Jeremías 49

1 De los hijos de Amón. Yahvé dice: “¿No tiene Israel hijos? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué entonces Malcam posee a Gad, y su pueblo habita en sus ciudades?

[This message is] about the Ammon people-group. This is what Yahweh says: “There are [RHQ] plenty of Israeli people left to occupy [the land of the tribe of] Gad. So, why are [RHQ] [the people who worship the god] Molech living in those towns?

2 Por lo tanto, he aquí que los días vienen,” dice Yahvé, “que haré que se oiga una alarma de guerra contra Rabá de los hijos de Amón, y se convertirá en un montón desolado, y sus hijas serán quemadas con fuego; entonces Israel poseerá a los que lo poseyeron”. dice Yahvé.

There will be a time when I will sound the battle-cry [for their enemies] to attack [their capital city], Rabbah. [Then] it will become a heap of ruins, and [all] the nearby towns will be burned. Then [the people of] Israel will again possess the land that the Ammon people-group took away from them.

3 “¡Llora, Hesbón, porque Hai ha sido arrasada! ¡Llorad, hijas de Rabá! Vístete de tela de saco. Lamentar, y correr de un lado a otro entre las vallas; porque Malcam irá al cautiverio, sus sacerdotes y sus príncipes juntos.

You people of Heshbon [city] [MTY], wail, because Ai [town nearby] will be destroyed. You people of Rabbah [city], weep; put on (rough clothing/sackcloth) [to show you are mourning]; run back and forth [in confusion] inside the city walls, because [your god] Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away (in exile/to other countries).

4 ¿Por qué te jactas en los valles, tu valle fluyente, hija reincidente? Confiaste en sus tesoros, diciendo: “¿Quién vendrá a mí?

You are [RHQ] very proud of your very fertile valleys, [but they will soon be ruined]. You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, and you said, ‘Certainly no [RHQ] army will be able to attack us!’

5 He aquí que traeré un terror sobre ti”. dice el Señor, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, “de todos los que te rodean. Todos ustedes serán expulsados por completo, y no habrá nadie que reúna a los fugitivos.

But listen to this: 'I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will cause you to become terrified. You will all be forced to flee [to other countries], and no one will be able to bring you together [again].'

6 “Pero después revertiré el cautiverio de los hijos de Amón”. dice Yahvé.

But some day I will enable the Ammon people-group to return to their land. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”

7 De Edom, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos: “¿Ya no hay sabiduría en Teman? ¿Ha perecido el consejo de los prudentes? ¿Ha desaparecido su sabiduría?

[This message is] about the Edom people-group. This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “It seems that [RHQ] there are no wise people in Teman [district in Edom]! There are no people left who can give others [good] advice. The people who were wise [PRS] have disappeared.

8 ¡Huye! ¡Vuelve! Morad en las profundidades, habitantes de Dedán; porque traeré sobre él la calamidad de Esaú cuando lo visite.

You people of Dedan [city in the south of Edom], turn and flee and hide in deep [caves], because when I cause the Edom people-group to experience disaster, I will punish you, too.

9 Si los recolectores de uva vinieran a ti, ¿no dejarían algunas uvas espigadas? Si los ladrones vinieran de noche, ¿no robarían hasta tener suficiente?

Those who harvest grapes always [RHQ] leave some on the vines. When thieves come at night, they surely [RHQ] steal only as much as they want.

10 Pero yo he desnudado a Esaú, He descubierto sus lugares secretos, y no podrá esconderse. Su descendencia es destruida, con sus hermanos y sus vecinos; y ya no existe.

But I will cause everything in Edom to be destroyed, and there will be nothing left, and there will be no place for people to hide. [Many of] [HYP] the children, their relatives and their neighbors, will die, and Edom will not exist any more.

11 Deja a tus hijos sin padre. Los conservaré vivos. Que sus viudas confíen en mí”.

But I will protect the orphans, and the widows [also] will [be able to] depend on me [to help them].”

