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Ezequiel 3
Dios Habla Hoy
Ezequiel 3
Dios Habla Hoy
3 1 Entonces me dijo: «Tú, hombre, cómete este escrito, y luego ve a hablar a la nación de Israel.»
2 Abrí la boca y él me hizo comer el escrito. 3 Luego me dijo: «Trágate ahora este escrito que te doy, y llena con él tu estómago.»
Yo me lo comí, y me supo tan dulce como la miel. 4 Entonces me dijo: «Ve y comunica al pueblo de Israel lo que tengo que decirle. 5 Yo no te envío a un pueblo que habla una lengua complicada o difícil de entender, sino al pueblo de Israel. 6 No te envío a naciones numerosas que hablan idiomas complicados o difíciles, que tú no entenderías. Aunque, si yo te enviara a esos pueblos, ellos te harían caso. 7 En cambio, el pueblo de Israel no va a querer hacerte caso, porque no quiere hacerme caso a mí. Todo el pueblo de Israel es terco y de cabeza dura. 8 Pero yo voy a hacerte tan obstinado y terco como ellos. 9 Voy a hacerte duro como el diamante, más duro que la piedra. No les tengas miedo, ni te asustes ante la cara que pongan, por muy rebeldes que sean.»
10 Luego me dijo: «Escucha atentamente todo lo que te voy a decir, y grábatelo en la memoria. 11 Ve a ver a tus compatriotas que están en el destierro y, ya sea que te hagan caso o no, diles: “Esto dice el Señor.”»
12 Entonces el poder de Dios me levantó, y detrás de mí oí un fuerte ruido, como de un terremoto, al levantarse de su sitio la gloria del Señor. 13 El ruido lo hacían las alas de los seres al rozarse unas con otras, y las ruedas que estaban junto a ellos; el ruido era como el de un gran terremoto. 14 El poder de Dios me levantó y me sacó de allí, y yo me fui triste y amargado, mientras el Señor me agarraba fuertemente con su mano. 15 Y llegué a Tel Abib, a orillas del río Quebar, donde vivían los israelitas desterrados, y durante siete días me quedé allí con ellos, sin saber qué hacer ni qué decir.
Dios pone a Ezequiel como centinela(A)
16 Al cabo de los siete días, el Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 17 «A ti, hombre, yo te he puesto de centinela para el pueblo de Israel. Cuando yo te comunique algún mensaje, deberás anunciárselo de mi parte, para que estén advertidos. 18 Puede darse el caso de que yo pronuncie sentencia de muerte contra un malvado; pues bien, si tú no le hablas a ese malvado y le adviertes que deje su mala conducta para que pueda seguir viviendo, él morirá por su pecado, pero yo te pediré a ti cuentas de su muerte. 19 Si tú, en cambio, adviertes al malvado y él no deja su maldad ni su mala conducta, él morirá por su pecado, pero tú salvarás tu vida. 20 También puede darse el caso de que un hombre recto deje su vida de rectitud y haga lo malo, y que yo lo ponga en peligro de caer; si tú no se lo adviertes, morirá. Yo no tomaré en cuenta el bien que haya hecho, y morirá por su pecado, pero a ti te pediré cuentas de su muerte. 21 Si tú, en cambio, adviertes a ese hombre que no peque, y él no peca, seguirá viviendo, porque hizo caso de la advertencia, y tú salvarás tu vida.»
Ezequiel se queda mudo
22 El Señor puso allí mismo su mano sobre mí, y me dijo: «Levántate y sal a la llanura, que allí te voy a hablar.» 23 Yo me levanté y salí a la llanura, y allí vi la gloria del Señor, como la había visto a orillas del río Quebar. Me incliné hasta tocar el suelo con la frente, 24 pero el poder de Dios entró en mí y me hizo poner de pie. Entonces el Señor me habló de esta manera: «Ve y enciérrate en tu casa. 25 Mira, te van a atar con cuerdas, de manera que no podrás salir y estar con el pueblo. 26 Además yo voy a hacer que tu lengua se te quede pegada al paladar y que te quedes mudo. No podrás reprenderlos, aunque son un pueblo rebelde. 27 Pero cuando yo quiera decirte algo, te devolveré el habla, y entonces les dirás: “Esto dice el Señor.” El que quiera oír, oirá, pero el que no quiera, no oirá. Porque son un pueblo rebelde.
