Jeremías 1
1 Palabras de Jeremías, hijo de Hilcías, uno de los sacerdotes que vivían en Anatot, en tierra de Benjamín,
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
2 quien recibió la Palabra de Yavé en los días de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, el año 13 de su reinado,
The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
3 y también en los días de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, hasta el fin del año 11 de Sedequías, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, es decir, hasta la deportación de Jerusalén el mes quinto.
and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
4 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 Antes que te formara en el vientre te conocí. Antes que salieras de la matriz te consagré. Te di como profeta a las naciones.
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
6 Entonces dije: ¡Ah, ʼAdonay Yavé, ciertamente, no sé hablar, porque soy joven!
And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”
7 Pero Yavé me dijo: No digas: Soy joven. Adondequiera que te envíe, irás, y todo lo que te mande, dirás.
And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to say, ‘I am a boy.’ For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you.
8 No temas delante de ellos, porque Yo estoy contigo para librarte, dice Yavé.
You should not be afraid before their face. For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,” says the Lord.
9 Luego Yavé extendió su mano. Tocó mi boca y me dijo: Mira, pongo mis Palabras en tu boca.
And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
10 Mira, hoy te coloco sobre naciones y sobre reinos para arrancar, destruir, desolar, derribar, edificar y plantar.
Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant.”
11 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí: ¿Qué ves, Jeremías? Y dije: Veo una vara de almendro.
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a staff, keeping watch.”
12 Yavé me dijo: Bien miraste, porque Yo vigilo mi Palabra para que se cumpla.
And the Lord said to me: “You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it.”
13 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí por segunda vez: ¿Qué ves? Y dije: Miro una olla hirviente volteada desde el norte.
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a cooking pot upon a fire, and its face is before the face of the north.”
14 Entonces Yavé me dijo: Del norte brotará la calamidad sobre todos los habitantes de la tierra.
And the Lord said to me: “From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 Porque ciertamente Yo convoco a todas las familias de los reinos del norte, dice Yavé. Vendrán y pondrán cada uno su trono en la entrada de las puertas de Jerusalén, contra todos sus muros alrededor y contra todas las ciudades de Judá.
For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.
16 Pronunciaré mis sentencias contra ellos a causa de toda su perversidad, porque me abandonaron, quemaron incienso a ʼelohim extraños y se postraron ante las obras de sus propias manos.
And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me, and who have offered libations to strange gods, and who have adored the work of their own hands.
17 Ahora pues, ciñe tu cintura y levántate. Háblales todo lo que Yo te mando. No temas delante de ellos, para que Yo no te quebrante ante ellos.
Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
18 Porque ciertamente, Yo te pongo hoy como una ciudad fortificada, columna de hierro y muro de bronce contra toda la tierra, los reyes de Judá, sus magistrados, sus sacerdotes y el pueblo de la tierra.
For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 Harán guerra contra ti, pero no prevalecerán, porque Yo estoy contigo para librarte, dice Yavé.
And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you.”
