Jeremiah 15
1 Then Yahweh said [this] to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel could [come back from their graves and] and stand in front of me [and plead with me for these Israeli people], I would not act mercifully [IDM] toward these people. [I would tell you], ‘Send them away from me. Cause them to leave me!’
Entonces Yavé me dijo: Aunque Moisés y Samuel se coloquen delante de Mí, no me conmoveré por este pueblo. Échalos, que salgan de mi Presencia.
2 And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’, tell them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: The ones that I say must die, will die: The ones that I say must die in wars [MTY], will die in wars. The ones that I say must die from hunger, will die from hunger. The ones that I say must be captured [and taken to other countries], will be captured [and taken to other countries].
Si te preguntan: ¿A dónde iremos? Les dirás: Yavé dice así: Los que a muerte, a muerte, los que a espada, a espada, los que a hambre, a hambre, los que a cautiverio, a cautiverio.
3 I will send four things that will get rid of them: I will send [enemy soldiers using] swords to kill them. I will send wild dogs to drag away [their corpses]. I will send vultures to eat [their corpses]. And I will send [other] wild animals to eat what remains [of their corpses].
Enviaré sobre ellos cuatro clases de castigo, dice Yavé, la espada para matar, los perros para destrozar, las aves del cielo y las bestias de la tierra para devorar y destruir.
4 Because of [the wicked things that] King Manasseh did in Jerusalem, I will cause [people in] all the kingdoms of the earth to be horrified about [what will happen in Judah to] my people.
Los entregaré como objeto de horror entre todos los reinos de la tierra, a causa de Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, por lo que él hizo en Jerusalén.
5 You [people of], no one will [RHQ] feel sorry for you. No one will [RHQ] weep/cry for you. No one will [RHQ] ask (how you are/if you are well).
Oh Jerusalén, en verdad, ¿quién tendrá compasión de ti? ¿Quién llorará por ti? ¿Quién se desviará para preguntar con respecto a ti?
6 You people have abandoned me; you have continued to walk away [from me] [DOU]. So, I will lift up my fist to smash you; I will not act mercifully toward you any longer.
Tú me abandonaste, te devolviste, dice Yavé. Por tanto, Yo extiendo mi mano contra ti y te destruiré. Estoy cansado de compadecerme.
7 At the gates of your cities, I will [scatter you like a farmer scatters the chaff from his grain by] (winnowing it/throwing it up to allow the wind to blow the chaff away) [MET]. You, my people, have refused to turn away from your evil behavior. [So], I will get rid of you, and I will even cause your children to be killed.
Los aventaré con un aventador hasta las puertas de la tierra, y los privaré de hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo, porque no se devolvieron de sus caminos.
8 I will cause there to be more widows [in Judah] than [there are grains of] sand on the seashore [HYP]. At noontime, [when people will not be expecting it to happen], I will cause [an enemy army] to attack you, an army that will destroy your young men and cause their mothers to weep. I will cause you to suddenly experience great suffering/pain and become very terrified.
Sus viudas serán más que la arena del mar. Traeré al destructor contra ellos en pleno día, contra la madre y contra los hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo porque no regresaron de sus caminos.
9 A woman who has seven children will become faint and (gasp for breath/be hardly able to breathe); [it will be as though] daylight will become darkness for her, [because most of] her children will be dead, and she will be disgraced and humiliated [DOU]. And her children who are still alive, I will enable your enemies to kill them. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
La que dio a luz siete desfallecerá y exhalará su alma. Su sol se ocultará cuando sea aún de día. Será avergonzada y confundida. Y lo que quede lo entregaré a la espada de sus enemigos, dice Yavé.
10 [I said to] my mother, “I am very sad; I wish that you had not given birth to me; everyone in this land opposes me and quarrels with me. I am not a person who lends [money to people and threatens to sue/harm them if they do not pay me back when they should], and I am not a person who borrows [money from others and then refuses to pay it back], but everyone [HYP] curses me.”
