Jeremías 49

1 De los hijos de Ammón: Así dijo Jehová: ¿No tiene hijos Israel? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué tomó como por heredad el rey de ellos a Gad, y su pueblo habitó en sus ciudades?

[This message is] about the Ammon people-group. This is what Yahweh says: “There are [RHQ] plenty of Israeli people left to occupy [the land of the tribe of] Gad. So, why are [RHQ] [the people who worship the god] Molech living in those towns?

2 Por tanto he aquí, vienen días, dijo Jehová, en que haré oír en Rabbat de los hijos de Ammón clamor de guerra; y será puesta en montón de asolamiento, y sus ciudades serán puestas a fuego, e Israel tomará por heredad a los que los tomaron a ellos, dijo Jehová.

There will be a time when I will sound the battle-cry [for their enemies] to attack [their capital city], Rabbah. [Then] it will become a heap of ruins, and [all] the nearby towns will be burned. Then [the people of] Israel will again possess the land that the Ammon people-group took away from them.

3 Aulla, o! Jesebón, porque destruida es Hai: clamád, hijas de Rabbat, vestíos de sacos, endechád, y rodeád por los vallados; porque el rey de ellos fue en cautividad, sus sacerdotes, y sus príncipes juntamente.

You people of Heshbon [city] [MTY], wail, because Ai [town nearby] will be destroyed. You people of Rabbah [city], weep; put on (rough clothing/sackcloth) [to show you are mourning]; run back and forth [in confusion] inside the city walls, because [your god] Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away (in exile/to other countries).

4 ¿Por qué te glorías de los valles? tu valle se escurrió, o! hija contumaz, la que confía en sus tesoros, la que dice: ¿Quién vendrá contra mi?

You are [RHQ] very proud of your very fertile valleys, [but they will soon be ruined]. You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, and you said, ‘Certainly no [RHQ] army will be able to attack us!’

5 He aquí, yo traigo sobre ti espanto, dice el Señor Jehová de los ejércitos, de todos tus al derredores, y seréis lanzados cada uno delante de su rostro, y no habrá quien recoja al vagabundo.

But listen to this: 'I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will cause you to become terrified. You will all be forced to flee [to other countries], and no one will be able to bring you together [again].'

6 Y después de esto haré tornar la cautividad de los hijos de Ammón, dijo Jehová.

But some day I will enable the Ammon people-group to return to their land. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”

7 De Edom: Así dijo Jehová de los ejércitos: ¿No hay más sabiduría en Temán? ¿Ha perecido el consejo en los sabios? ¿corrompióse su sabiduría?

[This message is] about the Edom people-group. This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “It seems that [RHQ] there are no wise people in Teman [district in Edom]! There are no people left who can give others [good] advice. The people who were wise [PRS] have disappeared.

8 Huid, volvéos, escondéos en simas para estar, o! moradores de Dedán; porque el quebrantamiento de Esaú traeré sobre él, al tiempo que le tengo de visitar.

You people of Dedan [city in the south of Edom], turn and flee and hide in deep [caves], because when I cause the Edom people-group to experience disaster, I will punish you, too.

9 Si vendimiadores vinieran contra ti, ¿no dejarán rebuscos? Si ladrones de noche, tomarán lo que hubieran menester.

Those who harvest grapes always [RHQ] leave some on the vines. When thieves come at night, they surely [RHQ] steal only as much as they want.

10 Mas yo desnudaré a Esaú, descubriré sus escondrijos, no se podrá esconder: será destruida su simiente, y sus hermanos, y sus vecinos; y no será.

But I will cause everything in Edom to be destroyed, and there will be nothing left, and there will be no place for people to hide. [Many of] [HYP] the children, their relatives and their neighbors, will die, and Edom will not exist any more.

11 Deja tus huérfanos, yo los criaré; y tus viudas sobre mí se confiarán.

But I will protect the orphans, and the widows [also] will [be able to] depend on me [to help them].”

12 Porque así dijo Jehová: He aquí que los que no estaban condenados a beber del cáliz, bebiendo beberán, ¿y tú, absolviendo serás absuelto? no serás absuelto: mas, bebiendo beberás.

And this is [also] what Yahweh says: “If those who do not deserve to suffer [MET] must suffer, you people of Edom must [RHQ] suffer much more [DOU]! You will not escape being punished.

13 Porque por mí juré, dijo Jehová, que en asolamiento, en vergüenza, en soledad, y en maldición será Bosra; y todas sus ciudades serán en asolamientos perpetuos.

I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that [your chief city] Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”

14 La fama oí, que de parte de Jehová había sido enviado mensajero a las gentes, diciendo: Juntáos, y veníd contra ella, y levantáos a la batalla.

