Jeremiah 23
1 “Woe to the shepherds who scatter and tear apart the sheep of my pasture, says the Lord.
“¡Ay de los pastores que destruyen y dispersan las ovejas de mi prado!”, dice el Señor.
2 Because of this, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to the shepherds who pasture my people: You have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you have not visited them. Behold, I will visit upon you because of your evil pursuits, says the Lord.
Por eso Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice contra los pastores que apacientan a mi pueblo “Ustedes han dispersado mi rebaño, lo han alejado y no lo han visitado. He aquí que yo visitaré sobre ustedes el mal de sus acciones”, dice el Señor.
3 And I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the entire earth, from the places to which I had cast them out. And I will return them to their own fields. And they will increase and be multiplied.
“Reuniré el remanente de mi rebaño de todas las tierras a las que lo he expulsado, y lo devolveré a sus rebaños; y será fecundo y se multiplicará.
4 And I will raise up shepherds over them, and they will pasture them. They will no longer dread, and they will no longer fear. And no one among their number will be seeking more, says the Lord.
Pondré sobre ellas pastores que las apacienten. Ya no tendrán miedo ni se desanimarán, ni les faltará nada”, dice Yahvé.
5 Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous branch. And a king will reign, and he will be wise. And he will exercise judgment and justice upon the earth.
“He aquí que llegan los días”, dice Yahvé, “que levantaré a David una rama justa; y reinará como rey y tratará con sabiduría, y hará justicia y rectitud en la tierra.
6 In those days, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in confidence. And this is the name that they will call him: ‘The Lord, our Just One.’
En sus días Judá se salvará, e Israel habitará con seguridad. Este es el nombre por el que será llamado: Yahvé, nuestra justicia.
7 Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt,’
“Por tanto, he aquí que vienen días — dice Yahvé — en que ya no dirán: “Vive Yahvé, que sacó a los hijos de Israel de la tierra de Egipto”;
8 but instead, ‘As the Lord lives, who led away and brought back the offspring of the house of Israel from the land of the north and from the entire earth,’ from the places to which I had cast them out. And they will live in their own land.”
sino: “Vive Yahvé, que sacó y condujo a la descendencia de la casa de Israel de la tierra del norte y de todas las tierras a las que los había expulsado”. Entonces habitarán en su propia tierra”.
9 To the prophets: “My heart is crushed within me. All my bones are trembling. I have become like an inebriated man, and like a man maddened by wine, before the face of the Lord, and before the face of his holy words.
Con respecto a los profetas: Mi corazón está roto por dentro. Todos mis huesos tiemblan. Soy como un borracho, y como un hombre al que el vino ha vencido, a causa de Yahvé, y por sus santas palabras.
10 For the earth is full of adulterers! And the earth has mourned before the face of evil talk. The plains of the desert have dried up, and their course has become hazardous, and their firmness has become uneven.”
“Porque la tierra está llena de adúlteros; porque a causa de la maldición la tierra está de luto. Los pastos del desierto se han secado. Su curso es malvado, y su poderío no es correcto;
11 “For both the prophet and the priest have become polluted, and I have found their wickedness within my own house, says the Lord.
pues tanto el profeta como el sacerdote son profanos. Sí, en mi casa he encontrado su maldad”, dice Yahvé.
12 For this reason, their way will be like a slippery path in the dark. For they will be impelled forward, and they will fall in it. For I will bring evils over them, in the year of their visitation, says the Lord.
Por eso su camino será para ellos como lugares resbaladizos en la oscuridad. Serán conducidos, y caer en ella; porque traeré el mal sobre ellos, hasta el año de su visita”, dice Yahvé.
13 And I have seen the foolishness of the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied in Baal, and they have deceived my people Israel.
“He visto locura en los profetas de Samaria. Profetizaron por Baal, y ha hecho errar a mi pueblo Israel.
14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem, I have seen the likeness of adulterers and the path of falsehood. And they have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that each one would not convert from his malice. They have all become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants have become like Gomorrah.”
En los profetas de Jerusalén también he visto una cosa horrible: cometen adulterio y andan en la mentira. Fortalecen las manos de los malhechores, para que nadie vuelva de su maldad. Todos se han vuelto para mí como Sodoma, y sus habitantes como Gomorra”.
15 Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts to the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them absinthe, and I will give them gall to drink. For from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption has gone forth over the entire earth.”
Por lo tanto, el Señor de los Ejércitos dice sobre los profetas: “He aquí que los alimentaré con ajenjo, y hacerles beber agua envenenada; porque de los profetas de Jerusalén ha salido la impiedad en toda la tierra”.
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not choose to listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you and deceive you. They speak a vision from their own heart, and not from the mouth of the Lord.
El Señor de los Ejércitos dice, “No escuchéis las palabras de los profetas que os profetizan. Te enseñan la vanidad. Hablan una visión de su propio corazón, y no de la boca de Yahvé.
17 To those who blaspheme me, they say: ‘The Lord has said: You shall have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the depravity of his own heart, they have said: ‘No evil will overwhelm you.’”
Dicen continuamente a los que me desprecian, ‘Yahvé ha dicho: “Tendrás paz”;’ y a todo aquel que camina en la terquedad de su propio corazón le dicen, ‘Ningún mal caerá sobre ti’.
18 For who has been present in the counsel of the Lord, and who has seen and heard his word? Who has considered his word and heard it?
Pues quién ha estado en el consejo de Yahvé, para que perciba y escuche su palabra? ¿Quién ha escuchado mi palabra y la ha oído?
