Jeremías 20

1 Pasur, hijo de Imer, era un sacerdote y el funcionario encargado del Templo del Señor. Cuando oyó que Jeremías profetizaba estas cosas,

And Pashhur, the son of Immer, the priest who had been appointed leader in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these words.

2 golpeó al profeta Jeremías y lo hizo poner en el calabozo de la Puerta Superior de Benjamín, cerca del Templo del Señor.

And Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah, and he sent him to the stocks, which were at the upper gate of Benjamin at the house of the Lord.

3 Al día siguiente, cuando Pasur hizo que soltaran a Jeremías del cepo, éste le dijo: “El Señor no te llama Pasur (despedazar), sino Magor-misabib (el terror está en todas partes).

And when it had become light on the next day, Pashhur led Jeremiah from the stocks. And Jeremiah said to him: “The Lord has not called your name: ‘Pashhur,’ but instead: ‘Fear all around.’”

4 Porque esto es lo que dice el Señor: Voy a aterrorizarte a ti y a todos los que amas. Los enemigos los matarán mientras tú miras. Entregaré a Judá al rey de Babilonia. Matará a algunos, y al resto se lo llevará al exilio en Babilonia.

For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will give you over to fear, you and all your friends, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see it. And I will give all of Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. And he will lead them away to Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.

5 “Lo entregaré todo. Todas las riquezas de esta ciudad, todos los resultados del trabajo duro, todos los objetos de valor, todas las joyas de la corona de los reyes de Judá: voy a entregárselas a sus enemigos, que las tomarán como botín y se las llevarán a Babilonia.

And I will give away the entire substance of this city, and all its labor, and every precious thing. And I will give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hands of their enemies. And they will plunder them, and take them away, and lead them into Babylon.

6 “Tú, Pasur, y todos los que viven contigo, irán al cautiverio. Irás a Babilonia. Morirás allí y serás enterrado, tú y todos los que amas, aquellos a los que les profetizaste mentiras”.

But you, Pashhur, and all the inhabitants of your house, will go into captivity. And you will go to Babylon. And there you shall die. And there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied a lie.”

7 Me engañaste, Señor, y me dejé engañar! Eres más fuerte que yo: ¡has ganado! Me he convertido en un chiste del que la gente se ríe todo el día. Todo el mundo se burla de mí.

“You have led me away, O Lord, and I have been led away. You have been stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a derision all day long; everyone mocks me.

8 Esto se debe a que cada vez que abro la boca tengo que gritar amenazas de violencia y destrucción. El mensaje del Señor se ha convertido en la razón por la que la gente me critica y me ridiculiza todo el tiempo.

For I speak now as I have long spoken: crying out against iniquity and proclaiming devastation. And the word of the Lord has been made into a reproach against me and a derision, all day long.

9 Si me digo a mí mismo: “No hablaré más de él, ni siquiera mencionaré su nombre”, entonces su mensaje es como un fuego atrapado dentro de mí, que me quema por dentro. Me estoy cansando de aguantar. Simplemente no puedo ganar.

Then I said: I will not call him to mind, nor will I speak any longer in his name. And my heart became like a raging fire, enclosed within my bones. And I became weary of continuing to bear it.

10 He oído a mucha gente murmurar: “¡Él es el que dice que el terror está en todas partes! ¡Hay que denunciarle! Denunciar lo que hace!” Todos mis buenos amigos están esperando que cometa un error. “Tal vez cometa un error para que podamos derrotarlo y vengarnos de él”, dicen.

For I heard the insults of many, and terror all around: ‘Persecute him!’ and, ‘Let us persecute him!’ from all the men who had been at peace with me and who had kept watch by my side. ‘If only there were some way that he might be deceived, and we might prevail against him and obtain vengeance from him!’

11 Pero el Señor está a mi lado como un poderoso guerrero. Por eso, los que me atacan caerán. No ganarán. Al no tener éxito quedarán totalmente deshonrados. Su vergüenza no se olvidará jamás.

But the Lord is with me, like a strong warrior. For this reason, those who persecute me will fall, and they will be ineffective. They will be greatly confounded. For they have not understood the everlasting disgrace that will never be wiped away.

12 Señor Todopoderoso, tú sabes sin lugar a dudas quién vive bien. Tú examinas los pensamientos y sentimientos de la gente. Así que deja que tu castigo caiga sobre ellos, porque he confiado en ti para que juzgues mi caso.

And you, O Lord of hosts, the Tester of the just, who sees the temperament and the heart: I beg you to let me see your vengeance upon them. For I have revealed my case to you.

13 ¡Canten al Señor! ¡Alaben al Señor! Porque él salva a los pobres del poder de los malvados.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he has freed the soul of the poor from the hand of the wicked.

14 ¡Que se maldiga el día en que nací! ¡Que el día en que mi madre me dio a luz nunca sea bendecido!

Cursed is the day on which I was born! The day on which my mother gave birth to me: let it not be blessed!

15 Que sea maldito el hombre que le trajo a mi padre la noticia que lo alegró mucho, diciendo: “Tienes un hijo”.

Cursed is the man who announced it to my father, saying, ‘A male child has been born to you,’ causing him to rejoice with gladness.

16 Que ese hombre sea como las ciudades que el Señor destruyó sin piedad. Que oiga gritos de alarma por la mañana y gritos de guerra al mediodía,

Let that man be like the cities that the Lord has overthrown without regret. Let him hear an outcry in the morning, and wailing at the time of midday!

17 porque debió matarme en el vientre para que mi madre fuera mi tumba, quedando embarazada para siempre.

So let him be, who did not put me to death from the womb, so that my mother would have been my sepulcher, and her womb would have been my eternal resting place!

18 ¿Por qué nací sólo para ver problemas y tristeza, y para terminar mi vida en la vergüenza?

Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?”