Jeremías 47
1 Palabra de Jehová que fue a Jeremías profeta acerca de los Palestinos, antes que Faraón hiriese a 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 Así dijo Jehová: He aquí que suben aguas de la parte del aquilón, y tornarse han en arroyo, y alagarán la tierra, y su plenitud, ciudades y moradores de ellas; y los hombres clamarán, y todo morador de la tierra aullará,
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 Por el sonido de las uñas de sus fuertes caballos, por el alboroto de sus carros, por el estruendo de sus ruedas: los padres no miraron a los hijos por la flaqueza de las manos:
[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 Por el día que viene para destrucción de todos los Palestinos, para talar a Tiro, y a Sidón, a todo ayudador que quedó vivo; porque Jehová destruye a los Palestinos, al resto de la isla de Capadocia.
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 Sobre Gaza vino mesadura, Ascalón fue cortada, y el resto de su valle: ¿hasta cuándo te arañarás?
[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 O! cuchillo de Jehová, ¿hasta cuándo no reposarás? Métete en tu vaina, reposa, y calla.
[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 reposarás? porque Jehová le ha enviado en Ascalón, y a la ribera de la mar, allí le puso.
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.
