Jeremías 13
1 Yahvé me dijo: “Ve y cómprate un cinturón de lino, póntelo en la cintura y no lo metas en el agua”.
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Así que compré un cinturón según la palabra de Yahvé, y me lo puse en la cintura.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 La palabra de Yahvé vino a mí por segunda vez, diciendo:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
4 “Toma el cinturón que has comprado, que está en tu cintura, y levántate, ve al Éufrates, y escóndelo allí en una hendidura de la roca.”
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Fui, pues, a esconderla junto al Éufrates, como me había ordenado Yahvé.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Después de muchos días, Yahvé me dijo: “Levántate, ve al Éufrates y toma de allí el cinturón que te mandé esconder.”
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
7 Entonces fui al Éufrates, cavé y saqué el cinturón del lugar donde lo había escondido; y he aquí que el cinturón estaba arruinado. No servía para nada.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Entonces vino a mí la palabra de Yahvé, diciendo:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 “Dice Yahvé: ‘Así arruinaré la soberbia de Judá y el gran orgullo de Jerusalén.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
10 Este pueblo malvado, que se niega a escuchar mis palabras, que camina en la terquedad de su corazón y que se ha ido tras otros dioses para servirlos y adorarlos, será como este cinturón, que no sirve para nada.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
11 Porque como el cinturón se adhiere a la cintura del hombre, así he hecho que se adhiera a mí toda la casa de Israel y toda la casa de Judá — dice el Señor —, para que me sirvan de pueblo, de nombre, de alabanza y de gloria; pero no han querido escuchar.
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
12 “Por lo tanto, les dirás esta palabra: ‘Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: “Todo recipiente debe llenarse de vino”’. Ellos te dirán: ‘¿No sabemos ciertamente que todo recipiente debe llenarse de vino?’
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
13 Entonces diles: ‘Yahvé dice: “He aquí que yo lleno de embriaguez a todos los habitantes de esta tierra, a los reyes que se sientan en el trono de David, a los sacerdotes, a los profetas y a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén.
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
14 Los estrellaré unos contra otros, a los padres y a los hijos juntos”, dice el Señor: “No me apiadaré, ni perdonaré, ni tendré compasión, para no destruirlos””.
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Escucha y presta atención. No seas orgulloso, porque Yahvé ha hablado.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
16 Denle gloria a Yahvé, su Dios, antes de provocar la oscuridad, y antes de que tus pies tropiecen con las montañas oscuras, y mientras buscas la luz, lo convierte en la sombra de la muerte, y lo convierte en una profunda oscuridad.
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
17 Pero si no quieres escucharlo, mi alma llorará en secreto por tu orgullo. Mi ojo llorará amargamente, y se derrumba con las lágrimas, porque el rebaño de Yahvé ha sido llevado cautivo.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
18 Di al rey y a la reina madre, “Humíllense. Siéntense, pues sus coronas han bajado, hasta la corona de tu gloria.
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 Las ciudades del Sur están cerradas, y no hay nadie que los abra. Judá es llevado cautivo: todos ellos. Están totalmente cautivos.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
20 Levanta los ojos, y ver a los que vienen del norte. ¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue entregado? ¿tu hermoso rebaño?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
21 ¿Qué dirás cuando ponga al frente de ti a los que tú mismo has enseñado a ser amigos tuyos? ¿No se apoderarán de ti las penas, como de una mujer que está de parto?
What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
22 Si dices en tu corazón “¿Por qué se me han echado encima estas cosas?” Tus faldas están descubiertas a causa de la grandeza de tu iniquidad, y tus tacones sufren violencia.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
23 El etíope puede cambiar de piel, o el leopardo sus manchas? Entonces, que tú también hagas el bien, que están acostumbrados a hacer el mal.
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 “Por eso los dispersaré como el rastrojo que pasa por el viento del desierto.
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 Esta es su suerte, la porción que se te ha medido de mi parte”, dice Yahvé, “porque me has olvidado, y confió en la falsedad”.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 Por lo tanto, también descubriré tus faldas sobre tu rostro, y tu vergüenza aparecerá.
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
27 He visto vuestras abominaciones, incluso vuestros adulterios y tus relinchos, la lascivia de tu prostitución, en las colinas del campo. ¡Ay de ti, Jerusalén! No se te limpiará. ¿Cuánto tiempo pasará todavía?”
I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