¡Ay de mí, madre mía, que me diste a luz como varón de contienda y hombre de discordia para toda esta tierra! Ni presté ni me prestaron, pero todos me maldicen.
11 But Yahweh replied to me, “[Jeremiah], I will take care of you. And at times when your enemies have troubles and disasters, they will [come to you and] plead for you [to help them].”
Así sea, oh Yavé, si no te supliqué a favor del enemigo en tiempo de aflicción y en época de angustia.
12 [Yahweh also told me to say to the people] of Judah, “Your enemies, who are [as strong as] iron or bronze, [will attack you] from the north; no one will be able to stop them.
¿Quién podrá romper el hierro, y el bronce del norte?
13 I will give all the valuable possessions [of the people of Judah] to their enemies, without them paying for it. Their valuable possessions will be the payment/reward [that I will give them] because of all the sins that you have committed throughout your country.
Entregaré tus bienes y tus tesoros al saqueo, y no por precio, sino por todos tus pecados en todo tu territorio.
14 I will tell your enemies to force you to become their prisoners, and to take you to other lands that you do not [even] know about, and force you to become their slaves. [That will happen] because I am extremely angry [with you]; my being angry is [like] [SIM] a fire that will burn forever.”
Ordenaré que sirvas a tus enemigos en una tierra que tú no conoces, porque un fuego se encendió en mi furor y arderá sobre ustedes.
15 [Then I said], “Yahweh, you know [what is happening to me]. [Please] come and (help me/take care of me). Punish those who are (persecuting me/causing me to suffer). [Please] do not continue to be patient with them and do not allow me to die now. It is (for your sake/because I serve you) that I am suffering.
Oh Yavé, Tú lo sabes. Acuérdate de mí. Visítame y véngame de mis perseguidores. En vista de tu paciencia, no me arrebates. Sabes que por amor a Ti soporto afrentas.
16 Yahweh my God, you are the Commander of the armies of angels; and when you spoke to me, I was delighted with your message; it caused me to be joyful, and I eagerly accepted [MET] what you said because I belong to you. [IDM, MTY]
Tus Palabras fueron halladas, y yo las comí. Y tus Palabras fueron para mí el gozo y la alegría de mi corazón, porque tu Nombre es invocado sobre mí, oh Yavé, ʼElohim de las huestes.
17 When the people were carousing together, I never joined them; I sat alone, because you [MTY] are the one who controls what I do. I was very angry [with those people because of their sins].
No me senté ni me regocijé con los que se divierten. A causa del peso de tu mano me senté solo, porque me llenaste de indignación.
18 So, (why do you [allow] me to continue to suffer?/I do not understand why you allow me to continue to suffer.) [RHQ] It seems that [RHQ] my wounds cannot be healed. [Sometimes you help me, sometimes you do not help me]. It seems that you are as undependable as a brook that has water in it only during certain seasons; you are like a spring that has dried up.”
¿Por qué es continuo mi dolor, y mi herida incurable rehúsa ser sanada? ¿Serás para mí como un torrente no confiable, como aguas que no son estables?
19 Then Yahweh [replied], “If you begin again to [trust in] me, I will restore you, in order that you can continue to serve me. If you proclaim good/valuable messages and not worthless ones, you will continue to be the one who speaks what I tell you to say. You must cause the people to pay attention to what you say; you must not pay attention to what they say.
Por tanto Yavé dice: Si te devuelves, Yo te restauraré y estarás delante de Mí. Si apartas lo precioso de lo vil serás como mi boca. Conviértanse ellos a ti, y no te conviertas tú a ellos.
20 They will fight against you, but I will protect you, like [SIM] people are protected from their enemies by a bronze wall. They will not defeat you, because I will be with you, and I will protect and rescue [DOU] you.
Te pondré frente a este pueblo como muro de bronce reforzado. Pelearán contra ti, pero no te vencerán, porque Yo estoy contigo para salvarte y librarte, dice Yavé.
21 [Truly], I will keep you safe from those wicked people, I will rescue you when you are seized by cruel people. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
Te libraré de mano de los perversos. Te rescataré de la garra de los tiranos.
