1 A nd I said, “Hear now, leaders of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel! Should you not know what is fair?

Y dije: “Oigan ahora, jefes de Jacob Y gobernantes de la casa de Israel. ¿No corresponde a ustedes conocer la justicia (el derecho) ?

2 Y et you hate good and love sin. You tear off the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones.

Ustedes que aborrecen lo bueno y aman lo malo, Que le arrancan al pueblo la piel de encima Y la carne de sobre sus huesos;

3 Y ou eat my people’s flesh, pull their skin off, break their bones, and cut them up like meat for the pot.”

Ustedes que comen la carne de mi pueblo, Les quitan su piel, Quiebran sus huesos, Y los hacen pedazos como para la olla, Como carne dentro de la caldera.”

4 T hen they will cry to the Lord, but He will not answer them. He will hide His face from them at that time, because they have done sinful things.

Entonces clamarán al Señor, Pero El no les responderá; Sino que esconderá de ellos Su rostro en aquel tiempo, Porque han hecho malas obras.

5 T his is what the Lord says about the men who speak in God’s name and lead my people the wrong way. When they have something to eat, they speak of peace. But they make holy war against him who does not feed them.

Así dice el Señor acerca de los profetas Que hacen errar a mi pueblo, Los cuales cuando tienen algo que morder, Proclaman: “Paz.” Pero contra aquél que no les pone nada en la boca, Declaran guerra santa.

6 S o night will come to you without a special dream. Darkness will come to you without any word about the future. The sun will go down on those who speak about special dreams, and the day will become dark over them.

Por tanto, para ustedes será noche sin visión, Y oscuridad sin adivinación. Se pondrá el sol sobre los profetas, Y se oscurecerá el día sobre ellos.

7 T hose who tell what is going to happen in the future will be ashamed. Those who learn about the future using their secret ways will be ashamed. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.

Los videntes serán avergonzados, Y confundidos los adivinos. Todos ellos se cubrirán la boca Porque no hay respuesta de Dios.

8 B ut as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, with what is fair, and with strength. I am able to make known to Jacob his wrong-doing, and to Israel his sin.

Yo, en cambio, estoy lleno de poder, Del Espíritu del Señor, Y de juicio y de valor, Para dar a conocer a Jacob su rebelión, Y a Israel su pecado.

9 N ow listen to this, you leaders of Jacob and rulers of the people of Israel. You hate what is fair, and turn everything around that is right.

Oigan ahora esto, jefes de la casa de Jacob Y gobernantes de la casa de Israel, Que aborrecen la justicia (el derecho) Y tuercen todo lo recto,

10 Y ou built Zion with blood and Jerusalem with much wrong-doing.

Que edifican a Sion con sangre Y a Jerusalén con iniquidad.

11 H er leaders take pay in secret for doing wrong. Her religious leaders teach for a price. Her men who tell what is going to happen in the future do it for money. Yet they rest upon the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No trouble will come to us.”

Sus jefes juzgan por soborno, Sus sacerdotes enseñan por precio, Sus profetas adivinan por dinero, Y se apoyan en el Señor, diciendo: “¿No está el Señor en medio de nosotros ? No vendrá sobre nosotros mal alguno.”

12 S o because of you Zion will be plowed as a field. Jerusalem will be laid waste. And the mountain of the Lord’s house will be covered with trees.

Por tanto, a causa de ustedes, Sion será arada como un campo, Jerusalén se convertirá en un montón de ruinas, Y el monte del templo será como las alturas de un bosque.