Jeremías 25

1 Palabra que vino a Jeremías con respecto a todo el pueblo de Judá, el año cuarto de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, el cual era el año primero de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia.

After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.

2 El profeta Jeremías habló esa Palabra a todo el pueblo de Judá y a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén:

I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:

3 Desde el año 13 de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, hasta hoy, estos 23 años la Palabra de Yavé vino a mí. Les he hablado de madrugada y sin cesar, y ustedes no escucharon.

“Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.

4 Yavé les envió a todos sus esclavos profetas de madrugada y sin cesar, y no quisieron escuchar ni prestar oído

Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.

5 cuando decían: Que regrese cada uno de su mal camino y de la perversidad de sus obras, y vivirán en la tierra que Yavé les dio a ustedes y a sus antepasados para siempre.

Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.

6 No vayan tras otros ʼelohim para servirles ni a postrarse ante ellos, ni me provoquen a ira con la obra de sus manos, y no les causaré mal.

Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’

7 Sin embargo no me escucharon, dice Yavé. Me provocaron a ira con la obra de sus manos para su propio mal.

And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.

8 Por tanto Yavé de las huestes dice: Por cuanto no escucharon mis Palabras,

So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,

9 ciertamente Yo mandaré a todos los pueblos del norte y a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, mi esclavo. Yavé dice: Los traeré contra esta tierra, sus habitantes y todas estas naciones de alrededor. Los destruiré y los convertiré en escarnio, burla y desolación perpetua.

I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.

10 Además, desapareceré de entre ellos la voz de gozo y de alegría, la voz del novio y de la novia, el sonido de las piedras de moler y la luz de la lámpara.

I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].

11 Toda esta tierra se convertirá en ruinas y desolación. Estas gentes servirán al rey de Babilonia 70 años.

All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.

12 Sucederá que cuando los 70 años se cumplan, dice Yavé, castigaré al rey de Babilonia y a esa nación, la tierra de los caldeos, por la iniquidad de ellos. La convertiré en desolación perpetua.

Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.

13 Llevaré contra esa tierra todas las Palabras que predije contra ella, todo lo que está escrito en este rollo, que profetizó Jeremías contra todas estas naciones.

I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.

14 Porque también ella será reducida a esclavitud por muchas naciones y reyes poderosos. Le pagaré conforme a sus hechos, según la obra de sus manos.

The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”

15 Porque Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, me dice: Toma de mi mano esta copa del vino de mi furor, y da a beber de ella a todas las naciones a las cuales Yo te envío.

Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.

16 Beberán y se estremecerán. Enloquecerán a causa de la espada que enviaré contra ellas.

When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”

17 Tomé la copa de la mano de Yavé, y di a beber de ella a todas las naciones a las cuales Yavé me envió:

So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].

18 A Jerusalén, a las ciudades de Judá, a sus reyes y sus magistrados para convertirlos en desolación, en horror, en burla y en maldición, como están hasta hoy,

[I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.

19 a Faraón, rey de Egipto, a sus esclavos, a sus jefes, a todo su pueblo;

[In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,

20 a toda la gente que está entre ellos; a todos los reyes de la tierra de Uz y todos los reyes de la tierra de Filistea: Ascalón, Gaza, Ecrón y el remanente de Asdod,

and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

21 a Edom y a Moab, y a los hijos de Amón;

[Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],

22 a todos los reyes de Tiro, a todos los reyes de Sidón y a los reyes de las costas que están al otro lado del mar,

and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].

23 a Dedán, a Tema, a Buz y a todos los que se rapan las sienes;

[In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].

24 a todos los reyes de Arabia y todos los reyes de la gente mezclada que habita en el desierto;

[In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert

25 a todos los reyes de Zimri; a todos los reyes de Elam y los reyes de Media;

and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],

26 a todos los reyes del norte, tanto a los cercanos como a los lejanos, tanto a los unos como a los otros, y a todos los reinos del mundo que están sobre la superficie de la tierra. El rey de Sesac beberá después de ellos.

and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].

27 Les dirás: Yavé de las huestes, de Israel, dice: Beban y embriáguense, vomiten y cáiganse. No se levantarán a causa de la espada que Yo envío contra ustedes.

Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.

28 Sucederá que, si rehúsan tomar la copa de tu mano para beber, les dirás: Yavé de las huestes dice: Tienen que beberla,

If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.

29 porque ciertamente Yo comienzo a producir el mal en la ciudad sobre la cual es invocado mi Nombre, y ustedes ¿quedaran impunes? No quedarán impunes, pues Yo llamo a la espada contra todos los habitantes de la tierra, dice Yavé de las huestes.

I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’

30 Tú profetizarás contra ellos todas estas palabras y les dirás: Yavé ruge desde lo alto. Desde su Santa Morada da su voz. Ruge enfurecido desde su Morada. Produce un clamor como el de los que pisan el lagar, contra todos los habitantes de la tierra.

Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.

31 Su rugido llega hasta el extremo de la tierra, porque Yavé tiene litigio contra todo mortal. Entregará los perversos a la espada, dice Yavé.

Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’

32 Yavé de las huestes dice: Miren, la aflicción pasa de nación en nación. Una gran tempestad se levanta desde las partes más remotas de la tierra.

Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.

33 En aquel día los muertos estarán tendidos de un extremo de la tierra a otro por orden de Yavé. No serán llorados, ni recogidos, ni sepultados, sino serán como abono sobre la superficie de la tierra.

When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.

34 ¡Giman, pastores, y clamen! ¡Revuélquense en la ceniza, pastores principales del rebaño! Llegaron los días de la matanza y de su dispersión. Ustedes caerán como un vaso precioso.

You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].

35 No habrá refugio para los pastores, ni escape para los pastores principales del rebaño.

You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.

36 Se oye el ruido del clamor de los pastores y del gemido de los pastores principales del rebaño, porque Yavé devastó sus prados.

[People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.

37 Los apacibles prados son devastados a causa del ardor de la ira de Yavé.

Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.

38 Como león, abandonó su guarida, porque la tierra se convirtió en horror a causa de la ira del opresor y a causa de su ardiente ira.

I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”