Jeremías 44

1 La palabra que vino a Jeremías acerca de todos los judíos que vivían en la tierra de Egipto, que vivían en Migdol, en Tahpanhes, en Menfis y en el país de Patros, diciendo:

[This is] the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Jews who were living in [northern] Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpenes, and Memphis [cities], and in the Pathros [region in southern Egypt]:

2 “Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Habéis visto todo el mal que he traído sobre Jerusalén y sobre todas las ciudades de Judá. He aquí que hoy son una desolación, y nadie habita en ellas,

“This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘You saw the disaster that I caused [the people in] Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.

3 a causa de su maldad que han cometido para provocarme a la ira, pues fueron a quemar incienso para servir a otros dioses que no conocían, ni ellos, ni ustedes, ni sus padres.

[That happened] because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you [previously] did not know about, and your ancestors also [did not know about them].

4 Sin embargo, les envié a todos mis siervos los profetas, madrugando y enviándolos, diciendo: “No hagan esta cosa abominable que yo aborrezco”.

Many times I sent my prophets who served me, to say to them, “Do not do those abominable things that I hate!”

5 Pero no escucharon ni inclinaron su oído. No se convirtieron de su maldad, para dejar de quemar incienso a otros dioses.

But my people would not pay any attention [DOU] [to what I said to them]. They would not turn away from their wicked behavior, or stop burning incense to [worship/honor] other gods.

6 Por eso se derramó mi ira y mi enojo, y se encendió en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén; y quedaron asoladas y desoladas, como hoy.’

So I poured out my anger [MTY] on them. I punished people on the streets of Jerusalem and on the [other] towns in Judah. It caused those towns to be ruined and deserted, and they are still like that.’

7 “Por tanto, ahora Yahvé, el Dios de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘¿Por qué cometéis un gran mal contra vuestras propias almas, al cortar de vosotros a hombres y mujeres, a niños y a lactantes de en medio de Judá, para no dejaros a nadie,

So now [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? [Do you not realize that because of what you are doing], soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you [who have come here to Egypt] from Judah?

8 ya que me provocáis a la ira con las obras de vuestras manos, quemando incienso a otros dioses en la tierra de Egipto donde habéis ido a vivir, para que seáis cortados, y para que seáis una maldición y un oprobio entre todas las naciones de la tierra?

Why are you [RHQ] provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? [If you continue doing this, ] you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.

9 ¿Acaso te has olvidado de la maldad de tus padres, de la maldad de los reyes de Judá, de la maldad de sus esposas, de tu propia maldad y de la maldad de tus esposas que cometieron en la tierra de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén?

Have you forgotten [how I punished] your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and [how I punished] the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and [the other towns] in Judah?

10 No se han humillado hasta el día de hoy, ni han temido, ni han caminado en mi ley, ni en mis estatutos, que yo puse delante de vosotros y delante de vuestros padres’.

Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees [DOU] that I gave to you and your ancestors.’

11 “Por eso el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘He aquí que yo pongo mi rostro contra ti para mal, hasta cortar a todo Judá.

Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.

12 Tomaré al resto de Judá que ha puesto su rostro para ir a la tierra de Egipto a vivir allí, y todos ellos serán consumidos. Caerán en la tierra de Egipto. Serán consumidos por la espada y por el hambre. Morirán, desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande, por la espada y el hambre. Serán objeto de horror, de asombro, de maldición y de reproche.

[You] people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. [Some of] you will be killed by [your enemies’] swords, [some will die] from famines. You will become [people whom others] curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.

13 Porque castigaré a los que habitan en la tierra de Egipto, como he castigado a Jerusalén, con la espada, con el hambre y con la peste;

I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished [others in] Jerusalem, [some of whom were killed] by [their enemies’] swords and [some of whom] died from famines or diseases.

14 de modo que ninguno de los restos de Judá, que se han ido a la tierra de Egipto para vivir allí, escapará ni quedará para volver a la tierra de Judá, a la que tienen el deseo de volver para habitarla; porque nadie volverá sino los que escapen.’”

You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that [some day] you would return to Judah. But very few [HYP] of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’”

15 Entonces todos los hombres que sabían que sus esposas quemaban incienso a otros dioses, y todas las mujeres que estaban a su lado, una gran asamblea, todo el pueblo que vivía en la tierra de Egipto, en Patros, respondieron a Jeremías, diciendo:

Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:

16 “En cuanto a la palabra que nos has hablado en nombre de Yahvé, no te escucharemos.

“You are saying that [MTY] Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!

17 Pero sí cumpliremos toda la palabra que ha salido de nuestra boca, para quemar incienso a la reina del cielo y derramar libaciones para ella, como lo hemos hecho nosotros y nuestros padres, nuestros reyes y nuestros príncipes, en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén; porque entonces teníamos abundancia de alimentos y estábamos bien, y no veíamos ningún mal.

