1 “ It is bad for the shepherds who are destroying and dividing the sheep of My field!” says the Lord.

¡Ay de los pastores que destruyen y dispersan las ovejas de mis pastos!, dice Jehová.

2 T he Lord God of Israel says this about the shepherds who are caring for My people, “You have made My flock go everywhere and have driven them away, and have not cared for them. See, I am about to punish you for your sinful things you have done,” says the Lord.

Por tanto, así dice Jehová, Dios de Israel, a los pastores que apacientan mi pueblo: Vosotros dispersasteis mis ovejas, y las espantasteis, y no las habéis cuidado. He aquí que yo visito la maldad de vuestras obras, dice Jehová.

3 “ Then I Myself will gather those who are left of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them back to their field. And they will have many children.

Y yo mismo recogeré el remanente de mis ovejas de todas las tierras adonde las eché, y las haré volver a sus moradas; y crecerán y se multiplicarán.

4 I will have shepherds over them who will care for them. And they will not be afraid any longer, or filled with fear, and none of them will be missing,” says the Lord.

Y pondré sobre ellas pastores que las apacienten; y no temerán más, ni se amedrentarán, ni serán menoscabadas, dice Jehová.

5 “ See, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a right and good Branch. He will rule as king and be wise and do what is right and fair and good in the land.

He aquí que vienen días, dice Jehová, en que levantaré a David un renuevo justo, y reinará como Rey, el cual obrará con prudencia, y hará juicio y justicia en la tierra.

6 I n His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will be safe. And this is the name He will be called by: ‘The Lord Who makes us right and good.’

En sus días será salvo Judá, e Israel habitará confiado; y este será su nombre con el cual le llamarán: Jehová es nuestra justicia.

7 S o see, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, Who brought the sons of Israel up from the land of Egypt.’

Por tanto, he aquí que vienen días, dice Jehová, en que no dirán más: Vive Jehová que hizo subir a los hijos de Israel de la tierra de Egipto,

8 B ut they will say, ‘As the Lord lives, Who brought up and led the children of the people of Israel back from the north country and from all the countries where He had driven them.’ Then they will live in their own land.” False Preachers and Empty Words

sino: Vive Jehová que hizo subir y trajo la descendencia de la casa de Israel de la tierra del norte, y de todos los países adonde yo los había echado; y habitarán en su tierra. Denuncia contra los falsos profetas

9 A s for the men who speak for God, my heart is broken within me. All my bones shake. I have become like a drunk man, like a man who has had too much wine, because of the Lord and because of His holy words.

Respecto a los profetas: Mi corazón está quebrantado dentro de mí, todos mis huesos tiemblan; estoy como un ebrio, y como un hombre a quien ha dominado el vino, por causa de Jehová, y por causa de sus santas palabras.

10 F or the land is full of people who are not faithful. Because of the bad things that have come upon it, the land is filled with sorrow, and the fields of the desert have dried up. Their way is sinful, and they use their power in a wrong way.

Porque la tierra está llena de adúlteros; a causa de la maldición, la tierra está desierta; los pastizales del desierto se secaron; la carrera de ellos fue mala, y su valentía no es recta.

11 “ For both the men of God and the religious leaders are sinful. I have found their sin even in My house,” says the Lord.

Porque tanto el profeta como el sacerdote son impíos; aun en mi casa hallé su maldad, dice Jehová.

12 “ So their way will be a danger to them. They will be driven away into the darkness and fall down in it. For I will bring much trouble upon them in the year of their punishment,” says the Lord.

Por tanto, su camino será como resbaladeros en oscuridad; serán empujados, y caerán en él; porque yo traeré mal sobre ellos en el año de su visitación, dice Jehová.

13 “ In Samaria I have seen a very bad thing among the men of Samaria who tell what is going to happen in the future. They speak for the false god Baal, and have led My people into sin.

En los profetas de Samaria he visto desatinos; profetizaban en nombre de Baal, e hicieron errar a mi pueblo de Israel.

