Jeremiah 42
1 And they come near—all the heads of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest—
Todos los comandantes de los guerreros, junto con Johanán, hijo de Carea, Jezanías, hijo de Osaías, y todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor, llegaron
2 and they say to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication fall before you, and pray for us to your God YHWH for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as your eyes see us;
y dijeron al profeta Jeremías: Acepta ahora nuestro ruego delante de ti. Ora por nosotros a Yavé tu ʼElohim por todo este remanente, porque de muchos que éramos, quedamos pocos, como nos ven tus ojos,
3 and your God YHWH declares to us the way in which we walk, and the thing that we do.”
para que Yavé tu ʼElohim nos enseñe el camino por donde debemos andar, y lo que debemos hacer.
4 And Jeremiah the prophet says to them, “I have heard: behold, I am praying to your God YHWH according to your words, and it has come to pass, the whole word that YHWH answers you, I declare to you—I do not withhold a word from you.”
El profeta Jeremías les respondió: Escuché. Miren, voy a orar a Yavé su ʼElohim, como dijeron, y todo lo que Yavé les responda, les enseñaré. No me reservaré palabra.
5 And they have said to Jeremiah, “YHWH is against us for a true and faithful witness, if—according to all the word with which your God YHWH sends you to us—we do not do so.
Ellos dijeron a Jeremías: Sea Yavé entre nosotros Testigo fiel y verdadero. Juramos obrar conforme a todo aquello a lo cual Yavé tu ʼElohim te envíe a nosotros.
6 Whether [it is] good or evil, to the voice of our God YHWH, to whom we are sending you, we listen; because it is good for us when we listen to the voice of our God YHWH.”
Sea bueno, sea malo, obedeceremos la voz de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim, al cual te enviamos, para que estemos bien cuando obedezcamos la voz de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim.
7 And it comes to pass, at the end of ten days, that there is a word of YHWH to Jeremiah,
Después de diez días vino la Palabra de Yavé a Jeremías.
8 and he calls to Johanan son of Kareah, and to all the heads of the forces that [are] with him, and to all the people, from the least even to the greatest,
Llamó a Johanán, hijo de Carea, y a todos los comandantes de los guerreros que estaban con él, y a todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor,
9 and he says to them, “Thus said YHWH, God of Israel, to whom you sent me, to cause your supplication to fall before Him:
y les dijo: Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, a Quien me enviaron a presentar sus ruegos delante de Él, dice:
10 If you certainly dwell in this land, then I have built you up, and I do not throw down; and I have planted you, and I do not pluck up; for I have relented concerning the calamity that I have done to you.
Si permanecen quietos en esta tierra, Yo los edificaré y no los destruiré. Los plantaré y no los arrancaré, porque me pesa todo el mal que les hice.
11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you are afraid of; do not be afraid of him—a declaration of YHWH—for I [am] with you, to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
No teman por la presencia del rey de Babilonia, a quien temen. No teman de su presencia, dice Yavé, porque Yo estoy con ustedes para salvarlos y librarlos de su mano.
12 And I give mercies to you, and he has pitied you, and caused you to return to your own ground.
Yo tendré misericordia de ustedes, y [el rey] tendrá misericordia de ustedes y los regresará a su tierra.
13 And if you are saying, We do not dwell in this land—not to listen to the voice of your God YHWH,
Pero si dicen: No viviremos en esta tierra, desobedecen la voz de Yavé su ʼElohim
14 saying, No; but we enter the land of Egypt, that we see no war, and do not hear the sound of a horn, and are not hungry for bread; and we dwell there—
y dicen: No, más bien entraremos en la tierra de Egipto, donde no veremos guerra, ni oiremos sonido de trompeta, ni padeceremos hambre. Allá viviremos.
15 And now, therefore, hear a word of YHWH, O remnant of Judah! Thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: If you really set your faces to enter Egypt, and have gone to sojourn there,
Entonces escuchen la Palabra de Yavé, oh remanente de Judá: Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Si vuelven sus caras para entrar en Egipto y entran a residir allá,
16 then it has come to pass, the sword that you are afraid of, overtakes you there, in the land of Egypt; and the hunger, because of which you are sorrowful, cleaves after you there in Egypt, and there you die.
sucederá que la espada que temen los alcanzará en la tierra de Egipto, y el hambre por el cual están ansiosos, los perseguirá estrechamente en Egipto. Allí morirán.
17 Thus are all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there; they die—by sword, by hunger, and by pestilence, and there is not a remnant and an escaped one to them, because of the calamity that I am bringing in on them;
Por tanto todos los hombres que fijen su mente en ir a Egipto para residir allí, morirán a espada, de hambre y por pestilencia. No tendrán sobrevivientes ni refugios de la calamidad que enviaré sobre ellos.
18 for thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel: As My anger and My fury have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My fury is poured out on you in your entering Egypt, and you have been for an execration, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach, and you do not see this place anymore.
Porque Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Como mi ira y mi furor se derramaron sobre los habitantes de Jerusalén, se derramará mi ira sobre ustedes cuando entren en Egipto. Serán una maldición, un objeto de horror e imprecación y reproche, de maldición y afrenta. No volverán a ver este lugar.
19 YHWH has spoken against you, O remnant of Judah, do not enter Egypt: certainly know that I have testified against you today;
Oh remanente de Judá: Yavé habló a ustedes: No vayan a Egipto. Entiendan claramente que hoy los amonesto.
20 for you have showed yourselves perverse in your souls, for you sent me to your God YHWH, saying, Pray for us to our God YHWH, and according to all that our God YHWH says, so declare to us, and we have done [it];
Porque ustedes mismos se engañan, pues me enviaron a Yavé su ʼElohim y dijeron: Ora por nosotros a Yavé nuestro ʼElohim. Infórmanos todas las cosas que Yavé nuestro ʼElohim diga, y las haremos.
21 and I declare to you today, and you have not listened to the voice of your God YHWH, and to anything with which He has sent me to you.
Hoy se lo dije, y ustedes no obedecen a Yavé su ʼElohim en todas las cosas que Él me envió a decirles.
22 And now, certainly know that by sword, by famine, and by pestilence you die, in the place that you have desired to go to sojourn there.”
Por tanto, ahora deben saber y entender claramente que morirán a espada, de hambre y por pestilencia en el lugar adonde desean ir para residir.