We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to [worship our goddess Astarte, ] the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings [of wine] to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and [their] officials have [always] done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles.

18 Pero desde que dejamos de quemar incienso a la reina del cielo y de derramar libaciones para ella, nos ha faltado todo y hemos sido consumidos por la espada y el hambre.”

But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings [of wine], we have had many troubles, and [some of our people] have been killed by [our enemies’] swords and [some have died] from hunger.”

19 Las mujeres dijeron: “Cuando quemamos incienso a la reina del cielo y le derramamos libaciones, ¿hicimos sus pasteles para adorarla y le derramamos libaciones sin nuestros maridos?”

And [the women said], “[Furthermore], we burned incense and poured out [wine] offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about [and approved of] [RHQ] what we were doing!”

20 Entonces Jeremías dijo a todo el pueblo, a los hombres y a las mujeres, a todo el pueblo que le había respondido, diciendo:

Then I said to all the men and women who had answered me,

21 “El incienso que quemaron en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, ustedes y sus padres, sus reyes y sus príncipes, y el pueblo del país, ¿no se acordó Yahvé de ellos, y no le vino a la mente?

“Do not think [RHQ] that Yahweh did not know that you and your ancestors and your kings and their officials and all the other people in Judah were burning incense to [worship/honor] idols in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah!

22 Así, Yahvé no pudo soportarlo más, a causa de la maldad de tus obras y de las abominaciones que has cometido. Por eso tu tierra se ha convertido en una desolación, en un asombro y en una maldición, sin habitantes, como lo es hoy.

It was because Yahweh could no longer endure/tolerate your wicked actions and the detestable things that you were doing that he caused your land to be [a place whose name people say when they] curse someone, a land that is ruined and which has no one living in it. And your land is still like that.

23 Porque habéis quemado incienso y porque habéis pecado contra Yahvé, y no habéis obedecido la voz de Yahvé, ni habéis caminado en su ley, ni en sus estatutos, ni en sus testimonios; por eso os ha sucedido este mal, como sucede hoy.”

It is because you burned incense to [worship/honor] idols and committed [other] sins against Yahweh that you experienced [all] those disasters. It is because you have not obeyed him or his laws and decrees and commandments.”

24 Además, Jeremías dijo a todo el pueblo, incluidas todas las mujeres: “¡Oíd la palabra de Yahvé, todo Judá que está en la tierra de Egipto!

[Then] I said to all of them, including the women, “All you [people of] Judah who are [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.

25 Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Vosotros y vuestras mujeres habéis hablado con la boca, y con las manos lo habéis cumplido, diciendo: “Ciertamente cumpliremos nuestros votos que hemos prometido, para quemar incienso a la reina del cielo y derramar libaciones para ella.” “‘Establece entonces tus votos, y cumple tus votos’.

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says [to you Israeli men]: ‘You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the [goddess whom you call] the Queen of Heaven. [And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that]. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do [for her].’

26 “Oíd, pues, la palabra de Yahvé, todos los de Judá que habitan en la tierra de Egipto: “He aquí que he jurado por mi gran nombre — dice Yahvé — que mi nombre no será más nombrado en boca de ningún hombre de Judá en toda la tierra de Egipto, diciendo: “Vive Yahvé.”

But now, all you people from Judah who are [now] living [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, ‘I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that [soon] none of [you] people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. [There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, ] will ever again say, “[I will do it as surely] as Yahweh lives.”

27 He aquí que yo los vigilo para mal y no para bien; y todos los hombres de Judá que están en la tierra de Egipto serán consumidos por la espada y por el hambre, hasta que todos desaparezcan.

Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. [Almost] everyone [HYP] from Judah who is [now here] in Egypt will experience being [killed by their enemies’] swords, or dying from famine.

28 Los que escapen de la espada volverán de la tierra de Egipto a la tierra de Judá en número reducido. Todo el remanente de Judá, que ha ido a la tierra de Egipto a vivir allí, sabrá de quién será la palabra, si mía o de ellos.

[Only a very] few [of you] will not die, and will return to Judah. [When that happens], all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words (were true/were fulfilled), theirs or mine.’

29 “‘Esta será la señal para ti’, dice Yahvé, ‘de que te castigaré en este lugar, para que sepas que mis palabras se mantendrán ciertamente contra ti para mal.’

And Yahweh [also] says, ‘I will do something that will prove to you that everything that I have said will happen, and that I will punish you [here] in this place.

30 Dice Yahvé: ‘He aquí que yo entregaré al faraón Hofra, rey de Egipto, en manos de sus enemigos y en manos de los que buscan su vida, así como entregué a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, que era su enemigo y buscaba su vida.’”

I will cause Hophra, the king of Egypt, to be captured by his enemies who want to kill him, just like I caused King Zedekiah of Judah to be captured by [the soldiers of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” [And that is what happened several years later].