Jeremías 46
1 Palabra de Yahvé que vino al profeta Jeremías sobre las naciones.
These are messages that Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah about [other] nations.
2 De Egipto: sobre el ejército del faraón Necoh, rey de Egipto, que estaba junto al río Éufrates, en Carquemis, que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, atacó en el cuarto año de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá.
After Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah, had been ruling Judah for almost four years, this message about Egypt was given [by Yahweh]. It was when the army of King Neco of Egypt was defeated by the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon along the Euphrates River. [This is what Yahweh said: “The officers of the army of Egypt are saying to their troops],
3 “Prepara el broquel y el escudo, ¡y acércate a la batalla!
‘Prepare your shields and march out to fight the battle!
4 Enjaezad los caballos y levantaos, jinetes, y se pongan de pie con sus cascos. Pulir las lanzas, poner los abrigos de correo.
Put harnesses on your horses, and get on their backs. (Get into your positions/Line up) [for the battle]; put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and put on your armor!’
5 ¿Por qué lo he visto? Están consternados y se vuelven hacia atrás. Sus poderosos son derrotados, han huido a toda prisa, y no mires atrás. El terror está en todos los lados”. dice Yahvé.
But what [RHQ] do I see? I see that the soldiers of Egypt will be terrified and will be fleeing. [Even] the bravest of their soldiers will be running away, without [even] looking backward! [I, ] Yahweh, say that [their soldiers] will be terrified on all sides!
6 “No dejes que el veloz huya, ni el hombre poderoso escapará. En el norte, junto al río Éufrates han tropezado y han caído.
[Even] the fastest [runners] will try to run away, but [even the greatest of] their warriors will not escape. In the north, by the Euphrates [River], they will stumble and fall.
7 “¿Quién es ese que sube como el Nilo, como los ríos cuyas aguas crecen?
What group is this that will be covering the land like the water of the Nile [River] covers the land when it floods?
8 Egipto sube como el Nilo, como los ríos cuyas aguas crecen. Dice: “Me levantaré. Cubriré la tierra. Destruiré las ciudades y sus habitantes’.
[It is the army of] Egypt that will be covering the land like a surging/huge flood, and they will boast that they will cover the earth and will destroy cities and the people [who live in them].
9 ¡Subid, caballos! ¡Fuerza, carros! Que salgan los poderosos: Cush y Put, que manejan el escudo; y el Ludim, que maneja y dobla el arco.
You [riders of] horses, charge/rush [into the battle]! You [drivers of] chariots, drive furiously! [All] you warriors from Ethiopia and Libya who carry your shields, you warriors from Lydia who shoot arrows, you come!
10 Porque ese día es del Señor, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, un día de venganza, para poder vengarse de sus adversarios. La espada devorará y se saciará, y beberá hasta saciarse de su sangre; porque el Señor, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, tiene un sacrificio en el país del norte, junto al río Éufrates.
But, [you need to know that] this is the day when [I], Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, will get revenge on my enemies. With my sword [PRS] I will kill [my enemies] until I am satisfied; my sword will [be like a monster that] [MET, PRS] drinks the blood [of the animals it kills] until it is no longer thirsty. [The enemy soldiers who will be killed] in the north beside the Euphrates River [will be like] [MET] a sacrifice to [me], the Commander of the armies of angels.
11 Sube a Galaad y toma bálsamo, virgen hija de Egipto. Usas muchas medicinas en vano. No hay curación para ti.
You people [IDM] of Egypt, go up to the Gilead [region] to obtain medicine; but it will be useless to take all those medicines; you will not be healed.
12 Las naciones han oído hablar de tu vergüenza, y la tierra está llena de tu grito; porque el poderoso ha tropezado con el poderoso, caen los dos juntos”.
[People in] the [other] nations will hear how you were humiliated. [People] all over the earth will hear you wailing. [Your mighty] warriors will stumble over each other and they will all fall down together.”
13 La palabra que Yahvé habló al profeta Jeremías, de que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, vendría a golpear la tierra de Egipto:
[Then] Yahweh gave me this message about King Nebuchadnezzar when he planned to attack Egypt [with his army]:
14 “Declara en Egipto, publicar en Migdol, y publicar en Memphis y en Tahpanhes; dicen: “Levántate y prepárate”, porque la espada ha devorado a tu alrededor’.
“Shout [this message] throughout Egypt! Proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpenes [cities]! ‘(Get into your positions/Line up) [for the battle]; Prepare to defend yourselves, because [everyone] around you will be killed.’ [PRS, MTY]
15 ¿Por qué son arrastrados tus fuertes? No se pusieron de pie, porque Yahvé los empujó.
Your god is a bull; Why does he fall down? He will not be able to stand up, because Yahweh will knock him down.
