1 T hen He said to me, “Son of man, eat what is in front of you. Eat this book, then go and speak to the people of Israel.”

Entonces El me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, come lo que tienes delante; cómete este rollo, y ve, habla a la casa de Israel.”

2 S o I opened my mouth, and He fed me this book.

Abrí, pues, mi boca, y El me dio a comer el rollo.

3 A nd He said to me, “Son of man, eat this book that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Entonces me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu estómago y llena tu cuerpo de este rollo que te doy.” Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como la miel.

4 T hen He said to me, “Son of man, go to the people of Israel, and speak My words to them.

Me dijo además: “Hijo de hombre, ve a la casa de Israel y háblales con Mis palabras.

5 F or you are not being sent to people of strange speech and a hard language, but to the people of Israel.

Porque no eres enviado a un pueblo de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil, sino a la casa de Israel.

6 Y ou are not being sent to many people of strange speech and a hard language whom you cannot understand. If I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

Tampoco te envío a pueblos numerosos de habla incomprensible y lengua difícil cuyas palabras no puedas entender. Aunque si te enviara a ellos, ellos te escucharían.

7 B ut the people of Israel will not listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to Me. All the people of Israel are strong-willed and show no respect.

Pero la casa de Israel no querrá escucharte, ya que no quieren escucharme a Mí. Ciertamente toda la casa de Israel es terca y de duro corazón.

8 S ee, I have made you as strong-willed and as hard as they are.

Por eso he hecho tu rostro tan duro como sus rostros, y tu frente tan dura como sus frentes.

9 I have made your forehead harder than the hardest stone. Do not be afraid of them. Do not be afraid of how they look, even if they do not obey Me.”

Como esmeril, más duro que el pedernal, he hecho tu frente. No les temas ni te atemorices ante ellos, porque son casa rebelde.”

10 H e said to me, “Son of man, take all My words that I say to you into your heart, and hear with your ears.

Además me dijo: “Hijo de hombre, recibe en tu corazón todas Mis palabras que Yo te hablo, y escúcha las atentamente.

11 T hen go to the Jews who have been taken away from their land. Go to the sons of your people. And if they listen or not, tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’”

Y ve a los desterrados, a los hijos de tu pueblo; háblales y diles, escuchen o dejen de escuchar: ‘Así dice el Señor Dios.’”

12 T hen the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud sounding voice behind me say, “Great is the shining-greatness of the Lord from His place.”

Entonces el Espíritu me levantó, y oí detrás de mí un gran ruido atronador: “Bendita sea la gloria del Señor desde Su lugar.”

13 I heard the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them. It was a loud rushing sound.

Oí el ruido de las alas de los seres vivientes que se tocaban una a la otra, y el ruido de las ruedas junto a ellos, un gran ruido atronador.

14 T he Spirit lifted me up and took me away. And I went with a bitter and angry spirit. The hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

El Espíritu me levantó y me tomó; yo iba con amargura en la indignación de mi espíritu, y la mano del Señor era fuerte sobre mí.

15 T hen I came to the Jews who had been taken from their land and who lived by the Chebar River at Tel-abib. I sat among them seven days where they were living, and I was filled with fear. Ezekiel to Watch Over Israel

Entonces vine a los desterrados de Tel Abib que habitaban junto al río Quebar, y allí donde ellos vivían, estuve sentado siete días, atónito, en medio de ellos.

16 A t the end of seven days the Word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Después de los siete días vino a mí la palabra del Señor:

17 “ Son of man, I have chosen you to be a watchman over the people of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, tell them of the danger.

“Hijo de hombre, te he puesto por centinela de la casa de Israel. Cuando oigas la palabra de Mi boca, adviérteles de Mi parte.

18 I f I say to the sinful man, ‘You will die for sure,’ and you do not tell him of the danger, and try to turn him from his sinful way so that he may live, that sinful man will die in his sin. But you will be guilty for his blood.

Cuando Yo diga al impío: ‘Ciertamente morirás,’ si no le adviertes, si no hablas para advertir al impío de su mal camino a fin de que viva, ese impío morirá por su iniquidad, pero Yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.

19 B ut if you tell a sinful man of the danger he is in, and he does not turn from his sins or from his sinful way, then he will die in his sin. But you will have saved yourself.

Pero si tú has advertido al impío, y éste no se aparta de su impiedad ni de su camino impío, él morirá por su iniquidad, pero tú habrás salvado tu vida.

20 A gain, if a right and good man turns away from his right and good way and sins, and I put a cause of falling in his way, he will die. Because you have not told him of the danger, he will die in his sin, and the right and good things he has done will not be remembered. But you will be guilty for his blood.

Y cuando un justo se desvíe de su justicia y cometa iniquidad, Yo pondré un obstáculo delante de él, y morirá; porque tú no le advertiste, él morirá por su pecado, y las obras de justicia que había hecho no serán recordadas, pero Yo demandaré su sangre de tu mano.

21 Y et if you have told the right and good man of the danger of his sinning, and he does not sin, he will live for sure because he listened to you. And you will have saved yourself.” Ezekiel Is Not Able to Speak

Sin embargo, si tú has advertido al justo de que el justo no debe pecar, y él no peca, ciertamente vivirá porque aceptó la advertencia, y tú habrás salvado tu vida.”

22 T he hand of the Lord was upon me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and I will speak to you there.”

La mano del Señor vino allí sobre mí, y El me dijo: “Levántate, ve a la llanura, y allí te hablaré.”

23 S o I got up and went out to the plain, and saw the shining-greatness of the Lord standing there. It was like the shining-greatness which I saw by the Chebar River, and I fell on my face.

Así que me levanté y salí a la llanura; y la gloria del Señor estaba parada allí, como la gloria que yo había visto junto al río Quebar, y caí rostro en tierra.

24 T hen the Spirit came into me and made me stand on my feet. And He spoke and said to me, “Go, shut yourself up in your house.

Entonces el Espíritu entró en mí, me hizo ponerme en pie y habló conmigo, y me dijo: “Ve, enciérrate en tu casa.

25 A s for you, son of man, they will put ropes on you and tie you up with them, so that you cannot go out among the people.

Y tú, hijo de hombre, mira, te echarán cuerdas y con ellas te atarán para que no salgas en medio de ellos.

26 A nd I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you cannot speak. You will not be able to speak sharp words to them, for they will not obey Me.

Haré que tu lengua se te pegue al paladar y enmudecerás, y no serás para ellos el hombre que reprenda, porque son una casa rebelde.

27 B ut when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ He who hears, let him hear. And he who is not willing to hear, let him not be willing. For they are a sinful people.

Pero cuando Yo te hable, te abriré la boca, y les dirás: ‘Así dice el Señor Dios.’ El que oye, que oiga; el que rehúse oír, que rehúse; porque son una casa rebelde.