1 ¡ Ay de la corona de soberbia, de los ebrios de Efraín, y de la flor abierta de la hermosura de su gloria, que está sobre la cabeza del valle fértil de los aturdidos del vino!

It is a time of trouble to the crown of pride and to the drunk men of Ephraim, whose shining beauty is a dying flower. It is at the head of the rich valley of those who have taken too much wine!

2 H e aquí, el SEÑOR tiene uno valiente y fuerte que viene como turbión de granizo, y como torbellino trastornador; como ímpetu de recias aguas que salen de madre, con fuerza de mano derriba a tierra.

See, the Lord has one who is strong and powerful, like a storm of hail, a destroying storm. As with a flood of powerful waters flowing over, He will bring them down to the earth with His hand.

3 C on los pies será hollada la corona de soberbia de los borrachos de Efraín;

The crown of pride, the drunk men of Ephraim, will be crushed under foot.

4 y será la flor caduca de la hermosura de su gloria, que está sobre la cabeza del valle fértil, como la breva temprana, que viene primero que los otros frutos del verano, la cual, viéndola el que la mira, se la traga tan luego como la tiene a mano.

The dying flower of its shining beauty which is at the head of the rich valley will be like the first fig grown before the summer. When one sees it, he takes it in his hand and eats it.

5 E n aquel día el SEÑOR de los ejércitos será por corona de gloria y diadema de hermosura al remanente de su pueblo;

In that day the Lord of All will be a crown of shining-greatness, a beautiful crown to those who are left of His people.

6 y por espíritu de juicio al que se sentare sobre el trono del juicio, y por fortaleza a los que harán tornar la batalla hasta la puerta.

He will be a spirit of what is fair to him who judges the people. He will be a strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

7 M as también éstos erraron con el vino; y con la sidra se entontecieron. El sacerdote y el profeta, erraron con la sidra, fueron trastornados del vino, se aturdieron con la sidra, erraron en la visión, tropezaron en el juicio.

These also walk from one side to the other side because of wine and strong drink. The religious leaders and the men who tell what will happen in the future make mistakes because of strong drink. They are troubled by wine. They walk from side to side because of strong drink. They make mistakes as they have special dreams. And they make mistakes when judging between right and wrong.

8 P orque todas las mesas están llenas de vómito y suciedad, hasta no haber lugar.

All the tables are covered with what they have spit up. There is no place that is clean.

9 ¿ A quién se enseñará ciencia, o a quién se hará entender doctrina? A los quitados de la leche. A los destetados de los pechos.

“Who is it He is trying to teach? To whom will He tell what He has to say? Children finished with their nursing and just taken from the breast?

10 P orque mandamiento tras mandamiento, mandamiento sobre mandamiento, renglón tras renglón, renglón tras renglón; un poquito allí, otro poquito allá;

For He says, ‘Law on law, law on law, rule on rule, rule on rule, a little here, a little there.’”

11 p orque en lengua de tartamudos, y en lengua extraña hablará a este pueblo,

The Lord will speak to these people through men from other lands and in strange languages.

12 a los cuales él dijo: Este es el reposo; con la cual podrán dar reposo al cansado; y éste es el refrigerio, mas no quisieron oír.

He Who said to them, “This is rest, give rest to the tired and weak.” And, “This is the place to rest,” but they would not listen.

13 P ues la palabra del SEÑOR les será, mandamiento tras mandamiento, mandamiento tras mandamiento; renglón tras renglón, renglón tras renglón, un poquito allí, otro poquito allá; que vayan y caigan de espaldas, y se desmenucen, y se enreden, y sean presos.

So the Word of the Lord to them will be, “Law on law, law on law, rule on rule, rule on rule, a little here, a little there,” that they may go and fall back, be broken, trapped, and taken away by those who hate them. A Stone of Great Worth in Jerusalem

14 P or tanto, varones burladores, que estáis enseñoreados sobre este pueblo, que está en Jerusalén, oíd la palabra del SEÑOR.

So hear the Word of the Lord, you who laugh at the truth, who rule the people in Jerusalem!

