Jeremías 42

1 Todos los comandantes de los guerreros, junto con Johanán, hijo de Carea, Jezanías, hijo de Osaías, y todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor, llegaron

And all the leaders of the warriors, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and the rest of the common people, from the least even to the greatest, drew near.

2 y dijeron al profeta Jeremías: Acepta ahora nuestro ruego delante de ti. Ora por nosotros a Yavé tu ʼElohim por todo este remanente, porque de muchos que éramos, quedamos pocos, como nos ven tus ojos,

And they said to Jeremiah the prophet: “Let our supplication fall before your sight. And pray for us to the Lord your God, on behalf of this entire remnant. For few out of many have been left behind, just as your eyes behold us.

3 para que Yavé tu ʼElohim nos enseñe el camino por donde debemos andar, y lo que debemos hacer.

And so, may the Lord your God announce to us the way that we must travel, and the word that we must accomplish.”

4 El profeta Jeremías les respondió: Escuché. Miren, voy a orar a Yavé su ʼElohim, como dijeron, y todo lo que Yavé les responda, les enseñaré. No me reservaré palabra.

Then Jeremiah, the prophet, said to them: “I have listened. Behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words. And whatever word he will respond to me, I will declare to you. And I will conceal nothing from you.”

5 Ellos dijeron a Jeremías: Sea Yavé entre nosotros Testigo fiel y verdadero. Juramos obrar conforme a todo aquello a lo cual Yavé tu ʼElohim te envíe a nosotros.

And they said to Jeremiah: “May the Lord be the witness between us of truth and fidelity, if we do not act according to whatever word the Lord your God will send by you to us.

6 Sea bueno, sea malo, obedeceremos la voz de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim, al cual te enviamos, para que estemos bien cuando obedezcamos la voz de Yavé nuestro ʼElohim.

Whether it is for good or for harm, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you. So may it be well with us, when we heed the voice of the Lord our God.”

7 Después de diez días vino la Palabra de Yavé a Jeremías.

Then, when ten days had been completed, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

8 Llamó a Johanán, hijo de Carea, y a todos los comandantes de los guerreros que estaban con él, y a todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor,

And he called Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of warriors who were with him, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest.

9 y les dijo: Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, a Quien me enviaron a presentar sus ruegos delante de Él, dice:

And he said to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have sent me, so that I may present your petitions in his sight:

10 Si permanecen quietos en esta tierra, Yo los edificaré y no los destruiré. Los plantaré y no los arrancaré, porque me pesa todo el mal que les hice.

If you dwell quietly in this land, I will build you up, and I will not tear you down. I will plant you, and I will not uproot you. For now I have been appeased by the harm that I have done to you.

11 No teman por la presencia del rey de Babilonia, a quien temen. No teman de su presencia, dice Yavé, porque Yo estoy con ustedes para salvarlos y librarlos de su mano.

Do not be afraid before the face of the king of Babylon, whom you have dreaded with great fear. Do not dread him, says the Lord. For I am with you, so that I may accomplish your salvation, and so that I may rescue you from his hand.

12 Yo tendré misericordia de ustedes, y [el rey] tendrá misericordia de ustedes y los regresará a su tierra.

And I will give you mercies, and I will take pity on you, and I will cause you to live in your own land.

13 Pero si dicen: No viviremos en esta tierra, desobedecen la voz de Yavé su ʼElohim

But if you say: ‘We will not live in this land, nor will we heed the voice of the Lord our God,’

14 y dicen: No, más bien entraremos en la tierra de Egipto, donde no veremos guerra, ni oiremos sonido de trompeta, ni padeceremos hambre. Allá viviremos.

saying: ‘Never! Instead, we will travel to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and we will not hear the blast of the trumpet, and we will not endure famine. And there we shall live.’

15 Entonces escuchen la Palabra de Yavé, oh remanente de Judá: Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Si vuelven sus caras para entrar en Egipto y entran a residir allá,

Because of this, hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces so as to advance into Egypt, and if you enter so that you may live there,

16 sucederá que la espada que temen los alcanzará en la tierra de Egipto, y el hambre por el cual están ansiosos, los perseguirá estrechamente en Egipto. Allí morirán.

the sword which you dread will overtake you there, in the land of Egypt, and the famine, about which you are anxious, will cling to you in Egypt, and there you shall die.

17 Por tanto todos los hombres que fijen su mente en ir a Egipto para residir allí, morirán a espada, de hambre y por pestilencia. No tendrán sobrevivientes ni refugios de la calamidad que enviaré sobre ellos.

And all the men, who have set their faces so that they may advance to Egypt in order to live there, will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. None of them will remain, nor will they escape from the face of the evil that I will bring over them.

18 Porque Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Como mi ira y mi furor se derramaron sobre los habitantes de Jerusalén, se derramará mi ira sobre ustedes cuando entren en Egipto. Serán una maldición, un objeto de horror e imprecación y reproche, de maldición y afrenta. No volverán a ver este lugar.

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Just as my fury and my indignation has been enflamed over the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will my indignation be enflamed over you, when you will have entered into Egypt. And so you will be an oath, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a disgrace. And you will never see this place again.

19 Oh remanente de Judá: Yavé habló a ustedes: No vayan a Egipto. Entiendan claramente que hoy los amonesto.

This is the word of the Lord concerning you, O remnant of Judah: Do not choose to enter into Egypt, for certainly you understand what I have sworn to you this day.

20 Porque ustedes mismos se engañan, pues me enviaron a Yavé su ʼElohim y dijeron: Ora por nosotros a Yavé nuestro ʼElohim. Infórmanos todas las cosas que Yavé nuestro ʼElohim diga, y las haremos.

For you have deceived your own souls. For you have sent me to the Lord our God, saying: ‘Pray on our behalf to the Lord our God. And in accord with anything whatsoever that the Lord our God will tell you, announce this to us, and we will do it.’

21 Hoy se lo dije, y ustedes no obedecen a Yavé su ʼElohim en todas las cosas que Él me envió a decirles.

And I have announced it to you this day, and you have not heeded the voice of the Lord your God, concerning everything about which he has sent me to you.

22 Por tanto, ahora deben saber y entender claramente que morirán a espada, de hambre y por pestilencia en el lugar adonde desean ir para residir.

Therefore, know with certainty now, that you will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, in the place which you wish to enter so that you may live there.”