Ezekiel · Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 20 Young's Literal Translation
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1 And it cometh to pass, in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], in the tenth of the month, come in have certain of the elders of Israel to seek Jehovah, and they sit before me;
1 Y ACONTECIÓ en el año séptimo, en el [mes] quinto, á los diez del mes, [que] vinieron algunos de los ancianos de Israel á consultar á Jehová, y sentáronse delante de mí.
2 and there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
2 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
3 'Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To seek Me are ye coming in? I live — I am not sought by you — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
3 Hijo del hombre, habla á los ancianos de Israel, y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿A consultarme venís vosotros? Vivo yo, que yo no os responderé, dice el Señor Jehová.
4 Dost thou judge them? Dost thou judge, son of man? The abominations of their fathers cause them to know,
4 ¿Quieres tú juzgarlos? ¿los quieres juzgar tú, hijo del hombre? Notifícales las abominaciones de sus padres;
5 and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I [am] Jehovah your God.
5 Y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: El día que escogí á Israel, y que alcé mi mano por la simiente de la casa de Jacob, y que fuí conocido de ellos en la tierra de Egipto, cuando alcé mi mano á ellos, diciendo: Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios;
6 In that day I did lift up My hand to them, To bring them forth from the land of Egypt, Unto a land that I spied out for them, Flowing with milk and honey, A beauty it [is] to all the lands,
6 Aquel día que les alcé mi mano, que los sacaría de la tierra de Egipto á la tierra que les había proveído, que fluye leche y miel, la cual es la más hermosa de todas las tierras;
7 And I say unto them, Let each cast away the detestable things of his eyes, And with the idols of Egypt be not defiled, I [am] Jehovah your God.
7 Entonces les dije: Cada uno eche de sí las abominaciones de sus ojos, y no os contaminéis en los ídolos de Egipto. Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios.
8 And — they rebel against Me, And have not been willing to hearken to Me, Each, the detestable things of their eyes, They have not cast away, And the idols of Egypt have not forsaken, And I say — to pour out My fury on them, To complete Mine anger against them, In the midst of the land of Egypt.
8 Mas ellos se rebelaron contra mí, y no quisieron obedecerme: no echó de sí cada uno las abominaciones de sus ojos, ni dejaron los ídolos de Egipto; y dije que derramaría mi ira sobre ellos, para cumplir mi enojo en ellos en medio de la tierra de Egipto.
9 And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, In whose midst they [are], Before whose eyes I became known to them, To bring them out from the land of Egypt.
9 Con todo, á causa de mi nombre, porque no se infamase en los ojos de las gentes en medio de las cuales estaban, en cuyos ojos fuí conocido de ellos, hice para sacarlos de tierra de Egipto.
10 And I bring them out of the land of Egypt, And I bring them in unto the wilderness,
10 Saquélos pues de la tierra de Egipto, y trájelos al desierto;
11 And I give to them My statutes, And my judgments I caused them to know, Which the man who doth — liveth by them.
11 Y díles mis ordenanzas, y declaréles mis derechos, los cuales el hombre que los hiciere, vivirá en ellos.
12 And also My sabbaths I have given to them, To be for a sign between Me and them, To know that I [am] Jehovah their sanctifier.
12 Y díles también mis sábados, que fuesen por señal entre mí y ellos, para que supiesen que yo soy Jehová que los santifico.
13 And — rebel against me do the house of Israel in the wilderness, In My statutes they have not walked, And My judgments they have despised, Which the man who doth — liveth by them. And My sabbaths they have greatly polluted, And I say to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.
13 Mas rebeláronse contra mí la casa de Israel en el desierto; no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, y desecharon mis derechos, los cuales el hombre que los hiciere, vivirá en ellos; y mis sábados profanaron en gran manera; dije, por tanto, que había de derramar sobre ellos mi ira en el desierto para consumirlos.
