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Ezequiel 23
La Biblia de las Américas

Parábola de las dos hermanas

23 Y vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo: 2 Hijo de hombre, había dos mujeres, hijas de una madre(A), 3 que se prostituyeron en Egipto(B); se prostituyeron en su juventud. Allí fueron palpados sus pechos y allí fueron acariciados sus senos virginales. 4 Sus nombres eran Aholá, la mayor, y Aholibá, su hermana. Vinieron a ser mías y dieron a luz hijos e hijas. Y en cuanto a sus nombres, Aholá es Samaria y Aholibá es Jerusalén.

5 Y Aholá se prostituyó cuando era mía[a]; y se apasionó de sus amantes, los asirios(C), vecinos suyos, 6 vestidos de púrpura, gobernadores y oficiales, todos ellos jóvenes apuestos, jinetes montados a caballo(D). 7 Cometió sus prostituciones con ellos, con lo más selecto de los asirios[b]; y con todos los que se había apasionado, con todos sus ídolos se contaminó(E). 8 Y no abandonó sus prostituciones de Egipto; pues con ella muchos en su juventud se habían acostado, y acariciaron sus senos virginales(F) y derramaron sobre ella su pasión[c]. 9 Por tanto, la entregué en manos de sus amantes, en mano de los asirios, de los que se había apasionado(G). 10 Ellos descubrieron su desnudez, se llevaron a sus hijos y a sus hijas, y a ella la mataron a espada. Y vino a ser ejemplo[d] para las mujeres, pues se ejecutaron juicios contra ella(H).

11 Y aunque su hermana Aholibá vio esto, se corrompió en su pasión[e] más que ella, y sus prostituciones fueron mayores que las prostituciones de su hermana(I). 12 Se apasionó de los asirios, gobernadores y oficiales(J), vecinos suyos, lujosamente vestidos, jinetes montados a caballo, todos ellos jóvenes apuestos. 13 Y vi que ella se había contaminado; un mismo camino seguían las dos. 14 Y aumentó sus prostituciones(K). Vio hombres pintados en la pared(L), figuras de caldeos pintadas con bermellón, 15 ceñidos sus lomos con cinturones y amplios turbantes en sus cabezas, con aspecto de oficiales todos ellos, semejantes a los babilonios[f] de Caldea, tierra de su nacimiento. 16 Cuando los vio[g] se apasionó de ellos(M) y les envió mensajeros a Caldea. 17 Y vinieron a ella los babilonios[h](N), al lecho de amores, y la contaminaron con sus prostituciones. Y después de haber sido contaminada con ellos, su alma se hastió de ellos. 18 Reveló sus prostituciones y descubrió su desnudez(O); entonces me hastié[i] de ella(P) como me[j] había hastiado de su hermana(Q). 19 Pero ella multiplicó sus prostituciones, recordando los días de su juventud, cuando se prostituía en la tierra de Egipto. 20 Y se apasionó de sus amantes, cuya carne es como la carne de los asnos y cuyo flujo es como el flujo de los caballos(R). 21 Añoraste así la lujuria de tu juventud, cuando los egipcios[k] palpaban tu seno, acariciando[l] los pechos de tu juventud(S).

22 Por tanto, Aholibá, así dice el Señor Dios[m]: «He aquí, incitaré contra ti a tus amantes, de los que te alejaste[n], y los traeré contra ti de todos lados: 23 los babilonios[o](T) y todos los caldeos(U), los de Pecod(V), Soa y Coa, y con ellos todos los asirios(W), jóvenes apuestos, todos ellos gobernadores y oficiales, capitanes y de renombre[p], todos montados a caballo. 24 Y vendrán contra ti con armas, carros y carretas[q], y con multitud de pueblos(X). Se apostarán contra ti de todos lados con coraza, escudo y yelmo; a ellos les encargaré el juicio y ellos te juzgarán conforme a sus costumbres(Y). 25 Pondré contra ti mi celo, y te tratarán con furor; te arrancarán la nariz y las orejas, y tus sobrevivientes caerán[r] a espada; te quitarán tus hijos y tus hijas, y los que queden serán consumidos por el fuego(Z). 26 También te despojarán de tus vestidos y te quitarán tus bellas joyas[s](AA). 27 Así pondré fin a tu lujuria y a tu prostitución(AB) traídas de la tierra de Egipto, y no levantarás más tus ojos hacia ellos ni recordarás más a Egipto». 28 Porque así dice el Señor Dios: «He aquí, yo te entregaré en manos de los que odias, en manos de aquellos de los que te alejaste[t](AC). 29 Ellos te tratarán con odio, te quitarán todas tus posesiones y te dejarán desnuda y descubierta(AD). Y será descubierta la vergüenza de tus prostituciones; tanto tu lujuria como tus prostituciones. 30 Estas cosas se harán contigo porque te has prostituido con las naciones, porque te has contaminado con sus ídolos(AE). 31 Has andado en el camino de tu hermana(AF); por eso yo te pondré su cáliz en tu mano». 32 Así dice el Señor Dios:

