1 N ow on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting, in sackcloth and with dirt upon them.

El día veinticuatro de ese mes se congregaron los Israelitas en ayuno, vestidos de cilicio y con polvo sobre sí.

2 T he descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

Y los descendientes de Israel se separaron de todos los extranjeros, y se pusieron en pie, confesando sus pecados y las iniquidades de sus padres.

3 W hile they stood in their place, they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God.

Puestos de pie, cada uno en su lugar, una cuarta parte del día estuvieron leyendo en el Libro de la Ley del Señor su Dios, y otra cuarta parte, estuvieron confesando y adorando al Señor su Dios.

4 N ow on the Levites’ platform stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Chenani, and they cried with a loud voice to the Lord their God.

Y sobre el estrado de los Levitas se levantaron Jesúa, Bani, Cadmiel, Sebanías, Buni, Serebías, Bani y Quenani, y clamaron en alta voz al Señor su Dios.

5 T hen the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, said, “Arise, bless the Lord your God forever and ever! O may Your glorious name be blessed And exalted above all blessing and praise!

Entonces los Levitas, Jesúa, Cadmiel, Bani, Hasabnías, Serebías, Hodías, Sebanías y Petaías, dijeron: “Levántense, bendigan al Señor su Dios por siempre y para siempre. Sea bendito Tu glorioso nombre Y exaltado sobre toda bendición y alabanza.

6 “ You alone are the Lord. You have made the heavens, The heaven of heavens with all their host, The earth and all that is on it, The seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them And the heavenly host bows down before You.

Sólo Tú eres el Señor. Tú hiciste los cielos, Los cielos de los cielos con todo su ejército, La tierra y todo lo que en ella hay, Los mares y todo lo que en ellos hay. Tú das vida a todos ellos Y el ejército de los cielos se postra ante Ti.

7 “ You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.

Tú eres el Señor Dios Que escogiste a Abram, Lo sacaste de Ur de los Caldeos Y le diste por nombre Abraham.

8 “ You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous.

Hallaste fiel su corazón delante de Ti, E hiciste con él un pacto Para dar le la tierra del Cananeo, Del Hitita, del Amorreo, Del Ferezeo, del Jebuseo y del Gergeseo, Para darla a su descendencia. Y has cumplido Tu palabra, porque eres justo.

9 “ You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.

Tú viste la aflicción de nuestros padres en Egipto, Y escuchaste su clamor junto al Mar Rojo.

10 “ Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them, And made a name for Yourself as it is this day.

Entonces hiciste señales y maravillas contra Faraón, Contra todos sus siervos y contra todo el pueblo de su tierra; Pues supiste que ellos los trataban con soberbia, Y Te hiciste un nombre como el de hoy.

11 “ You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.

Dividiste el mar delante de ellos, Y pasaron por medio del mar sobre tierra firme; Y echaste en los abismos a sus perseguidores, Como a una piedra en aguas turbulentas.

12 “ And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, And with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.

Con columna de nube los guiaste de día, Y con columna de fuego de noche, Para alumbrarles el camino En que debían andar.

13 “ Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.

Luego bajaste sobre el Monte Sinaí, Y desde el cielo hablaste con ellos; Les diste ordenanzas justas y leyes verdaderas, Estatutos y mandamientos buenos.

14 “ So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

Les hiciste conocer Tu santo día de reposo, Y les entregaste mandamientos, estatutos y la ley Por medio de Tu siervo Moisés.

15 “ You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them.

Les proveíste pan del cielo para su hambre, Les sacaste agua de la peña para su sed, Y les dijiste que entraran a poseer La tierra que Tú habías jurado darles.

16 “ But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.

Pero ellos, nuestros padres, obraron con soberbia, Fueron tercos y no escucharon Tus mandamientos.

17 “ They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; And You did not forsake them.

Rehusaron escuchar, Y no se acordaron de las maravillas que hiciste entre ellos; Fueron tercos y eligieron un jefe para volver a su esclavitud en Egipto. Pero Tú eres un Dios de perdón, Clemente y compasivo, Lento para la ira y abundante en misericordia, Y no los abandonaste.

18 “ Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, ‘This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,’ And committed great blasphemies,

Ni siquiera cuando hicieron Un becerro de metal fundido Y dijeron: ‘Este es tu Dios Que te sacó de Egipto,’ Y cometieron grandes blasfemias,

19 Y ou, in Your great compassion, Did not forsake them in the wilderness; The pillar of cloud did not leave them by day, To guide them on their way, Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go.

En Tu gran compasión, Tú no los abandonaste en el desierto. La columna de nube no los dejó de día Para guiarlos en el camino, Ni la columna de fuego de noche para alumbrarles el camino por donde debían andar.

20 “ You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst.

Y diste Tu buen Espíritu para instruirles; No retiraste Tu maná de su boca, Y les diste agua para su sed.

21 “ Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell.

Por cuarenta años proveíste para ellos en el desierto y nada les faltó, Sus vestidos no se gastaron ni se hincharon sus pies.

22 “ You also gave them kingdoms and peoples, And allotted them to them as a boundary. They took possession of the land of Sihon the king of Heshbon And the land of Og the king of Bashan.

También les diste reinos y pueblos, Y se los repartiste con sus límites. Tomaron posesión de la tierra de Sehón, rey de Hesbón, Y la tierra de Og, rey de Basán.

