Ezequiel 38

1 Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí, diciendo:

Yahweh gave me another message. He said to me,

2 Hijo del hombre, pon tu rostro contra Gog en tierra de Magog, príncipe de la cabecera de Mesec, y Tubal, y profetiza sobre él,

“You human, turn and face Magog, the country where Gog [is the king]. He is [also] the ruler of [the nations of] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy about [the terrible things that will happen to] him,

3 Y dí: Así dijo el Señor Jehová: He aquí que yo a ti, Gog, príncipe de la cabecera de Mesec, y Tubal.

and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.

4 Y yo te quebrantaré, y pondré anzuelos en tus quijadas, y sacarte he, a ti, y a todo tu ejército, tus caballos y tus caballeros vestidos de todo, todos ellos: grande multitud con paveses y escudos, teniendo espadas todos ellos.

[It will be as though] I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you [to Israel]—you and all of your army, [including your] horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.

5 Persia, y Etiopía, y Libia con ellos, todos ellos con escudos y almetes.

[Armies from] Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.

6 Gomer, y todas sus compañías, la casa de Togorma, que habitan a los lados del norte, y todas sus compañías, pueblos muchos contigo.

An army from Gomer [north of Israel] will come, and an army from Togarmah far north [of Israel] will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’

7 Aparéjate, y apercíbete tú, y toda tu multitud, que se han juntado a ti, y séles por guarda.

[Tell Gog, ] ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.

8 De aquí a muchos días tú serás visitado: a cabo de años vendrás a la tierra quebrantada por espada, juntada de muchos pueblos, a los montes de Israel, que siempre fueron para asolamiento; y ella de pueblos fue sacada, y todos ellos morarán confiadamente.

At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack [Israel], a country whose [buildings] have been rebuilt after [they were destroyed in] wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations [to live again] on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from [other] nations and will be living peacefully.

9 Y tú subirás: vendrás como tempestad, como nublado para cubrir la tierra: serás tú, y todas tus compañías, y muchos pueblos contigo.

You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like [SIM] a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.

10 Así dijo el Señor Jehová: Y será en aquel día, que subirán palabras en tu corazón, y pensarás pensamiento malo,

But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about [DOU] doing an evil thing.

11 Y dirás: Subiré contra tierra de aldeas, vendré contra reposadas, y que habitan confiadamente: todos estos habitan sin muro, no tienen cerraduras ni puertas:

You will say [to yourself], “My [army] will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and do not suspect/think [that they will be attacked]. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars.

12 Para despojar despojos, y para tomar presa, para tornar tu mano sobre las tierras desiertas ya pobladas, y sobre el pueblo recogido de las naciones, que ya hace ganados y posesiones, y que moran en el ombligo de la tierra.

So [it will be easy for] us to attack the people who are living again in those towns that were previously destroyed. They are people who have been gathered from many countries [where they had lived for many years], people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries (OR, [that they think is] [IRO] the most important country) in the world. Our soldiers will take away [DOU] all their valuable possessions.”

13 Sabá y Dedán, y los mercaderes de Társis, y todos sus leoncillos te dirán: ¿Has venido a despojar despojos? ¿has juntado tu multitud para tomar presa, para quitar plata y oro, para tomar ganados y posesiones, para despojar grandes despojos?

[Then people of] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and nearby villages will come and say to you, “Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to [attack Israel and] take away all their silver and gold? [Do you plan] to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions [DOU]?”’

14 Por tanto profetiza, hijo del hombre, y di a Gog: Así dijo el Señor Jehová: En aquel tiempo, cuando mi pueblo Israel habitará seguramente, ¿no lo sabrás tú?

Therefore, you human, prophesy about Gog and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: At that time, when my people of Israel are living safely, you will certainly think about that.

15 Y vendrás de tu lugar, de las partes del norte, tú, y muchos pueblos contigo, todos ellos a caballo, grande compañía, y mucho ejército:

So you will come from your place far north [of Israel], with the armies of many [other] nations, all riding horses, a huge army.

16 Y subirás contra mi pueblo Israel, como nublado para cubrir la tierra: será esto al cabo de los días; y yo te traeré sobre mi tierra, para que las gentes me conozcan, cuando fuere santificado en ti delante de sus ojos, o! Gog.

You will march toward my Israeli people, and [your soldiers] will cover the land like a huge cloud. Gog, I will bring your army to attack the country that belongs to me, but [what I do] for you will show the people of other nations that I am holy.

17 Así dijo el Señor Jehová: ¿No eres tú aquel de quien yo hablé en los días antiguos por mis siervos los profetas de Israel, que profetizaron en aquellos tiempos, que yo te había de traer sobre ellos?

This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say to Gog: In past years, when I gave messages to my servants, the prophets [in Israel], there were messages [RHQ] about you. At that time, they prophesied for [many] years that I would bring your [armies] to attack my people.

18 Y será en aquel tiempo, cuando vendrá Gog contra la tierra de Israel, dijo el Señor Jehová, que mi ira subirá por mi enojo.

[So] this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say will happen: When your [army] attacks Israel, I will be very angry with you.

19 Porque he hablado en mi zelo, y en el fuego de mi ira, que en aquel tiempo habrá gran temblor sobre la tierra de Israel:

I will be very furious, and to show that I am angry, there will be a great earthquake in Israel, [where your armies will be].

20 Que los peces de la mar, y las aves del cielo, y las bestias del campo, y toda serpiente que anda arrastrando sobre la tierra, y todos los hombres que están sobre la haz de la tierra, temblarán delante de mi presencia; y los montes se arruinarán, y los escalones caerán, y todo muro caerá a tierra.

The fish in the sea, the birds, the wild animals, and the animals/creatures that crawl on the ground, and all the people on the earth will tremble because of what I [am doing]. Mountains will fall down, cliffs will crumble, and walls everywhere will fall to the ground.

21 Y en todos mis montes llamaré espada contra él, dijo el Señor Jehová: la espada de cada cual será contra su hermano.

Gog, on all the mountains in the country that belongs to me I will cause your soldiers to fight against each other with their swords.

22 Y yo litigaré con él con pestilencia, y con sangre; y haré llover turbión de lluvia, y piedras de granizo, fuego y azufre sobre él, y sobre sus compañías, y sobre los muchos pueblos que serán con él.

I will punish [MTY] you [and your soldiers] with plagues and murders [MTY]. And I will send down [from the sky], on you and your troops that have come from many nations, huge amounts of rain and hail and burning sulfur.

23 Y seré engrandecido y santificado, y seré conocido en ojos de muchas naciones y sabrán que yo soy Jehová.

By doing that, I will cause [the people of] many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do the things that I say that I will do].’”