«Beberás el cáliz(AG) de tu hermana,
que es hondo y ancho;
servirá[u] de risa y de escarnio(AH)
porque es de gran capacidad.
33 De embriaguez y de dolor te llenarás.
El cáliz de horror y desolación(AI)
es el cáliz de tu hermana Samaria.
34 Lo beberás y lo agotarás(AJ);
roerás sus fragmentos,
y te desgarrarás los pechos.

Porque yo he hablado» —declara el Señor Dios. 35 Por tanto, así dice el Señor Dios: «Porque me has olvidado(AK) y me has arrojado a tus espaldas(AL), carga ahora con el castigo de tu lujuria y de tus prostituciones».

36 También me dijo el Señor: Hijo de hombre, ¿juzgarás a Aholá y a Aholibá? Hazles saber, pues, sus abominaciones(AM). 37 Porque han cometido adulterio y hay sangre en sus manos; han cometido adulterio con sus ídolos, y aun a sus hijos, que dieron a luz para mí, han hecho pasar por el fuego(AN) como alimento para los ídolos[v]. 38 Además me han hecho esto: han contaminado mi santuario(AO) en ese día y han profanado mis días de reposo(AP); 39 después de sacrificar sus hijos a sus ídolos, entraron en mi santuario el mismo día para profanarlo; y he aquí, así hicieron en medio de mi casa(AQ). 40 Aún más, mandaron[w] llamar a hombres que vinieran de lejos, a quienes se les envió un mensajero; y he aquí, vinieron. Para ellos te bañaste, te pintaste los ojos y te ataviaste con adornos(AR); 41 luego te sentaste en un suntuoso diván(AS) ante el cual estaba preparada una mesa(AT) en la que habías puesto mi incienso y mi aceite(AU). 42 Y el ruido de una multitud despreocupada(AV) se oía allí, multitud de hombres, bebedores(AW) traídos del desierto. Y pusieron brazaletes en las manos de las mujeres[x] y hermosas coronas sobre sus cabezas(AX). 43 Entonces dije acerca de aquella que estaba consumida por sus adulterios(AY): «¿Cometerán ahora fornicaciones con ella, estando ella así?[y]». 44 Y se llegaron a ella como quien se llega a una ramera. Así se llegaron a Aholá y a Aholibá, mujeres depravadas. 45 Pero los[z] hombres justos los[aa] juzgarán en el juicio de las adúlteras y en el juicio de las mujeres que derraman sangre(AZ), por ser ellas adúlteras y haber sangre en sus manos.

46 Porque así dice el Señor Dios: «Tráigase una multitud contra ellas, y sean entregadas al terror y al pillaje(BA). 47 Y la multitud las apedreará(BB) y las cortará con sus espadas; matará a sus hijos y a sus hijas y prenderán fuego a sus casas(BC). 48 Y haré cesar la lascivia[ab] de la tierra, y todas las mujeres serán advertidas y no cometerán lascivia[ac] como vosotras[ad]. 49 Y recaerá[ae] vuestra lascivia[af] sobre vosotras, y cargaréis el castigo de haber adorado a vuestros ídolos; así sabréis que yo soy el Señor Dios(BD)».