14 And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth.
14 Pero en atención á mi nombre hice porque no se infamase á la vista de las gentes, delante de cuyos ojos los saqué.
15 And also, I, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, Not to bring them in to the land that I had given, Flowing with milk and honey, A beauty it [is] to all the lands,
15 Y también yo les alcé mi mano en el desierto, que no los metería en la tierra que les dí, que fluye leche y miel, la cual es la más hermosa de todas las tierras;
16 Because against My judgments they did kick, And in My statutes they have not walked, And My sabbaths they have polluted, For after their idols their heart is going.
16 Porque desecharon mis derechos, y no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, y mis sábados profanaron: porque tras sus ídolos iba su corazón.
17 And Mine eye hath pity on them — against destroying them, And I have not made of them an end in the wilderness.
17 Con todo los perdonó mi ojo, no matándolos, ni los consumí en el desierto;
18 And I say to their sons in the wilderness: In the statutes of your fathers ye walk not, And their judgments ye do not observe, And with their idols ye are not defiled.
18 Antes dije en el desierto á sus hijos: No andéis en las ordenanzas de vuestros padres, ni guardéis sus leyes, ni os contaminéis en sus ídolos.
19 I [am] Jehovah your God, in My statutes walk, And My judgments observe, and do them,
19 Yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios; andad en mis ordenanzas, y guardad mis derechos, y ponedlos por obra:
20 And My sabbaths sanctify, And they have been for a sign between Me and you, To know that I, Jehovah, [am] your God.
20 Y santificad mis sábados, y sean por señal entre mí y vosotros, para que sepáis que yo soy Jehová vuestro Dios.
21 And — the sons rebel against Me, In My statutes they have not walked, And My judgments they have not observed — to do them, Which the man who doth — liveth by them. My sabbaths they have polluted, And I say to pour out My fury upon them, To complete Mine anger against them in the wilderness.
21 Y los hijos se rebelaron contra mí: no anduvieron en mis ordenanzas, ni guardaron mis derechos para ponerlos por obra, los cuales el hombre que los cumpliere, vivirá en ellos; profanaron mis sábados. Dije entonces que derramaría mi ira sobre ellos, para cumplir mi enojo en ellos en el desierto.
22 And I have turned back My hand, And I do [it] for My name's sake, Not to pollute [it] before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them out.
22 Mas retraje mi mano, y en atención á mi nombre hice porque no se infamase á vista de las gentes, delante de cuyos ojos los saqué.
23 I also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, To scatter them among nations, And to spread them through lands.
23 Y también les alcé yo mi mano en el desierto, que los esparciría entre las gentes, y que los aventaría por las tierras;
24 Because My judgments they have not done, And My statutes they have despised, And My sabbaths they have polluted, And after idols of their fathers have their eyes been.
24 Porque no pusieron por obra mis derechos, y desecharon mis ordenanzas, y profanaron mis sábados, y tras los ídolos de sus padres se les fueron sus ojos.
25 And I also, I have given to them statutes not good, And judgments by which they do not live.
25 Por eso yo también les dí ordenanzas no buenas, y derechos por los cuales no viviesen;
26 And I defile them by their own gifts, By causing to pass away every opener of a womb, So that I make them desolate, So that they know that I [am] Jehovah.
26 Y contaminélos en sus ofrendas cuando hacían pasar [por el fuego] todo primogénito, para que los desolase, á fin de que supiesen que yo soy Jehová.
27 Therefore, speak unto the house of Israel, son of man, and thou hast said unto them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Still in this have your fathers reviled Me, In their committing against Me a trespass.
27 Por tanto, hijo del hombre, habla á la casa de Israel, y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Aun en esto me afrentaron vuestros padres cuando cometieron contra mí rebelión.
28 And I bring them in unto the land, That I did lift up My hand to give to them, And they see every high hill, and every thick tree, And they sacrifice there their sacrifices, And give there the provocation of their offering, And make there their sweet fragrance, And they pour out there their libations.
28 Porque yo los metí en la tierra sobre la cual había alzado mi mano que les había de dar, y miraron á todo collado alto, y á todo árbol espeso, y allí sacrificaron sus víctimas, y allí presentaron la irritación de sus ofrendas, allí pusieron también el olor de su suavidad, y allí derramaron sus libaciones.
