1 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor:

2 “ Son of man, will you judge? Will you judge this city of blood? Then tell the people about all their sinful acts.

“Tú, hijo de hombre, ¿Vas a juzgar? ¿Vas a juzgar a la ciudad sanguinaria? Hazle saber todas sus abominaciones.

3 T ell them, ‘The Lord God says, “O city, because you have killed your own people and have made yourselves false gods to add to your sins, your time will come!

Dirás: ‘Así dice el Señor Dios: “¡Ciudad que derrama sangre en medio de sí misma para que llegue su hora, y que se hace ídolos para contaminarse!

4 Y ou have become guilty by killing your people, and sinful by the false gods you have made. You have brought the day of your punishment near. The end of your years has come. So I have made you a shame to the nations. All the countries laugh at you.

Por la sangre que has derramado te has hecho culpable, y con los ídolos que has hecho te has contaminado. Has hecho que se acerque tu día y has llegado al término de tus años. Por tanto te he hecho oprobio de las naciones y objeto de burla de todas las tierras.

5 P eople both near and far will make fun of you, you who are full of shame and trouble.

Las que están cerca de ti y las que están lejos se burlarán de ti, ciudad de mala fama, llena de confusión.

6 S ee, each of the rulers of Israel who are in you has used his power to kill.

Los príncipes de Israel, cada uno según su poder, han estado en ti para derramar sangre.

7 T hey have not honored father and mother within you. They have made it hard for the stranger living among you. They have done wrong to those in you who have lost their father or husband.

En ti despreciaron al padre y a la madre, en medio de ti trataron con violencia al extranjero, y en ti oprimieron al huérfano y a la viuda.

8 Y ou have hated My holy things and have not kept My Days of Rest holy.

Has despreciado Mis cosas sagradas y has profanado Mis días de reposo.

9 T here are men in you who have lied about others to cause them to be put to death. Some have eaten at the altars on the mountains, and have done sex sins there.

En ti han estado calumniadores para derramar sangre y en ti han comido en los santuarios de los montes. En ti han cometido perversidades.

10 M en have done sex sins with their fathers’ wives. Men have put women to shame during their time of the month when they are unclean.

En ti se ha descubierto la desnudez del padre, en ti han humillado a la que estaba impura por su menstruación.

11 O ne has done sex sins with his neighbor’s wife. Another has done sex sins with his daughter-in-law. And another has put his own sister to shame, his father’s daughter.

Uno ha cometido abominación con la mujer de su prójimo, otro ha manchado a su nuera con lascivia, y en ti otro ha humillado a su hermana, la hija de su padre.

12 I n you they have taken pay to kill people. You have made others pay back more than they owe you. You have hurt your neighbors by making it hard for them to pay you. And you have forgotten Me,” says the Lord God.

En ti se ha recibido soborno para derramar sangre; has tomado interés y usura, y has dañado a tus prójimos, extorsionándolos y de Mí te has olvidado,” declara el Señor Dios.

13 “ I will bring My hand down hard upon the money you have made by your sinful ways, and for the blood of those you have killed among you.

“Por eso voy a batir palmas contra las ganancias deshonestas que has adquirido y contra el derramamiento de sangre que hay en medio de ti.

14 C an your strength of heart last? Or can your hands be strong, in the days that I punish you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I say.

¿Aguantará tu corazón o serán fuertes tus manos en los días que Yo actúe contra ti? Yo, el Señor, he hablado y lo haré.

15 I will divide you among the nations and spread you out through the lands. I will take away from you all that is unclean.

Yo te dispersaré entre las naciones, te esparciré por las tierras y haré desaparecer de ti tu inmundicia.

16 Y ou will become sinful in the eyes of the nations, and you will know that I am the Lord.”’”

Y por ti misma quedarás profanada a la vista de las naciones; y sabrás que Yo soy el Señor.”’”