Ezekiel 3
New International Version
Ezekiel 3
New International Version
3 And he said to me, “Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.
3 Then he said to me, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.” So I ate(A) it, and it tasted as sweet as honey(B) in my mouth.
4 He then said to me: “Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.(C) 5 You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language,(D) but to the people of Israel— 6 not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.(E) 7 But the people of Israel are not willing to listen(F) to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate.(G) 8 But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.(H) 9 I will make your forehead(I) like the hardest stone, harder than flint.(J) Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(K)”
10 And he said to me, “Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart(L) all the words I speak to you. 11 Go(M) now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says,’(N) whether they listen or fail to listen.(O)”
12 Then the Spirit lifted me up,(P) and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.[a] 13 It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures(Q) brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.(R) 14 The Spirit(S) then lifted me up(T) and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord(U) on me. 15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River.(V) And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days(W)—deeply distressed.
Ezekiel’s Task as Watchman
16 At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me:(X) 17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman(Y) for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.(Z) 18 When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,(AA)’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for[b] their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(AB) 19 But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn(AC) from their wickedness(AD) or from their evil ways, they will die(AE) for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.(AF)
20 “Again, when a righteous person turns(AG) from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block(AH) before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.(AI) 21 But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.(AJ)”
22 The hand of the Lord(AK) was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go(AL) out to the plain,(AM) and there I will speak to you.” 23 So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River,(AN) and I fell facedown.(AO)
24 Then the Spirit came into me and raised me(AP) to my feet. He spoke to me and said: “Go, shut yourself inside your house.(AQ) 25 And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.(AR) 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof(AS) of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people.(AT) 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’(AU) Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.(AV)
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 3:12 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text sound—may the glory of the Lord be praised from his place
- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also in verses 19 and 20
Ezekiel 3
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 3
English Standard Version
3 And he said to me, (A)“Son of man, eat whatever you find here. (B)Eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and he gave me this scroll to eat. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly with this scroll that I give you and fill your stomach with it.” (C)Then I ate it, and it was in my mouth (D)as sweet as honey.
4 And he said to me, (E)“Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with my words to them. 5 For you are not sent to a people of foreign speech and a hard language, but to the house of Israel— 6 not to many peoples of foreign speech and a hard language, whose words you cannot understand. (F)Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you. 7 (G)But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel (H)have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart. 8 (I)Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. 9 Like (J)emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. (K)Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover, he said to me, “Son of man, (L)all my words that I shall speak to you receive (M)in your heart, and hear with your ears. 11 And go to the exiles, (N)to your people, and speak to them and say to them, (O)‘Thus says the Lord God,’ (P)whether they hear or refuse to hear.”
12 (Q)Then the Spirit[a] lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice[b] of (R)a great earthquake: “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place!” 13 It was the sound of the wings of (S)the living creatures as they touched one another, and the sound of the wheels beside them, and the sound of (T)a great earthquake. 14 (U)The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the (V)hand of the Lord being strong upon me. 15 (W)And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were dwelling (X)by the Chebar canal, and I sat where they were dwelling.[c] And (Y)I sat there (Z)overwhelmed among them (AA)seven days.
A Watchman for Israel
16 (AB)And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: 17 (AC)“Son of man, (AD)I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall (AE)give them warning from me. 18 (AF)If I say to the wicked, (AG)‘You shall surely die,’ (AH)and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person (AI)shall die for[d] his iniquity, (AJ)but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 (AK)But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, (AL)but you (AM)will have delivered your soul. 20 (AN)Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, (AO)and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. (AP)Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, (AQ)and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, (AR)but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 But if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning, and you will have delivered your soul.”
22 (AS)And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, “Arise, go out into (AT)the valley,[e] and (AU)there I will speak with you.” 23 So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, (AV)the glory of the Lord stood there, like the glory that I had seen (AW)by the Chebar canal, (AX)and I fell on my face. 24 (AY)But the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house. 25 And you, O son of man, behold, (AZ)cords will be placed upon you, and you shall be bound with them, so that you cannot go out among the people. 26 And I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that (BA)you shall be mute and unable to reprove them, (BB)for they are a rebellious house. 27 (BC)But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, (BD)‘Thus says the Lord God.’ (BE)He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 3:12 Or the wind; also verse 14
- Ezekiel 3:12 Or sound
- Ezekiel 3:15 Or Chebar, and to where they dwelt
- Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also verses 19, 20
- Ezekiel 3:22 Or plain; also verse 23
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