Footnotes

  1. Ezequiel 23:5 Lit., bajo mi dominio
  2. Ezequiel 23:7 Lit., hijos de Asur, y así en el resto del cap.
  3. Ezequiel 23:8 Lit., prostitución
  4. Ezequiel 23:10 Lit., nombre
  5. Ezequiel 23:11 Lit., prostitución
  6. Ezequiel 23:15 Lit., hijos de Babel
  7. Ezequiel 23:16 Lit., a la vista de sus ojos
  8. Ezequiel 23:17 Lit., hijos de Babel
  9. Ezequiel 23:18 Lit., mi alma se hastió
  10. Ezequiel 23:18 Lit., como mi alma se
  11. Ezequiel 23:21 Así en dos mss.; en el T.M., de Egipto
  12. Ezequiel 23:21 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., a causa de
  13. Ezequiel 23:22 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor, y así en el resto del cap.
  14. Ezequiel 23:22 Lit., tu alma se alejó
  15. Ezequiel 23:23 Lit., hijos de Babel
  16. Ezequiel 23:23 Lit., los llamados
  17. Ezequiel 23:24 Lit., ruedas
  18. Ezequiel 23:25 Lit., tu resto caerá
  19. Ezequiel 23:26 Lit., tus artículos de belleza
  20. Ezequiel 23:28 Lit., tu alma se alejó
  21. Ezequiel 23:32 O, servirás
  22. Ezequiel 23:37 Lit., ellos
  23. Ezequiel 23:40 O, vosotras mandasteis
  24. Ezequiel 23:42 Lit., de ellas
  25. Ezequiel 23:43 O, Ahora cometerán fornicación con ella y ella con ellos
  26. Ezequiel 23:45 Lit., ellos
  27. Ezequiel 23:45 Algunos mss. dicen: las
  28. Ezequiel 23:48 O, lujuria
  29. Ezequiel 23:48 O, lujuria
  30. Ezequiel 23:48 Lit., y no harán conforme a vuestra lascivia
  31. Ezequiel 23:49 Lit., Y os darán
  32. Ezequiel 23:49 O, lujuria
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Ezekiel 23
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23 The word of Adonai came to me: 2 “Human being! There were two women, daughters of the same mother, 3 who were whores in Egypt — even as young girls they were whores. There they let their breasts be caressed, and there their virgin nipples were fondled. 4 Their names were Oholah, the older one, and Oholivah, her sister. They belonged to me, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their names, Shomron is Oholah, and Yerushalayim is Oholivah.

5 “Even when she belonged to me, Oholah prostituted herself; she lusted after her lovers from Ashur — warriors 6 dressed in blue, governors, rulers, all of them good-looking young men riding on horseback. 7 She gave herself as a whore to them, all of them the elite of Ashur; and she defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after. 8 She did not give up the whoring she had begun in Egypt, where men had sex with her, fondled her virgin nipples and flooded her with their fornication.

9 “So I handed her over to her lovers, the men of Ashur she lusted after. 10 They exposed her private parts, took her sons and daughters, and put her to death with the sword; so that she became notorious among women for the judgments executed against her.

11 “Her sister Oholivah saw this; nevertheless she was worse than her sister in lusting and likewise in whoring. 12 She lusted after the men from Ashur, governors and rulers, warriors dressed to perfection, skilled horsemen, all of them good-looking young men. 13 I saw that she had defiled herself; both sisters had gone down the same path. 14 She prostituted herself more than ever; because she saw wall-carvings of men, depicting the Kasdim in vermilion, 15 with sashes wrapped around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like military men, the very image of men of Bavel born in the land of the Kasdim. 16 The moment she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers to them in the land of the Kasdim; 17 and the men of Bavel climbed into her “love bed” and defiled her with their lust. She was defiled by them, and then filled with revulsion at them. 18 Thus did she reveal her fornication and expose her private parts. When this happened, I was filled with revulsion at her, just as I had been filled with revulsion at her sister. 19 Still she kept increasing her whoring, remembering the days when she was young, fornicating in the land of Egypt. 20 Yes, she lusted after their male prostitutes, whose members are like those of donkeys and who ejaculate like stallions. 21 You yearned for the lewdness of your girlhood, when the Egyptians used to fondle your nipples and caress your young breasts.

