Jeremiah 44
1 [This is] the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Jews who were living in [northern] Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpenes, and Memphis [cities], and in the Pathros [region in southern Egypt]:
He aquí la palabra que fue dirigida a Jeremías respecto de todos los judíos que habitaban en el país de Egipto, en Migdol, en Tafnis, en Nof, y en la tierra de Patros:
2 “This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘You saw the disaster that I caused [the people in] Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.
Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: Vosotros habéis visto todo el mal que he hecho venir sobre Jerusalén y sobre todas las ciudades de Judá; pues he aquí que hoy están desiertas y nadie habita en ellas,
3 [That happened] because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you [previously] did not know about, and your ancestors also [did not know about them].
a causa de las maldades que cometieron para irritarme, yendo a quemar incienso a otros dioses, y a darles culto; dioses a quienes no conocían, ni ellos, ni vosotros, ni vuestros padres.
4 Many times I sent my prophets who served me, to say to them, “Do not do those abominable things that I hate!”
Yo os envié a tiempo todos mis siervos los profetas, diciéndoos: No hagáis esta cosa abominable que Yo aborrezco.
5 But my people would not pay any attention [DOU] [to what I said to them]. They would not turn away from their wicked behavior, or stop burning incense to [worship/honor] other gods.
Pero no escucharon, ni prestaron oído para convertirse de su maldad y dejar de quemar incienso a otros dioses.
6 So I poured out my anger [MTY] on them. I punished people on the streets of Jerusalem and on the [other] towns in Judah. It caused those towns to be ruined and deserted, and they are still like that.’
Por eso se derramó mi indignación y mi ira, que ardieron en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, que se convirtieron en desierto y desolación, como (se ve) en el día de hoy.
7 So now [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? [Do you not realize that because of what you are doing], soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you [who have come here to Egypt] from Judah?
Ahora, así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ¿Por qué hacéis contra vosotros mismos este gran mal, de extirpar de Judá a hombres y mujeres, niños y mamantes, de tal suerte que no os queda resto alguno,
8 Why are you [RHQ] provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? [If you continue doing this, ] you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.
irritándome con las obras de vuestras manos, quemando incienso a otros dioses, en la tierra de Egipto, adonde habéis venido a habitar para perecer y para ser una maldición y un oprobio entre todos los pueblos de la tierra?
9 Have you forgotten [how I punished] your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and [how I punished] the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and [the other towns] in Judah?
¿Habéis olvidado las maldades de vuestros padres, las maldades de los reyes de Judá, las maldades de sus mujeres, vuestras propias maldades y las de vuestras mujeres, cometidas en la tierra de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén?
10 Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees [DOU] that I gave to you and your ancestors.’
Hasta hoy no se han arrepentido; no han tenido temor, ni han observado la Ley y los mandamientos que Yo he puesto delante de vosotros y delante de vuestros padres.
11 Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.
Por eso, así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: He aquí que voy a volver mi rostro contra vosotros para mal, y para extirpar a todo Judá.
12 [You] people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. [Some of] you will be killed by [your enemies’] swords, [some will die] from famines. You will become [people whom others] curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.
Tomaré los restos de Judá, que resolvieron entrar en la tierra de Egipto y habitar allí; serán todos consumidos en el país de Egipto; caerán por la espada y morirán de hambre, desde el menor hasta el mayor; a espada y de hambre perecerán, y vendrán a ser un objeto de execración, de pasmo, de maldición, de oprobio.
13 I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished [others in] Jerusalem, [some of whom were killed] by [their enemies’] swords and [some of whom] died from famines or diseases.
Porque castigaré a los que habitan en el país de Egipto, como he castigado a Jerusalén con la espada, el hambre y la peste.
14 You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that [some day] you would return to Judah. But very few [HYP] of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’”
No habrá quien escape o quede con vida del resto de Judá que ha venido a la tierra de Egipto para habitar allí y para volver a la tierra de Judá, adonde tanto suspiran volver para habitar allí; pues no volverán, si no es algún fugitivo.
15 Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:
Entonces todos los hombres que sabían que sus mujeres quemaban incienso a otros dioses, y todas las mujeres presentes allí en gran número, y todos los del pueblo que habitaban en el país de Egipto y en Patros, respondieron a Jeremías, diciendo:
16 “You are saying that [MTY] Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!
“En cuanto a las palabras que nos has dicho en nombre de Yahvé, no queremos obedecerte,
17 We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to [worship our goddess Astarte, ] the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings [of wine] to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and [their] officials have [always] done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles.
sino que continuaremos cumpliendo toda promesa que hayamos hecho, de quemar incienso a la reina del cielo y derramarle libaciones; como hemos hecho, nosotros y nuestros padres, nuestros reyes y nuestros príncipes, en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén; con lo cual estábamos hartos de pan y nos iba bien y no veíamos ninguna calamidad.
