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.
Vete de Jerusalén, huyan para que estén a salvo, hijos de Benjamín, y que suene la bocina en Tecoa, y que se levante la bandera de Bet-haquerem, porque el mal se asoma desde fuera al norte, una gran destrucción.
2 Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
La hermosa y delicada, la hija de Sión, será cortada por mi mano.
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.
Vendrán a ella los guardianes de las ovejas con sus rebaños; levantarán sus tiendas alrededor de ella; Todos recibirán comida en su lugar.
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,
Prepara la guerra contra ella; ¡arriba! Subamos cuando el sol está alto. ¡El dolor es nuestro! porque el día cambia y las sombras de la tarde se alargan.
5 we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
¡Arriba! Subamos de noche y enviemos destrucción a 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 esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor de los ejércitos: ¡Que se corten los árboles y que se coloque una rampa contra Jerusalén; esta es la ciudad que ha de ser visitada! Dentro de ella no hay más que violencia.
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.
A medida que la primavera mantiene sus aguas frías, también ella guarda su maldad; el sonido de un comportamiento cruel y violento está en ella; ante mí en todo momento hay enfermedades y heridas.
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.”
Corrígete, oh Jerusalén, o mi alma se apartará de ti, y te haré un desolación, una tierra sin habitantes.
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)].”
Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor de los ejércitos: Todo se tomará del resto que quede de Israel como las últimas uvas se toman de la vid; como cuando tu mano se vuelva hacia las ramas pequeñas, para arrancar las última uvas.
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 debo dar palabra, testificando para que tomen nota? Mira, sus oídos están cerrados y no pueden prestar atención; mira, la palabra del Señor ha sido una causa de vergüenza para ellos, 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.
Por esta razón estoy lleno de la ira del Señor, estoy cansado de mantenerla; que se suelte en los niños de la calle y en la reunión de los jóvenes juntos; incluso El marido con su esposa será apresado, el anciano con él que está lleno 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 serán entregadas a otros, sus campos y sus esposas juntamente; porque mi mano será tendida contra la gente de la tierra, dice el Señor.
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 de los más pequeños hasta los más grandes, todos están dispuestos a ganar dinero; Desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote, todo el mundo está trabajando engaño.
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.
Y hicieron poco de las heridas de mi pueblo, 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.”
Sean avergonzados porque han hecho cosas repugnantes. No tuvieron vergüenza, no pudieron enrojecer de vergüenza; entonces caerán con los que están cayendo; cuando mi castigo caiga sobre ellos, serán humillados, dice el Señor.
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!’
Esto es lo que el Señor ha dicho: Toma tu lugar mirando los caminos; Hagan una búsqueda de los caminos antiguos, diciendo: ¿Dónde está el buen camino? y anden por él para que puedan descansar por tus almas. Pero ellos dijeron: No andaremos.
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.’
Y pongo vigilantes sobre ti, diciendo: Presta atención al sonido del cuerno; Pero ellos dijeron: No vamos a dar atención.
18 Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
Entonces, prestad atención, naciones, y entiendan congregación lo que hay entre ellos.
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: mira, haré que venga el mal sobre este pueblo, incluso el fruto de sus pensamientos, porque no han prestado atención a mis palabras, y rechazaron 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.
¿Con qué propósito me llega el perfume dulce de Seba y las especias de un país lejano? tus ofrendas quemadas no me dan placer, tus ofrendas de bestias 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 esto ha dicho el Señor: Mira, pondré piedras en el camino de este pueblo; y los padres y los hijos irán cayendo sobre ellos juntamente; El prójimo y su amigo serán destruidos.
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].
El Señor ha dicho: ¿Ven? Un pueblo viene del norte, una gran nación será puesta en movimiento desde las partes más internas 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.”
Arcos y lanzas están en sus manos; son crueles y no tienen piedad; su voz es como el trueno del mar, y van sobre caballos; Todos en su lugar, como hombres que van a la lucha, 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.
La noticia de esto ha llegado a nuestros oídos; nuestras manos se han vuelto débiles: nos han llegado problemas y dolor, como el dolor de una mujer en el 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 salgan al campo ni por el camino; porque allí está la espada del atacante, y el temor por todos lados.
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].”
Oh, hija de mi pueblo, ponte la ropa de cilicio, arrójate a la ceniza; date a la pena, como a un hijo único, con los más amargos gritos de dolor; porque el que nos va a destruir vendrá de repente sobre nosotros.
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 puesto como fortaleza y por torre pondrás a prueba a mi gente, para que tengas conocimiento de su conducta y lo pongas a prueba.
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, yendo con historias falsas; son latón y hierro; todos son obreros corrompidos.
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.
El soplador sopla con fuerza, el plomo se quema en el fuego; continúan calentando el metal sin ningún propósito, porque los malhechores no son quitados.
30 [I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
Serán llamados plata de desecho, porque el Señor los ha desecho.
