebar, y caí rostro en tierra.

24 T hen the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet; He spoke and said to me, Go, shut yourself up in your house.

Y el Espíritu entró en mí, me hizo ponerme en pie y habló conmigo, y me dijo: Ve, enciérrate en tu casa.

25 B ut you, O son of man, behold, ropes will be put upon you and you will be bound with them, and you cannot go out among people.

Y tú, hijo de hombre, mira, te echarán cuerdas y con ellas te atarán, para que no salgas en medio de ellos.

26 A nd I will make your tongue cleave to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot talk and be a reprover of the people, for they are a rebellious house.

Y haré que tu lengua se te pegue al paladar y enmudecerás, y no serás para ellos el hombre que reprenda, porque son una casa rebelde.

27 B ut when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to the people, Thus says the Lord God; he who hears, let him hear, and he who refuses to hear, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

Pero cuando yo te hable, te abriré la boca, y les dirás: “Así dice el Señor Dios.” El que oye, que oiga; el que rehúse oír, que rehúse; porque son una casa rebelde.