Jeremiah 46
1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles,
Oráculos de Yahvé que el profeta Jeremías recibió sobre los gentiles.
2 about Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Neco, the king of Egypt, which was beside the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, struck down, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the king of Judah:
Para Egipto. Contra el ejército del Faraón Necao, rey de Egipto, que estaba en Cárquemis, junto al río Éufrates, al que derrotó Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, el año cuarto de Joakim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá:
3 “‘Prepare the heavy and the light shield, and advance to war!
“Preparad escudo y broquel, y salid a la batalla.
4 Harness the horses, and let the horsemen climb upon them! Stand forth with helmets! Sharpen the lances! Clothe yourselves in armor!’
Uncid los caballos; jinetes, montad; poneos en filas con los morriones; acicalad las lanzas, ceñíos las corazas.
5 And what is next? I have seen them terrified, and turning their backs, their strong ones cut down. They have fled in disorder and have not looked back. Terror on every side, says the Lord.
Pero ¿qué veo? Despavoridos vuelven la espalda, batidos sus valientes, huyen apresuradamente, sin mirar atrás, por todos lados terror, dice Yahvé.
6 Let not the swift take flight; let not the strong ones think to save themselves. They have been conquered and ruined, toward the north, near the river Euphrates.
No se libra el ligero ni escapa el valiente. Al norte, junto al río Éufrates, tropiezan y caen.
7 Who is this, who ascends like a flood, and whose streams swell up, like those of the rivers?
¿Quién es este que se hincha como el Nilo, y cuyas aguas se alborotan como los ríos?
8 Egypt ascends in the form of a river, and its waves will be moved like those of a river. And he will say: ‘I will ascend and cover the earth! I will perish the city and its inhabitants!’
Es Egipto, que se hincha como el Nilo, y cuyas aguas se alborotan como los ríos; que dice: «Me hincharé, cubriré la tierra, destruiré la ciudad y sus habitantes.»
9 Mount the horses, and exult upon chariots, and let the strong ones advance: the Ethiopians, and the Libyans, who hold the heavy shield, and the Lydians, who grasp and shoot arrows.
¡Adelante, caballos! ¡Carros, corred! Pónganse en marcha los guerreros, etíopes y libios, que empuñan el escudo, lidios que manejan y entesan el arco.
10 For this is the day of the Lord, the God of hosts, a day of vengeance, so that he may vindicate himself of his enemies. The sword will devour, and be satiated, and be inebriated with their blood. For there is a victim of the Lord, the God of hosts, in the land of the north, beside the river Euphrates.
Día de venganza es este para el Señor, Yahvé de los ejércitos, para vengarse de sus enemigos. Devorará la espada y se saciará; se embriagará de la sangre de ellos; pues un gran sacrificio celebra Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Señor, en tierras del norte, junto al río Éufrates.
11 Ascend to Gilead, and take its balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! It is in vain that you multiply medicines; there will be no health for you!
¡Sube a Galaad y busca bálsamo, virgen hija de Egipto! En vano te multiplicarás los remedios; para ti no hay cura.
12 The nations have heard of your disgrace, and your wailing has filled the earth. For the strong have stumbled against the strong, and both have fallen together.”
Las naciones conocen ya tu oprobio; tus alaridos llenan la tierra; chocó el fuerte con el fuerte, y cayeron ambos juntamente.”
13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, concerning how Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, would arrive and strike the land of Egypt:
He aquí la palabra que dijo Yahvé al profeta Jeremías, acerca de la venida de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, para derrotar la tierra de Egipto:
14 “Announce it to Egypt, and make it heard in Migdol, and let it resonate in Memphis and in Tahpanhes. Say this: Stand and prepare yourself! For the sword will devour everything around you.
“Anunciadlo en Egipto, llevad la nueva a Migdol; proclamadlo en Nof y en Tafnis. Decid: «Ponte en pie y prevente, pues ya devora la espada en torno tuyo».
15 Why have your strong ones decayed? They have not stood firm, because the Lord has overthrown them.
¿Cómo ha sido derribado tu Toro? No se mantuvo en pie, porque Yahvé le derribó.