12 Porque Yahvé dice: “He aquí que aquellos a quienes no correspondía beber del cáliz, ciertamente beberán; ¿y tú eres el que en conjunto quedará impune? No quedarás impune, sino que ciertamente beberás.

And this is [also] what Yahweh says: “If those who do not deserve to suffer [MET] must suffer, you people of Edom must [RHQ] suffer much more [DOU]! You will not escape being punished.

13 Porque he jurado por mí mismo — dice el Señor — que Bosra se convertirá en un asombro, en un oprobio, en una ruina y en una maldición. Todas sus ciudades serán desechos perpetuos”.

I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that [your chief city] Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”

14 He oído noticias de Yahvé, y se envía un embajador entre las naciones, diciendo: “¡Reúnanse! ¡Vengan contra ella! Levántate a la batalla”.

I heard this message from Yahweh: “I have sent an ambassador to [many] nations, [to tell them to] gather together to attack Edom. They must prepare for battle!”

15 “Porque he aquí que te he hecho pequeño entre las naciones, y despreciado entre los hombres.

[And Yahweh says to the people of Edom, ] “I will cause your nation to become very unimportant among the [other] nations. They will all despise your country.

16 En cuanto a tu terror, el orgullo de tu corazón te ha engañado, Oh, tú que habitas en las hendiduras de la roca, que mantienen la altura de la colina, aunque deberías hacer tu nido tan alto como el del águila, Te haré bajar de allí”, dice Yahvé.

You have caused [people of other nations] to be terrified, and you [MTY] have been very proud, but you have deceived yourselves. You live in caves in the rock cliffs; [you think that you are safe there because] you live high up there. But even if you make your homes as high up as the eagles’ nests, I will cause you to come [crashing] down.

17 “Edom se convertirá en un asombro. Todos los que pasen por allí se quedarán asombrados, y silbará todas sus plagas.

Edom will become a place about which people are horrified; people who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) when they see the destruction.

18 Como en el derrocamiento de Sodoma y Gomorra y sus ciudades vecinas”, dice Yahvé, “ningún hombre habitará allí, ni ningún hijo de hombre vivirá en ella.

Edom will be destroyed as [completely as] Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns were destroyed [long ago]. [As a result, ] no one will live there [any more] [DOU].

19 “He aquí que subirá como un león desde la soberbia del Jordán contra la fuerte morada; porque de repente haré que huyan de ella, y quien sea elegido, Lo nombraré por encima. Porque ¿quién es como yo? ¿Quién me designará una hora? ¿Quién es el pastor que estará delante de mí?”

I will come to Edom [suddenly] like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are] eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; [I can do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.

20 Escucha, pues, el consejo de Yahvé, que ha tomado contra Edom, y sus propósitos que se ha propuesto contra los habitantes de Temán: Seguramente los arrastrarán, los pequeños del rebaño. Seguramente hará que su morada quede desolada sobre ellos.

Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman [town] and [the rest of] Edom: Even the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely get rid of the people [MET] who live there.

21 La tierra tiembla con el ruido de su caída; hay un grito, el ruido que se oye en el Mar Rojo.

When Edom is destroyed, the noise [will be extremely great], with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard [as far away as] the Red Sea.

22 He aquí que subirá y volará como el águila, y extendió sus alas contra Bozra. El corazón de los hombres poderosos de Edom en ese día será como el corazón de una mujer en sus dolores.

Look! The enemy troops will swoop/rush down over Bozrah like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down [to seize an animal]. On that day, [even the strongest] warriors of Edom will [be afraid] like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth.”

23 de Damasco: “Hamat y Arpad están confundidos, porque han escuchado malas noticias. Se han derretido. Hay dolor en el mar. No puede estar tranquilo.

[This message is] about Damascus. [This is what Yahweh says]: “[The people in the nearby cities of] Hamath and Arpad are confused, because they have heard bad news [about Damascus]. They are very anxious and restless, like [SIM] a sea in a big storm.

24 Damasco se ha debilitado, se gira para huir, y el temblor se ha apoderado de ella. La angustia y las penas se han apoderado de ella, como la de una mujer con dolores de parto.

