El fin ha llegado
1La palabra del Señor vino a mí y me dijo: 2«Hijo de hombre, así dice el Señor y Dios al pueblo de Israel:
»¡Te llegó la hora!
Ha llegado el fin sobre los cuatro extremos de la tierra.
3¡Te ha llegado el fin!
Descargaré mi ira sobre ti;
te juzgaré según tu conducta
y te pediré cuentas de todas tus acciones detestables.
4No voy a tratarte con piedad
ni a tenerte compasión,
sino que te haré pagar cara tu conducta
y tus prácticas repugnantes.
Así sabrás que yo soy el Señor.
5»Así dice el Señor y Dios:
»¡Las desgracias
se siguen unas a otras!
6¡Ya viene el fin!
¡Ya viene el fin!
¡Se acerca contra ti!
¡Es inminente!
7Te ha llegado la hora,
habitante del país.
¡Ya viene la hora! ¡Ya se acerca el día!
En las montañas no hay alegría, sino pánico.
8Ya estoy por descargar sobre ti mi furor;
desahogaré mi enojo contra ti.
Te juzgaré según tu conducta;
te pediré cuentas por todas tus acciones detestables.
9No voy a tratarte con piedad
ni a tenerte compasión,
sino que te haré pagar cara tu conducta
y tus prácticas repugnantes.
Así sabrás que yo, el Señor, también puedo herir.
10»¡Ya llegó el día!
¡Ya está aquí!
¡Tu destino está decidido!
Florece el juicio,7:10 juicio. Lit. vara.
germina el orgullo.
11La violencia se levantó
para castigar la maldad.
Nada quedará de ustedes7:11 ustedes. Lit. ellos; es decir, el pueblo de Israel.
ni de su multitud;
nada de su riqueza
ni que tenga algún valor.
12Llegó la hora;
este es el día.
Que no se alegre el que compra
ni llore el que vende,
porque mi enojo caerá sobre toda la multitud.
13Y aunque el vendedor siga con vida,
no recuperará lo vendido.
Porque la visión referente sobre la multitud
no se revocará.
Por su culpa nadie podrá
conservar la vida.
14»Aunque toquen la trompeta
y preparen todo,
nadie saldrá a la batalla,
porque mi enojo caerá sobre toda la multitud.
15Allá afuera hay guerra
y aquí adentro, plaga y hambre.
El que esté en el campo
morirá a filo de espada
y el que esté en la ciudad
morirá a causa del hambre y la plaga.
16Los que logren escapar
se quedarán en las montañas.
Como palomas del valle,
cada uno gimiendo
por su maldad.
17Desfallecerá todo brazo
y temblará toda rodilla.
18Se vestirán de luto
y el terror los dominará.
Se llenarán de vergüenza
y se raparán la cabeza.
19»La plata la arrojarán a las calles
y el oro lo verán como algo impuro.
En el día de la ira del Señor,
ni el oro ni la plata podrán salvarlos;
no servirán para saciar su hambre
y llenarse el estómago,
porque el oro fue el causante de la caída de ustedes.
20Se enorgullecían de sus joyas hermosas
y las usaron para fabricar sus imágenes detestables
y sus ídolos despreciables.
Por esta razón las convertiré en algo impuro.
21Haré que vengan los extranjeros y se las roben,
que los malvados de la tierra
se las lleven y las profanen.
22Alejaré de ellos mi rostro
y el lugar de mi tesoro será deshonrado;
entrarán los invasores
y lo profanarán.
23»Prepara las cadenas7:23 cadenas. Palabra de difícil traducción.
porque el país se ha llenado de sangre
y la ciudad está llena de violencia.
24Haré que las naciones más violentas
vengan y se apoderen de sus casas.
Pondré fin a la soberbia de los poderosos,
y sus santuarios serán profanados.
25Cuando la desesperación los atrape,
en vano buscarán la paz.
26Una tras otra vendrán las desgracias,
al igual que las malas noticias.
Del profeta demandarán visiones;
la instrucción se alejará del sacerdote
y a los ancianos del pueblo no les quedarán consejos.
27El rey hará duelo,
el príncipe se cubrirá de tristeza
y temblarán las manos del pueblo.
Yo los trataré según su conducta
y los juzgaré según sus acciones.
Así sabrán que yo soy el Señor».
The End Has Come
1A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said, 2“Son of man, I am the Lord and King. I say to the land of Israel, ‘The end has come! It has come on the four corners of the land. 3The end has now come for you. I will pour out my anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.
4“ ‘I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. You can be sure that I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the Lord.’
5“I am the Lord and King. I say, ‘Horrible trouble is coming! No one has ever heard of anything like it. It is here!
6“ ‘The end has come! The end has come! It has stirred itself up against you. It is here! 7Death has come on you who live in the land. The time for you to be destroyed has come. The day when it will happen is near. There is no joy on your mountains. There is nothing but panic.
8“ ‘I am about to pour out all my great anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.
9“ ‘I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the one who strikes you down. I am the Lord.
10“ ‘The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed. 11Your mean and harmful acts have become like a rod. I will use it to punish those who do evil. None of them will be left. None of their wealth or anything of value will remain.
12“ ‘The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad. 13The seller will not get back the land that was sold. That will be true as long as both the buyer and seller are alive.
“ ‘Ezekiel, the vision I gave you about that whole crowd will come true. They have committed many sins. So not one of them will be able to save their life. 14They have blown trumpets. They have made everything ready. But no one will go into battle. I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd.
15“ ‘There is trouble everywhere. War is outside the city. Plague and hunger are inside it. Those out in the country will die in battle. Those in the city will be destroyed by hunger and plague. 16All those who escape and are left alive will run to the mountains. They will sound like doves of the valley when they cry over their sins.
17“ ‘Their hands will be powerless to help them. They will wet themselves. 18They will put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. They will put on terror as if it were their clothes. Every face will be covered with shame. Every head will be shaved.
19“ ‘They will throw their silver into the streets. They will treat their gold like an “unclean” thing. Their silver and gold won’t be able to save them on the day I pour out my anger. It will not be able to satisfy their hunger. Their stomachs can’t be filled with it. Their silver and gold have tripped them up. It has made them fall into sin. 20My people were so proud of their beautiful jewelry. They used it to make statues of their evil gods. I hate those gods. So I will turn their jewelry into an “unclean” thing for them.
21“ ‘I will hand over their wealth to outsiders. I will turn it over to sinful people in other countries. They will make it “unclean.” 22I will turn my face away from my people. Robbers will make “unclean” the temple I love. They will enter it and make it “unclean.”
23“ ‘Ezekiel, get ready to put my people in chains. The land is full of murderers. They are harming one another all over Jerusalem. 24I will bring the most evil nations against them. They will take over the houses in the city. I will put an end to the pride of those who are mighty. Their holy places will be made “unclean.”
25“ ‘When terror comes, they will look for peace. But there will not be any. 26Trouble after trouble will come. One report will follow another. But they will not be true. The people will go searching for a vision from the prophets. But there will not be any. The teaching of the law by the priests will be gone. Advice from the elders will come to an end.
27“ ‘The king will be filled with sadness. The princes will lose all hope. The hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will punish them based on how they have lived. I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
