Jeremiah 13
1 [One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
Yavé me dijo: Vé, cómprate un cinturón de lino y átalo a tu cintura, pero no lo metas en agua.
2 So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
Compré el cinturón, conforme a la Palabra de Yavé, y lo até a mi cintura.
3 Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí por segunda vez:
4 He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
Toma el cinturón que compraste, que está en tu cintura, y levántate, vé al Éufrates. Escóndelo allí en la hendidura de una peña.
5 So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
Fui y lo escondí junto al Éufrates, como Yavé me ordenó.
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.”
Y después de muchos días Yavé me dijo: Levántate, vé al Éufrates y toma de allí el cinturón que te mandé que escondieras allá.
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 al Éufrates y cavé. Tomé el cinturón del lugar donde lo escondí. Ciertamente el cinturón se pudrió y no servía para algo.
8 Then Yahweh gave me this message:
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
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.
Yavé dice: Así ordené que se pudra la soberbia de Judá y la gran soberbia de Jerusalén.
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.
Este pueblo perverso que rehúsa escuchar mis Palabras, que anda en la terquedad de su corazón y va tras otros ʼelohim para servirles y postrarse ante ellos, será como este cinturón que es 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]. “
Porque como el cinturón se adhiere a la cintura de un hombre, así establecí que se adhiera a Mí toda la Casa de Israel y toda la Casa de Judá, dice Yavé, para que fuera mi pueblo, mi renombre, mi alabanza y mi gloria. Pero ellos no escucharon.
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!’
Entonces les dirás esta Palabra: Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel dice: Todo cántaro será llenado con vino. Y ellos te preguntarán: ¿No sabemos ciertamente que todo cántaro será llenado con 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 les contestarás: Yavé dice: Miren, Yo lleno de embriaguez a todos los habitantes de esta tierra, a los reyes de la descendencia de David que se sientan sobre el trono, a los sacerdotes, a los profetas y a todos los habitantes 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.’”
Los quebrantaré unos contra otros, padres contra hijos a la vez, dice Yavé. No perdonaré ni tendré compasión, ni misericordia para no destruirlos.
15 [You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
Oigan y presten atención. No sean altivos, porque Yavé habló.
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.
Den gloria a Yavé su ʼElohim antes que Él traiga oscuridad, antes que sus pies tropiecen contra montañas de oscuridad, y Él convierta la luz que esperan en densa oscuridad.
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 no escuchan esto, mi alma llorará en secreto a causa de la soberbia de ustedes. Mis ojos llorarán amargamente porque el rebaño de Yavé será llevado cautivo.
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.”
Dí al rey y a la reina madre: Humíllense. Siéntense en la tierra, porque la corona de su gloria cayó 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 Neguev fueron cerradas, y no hay quien las abra. Todo Judá es llevado al exilio, totalmente llevado en cautiverio.
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?
Levanta tus ojos y mira a los que vienen del norte. ¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue dado, tu bello rebaño?
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 dirás cuando él designe como jefes a aquellos a quienes tú enseñaste? ¿No se apoderarán de ti dolores como de parturienta?
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.
Cuando digas en tu corazón: ¿Por qué me sucede esto? Por tu gran iniquidad fueron levantadas tus faldas y desnudados tus talones.
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.
¿Cambiará el etíope su piel, o el leopardo sus manchas? Así también ustedes no podrán hacer lo bueno, por estar acostumbrados a hacer lo malo.
24 [Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Por tanto Yo los esparciré como el pasto seco que pasa con 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].
Ésta es tu parte, la cantidad que medí para ti, dice Yavé, porque te olvidaste de Mí y confiaste 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.
Por tanto Yo también levantaré tus faldas y las alzaré sobre tu cara, para que sea vista tu vergüenza,
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]?”
tus adulterios, tus lujuriosos relinchos, y la perversidad de tu fornicación. Vi todas tus repugnancias sobre las colinas y en el campo. ¡Ay de ti, Jerusalén! ¿Hasta cuándo no te purificas?
