Jeremías 15

1 El Señor me dijo: Aunque Moisés y Samuel estuvieran delante de mí suplicándome en nombre de este pueblo, no me darían lástima. Envíalos lejos de mí. Haz que se vayan.

Then Yahweh said [this] to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel could [come back from their graves and] and stand in front of me [and plead with me for these Israeli people], I would not act mercifully [IDM] toward these people. [I would tell you], ‘Send them away from me. Cause them to leave me!’

2 Si te preguntan: “¿Adónde iremos?”, diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Los que vayan a morir por la peste, a la peste; los que vayan a morir por la espada, a la espada; los que vayan a morir de hambre, al hambre; y los que vayan a morir en el cautiverio, al cautiverio.

And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’, tell them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: The ones that I say must die, will die: The ones that I say must die in wars [MTY], will die in wars. The ones that I say must die from hunger, will die from hunger. The ones that I say must be captured [and taken to other countries], will be captured [and taken to other countries].

3 Pondré a cargo de ellos cuatro clases de destructores, declara el Señor: espadas para matar, perros para arrastrar sus cuerpos, y aves de rapiña y animales salvajes para que los devoren y los destruyan.

I will send four things that will get rid of them: I will send [enemy soldiers using] swords to kill them. I will send wild dogs to drag away [their corpses]. I will send vultures to eat [their corpses]. And I will send [other] wild animals to eat what remains [of their corpses].

4 Haré que todos los reinos del mundo se horroricen de ellos, a causa de las maldades que Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, hizo en Jerusalén.

Because of [the wicked things that] King Manasseh did in Jerusalem, I will cause [people in] all the kingdoms of the earth to be horrified about [what will happen in Judah to] my people.

5 ¿Quién se lamentará por ti, Jerusalén? ¿Quién se lamentará por ti? ¿Quién se detendrá a preguntarte cómo estás?

You [people of], no one will [RHQ] feel sorry for you. No one will [RHQ] weep/cry for you. No one will [RHQ] ask (how you are/if you are well).

6 Me has abandonado, declara el Señor. Me has dado la espalda. Por eso actuaré contra ti y te destruiré; me he cansado de mostrarte misericordia.

You people have abandoned me; you have continued to walk away [from me] [DOU]. So, I will lift up my fist to smash you; I will not act mercifully toward you any longer.

7 Te dispersaré con una hoz de segar de todos los pueblos del país. Destruiré a mi pueblo y me llevaré a sus hijos porque se niegan a abandonar sus malos caminos.

At the gates of your cities, I will [scatter you like a farmer scatters the chaff from his grain by] (winnowing it/throwing it up to allow the wind to blow the chaff away) [MET]. You, my people, have refused to turn away from your evil behavior. [So], I will get rid of you, and I will even cause your children to be killed.

8 Habrá más viudas que la arena del mar. Traeré un destructor al mediodía y las madres perderán a sus hijos pequeños. De repente experimentarán agonía y conmoción.

I will cause there to be more widows [in Judah] than [there are grains of] sand on the seashore [HYP]. At noontime, [when people will not be expecting it to happen], I will cause [an enemy army] to attack you, an army that will destroy your young men and cause their mothers to weep. I will cause you to suddenly experience great suffering/pain and become very terrified.

9 Una madre de siete hijos se derrumbará; jadeará para respirar. Su sol se pondrá cuando aún sea de día; se sentirá avergonzada y humillada. Dejaré que los enemigos maten al resto de ellos, declara el Señor.

A woman who has seven children will become faint and (gasp for breath/be hardly able to breathe); [it will be as though] daylight will become darkness for her, [because most of] her children will be dead, and she will be disgraced and humiliated [DOU]. And her children who are still alive, I will enable your enemies to kill them. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”

10 ¡Qué triste estoy, madre mía, por el hecho de que me hayas dado a luz! Soy víctima de discusiones y conflictos por donde quiera que voy en el país. Nunca le he prestado nada a nadie, ni he pedido nada prestado, pero aun así todos me maldicen.

[I said to] my mother, “I am very sad; I wish that you had not given birth to me; everyone in this land opposes me and quarrels with me. I am not a person who lends [money to people and threatens to sue/harm them if they do not pay me back when they should], and I am not a person who borrows [money from others and then refuses to pay it back], but everyone [HYP] curses me.”

