Jeremiah 14
1 After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías con motivo de la sequía:
2 [The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
Judá se enlutó, y sus puertas se despoblaron. Ellos se sientan consternados en tierra y lamentan. Subió el clamor de Jerusalén.
3 The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
Los nobles envían a sus esclavos por agua. Van a las cisternas, pero no encuentran agua. Vuelven avergonzados y confusos con los cántaros vacíos. Cubren sus cabezas.
4 The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
Porque se resquebrajó el suelo, pues no hay lluvia en la tierra. Los labradores están confusos. Cubren sus cabezas.
5 Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
Hasta la venada al parir abandona su cría en el campo, porque no hay hierba.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
Los asnos monteses se paran en las alturas y aspiran el aire como chacales. Sus ojos se debilitan porque no hay hierba.
7 [The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
Aunque nuestras iniquidades testifican contra nosotros, actúa, oh Yavé, por amor a tu Nombre. Ciertamente nuestras rebeliones se multiplicaron y pecamos contra Ti.
8 You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
Oh Esperanza de Israel, su Salvador en tiempo de aflicción. ¿Por qué eres como forastero en la tierra, como caminante que levanta su tienda solo para pernoctar?
9 Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
¿Por qué te muestras como un hombre espantado, y como valiente incapaz de librar? Pero Tú, oh Yavé, estás en medio de nosotros. Tu Nombre es invocado sobre nosotros. No nos desampares.
10 And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
Con respecto a este pueblo Yavé dice: Se deleitaron en vagar y no dieron reposo a sus pies. Por tanto Yavé no se complace en ellos. Ahora recuerda su iniquidad y castiga sus pecados.
11 [Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
Y Yavé me dijo: No intercedas por este pueblo.
12 When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
Cuando ayunen, no escucharé su clamor. Cuando ofrezcan holocaustos y ofrenda, no los aceptaré, sino los consumiré con espada, hambre y pestilencia.
13 Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
Entonces dije: Oh, ʼAdonay Yavé. Mira, los profetas les dicen: No verán espada ni tendrán hambre, sino les daré paz duradera en este lugar.
14 Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
Entonces Yavé me respondió: Los profetas profetizan mentira en mi Nombre. No los envié, ni les di orden, ni les hablé. Les profetizan visión mentirosa, brujería, vanidad y engaño de su corazón.
15 So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
Por tanto Yavé dice a los profetas que profetizan en mi Nombre, a los cuales Yo no envié. Ellos dicen: No habrá espada ni hambruna en esta tierra. Pues tales profetas perecerán a espada y de hambre.
16 And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
El pueblo al cual ellos profetizan será echado en las calles de Jerusalén por causa del hambre y la espada. No habrá quien los entierre a ellos, ni a sus esposas, ni a sus hijos, ni a sus hijas, porque derramaré su perversidad sobre ellos.
17 [So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
Diles esta Palabra: Mis ojos derramen lágrimas noche y día, y no cesen. Porque la virgen hija de mi pueblo está quebrantada con gran quebranto por un golpe muy doloroso.
18 If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
Si salgo al campo, ahí están los muertos a espada. Si entro en la ciudad, ahí están los enfermos a causa del hambre. Tanto el profeta como el sacerdote vagan por la tierra y no entendieron.
19 [Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
¿Desechaste completamente a Judá? ¿Aborreció tu alma a Sion? ¿Por qué nos heriste sin remedio? Esperábamos paz, pero no hay bienestar, tiempo de sanidad. Aquí está el terror.
20 Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
Reconocemos, oh Yavé, nuestras perversidades y las iniquidades de nuestros antepasados, porque pecamos contra Ti.
21 But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
Por amor a tu Nombre, no deseches ni deshonres tu glorioso trono. Acuérdate, no anules tu Pacto con nosotros.
22 Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
Entre los ídolos de los gentiles, ¿hay los que hagan llover? ¿O los cielos dar lluvias? ¿Oh Yavé, no eres Tú nuestro ʼElohim? Esperaremos en Ti, porque Tú haces todas estas cosas.
