Jeremiah 49
1 Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities?
Yavé dice: ¿Israel no tiene hijos? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué Milcom desposeyó a Gad, y el pueblo de él se estableció en sus ciudades?
2 Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord.
Por tanto, ciertamente vienen días, dice Yavé, en los cuales produciré un toque de trompeta para guerra contra Rabá de los hijos de Amón. Será convertida en una pila de escombros, y sus ciudades serán incendiadas. Entonces Israel tomará posesión de lo que era suyo, dice Yavé.
3 Wail, O Heshbon! For Ai has been devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with haircloth. Mourn and circle the hedges. For Milcom will be led into the transmigration: his priests and his leaders together.
¡Lamenta, oh Hesbón, porque Hai es destruida! ¡Lloren, hijas de Rabá, átense tela áspera! Laméntense y corran de un lado a otro entre sus cercos de tierra apisonada, porque Milcom irá a cautividad junto con sus sacerdotes y magistrados.
4 Why have you gloried in the valleys? Your valley has flowed away, O delicate daughter, for you had confidence in your treasures, and you were saying, ‘Who can approach me?’
¡Cuán ufanada estás de tus valles, de tu valles que fluyen abundancia, oh hija apóstata! Tú que confías en tus tesoros, y dices: ¿Quién vendrá contra mí?
5 Behold, I will lead a terror over you, says the Lord, the God of hosts, from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed, each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing.
Mira, Yo envío un terror sobre ti que te rodeará por todas partes, dice ʼAdonay Yavé de las huestes. Serán expulsados precipitadamente, y no habrá quien reúna a los fugitivos.
6 And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”
Pero después restauraré a los cautivos de Amón, dice Yavé.
7 Against Idumea. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the sons. Their wisdom has become useless.
Con respecto a Idumea. Yavé de las huestes dice: ¿Ya no hay sabiduría en Temán? ¿Se perdió el buen consejo de los prudentes? ¿Decayó su sabiduría?
8 Flee and turn your backs! Descend into the chasm, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him, the time of his visitation.
Huyan, regresen, vivan en las profundidades, oh habitantes de Dedán. Porque el desastre le llega a Esaú en el tiempo cuando Yo lo castigo.
9 If those who gather grapes had passed by you, would they not have left behind a cluster? If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves.
Si te invaden cosechadores de uvas, ¿no te dejarían rebuscos? Si vinieran ladrones de noche, destruirían solo hasta que tengan suficiente.
10 Yet truly, I have stripped Esau bare. I have revealed his secrets, and he is not able to be concealed. His offspring has been devastated, with his brothers and his neighbors, and he himself will not exist.
Pero soy Yo el que desnudo a Esaú. Descubro sus escondites y no podrá esconderse. Su descendencia será destruida junto con sus parientes y vecinos, y dejará de ser.
11 Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.”
Deja a tus huérfanos. Yo los mantendré con vida. Deja que tus viudas confíen en Mí.
12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink.
Porque Yavé dice: En verdad, los que no estaban sentenciados a beber la copa ciertamente la beberán, ¿y serás tú el que sea completamente absuelto? No serás absuelto, sino realmente la beberás.
13 For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will be a desolation, and a disgrace, and a wasteland, and a curse. And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness.
Porque juré por Mí mismo, dice Yavé, que Bosra será un objeto de terror, un reproche, una desolación y una maldición. Todas sus ciudades serán desolaciones perpetuas.
14 I have heard a report from the Lord, and a legate has been sent to the nations: ‘Gather yourselves together, and go forth against her, and let us rise up to battle.’
Un mensaje escuché de Yavé. Un embajador es enviado a las naciones: ¡Reúnanse, vengan contra ella, y suban a la batalla!
15 For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men.
En verdad, te declaro pequeña entre las naciones, y despreciada entre los hombres.
16 Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord.
El terror que inspiraste y la soberbia de tu corazón te engañaron. ¡Oh tú que habitas en las cavernas de la peña! Aunque hagas tu nido como el águila, de allí te bajaré, dice Yavé.
17 And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds.
Idumea se convertirá en una desolación. Todo el que pase por ella silbará de asombro al ver sus heridas.
18 Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord: there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it.
Será como la catástrofe de Sodoma y Gomorra y sus ciudades vecinas, dice Yavé. Por tanto nadie vivirá allí ni residirá hijo de hombre en ella.
19 Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty. For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly. And who will be the elect one, whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who can endure me? And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance?
