1 A y de los que en sus camas piensan iniquidad y maquinan el mal, y cuando llega la mañana lo ejecutan, porque tienen en su mano el poder!

Woe to those who devise iniquity, And work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it, Because it is in the power of their hand.

2 C odician las heredades, y las roban; y casas, y las toman; oprimen al hombre y a su casa, al hombre y a su heredad.

They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses, and seize them. So they oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance.

3 P or tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí, yo pienso contra esta familia un mal del cual no sacaréis vuestros cuellos, ni andaréis erguidos; porque el tiempo será malo.

Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, against this family I am devising disaster, From which you cannot remove your necks; Nor shall you walk haughtily, For this is an evil time.

4 E n aquel tiempo levantarán sobre vosotros refrán, y se hará endecha de lamentación, diciendo: Del todo fuimos destruidos; él ha cambiado la porción de mi pueblo.!! Cómo nos quitó nuestros campos! Los dio y los repartió a otros.

In that day one shall take up a proverb against you, And lament with a bitter lamentation, saying: ‘We are utterly destroyed! He has changed the heritage of my people; How He has removed it from me! To a turncoat He has divided our fields.’”

5 P or tanto, no habrá quien a suerte reparta heredades en la congregación de Jehová.

Therefore you will have no one to determine boundaries by lot In the assembly of the Lord. Lying Prophets

6 N o profeticéis, dicen a los que profetizan; no les profeticen, porque no les alcanzará verg: uenza.

“Do not prattle,” you say to those who prophesy. So they shall not prophesy to you; They shall not return insult for insult.

7 T ú que te dices casa de Jacob, ¿se ha acortado el Espíritu de Jehová? ¿Son estas sus obras? ¿No hacen mis palabras bien al que camina rectamente?

You who are named the house of Jacob: “Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good To him who walks uprightly?

8 E l que ayer era mi pueblo, se ha levantado como enemigo; de sobre el vestido quitasteis las capas atrevidamente a los que pasaban, como adversarios de guerra.

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy— You pull off the robe with the garment From those who trust you, as they pass by, Like men returned from war.

9 A las mujeres de mi pueblo echasteis fuera de las casas que eran su delicia; a sus niños quitasteis mi perpetua alabanza.

The women of My people you cast out From their pleasant houses; From their children You have taken away My glory forever.

10 L evantaos y andad, porque no es este el lugar de reposo, pues está contaminado, corrompido grandemente.

“Arise and depart, For this is not your rest; Because it is defiled, it shall destroy, Yes, with utter destruction.

11 S i alguno andando con espíritu de falsedad mintiere diciendo: Yo te profetizaré de vino y de sidra; este tal será el profeta de este pueblo.

If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, ‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’ Even he would be the prattler of this people. Israel Restored

12 D e cierto te juntaré todo, oh Jacob; recogeré ciertamente el resto de Israel; lo reuniré como ovejas de Bosra, como rebaño en medio de su aprisco; harán estruendo por la multitud de hombres.

“I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together like sheep of the fold, Like a flock in the midst of their pasture; They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.

13 S ubirá el que abre caminos delante de ellos; abrirán camino y pasarán la puerta, y saldrán por ella; y su rey pasará delante de ellos, y a la cabeza de ellos Jehová.

The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the Lord at their head.”