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.”

Me dijo: Hijo de hombre, come lo que hallas; come este rollo, y ve y habla a la casa de Israel.

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

Y abrí mi boca, y me hizo comer aquel 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.

Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu vientre, y llena tus entrañas de este rollo que yo te doy. Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como miel.

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

Luego me dijo: Hijo de hombre, ve y entra a la casa de Israel, y habla a ellos 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 pueblo de habla profunda ni de 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.

No a muchos pueblos de habla profunda ni de lengua difícil, cuyas palabras no entiendas; y si a ellos te enviara, ellos te oyeran.

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.

Mas la casa de Israel no te querrá oír, porque no me quiere oír a mí; porque toda la casa de Israel es dura de frente y obstinada de corazón.

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

He aquí yo he hecho tu rostro fuerte contra los rostros de ellos, y tu frente fuerte contra 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 diamante, más fuerte que pedernal he hecho tu frente; no los temas, ni tengas miedo delante de 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.

Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, toma en tu corazón todas mis palabras que yo te hablaré, y oye con tus oídos.

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 y entra a los cautivos, a los hijos de tu pueblo, y háblales y diles: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor; escuchen, o dejen de escuchar.

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.”

Y me levantó el Espíritu, y oí detrás de mí una voz de gran estruendo, que decía: Bendita sea la gloria de Jehová 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 también el sonido de las alas de los seres vivientes que se juntaban la una con la otra, y el sonido de las ruedas delante de ellos, y sonido de gran estruendo.

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.

Me levantó, pues, el Espíritu, y me tomó; y fui en amargura, en la indignación de mi espíritu, pero la mano de Jehová 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

Y vine a los cautivos en Tel-abib, que moraban junto al río Quebar, y me senté donde ellos estaban sentados, y allí permanecí siete días atónito entre ellos. El atalaya de Israel (Ez. 33. 1-9)

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

Y aconteció que al cabo de los siete días vino a mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:

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, yo te he puesto por atalaya a la casa de Israel; oirás, pues, tú la palabra de mi boca, y los amonestarás 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 dijere al impío: De cierto morirás; y tú no le amonestares ni le hablares, para que el impío sea apercibido de su mal camino a fin de que viva, el impío morirá por su maldad, pero su sangre demandaré 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 amonestares al impío, y él no se convirtiere de su impiedad y de su mal camino, él morirá por su maldad, pero tú habrás librado tu alma.

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.

Si el justo se apartare de su justicia e hiciere maldad, y pusiere yo tropiezo delante de él, él morirá, porque tú no le amonestaste; en su pecado morirá, y sus justicias que había hecho no vendrán en memoria; pero su sangre demandaré 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

Pero si al justo amonestares para que no peque, y no pecare, de cierto vivirá, porque fue amonestado; y tú habrás librado tu alma. El profeta mudo

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.”

Vino allí la mano de Jehová sobre mí, y me dijo: Levántate, y sal al campo, y allí hablaré contigo.

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.

Y me levanté y salí al campo; y he aquí que allí estaba la gloria de Jehová, como la gloria que había visto junto al río Quebar; y me postré sobre mi rostro.

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 entró el Espíritu en mí y me afirmó sobre mis pies, y me habló, y me dijo: Entra, y enciérrate dentro de 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, oh hijo de hombre, he aquí que pondrán sobre ti cuerdas, y con ellas te ligarán, y no saldrás entre 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.

Y haré que se pegue tu lengua a tu paladar, y estarás mudo, y no serás a ellos varón que reprende; porque son 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.

Mas cuando yo te hubiere hablado, abriré tu boca, y les dirás: Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: El que oye, oiga; y el que no quiera oír, no oiga; porque casa rebelde son.