16 He has multiplied those in ruin, and each man has fallen beside his neighbor. And they will say: ‘Rise up, and let us return to our own people and to the land of our nativity, away from the face of the sword of the dove.
Él multiplica el número de los que tropiezan, y cayendo unos sobre otros dicen: «¡Levantémonos, volvámonos a nuestro pueblo y a la tierra en que nacimos, huyendo de la espada destructora!»
17 Call the name of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt: ‘Time has brought tumult.’
Claman allí: El Faraón, rey de Egipto, está perdido, ha dejado pasar el tiempo fijado.
18 As I live, says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts, just as Tabor is among the mountains, and just as Carmel is beside the sea, so will he come.
Vivo Yo, dice el Rey, cuyo Nombre es Yahvé de los ejércitos. Como el Tabor entre los montes, y el Carmelo junto al mar, así Él se presenta.
19 Equip yourself for the transmigration, O daughter who inhabits Egypt. For Memphis will be in desolation, and it will be deserted and uninhabited.
Prepárate el bagaje para el cautiverio, oh hija que habitas en Egipto, pues Nof se convertirá en un desierto, será abrasada y quedará sin habitantes.
20 Egypt is like a stately and finely-formed calf. The one who will goad her will come from the north.
Novilla muy hermosa es Egipto; pero del Septentrión viene un tábano, sí, ya viene.
21 Her hired hands also, who move within her midst, like fatted calves have been turned back, and they have fled at the same time, and they are not able to stand firm. For the day of their passing away has overwhelmed them; it is the time of their visitation.
Y sus mercenarios en medio de ella, que son como becerros cebados, también ellos vuelven las espaldas, huyen todos, sin detenerse, porque vino sobre ellos el día de su ruina, el tiempo de su castigo.
22 Her voice will sound out like brass. For they will rush forward with an army, and with axes they will come against her, like those who chop wood.
Su voz es como de sierpe que se desliza; porque vienen con gran poderío, vienen contra ella con hachas, como leñadores de árboles.
23 They have cut down her forest, says the Lord, which was not able to be counted. They have been multiplied more than locusts, and they are without number.
Talan su bosque, dice Yahvé, su bosque impenetrable, pues son más numerosos que las langostas, y no tienen cuenta.
24 The daughter of Egypt has been confounded, and she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Quedará confundida la hija de Egipto; será entregada en manos del pueblo del Norte.”
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: Behold, I will visit against the tumult of Alexandria, and against Pharaoh, and against Egypt, and against her gods, and against her kings, and against Pharaoh, and against those who trust in him.
Dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: “He aquí que Yo castigaré a Amón de No, al Faraón y a Egipto; a sus dioses y a sus reyes; al Faraón y a los que en él confían.
26 And I will give them over to the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. And after this, it shall be inhabited, just as in the former days, says the Lord.
Y los entregaré en manos de los que buscan exterminarlos, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y en manos de sus servidores. Mas después de esto será otra vez habitado, como en los tiempos antiguos —oráculo de Yahvé.
27 And as for you, my servant Jacob, you should not be afraid, and you should not dread, O Israel. For behold, I will bring your salvation from afar, and your offspring from the land of your captivity. And Jacob will return and have rest, and he will prosper. And there will be no one who may terrify him.
Pero tú, siervo mío Jacob, no temas; no te amedrentes, oh Israel; porque he aquí que te sacaré de (tierras) lejanas, y a tu descendencia del país de su cautiverio. Volverá Jacob y vivirá en plena tranquilidad, sin que haya quien le espante.
28 And as for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, says the Lord. For I am with you. For I will consume all the nations to which I have cast you out. Yet truly, I will not consume you. Instead, I will chastise you in judgment, but neither will I spare you, as if you were innocent.”
No temas tú, siervo mío Jacob, dice Yahvé; pues Yo estoy contigo. Exterminaré a todas las naciones adonde te he arrojado, pero a ti no te exterminaré, aunque te corregiré con equidad y no te dejaré del todo impune.”
