Jeremías 25

1 Este es el mensaje que llegó a Jeremías en el cuarto año de Joaquín, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, que era el primer año de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Se refería a todo el pueblo de Judá.

After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.

2 Entonces el profeta Jeremías fue y habló a todo el pueblo de Judá y a toda la gente que vivía en Jerusalén, diciéndoles

I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:

3 Desde el año trece del reinado de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, hasta ahora, veintitrés años en total, me han llegado mensajes del Señor, y les he dicho lo que él decía una y otra vez, pero ustedes no han escuchado.

“Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.

4 A pesar de que el Señor les ha enviado una y otra vez a todos sus siervos los profetas, ustedes no se molestan en escuchar ni en prestar atención.

Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.

5 El mensaje constante ha sido: Dejen sus malos caminos y las cosas malas que están haciendo para que puedan vivir en el país que el Señor les ha dado a ustedes y a sus antepasados para siempre.

Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.

6 No sigan a otros dioses ni los adoren, y no me enojen al construir ídolos. Entonces no haré nada que os perjudique.

Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’

7 Pero ustedes se han perjudicado a sí mismos al no escucharme, declara el Señor, porque me enojaron haciendo ídolos.

And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.

8 Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: Como no han obedecido lo que les dije,

So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,

9 miren cómo convoco a todo el pueblo del norte, declara el Señor. Voy a enviar a mi siervo Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, para que ataque a este país y a la gente que vive aquí, y a todas las naciones de los alrededores. Los destinaré a la destrucción. Voy a destruirte totalmente, y la gente se horrorizará de lo que te ha ocurrido y se burlará de ti.

I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.

10 También pondré fin a los sonidos alegres de la celebración y a las voces felices de los novios. No habrá ruido de las piedras de molino que se usen; no se encenderán las lámparas.

I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].

11 Todo este país se convertirá en un páramo vacío, y Judá y estas otras naciones servirán al rey de Babilonia durante setenta años.

All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.

12 Sin embargo, cuando terminen estos setenta años, voy a castigar al rey de Babilonia y a esa nación, el país de Babilonia, por su pecado, declara el Señor. Los destruiré por completo.

Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.

13 Haré caer sobre ese país todo lo que he amenazado hacer, todo lo que está escrito en este libro que Jeremías profetizó contra todas las diferentes naciones.

I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.

14 Muchas naciones y reyes poderosos se harán esclavos de ellos, de los babilonios, y yo les pagaré el mal que han hecho.

The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”

15 Esto es lo que me dijo el Señor, el Dios de Israel: Toma esta copa que te entrego. Contiene el vino de mi ira. Debes hacer que todas las naciones que te envío beban de ella.

Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.

16 Beberán y tropezarán y enloquecerán a causa de la guerra que traen los ejércitos que envío a atacarlos.

When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”

17 Tomé la copa que el Señor me entregó e hice beber de ella a todas las naciones que me envió:

So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].

18 a Jerusalén y a las ciudades de Judá, a sus reyes y a sus funcionarios, destruyéndolos de tal manera que la gente se horrorizaba de lo que les ocurría y se burlaba de ellos y los maldecía (y todavía hoy están así);

[I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.

19 al Faraón, rey de Egipto, y a sus funcionarios, dirigentes, a todo su pueblo

[In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,

20 y a todos los extranjeros que vivían allí; a todos los reyes del país de Uz; a todos los reyes de los filisteos: Ascalón, Gaza, Ecrón y lo que queda de Asdod;

and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

21 a Edom, Moab y los amonitas;

[Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],

22 a todos los reyes de Tiro y Sidón; a los reyes de la costa del mar Mediterráneo;

and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

23 a Dedán, Tema, Buz y a todos los que se recortan el pelo a los lados de la cabeza

[In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].

24 a todos los reyes de Arabia, y a todos los reyes de las diferentes tribus que viven en el desierto;

[In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert

25 a todos los reyes de Zimri, Elam y Media;

and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],

26 a todos los reyes del norte; de hecho, a todos los reinos de la tierra, ya sean cercanos o lejanos, uno tras otro. Después de todos ellos, el rey de Babilonia la beberán también.

and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].

27 Diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel: Bebed, emborrachaos y vomitad. A causa de la guerra morirán, cayendo para no volver a levantarse.

Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.

28 Si se niegan a tomar la copa y a beber de ella, diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: No pueden evitar beberlo; tienen que hacerlo.

If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.

29 ¿No ves que estoy a punto de hacer caer el desastre sobre mi propia ciudad, así que realmente crees que no serás castigado también? No quedarás impune, porque estoy trayendo la guerra a todo el mundo en la tierra, declara el Señor Todopoderoso.

I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’

30 Da todo este mensaje como una profecía contra ellos. Diles: El Señor tronará desde lo alto. Tronará con fuerza desde el lugar santo donde vive. Dará un gran rugido contra los rediles. Dará un fuerte grito como de gente que pisa las uvas, asustando a todos los que viven en la tierra.

Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.

31 El sonido llegará a todos los rincones de la tierra porque el Señor está acusando a las naciones. Está juzgando a todos, ejecutando a los malvados, declara el Señor.

Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’

32 Esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: ¡Cuidado! El desastre está cayendo sobre una nación tras otra; una inmensa tormenta se está formando en la distancia.

Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.

33 Los muertos por el Señor en ese momento cubrirán la tierra de un extremo a otro. Nadie los llorará, ni los recogerá, ni los enterrará. Serán como montones de estiércol tirados en el suelo.

When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.

34 ¡Griten y lloren, pastores! Arrástrense por el suelo con luto, jefes del rebaño. Ha llegado la hora de que los maten; caerán destrozados como la mejor cerámica.

You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].

35 Los pastores no podrán huir; los jefes del rebaño no escaparán.

You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.

36 Escuchen los gritos de los pastores, el llanto de los jefes del rebaño, porque el Señor está destruyendo sus pastos.

[People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.

37 Los pacíficos apriscos han sido arruinados por la feroz ira del Señor.

Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.

38 El Señor ha salido de su guarida como un león, porque su país ha sido devastado por los ejércitos invasores, y a causa de la feroz ira del Señor.

I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”