23 “ You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.

Multiplicaste sus hijos como las estrellas del cielo, Y los llevaste a la tierra Que habías dicho a sus padres que entraran a poseer la.

24 “ So their sons entered and possessed the land. And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them as they desired.

Así que entraron los hijos y poseyeron la tierra. Y Tú sometiste delante de ellos a los habitantes de la tierra, a los Cananeos, Y los entregaste en su mano, con sus reyes y los pueblos de la tierra, Para hacer con ellos como quisieran.

25 “ They captured fortified cities and a fertile land. They took possession of houses full of every good thing, Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, Fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled and grew fat, And reveled in Your great goodness.

Capturaron ciudades fortificadas y una tierra fértil. Tomaron posesión de casas llenas de toda cosa buena, Cisternas excavadas, viñas y olivares, Y árboles frutales en abundancia. Comieron, se saciaron, engordaron Y se deleitaron en tu gran bondad.

26 “ But they became disobedient and rebelled against You, And cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets who had admonished them So that they might return to You, And they committed great blasphemies.

Pero fueron desobedientes y se rebelaron contra Ti, Echaron Tu ley a sus espaldas, Mataron a Tus profetas que los amonestaban (les testificaban) Para que se volvieran a Ti; Y cometieron grandes blasfemias.

27 “ Therefore You delivered them into the hand of their oppressors who oppressed them, But when they cried to You in the time of their distress, You heard from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who delivered them from the hand of their oppressors.

Entonces los entregaste en mano de sus enemigos, que los oprimieron; Pero en el tiempo de su angustia clamaron a Ti, Y Tú escuchaste desde el cielo, y conforme a Tu gran compasión Les diste libertadores que los libraron de mano de sus opresores.

28 “ But as soon as they had rest, they did evil again before You; Therefore You abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so that they ruled over them. When they cried again to You, You heard from heaven, And many times You rescued them according to Your compassion,

Pero cuando tenían descanso, volvían a hacer lo malo delante de Ti; Por tanto, Tú los abandonabas en mano de sus enemigos para que los dominaran. Cuando clamaban de nuevo a Ti, Tú oías desde el cielo Y muchas veces los rescataste conforme a Tu compasión.

29 A nd admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances, By which if a man observes them he shall live. And they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.

Los amonestaste para que volvieran a Tu ley, Pero ellos obraron con soberbia y no escucharon Tus mandamientos, sino que pecaron contra Tus ordenanzas, Las cuales si el hombre las cumple, por ellas vivirá. Dieron la espalda en rebeldía, fueron tercos y no escucharon.

30 “ However, You bore with them for many years, And admonished them by Your Spirit through Your prophets, Yet they would not give ear. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Sin embargo, Tú fuiste paciente con ellos por muchos años, Y los amonestaste con Tu Espíritu por medio de Tus profetas, Pero no prestaron oído. Entonces los entregaste en mano de los pueblos de estas tierras.

31 “ Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them or forsake them, For You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Pero en Tu gran compasión no los Exterminaste ni los abandonaste, Porque Tú eres un Dios clemente y compasivo.

32 “ Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Ahora pues, Dios nuestro, Dios grande, poderoso y temible, que guardas el pacto y la misericordia, No parezca insignificante ante Ti toda la aflicción Que nos ha sobrevenido, a nuestros reyes, a nuestros príncipes, a nuestros sacerdotes, a nuestros profetas, a nuestros padres y a todo Tu pueblo, Desde los días de los reyes de Asiria hasta el día de hoy.

33 “ However, You are just in all that has come upon us; For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

Pero Tú eres justo en todo lo que ha venido sobre nosotros, Porque Tú has obrado fielmente, Pero nosotros, perversamente.

34 “ For our kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers have not kept Your law Or paid attention to Your commandments and Your admonitions with which You have admonished them.

Nuestros reyes, nuestros jefes, nuestros sacerdotes y nuestros padres no han observado Tu ley Ni han hecho caso a Tus mandamientos ni a Tus amonestaciones con que los amonestabas.

35 “ But they, in their own kingdom, With Your great goodness which You gave them, With the broad and rich land which You set before them, Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.

Pero ellos en su propio reino, Con los muchos bienes que Tú les diste, Con la espaciosa y rica tierra que pusiste delante de ellos, No Te sirvieron ni se convirtieron de sus malas obras.

36 “ Behold, we are slaves today, And as to the land which You gave to our fathers to eat of its fruit and its bounty, Behold, we are slaves in it.

Por tanto, hoy somos esclavos, Y en cuanto a la tierra que diste a nuestros padres Para comer de sus frutos y de sus bienes, Ahora somos esclavos en ella.

37 “ Its abundant produce is for the kings Whom You have set over us because of our sins; They also rule over our bodies And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress. A Covenant Results

Y su abundante fruto es para los reyes Que Tú pusiste sobre nosotros a causa de nuestros pecados, Los cuales dominan nuestros cuerpos Y nuestros ganados como les place, Y en gran angustia estamos.

38 “ Now because of all this We are making an agreement in writing; And on the sealed document are the names of our leaders, our Levites and our priests.”

A causa de todo esto, nosotros hacemos un pacto fiel por escrito; y en el documento sellado están los nombres de nuestros jefes, nuestros Levitas y nuestros sacerdotes.”