The people of Damascus have become very weak, and [they all] have (panicked/fled [because] they are very afraid). The people are anguished and in pain like [SIM] a woman [experiences] who is about to give birth.

25 Cómo no está abandonada la ciudad de la alabanza, ¿la ciudad de mi alegría?

That famous city, that I was [previously] pleased with, will be abandoned.

26 Por eso sus jóvenes caerán en sus calles, y todos los hombres de guerra serán silenciados en ese día”. dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.

Its young men will fall in the streets. Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.

27 “Encenderé un fuego en el muro de Damasco, y devorará los palacios de Ben Hadad”.

And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus, and the palaces of [King] Ben-Hadad will be burned down.”

28 De Cedar y de los reinos de Hazor, que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, hirió, dice Yahvé: “Levántate, sube a Kedar, y destruir a los hijos del este.

[This is a message] about the Kedar [people-group] and the kingdom of Hazor which [the army of] Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon attacked. This is what Yahweh says: “[I will cause an army to] advance to attack Kedar and destroy those people who live east [of Judah].

29 Tomarán sus tiendas y sus rebaños. se llevarán para sí sus cortinas, todos sus barcos y sus camellos; y les gritarán: “¡Terror por todos lados!

Their tents and their flocks [of sheep] will be captured. The curtains [in their tents] and their camels and their other possessions will be taken away. [Everywhere] men will shout, ‘We are terrified [because terrible things are happening] all around us!’

30 ¡Huye! ¡Vaya por donde vaya! Morad en las profundidades, habitantes de Hazor”, dice Yahvé; “porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, ha tomado consejo contra ti, y ha concebido un propósito contra ti.

So [I, ] Yahweh, say, ‘Run away [quickly]! You people who live in Hazor, go and hide in deep [caves], because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon wants to attack you [with his army]; he is planning to destroy you!’

31 ¡Levántate! Sube a una nación que esté tranquila, que habita sin cuidado”, dice Yahvé; “que no tiene ni puertas ni barrotes, que mora solo.

But I say [to Nebuchadnezzar], ‘Go up and attack that nation whose people feel secure; they do not have allies [who will help them] and do not have [walls with] gates that have bars in them.

32 Sus camellos serán un botín, y la multitud de su ganado un botín. Esparciré a todos los vientos a los que se les corten las comisuras de la barba; y traeré su calamidad por todos lados”. dice Yahvé.

Your troops will seize their camels and [other] livestock. I will scatter in every direction [IDM] those people who live in remote places (OR, who cut their hair short). I will cause them to experience disasters from every direction.

33 Hazor será una morada de chacales, una desolación para siempre. Ningún hombre habitará allí, ni ningún hijo de hombre vivirá en ella”.

Hazor will become a place where jackals/wolves live, and it will be deserted forever. No one will live there again; no one will settle there [DOU].’”

34 Palabra de Yahvé que vino al profeta Jeremías sobre Elam, al principio del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá, diciendo:

I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.

35 “Dice Yahvé de los Ejércitos: ‘He aquí que voy a romper el arco de Elam, el jefe de su poderío.

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous (archers/men who shoot arrows well); that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].

36 Traeré sobre Elam los cuatro vientos de las cuatro partes del cielo, y los dispersará hacia todos esos vientos. No habrá nación a la que no lleguen los desterrados de Elam.

I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU], and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions. The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].

37 Haré que Elam quede consternado ante sus enemigos, y ante los que buscan su vida. Traeré el mal sobre ellos, hasta mi feroz ira’, dice Yahvé; y enviaré la espada tras ellos, hasta que los haya consumido.

Because I am very angry with the people of Elam, I will enable their enemies to smash Elam; I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters. I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them [and kill them] with swords until I completely get rid of all of them.

38 Yo pondré mi trono en Elam, y destruiré desde allí al rey y a los príncipes’, dice Yahvé.

I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY], and [then] I will get rid of their king and [his] officials.

39 ‘Pero sucederá en los últimos días que revertiré el cautiverio de Elam’, dice Yahvé”.

But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”