Obadiah
New King James Version
The Coming Judgment on Edom
1 The vision of Obadiah.
Thus says the Lord God (A)concerning Edom
(B)(We have heard a report from the Lord,
And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,
“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):
2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
You shall be greatly despised.
3 The (C)pride of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
(D)You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
4 (E)Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you (F)set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.
5 “If (G)thieves had come to you,
If robbers by night—
Oh, how you will be cut off!—
Would they not have stolen till they had enough?
If grape-gatherers had come to you,
(H)Would they not have left some gleanings?
6 “Oh, how Esau shall be searched out!
How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!
7 All the men in your confederacy
Shall force you to the border;
(I)The men at peace with you
Shall deceive you and prevail against you.
Those who eat your bread shall lay a [a]trap for you.
(J)No[b] one is aware of it.
8 “Will(K) I not in that day,” says the Lord,
“Even destroy the wise men from Edom,
And understanding from the mountains of Esau?
9 Then your (L)mighty men, O (M)Teman, shall be dismayed,
To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau
May be cut off by slaughter.
Edom Mistreated His Brother
10 “For (N)violence against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you,
And (O)you shall be cut off forever.
11 In the day that you (P)stood on the other side—
In the day that strangers carried captive his forces,
When foreigners entered his gates
And (Q)cast lots for Jerusalem—
Even you were as one of them.
12 “But you should not have (R)gazed[c] on the day of your brother
[d]In the day of his captivity;
Nor should you have (S)rejoiced over the children of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Nor should you have spoken proudly
In the day of distress.
13 You should not have entered the gate of My people
In the day of their calamity.
Indeed, you should not have [e]gazed on their affliction
In the day of their calamity,
Nor laid hands on their substance
In the day of their calamity.
14 You should not have stood at the crossroads
To cut off those among them who escaped;
Nor should you have [f]delivered up those among them who remained
In the day of distress.
15 “For(T) the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near;
(U)As you have done, it shall be done to you;
Your [g]reprisal shall return upon your own head.
16 (V)For as you drank on My holy mountain,
So shall all the nations drink continually;
Yes, they shall drink, and swallow,
And they shall be as though they had never been.
Israel’s Final Triumph
17 “But on Mount Zion there (W)shall be [h]deliverance,
And there shall be holiness;
The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
And the house of Joseph (X)a flame;
But the house of Esau shall be stubble;
They shall kindle them and devour them,
And no survivor shall remain of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.
19 The [i]South (Y)shall possess the mountains of Esau,
(Z)And the Lowland shall possess Philistia.
They shall possess the fields of Ephraim
And the fields of Samaria.
Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 And the captives of this host of the children of Israel
Shall possess the land of the Canaanites
As (AA)far as Zarephath.
The captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
(AB)Shall possess the cities of the [j]South.
21 Then (AC)saviors[k] shall come to Mount Zion
To judge the mountains of Esau,
And the (AD)kingdom shall be the Lord’s.
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:7 Or wound or plot
- Obadiah 1:7 Or There is no understanding in him
- Obadiah 1:12 Gloated over
- Obadiah 1:12 Lit. On the day he became a foreigner
- Obadiah 1:13 Gloated over
- Obadiah 1:14 Handed over to the enemy
- Obadiah 1:15 Or reward
- Obadiah 1:17 Or salvation
- Obadiah 1:19 Heb. Negev
- Obadiah 1:20 Heb. Negev
- Obadiah 1:21 deliverers
Obadiah
English Standard Version
1 The vision of Obadiah.
Edom Will Be Humbled
Thus says the Lord God (A)concerning Edom:
(B)We have heard a report from the Lord,
and a messenger has been sent among the nations:
“Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!”
2 Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
you shall be utterly despised.[a]
3 (C)The pride of your heart has deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rock,[b]
in your lofty dwelling,
(D)who say in your heart,
“Who will bring me down to the ground?”
4 Though you soar aloft like the eagle,
though your nest is set among the stars,
from there I will bring you down,
declares the Lord.
5 If (E)thieves came to you,
if plunderers came by night—
how you have been destroyed!—
would they not steal only enough for themselves?
If (F)grape gatherers came to you,
would they not leave gleanings?
6 (G)How Esau has been pillaged,
his treasures sought out!
7 All your allies have driven you to your border;
those at peace with you have deceived you;
they have prevailed against you;
(H)those who eat your bread[c] have set a trap beneath you—
(I)you have[d] no understanding.
8 (J)Will I not on that day, declares the Lord,
destroy the wise men out of Edom,
and understanding out of (K)Mount Esau?
9 And your mighty men shall be dismayed, (L)O Teman,
so that every man from (M)Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.
Edom's Violence Against Jacob
10 (N)Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob,
shame shall cover you,
(O)and you shall be cut off forever.
11 (P)On the day that you stood aloof,
(Q)on the day that strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
(R)and cast lots for Jerusalem,
you were like one of them.
12 (S)But do not gloat over the day of your brother
in the day of his misfortune;
(T)do not rejoice over the people of Judah
in the day of their ruin;
(U)do not boast[e]
in the day of distress.
13 (V)Do not enter the gate of my people
in the day of their calamity;
(W)do not gloat over his disaster
in the day of his calamity;
(X)do not loot his wealth
in the day of his calamity.
14 (Y)Do not stand at the crossroads
to cut off his fugitives;
do not hand over his survivors
in the day of distress.
The Day of the Lord Is Near
15 For (Z)the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations.
(AA)As you have done, it shall be done to you;
your deeds shall return on your own head.
16 (AB)For as you have drunk on (AC)my holy mountain,
so all the nations shall drink continually;
they shall drink and swallow,
and shall be as though they had never been.
