Jeremiah 13
1 [One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
Esto es lo que el Señor me dijo que hiciera: Ve y cómprate un taparrabos de lino y póntelo, pero no lo laves.
2 So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
Así que fui y compré un taparrabos como el Señor me había indicado, y me lo puse.
3 Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
Entonces el Señor me dio otro mensaje:
4 He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
Toma el taparrabos que compraste y póntelo, y ve inmediatamente al río Perat y escóndela allí en un agujero entre las rocas.
5 So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
Fui, pues, y lo escondí junto al río Perat, como me había dicho el Señor.
6 A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
Mucho tiempo después, el Señor me dijo: Ve a Perat y trae el taparrabos que te ordené esconder allí.
7 So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
Fui a Perat, desenterré el taparrabos y lo saqué de donde lo había escondido. Obviamente, estaba arruinado, completamente inservible.
8 Then Yahweh gave me this message:
Entonces me llegó un mensaje del Señor:
9 “[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Voy a arruinar la arrogancia de Judá y la gran arrogancia de Jerusalén exactamente de la misma manera.
10 Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
Esta gente malvada se niega a escuchar lo que les digo. Siguen su propio pensamiento obstinado y malvado y corren a adorar a otros dioses; serán como este taparrabos, completamente inútil.
11 Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
Así como el taparrabos se adhiere al cuerpo, así hice que todo el pueblo de Israel y de Judá se adhiriera a mí, declara el Señor. Así podrían haber sido mi pueblo, representándome, dándome honor y alabanza. Pero se negaron a escuchar.
12 “[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
Así que diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: Toda jarra de vino se llenará de vino. Cuando respondan: “¿No lo sabemos ya? Claro que toda jarra de vino debe llenarse de vino!”
13 And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
entonces diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Voy a emborrachar a todos los que viven en esta tierra: a los reyes que se sientan en el trono de David, a los sacerdotes, a los profetas y a todo el pueblo de Jerusalén.
14 [He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
Voy a aplastarlos unos contra otros como si fueran tinajas de vino, tanto a los padres como a los hijos, declara el Señor. No dejaré que ninguna misericordia, piedad o compasión me impida destruirlos.
15 [You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
Escuchen y presten atención. No seas arrogante, porque el Señor ha hablado.
16 [It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
Honra al Señor, tu Dios, antes de que traiga la oscuridad, antes de que tropieces y caigas en el crepúsculo de las montañas. Tú anhelas que llegue la luz, pero él sólo envía tinieblas y oscuridad total.
17 And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
Pero si te niegas a escuchar, lloraré secretamente por dentro a causa de tu orgullo. Mis lágrimas se derraman porque el rebaño del Señor ha sido capturado.
18 [You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
Dile al rey y a la reina madre: Bajen de sus tronos, porque sus espléndidas coronas han caído de sus cabezas.
19 The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
Las ciudades del Néguev están rodeadas; nadie puede pasar por ellas. Todo Judá ha sido llevado al exilio, todos han sido desterrados.
20 [You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
Miren hacia arriba y verán a los invasores que vienen del norte. ¿Dónde está el rebaño que se te dio para que lo cuidaras? ¿Dónde están las ovejas de las que estabas tan orgulloso?
21 What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
¿Qué vas a decir cuando ponga a tus enemigos a cargo de ti, gente que antes considerabas tus amigos? ¿No sufrirás dolores como una mujer de parto?
22 You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
Si te dices a ti mismo: ¿Por qué me ha pasado esto? es porque has sido muy malvado. Por eso te han quitado las faldas y te han violado.
23 A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
¿Pueden los etíopes cambiar el color de su piel? ¿Puede un leopardo cambiar sus manchas? De la misma manera tú no puedes cambiar y hacer el bien porque estás muy acostumbrada a hacer el mal.
24 [Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Voy a dispersarte como el tamo que se lleva el viento del desierto.
25 That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
Esto es lo que te va a pasar; esto es lo que he decidido hacer contigo, declara el Señor, porque te has olvidado de mí y has creído en la mentira.
26 [It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
Te subiré las faldas sobre la cara, para que te vean desnuda y avergonzada.
27 I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
He visto sus actos de adulterio y lujuria, cómo se prostituyeron descaradamente, adorando a los ídolos en las colinas y en los campos. Sí, vi las cosas repugnantes que hicisteis. El desastre viene hacia ti, Jerusalén. ¿Cuánto tiempo vas a seguir siendo impura?
