Jeremiah 50
1 Yahweh gave to [me, ] Jeremiah the prophet, a message about Babylon [city] and the country of Babylonia.
Palabra de Yavé que vino al profeta Jeremías con respecto a Babilonia y la tierra de los caldeos:
2 [This is what Yahweh says]: “Proclaim [DOU] [a message] among the nations; do not withhold any of it; raise up a signal flag to announce that Babylon will be captured. [Its chief god] Marduk, [whose other name is] Bel, will be completely disgraced, and all the [other] statues and idols will be shattered.
Anúncienlo entre las naciones y proclámenlo. Levanten la bandera, publíquenlo, y no lo encubran. Digan: ¡Capturada es Babilonia! Bel es avergonzado, Merodac está desecho. Sus esculturas son avergonzadas y sus ídolos están destrozados.
3 [The army of] a nation will come from the north to attack Babylon and destroy the city very thoroughly, [with the result that] no one will live there [again]. Both people and animals will run away.”
Porque desde el norte llega contra ella una nación que convertirá su tierra en una desolación. No hay hombre ni animal que viva en ella. Huyen y se van.
4 “But [I, ] Yahweh, say that in the future, when that is about to happen, the people of Israel and the people of Judah will join together. They will be weeping and wanting [to worship] me, their God.
En esos días y en ese tiempo, dice Yavé, llegarán juntos los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá. Andarán con llanto y buscarán a Yavé su ʼElohim.
5 They will inquire about the road to Jerusalem, [and then] they will start traveling [IDM] toward it. They will say [to each other], ‘We must return to Yahweh [again]!’ They will make an everlasting agreement with me that they will never forget.
Preguntarán por el camino a Sion con sus caras hacia esa dirección. Vendrán para unirse a Yavé en un Pacto eterno que no será olvidado.
6 My people have been [like] [MET] lost sheep. Their [leaders/rulers] have caused them [to abandon me] like [MET] shepherds who have allowed their sheep to wander in the hills and mountains. [My people are like] [MET] sheep that do not know the path to return to the sheepfold.
Mi pueblo fue un rebaño perdido, sus pastores lo descarriaron. Lo dejaron vagar por las montañas y se olvidaron de su redil.
7 All their enemies who found them attacked them. They said, ‘We did not sin [by attacking them], because they sinned against Yahweh; he is the one who provides what they need; he is the one to whom they should have remained faithful; he is the one whom their ancestors confidently expected [to help them].’
Todos los que las hallaban, las devoraban. Sus enemigos decían: No hacemos mal, porque pecaron contra Yavé, Morada de justicia, contra Yavé, la Esperanza de sus antepasados.
8 [But now, I say to the leaders of my people], ‘Flee from Babylon! Leave the land of Babylonia! Be like [SIM] male goats [that go] in front of [the rest of] the flock; [lead my people back to their own land].
Huyan de en medio de Babilonia y de la tierra de los caldeos. Sean también como machos cabríos delante del rebaño.
9 [Do that] because I am going to gather an army of great nations to the north [of Babylon]. They will join together to attack Babylon and will capture it. Their arrows will be like [SIM] skilled warriors that always hit what they aim at.
Porque ciertamente Yo levanto en el norte una alianza de poderosas naciones contra Babilonia. Ellas formarán sus líneas de batalla contra ella y la tomarán. De allí será llevada cautiva. Sus flechas son como las de un diestro guerrero que no regresa con las manos vacías.
10 Babylonia will be conquered, and those who conquer it will take away everything they want. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.’”
Caldea será saqueada. Todo el que la saquée quedará satisfecho, dice Yavé,
11 “You people [of Babylon] who (plundered/stole everything valuable from) my chosen people, now you are very happy [DOU]. You run around joyfully like [SIM] a calf in a meadow, and are happy like [SIM] male horses are happy when they are neighing.
porque ustedes están alegres. Porque ustedes están jubilosos, oh saqueadores de mi heredad. Se alegraron y se gozaron. Ahora retozas como novilla en el prado y relinchas como los caballos.
12 But [soon] your people will be very disgraced [DOU] [as a result of being conquered]. Your country will be the most insignificant nation; it will be a desert, a dry and deserted land.
Tu madre será grandemente avergonzada. Será humillada la que los dio a luz. ¡Ahí está, convertida en la última de las naciones, en un desierto, un sequedal y tierra árida!
13 Because [I, ] Yahweh, am angry [with you people of Babylon], I will cause your city to become completely deserted. All who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) because of the destruction there.
Por la ira de Yavé quedará deshabitada, en una total desolación. Todo el que pase por Babilonia, silbará de asombro por todas sus calamidades.
14 [All you nations that surround Babylon, ] prepare to attack it! Tell your archers to shoot at their enemies; shoot all of your arrows at them [LIT], because [the people/leaders of Babylon have sinned against me, ] Yahweh.
¡Alisten sus líneas de batalla contra Babilonia por todos lados! Los que entesan el arco: ¡Dispárenle flechas! ¡No escatimen flechas! Porque pecó contra Yavé.
