Jeremías 6
1 Corran y escóndanse, descendientes de Benjamín, ¡salgan de Jerusalén! Toquen la trompeta en Tecoa; enciendan una señal de fuego en Bet-hacquerem, porque el desastre y la terrible destrucción están llegando desde el norte.
“You people in Jerusalem who are from [the tribe of] Benjamin, flee from this city! Blow the trumpets in Tekoa [city south of Jerusalem]! Send up a [smoke] signal in Beth-Haccherem [town] [to warn the people of the coming danger]! A powerful [army] will come from the north, and they will cause great destruction.
2 Aunque sea bonita y encantadora, destruiré a la hija de Sión.
Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
3 “Los pastores” y sus “rebaños” vendrán a atacarla; instalarán sus tiendas alrededor de ella, cada uno cuidando la suya.
[Enemy kings, not] shepherds [MET], will come [with their armies] and set up their tents around the city, and each [king will choose a part of the city for his soldiers to destroy like] [MET] shepherds divide their pastures for their flocks of sheep.
4 Se preparan para la batalla contra ella, diciendo: “¡Vamos, atacaremos al mediodía! Oh, no, el día está a punto de terminar, las sombras de la tarde se alargan.
[The kings will tell their troops], “Get ready for the battle. We should attack them before noontime. But [if we arrive there late in the afternoon] when the shadows are becoming long,
5 ¡Vamos, atacaremos de noche y destruiremos sus fortalezas!”
we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
6 Esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: Corten los árboles y hagan una rampa de asedio para usarla contra Jerusalén. Esta ciudad necesita ser castigada porque está llena de gente que se maltrata.
Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, says this: “[I will command those soldiers to] cut down the trees [outside Jerusalem] and to build dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [in order that they can enter the city]. This city must be punished because everyone there continually oppresses others.
7 Como un manantial que rebosa de agua, por lo que vierte su maldad. Los sonidos de la violencia y el abuso resuenan en su interior. Veo gente enferma y herida por todas partes.
[It is as though] the wicked things that the people do pour out of the city like [SIM] water flows out of a spring. [The noise from people doing] violent and destructive actions is heard everywhere. I continually see [people who are] suffering and wounded.
8 Te advierto, pueblo de Jerusalén, que voy a abandonarte con disgusto. Te destruiré y dejaré tu país deshabitado.
Listen to what I am warning you, [you people of] [APO] Jerusalem, because if you do not listen, I will reject you and cause your land to become desolate, a land where no one lives.”
9 Esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: Incluso los que queden en Israel serán tomados, como las uvas que quedan en una vid son tomadas por el que cosecha las uvas que vuelve a revisar las ramas.
Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, also says this: “[I will tell your enemies] to cause your country to become as desolate [SIM] as a vineyard from which all the grapes have been completely stripped from the vines. [Their soldiers will seize the possessions of] those who remain in Israel [after the others have been exiled] like [SIM] farmers go to the vines again to pick any grapes [that were (left/not picked)].”
10 ¿A quién puedo dar esta advertencia? ¿Quién va a escucharme? ¿No ves que se niegan a escuchar? No pueden escuchar lo que estoy diciendo. Vean lo ofensivo que es el mensaje del Señor para ellos. No les gusta en absoluto.
[Then I said, “If I speak to the Israeli people] to warn them, (who will listen to me?/No one will listen to me.) [RHQ] [It is as though] their ears are closed, [and as a result] they cannot hear [what I say]. They scorn Yahweh’s messages; they do not want to listen to them at all.
11 Pero en cuanto a mí, estoy lleno de la ira del Señor; me cuesta mucho contenerla. El Señor responde, Derrámalo sobre los niños en la calle, y sobre los grupos de jóvenes, porque tanto el marido como la mujer van a ser capturados; son todos, y no importa la edad que tengan.
So [now] I am extremely angry, like Yahweh is angry, and I cannot restrain it any longer.” [So] Yahweh said [to me], “Tell everyone that you are very angry with them. Tell the children in the streets and the young men who gather together. Tell the men and their wives; tell the very old people [DOU], also.
12 Sus casas serán entregadas a otros, sus campos y sus esposas también, porque voy a castigar a todos los que viven en este país, declara el Señor.
[Tell the men that] I will give their houses to [their enemies], and I will give their property/fields and their wives to them, also, when I punish [IDM] the people who live in this land.
13 Todos engañan porque son codiciosos, tanto los pobres como los ricos. Incluso los profetas y los sacerdotes: ¡todos son unos mentirosos deshonestos!
Everyone is trying to get money by tricking others, from the most [important people] to the least [important people]; even the prophets and the priests are trying to deceive [people to get money].
14 Le dan a mis heridos los primeros auxilios, pero en realidad no se preocupan por ellos. Les dicen: “¡No se preocupen! Tenemos paz!”, aun cuando la guerra se acerca.
[They act as though the sins of my people are like] [MET] small wounds that they do not need to put bandages on. They continually [greet people by] saying ‘I hope things are going well with you,’ when things are not going well.
15 ¿Se avergonzaron de las cosas repugnantes que hicieron? No, no se avergonzaron en absoluto, ni siquiera pudieron sonrojarse. Por eso caerán como los demás, cuando los castigue; caerán muertos, dice el Señor.