19 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord’s indignation will go forth, and a tempest will break out; it will overwhelm the head of the impious.
He aquí que la tormenta de Yahvé, su ira, ha salido. ¡Sí, una tormenta de remolinos! Estallará en la cabeza de los malvados.
20 The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.
La ira de Yahvé no volverá hasta que haya ejecutado y realizó las intenciones de su corazón. En los últimos días, lo entenderás perfectamente.
21 “I did not send these prophets, yet they hurry forward. I was not speaking to them, yet they were prophesying.
Yo no envié a estos profetas, y sin embargo corrieron. No les hablé, y sin embargo profetizaron.
22 If they had stood in my counsel, and if I had made my words known to my people, certainly I would have turned them away from their evil ways and from their most wicked plans.
Pero si hubieran estado en mi consejo, entonces habrían hecho que mi pueblo escuchara mis palabras, y los habría alejado de su mal camino, y de la maldad de sus actos.
23 Do you not realize that I am a God close by, says the Lord, and not a God far away?
“Soy un Dios cercano”, dice Yahvé, “¿y no un Dios lejano?
24 If a man is hidden in concealed places, do I not see him, says the Lord? Do I not fill up heaven and earth, says the Lord?
¿Puede alguien esconderse en lugares secretos ¿para que no lo vea?”, dice Yahvé. “¿No lleno yo el cielo y la tierra?”, dice Yahvé.
25 I have heard what the prophets have said, prophesying falsehoods in my name, and also saying: ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!’
“He oído lo que han dicho los profetas, que profetizan mentiras en mi nombre, diciendo: “¡He tenido un sueño! He tenido un sueño”.
26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart?
¿Hasta cuándo estará esto en el corazón de los profetas que profetizan mentiras, los profetas del engaño de su propio corazón?
27 They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.
Pretenden hacer que mi pueblo se olvide de mi nombre con sus sueños que cada uno cuenta a su prójimo, como sus padres se olvidaron de mi nombre por culpa de Baal.
28 The prophet who has had a dream, let him describe the dream. And he who receives my word, let him speak my word in truth. For what has the chaff to do with the wheat, says the Lord?
El profeta que tenga un sueño, que cuente un sueño; y el que tenga mi palabra, que diga mi palabra con fidelidad. ¿Qué es la paja para el trigo?”, dice el Señor.
29 Are not my words like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer crushing rock?
“¿No es mi palabra como el fuego?”, dice el Señor, “y como un martillo que rompe la roca en pedazos”.
30 Therefore, behold: I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words, each one from his neighbor.
“Por tanto, he aquí que estoy contra los profetas — dice el Señor — que roban cada uno mis palabras a su prójimo.
31 Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take up their tongues and say: ‘The Lord says it.’
He aquí que yo estoy contra los profetas — dice el Señor — que usan su lengua y dicen: “Él dice”.
32 Behold, I am against the prophets, who dream what is false, says the Lord; who explain and so seduce my people with their falsehoods and with their miracles, though I did not send them, nor did I command them. They have offered nothing beneficial to this people, says the Lord.
He aquí que yo estoy contra los que profetizan sueños mentirosos — dice el Señor —, que los cuentan y hacen errar a mi pueblo con sus mentiras y con su vana jactancia; pero yo no los envié ni los mandé. No aprovechan en absoluto a este pueblo”, dice Yahvé.
33 Therefore, if this people, or a prophet, or a priest questions you, saying, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden. And certainly I will cast you away, says the Lord.’
“Cuando este pueblo, o el profeta, o un sacerdote, te pregunten diciendo: “¿Cuál es el mensaje de Yahvé? Entonces les dirás: ‘¿Qué mensaje? Te voy a expulsar”, dice el Señor.
34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ I will visit upon that man and upon his house.
En cuanto al profeta, al sacerdote y al pueblo que digan: “El mensaje de Yahvé”, castigaré a ese hombre y a su familia.
35 And then you will speak in this way, each one to his neighbor and to his brother: ‘What has the Lord answered? And what has the Lord said?’
Cada uno dirá a su prójimo y cada uno a su hermano: “¿Qué ha respondido Yahvé?” y “¿Qué ha dicho Yahvé?”
36 And the burden of the Lord will no longer be called to mind. For each one’s own word will be a burden. For you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts, our God.
No mencionaréis más el mensaje de Yahvé, porque la palabra de cada uno se ha convertido en su mensaje; porque habéis pervertido las palabras del Dios vivo, de Yahvé de los Ejércitos, nuestro Dios.
37 And then you will speak in this way to the prophet: ‘What has the Lord answered you? And what has the Lord spoken?’
Diréis al profeta: “¿Qué te ha respondido Yahvé?” y “¿Qué ha dicho Yahvé?’
38 But if you say, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ then because of this, thus says the Lord: Since you have spoken this word, ‘The burden of the Lord!’ though I sent to you telling you not to say: ‘The burden of the Lord,’
Aunque digáis: ‘El mensaje de Yahvé’, por eso Yahvé dice: ‘Porque decís esta palabra: “El mensaje de Yahvé”, y yo he enviado a deciros que no digáis: “El mensaje de Yahvé”,
39 because of this, behold, I will take you away, like a burden, and I will forsake you, as well as the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, before my face.
por lo tanto, he aquí que os olvidaré por completo, y os echaré con la ciudad que os di a vosotros y a vuestros padres, lejos de mi presencia.
40 And I will give you over to an everlasting reproach and an eternal disgrace, which shall never be wiped away into oblivion.”
traeré sobre ti un oprobio eterno, y una vergüenza perpetua, que no será olvidada.’”