14 I n Jerusalem I have seen a very sinful thing among the men of Jerusalem who tell what is going to happen in the future. They do sex sins and tell lies, and give help to those who do sinful things, so that no one turns from his sin. All of them have become like Sodom to Me. The people of Jerusalem have become like Gomorrah.”

Y en los profetas de Jerusalén he visto torpezas; cometían adulterios, y andaban en mentiras, y fortalecían las manos de los malhechores, para que ninguno se convirtiese de su maldad; me fueron todos ellos como Sodoma, y sus moradores como Gomorra.

15 S o the Lord of All says about the men who tell what is going to happen in the future, “See, I will make them eat bitter food and drink water with poison. For from these men of Jerusalem sin has gone out into all the land.”

Por tanto, así dice Jehová de los ejércitos contra aquellos profetas: He aquí que yo les hago comer ajenjos, y les haré beber agua de hiel; porque de los profetas de Jerusalén salió la impiedad sobre toda la tierra.

16 T he Lord of All says, “Do not listen to the words of those who are telling you what will happen in the future. They are filling you with empty hopes. They tell of dreams from their own thoughts, not from the mouth of the Lord.

Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: No escuchéis las palabras de los profetas que os profetizan; os alimentan con vanas esperanzas; hablan visión de su propio corazón, no de la boca de Jehová.

17 T hey keep saying to those who hate Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace.”’ To every one who walks in the strong-will of his own heart, they say, ‘Trouble will not come to you.’

Dicen continuamente a los que me desprecian: Jehová dijo: Paz tendréis; y a cualquiera que anda tras la obstinación de su corazón, dicen: No vendrá mal sobre vosotros.

18 B ut who among them has listened to the Lord, that he should see and hear His Word? Who has given thought to His Word and listened?

Porque ¿quién asistió al consejo de Jehová, y vio, y oyó su palabra? ¿Quién estuvo atento a su palabra, y la ha escuchado?

19 S ee, the strong wind storm of the Lord has gone out in anger. It will come down upon the head of the sinful.

Mirad que una tormenta de Jehová va a estallar con furor; sí, una tempestad que remolinea y se cierne sobre la cabeza de los malvados.

20 T he anger of the Lord will not turn back until He has done all that He has planned in His heart. In the last days you will understand.

No se apartará la ira de Jehová hasta que lo haya hecho, y hasta que haya cumplido los designios de su corazón; en los postreros días lo entenderéis cumplidamente.

21 I did not send these men who say they speak for God, yet they ran to tell their news. I did not speak to them, yet they spoke in My name.

No envié yo aquellos profetas, pero ellos corrían; yo no les hablé, mas ellos profetizaban.

22 B ut if they had listened to Me, then they would have made My words known to My people. And they would have turned them back from their sinful way and from the sinful things they did.”

Pero si ellos hubieran asistido a mi consejo, habrían hecho oír mis palabras a mi pueblo, y lo habrían hecho volver de su mal camino, y de la maldad de sus obras.

23 “ Am I a God Who is near,” says the Lord, “and not a God Who is far away?

¿Soy yo Dios de hace poco solamente, dice Jehová, y no Dios desde muy lejos?

24 C an a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him?” says the Lord. “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

¿Se ocultará alguno, dice Jehová, en escondrijos que yo no lo vea? ¿No lleno yo, dice Jehová, el cielo y la tierra?

25 “ I have heard what the men say who speak false words in My name. They say, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’

Yo he oído lo que aquellos profetas dijeron, profetizando mentiras en mi nombre, diciendo: Soñé, soñé.

26 H ow long will there be lies in the hearts of those who speak false words in My name, who speak the lies of their own heart?

¿Hasta cuándo estará esto en el corazón de los profetas que profetizan mentiras, y que son profetas de la impostura de su propio corazón,

27 T hey plan to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they tell one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal.

los que piensan hacer que mi pueblo se olvide de mi nombre con sus sueños que cada uno cuenta a su prójimo, al modo que sus padres se olvidaron de mi nombre por Baal?