They should be [RHQ] ashamed about the disgusting things that they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They do not [even] know how to (blush/show on their faces that they are ashamed). So, they also will be among those who will be killed. They will be destroyed when I punish them.”
16 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Ve y párate donde se dividen los caminos, y mira. Averigua cuáles son los caminos antiguos. Pregunta: “¿Cuál es el camino correcto?”. Luego síguelo y estarás contento. Pero os negasteis, diciendo: “¡No iremos por ahí!”.
This is [also] what Yahweh said [to the Israeli people]: “Stand at the crossroads and look [at the people who pass by]. Ask them what was the good behavior [that their ancestors had] long ago. [And when they tell you], behave that way. If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.” But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’
17 Puse vigilantes a cargo de ustedes y les dije que se aseguraran de escuchar el llamado de la trompeta que les advertía del peligro. Pero ustedes respondieron: “¡No escucharemos!”.
I sent [my prophets who were like] [MET] watchmen. They said, ‘Listen carefully when we blow the trumpets [to warn you that your enemies are approaching],’ but you said, ‘[No], we do not want to listen.’
18 Así que ahora ustedes, otras naciones, pueden escuchar y averiguar lo que les va a pasar.
Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
19 Tierra, ¡escucha tú también! Estoy haciendo caer el desastre sobre este pueblo, el resultado final de lo que ellos mismos planearon. Es porque no prestaron atención a lo que dije y rechazaron mis instrucciones.
Listen, all of you! I am going to cause the [Israeli] people to experience disasters. That is what will happen to them because they have refused to listen to what I told them. They have refused to obey my laws.
20 ¿De qué sirve ofrecerme incienso de Saba o cálamo dulce de una tierra lejana? No acepto sus holocaustos; no me agradan sus sacrificios.
[You Israeli people], when you burn frankincense that came from [far away in] Sheba, and [when you offer to me] sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, I will not [RHQ] be pleased with your sacrifices. I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; I am not pleased with [any of] your sacrifices.
21 Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Voy a poner bloques delante de esta gente para hacerla tropezar. Padres e hijos caerán muertos, amigos y vecinos también.
Therefore, I will put obstacles on the roads on which my people will travel. Men and their sons and people’s neighbors and friends will stumble over those obstacles and fall down; everyone will die.”
22 Esto es lo que dice el Señor: ¡Mira! Un ejército invade desde el norte; una nación poderosa se prepara para atacar desde los confines de la tierra.
Yahweh [also] says this: “You will see a [huge] army marching [towards you] from the north. [An army of] a great nation very far away is preparing [to attack you].
23 Recogen sus arcos y sus lanzas. Son crueles y no tienen piedad. Sus gritos de guerra son como el rugido del mar, y montan caballos alineados listos para atacarte, hija de Sion.
They have bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. As they ride along on their horses, the horses’ feet sound like the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you people of Jerusalem.”
24 El pueblo responde, “Nos hemos enterado de la noticia y nuestras manos están inmovilizadas por la conmoción. Nos invade la agonía y sufrimos dolores como una parturienta.
[The people of Jerusalem say], “We have heard reports about the enemy; [so] we are very frightened, with the result that we feel weak. We are very afraid, and worried, like [SIM] women who are about to give birth to babies.
25 ¡No vayas al campo! ¡No caminen por el camino! ¡El enemigo está armado con espadas! El terror está en todas partes”.
[So one person says to another], ‘Do not go out into the fields! Do not go on the roads, because the enemy [soldiers] have swords [and they are everywhere]; they are coming from all directions, and we are extremely afraid.’”
26 Oh, pueblo mío, vístete de cilicio y revuélcate en cenizas. Llora y llora amargamente como lo harías por un hijo único, porque el destructor descenderá sobre ti de repente.
[So I say], “My dear people, put on (sackcloth/rough clothes) and sit in ashes [to show that you are sorry for your sins]. Mourn and cry very much, like [SIM] [a woman would cry] if her only son had died, because your enemies are very near, and they are going to destroy [everything].”
27 Jeremías, te he hecho probador de metales para que pruebes a mi pueblo como si fuera metal, para que sepas de qué está hecho y cómo actúa.
[Then Yahweh said to me], “[Jeremiah], I have caused you to become [like] [MET] someone who heats metal very hot [to completely burn the impurities]. You will examine my people’s behavior.
28 Son unos rebeldes obstinados que van por ahí diciendo calumnias. Son duros como el bronce y el hierro; están todos corrompidos.
You will find out that they are very stubborn rebels, they are always slandering others. [Their inner beings] are as hard as bronze or iron; they all [continually] deceive others.
29 Los fuelles del horno del refinador soplan con fuerza, quemando el plomo. Pero esta refinación es inútil, porque los impíos no están purificados.
[A metalworker causes] the bellows to blow very hard to [make the fire very hot to] completely burn up the impurities [MET]. [But just as] a fire does not cause all the waste material to run off, it is impossible to separate [the righteous people from the wicked people, and punish only] the wicked people.
30 Son identificados como plata impura que hay que rechazar, porque el Señor los ha rechazado.
[I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