22 “Therefore, Oholivah, here is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘I will raise up your lovers against you, the ones who fill you with revulsion, and bring them against you from every side — 23 the men of Bavel and all the Kasdim, P’kod, Shoa and Koa, and with them all the men of Ashur, good-looking young men, all of them governors and rulers, commanders and officers, all on horseback. 24 They will advance on you armed with chariots, wagons and with an army drawn from many peoples; they will array themselves against you from every side with breastplates, shields and helmets. I will give them the authority to judge, and they will judge you as they see fit. 25 I will direct my jealousy against you, so that they will deal with you in fury — they will cut off your nose and ears, and what is left of you will die by the sword; they will seize your sons and daughters, and those who remain of you will be consumed by the fire. 26 They will strip you of your clothes and seize your fine jewels. 27 Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your fornication brought from the land of Egypt, so that you will no longer raise your eyes toward them or remember Egypt any more.’ 28 For this is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘I am about to hand you over to those you hate, to those who fill you with revulsion; 29 and they will deal with you in hatred, seize everything you have worked for, and leave you naked and exposed — the full shame of your whoring will be exposed, your lewdness and your fornicating. 30 These things will be done to you because you have gone fornicating with the Goyim, and because you are defiled with their idols. 31 You walked down your sister’s path, so I will put her cup in your hand.’ 32 Adonai Elohim says:

‘You will drink from your sister’s cup,
a cup both deep and wide,
full right up to the brim
with scorn and derision,
33 filling you with drunkenness and sorrow,
a cup of horror and devastation —
the cup of your sister Shomron.
34 You will drink it, you will drain it,
and then you will gnaw it to shreds
and tear out your own breasts!
For I have spoken it’

says Adonai Elohim.

35 “Therefore this is what Adonai Elohim says: ‘Because you forgot me and flung me behind your back, you will bear the guilt of your lewdness and whoring.’”

36 Then Adonai said to me, “Human being, are you ready to judge Oholah and Oholivah? Then confront them with their disgusting practices. 37 For they committed adultery, and their hands are dripping with blood. They committed adultery with their idols; and they offered their sons, whom they bore to me, for these idols to eat. 38 Moreover, they have done this to me as well: they defiled my sanctuary on the same day, and they profaned my shabbats. 39 For after killing their children for their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; this they did in my house.

40 “Worse still, you sent a messenger summoning men to come from a distance; and they came. For them you washed yourself, painted your eyes, decked yourself with your finery, 41 and sat on a sumptuous bed, with a table arranged before it, on which you put my incense and my olive oil. 42 The noise of a carefree crowd could be heard there; many of the men were brought in drunk from the desert. They put bracelets on their hands and magnificent crowns on their heads. 43 I thought, ‘That woman! She’s worn out from all her adulteries, but they still go to fornicate with her!’ 44 For every one went in to her; just as men go in to a prostitute, so they went in to Oholah and Oholivah, those debauched women. 45 Nevertheless, there are righteous men who will judge them as adulterers and murderers are supposed to be judged; because they are adulterers, and blood is dripping from their hands. 46 For here is what Adonai Elohim says:

‘Summon an assembly to punish them;
give them over to terror and plunder.
47 Let the assembly stone them to death,
dispatch them with their swords,
kill their sons and daughters
and burn their houses to the ground.

48 “‘Thus I will put an end to lewdness in the land, so that all women may be taught not to imitate your lewdness. 49 You will receive the punishment your lewdness deserves, and you will pay the penalty for your idolatries. Then you will know that I am Adonai Elohim.’”

