Jeremías 11

1 De parte de Dios llegó a Jeremías la siguiente palabra:

This is [another] message that Yahweh told me:

2 “Escuchad las palabras de este pacto, y hablad a los hombres de Judá y a los habitantes de Jerusalén diciéndoles:

“Listen to the agreement that I made with [the ancestors of] the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah. Then remind them of [that agreement].

3 Así habla Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: Maldito el hombre que desobedezca las palabras de esta alianza,

Then tell them that [I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli [people worship], said that I will curse everyone who does not obey what was written in that agreement that I made with them.

4 que Yo ordené a vuestros padres, cuando los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, del horno de hierro, diciendo: Escuchad mi voz, y haced según todo lo que os mando; y seréis mi pueblo, y Yo seré vuestro Dios;

It is the same agreement that I made with their ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt. [What happened to them in Egypt was terrible; it was as though they were] living in a hot furnace [MET]. When I brought them out of Egypt, I told them to obey me, and to do everything that I had commanded them to do. [I also told them] that if they obeyed me, they would be my people and I would be their God.

5 a fin de cumplir el juramento prestado a vuestros padres, de darles una tierra que mana leche y miel, como (se ve) en el día de hoy.” Y yo respondí y dije: “Así sea, oh Yahvé.”

[Now tell these people that if they obey me], I will do what I promised to do for their ancestors. I will enable them to continue living in this very fertile [IDM] land in which they now live.” I replied, “Yahweh, I hope that what you said will happen.”

6 Entonces me dijo Yahvé: “Grita todas estas palabras en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, diciendo: Escuchad las palabras de esta alianza y observadlas.

Then Yahweh said to me, “Go into the streets of Jerusalem and to the [other] cities in Judah. Proclaim my message to the people. Tell them to listen to the agreement [that I made with their ancestors], and to obey it.

7 Porque conjuré solemnemente a vuestros padres desde el día que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, hasta hoy, y los amonesté sin cesar, diciendo: «Escuchad mi voz».

When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly pleaded with them many times to obey me, and I am still pleading with them now.

8 Pero ellos no escucharon, ni prestaron oído; sino que siguieron cada cual su obstinado y maligno corazón; por lo cual ejecuté contra ellos todas las palabras de esta alianza, que les había mandado cumplir y que ellos no cumplieron.”

But they did not obey me or [even] pay any attention to me. Everyone continued to be stubborn and to do the evil things that they wanted to do. I commanded them to do what was written in the agreement, but they refused. So I punished them in all the ways that I promised that I would.”

9 Luego Yahvé me dijo: “Hay una conjuración entre los hombres de Judá, y entre los habitantes de Jerusalén.

Then Yahweh said to me, “The people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah are rebelling against me.

10 Han vuelto a las iniquidades de sus primeros padres, que rehusaron escuchar mis palabras; y se han ido tras otros dioses para servirlos. Así la casa de Israel y la casa de Judá han quebrantado mi alianza la que Yo contraje con sus padres.

Their ancestors refused to do what I told them to do, and [now] these people have returned to committing the sins that their ancestors committed. They are worshiping other gods. The people of Israel disobeyed the agreement that I made with their ancestors, and [now] the people of Judah have done the same thing.

11 Por tanto, así dice Yahvé: He aquí que haré venir sobre ellos un mal del cual no podrán librarse; y cuando clamen a Mí no los escucharé.

So now I, Yahweh, am warning them that I will cause them to experience disasters, and they will not escape them. And when they cry out for me [to help them], I will not pay attention.

12 E irán las ciudades de Judá y los moradores de Jerusalén, y clamarán a los dioses a quienes suelen ofrecer incienso, y que no podrán salvarlos en el tiempo de su tribulación.

When that happens, the people in Jerusalem and [other] cities in Judah will [offer sacrifices and] burn incense to their gods and ask for their help, but those gods will not be able to save them when those disasters come to them.

