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

Then Johanan and Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the [other] leaders of the [Israeli] soldiers [who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia], and many [HYP] [other] people, including those who were important and those who were not important, came

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,

to me. They said, “Please listen to our request and pray to Yahweh our God for all of us. Although we were previously a huge number of people, you can see that now we are only a small number of people [who have survived].

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

[Pray] that Yahweh our God will show us what we should do and where we should go.”

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.

I replied, “Okay, I will pray to Yahweh our God, like you have requested, and I will tell you what he says. I will (tell you everything/not hide anything 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.

They replied to me, “We hope/wish that Yahweh our God will be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to do everything that he tells us to do.

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.

We are requesting you to ask Yahweh our God what we should do. [When he replies], we will obey him, whether we like what he says or not. We will do that because [we know that] things will go well for us if we obey him.”

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

[So I prayed] to Yahweh, and ten days later he gave me his reply.

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,

So I summoned Johanan and all his [other] soldiers and all the [other] people, including those who were important and those who were not important.

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

I said to them, “You told me to tell Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], what you were requesting. This is what he replied:

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.

‘You [should] stay here in this land. If you do that, I will cause your [nation] to be strong and not be weak. I will cause you to prosper and not be exiled [again]. I am sorry about the disasters that I [was forced to] cause you to experience.

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.

But do not be afraid of the king of Babylon [any more], because I will (be with/help) you. I will rescue you [DOU] from his power [MTY].

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

I will be merciful to you by causing him to act kindly toward you. So as a result, he will allow you to stay here in your land.’

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

But if you refuse to obey Yahweh our God, and if you say ‘We will not stay here;

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.

instead, we will go to Egypt. There we will not experience [any] wars, we will not hear trumpets [signaling our soldiers to prepare for battles], and we will not be hungry,’

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,

then listen to what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt, and you go and 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.

you will experience those wars and famines that you are afraid of, and you will [all] die there.

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.

That is what will happen to all you who are determined to go to Egypt and live there. [Some of you] will be killed by the swords [of your enemies, and others of you will die] from famines and from diseases. None of you will escape the disasters that I will bring on you.’

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.

And the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], also says this: ‘Because I was very angry, I severely punished [MTY] [all] the people of Jerusalem. I will do the same things to you when you go to Egypt. [The result will be that] people will curse you. They will be horrified about [what has happened to] you. They will make fun of you, and you will never see this land again.’

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

You little group of people of Judah who are still alive, [listen to me]: Yahweh has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ [So] do not forget what I have warned you today.

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.

I know that you were lying when you requested me to pray to Yahweh our God.

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

And today I have told you exactly what he said, but [I know that] you will not obey Yahweh our God now, just as you have not obeyed him previously.

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.

You want to go to Egypt and live there. So now, you can be sure of this: [All of] you will die there. [Some of you will be killed] by the swords [of your enemies and others will die] from famines or from diseases.”