1 O h Líbano, abre tus puertas, y consuma el fuego tus cedros.

Open your doors, O Lebanon, so that fire may destroy your cedars!

2 A úlla, oh ciprés, porque el cedro cayó, porque los árboles majestuosos han sido devastados. Aullad, encinas de Basán, porque el bosque espeso ha sido talado.

Cry in sorrow, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen. The beautiful trees have been destroyed. Cry in sorrow, O oaks of Bashan, for the many trees have fallen.

3 V oz de aullido de pastores, porque su magnificencia es asolada; estruendo de rugidos de cachorros de leones, porque la gloria del Jordán ha sido arrasada. Los pastores inútiles

Listen to the cry of the shepherds, for their great land is laid waste. Listen to the sound of the young lions, for the trees along the valley of the Jordan River lay waste. The Two Shepherds

4 A sí dice Jehová mi Dios: Apacienta las ovejas de la matanza,

The Lord my God said, “Take care of the flock that is to be killed.

5 a las cuales matan sus compradores, y no se tienen por culpables; y el que las vende, dice: Bendito sea Jehová, porque me he enriquecido; ni sus pastores tienen compasión de ellas.

Those who buy them kill them and are not punished. And those who sell them say, ‘Thanks and honor be to the Lord, for I have become rich!’ Their own shepherds have no pity on them.

6 P or tanto, no tendré ya más compasión de los moradores de la tierra, dice Jehová; porque he aquí que yo entregaré los hombres cada cual en mano de su compañero y en mano de su rey; y asolarán la tierra, y yo no los libraré de sus manos.

For I will no longer have pity on the people who live in this land,” says the Lord. “I will give everyone over to the power of his neighbor and his king. They will bring trouble to the land, and I will not save them from their power.”

7 A pacenté, pues, las ovejas destinadas al matadero, ciertamente, a los más desdichados del rebaño. Y tomé para mí dos cayados: al uno le puse por nombre Gracia, y al otro Ataduras; y apacenté las ovejas.

So I took care of the flock that was to be killed, and those of the flock who suffered. I took two walking sticks. One I called Favor, and the other I called Agreement. I took care of the flock.

8 Y destruí a tres pastores en un mes; pues mi alma se impacientó contra ellos, y también el alma de ellos me aborreció a mí.

I destroyed the three shepherds in one month. I was angry with them, and they hated me.

9 Y dije: No os apacentaré; la que se haya de morir, que se muera; y la que haya de desaparecer, que desaparezca; y las que queden, que cada una se coma la carne de su compañera.

Then I said, “I will not take care of you. Let those die who are to die. And what is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. Let those who are left eat each other’s flesh.”

10 T omé luego mi cayado Gracia, y lo quebré, para romper mi pacto que yo había concertado con todos los pueblos.

And I took my walking stick Favor and cut it in pieces, to break the agreement I had made with all the people.

11 Y fue deshecho en ese día, y así conocieron los traficantes de ovejas que me observaban, que era palabra de Jehová.

So it was broken on that day. And those of the flock who suffered and were watching me knew that it was the Word of the Lord.

12 Y les dije: Si os parece bien, dadme mi salario; y si no, dejadlo. Y pesaron por mi salario treinta piezas de plata.

I said to them, “If you think it is right, give me my pay. But if not, keep it.” So they weighed out thirty pieces of silver as my pay.

13 Y me dijo Jehová: Échalo al tesoro; ¡hermoso precio en que me han valorado! Y tomé las treinta piezas de plata, y las eché al tesoro en la casa de Jehová.

Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the one who makes pots—the great price they thought I was worth.” So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the pot maker in the house of the Lord.

14 Q uebré luego el otro cayado, Ataduras, para romper la hermandad entre Judá e Israel.

Then I cut my second walking stick, Agreement, in pieces, to break the agreement between Judah and Israel.

15 Y me dijo Jehová: Toma aún los aperos de un pastor insensato;

Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the tools of a foolish shepherd.

16 p orque he aquí, yo voy a suscitar en la tierra a un pastor que no visitará a las perdidas, ni buscará a la extraviada, ni curará a la perniquebrada, ni llevará a cuestas a la cansada, sino que comerá la carne de la gorda, y le romperá las pezuñas.

For I am going to have a shepherd rule over the land who will not care for the dying. He will not look for those who were sent everywhere or heal the hurt, or feed those who are well. But he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their feet.

17 ¡ Ay del pastor inútil que abandona el ganado! Hiera la espada su brazo, y su ojo derecho; del todo se secará su brazo, y su ojo derecho será enteramente oscurecido.

It is bad for the shepherd who has no worth and who leaves the flock! A sword will destroy his arm and his right eye! His arm will be all dried up, and his right eye will be blind.”