Querella de Dios contra su pueblo
1Escuchen lo que dice el Señor:
«Levántate, presenta tu pleito ante las montañas;
deja que las colinas oigan tu voz».
2Montañas, escuchen el pleito del Señor;
presten atención, firmes cimientos de la tierra.
Porque el Señor tiene un pleito contra su pueblo,
presenta una acusación contra Israel:
3«Pueblo mío, ¿qué te he hecho?
¿En qué te he ofendido? ¡Respóndeme!
4Yo fui quien te sacó de Egipto,
quien te libró de esa tierra de esclavitud.
Yo envié a Moisés, Aarón y Miriam
para que te dirigieran.
5Recuerda, pueblo mío,
lo que pidió Balac, rey de Moab,
y lo que le respondió Balán, hijo de Beor.
Recuerda tu paso desde Sitín hasta Guilgal,
y reconoce que el Señor actuó con justicia».
6¿Con qué me presentaré ante el Señor
y me postraré ante el Dios Altísimo?
¿Podré presentarme con holocaustos
o con becerros de un año?
7¿Se complacerá el Señor con miles de carneros
o con diez mil arroyos de aceite?
¿Ofreceré a mi primogénito por mi delito,
al fruto de mis entrañas por mi pecado?
8¡Él te ha mostrado, oh mortal, lo que es bueno!
¿Y qué es lo que espera de ti el Señor?:
Practicar la justicia,
amar la misericordia
y caminar humildemente ante tu Dios.
Castigo por delitos económicos y sociales
9La voz del Señor clama a la ciudad
y es de sabios temer a su nombre:
«¡Escuchen, pueblo de Judá y asamblea de la ciudad!6:9 Versículo de difícil traducción.
10¡Malvados!
¿Debo tolerar sus tesoros mal habidos
y sus odiosas medidas adulteradas?
11¿Debo tener por justas la balanza falsa
y la bolsa de pesas alteradas?
12Los ricos de la ciudad son gente violenta;
sus habitantes son gente mentirosa;
y sus lenguas hablan con engaño.
13Por lo que a mí toca, te demoleré a golpes,
te destruiré por tus pecados.
14Comerás, pero no te saciarás,
sino que seguirás padeciendo hambre.6:14 seguirás padeciendo hambre. Texto de difícil traducción.
Almacenarás, pero no salvarás nada,
porque lo que salves lo daré a la espada.
15Sembrarás, pero no cosecharás;
prensarás las aceitunas, pero no usarás el aceite;
pisarás las uvas, pero no beberás el vino.
16Tú sigues fielmente los decretos de Omrí
y todas las prácticas de la dinastía de Acab;
te conduces según sus consejos.
Por eso voy a entregarte a la destrucción
y a poner en ridículo a tus habitantes.
¡Tendrás que soportar el insulto de los pueblos!».6:16 los pueblos (LXX); mi pueblo (TM).
The Lord Brings Charges Against Israel
1Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. He says to me,
“Stand up in court.
Let the mountains serve as witnesses.
Let the hills hear what you have to say.”
2Hear the Lord’s case, you mountains.
Listen, you age-old foundations of the earth.
The Lord has a case against his people Israel.
He is bringing charges against them.
3The Lord says,
“My people, what have I done to you?
Have I made things too hard for you? Answer me.
4I brought your people up out of Egypt.
I set them free from the land
where they were slaves.
I sent Moses to lead them.
Aaron and Miriam helped him.
5Remember how Balak, the king of Moab,
planned to put a curse on your people.
But Balaam, the son of Beor,
gave them a blessing instead.
Remember their journey from Shittim to Gilgal.
I want you to know
that I always do what is right.”
6The people of Israel say,
“What should we bring with us
when we go to worship the Lord?
What should we offer the God of heaven
when we bow down to him?
Should we take burnt offerings to him?
Should we sacrifice calves
that are a year old?
7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams?
Will he take delight in 10,000 rivers of olive oil?
Should we offer our oldest sons
for the wrong things we’ve done?
Should we sacrifice our own children
to pay for our sins?”
8The Lord has shown you what is good.
He has told you what he requires of you.
You must act with justice.
You must love to show mercy.
And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.
The Lord Will Punish His Guilty People
9The Lord is calling out to Jerusalem.
And it would be wise to pay attention to him.
He says, “Listen, tribe of Judah
and you people who are gathered in the city.
10You sinful people, should I forget
that you got your treasures by stealing them?
You use dishonest measures to cheat others.
I have placed a curse on that practice.
11Should I forgive anyone who uses dishonest scales?
They use weights that weigh things heavier
or lighter than they really are.
12The rich people among you harm others.
You are always telling lies.
You try to fool others by what you say.
13So I have begun to strike you down.
I have begun to destroy you
because you have sinned so much.
14You will eat. But you will not be satisfied.
Your stomachs will still be empty.
You will try to save what you can.
But you will not be able to.
If you do save something,
it will be destroyed in battle.
15You will plant seeds.
But you will not harvest any crops.
You will press olives.
But you will not use the oil.
You will crush grapes.
But you will not drink the wine
that is made from them.
16You have followed the evil practices
of King Omri of Israel.
You have done what the family
of King Ahab did.
You have followed their bad example.
So I will let you be destroyed.
Others will make fun of you.
The nations will laugh at you.”