13 Porque tan numerosos como tus ciudades son tus dioses, oh Judá; y tan numerosas como las calles de Jerusalén son los altares que habéis erigido a la ignominia, los altares en que quemáis incienso a Baal.

There are more gods in Judah than there are towns in Judah, and the people of Jerusalem have erected as many altars to burn incense [to those gods] as there are streets in Jerusalem.

14 Por eso no intercedas por este pueblo, ni eleves por ellos oraciones y súplicas, porque no escucharé cuando clamen a Mí en su calamidad.

Jeremiah, do not pray for these people, and do not plead with me to rescue them. If you plead with me, I will not pay attention; and if they cry out to me for help when they are in distress, I will not listen to them.”

15 ¿Qué buscas aún, amada mía, en mi casa, tú que has cometido tantas maldades? ¿Acaso las carnes sagradas podrán librarte del mal, ya que cuando hiciste maldad, entonces te regocijaste?

Then Yahweh said, “The people [of Judah] whom I love certainly no longer have [RHQ] a right to come to my temple, because they continually do many evil things. [They think that] continually making sacrifices of meat to me certainly will [RHQ] protect them from disasters, with the result that they will be able to rejoice.

16 Yahvé te dio el nombre de Olivo verde y fruto de hermoso aspecto pero tras el estruendo de un gran fragor lo incendió, y quedaron abrasadas sus ramas.

I previously said that they were like an olive tree full of green leaves with a lot of good olives on it, but [now I will send their enemies to attack] them furiously; [it is as though] I will break off their branches, and [their city] will be destroyed by fire.

17 Porque Yahvé de los ejércitos, que te plantó, ha decretado el mal contra ti, a causa de las maldades que la casa de Israel y la casa de Judá hicieron para irritarme quemando incienso a Baal.

[It is as though] the people of Judah and Israel were a beautiful olive tree that I, the Commander of the armies of angels, planted, but [now], by burning incense to [their god] Baal, they have caused me to become [very] angry. So [now] I have decided to destroy them.”

18 Yahvé me informó y así lo supe; Tú me mostraste entonces sus maquinaciones.

Yahweh revealed to me that [my enemies] were planning to kill me.

19 Yo era como un manso cordero llevado al matadero, y no sabía que contra mí maquinaban (diciendo): “Destrocemos el árbol con su fruto, y cortémosle de la tierra de los vivientes, y no quede ya más memoria de su nombre.”

[Before he did that], I was like a lamb that was being led away to be slaughtered; I did not know what they were planning to do. I did not know that they were saying, “Let’s get rid of this tree and its fruit,” so [I did not know] that they intended to kill me, in order that no one would remember me [MTY].

20 Pero Tú, oh Yahvé de los ejércitos, que juzgas con justicia, y escudriñas los riñones y el corazón, déjame ver como tomas de ellos venganza, porque a Ti te he entregado mi causa.

[Then I prayed], “Commander of the armies of angels, you judge people justly/fairly, and you examine everything that we are thinking [DOU]. Allow me to watch you getting revenge on the people [who want to kill me], because I trust that you will do for me what is right.”

21 Por tanto, así dice Yahvé respecto de los hombres de Anatot, que buscan tu vida, diciendo: “No profetices en el nombre de Yahvé, si no quieres morir a nuestras manos.”

It was the men of [my own town], Anathoth, who wanted to kill me, and they told me that they would kill me if I did not stop prophesying what Yahweh told me to say.

22 Por tanto, así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: “He aquí que Yo los castigaré; los jóvenes morirán al filo de la espada, y sus hijos e hijas perecerán de hambre.

So the Commander of the armies of angels said [about them], “I will punish them. Their young men will be killed in wars, and their children will die because they have no food.

23 No quedará resto alguno de ellos; porque descargaré calamidades sobre los hombres de Anatot, cuando llegue el tiempo de su castigo.

I have set a time when I will bring disasters to the people of Anathoth, and when that happens, none of them will remain alive.”