Jeremías 47
1 Palabra de Yavé que vino al profeta Jeremías con respecto a los filisteos, antes que Faraón destruyera Gaza.
Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
2 Yavé dice: Miren, aguas que se levantan del norte forman un torrente que inundará la tierra y todo lo que hay en ella, las ciudades y a los que habitan en ellas. Claman los hombres. Se lamenta todo habitante de la tierra.
This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
3 Los padres debilitados ya no cuidan a sus hijos por causa del ruido de los cascos de sus caballos, por el alboroto de sus carruajes, por el estruendo de sus ruedas.
[They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
4 Llegó el día de despojar a todos los filisteos. Todo ayudador que quede en Tiro y en Sidón será cortado. Yavé destruye a los filisteos, al remanente de la costa de Caftor.
It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
5 Gaza está calva. Ascalón, reducida al silencio. ¡Ay, remanente de gigantes! ¿Hasta cuándo se sajarán?
[The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
6 Oh espada de Yavé: ¿Hasta cuándo no descansarás? Regresa a tu vaina, descansa y quédate quieta.
[The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
7 ¿Cómo puede quedar quieta, cuando Yavé le dio una orden, cuando la destinó contra Ascalón y la costa del mar?
But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
