1 D ije: Oíd ahora, príncipes de Jacob, y jefes de la casa de Israel: ¿No concierne a vosotros saber lo que es justo?

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

2 V osotros que aborrecéis lo bueno y amáis lo malo, que les quitáis su piel y su carne de sobre los huesos;

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

3 q ue coméis asimismo la carne de mi pueblo, y les desolláis su piel de sobre ellos, y les quebrantáis los huesos y los rompéis como para el caldero, y como carnes en olla.

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

4 E ntonces clamaréis a Jehová, y no os responderá; antes esconderá de vosotros su rostro en aquel tiempo, por cuanto hicisteis malvadas obras.

Then 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.

5 A sí ha dicho Jehová acerca de los profetas que hacen errar a mi pueblo, y claman: Paz, cuando tienen algo que comer, y al que no les da de comer, proclaman guerra contra él:

This 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.

6 P or tanto, de la profecía se os hará noche, y oscuridad del adivinar; y sobre los profetas se pondrá el sol, y el día se entenebrecerá sobre ellos.

So 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.

7 Y serán avergonzados los profetas, y se confundirán los adivinos; y ellos todos cerrarán sus labios, porque no hay respuesta de Dios.

Those 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.

8 M as yo estoy lleno de poder del Espíritu de Jehová, y de juicio y de fuerza, para denunciar a Jacob su rebelión, y a Israel su pecado.

But 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.

9 O íd ahora esto, jefes de la casa de Jacob, y capitanes de la casa de Israel, que abomináis el juicio, y pervertís todo el derecho;

Now 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.

10 q ue edificáis a Sion con sangre, y a Jerusalén con injusticia.

You built Zion with blood and Jerusalem with much wrong-doing.

11 S us jefes juzgan por cohecho, y sus sacerdotes enseñan por precio, y sus profetas adivinan por dinero; y se apoyan en Jehová, diciendo: ¿No está Jehová entre nosotros? No vendrá mal sobre nosotros.

Her 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.”

12 P or tanto, a causa de vosotros Sion será arada como campo, y Jerusalén vendrá a ser montones de ruinas, y el monte de la casa como cumbres de bosque.

So 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.