Ezequiel 8
La Biblia de las Américas
Visión de las abominaciones en Jerusalén
8 Y sucedió en el año sexto, en el día cinco del sexto mes, que estando yo sentado en mi casa y los ancianos de Judá sentados ante mí, bajó[a] allí sobre mí la mano del Señor Dios[b]. 2 Entonces miré, y he aquí, una figura con aspecto de hombre[c]; desde sus lomos para abajo tenía la apariencia de fuego, y desde sus lomos para arriba la apariencia de un resplandor, como el aspecto de un metal refulgente(A). 3 Y extendió algo semejante a una mano y me tomó por un mechón de mi cabello[d]; y el Espíritu me alzó entre la tierra y el cielo y me llevó a Jerusalén en visiones de Dios, a la entrada de la puerta(B) que mira al norte del atrio interior, allí donde estaba la morada del ídolo de los celos que provoca los celos(C). 4 Y he aquí, la gloria del Dios de Israel estaba allí, como la visión que yo había visto en la llanura(D).
5 Y Él me dijo: Hijo de hombre, levanta ahora tus ojos(E) hacia el norte. Y levanté mis ojos hacia el norte, y he aquí, al norte de la puerta del altar, estaba el ídolo de los celos(F) a la entrada. 6 Entonces me dijo: Hijo de hombre, ¿ves lo que hacen estos, las grandes abominaciones que comete aquí la casa de Israel para que me aleje de mi santuario? Pero aún verás mayores abominaciones(G).
7 Después me llevó a la entrada del atrio, y cuando miré, he aquí, había un agujero en el muro. 8 Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, cava ahora en el muro. Cavé en el muro, y he aquí una entrada(H). 9 Entonces me dijo: Entra y ve las perversas abominaciones que ellos cometen aquí. 10 Entré, pues, y miré; y he aquí, había toda clase de reptiles y bestias y cosas abominables, y todos los ídolos de la casa de Israel estaban grabados en el muro por todo alrededor. 11 Y de pie frente a ellos, estaban setenta hombres de los ancianos de la casa de Israel(I), y Jaazanías, hijo de Safán, de pie entre ellos, cada uno con su incensario en la mano; y el aroma de la nube de incienso(J) subía. 12 Me dijo entonces: Hijo de hombre, ¿has visto lo que hacen en la oscuridad los ancianos de la casa de Israel, cada uno en su cámara de imágenes grabadas? Porque ellos dicen: «El Señor no nos ve(K); el Señor ha abandonado la tierra(L)». 13 Y me dijo: Aún verás que cometen mayores abominaciones.
14 Entonces me llevó a la entrada de la puerta de la casa del Señor que está al norte(M); y he aquí, había allí mujeres sentadas llorando a Tamuz. 15 Y me dijo: ¿Has visto, hijo de hombre? Aún verás mayores abominaciones que estas.
16 Entonces me llevó al atrio interior de la casa del Señor. Y he aquí, a la entrada del templo del Señor, entre el pórtico y el altar, había unos veinticinco hombres de espaldas al templo del Señor(N) y de cara al oriente, y se postraban hacia el oriente, hacia el sol(O). 17 Y Él me dijo: ¿Has visto, hijo de hombre? ¿Le parece poco a la casa de Judá cometer las abominaciones que aquí han cometido(P), que han llenado la tierra de violencia y me han provocado repetidas veces(Q)? Porque he aquí, se llevan el ramo a la nariz. 18 Por tanto, yo ciertamente obraré con furor. Mi ojo no tendrá piedad, ni yo perdonaré; y aunque griten a mis oídos con gran voz, no los escucharé(R).
Footnotes
- Ezequiel 8:1 Lit., cayó
- Ezequiel 8:1 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Ezequiel 8:2 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); en el T.M., fuego
- Ezequiel 8:3 Lit., cabeza
Ezekiel 8
New Living Translation
Idolatry in the Temple
8 Then on September 17,[a] during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, while the leaders of Judah were in my home, the Sovereign Lord took hold of me. 2 I saw a figure that appeared to be a man.[b] From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a burning flame. From the waist up he looked like gleaming amber.[c] 3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into the sky and transported me to Jerusalem in a vision from God. I was taken to the north gate of the inner courtyard of the Temple, where there is a large idol that has made the Lord very jealous. 4 Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel was there, just as I had seen it before in the valley.
5 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the Lord so jealous.
6 “Son of man,” he said, “do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of Israel are committing to drive me from my Temple? But come, and you will see even more detestable sins than these!” 7 Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall. 8 He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway.
9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!” 10 So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols[d] worshiped by the people of Israel. 11 Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of them held an incense burner, from which a cloud of incense rose above their heads.
12 Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their idols in dark rooms? They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us; he has deserted our land!’” 13 Then the Lord added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!”
14 He brought me to the north gate of the Lord’s Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for the god Tammuz. 15 “Have you seen this?” he asked. “But I will show you even more detestable sins than these!”
16 Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary, between the entry room and the bronze altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the sanctuary of the Lord. They were facing east, bowing low to the ground, worshiping the sun!
17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at me, and provoking my anger? 18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.”
Footnotes
- 8:1 Hebrew on the fifth [day] of the sixth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event occurred on September 17, 592 B.c.; also see note on 1:1.
- 8:2a As in Greek version; Hebrew reads appeared to be fire.
- 8:2b Or like burnished metal.
- 8:10 The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung.
Ezekiel 8
New International Version
Idolatry in the Temple
8 In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders(A) of Judah were sitting before(B) me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there.(C) 2 I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.[a] From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal.(D) 3 He stretched out what looked like a hand(E) and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up(F) between earth and heaven and in visions(G) of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court,(H) where the idol that provokes to jealousy(I) stood. 4 And there before me was the glory(J) of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.(K)
5 Then he said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol(L) of jealousy.
6 And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable(M) things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?(N) But you will see things that are even more detestable.”
7 Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall. 8 He said to me, “Son of man, now dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.
9 And he said to me, “Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.” 10 So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls(O) all kinds of crawling things and unclean(P) animals and all the idols of Israel.(Q) 11 In front of them stood seventy elders(R) of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer(S) in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense(T) was rising.(U)
12 He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness,(V) each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see(W) us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’” 13 Again, he said, “You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.”
14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz.(X) 15 He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.”
16 He then brought me into the inner court(Y) of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar,(Z) were about twenty-five men. With their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun(AA) in the east.(AB)
17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(AC) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(AD) and continually arouse my anger?(AE) Look at them putting the branch to their nose! 18 Therefore I will deal with them in anger;(AF) I will not look on them with pity(AG) or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen(AH) to them.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 8:2 Or saw a fiery figure
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