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Ezekiel 23
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Two Adulterous Sisters

23 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother.(A) 3 They became prostitutes in Egypt,(B) engaging in prostitution(C) from their youth.(D) In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.(E) 4 The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.(F)

5 “Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians(G)—warriors(H) 6 clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all of them handsome young men, and mounted horsemen. 7 She gave herself as a prostitute to all the elite of the Assyrians and defiled herself with all the idols of everyone she lusted after.(I) 8 She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt,(J) when during her youth men slept with her, caressed her virgin bosom and poured out their lust on her.(K)

9 “Therefore I delivered her into the hands(L) of her lovers,(M) the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.(N) 10 They stripped(O) her naked, took away her sons and daughters and killed her with the sword. She became a byword among women,(P) and punishment was inflicted(Q) on her.(R)

11 “Her sister Oholibah saw this,(S) yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.(T) 12 She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors in full dress, mounted horsemen, all handsome young men.(U) 13 I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.(V)

14 “But she carried her prostitution still further. She saw men portrayed on a wall,(W) figures of Chaldeans[a] portrayed in red,(X) 15 with belts(Y) around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like Babylonian chariot officers, natives of Chaldea.[b] 16 As soon as she saw them, she lusted after them and sent messengers(Z) to them in Chaldea.(AA) 17 Then the Babylonians(AB) came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. After she had been defiled by them, she turned away from them in disgust.(AC) 18 When she carried on her prostitution openly and exposed her naked body,(AD) I turned away(AE) from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.(AF) 19 Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. 20 There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. 21 So you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when in Egypt your bosom was caressed and your young breasts fondled.[c](AG)

22 “Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will stir up your lovers(AH) against you, those you turned away from in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side(AI)— 23 the Babylonians(AJ) and all the Chaldeans,(AK) the men of Pekod(AL) and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, all of them governors and commanders, chariot officers and men of high rank, all mounted on horses.(AM) 24 They will come against you with weapons,[d] chariots and wagons(AN) and with a throng of people; they will take up positions against you on every side with large and small shields and with helmets. I will turn you over to them for punishment,(AO) and they will punish you according to their standards. 25 I will direct my jealous anger(AP) against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters,(AQ) and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire.(AR) 26 They will also strip(AS) you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry.(AT) 27 So I will put a stop(AU) to the lewdness and prostitution you began in Egypt. You will not look on these things with longing or remember Egypt anymore.

28 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to deliver you into the hands(AV) of those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust. 29 They will deal with you in hatred and take away everything you have worked for. They will leave you stark naked,(AW) and the shame of your prostitution will be exposed.(AX) Your lewdness(AY) and promiscuity(AZ) 30 have brought this on you, because you lusted after the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.(BA) 31 You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup(BB) into your hand.(BC)

32 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“You will drink your sister’s cup,
    a cup large and deep;
it will bring scorn and derision,(BD)
    for it holds so much.(BE)
33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,
    the cup of ruin and desolation,
    the cup of your sister Samaria.(BF)
34 You will drink it(BG) and drain it dry
    and chew on its pieces—
    and you will tear your breasts.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.(BH)

35 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten(BI) me and turned your back on me,(BJ) you must bear(BK) the consequences of your lewdness and prostitution.”

36 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then confront(BL) them with their detestable practices,(BM) 37 for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.(BN) 38 They have also done this to me: At that same time they defiled my sanctuary(BO) and desecrated my Sabbaths.(BP) 39 On the very day they sacrificed their children to their idols, they entered my sanctuary and desecrated(BQ) it. That is what they did in my house.(BR)

40 “They even sent messengers for men who came from far away,(BS) and when they arrived you bathed yourself for them, applied eye makeup(BT) and put on your jewelry.(BU) 41 You sat on an elegant couch,(BV) with a table(BW) spread before it on which you had placed the incense(BX) and olive oil that belonged to me.(BY)

42 “The noise of a carefree(BZ) crowd was around her; drunkards(CA) were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets(CB) on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.(CC) 43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute,(CD) for that is all she is.’ 44 And they slept with her. As men sleep with a prostitute, so they slept with those lewd women, Oholah and Oholibah. 45 But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood,(CE) because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.(CF)

46 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Bring a mob(CG) against them and give them over to terror and plunder.(CH) 47 The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters(CI) and burn(CJ) down their houses.(CK)

48 “So I will put an end(CL) to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you.(CM) 49 You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry.(CN) Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(CO)”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 23:14 Or Babylonians
  2. Ezekiel 23:15 Or Babylonia; also in verse 16
  3. Ezekiel 23:21 Syriac (see also verse 3); Hebrew caressed because of your young breasts
  4. Ezekiel 23:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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