17 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor:

18 “ Son of man, the people of Israel have become waste to Me. They are like brass, tin, iron, and lead in the fire and have become waste that is left after silver has gone through the fire.

“Hijo de hombre, la casa de Israel se ha convertido en escoria para Mí. Todos ellos son bronce, estaño, hierro y plomo en medio del horno; escoria de plata son.

19 S o the Lord God says, ‘Because you have all become waste, I am going to gather you together in Jerusalem.

Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: ‘Por cuanto todos ustedes se han convertido en basura, por tanto, los voy a reunir en medio de Jerusalén.

20 A s men gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the stove to blow fire on it and melt it, so I will gather you in My anger. I will put you in the city and melt you.

Como se junta plata, bronce, hierro, plomo y estaño en medio del horno, y se atiza el fuego en él para fundir los, así los juntaré Yo en Mi ira y en Mi furor, los pondré allí y los fundiré.

21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of My anger, and you will be melted within it.

Los reuniré y atizaré sobre ustedes el fuego de Mi furor, y serán fundidos en medio de Jerusalén.

22 A s silver is melted in the hot stove, so you will be melted in Jerusalem. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have poured out My anger upon you.’”

Como se funde la plata en el horno, así serán fundidos ustedes en medio de la ciudad; y sabrán que Yo, el Señor, he derramado Mi furor sobre ustedes.’”

23 T he Word of the Lord came to me saying,

Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor:

24 “ Son of man, tell Israel, ‘You are a land that is not made clean or rained on in the day of anger.’

“Hijo de hombre, dile a Israel: ‘Tú eres tierra que no ha sido lavada ni mojada con la lluvia el día de la indignación.’

25 I srael’s false religious leaders are making plans within her. They are like a lion making noise over the food it has killed. They have taken human lives and also riches and things of much worth. They have made many women in Israel lose their husbands.

Hay conspiración de sus profetas en medio de Jerusalén, como león rugiente que desgarra la presa. Han devorado almas, de las riquezas y cosas preciosas se han apoderado, las viudas se han multiplicado en medio de ella.

26 H er religious leaders have broken My Law, and have made My holy things unclean. It makes no difference to them if something is holy or unclean. They have not taught the difference between what is clean and unclean. They hide their eyes from My Days of Rest, and I am not honored among them.

Sus sacerdotes han violado Mi ley y han profanado Mis cosas sagradas; entre lo sagrado y lo profano no han hecho diferencia, y entre lo inmundo y lo limpio no han enseñado a distinguir; han escondido sus ojos de Mis días de reposo, y he sido profanado entre ellos.

27 H er leaders are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They kill and destroy lives to get things by doing wrong.

Sus príncipes en medio de la ciudad son como lobos que desgarran la presa, derramando sangre y destruyendo vidas para obtener ganancias injustas.

28 H er men who speak in My name have covered these sins with whitewash for the people. They see false dreams and lie to them using their secret ways, saying, ‘This is what the Lord God says,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

Y sus profetas los han recubierto con cal, viendo visiones falsas y adivinándoles mentiras, diciendo: ‘Así dice el Señor Dios,’ cuando el Señor no ha hablado.

29 T he people of the land have made it hard for others and have stolen. They have done wrong to the poor and those in need. And they have made it hard for the stranger who lives among them, taking away his rights.

Las gentes de la tierra han hecho violencia y cometido robo, han oprimido al pobre y al necesitado y han maltratado injustamente al extranjero.

30 I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before Me in the place where it is broken, to stop Me from destroying the land, but I found no one.

Busqué entre ellos alguien que levantara un muro y se pusiera en pie en la brecha delante de Mí a favor de la tierra, para que Yo no la destruyera, pero no lo hallé.

31 S o I have become angry with them. I have destroyed them with the fire of My anger. I am punishing them for what they have done,” says the Lord God.

He derramado, pues, Mi indignación sobre ellos; con el fuego de Mi furor los he consumido; he hecho recaer su conducta sobre sus cabezas,” declara el Señor Dios.