1 N ow on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads.

El día veinticuatro de este mes se congregaron los hijos de Israel en ayuno, vestidos de cilicio y con polvo sobre sí.

2 T hen those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they 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 A nd they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for one –fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God.

Puestos de pie, cada uno en su lugar, leyeron en el libro de la ley del Señor su Dios por una cuarta parte del día; y por otra cuarta parte confesaron y adoraron al Señor su Dios.

4 T hen Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the stairs of the Levites and cried out 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 A nd the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said: “Stand up and bless the Lord your God Forever and ever! “Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

Entonces los levitas, Jesúa, Cadmiel, Bani, Hasabnías, Serebías, Hodías, Sebanías y Petaías, dijeron: Levantaos, bendecid al Señor vuestro Dios por siempre y para siempre. Sea bendito tu glorioso nombre y exaltado sobre toda bendición y alabanza.

6 Y ou alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships 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 of Ur of the Chaldeans, 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 Y ou found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, The Hittites, the Amorites, The Perizzites, the Jebusites, And the Girgashites— To give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, 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 Y ou showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants, And against all the people of his land. For You knew that they acted proudly against them. So You 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 A nd You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; And their persecutors You threw into the deep, As a stone into the mighty 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 M oreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, And by night with a pillar of fire, To give them light on the road Which they should travel.

Con columna de nube los guiaste de día, y con columna de fuego de noche, para alumbrarles el camino en que debían andar.

13 “ You came down also on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven, And 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 Y ou made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, By the hand of Moses Your servant.

Les hiciste conocer tu santo día de reposo, y les prescribiste mandamientos, estatutos y la ley por medio de tu siervo Moisés.

15 Y ou gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, And brought them water out of the rock for their thirst, And told them to go in to possess the land Which You had sworn 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 and our fathers acted proudly, Hardened their necks, And did not heed Your commandments.

Pero ellos, nuestros padres, obraron con soberbia, endurecieron su cerviz y no escucharon tus mandamientos.

17 T hey refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, And in their rebellion They appointed a leader To return to their bondage. But You are God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did not forsake them.

Rehusaron escuchar, y no se acordaron de las maravillas que hiciste entre ellos; endurecieron su cerviz 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 a molded calf for themselves, And said, ‘This is your god That brought you up out of Egypt,’ And worked great provocations,

Ni siquiera cuando se hicieron un becerro de metal fundido y dijeron: “Este es tu Dios que te sacó de Egipto”, y cometieron grandes blasfemias,

19 Y et in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, To lead them on the road; Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show them light, And the way they should go.

tú, en tu gran compasión, 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 Y ou also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And 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 F orty years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes did not wear out And their feet did not 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 “ Moreover You gave them kingdoms and nations, And divided them into districts. So they took possession of the land of Sihon, The land of the king of Heshbon, And the land of Og king of Bashan.

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

23 Y ou also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, And brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers To go in and possess.

Y 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 S o the people went in And possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, The Canaanites, And gave them into their hands, With their kings And the people of the land, That they might do with them as they wished.

Y 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 A nd they took strong cities and a rich land, And possessed houses full of all goods, Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves, And fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and grew fat, And delighted themselves in Your great goodness.

Y 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. Y comieron, se saciaron, engordaron y se deleitaron en tu gran bondad.

26 “ Nevertheless they were disobedient And rebelled against You, Cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets, who testified against them To turn them to Yourself; And they worked great provocations.

Pero fueron desobedientes y se rebelaron contra ti, echaron tu ley a sus espaldas, mataron a tus profetas que los amonestaban para que se volvieran a ti, y cometieron grandes blasfemias.

27 T herefore You delivered them into the hand of their enemies, Who oppressed them; And in the time of their trouble, When they cried to You, You heard from heaven; And according to Your abundant mercies You gave them deliverers who saved them From the hand of their enemies.

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 after they had rest, They again did evil before You. Therefore You left them in the hand of their enemies, So that they had dominion over them; Yet when they returned and cried out to You, You heard from heaven; And many times You delivered them according to Your mercies,

Pero cuando tenían descanso, volvían a hacer lo malo delante de ti; por eso tú los abandonabas en mano de sus enemigos para que los dominaran; y cuando clamaban de nuevo a ti, tú oías desde el cielo y muchas veces los rescataste conforme a tu compasión.

29 A nd testified against them, That You might bring them back to Your law. Yet they acted proudly, And did not heed Your commandments, But sinned against Your judgments, ‘Which if a man does, he shall live by them.’ And they shrugged their shoulders, Stiffened their necks, And would not hear.

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. Y dieron la espalda en rebeldía, endurecieron su cerviz y no escucharon.

30 Y et for many years You had patience with them, And testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen; Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

Sin embargo, tú los soportaste 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 N evertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful.

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 awesome God, Who keeps covenant and mercy: Do not let all the trouble seem small before You That has come upon us, Our kings and our princes, Our priests and our prophets, Our fathers and on all Your people, From the days of the kings of Assyria until 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 H owever You are just in all that has befallen us; For You have dealt faithfully, But we have done wickedly.

Mas tú eres justo en todo lo que ha venido sobre nosotros, porque tú has obrado fielmente, pero nosotros perversamente.

34 N either our kings nor our princes, Our priests nor our fathers, Have kept Your law, Nor heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies, With which You testified against 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 F or they have not served You in their kingdom, Or in the many good things that You gave them, Or in the large and rich land which You set before them; Nor did they turn from their wicked works.

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 “ Here we are, servants today! And the land that You gave to our fathers, To eat its fruit and its bounty, Here we are, servants in it!

He aquí, hoy somos esclavos, y en cuanto a la tierra que diste a nuestros padres para comer de sus frutos y de sus bienes, he aquí, somos esclavos en ella.

37 A nd it yields much increase to the kings You have set over us, Because of our sins; Also they have dominion over our bodies and our cattle At their pleasure; And we are in great distress.

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 “ And because of all this, We make a sure covenant and write it; Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it. ”

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.