Jeremiah 13
1 Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into water.”
Yavé me dijo: Vé, cómprate un cinturón de lino y átalo a tu cintura, pero no lo metas en agua.
2 And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.
Compré el cinturón, conforme a la Palabra de Yavé, y lo até a mi cintura.
3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying:
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí por segunda vez:
4 “Take the waistcloth, which you obtained, which is around your loins, and, rising up, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”
Toma el cinturón que compraste, que está en tu cintura, y levántate, vé al Éufrates. Escóndelo allí en la hendidura de una peña.
5 And so I went, and I hid it by the Euphrates, just as the Lord had instructed me.
Fui y lo escondí junto al Éufrates, como Yavé me ordenó.
6 And it happened that, after many days, the Lord said to me: “Rise up, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the waistcloth, which I instructed you to hide there.”
Y después de muchos días Yavé me dijo: Levántate, vé al Éufrates y toma de allí el cinturón que te mandé que escondieras allá.
7 And so I went to the Euphrates, and I dug up and took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth had rotted, so that it was not fit for any use.
Fui al Éufrates y cavé. Tomé el cinturón del lugar donde lo escondí. Ciertamente el cinturón se pudrió y no servía para algo.
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
9 “Thus says the Lord: In the same way, I will cause the arrogance of Judah and the arrogance of Jerusalem to rot.
Yavé dice: Así ordené que se pudra la soberbia de Judá y la gran soberbia de Jerusalén.
10 This most wicked people, they are not willing to listen to my words, for they walk in the depravity of their own heart, and they have gone after strange gods, so as to serve them and to adore them. And so, they will become like this waistcloth, which is not fit for any use.
Este pueblo perverso que rehúsa escuchar mis Palabras, que anda en la terquedad de su corazón y va tras otros ʼelohim para servirles y postrarse ante ellos, será como este cinturón que es completamente inútil.
11 For just as the waistcloth clings to the loins of a man, so have I brought close to me the entire house of Israel and the entire house of Judah, says the Lord, so that they would be to me: a people, and a name, and a praise, and a glory. But they did not listen.
Porque como el cinturón se adhiere a la cintura de un hombre, así establecí que se adhiera a Mí toda la Casa de Israel y toda la Casa de Judá, dice Yavé, para que fuera mi pueblo, mi renombre, mi alabanza y mi gloria. Pero ellos no escucharon.
12 Therefore, you shall speak to them this word: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Every bottle will be filled with wine.’ And they will say to you: ‘Are we ignorant that every bottle will be filled with wine?’
Entonces les dirás esta Palabra: Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel dice: Todo cántaro será llenado con vino. Y ellos te preguntarán: ¿No sabemos ciertamente que todo cántaro será llenado con vino?
13 And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings from the stock of David who sit upon his throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, unto inebriation.
Entonces les contestarás: Yavé dice: Miren, Yo lleno de embriaguez a todos los habitantes de esta tierra, a los reyes de la descendencia de David que se sientan sobre el trono, a los sacerdotes, a los profetas y a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén.
14 And I will scatter them, a man from his brother, and fathers and sons similarly, says the Lord. I will not spare them, and I will not pardon them, and I will not take pity, so as not to destroy them.”
Los quebrantaré unos contra otros, padres contra hijos a la vez, dice Yavé. No perdonaré ni tendré compasión, ni misericordia para no destruirlos.
15 Hear and pay close attention. Do not choose to lift yourself up, for the Lord has spoken.
Oigan y presten atención. No sean altivos, porque Yavé habló.
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before darkness falls, and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains. You will expect light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.
Den gloria a Yavé su ʼElohim antes que Él traiga oscuridad, antes que sus pies tropiecen contra montañas de oscuridad, y Él convierta la luz que esperan en densa oscuridad.
17 But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
Pero si no escuchan esto, mi alma llorará en secreto a causa de la soberbia de ustedes. Mis ojos llorarán amargamente porque el rebaño de Yavé será llevado cautivo.
18 “Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.
Dí al rey y a la reina madre: Humíllense. Siéntense en la tierra, porque la corona de su gloria cayó de sus cabezas.
19 The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.
Las ciudades del Neguev fueron cerradas, y no hay quien las abra. Todo Judá es llevado al exilio, totalmente llevado en cautiverio.
20 Lift up your eyes and see, you who are arriving from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you, your famous cattle?
Levanta tus ojos y mira a los que vienen del norte. ¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue dado, tu bello rebaño?
21 What will you say when he visits upon you? For you have taught them against you, and you have instructed them with your own head. Will not pains take hold of you, as with a woman in labor?
¿Qué dirás cuando él designe como jefes a aquellos a quienes tú enseñaste? ¿No se apoderarán de ti dolores como de parturienta?
22 But if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things happened to me?’ it is because of the greatness of your iniquity that your shame has been uncovered and the soles of your feet have been defiled.
Cuando digas en tu corazón: ¿Por qué me sucede esto? Por tu gran iniquidad fueron levantadas tus faldas y desnudados tus talones.
23 If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.
¿Cambiará el etíope su piel, o el leopardo sus manchas? Así también ustedes no podrán hacer lo bueno, por estar acostumbrados a hacer lo malo.
24 And I will scatter them like chaff, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
Por tanto Yo los esparciré como el pasto seco que pasa con el viento del desierto.
25 This is your lot, and this is the portion of your measure from me, says the Lord, because you have forgotten me, and you have had confidence in what is false.
Ésta es tu parte, la cantidad que medí para ti, dice Yavé, porque te olvidaste de Mí y confiaste en la mentira.
26 Therefore, I have even bared your thighs before your face, and your shame has been seen.
Por tanto Yo también levantaré tus faldas y las alzaré sobre tu cara, para que sea vista tu vergüenza,
27 For I have seen your adulteries, and your neighing for the wickedness of your fornication, and your abominations upon the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How much longer before you will be made clean after me?”
tus adulterios, tus lujuriosos relinchos, y la perversidad de tu fornicación. Vi todas tus repugnancias sobre las colinas y en el campo. ¡Ay de ti, Jerusalén! ¿Hasta cuándo no te purificas?