11 Pero el Señor me dijo: No te preocupes, voy a quitarte los problemas para que puedas hacer el bien. Haré que tus enemigos te supliquen cada vez que tengan problemas o sufran.

But Yahweh replied to me, “[Jeremiah], I will take care of you. And at times when your enemies have troubles and disasters, they will [come to you and] plead for you [to help them].”

12 ¿Puede alguien romper el hierro, el hierro del norte o el bronce?

[Yahweh also told me to say to the people] of Judah, “Your enemies, who are [as strong as] iron or bronze, [will attack you] from the north; no one will be able to stop them.

13 Regalaré sus riquezas y posesiones valiosas. Se convertirán en botín para sus enemigos a causa de todos los pecados que cometieron en todo su país.

I will give all the valuable possessions [of the people of Judah] to their enemies, without them paying for it. Their valuable possessions will be the payment/reward [that I will give them] because of all the sins that you have committed throughout your country.

14 Entonces haré que sus enemigos los conviertan en sus esclavos en un país desconocido, porque me enfadaré tanto que será como encender un fuego que te quemará.

I will tell your enemies to force you to become their prisoners, and to take you to other lands that you do not [even] know about, and force you to become their slaves. [That will happen] because I am extremely angry [with you]; my being angry is [like] [SIM] a fire that will burn forever.”

15 Tú sabes lo que me pasa, Señor. Por favor, acuérdate de mí y cuida de mí. Castiga a mis perseguidores. Por favor, ten paciencia, ¡no me dejes morir! Tú sabes que soporto las críticas porque quiero honrarte.

[Then I said], “Yahweh, you know [what is happening to me]. [Please] come and (help me/take care of me). Punish those who are (persecuting me/causing me to suffer). [Please] do not continue to be patient with them and do not allow me to die now. It is (for your sake/because I serve you) that I am suffering.

16 Cuando recibí tus mensajes, los devoré. Lo que dijiste me hizo muy feliz, me encantó. Te pertenezco, Señor Dios Todopoderoso.

Yahweh my God, you are the Commander of the armies of angels; and when you spoke to me, I was delighted with your message; it caused me to be joyful, and I eagerly accepted [MET] what you said because I belong to you. [IDM, MTY]

17 No me uní a un grupo de burlones mientras se divertían. Me quedé solo porque me has llamado, y me has llenado de indignación.

When the people were carousing together, I never joined them; I sat alone, because you [MTY] are the one who controls what I do. I was very angry [with those people because of their sins].

18 ¿Por qué mi dolor no cesa nunca? ¿Por qué mi herida es incurable? ¿Por qué no se puede curar? Realmente te has convertido en un arroyo estacional para mí, una fuente de agua poco fiable.

So, (why do you [allow] me to continue to suffer?/I do not understand why you allow me to continue to suffer.) [RHQ] It seems that [RHQ] my wounds cannot be healed. [Sometimes you help me, sometimes you do not help me]. It seems that you are as undependable as a brook that has water in it only during certain seasons; you are like a spring that has dried up.”

19 Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Si vuelves a mí, te aceptaré de nuevo y volverás a servirme. Si lo que hablas son palabras que valen la pena y no tonterías, serás mi portavoz, Jeremías. Ellos deben ser los que te sigan; tú no debes seguirlos.

Then Yahweh [replied], “If you begin again to [trust in] me, I will restore you, in order that you can continue to serve me. If you proclaim good/valuable messages and not worthless ones, you will continue to be the one who speaks what I tell you to say. You must cause the people to pay attention to what you say; you must not pay attention to what they say.

20 Entonces te convertiré en un muro para esa gente, un fuerte muro de bronce. Lucharán contra ti, pero no te vencerán. Yo estoy contigo para salvarte y rescatarte, declara el Señor.

They will fight against you, but I will protect you, like [SIM] people are protected from their enemies by a bronze wall. They will not defeat you, because I will be with you, and I will protect and rescue [DOU] you.

21 Te liberaré del poder de los malvados y te libraré de las garras de los crueles.

[Truly], I will keep you safe from those wicked people, I will rescue you when you are seized by cruel people. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.”