Spanish → English transcript

Good morning, heroic people of Venezuela, soldiers of the homeland,

soldados y soldadas de la patria, hijos e hijas de Bolívar.

The Bolivarian National Armed Force informs the entire world

that in the early hours of today, January 3,

the Venezuelan

by the government of the United States of North America.

So far, the barbarity of the invading forces,

sagrado en las localidades de Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, los estados Miranda,

Aragua y La Guaira, llegando a impactar con sus misiles y cohetes

disparados desde sus helicópteros de combate en urbanismos de población civil,

for which we are already gathering information

regarding the injured and the dead.

Faced with this vile and cowardly attack

that threatens the peace and stability of the region, we raise the

before the international community and all multilateral organizations,

so that the government

of the United States is condemned for the

flagrant violation

of the Charter of the United Nations and of

international law. Free, independent,

rechaza con toda la fuerza de su historia

history the presence of these foreign troops

that have left only death, pain, and destruction in their wake.

This invasion represents the greatest outrage the country has ever suffered,

which responds to the insatiable greed for our strategic resources.

Far from any supposed fight against narcoterrorism, this deplorable

action seeks to definitively force a change of regime and submit us to the

action seeks to definitively force a change of regime and submit us to the

of North American imperialism, trampling the inalienable right

to self- determination for which our liberators fought

and which today we are called to defend

with the same dignity. That is why, in this ill- fated hour, I invoke the courage

that we inherited from the liberators, who taught us that dignity is not negotiable

quienes nos enseñaron que la dignidad no se negocia y que la patria es un

valor supremo. Nos han atacado, pero no nos doblegarán.

Unidos, soldado y pueblo,

we will form an indestructible wall of resistance. Our vocation is peace,

but our heritage is the struggle for freedom. We, who extend

our hand in brotherhood, today clench our fist

in defense of what is ours. Let us unite, for in the union of the people

Unámonos, que en la unión del pueblo

we will find the strength to resist and prevail.

In the midst of this imperial onslaught, I make a fervent call for serenity

hago un llamado ferviente a la serenidad

and sanity, to maintain unity and calm.

del invasor. La entereza es el escudo de la patria. No cedamos ante el

pánico que el enemigo

wants to sow. Let us avoid chaos and anarchy, which are weapons as lethal

as the bombs. Let us show the world the fiber we are made of.

Let us be resilient, let us remain steadfast in adversity and set in motion

all the national defense plans for which we have been preparing.

para lo cual nos hemos venido preparando. Por ello, y en

and in compliance with the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

the Organic Law on States

of Exception and the Organic Law on National Security,

we fully and unreservedly support

the decree of State of External Emergency throughout the entire national territory

the decree of State of External Emergency throughout the entire national territory

and consequently, the men and women

of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, following the instructions of

cumpliendo instrucciones del ciudadano Nicolás Maduro Moros,

Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,

our Commander in Chief,

capacidades para la defensa integral de la nación,

the restoration of order and peace. Therefore, we will activate,

Por ende, activaremos en todo el espectro del espacio geográfico nacional y

popular- military- police fusion, the full operational readiness

completo apresto operacional

through the massive deployment of all land, air, naval,

riverine and missile assets, weapon systems for comprehensive defense,

with the purpose of ensuring the integration of the elements of national power

integración de los elementos del poder nacional

in the mission of confronting imperial threats, forming a single

combat bloc. Honor, duty, and history call us.

May the cry of the free homeland

echo in every corner. Victory is ours

because reason and dignity

are with us. We will prevail.

Long live the homeland!