Jeremiah 47
1 Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
Palabra que dijo Yahvé al profeta Jeremías, acerca de los filisteos, antes que el Faraón derrotara a Gaza.
2 This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
Así dice Yahvé: “He aquí aguas que avanzan del Norte, como torrente que inunda; inundan el país y su amplitud, la ciudad y sus habitantes. Claman los hombres y dan alaridos todos los moradores del país,
3 [They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
al estrépito de los cascos de sus caballos, al estruendo de sus carros y al ruido de sus ruedas. Los padres no miran ya por sus hijos; les faltan las fuerzas,
4 It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
pues llegó el día para destruir a todos los filisteos; para privar a Tiro y Sidón del postrer aliado. Porque Yahvé va a destruir a los filisteos, el residuo de la isla de Caftor.
5 [The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
Sobre Gaza viene la calvicie, Ascalón, resto de los gigantes, es reducida a silencio. ¿Hasta cuándo te harás incisiones?
6 [The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
¡Ay espada de Yahvé! ¿Cuándo descansarás? ¡Vuélvete a tu vaina, descansa y calla!
7 But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
¿Mas cómo podrás descansar cuando Yahvé te ha dado orden? Es contra Ascalón y la costa del mar adonde Él la dirige.”