29 And I say unto them: What [is] the high place whither ye are going in? And its name is called 'high place' to this day.
29 Y yo les dije: ¿Qué es ese alto adonde vosotros vais? Y fué llamado su nombre Bamah hasta el día de hoy.
30 Therefore, say unto the house of Israel: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the way of your fathers are ye defiled? And after their detestable things go a-whoring?
30 Di, pues, á la casa de Israel: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¿No os contamináis vosotros á la manera de vuestros padres, y fornicáis tras sus abominaciones?
31 And in the offering of your gifts, In causing your sons to pass through fire, Ye are defiled by all your idols to this day, And I am sought by you, O house of Israel! I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I am not sought by you.
31 Porque ofreciendo vuestras ofrendas, haciendo pasar vuestros hijos por el fuego, os habéis contaminado con todos vuestros ídolos hasta hoy: ¿y he de responderos yo, casa de Israel? Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que no os responderé.
32 And that which is going up on your mind, It is not at all — in that ye are saying: We will be as the nations, as the families of the lands, To serve wood and stone.
32 Y no ha de ser lo que habéis pensado. Porque vosotros decís: Seamos como las gentes, como las familias de las naciones, sirviendo á la madera y á la piedra.
33 I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Do not I, with a strong hand, And with a stretched-out arm, And with fury poured out — rule over you?
33 Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que con mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, y enojo derramado, tengo de reinar sobre vosotros:
34 And I have brought you forth from the peoples, And assembled you from the lands In which ye have been scattered, With a strong hand and with a stretched-out arm, And with fury poured out.
34 Y os sacaré de entre los pueblos, y os juntaré de las tierras en que estáis esparcidos, con mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, y enojo derramado:
35 And I have brought you in unto the wilderness of the peoples, And have been judged with you there face to face.
35 Y os he de traer al desierto de pueblos, y allí litigaré con vosotros cara á cara.
36 As I was judged with your fathers, In the wilderness of the land of Egypt, So I am judged with you, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
36 Como litigué con vuestros padres en el desierto de la tierra de Egipto, así litigaré con vosotros, dice el Señor Jehová.
37 And I have caused you to pass under the rod, And brought you into the bond of the covenant,
37 Y os haré pasar bajo de vara y os traeré en vínculo de concierto;
38 And cleared out from you the rebels, And them transgressing against Me, From the land of their sojournings I bring them out, And unto the land of Israel they come not, And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah.
38 Y apartaré de entre vosotros los rebeldes, y los que se rebelaron contra mí: de la tierra de sus destierros los sacaré, y á la tierra de Israel no vendrán; y sabréis que yo soy Jehová.
39 And ye, O house of Israel, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Each his idols — go — serve ye, And, afterwards, if ye are not hearkening to me, And My holy name ye do not pollute any more by your gifts, and by your idols.
39 Y vosotros, oh casa de Israel, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Andad cada uno tras sus ídolos, y servidles, pues que á mí no me obedecéis; y no profanéis más mi santo nombre con vuestras ofrendas, y con vuestros ídolos.
40 For, in My holy mountain, In the mountain of the height of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, There serve Me do all the house of Israel, All of it, in the land — there I accept them, And there I do seek your heave-offerings, And with the first-fruit of your gifts, With all your holy things.
40 Empero en mi santo monte, en el alto monte de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová, allí me servirá toda la casa de Israel, toda ella en la tierra: allí los querré, y allí demandaré vuestras ofrendas, y las primicias de vuestros dones, con todas vuestras cosas consagradas.
41 With sweet fragrance I do accept you, In My bringing you out from the peoples, And I have assembled you from the lands In which ye have been scattered, And I have been sanctified in you Before the eyes of the nations.
41 En olor de suavidad os aceptaré, cuando os hubiere sacado de entre los pueblos, y os hubiere juntado de las tierras en que estáis esparcidos; y seré santificado en vosotros á los ojos de las gentes.
