1 O igan la palabra que el Señor les habla, oh casa de Israel.

Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel.

2 A sí dice el Señor: “El camino de las naciones no aprendan, Ni de las señales de los cielos se aterroricen, Aunque las naciones les tengan terror.

Thus says the Lord: Learn not the way of the nations and be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens, though they are dismayed at them,

3 P orque las costumbres de los pueblos son vanidad; Pues un leño del bosque es cortado, Lo trabajan las manos de un artífice con el cincel;

For the customs and ordinances of the peoples are false, empty, and futile; it is but a tree which one cuts out of the forest, the work of the hands of the craftsman with the ax or other tool.

4 C on plata y oro lo adornan, Con clavos y martillos lo aseguran Para que no se mueva.

They deck with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers so it will not fall apart or move around.

5 C omo los espantapájaros de un pepinar, Sus ídolos no hablan; Tienen que ser transportados, Porque no andan. No les tengan miedo, Porque no pueden hacer ningún mal, Ni tampoco hacer bien alguno.”

are like pillars of turned work, like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it possible for them to do good.

6 N o hay nadie como Tú, oh Señor. Grande eres Tú, y grande es Tu nombre en poderío.

None at all is like You, O Lord; You are great, and Your name is great in might.

7 ¿ Quién no Te temerá, oh Rey de las naciones ? Porque esto se Te debe. Porque entre todos los sabios de las naciones, Y en todos sus reinos, No hay nadie como Tú.

Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For it is fitting to You and Your due! For among all the wise of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

8 P ero ellos a una son torpes y necios En su enseñanza de vanidades, pues su ídolo es un leño.

But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish. Their instruction is given by idols who are but wood!

9 P lata laminada es traída de Tarsis Y oro de Ufaz. Ese ídolo es obra de un artífice y de las manos de un orfebre; Su vestido es de violeta y púrpura; Todo ello obra de peritos.

Silver beaten is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; the clothing is violet and purple—they are all the work of skillful men.

10 P ero el Señor es el Dios verdadero; El es el Dios vivo y el Rey eterno. Ante Su enojo tiembla la tierra, Y las naciones son impotentes ante Su indignación.

But the Lord is the true God and the God of truth (the God Who is Truth). He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, and the nations are not able to bear His indignation.

11 A sí les dirán: “Los dioses que no hicieron los cielos ni la tierra, perecerán de la tierra y de debajo de los cielos.”

Thus shall you say to them: The gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.

12 E l es el que hizo la tierra con Su poder, El que estableció el mundo con Su sabiduría, Y con Su inteligencia extendió los cielos.

God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and by His understanding and skill stretched out the heavens.

13 C uando El emite Su voz, hay estruendo de aguas en los cielos; El hace subir las nubes desde los extremos de la tierra, Hace los relámpagos para la lluvia Y saca el viento de sus depósitos.

When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind out from His treasuries and from His storehouses.

14 T odo hombre es torpe, falto de conocimiento; Todo orfebre se avergüenza de su ídolo; Porque engañosas son sus imágenes fundidas, Y no hay aliento en ellas.

Every man has become like a brute, irrational and stupid, without knowledge; every goldsmith is brought to shame by his graven idols; for his molten images are frauds and falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

15 V anidad son, obra ridícula, En el tiempo de su castigo perecerán.

They are devoid of worth, usefulness, or truth, a work of delusion and mockery; in their time of trial and punishment they shall perish.

16 N o es como ésta la porción de Jacob; Porque El es el Hacedor de todo, E Israel es la tribu de Su heredad; El Señor de los ejércitos es Su nombre.

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Fashioner and Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord of hosts is His name.

17 R ecoge del suelo tus pertenencias, Tú que moras sitiada.

Gather up your bundle from the ground, O you who dwell under siege.

18 P orque así dice el Señor: “En esta ocasión, lanzaré con honda a los habitantes de la tierra, Y los afligiré Para que me puedan hallar.”

For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time and will bring distress on them, that they may feel it and find it.

19 ¡ Ay de mí, por mi quebranto! Mi herida es incurable. Pero yo me dije: “De cierto ésta es una enfermedad, Y debo soportarla.”

Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous and incurable. But I said, Surely this sickness and suffering and grief are mine, and I must endure, tolerate, and bear them.

20 M i tienda está destruida, Y todas mis cuerdas rotas; Mis hijos me han abandonado y no queda ninguno. No hay quien plante de nuevo mi tienda Ni coloque mis cortinas.

My tent (home) is taken by force and plundered, and all my cords are broken. My children have gone forth from me, and they are no more; there is no one to stretch forth my tent any more and to set up my curtains.

21 P orque los pastores se han entorpecido Y no han buscado al Señor; Por tanto, no prosperaron, Y todo su rebaño se ha dispersado.

For the shepherds have become like brutes, irrational and stupid, and have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him or required Him. Therefore they have not dealt prudently and have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

22 ¡ Se oye un rumor! Viene Una gran conmoción desde la tierra del norte, Para convertir las ciudades de Judá En desolación, en guarida de chacales.

Hark, the sound of a rumor! comes!—a great commotion out of the north country—to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a dwelling place of jackals.

23 Y o sé, oh Señor, que no depende del hombre su camino, Ni de quien anda el dirigir sus pasos.

O Lord, I know that the way of a man is not in himself; it is not in man to direct his steps.

24 R epréndeme, oh Señor, pero con justicia, No con Tu ira, no sea que me reduzcas a nada.

O Lord, correct, instruct, and chastise me, but with judgment and in just measure—not in Your anger, lest You diminish me and bring me to nothing.

25 D errama furor sobre las naciones que no Te conocen, Y sobre los linajes que no invocan Tu nombre. Porque han devorado a Jacob, Lo han devorado y lo han consumido, Y han asolado su morada.

Pour out Your wrath upon the nations that do not know or recognize You and upon the peoples that do not call upon Your name. For they have devoured Jacob, yes, devoured him and consumed him and made his habitation a desolate waste.