Jeremías 14
1 Este es un mensaje del Señor que llegó a Jeremías en relación con la sequía:
After there had been no rain [in Judah] for a long time, Yahweh gave me this message:
2 Judá está de luto; sus ciudades se están consumiendo. Su pueblo llora por la tierra, y de Jerusalén llega un grito de auxilio.
[The people in] Judah are very distressed; people [are sitting] on the ground and mourning; [in all of] Jerusalem people are crying loudly.
3 Los ricos envían a sus siervos a buscar agua. Van a las cisternas, pero no encuentran agua. Regresan con las tinajas vacías, decepcionados y avergonzados, cubriendo sus cabezas.
The rich people send their servants to [wells] to get water, but [all] the wells are dry. The servants return with empty pitchers; they cover their heads [because they are ashamed and humiliated/disappointed and sad].
4 La tierra se ha secado porque no ha llovido en el país. Los campesinos se avergüenzan y se cubren la cabeza.
The ground is extremely dry and cracked open because there has been no rain. The farmers are very worried, [so] they [also] cover their heads.
5 Hasta la cierva abandona a su cervatillo recién nacido porque no hay hierba.
Even the (does/female deer) abandon their newborn babies/fawns because there is no grass in the fields [for them to eat].
6 Los asnos salvajes se paran en las colinas desnudas, jadeando como chacales. Les falla la vista porque no tienen nada que comer.
The wild donkeys stand on the barren hills, panting like [SIM] [thirsty] jackals/wolves. They become blind because there is no grass [to eat].
7 Aunque nuestros pecados nos delatan, Señor, por favor, haz algo por nosotros gracias a tu bondad. Sí, nos hemos rebelado contra ti muchas veces; hemos pecado contra ti.
[The people say], “Yahweh, we have turned away from you and sinned many times, and now we know that we are being punished because of our sins, but please help us in order that everyone can see that you are very great [MTY].
8 Tú eres la esperanza de Israel, nuestro Salvador en tiempos de angustia. ¿Por qué actúas como un extranjero en nuestro país, como un viajero que sólo se queda una noche?
You are the one whom [we] Israelis confidently expect [to do good things for us] when we have [many] troubles/difficulties. So, why do you [not help us]? You act as though you are a stranger in our land, like you are someone who is staying here for only one night.
9 ¿Por qué te comportas como alguien sorprendido, como un guerrero poderoso que no puede ayudar? Tú estás aquí entre nosotros, Señor, y nosotros somos conocidos como tu pueblo. ¡Por favor, no nos abandones!
Are you also surprised [about the terrible things that are happening to us]? Why do you act like you are unable to save anyone, even though you are a strong warrior? Yahweh, you are [here] among us, and [others know that] we are your people, [so] do not abandon us!”
10 Esto es lo que el Señor dice de su pueblo: Les encanta alejarse de mí; ni siquiera intentan evitarlo. Por eso el Señor se niega a aceptarlos. Ahora se acordará de sus acciones culpables y los castigará por sus pecados.
And this is what Yahweh says to those people: “You love to wander away [from me]; you run [MTY] from one [idol] to another. Therefore, now I will no [longer] accept you, and I will punish you for your sins.”
11 El Señor me dijo: No reces por el bienestar de este pueblo.
[Then] Yahweh said to me, “Do not pray for these people [any more].
12 Aunque ayunen, no escucharé su clamor. Aunque ofrezcan holocaustos y ofrendas de grano, no los aceptaré. Por el contrario, los exterminaré con la espada, el hambre y la peste.
When they (fast/abstain from food in order to honor me), I will not pay any attention. When they bring [to me] their offerings [of animals] to be completely burned [on the altar] and their offerings of grain, I will not accept them. Instead, I will get rid of them by wars, by famines, and by diseases.”
13 “¡Oh, Señor Dios!” Respondí: “Mira lo que les dicen los profetas, que dicen hablar en tu nombre: ‘No verán la guerra ni sufrirán el hambre, sino que les daré una paz duradera en este lugar’”.
Then I replied to him, “Yahweh [my] God, [their] prophets are telling the people that they will not experience wars [MTY] or famines. They are telling the people that you will surely allow us to have peace in our land [for many years].”