15 Shout [war-cries] against Babylon from all sides [of the city]. [The soldiers of] Babylon will surrender; the towers and walls will be torn down. It is [I, ] Yahweh, who will be getting revenge [on the people of Babylon], [so help me to] get revenge. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others!
¡Lancen el grito de batalla contra ella en todos lados! Ella se rindió. Sus columnas cayeron. Sus muros son derribados. Porque ésta es la venganza de Yavé. Tomen venganza de ella. Como ella hizo, háganle a ella.
16 Take away from Babylon those who plant [crops] and those who reap the harvests! Because of the swords carried by those who will attack [Babylon], [those people in Babylon who have come from other countries] should all run away, back to their own countries [DOU]!”
Corten de Babilonia al sembrador y al que empuña la hoz en la cosecha. Huyan de la espada destructora, cada uno a su gente y a su tierra natal.
17 “The Israeli [people] are [like] [MET] sheep that have been scattered by lions. First [the army of] the King of Assyria defeated them. Then [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon smashed them.
Israel es rebaño descarriado, acosado por leones. Primero el rey de Asiria lo devoró, luego lo deshuesó Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia.
18 So this is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], say: ‘Now I will punish the King of Babylon and the people of his land, like I punished the King of Assyria.
Por tanto Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Miren, Yo castigo al rey de Babilonia y a su tierra, como castigué al rey de Asiria.
19 And I will bring the people of Israel back to their own land where they will eat [the food that grows] in the fields of the Carmel and Bashan [regions], and [the people in] the hilly areas of Ephraim and Gilead will have all they want to eat.
E impulsaré a Israel para que vuelva a su prado. Pacerá en la montaña Carmelo y en Basán para que sacie su vida en la región montañosa de Efraín y en Galaad.
20 At that time, there will not be people in Israel and in Judah who [are still guilty for having] sinned [DOU], because I will forgive the small group of people whom I enable to still be alive.’”
En aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice Yavé, la iniquidad de Israel será buscada y no será hallada. Los pecados de Judá [serán buscados] y no serán hallados, porque Yo perdonaré a los que dejo como un remanente.
21 “[So, I, Yahweh, say to the enemies of Babylonia, ]‘Attack [the people who live in] the Merathaim [region] and the people in the Pekod [region of Babylonia]. Pursue them, kill them, and completely get rid of them, as I have commanded you to do.
Sube contra la tierra de Merataim y contra los habitantes de Pecod. Mátalos y destrúyelos absolutamente. Haz todo lo que te ordene, dice Yavé.
22 Shout your battle cries throughout the land; shout [when you are causing] great destruction.
¡Hay en la tierra estruendo de batalla y gran destrucción!
23 [The army of Babylon is like] [MET] the most powerful hammer on the earth, but it will be completely shattered. Babylon will be deserted among the [other] nations.’
¡Cómo es cortado y quebrado el martillo de toda la tierra! ¡Cómo es Babilonia un objeto de horror entre las naciones!
24 You [people of] Babylon, [listen, ] [because] I have set a trap for you; you will be caught [in that trap], because you fought against me.
¡Oh Babilonia, te tendí una trampa, y sin darte cuenta caíste en ella! Fuiste hallada y también atrapada, porque contendiste contra Yavé.
25 [It is as though] I have opened the place where I store my weapons, and I have brought out [all] the weapons [to use against the people with whom] I am angry. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, have [a lot of] work to do [to punish] the people of Babylonia.
Yavé abrió su arsenal y sacó las armas de su ira. Porque es una tarea de ʼAdonay Yavé de las huestes en la tierra de los caldeos.
26 [So, you enemies of Babylonia, ] come from distant lands and attack it. Break open the places where they store the grain. Crush the walls of the city and the houses and pile up [the rubble like] [SIM] heaps of grain. Destroy everything; do not leave anything that is not destroyed.
¡Arremetan contra ella desde el más remoto confín! ¡Abran los graneros de ella! ¡Hagan de ella pilas de escombros y destrúyanla totalmente! ¡Que nada quede de ella!
27 Destroy all the [young men who are as strong as] [MET] bulls; take them to where you will slaughter them. It will be terrible for them, because it will be time for them to be punished.
Maten todos sus becerros a filo de espada. Bajen todos al matadero. ¡Ay de ellos porque llegó el tiempo de su castigo!
28 Listen to the people who have fled and escaped from Babylon while they tell in Jerusalem how [I, ] Yahweh, have gotten revenge against those who destroyed my temple [in Jerusalem].
La voz de los que huyen y escapan de la tierra de Babilonia anuncia en Sion la retribución de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim: La venganza de su Templo.
29 Summon archers [DOU] to come to attack Babylon; surround the city in order that no one will escape. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others [DOU], because they have defied [me, ] the Holy One of the Israeli [people].
¡Convoquen contra Babilonia a los arqueros, a todos los que entesan arco. Acampen alrededor de ella y que no haya escape! Páguenle según su obra. Como ella hizo, háganle a ella, porque se ensoberbeció contra Yavé, contra el Santo de Israel.
