Jeremías 6
1 “¡Huyan por seguridad, hijos de Benjamín, del centro de Jerusalén! Tocad la trompeta en Tecoa y levantad una señal en Bet Haccherem, porque el mal se asoma desde el norte con una gran destrucción.
“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 Voy a cortar la hermosa y delicada, la hija de Sión.
Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
3 Los pastores con sus rebaños vendrán a ella. Acamparán contra ella por todas partes. Alimentarán a cada uno en su lugar”.
[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 “¡Preparen la guerra contra ella! ¡Levántate! Subamos al mediodía. ¡Ay de nosotros! Porque el día declina, porque las sombras de la tarde se extienden.
[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 ¡Levántate! Subamos de noche y destruyamos sus palacios”.
we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
6 Porque el Señor de los Ejércitos dijo: “Corta los árboles y levanta un montículo contra Jerusalén. Esta es la ciudad que hay que visitar. Está llena de opresión en su interior.
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 pozo produce sus aguas, así produce ella su maldad. Se oye en ella violencia y destrucción. La enfermedad y las heridas están continuamente ante mí.
[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 Sé instruida, Jerusalén, para que mi alma no se aleje de ti, para que no te convierta en una desolación, en una tierra deshabitada.”
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 El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: “Espigarán a fondo el remanente de Israel como una vid. Vuelve tu mano como un recolector de uvas a los cestos”.
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 debo hablar y testificar para que escuchen? He aquí que su oído está incircunciso y no saben escuchar. He aquí que la palabra de Yahvé se ha convertido en un oprobio para ellos. No se deleitan en ella.
[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 Por eso estoy lleno de la ira de Yahvé. Estoy cansado de contenerla. “Viértelo sobre los niños en la calle, y en la reunión de los jóvenes juntos; porque incluso el marido con la mujer será tomado, los ancianos con el que está lleno de días.
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 juntos; porque extenderé mi mano sobre los habitantes de la tierra, dice Yahvé”.
[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 “Porque desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande, todos son dados a la codicia. Desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote, todos hacen tratos falsos.
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 También han curado superficialmente la herida de mi pueblo, diciendo: “¡Paz, paz!” cuando no hay paz.
[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 cuando cometieron la abominación? No, no se avergonzaron en absoluto, ni pudieron sonrojarse. Por lo tanto, caerán entre los que caen. Cuando los visite, serán abatidos”, dice Yahvé.
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 Dice el Señor: “Pónganse en los caminos y vean, y pregunten por las sendas antiguas: “¿Dónde está el buen camino?” Y caminen por él, y encontrarán descanso para sus almas. Pero ellos dijeron: ‘No caminaremos por él’.
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 centinelas sobre ustedes, diciendo: “¡Escuchen el sonido de la trompeta! Pero ellos dijeron: “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 Oíd, pues, naciones, y conoced, congregación, lo que hay entre ellas.
Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
19 ¡Oye, tierra! He aquí que yo traigo sobre este pueblo el mal, el fruto de sus pensamientos, porque no han escuchado mis palabras; y en cuanto a mi ley, la han rechazado.
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 ¿Para qué viene a mí el incienso de Sabá y la caña dulce de un país lejano? Sus holocaustos no son aceptables, y sus sacrificios no me agradan”.
[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 Por eso dice el Señor: “He aquí que yo pongo tropiezos ante este pueblo. Los padres y los hijos juntos tropezarán con ellos. El vecino y su amigo perecerán”.
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 Dice el Señor: “He aquí que un pueblo viene del país del norte. Una gran nación se levantará de 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 Echan mano del arco y de la lanza. Son crueles y no tienen piedad. Su voz ruge como el mar, y montan a caballo, todos dispuestos, como un hombre a la batalla, contra ti, hija de Sión.”
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 Hemos escuchado su informe. Nuestras manos se debilitan. La angustia se ha apoderado de nosotros, y los dolores como de mujer de parto.
[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 salgas al campo ni andes por el camino, porque la espada del enemigo y el terror están por 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 ¡Hija de mi pueblo, vístete de cilicio y revuélcate en cenizas! Llora, como por un hijo único, con el más amargo lamento, porque el destructor vendrá de repente sobre nosotros.
[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 “Te he hecho probador de metales y fortaleza en medio de mi pueblo, para que conozcas y pruebes su camino.
[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 Todos ellos son graves rebeldes, que andan por ahí calumniando. Son de bronce y de hierro. Todos ellos hacen negocios corruptos.
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 El fuelle sopla ferozmente. El plomo se consume en el fuego. En vano siguen refinando, pues los malvados no son arrancados.
[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 Los hombres los llamarán plata rechazada, porque Yahvé los ha rechazado.”
[I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