16 Hizo tropezar a muchos. Sí, cayeron uno sobre otro. Dijeron: ‘¡Levántate! Volvamos a nuestro pueblo’, y a la tierra que nos vio nacer, de la espada opresora”.
The soldiers from other countries will stumble and fall over each other, and [then] they will say to each other, ‘Let’s get up and go back to our own people, to our own land. Let’s get away from the swords of our enemies!’
17 Allí gritaron: “El faraón, rey de Egipto, no es más que un ruido; ha dejado pasar el tiempo previsto”.
There [in Egypt] they will say, ‘The king of Egypt talks loudly, but when our [army] had an opportunity [to defeat our enemies], they failed.’
18 “Vivo yo”, dice el Rey, cuyo nombre es Yahvé de los Ejércitos, “seguramente como Tabor entre las montañas, y como el Carmelo junto al mar, para que venga.
[I, ] the King, who am called the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘As [surely as] I live, someone’s army will be coming [to fight against the army of Egypt]. They will be [extremely powerful], [as though they were as tall] as Tabor Hill, or [as high] as Carmel [Mountain] close to the [Mediterranean] Sea.
19 Tú, hija que vives en Egipto, amueblarse para ir al cautiverio; porque Menfis se convertirá en una desolación, y será quemado, sin habitante.
[All] you people who live in Egypt, pack your possessions/clothes and prepare to be exiled. Memphis [city] will be destroyed; it will become a ruin, and no one will be living there.
20 “Egipto es una novilla muy hermosa; pero la destrucción del norte ha llegado. Ha llegado.
Egypt is [like] [SIM] a beautiful young cow, but [the army of a powerful king] from the northeast will come to attack it [like] a horsefly [MET] [bites a cow].
21 También sus jornaleros, en medio de ella, son como terneros de corral, ya que ellos también son devueltos. Han huido juntos. No se pusieron de pie, porque les ha llegado el día de su calamidad, el momento de su visita.
The (mercenaries/soldiers [from other countries] who have been hired) will become like [SIM] fat calves; but they also will turn around and run away; they will not stand [there and fight], because it will be a day when there will be a [great] disaster in Egypt, a day when their people will be [greatly] punished.
22 Su sonido será como el de la serpiente, pues marcharán con un ejército, y vienen contra ella con hachas, como cortadores de madera.
[The soldiers of] Egypt will run away, as silently as a snake scurries/crawls away. [The army of] the enemy will advance; they will march along carrying their axes like [SIM] men who cut down trees.
23 Cortarán su bosque”, dice Yahvé, “aunque no se puede registrar; porque son más que las langostas, y son innumerables.
[I, ] Yahweh, say that they will kill the soldiers [of Egypt] as though [SIM] they were a forest of trees, because the enemy soldiers will be as numerous as [a swarm of] locusts.
24 La hija de Egipto quedará decepcionada; será entregada a la mano de los pueblos del norte”.
The people of Egypt will be humiliated; they will be conquered by people from the northeast.’
25 Yahvé de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel, dice: “He aquí que yo castigaré a Amón de No, al Faraón y a Egipto, con sus dioses y sus reyes, al Faraón y a los que confían en él.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israelis [worship], say, ‘I will punish Amon, [the god whom the people] of Thebes [city] worship, and [all] the [other] gods in Egypt. [I will punish] the King of Egypt and [all] those who trust in him.
26 Los entregaré en manos de los que buscan su vida, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y en manos de sus servidores. Después será habitada, como en los días de antaño”, dice Yahvé.
I will cause them to be captured by those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, and his army officers. But many years later, people will live in Egypt again. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’
27 “Pero no tengas miedo, Jacob, mi siervo. No te desanimes, Israel; pues, he aquí que te salvaré desde lejos, y tu descendencia de la tierra de su cautiverio. Jacob volverá, y estará tranquilo y a gusto. Nadie le hará tener miedo.
But you people of Israel who serve me, do not be at all dismayed [DOU] now, because some day I will bring you back from distant places; I will bring your descendants from the land to which they were exiled. [Then you] Israeli people will again live peacefully and safely, and there will not be any [nation] to cause you to be terrified.
28 No temas, siervo mío Jacob, dice Yahvé, “porque yo estoy con vosotros; porque voy a acabar por completo con todas las naciones a las que te he expulsado, pero no haré un final completo de ti, pero te corregiré en la medida, y de ninguna manera te dejará impune”.
[I, ] Yahweh, say to you people of Israel who serve me, ‘Do not be afraid, because I will be with you. I will completely destroy the nations among whom I have scattered you, but I will not completely get rid of you. I will punish you, but I will punish you only as severely as you deserve: It would be wrong if I did not punish you at all.’”
