Jeremías 21
1 La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías, cuando el rey Sedequías le envió a Pasur, hijo de Malquías y al sacerdote Sofonías, hijo de Maasías, para que le dijeran:
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
2 Te ruego que consultes a Yavé por nosotros, porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, guerrea contra nosotros. Tal vez Yavé nos trate según todas sus maravillosas obras, a fin de que aquél se retire de nosotros.
Will you get directions from the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, is making war against us; it may be that the Lord will do something for us like all the wonders he has done, and make him go away from us.
3 Y Jeremías les respondió: Digan así a Sedequías:
Then Jeremiah said to them, This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:
4 Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: Miren, Yo devuelvo las armas de guerra que están en manos de ustedes, con las cuales combaten contra el rey de Babilonia a los caldeos, quienes los tienen sitiados por fuera del muro. A ellos los reuniré en medio de esta ciudad.
The Lord God of Israel has said, See, I am turning back the instruments of war in your hands, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldaeans, who are outside the walls and shutting you in; and I will get them together inside this town.
5 Yo mismo pelearé contra ustedes con mano extendida y brazo fuerte, con furor, ira y ardiente indignación.
And I myself will be fighting against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even with angry feeling and passion and in great wrath.
6 Heriré a los que viven en la ciudad, tanto al hombre como a la bestia, los cuales morirán de gran pestilencia.
And I will send a great disease on the people living in this town, on man and on beast, causing their death.
7 Después de esto, dice Yavé, entregaré a Sedequías, rey de Judá, a sus esclavos y al pueblo, a los que escapen en esta ciudad de la pestilencia, la espada y el hambre, en mano de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, de los demás enemigos y de los que buscan sus vidas. Él los matará a filo de espada. No tendrá compasión de ellos, ni perdonará, ni tendrá misericordia.
And after that, says the Lord, I will give up Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his servants and his people, even those in the town who have not come to their end from the disease and the sword and from need of food, into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hands of their haters, and into the hands of those desiring their death: he will put them to the sword; he will not let anyone get away, he will have no pity or mercy.
8 Y a este pueblo le dirás: Yavé dice: Ciertamente Yo pongo delante de ustedes el camino de la vida y el de la muerte.
And to this people you are to say, The Lord has said, See, I put before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 El que permanezca en esta ciudad morirá a espada, de hambre y de pestilencia. Pero el que salga y se entregue a los caldeos que los asedian, vivirá. Su vida le será como despojo.
He who keeps in this town will come to his death by the sword and through need of food and through disease; but he who goes out and gives himself up to the Chaldaeans who are shutting you in, will go on living, and will keep his life safe.
10 Porque levanté mi rostro contra esta ciudad para mal y no para bien, dice Yavé. Será entregada en mano del rey de Babilonia, quien la destruirá con fuego.
For my face is turned to this town for evil and not for good, says the Lord: it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will have it burned with fire.
11 Y a la casa del rey de Judá dirás: Oigan la Palabra de Yavé:
About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;
12 Oh casa de David, Yavé dice: Vayan pronto a administrar justicia. Libren al oprimido de la mano del opresor. Para que mi ira no salga como fuego, se encienda, y no haya quien la extinga a causa de la maldad de sus obras.
O family of David, this is what the Lord has said: Do what is right in the morning, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away, or my wrath will go out like fire, burning so that no one may put it out, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Aquí estoy contra ti, oh habitante del valle y de la roca de la llanura, dice Yavé. Ustedes que dicen: ¿Quién bajará contra nosotros? ¿Quién entrará en nuestras habitaciones?
See, I am against you, you who are living on the rock of the valley, says the Lord; you who say, Who will come down against us? or who will get into our houses?
14 Los castigaré según el fruto de sus obras, dice Yavé. Encenderé un fuego en su bosque que devorará todo alrededor de él.
I will send punishment on you in keeping with the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will put a fire in her woodlands, burning up everything round about her.