18 But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings [of wine], we have had many troubles, and [some of our people] have been killed by [our enemies’] swords and [some have died] from hunger.”
Pero desde que hemos dejado de quemar incienso a la reina del cielo y derramarle libaciones, nos falta todo, y nos consume la espada y el hambre.
19 And [the women said], “[Furthermore], we burned incense and poured out [wine] offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about [and approved of] [RHQ] what we were doing!”
Y si nosotras quemábamos incienso a la reina del cielo, y le derramábamos libaciones, ¿acaso no lo sabían nuestros maridos cuando hacíamos tortas a imagen de ella y le ofrecíamos libaciones?”
20 Then I said to all the men and women who had answered me,
Replicó Jeremías a todo el pueblo, a los hombres y a las mujeres, a todos los que le habían dado aquella respuesta, y dijo:
21 “Do not think [RHQ] that Yahweh did not know that you and your ancestors and your kings and their officials and all the other people in Judah were burning incense to [worship/honor] idols in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah!
“¿Acaso no se acordó Yahvé del incienso que quemasteis en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, vosotros y vuestros padres, vuestros reyes y vuestros príncipes y el pueblo del país? ¿Acaso Él no se dio cuenta de ello?
22 It was because Yahweh could no longer endure/tolerate your wicked actions and the detestable things that you were doing that he caused your land to be [a place whose name people say when they] curse someone, a land that is ruined and which has no one living in it. And your land is still like that.
Yahvé no pudo aguantar más la maldad de vuestras obras y las abominaciones que cometisteis; por eso vuestro país ha venido a ser un desierto, un objeto de pasmo y de maldición, sin habitantes, como (se ve) hoy día.
23 It is because you burned incense to [worship/honor] idols and committed [other] sins against Yahweh that you experienced [all] those disasters. It is because you have not obeyed him or his laws and decrees and commandments.”
Porque quemasteis incienso y pecasteis contra Yahvé, y no escuchasteis la voz de Yahvé, ni observasteis su Ley, sus mandamientos y testimonios; por eso os ha sobrevenido la presente calamidad.”
24 [Then] I said to all of them, including the women, “All you [people of] Judah who are [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.
Y dijo Jeremías a todo el pueblo y a todas las mujeres: “Oíd la palabra de Yahvé, todos los de Judá que estáis en la tierra de Egipto.
25 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says [to you Israeli men]: ‘You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the [goddess whom you call] the Queen of Heaven. [And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that]. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do [for her].’
Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: Vosotros y vuestras mujeres ejecutáis con vuestras manos lo que expresasteis con vuestra boca, a saber: «Seguiremos cumpliendo los votos que hemos hecho de quemar incienso a la reina del cielo, y derramarle libaciones.» No hay duda de que cumplís sin falta vuestros votos y los ponéis por obra.
26 But now, all you people from Judah who are [now] living [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, ‘I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that [soon] none of [you] people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. [There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, ] will ever again say, “[I will do it as surely] as Yahweh lives.”
Por eso, oíd la palabra de Yahvé, todos los de Judá que moráis en la tierra de Egipto: He aquí que Yo he jurado por mi gran Nombre, dice Yahvé, que en todo el país de Egipto no será pronunciado más mi Nombre por boca de ningún hombre de Judá que diga: «¡Vive Yahvé, el Señor!»
27 Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. [Almost] everyone [HYP] from Judah who is [now here] in Egypt will experience being [killed by their enemies’] swords, or dying from famine.
Mirad: Yo estoy velando sobre ellos para mal y no para bien; y todos los hombres de Judá que están en el país de Egipto, serán consumidos por la espada y por el hambre, hasta acabar con ellos.
28 [Only a very] few [of you] will not die, and will return to Judah. [When that happens], all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words (were true/were fulfilled), theirs or mine.’
Algunos pocos que escapen de la espada, volverán del país de Egipto a la tierra de Judá, pero todos los del resto de Judá que han venido a la tierra de Egipto para habitar allí, conocerán de quién es la palabra que se cumple, si la mía o la de ellos.
29 And Yahweh [also] says, ‘I will do something that will prove to you that everything that I have said will happen, and that I will punish you [here] in this place.
Y esto, dice Yahvé, os sirva de señal de que Yo os castigaré en este lugar; para que sepáis que mis palabras se cumplirán sin falta contra vosotros para mal vuestro.
30 I will cause Hophra, the king of Egypt, to be captured by his enemies who want to kill him, just like I caused King Zedekiah of Judah to be captured by [the soldiers of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” [And that is what happened several years later].
Así dice Yahvé: He aquí que voy a entregar al Faraón Hofra, rey de Egipto, en poder de sus enemigos, y en manos de aquellos que atentan contra su vida, así como entregué a Sedecías, rey de Judá, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, enemigo suyo, que buscaba perderle.”