15 P orque habéis dicho: Pacto tenemos hecho con la muerte, y con el Seol; hicimos acuerdo que cuando pasare el turbión del azote, no llegará a nosotros; porque pusimos nuestra acogida en mentira, y en la falsedad nos esconderemos;

You have said, “We have made an agreement with death. With the place of the dead we have made an agreement. The destroying flood will not touch us when it passes by. We have made lies our safe place. We have hidden ourselves with what is false.”

16 p or tanto, el Señor DIOS dice así: He aquí que yo fundo en Sion una piedra, piedra de fortaleza, de esquina, de precio, de cimiento cimentado; el que creyere, no se apresure.

So the Lord God says, “See, I lay in Jerusalem a Stone of great worth to build upon, a tested Stone. Anyone who puts his trust in Him will not be afraid of what will happen.

17 Y ajustaré el juicio a cordel, y a nivel la justicia. Y granizo barrerá la acogida de la mentira, y aguas arrollarán el escondrijo.

And I will use what is fair to decide about the base. And I will use what is right and good to make it straight. Then hail will take away all the lies you depend on, and the waters will flow over the place where you hide.

18 Y será anulado vuestro pacto con la muerte, y vuestro acuerdo con el Seol no será firme; cuando pasare el turbión del azote, seréis de él hollados.

Your agreement with death will come to an end. Your agreement with the place of the dead will be stopped. When a flood of trouble passes through, you will be beaten down by it.

19 L uego que comenzare a pasar, él os arrebatará, porque de repente pasará, de día y de noche; y será que el espanto solamente haga entender lo oído.

As often as it passes through, it will take you. And it will pass through morning after morning, anytime during the day or night. To understand what it means will bring much fear.”

20 P orque la cama es tan angosta que no basta, y la cubierta estrecha para recoger.

The bed is too short to lie on in comfort. And the covering is too small to put around yourself.

21 P orque el SEÑOR se levantará como en el monte Perazim, como en el valle de Gabaón se enojará; para hacer su obra, su extraña obra, y para hacer su operación, su extraña operación.

For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon, to do what He needs to do, His strange act, and to do His work, His different kind of work.

22 P or tanto, no os burléis ahora, para que no se aprieten más vuestras ataduras; porque consumación y destrucción sobre toda la tierra he oído del Señor DIOS de los ejércitos.

So now do not laugh, or your chains will be made stronger. I have heard that the Lord God of All plans to destroy the whole earth. The Wisdom of God

23 E stad atentos, y oíd mi voz; estad atentos, y oíd mi dicho.

Listen and hear my voice. Listen and hear my words.

24 E l que ara para sembrar, ¿arará todo el día? ¿romperá y quebrará los terrones de la tierra?

Does the farmer plow all the time to plant seed? Does he keep on turning and digging up the ground?

25 D espués que hubiere igualado su superficie, ¿no derramará la neguilla, sembrará el comino, pondrá el trigo por su orden, y la cebada en su señal, y la avena en su término?

When he gets the ground ready to plant, does he not sow dill seeds and cummin seeds and wheat in rows? Does he not put barley in its place, and rye in the right place?

26 P orque su Dios le enseña para saber juzgar, y le instruye,

For his God tells him what to do and teaches him the right way.

27 Q ue la neguilla no se trillará con trillo, ni sobre el comino rodará rueda de carreta; mas que con un palo se sacude la neguilla, y el comino con una vara.

Dill is not crushed with a crushing object. And the wagon wheel is not rolled over cummin. But dill is beaten out with a stick, and cummin with a heavy stick.

28 E l pan se trilla; mas no siempre lo trillará, ni lo molerá con la rueda de su carreta; ni lo quebrantará con los dientes de su trillo.

Grain for bread is crushed. He does not keep on crushing it forever. When he drives his wagon-wheel over it with his horses, it does not crush it.

29 A un hasta esto salió del SEÑOR de los ejércitos, para hacer maravilloso el consejo y engrandecer la sabiduría.

This also comes from the Lord of All, Who has given wonderful wise words and great wisdom.