30 The young men of Babylon will fall in the streets; all their soldiers will be killed in one day.
Por eso aquel día sus jóvenes caerán en sus calles, y todos sus guerreros serán destruidos, dice Yavé.
31 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘You arrogant/proud people, it is now the time; it is the time [DOU] when I will punish you.
Ciertamente Yo estoy contra ti, oh arrogante, dice Adonay YAVE de los ejercitos, porque tu día llego, el tiempo en que te castigaré.
32 [Your land is full of] proud people, but you will stumble and fall, and no one will lift you up [again]. I will light a fire in the cities in Babylonia that will burn up everything that is nearby.’
La soberbia se tambaleará y caerá, y nadie la levantará. Encenderé un fuego en sus ciudades de tal modo que devorará todo alrededor de ella.
33 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, also say this: ‘The people of Israel and Judah were (oppressed/treated cruelly); those who captured them guarded them carefully and would not allow them to leave [Babylon].
Yavé de las huestes dice: Los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá sufren juntos la opresión. Todos los que los tomaron cautivos los tienen fuertemente sujetados, y se niegan a soltarlos.
34 But I am strong, and I will free them. I am the Commander of the armies of angels; I will defend my people and enable them [to return to] their land where they will have peace, but the people of Babylonia will not have peace.
Pero su Redentor es el Fuerte. Yavé de las huestes es su Nombre. Él defenderá por completo la causa de ellos, a fin de dar descanso a la tierra y perturbación a los habitantes de Babilonia.
35 [I will send enemy soldiers carrying] swords [PRS] to strike the people of Babylonia; they will strike the officials and wise men and all the [other] people who live in Babylon.
Una espada contra los caldeos, los habitantes de Babilonia, sus oficiales y sus sabios, dice Yavé.
36 They will strike their false prophets with swords and they will become foolish. They will strike the [strongest] warriors of Babylonia, and they will all be terrified.
Una espada contra sus adivinos, para que ellos se vuelvan necios. Una espada contra sus valientes, y que sean quebrantados.
37 They will strike their horses and chariots and the foreigners who are in the army of Babylonia, and they will [all] become [as weak] as [MET] women. They will seize [MTY] all the valuable things there in Babylon and take them away.
Una espada contra sus caballos y sus carruajes, y contra los extranjeros que están en medio de ella, y que sean como mujeres. Una espada contra sus tesoros, y que sean saqueados.
38 [I] cause the streams to become dry. [I will do all those things] because the [entire] land [of Babylonia] is filled with idols, and those [horrible] idols have caused the people [who worship them] to become crazy.
Una sequía contra sus ríos, y que sean secados. Porque es una tierra de ídolos y están locos por sus horribles ídolos.
39 [Soon only] hyenas and [other] wild creatures will live there; and it will be a place where owls live. People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever [DOU].
Por tanto las fieras del desierto habitarán allí con los chacales. También los avestruces estarán en ella. Nunca más será habitada para siempre, ni será poblada de generación en generación.
40 [I will destroy Babylon] like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns; no one will [ever] live there [again] [DOU].
Como cuando ʼElohim destruyó a Sodoma y Gomorra y sus ciudades vecinas, donde no hay habitante ni vive algún hombre, dice Yavé.
41 Look! A [great] army will come from the north. A great nation far away with many kings is preparing [to attack you people of Babylon].
Miren, un pueblo viene del norte, y una nación grande. Muchos reyes se levantan de las partes más remotas de la tierra.
42 Their [army] has bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. [As] they ride along on [their] horses, the sound of the horses’ hooves is like [SIM] the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you, you people of Babylon.
Empuñan arco y lanza. Son crueles e implacables. Su voz ruge como el mar, y cabalgan en formación de guerra contra ti, oh hija de Babilonia.
43 The King of Babylon says, “[I] have heard reports about the enemy [approaching]; [so I am very frightened, with the result that] I am weak. I am [very fearful, and] anguished/worried, like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.”
El rey de Babilonia oye el informe y sus manos se debilitan. La angustia se apodera de él y siente dolores como de parturienta.
44 I, [Yahweh], will come to Babylon [suddenly] like a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are eating] the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Babylonia from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them [a leader] whom I will choose; [I will do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can say that what I have done is not right. No ruler can [RHQ] oppose me.
Ciertamente uno viene como un león que sube de la espesura del Jordán a la vivienda fortificada. Porque muy pronto lo hago huir de ella, y al que Yo escoja, la encargaré. Porque ¿quién es semejante a Mí? ¿Quién me desafía? ¿Cuál es el pastor que pueda resistirme?
45 Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Babylon [city] and the rest of Babylonia: [even] the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely destroy the people [MET] who live there.
Por tanto oigan el plan que Yavé tiene contra Babilonia y lo que se propone contra los caldeos: Ciertamente los arrastrarán fuera como corderos del rebaño y su prado será desolado a causa de ellos.
46 When Babylon is destroyed, the noise will be extremely loud, with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard by the [people of other] nations.’”
La tierra es estremecida ante el clamor: ¡Babilonia es capturada! El clamor es oído entre las naciones. Se estremece la tierra por la caída de Babilonia, y el clamor es oído entre las naciones.