42 And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My bringing you to the ground of Israel, Unto the land that I did lift up My hand To give it to your fathers,
42 Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová, cuando os hubiere metido en la tierra de Israel, en la tierra por la cual alcé mi mano que la daría á vuestros padres.
43 And ye have remembered there your ways, And all your doings, In which ye have been defiled, And ye have been loathsome in your own faces, For all your evils that ye have done.
43 Y allí os acordaréis de vuestros caminos, y de todos vuestros hechos en que os contaminasteis; y seréis confusos en vuestra misma presencia por todos vuestros pecados que cometisteis.
44 And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My dealing with you for My name's sake, Not according to your evil ways, And according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
44 Y sabréis que yo soy Jehová cuando hiciere con vosotros por amor de mi nombre, no según vuestros caminos malos, ni según vuestras perversas obras, oh casa de Israel, dice el Señor Jehová.
45 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
45 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová, diciendo:
46 Son of man, set thy face the way of Teman, and prophesy unto the south, and prophesy unto the forest of the field — the south;
46 Hijo del hombre, pon tu rostro hacia el mediodía, y derrama [tu palabra] hacia la parte austral, y profetiza contra el bosque del campo del mediodía.
47 and thou hast said to the forest of the south: Hear a word of Jehovah: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am kindling in thee a fire, And it hath devoured in thee every moist tree, and every dry tree, Not quenched is the glowing flames, And burnt by it have been all faces from south to north.
47 Y dirás al bosque del mediodía: Oye palabra de Jehová: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo enciendo en ti fuego, el cual consumirá en ti todo árbol verde, y todo árbol seco: no se apagará la llama del fuego; y serán quemados en ella todos rostros, desde el mediodía hasta el norte.
48 And seen have all flesh, that I, Jehovah, have kindled it — it is not quenched.'
48 Y verá toda carne que yo Jehová lo encendí; no se apagará.
49 And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?
49 Y dije: ¡Ah, Señor Jehová! ellos dicen de mí: ¿No profiere éste parábolas?
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- 1 Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 40:1; Ezekiel 24:1; Ezekiel 29:17; Ezekiel 26:1
- 3 Psalm 50:15–21; Proverbs 28:9; Matthew 15:8–9; Micah 3:7; Ezekiel 20:31
- 4 Ezekiel 22:2; Ezekiel 23:36; Luke 11:47–51; Ezekiel 14:14; Luke 13:33–35
- 5 Ezekiel 20:15; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 6:6–7; Deuteronomy 7:6; Ezekiel 47:14
- 6 Jeremiah 32:22; Ezekiel 20:15; Exodus 3:8; Psalm 48:2; Daniel 8:9
- 7 Leviticus 18:3; Ezekiel 20:8; Leviticus 11:44; Ezekiel 18:31; Deuteronomy 29:16–18
- 8 Isaiah 63:10; Ezekiel 5:13; Ezekiel 20:7; Ezekiel 7:8; Ezekiel 20:21
- 9 Ezekiel 39:7; Ezekiel 20:22; Exodus 32:12; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 36:21–22
- 10 Exodus 20:2; Exodus 14:17–22; Exodus 13:17–18; Exodus 15:22
- 11 Leviticus 18:5; Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12; Deuteronomy 4:8; Luke 10:28
