Jeremiah 6
1 “You people in Jerusalem who are from [the tribe of] Benjamin, flee from this city! Blow the trumpets in Tekoa [city south of Jerusalem]! Send up a [smoke] signal in Beth-Haccherem [town] [to warn the people of the coming danger]! A powerful [army] will come from the north, and they will cause great destruction.
Huid de en medio de Jerusalén, hijos de Benjamín; tocad la trompeta en Tecoa, y sobre Betkérem alzad una señal; pues se deja ver un azote que viene del norte; una gran calamidad.
2 Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
La hija de Sión es semejante a un prado lozano;
3 [Enemy kings, not] shepherds [MET], will come [with their armies] and set up their tents around the city, and each [king will choose a part of the city for his soldiers to destroy like] [MET] shepherds divide their pastures for their flocks of sheep.
vienen sobre ella los pastores con sus rebaños; plantan sus tiendas alrededor de ella, pastan cada cual por su parte.
4 [The kings will tell their troops], “Get ready for the battle. We should attack them before noontime. But [if we arrive there late in the afternoon] when the shadows are becoming long,
“¡Santificaos para la guerra contra ella! Levantaos, ataquémosla en pleno mediodía. ¡Ay de nosotros, que pasa el día, se extienden ya las sombras de la noche!
5 we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
Levantaos, ataquemos de noche y destruyamos sus palacios.”
6 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, says this: “[I will command those soldiers to] cut down the trees [outside Jerusalem] and to build dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [in order that they can enter the city]. This city must be punished because everyone there continually oppresses others.
Porque así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: “Cortad árboles y alzad terraplenes contra Jerusalén. Esta es la ciudad que ha de ser castigada, toda ella está llena de injusticia.
7 [It is as though] the wicked things that the people do pour out of the city like [SIM] water flows out of a spring. [The noise from people doing] violent and destructive actions is heard everywhere. I continually see [people who are] suffering and wounded.
Como la fuente hace brotar sus aguas, así mana ella su maldad, no se oye en ella (hablar) sino de violencia y ruina; dolores y heridas están siempre a mi vista.
8 Listen to what I am warning you, [you people of] [APO] Jerusalem, because if you do not listen, I will reject you and cause your land to become desolate, a land where no one lives.”
Enmiéndate, Jerusalén, no sea que me aparte de ti y te convierta en ruinas, en tierra inhabitada.”
9 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, also says this: “[I will tell your enemies] to cause your country to become as desolate [SIM] as a vineyard from which all the grapes have been completely stripped from the vines. [Their soldiers will seize the possessions of] those who remain in Israel [after the others have been exiled] like [SIM] farmers go to the vines again to pick any grapes [that were (left/not picked)].”
Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: “Como rebuscos de una viña, así se rebuscarán los restos de Israel. Mete tu mano, como el vendimiador, entre los sarmientos.”
10 [Then I said, “If I speak to the Israeli people] to warn them, (who will listen to me?/No one will listen to me.) [RHQ] [It is as though] their ears are closed, [and as a result] they cannot hear [what I say]. They scorn Yahweh’s messages; they do not want to listen to them at all.
¿A quién he de hablar y a quién conjurar para que oiga? He aquí que su oído está incircunciso, de modo que no pueden escuchar; ved que la palabra de Yahvé es para ellos un oprobio; no se deleitan en ella.
11 So [now] I am extremely angry, like Yahweh is angry, and I cannot restrain it any longer.” [So] Yahweh said [to me], “Tell everyone that you are very angry with them. Tell the children in the streets and the young men who gather together. Tell the men and their wives; tell the very old people [DOU], also.
Estoy lleno de la cólera de Yahvé, cansado ya de refrenarla. “Derrámala sobre los niños en la calle, y sobre las reuniones de los jóvenes. Pues serán presos el marido y la mujer, el anciano y el colmado de días.
12 [Tell the men that] I will give their houses to [their enemies], and I will give their property/fields and their wives to them, also, when I punish [IDM] the people who live in this land.
Y sus casas pasarán a ser de otros, juntamente con sus campos y sus mujeres; pues Yo extenderé mi mano contra los habitantes del país” —oráculo de Yahvé.
13 Everyone is trying to get money by tricking others, from the most [important people] to the least [important people]; even the prophets and the priests are trying to deceive [people to get money].
Porque todos ellos, desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande, se han entregado a la avaricia; todos, desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote, practican el fraude;
14 [They act as though the sins of my people are like] [MET] small wounds that they do not need to put bandages on. They continually [greet people by] saying ‘I hope things are going well with you,’ when things are not going well.
curan la llaga de mi pueblo a la ligera, diciendo: “¡Paz, paz!” cuando no hay paz.
15 They should be [RHQ] ashamed about the disgusting things that they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They do not [even] know how to (blush/show on their faces that they are ashamed). So, they also will be among those who will be killed. They will be destroyed when I punish them.”
