Jeremías 15

1 Entonces Yavé me dijo: Aunque Moisés y Samuel se coloquen delante de Mí, no me conmoveré por este pueblo. Échalos, que salgan de mi Presencia.

And the Lord said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my soul would not be toward this people. Cast them away from my face, and let them depart!

2 Si te preguntan: ¿A dónde iremos? Les dirás: Yavé dice así: Los que a muerte, a muerte, los que a espada, a espada, los que a hambre, a hambre, los que a cautiverio, a cautiverio.

And if they say to you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord: Those who go to death, shall go to death. And those who go to the sword, shall go to the sword, and those go to famine, shall go to famine, and those who go to captivity, shall go to captivity.

3 Enviaré sobre ellos cuatro clases de castigo, dice Yavé, la espada para matar, los perros para destrozar, las aves del cielo y las bestias de la tierra para devorar y destruir.

And I will visit against them in four ways, says the Lord: by the sword, to kill; and by dogs, to tear apart; and by the birds of the air and by the beasts of the earth, to devour and to scatter.

4 Los entregaré como objeto de horror entre todos los reinos de la tierra, a causa de Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, por lo que él hizo en Jerusalén.

And I will give them over to the fervor of all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, because of all that he did in Jerusalem.

5 Oh Jerusalén, en verdad, ¿quién tendrá compasión de ti? ¿Quién llorará por ti? ¿Quién se desviará para preguntar con respecto a ti?

For who will take pity on you, O Jerusalem? Or who will feel sorrow for you? Or who will go to prayer for the sake of your peace?

6 Tú me abandonaste, te devolviste, dice Yavé. Por tanto, Yo extiendo mi mano contra ti y te destruiré. Estoy cansado de compadecerme.

You have abandoned me, says the Lord. You have gone backwards. And so, I will extend my hand over you, and I will destroy you. I have labored to plead with you.

7 Los aventaré con un aventador hasta las puertas de la tierra, y los privaré de hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo, porque no se devolvieron de sus caminos.

And I will scatter them with a winnowing fan at the gates of the land. I have killed and dispersed my people, and yet they have not turned back from their ways.

8 Sus viudas serán más que la arena del mar. Traeré al destructor contra ellos en pleno día, contra la madre y contra los hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo porque no regresaron de sus caminos.

Their widows have been multiplied by me, more so than the sand of the sea. I have led them against the mother of a youth like an attacker at midday. I have sent a terror suddenly against the cities.

9 La que dio a luz siete desfallecerá y exhalará su alma. Su sol se ocultará cuando sea aún de día. Será avergonzada y confundida. Y lo que quede lo entregaré a la espada de sus enemigos, dice Yavé.

She who gave birth to seven has become weak. Her life has faded away. Her sun has set while it was still daytime. She has been confounded and shamed. And the remainder of them I will give over to the sword in the sight of their enemies, says the Lord.”

10 ¡Ay de mí, madre mía, que me diste a luz como varón de contienda y hombre de discordia para toda esta tierra! Ni presté ni me prestaron, pero todos me maldicen.

“O my mother, woe to me! Why did you conceive me, a man of strife, a man of discord to all the earth? I have not lent money at interest, nor has anyone lent money at interest to me. Yet everyone is cursing me.”

11 Así sea, oh Yavé, si no te supliqué a favor del enemigo en tiempo de aflicción y en época de angustia.

The Lord says: “Certainly, it will be well with your remnant. Certainly, I will run to meet you, in the time of affliction and in the time of tribulation, against the enemy.

12 ¿Quién podrá romper el hierro, y el bronce del norte?

But how can iron be joined with the iron from the north or with brass?

13 Entregaré tus bienes y tus tesoros al saqueo, y no por precio, sino por todos tus pecados en todo tu territorio.

Your riches and your treasures I will give over to be freely despoiled, because of all your sins, even throughout all your borders.

14 Ordenaré que sirvas a tus enemigos en una tierra que tú no conoces, porque un fuego se encendió en mi furor y arderá sobre ustedes.

And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know. For a fire has been kindled in my fury; it will burn upon you.”

15 Oh Yavé, Tú lo sabes. Acuérdate de mí. Visítame y véngame de mis perseguidores. En vista de tu paciencia, no me arrebates. Sabes que por amor a Ti soporto afrentas.

“You know me, O Lord. Remember me, and visit me, and watch over me, because of those who persecute me. In your patience, do not choose to let me endure. You know I have suffered reproach because of you.

16 Tus Palabras fueron halladas, y yo las comí. Y tus Palabras fueron para mí el gozo y la alegría de mi corazón, porque tu Nombre es invocado sobre mí, oh Yavé, ʼElohim de las huestes.

I discovered your words and I consumed them. And your word became to me as the gladness and joy of my heart. For your name has been invoked over me, O Lord, the God of hosts.

17 No me senté ni me regocijé con los que se divierten. A causa del peso de tu mano me senté solo, porque me llenaste de indignación.

I did not sit in the company of mockers, nor did I glorify myself before the presence of your hand. I sat alone, because you filled me with threats.

18 ¿Por qué es continuo mi dolor, y mi herida incurable rehúsa ser sanada? ¿Serás para mí como un torrente no confiable, como aguas que no son estables?

Why has my sorrow become never-ending, and why has my wound become so dire that it refuses to be cured? It has become for me like the deception of untrustworthy waters.”

19 Por tanto Yavé dice: Si te devuelves, Yo te restauraré y estarás delante de Mí. Si apartas lo precioso de lo vil serás como mi boca. Conviértanse ellos a ti, y no te conviertas tú a ellos.

Because of this, thus says the Lord: “If you will be converted, I will convert you. And you will stand before my face. And you will separate what is precious from what is vile. You will be my mouthpiece. They will be converted to you, but you will not be converted to them.

20 Te pondré frente a este pueblo como muro de bronce reforzado. Pelearán contra ti, pero no te vencerán, porque Yo estoy contigo para salvarte y librarte, dice Yavé.

And I will present you to this people as a strong wall of brass. And they will fight against you, and they will not prevail. For I am with you, so as to save you and to rescue you, says the Lord.

21 Te libraré de mano de los perversos. Te rescataré de la garra de los tiranos.

And I will free you from hand of those who are most wicked, and I will redeem you from the hand of the powerful.”