Jeremías 11

1 La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías:

The word that came from the Lord to Jeremiah, saying:

2 Oigan las Palabras de este Pacto. Hablen a los hombres de Judá y a los habitantes de Jerusalén.

“Listen to the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

3 Diles: Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: Maldito el varón que no obedezca las Palabras de este Pacto,

And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Cursed is the man who will not listen to the words of this covenant,

4 el cual mandé a sus antepasados el día cuando los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, del horno de hierro, y dije: Oigan mi voz y practiquen todo lo que les mande. Serán mi pueblo y Yo seré su ʼElohim.

which I commanded to your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, away from the iron furnace, saying: Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you, and then you will be my people and I will be your God.

5 Cumpliré el juramento que hice a sus antepasados, de darles una tierra que mana leche y miel, como sucede hoy. Entonces respondí: Amén, Yavé.

So shall I uphold the oath which I swore to your fathers, that I would give them a land flowing with milk and honey, just as it is this day.” And I answered by saying: “Amen, O Lord.”

6 Entonces Yavé me dijo: Proclama todas estas palabras en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén: Oigan las Palabras de este Pacto y practíquenlas.

And the Lord said to me: “Shout all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of the covenant, and do them.

7 Porque advertí solemnemente a sus antepasados desde el día cuando los saqué de la tierra de Egipto. Hasta hoy madrugué y sin cesar les advertí: ¡Oigan mi voz!

For when testing, I tested your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, even until this day. Rising early, I tested them, and I said: Listen to my voice.

8 Pero ellos no escucharon ni inclinaron su oído, sino cada cual anduvo en la terquedad de su perverso corazón. Por eso traigo sobre ellos todas las Palabras de este Pacto, el cual mandé que cumplieran y no lo cumplieron.

But they did not listen, nor did they incline their ear. Instead, each one of them walked in the depravity of his own evil heart. And so, I brought over them all the words of this covenant, which I instructed them to do. But they would not do them.”

9 Yavé me dijo: Se halló conspiración entre los varones de Judá y entre los habitantes de Jerusalén,

And the Lord said to me: “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

10 para regresar a las iniquidades de sus antepasados, quienes se negaron a escuchar mis Palabras y siguieron tras otros ʼelohim para servirles. La Casa de Israel y la Casa de Judá quebrantaron el Pacto que Yo hice con sus antepasados.

They have returned to the former iniquities of their fathers, who refused to listen to my words. And likewise, they have gone after strange gods, so that they may serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have treated as void my covenant, which I made with their fathers.

11 Por tanto, Yavé dice: En verdad Yo traigo una aflicción sobre ellos de la cual no podrán escapar. Clamarán a Mí, pero Yo no los escucharé.

For this reason, thus says the Lord: Behold, I will lead evils over them, from which they will not be able to escape. And they will cry out to me, and I will not heed them.

12 Entonces las ciudades de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén irán y clamarán a los ʼelohim a los cuales quemaban incienso, pero ellos ciertamente no los podrán salvar en el tiempo de su aflicción.

And the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go forth, and they will cry out to the gods, to whom they offer libations, and they will not save them in the time of their affliction.

13 Oh Judá, tus ʼelohim son tantos como el número de tus ciudades, y los altares para quemar incienso a baal, tantos como el número de tus calles, oh Jerusalén, los altares que has erigido a lo vergonzoso, altares para quemar incienso a baal.

For according to the number of your cities, so were your gods, O Judah. And according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem, so did you establish altars of confusion, altars to offer libations to Baal.

14 Tú, pues, no intercedas por este pueblo, ni levantes clamor por ellos ni oración, porque Yo no escucharé cuando clamen a Mí a causa de su aflicción.

Therefore, you should not choose to pray for this people, and you should not take up praise and petitioning on their behalf. For I will not heed them in the time of their outcry to me, in the time of their affliction.

15 ¿Qué derecho tiene mi amada en mi Casa, después de hacer tantas repugnancias? ¿Puede la carne sacrificada apartar la aflicción de ti para que te regocijes?

Why has my beloved wrought great wickedness in my house? How can the holy flesh take away from you your wickedness, in which you have gloried?

16 Yavé te llamó olivo verde de hermoso fruto. El sonido de un fuerte estrépito encendió fuego en él, y sus ramas quedaron inútiles.

The Lord has called your name: a beautiful, fruitful, splendid, and productive olive tree. At the voice of a word, a great fire was kindled in it, and its greenery was burned up.

17 Yavé de las huestes, Quien te plantó, decretó una aflicción contra ti, a causa de la maldad que hicieron la Casa de Israel y la Casa de Judá, pues me provocaron a ira al quemar incienso a baal.

And the Lord of hosts, who planted you, has pronounced an evil against you, concerning the evils of the house of Israel and the house of Judah, which they have done to themselves so as to provoke me, by offering libations to Baal.”

18 Yavé me lo informó y lo supe. Entonces Tú me mostraste sus obras.

But you, O Lord, have revealed this to me, and I have understood. Then you displayed their efforts to me.

19 Pero yo era como un cordero manso llevado al matadero. No sabía que ellos tramaban designios contra mí y decían: Destruyamos el árbol con su fruto. Cortémoslo de la tierra de los vivientes para que nadie recuerde su nombre.

And I was like a meek lamb, who is being carried to be a victim. And I did not realize that they had devised plans against me, saying: “Let us place wood upon his bread, and let us eradicate him from the land of the living, and let his name no longer be remembered.”

20 ¡Oh Yavé de las huestes! Tú, Quien juzgas con justicia y escudriñas la mente y el corazón: Vea yo tu venganza de ellos, porque ante Ti expongo mi causa.

But you, O Lord of hosts, who judges justly, and who tests the temperament and the heart, let me see your vengeance against them. For I have revealed my case to you.

21 Yavé declara con respecto a los hombres de Anatot, quienes buscan mi vida y dicen: No profetices en Nombre de Yavé, no sea que mueras a manos nuestras.

“Because of this, thus says the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who are seeking your life, and who are saying: ‘You shall not prophesy in the name of the Lord, and you shall not die by our hands.’

22 Por tanto, Yavé de las huestes dice: Ciertamente Yo los castigaré. Los jóvenes morirán a espada. Sus hijos y sus hijas morirán de hambre.

Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will visit upon them. Their young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by famine.

23 No les quedará remanente, porque traeré aflicción sobre los hombres de Anatot el año de su castigo.

And there will be nothing left of them. For I will lead an evil over the men of Anathoth: the year of their visitation.”