Quedarán confundidos porque cometen abominaciones; pero no se avergüenzan, ni conocen lo que es deshonra. “Por eso caerán cuando caigan los otros; perecerán al tiempo que Yo los visite”, dice Yahvé.
16 This is [also] what Yahweh said [to the Israeli people]: “Stand at the crossroads and look [at the people who pass by]. Ask them what was the good behavior [that their ancestors had] long ago. [And when they tell you], behave that way. If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.” But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’
Así dice Yahvé: “Paraos en los caminos, y mirad; y preguntad por las sendas antiguas, cuál es el buen camino, y seguidlo, y hallaréis reposo para vuestras almas.” Mas ellos dijeron: “No lo seguiremos.”
17 I sent [my prophets who were like] [MET] watchmen. They said, ‘Listen carefully when we blow the trumpets [to warn you that your enemies are approaching],’ but you said, ‘[No], we do not want to listen.’
Yo había puesto sobre vosotros atalayas (diciendo): “Escuchad el sonido de la trompeta.” Mas ellos respondieron: “No queremos escuchar.”
18 Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
Por tanto, oíd, oh naciones; gentes todas, entended lo que les sucederá.
19 Listen, all of you! I am going to cause the [Israeli] people to experience disasters. That is what will happen to them because they have refused to listen to what I told them. They have refused to obey my laws.
¡Escucha, oh tierra! “He aquí que voy a traer sobre este pueblo calamidades, el fruto de sus mismos designios, porque no atendieron mis palabras, y despreciaron mi Ley.
20 [You Israeli people], when you burn frankincense that came from [far away in] Sheba, and [when you offer to me] sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, I will not [RHQ] be pleased with your sacrifices. I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; I am not pleased with [any of] your sacrifices.
¿Para qué me traéis incienso de Sabá, y caña aromática de países lejanos? vuestros holocaustos no me son aceptos, y vuestros sacrificios no me agradan.”
21 Therefore, I will put obstacles on the roads on which my people will travel. Men and their sons and people’s neighbors and friends will stumble over those obstacles and fall down; everyone will die.”
Por eso, así dice Yahvé: “He aquí que voy a poner tropiezos a este pueblo, en ellos tropezarán padres e hijos a una, el vecino perecerá juntamente con su vecino.”
22 Yahweh [also] says this: “You will see a [huge] army marching [towards you] from the north. [An army of] a great nation very far away is preparing [to attack you].
Así dice Yahvé: “Mira que viene un pueblo del país del Septentrión, una nación grande se pone en movimiento desde los extremos de la tierra;
23 They have bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. As they ride along on their horses, the horses’ feet sound like the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you people of Jerusalem.”
empuña el arco y el venablo, es cruel y no se apiada; su voz es como el bramido del mar. Vienen montados sobre caballos, listos para luchar como un solo hombre, contra ti, oh hija de Sión.”
24 [The people of Jerusalem say], “We have heard reports about the enemy; [so] we are very frightened, with the result that we feel weak. We are very afraid, and worried, like [SIM] women who are about to give birth to babies.
“Al solo oír hablar de ellos se nos debilitan los brazos, se apodera de nosotros la angustia, dolores como de mujer que está de parto.”
25 [So one person says to another], ‘Do not go out into the fields! Do not go on the roads, because the enemy [soldiers] have swords [and they are everywhere]; they are coming from all directions, and we are extremely afraid.’”
No salgáis al campo, ni andéis por el camino; pues el enemigo tiene espada, y por todos lados reina el espanto.
26 [So I say], “My dear people, put on (sackcloth/rough clothes) and sit in ashes [to show that you are sorry for your sins]. Mourn and cry very much, like [SIM] [a woman would cry] if her only son had died, because your enemies are very near, and they are going to destroy [everything].”
Cíñete de saco, oh hija de mi pueblo, y revuélcate en la ceniza; haz llanto como por un hijo único, llanto amarguísimo, porque de repente cae sobre nosotros el devastador.
27 [Then Yahweh said to me], “[Jeremiah], I have caused you to become [like] [MET] someone who heats metal very hot [to completely burn the impurities]. You will examine my people’s behavior.
Te he constituido en mi pueblo como probador, como fortaleza; tú conocerás y examinarás su proceder.
28 You will find out that they are very stubborn rebels, they are always slandering others. [Their inner beings] are as hard as bronze or iron; they all [continually] deceive others.
Todos ellos son rebeldes entre rebeldes, andan calumniando, son bronce y hierro, corruptores, todos ellos.
29 [A metalworker causes] the bellows to blow very hard to [make the fire very hot to] completely burn up the impurities [MET]. [But just as] a fire does not cause all the waste material to run off, it is impossible to separate [the righteous people from the wicked people, and punish only] the wicked people.
Sopla furiosamente el fuelle para que el plomo sea consumido por el fuego; pero en vano trabaja el acrisolador, porque los inicuos no se separan.
30 [I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
Se les llamará plata reprobada; porque Yahvé los ha reprobado.