14 Los profetas están profetizando mentiras en mi nombre, respondió el Señor. Yo no los envié, ni los elegí, ni les hablé. Es una visión mentirosa, una predicción vacía, un producto engañoso de sus propias mentes lo que te están profetizando.
Yahweh replied to me, “Those prophets say that they are speaking what I tell them to say [MTY], but they are telling lies. I did not send them, [so] what they are saying is false. They say that they have received visions from me, and that they are telling things that I have revealed to them, but that is not true. They are saying foolish things that they have only thought of themselves.
15 Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor sobre esos profetas que profetizan en mi nombre: Yo no los envié, pero aun así dicen: “Este país no sufrirá guerra ni hambre”. Esos mismos profetas morirán de guerra o de hambre.
So this is what I say about those prophets who are predicting what will happen, saying that I told them those things: They are saying that we Israelis will not die from wars or famines, but I did not send those prophets. And they themselves will die from wars or from famines.
16 Los cadáveres de la gente a la que profetizaron serán arrojados a las calles de Jerusalén a causa del hambre y la guerra. No habrá nadie que los entierre, ni a sus esposas, ni a sus hijos, ni a sus hijas. Derramaré sobre ellos su propio mal.
And the people to whom they are predicting these things, they and their wives and their sons and their daughters, will [also die] from wars or from famines. [Their corpses will] be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem, and there will not be anyone to bury them. I will punish them like they deserve to be punished.
17 Esto es lo que debes decirles: Las lágrimas brotan de mis ojos sin cesar, de día y de noche, porque mi pueblo ha sido aplastado por un duro golpe, una herida realmente grave.
[So, Jeremiah], tell this to them [about yourself]: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are [very precious to me, as if they were] [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].
18 Si salgo al campo, veo a los muertos por la espada; si voy a la ciudad, veo a los muertos por el hambre. Tanto los profetas como los sacerdotes vagan por el campo; no saben lo que hacen.
If I go out into the fields, I see [corpses of] people who have been slaughtered by our enemies. If I walk along the streets of the city, I see [corpses of people who died] from hunger. The prophets and the priests travel through the land, preaching to people, but they do not know [what they are doing] (OR, [in a land] that they know nothing about).’”
19 ¿Realmente has rechazado a Judá? ¿Odias tanto a Sión? ¿Por qué nos has herido tanto que no podemos curarnos? Esperábamos la paz, pero en lugar de ello no ha llegado nada bueno; esperábamos un tiempo de curación, pero en lugar de ello sólo ha habido terror repentino.
[Then I prayed this]: “[Yahweh], have you completely rejected [the people of] Judah? Do you really despise [the people of] Jerusalem [MTY]? Why have you [RHQ] wounded us very badly, with the result that we will never be healed? We hoped that we would have peace, but there was no peace. We hoped that there would be a time when we would be healed, but all that we received were things that terrified us.
20 Señor, reconocemos nuestra maldad, la culpa de nuestros antepasados y nuestros propios pecados contra ti.
Yahweh, we admit/know that we are wicked people, and that our ancestors [also] did many wicked things. We have [all] sinned against you.
21 Por tu propia reputación, por favor no nos odies; no traigas deshonra a tu glorioso trono. Por favor, recuerda tu acuerdo con nosotros; no lo rompas.
But [Yahweh], in order that we may honor [MTY] you, do not despise/abandon us. Do not dishonor [the city where] [MTY] your glorious throne is. [Please] do not forget [us], and do not (break your agreement with us/stop doing what you agreed to do for us).
22 ¿Pueden los falsos dioses de las otras naciones hacer llover? ¿Pueden los cielos mismos enviar lluvias? No, eres tú, Señor, nuestro Dios. Por eso ponemos nuestra esperanza en ti, porque sólo tú puedes hacer todo esto.
Those idols that [have been brought from] other nations certainly cannot [RHQ] bring rain [to us], and the sky certainly cannot [RHQ] cause rain to fall. Yahweh our God, you are the only one who can do things like that. So we will confidently expect you [to help us].”