28 T he one who has a dream may tell about his dream, but let him who has My Word speak My Word in truth. How can straw be compared with grain?” says the Lord.

El profeta que tenga un sueño, cuente el sueño; y el que tenga mi palabra, cuente mi palabra verdadera. ¿Qué tiene que ver la paja con el trigo?, dice Jehová.

29 “ Is not My Word like fire,” says the Lord, “and like iron that breaks a rock in pieces?

¿No es mi palabra como fuego, dice Jehová, y como martillo que hace pedazos la roca?

30 S o I am against those who tell what is going to happen in the future,” says the Lord, “who steal My words from each other.

Por tanto, he aquí que yo estoy contra los profetas, dice Jehová, que hurtan mis palabras cada uno de su prójimo.

31 S ee, I am against these men,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘This is what the Lord says.’

Dice Jehová: He aquí que yo estoy contra los profetas que emplean sus lenguas y dicen: Él ha dicho.

32 I am against those who have told false dreams,” says the Lord, “and have led My people the wrong way by their lies and foolish words of pride. I did not send them or tell them what to say, so they do not help these people at all,” says the Lord.

He aquí, dice Jehová, yo estoy contra los que profetizan sueños mentirosos, y los cuentan, y hacen errar a mi pueblo con sus mentiras y con sus lisonjas, y yo no los envié ni les mandé; y ningún provecho pueden hacer a este pueblo, dice Jehová.

33 “ When these people, or the one who speaks in My name, or a religious leader asks you, ‘What heavy load has the Lord placed on us?’ then you say to them, ‘You are the heavy load. And I will throw you off, says the Lord.’

Y cuando te pregunte este pueblo, o el profeta, o el sacerdote, diciendo: ¿Cuál es la carga de Jehová?, les dirás: Vosotros sois la carga; os voy a arrojar de mí, dice Jehová.

34 A s for the man who speaks in My name, or the religious leader, or anyone of the people, who say, ‘The heavy load of the Lord,’ I will punish that man and those of his house.

Y al profeta, al sacerdote o al pueblo que dijere: Carga de Jehová, yo enviaré castigo sobre tal hombre y sobre su casa.

35 E ach of you say to his neighbor and to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ or, ‘What has the Lord said?’

Así diréis cada cual a su prójimo, y cada cual a su hermano: ¿Qué ha respondido Jehová, y qué habló Jehová?

36 B ut you must not say, ‘The heavy load of the Lord,’ any more. For every man’s own word will be the weight upon himself. And you have made sinful the words of the living God, the Lord of All, our God.

Y nunca más volveréis a mencionar: Carga de Jehová; porque la palabra de cada uno le será por carga; pues pervertisteis las palabras del Dios viviente, de Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios nuestro.

37 T his is what you should say to the man who speaks in My name: ‘What answer has the Lord given you?’ and, ‘What has the Lord said?’

Así dirás al profeta: ¿Qué te respondió Jehová, y qué habló Jehová?

38 B ut if you say, ‘The heavy load of the Lord,’ then the Lord says, ‘You have said, “The heavy load of the Lord,” when I told you not to say it.’

Pero si decís: Carga de Jehová; entonces Jehová dice así: Porque dijisteis esta palabra, Carga de Jehová, habiendo yo enviado a deciros: No digáis: Carga de Jehová,

39 S o I will pick you up and throw you away from Me, together with the city which I gave to you and your fathers.

por tanto, he aquí que yo os levantaré en alto y os dejaré caer, y arrancaré de mi presencia a vosotros y a la ciudad que di a vosotros y a vuestros padres;

40 I will put you to shame forever. You will always be ashamed, and it will not be forgotten.”

y pondré sobre vosotros afrenta perpetua, y eterna confusión que nunca borrará el olvido.