- 12 Ezekiel 20:20; Ezekiel 37:28; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Leviticus 21:23; Exodus 19:5–6
- 13 Ezekiel 20:21; Ezekiel 20:8; Ezekiel 20:24; Deuteronomy 9:8; Isaiah 56:6
- 14 Ezekiel 20:9; Ezekiel 20:22; Ezekiel 36:22–23; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:6
- 15 Psalm 95:11; Psalm 106:26; Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 3:18; Ezekiel 20:23
- 16 Numbers 15:39; Ezekiel 14:3–4; Ezekiel 20:8; Numbers 25:2; Acts 7:39–43
- 17 Ezekiel 11:13; Jeremiah 4:27; Jeremiah 5:18; Nehemiah 9:19; 1 Samuel 24:10
- 18 Deuteronomy 4:3–6; Acts 7:51; Psalm 78:6–8; Zechariah 1:2–4; Ezekiel 20:7
- 19 Ezekiel 36:27; Deuteronomy 5:32–6:8; Psalm 105:45; Jeremiah 3:22–23; Psalm 81:9–10
- 20 Isaiah 58:13; Jeremiah 17:22; Ezekiel 20:12; Exodus 31:13–17; Nehemiah 13:15–22
- 21 Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:8; Deuteronomy 31:27; Numbers 21:5; Daniel 11:36
- 22 Ezekiel 20:9; Ezekiel 20:14; Isaiah 48:9–11; Psalm 78:38; Jeremiah 14:21
- 23 Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64–68; Psalm 106:27; Jeremiah 15:4; Deuteronomy 32:26–27
- 24 Ezekiel 20:16; Ezekiel 6:9; Ezekiel 20:13; Amos 2:4; Ezekiel 18:6
- 25 Psalm 81:12; Ezekiel 20:39; Isaiah 66:4; Ezekiel 20:26; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11
- 26 Ezekiel 6:7; Leviticus 18:21; Isaiah 63:17; Ezekiel 20:31; Ezekiel 16:20–21
- 27 Romans 2:24; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 3:27; Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:4
- 28 Ezekiel 6:13; Jeremiah 3:6; Isaiah 57:5–7; Nehemiah 9:22–26; Joshua 23:14
- 29 Ezekiel 16:24–25; Ezekiel 16:31
- 30 Jeremiah 16:12; Judges 2:19; Jeremiah 7:26; Acts 7:51; Numbers 32:14
- 31 Psalm 106:37–39; Jeremiah 7:31; Ezekiel 20:26; Ezekiel 14:3–4; Jeremiah 19:5
- 32 Ezekiel 11:5; Jeremiah 44:17; Psalm 139:2; Daniel 5:4; Revelation 9:20
- 33 Jeremiah 21:5; Ezekiel 8:18; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:6; Daniel 9:11–12
- 34 Amos 9:9–10; Ezekiel 20:38; Ezekiel 34:16; Isaiah 27:9–13; Jeremiah 44:6
- 35 Hosea 2:14; Ezekiel 17:20; Revelation 12:14; Jeremiah 2:35; Ezekiel 19:13
- 36 Numbers 11:1–35; 1 Corinthians 10:5–10; Ezekiel 20:13; Ezekiel 20:21; Psalm 106:15–48
- 37 Jeremiah 33:13; Leviticus 27:32; Matthew 25:32–33; Ezekiel 16:59–60; Psalm 89:30–32
- 38 Ezekiel 13:9; Amos 9:9–10; Psalm 95:11; Malachi 4:1–3; Malachi 3:3
- 39 Ezekiel 20:25–26; Isaiah 1:13–15; Judges 10:14; Ezekiel 43:7; Hosea 4:17
- 40 Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 60:7; Malachi 3:4; Ezekiel 17:23; 1 Peter 2:5
- 41 Ezekiel 28:25; Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 38:23; Ezekiel 28:22; Jeremiah 30:3
- 42 Ezekiel 34:13; Ezekiel 38:23; Ezekiel 36:23–24; Jeremiah 24:7; Ezekiel 20:38
- 43 Hosea 5:15; Ezekiel 6:9; Jeremiah 31:18; Ezekiel 36:31; 2 Corinthians 7:11
- 44 Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 20:22; Ezekiel 20:14; Ezekiel 20:9; Psalm 115:1
- 46 Ezekiel 21:2; Amos 7:16; Jeremiah 13:19; Jeremiah 22:7; Micah 2:6
- 47 Jeremiah 21:14; Isaiah 9:18–19; Luke 23:31; Ezekiel 17:24; Isaiah 24:1–6
- 48 Isaiah 26:11; Lamentations 2:16–17; Jeremiah 40:2–3; 2 Chronicles 7:20–22; Jeremiah 7:20
- 49 John 16:25; Acts 17:18; Matthew 13:13–14; Ezekiel 17:2
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