17 (AD)But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
and it shall be holy,
(AE)and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
18 (AF)The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
and the house of Joseph a flame,
and the house of Esau (AG)stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
(AH)and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.
The Kingdom of the Lord
19 Those of (AI)the Negeb (AJ)shall possess (AK)Mount Esau,
and those of the Shephelah shall possess (AL)the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of (AM)Samaria,
and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel
shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as (AN)Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall possess the cities of the Negeb.
21 (AO)Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule (AP)Mount Esau,
and (AQ)the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:2 Or Behold, I have made you small among the nations; you are utterly despised
- Obadiah 1:3 Or of Sela
- Obadiah 1:7 Hebrew lacks those who eat
- Obadiah 1:7 Hebrew he has
- Obadiah 1:12 Hebrew do not enlarge your mouth
Abdías
La Biblia de las Américas
Humillación de Edom
1 Visión de Abdías.
Así dice el Señor Dios[a] acerca de Edom(A):
Hemos oído un mensaje del Señor(B),
y un mensajero ha sido enviado a las naciones(C), diciendo:
Levantaos y alcémonos contra él en batalla(D).
2 He aquí, te haré pequeño entre las naciones(E);
despreciado eres en gran manera.
3 La soberbia de tu corazón te ha engañado(F),
tú que habitas en las hendiduras de la peña[b](G),
en las alturas de tu morada;
que dices en tu corazón:
«¿Quién me derribará por tierra(H)?».
4 Aunque te remontes(I) como el águila,
y aunque entre las estrellas(J) pongas tu nido,
de allí te derribaré —declara el Señor.
5 Si vinieran a ti ladrones
o salteadores de noche[c](K)
(¡cómo quedarías arruinado!),
¿no robarían hasta que les bastara?[d]
Si vinieran a ti vendimiadores,
¿no dejarían rebuscos(L)?
6 ¡Cómo será escudriñado Esaú(M),
y rebuscados sus tesoros escondidos!
7 Hasta la frontera te echarán
todos tus aliados[e](N);
te engañarán, te dominarán
los que están en paz contigo;
los que comen tu pan
tenderán emboscada contra ti(O).
(No hay entendimiento en él[f](P).)
8 ¿No destruiré en aquel día
—declara el Señor— a los sabios de Edom(Q)
y el entendimiento del monte de Esaú?
9 Entonces tus valientes serán atemorizados(R), oh Temán(S),
de modo que todo hombre será cortado del monte de Esaú con muerte violenta(T).
10 Por la violencia contra tu hermano Jacob(U),
te cubrirá la vergüenza,
y serás cortado para siempre(V).
11 El día que te pusiste a un lado(W),
el día en que extraños se llevaban su riqueza,
y extranjeros entraban por su puerta
y sobre Jerusalén echaban suertes(X),
tú también eras como uno de ellos(Y).
12 No te alegres[g] en el día de tu hermano,
en el día de su exterminio(Z);
no te alegres de los hijos de Judá(AA)
en el día de su destrucción;
sí, no te jactes[h](AB)
en el día de su angustia.
13 No entres por la puerta de mi pueblo
en el día de su ruina(AC).
Sí, no te alegres tú de[i] su desgracia
en el día de su ruina;
no te apoderes de sus riquezas(AD)
en el día de su ruina.
14 No te apostes en la encrucijada
para exterminar a sus fugitivos(AE),
y no entregues a sus sobrevivientes
en el día de su angustia.
Restauración de Israel
15 Porque se acerca el día del Señor sobre todas las naciones(AF).
Como tú has hecho, te será hecho(AG);
tus acciones recaerán sobre tu cabeza(AH).
16 Como vosotros bebisteis(AI) en mi santo monte(AJ),
así beberán continuamente todas las naciones.
Beberán y tragarán[j](AK),
y serán como si no hubieran sido.
17 Pero en el monte Sión quedará un remanente,
y será lugar santo(AL),
y la casa de Jacob volverá a tomar sus posesiones(AM).
18 Entonces la casa de Jacob será un fuego(AN),
y la casa de José una llama,
y rastrojo la casa de Esaú.
Los[k] quemarán y los[l] consumirán,
y no quedará sobreviviente(AO) alguno de la casa de Esaú
—porque el Señor ha hablado.
19 Entonces los del Neguev[m] poseerán el monte de Esaú(AP),
y los de la Sefela[n](AQ) la llanura de los filisteos(AR);
poseerán también el territorio de Efraín y el territorio de Samaria(AS),
y Benjamín poseerá Galaad.
20 Y los desterrados de este ejército de los hijos de Israel
que están entre los cananeos hasta Sarepta(AT),
y los desterrados de Jerusalén que están en Sefarad,
poseerán las ciudades del Neguev(AU).
21 Y subirán libertadores(AV) al monte Sión
para juzgar al monte de Esaú,
y el reino será del Señor(AW).
Footnotes
- Abdías 1:1 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Abdías 1:3 O, de Sela
- Abdías 1:5 Lit., devastadores nocturnos
- Abdías 1:5 Lit., ¿no robarían su suficiencia?
- Abdías 1:7 Lit., los hombres de tu pacto
- Abdías 1:7 I.e., Esaú; o, en ello
- Abdías 1:12 Lit., No mires
- Abdías 1:12 Lit., no agrandes tu boca
- Abdías 1:13 Lit., no mires tú
- Abdías 1:16 O, se tambalearán
- Abdías 1:18 I.e., el pueblo de Esaú
- Abdías 1:18 I.e., el pueblo de Esaú
- Abdías 1:19 I.e., región del sur
- Abdías 1:19 I.e., las faldas de los montes
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