Jeremías 30
1 Este es el mensaje que llegó a Jeremías de parte del Señor:
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
2 Esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: Escribe en un libro todo lo que te he dicho.
The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.
3 Mira, se acerca el tiempo, declara el Señor, en que haré volver a mi pueblo Israel y Judá del cautiverio, declara el Señor. Los haré volver al país que les di a sus antepasados, y volverán a ser dueños de él.
For see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will let the fate of my people Israel and Judah be changed, says the Lord: and I will make them come back to the land which I gave to their fathers, so that they may take it for their heritage.
4 Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor sobre Israel y Judá.
And these are the words which the Lord said about Israel and about Judah.
5 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Oigan los gritos de pánico, gritos de miedo, no de paz.
This is what the Lord has said: A voice of shaking fear has come to our ears, of fear and not of peace.
6 ¡Piensa en ello! ¿Pueden los hombres dar a luz? No. Entonces, ¿por qué veo a todos los hombres sujetándose el vientre con las manos como una mujer de parto? ¿Por qué todos los rostros están blancos como una sábana?
Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman does when the pains of birth are on her, and all faces are turned green?
7 ¡Qué día tan terrible será, un día como nunca antes! Este es el tiempo de la angustia para los descendientes de Jacob, pero serán rescatados de ella.
Ha! for that day is so great that there is no day like it: it is the time of Jacob's trouble: but he will get salvation from it.
8 En ese día, declara el Señor Todopoderoso, romperé el yugo de sus cuellos y arrancaré sus cadenas. Los extranjeros ya no los harán esclavos.
For it will come about on that day, says the Lord of armies, that his yoke will be broken off his neck, and his bands will be burst; and men of strange lands will no longer make use of him as their servant:
9 Servirán al Señor, su Dios, y a su rey, el descendiente de David que yo les daré.
But they will be servants to the Lord their God and to David their king, whom I will give back to them.
10 Por lo que a ti respecta, siervo mío Jacob, no temas, declara el Señor, Israel, no te desanimes. Prometo salvarte de tus lejanos lugares de exilio, a tus descendientes de los países donde están cautivos. Los descendientes de Jacob volverán a casa con una vida tranquila y cómoda, libres de cualquier amenaza.
So have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and at peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.
11 Yo estoy con ustedes y los salvaré, declara el Señor. Aunque voy a destruir por completo a todas las naciones donde te he dispersado, no te destruiré por completo. Sin embargo, te disciplinaré como te mereces, y puedes estar seguro de que no te dejaré sin castigo.
For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
12 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Tienes una herida que no se puede curar, tienes una lesión terrible.
For the Lord has said, Your disease may not be made well and your wound is bitter.
13 No hay nadie que se ocupe de tu caso, no hay cura para tus llagas, no hay curación para ti.
There is no help for your wound, there is nothing to make you well.
14 Todos tus amantes se han olvidado de ti; ya no se molestan en buscarte, porque te he golpeado como si fuera tu enemigo, la disciplina de una persona cruel, por lo malvado que eres, por tus muchos pecados.
Your lovers have no more thought for you, they go after you no longer; for I have given you the wound of a hater, even cruel punishment;
15 ¿Por qué lloras por tu herida? Tu dolor no se puede curar. Yo te hice esto por lo malvado que eres, por tus muchos pecados.
Why are you crying for help because of your wound? for your pain may never be taken away: because your evil-doing was so great and because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.
16 Aun así, todo el que te destruya será destruido. Todos tus enemigos, hasta el último, serán enviados al exilio. Los que te saquearon serán saqueados, y todos los que te robaron serán robados.
For this cause, all those who take you for their food will themselves become your food; and all your attackers, every one of them, will be taken prisoners; and those who send destruction on you will come to destruction; and all those who take away your goods by force will undergo the same themselves.
17 Pero yo te devolveré la salud y sanaré tus heridas, declara el Señor, porque la gente dice que has sido abandonada y que nadie se preocupa por ti, Sión.
For I will make you healthy again and I will make you well from your wounds, says the Lord; because they have given you the name of an outlaw, saying, It is Zion cared for by no man.
18 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Haré que los descendientes de Jacob vuelvan a sus hogares y me apiadaré de sus familias. La ciudad será reconstruida sobre sus ruinas, y el palacio volverá a estar en pie donde debe estar.
The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again.
19 La gente cantará canciones de agradecimiento, sonidos de celebración. Aumentaré su número, no disminuirá. Los honraré: no serán tratados como insignificantes.
And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.
20 Sus hijos serán atendidos como antes. Haré que su nación vuelva a ser fuerte, y castigaré a cualquiera que los ataque.
And their children will be as they were in the old days, and the meeting of the people will have its place before me, and I will send punishment on all who are cruel to them.
21 Su líder será de su propio país, su gobernante será elegido de entre ellos. Lo invitaré a acercarse a mí, y lo hará, porque ¿se atreverá alguien a acercarse a mí sin que se lo pida? declara el Señor.
And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.
22 Ustedes serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios.
And you will be my people, and I will be your God.
23 ¡Cuidado! El Señor ha enviado una tormenta furiosa, un tornado que gira en torno a las cabezas de los malvados.
See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.
24 La ira del Señor no se desvanecerá hasta que termine de hacer todo lo que quiere. Sólo entonces comprenderá realmente.
The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.