Como un león que sube de la espesura del Jordán al pastizal de perenne verdor, así los correré de allí y la entregaré al que sea escogido. Porque, ¿quién es semejante a Mí? ¿Quién me desafía? ¿Cuál es el pastor que prevalece delante de Mí?
20 Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom, and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly, the little ones of the flock will cast them down, unless they scatter them with their habitation.
Por tanto, escuchen el designio de Yavé contra Edom y sus planes contra los habitantes de Temán: Ciertamente arrastrarán aun a los pequeños del rebaño. Ciertamente convertirá los pastizales deseables en una desolación por causa de ellos.
21 The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction. The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea.
Tiembla la tierra al estruendo de la caída. El ruido se oye en el mar Rojo.
22 Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly. And he will spread his wings over Bozrah. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.”
En verdad, Él se remonta y vuela. Se abalanza como un águila, y extiende sus alas contra Bosra. En aquel día el corazón de los valientes de Edom será como el corazón de una parturienta.
23 Against Damascus. “Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad. For they have heard a most grievous report. They have been stirred up like the sea. Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest.
Con respecto a Damasco. Amat y Arpad están avergonzadas porque oyeron malas noticias. Se derriten en un mar de ansiedad que no puede sosegarse.
24 Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth.
Damasco se debilita y se alista para huir. El temblor se apoderó de ella. Está dominada por la angustia y los dolores, como de una parturienta.
25 How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?
¡Cómo está abandonada la ciudad famosa, el pueblo de mi regocijo!
26 For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day, says the Lord of hosts.
Por tanto, aquel día sus jóvenes caen en sus calles, y todos los guerreros perecerán, dice Yavé de las huestes.
27 And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”
Encenderé un fuego en el muro de Damasco que devorará los palacios fortificados de Ben-adad.
28 Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has struck down. Thus says the Lord: “Rise up and ascend to Kedar, and lay waste to the sons of the East.
Yavé dice esto contra Cedar y los reinos de Hazor, a quienes Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, derrotó: Levántense, suban contra Cedar. Destruyan a los hombres del oriente.
29 They will seize their tabernacles and their flocks. And they will take for themselves their tents, and all their vessels, and their camels. And they will call down a terror upon them on every side.
Tomen sus tiendas y los rebaños de ellos. Tomen las cortinas de sus tiendas, sus bienes y sus camellos para ellos mismos. Ellos clamarán el uno al otro: ¡Terror por todos lados!
30 Flee, go away urgently! Sit in deep pits, you who inhabit Hazor, says the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you, and he has devised plans against you.
Corran, huyan, vivan en las profundidades, oh habitantes de Hazor, dice Yavé, porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, tiene un plan contra ustedes.
31 Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone.
¡En pie! Marchen contra un pueblo confiado, que vive tranquilo sin puertas, ni cerrojos y vive solitario, dice Yavé.
32 And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey. And I will disperse, into every wind, those who have shaved their hair. And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them, says the Lord.
Sus camellos servirán como botín y numerosos ganados como despojo. Los esparciré por todos los puntos cardinales, hasta los más remotos confines, a todos los que cortan las esquinas [de su cabello]. De todos lados les traeré su calamidad, dice Yavé.
33 And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents, deserted even unto eternity. No man will abide there, nor will a son of man tend it.”
Hazor será como residencia de chacales, una desolación perpetua. Nadie vivirá allí, ni la habitará hijo de hombre.
34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying:
Palabra de Yavé que vino al profeta Jeremías con respecto a Elam, al principio del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá:
35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Ciertamente Yo quiebro el arco de Elam, el arma principal de su poder.
36 And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven. And I will scatter them into all these winds. And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel.
Traeré sobre Elam los cuatro puntos cardinales de los cuatro ángulos del cielo. Los esparciré a todos estos puntos. No habrá nación a donde no vayan los desterrados de Elam.
37 And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life. And I will lead an evil over them, the wrath of my fury, says the Lord. And I will send the sword after them, until I consume them.
Provocaré que Elam se aterrorice delante de sus enemigos, y delante de los que buscan su vida. Traeré el mal y el ardor de mi ira sobre ellos, dice Yavé. Enviaré la espada tras ellos hasta que los acabe.
38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and I will perish the kings and princes from there, says the Lord.
Entonces estableceré mi trono en Elam. Allí destruiré al rey y a los magistrados, dice Yavé.
39 But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”
Pero sucederá en los últimos días, dice Yavé, que restauraré a los cautivos de Elam.