I heard this message from Yahweh: “I have sent an ambassador to [many] nations, [to tell them to] gather together to attack Edom. They must prepare for battle!”

15 Porque he aquí que pequeño te he puesto entre las gentes, menospreciado entre los hombres.

[And Yahweh says to the people of Edom, ] “I will cause your nation to become very unimportant among the [other] nations. They will all despise your country.

16 Tu arrogancia te engañó, y la soberbia de tu corazón: que habitas en cavernas de peñas, que tienes la altura del monte: aunque alces, como águila tu nido, de allí te haré descender, dijo Jehová.

You have caused [people of other nations] to be terrified, and you [MTY] have been very proud, but you have deceived yourselves. You live in caves in the rock cliffs; [you think that you are safe there because] you live high up there. But even if you make your homes as high up as the eagles’ nests, I will cause you to come [crashing] down.

17 Y será Edom en asolamiento: todo aquel que pasare por ella se espantará, y silbará sobre todas sus plagas.

Edom will become a place about which people are horrified; people who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) when they see the destruction.

18 Como en el trastornamiento de Sodoma, y de Gomorra, y de sus ciudades vecinas, será, dijo Jehová: no morará allí nadie, ni la habitará hijo de hombre.

Edom will be destroyed as [completely as] Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns were destroyed [long ago]. [As a result, ] no one will live there [any more] [DOU].

19 He aquí que como león subirá de la hinchazón del Jordán a la morada fuerte; porque haré reposo, y hacerle he correr de sobre ella; y al que fuere escogido la encargaré; porque, ¿quién es semejante a mí? ¿o quién me emplazará? ¿o quién será aquel pastor que me osará resistir?

I will come to Edom [suddenly] like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are] eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; [I can do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.

20 Por tanto oíd el consejo de Jehová, que ha acordado sobre Edom; y sus pensamientos que ha pensado sobre los moradores de Temán: Ciertamente los más pequeños del hato los arrastrarán, y destruirán sus moradas con ellos.

Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman [town] and [the rest of] Edom: Even the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely get rid of the people [MET] who live there.

21 Del estruendo de la caída de ellos la tierra tembló, y el grito de su voz se oyó en el mar Bermejo.

When Edom is destroyed, the noise [will be extremely great], with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard [as far away as] the Red Sea.

22 He aquí que como águila subirá, y volará; y extenderá sus alas sobre Bosra; y el corazón de los valientes de Edom será en aquel día como el corazón de mujer en angustias.

Look! The enemy troops will swoop/rush down over Bozrah like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down [to seize an animal]. On that day, [even the strongest] warriors of Edom will [be afraid] like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth.”

23 De Damasco: Avergonzóse Emat, y Arfad, porque oyeron malas nuevas: derritiéronse en aguas de desmayo, no pueden asosegarse.

[This message is] about Damascus. [This is what Yahweh says]: “[The people in the nearby cities of] Hamath and Arpad are confused, because they have heard bad news [about Damascus]. They are very anxious and restless, like [SIM] a sea in a big storm.

24 Desmayóse Damasco, volvióse para huir, y le tomó temblor; angustia y dolores le tomaron, como de mujer que está de parto.

The people of Damascus have become very weak, and [they all] have (panicked/fled [because] they are very afraid). The people are anguished and in pain like [SIM] a woman [experiences] who is about to give birth.

25 ¡Cómo no dejaron a la ciudad de alabanza, ciudad de mi gozo!

That famous city, that I was [previously] pleased with, will be abandoned.

26 Por tanto sus mancebos caerán en sus plazas, y todos los hombres de guerra morirán en aquel día, dijo Jehová de los ejércitos.

Its young men will fall in the streets. Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.

27 Y haré encender fuego en el muro de Damasco, y consumirá las casas de Benadad.

And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus, and the palaces of [King] Ben-Hadad will be burned down.”

28 De Cedar, y de los reinos de Asor, los cuales hirió Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia: Así dijo Jehová: Levantáos, subíd contra Cedar, y destruíd los hijos de Cedem.

[This is a message] about the Kedar [people-group] and the kingdom of Hazor which [the army of] Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon attacked. This is what Yahweh says: “[I will cause an army to] advance to attack Kedar and destroy those people who live east [of Judah].

29 Sus tiendas y sus ganados tomarán, sus cortinas, y todos sus vasos, y sus camellos tomarán para sí; y llamarán contra ellos miedo al derredor.

Their tents and their flocks [of sheep] will be captured. The curtains [in their tents] and their camels and their other possessions will be taken away. [Everywhere] men will shout, ‘We are terrified [because terrible things are happening] all around us!’

30 Huid, alejáos muy lejos, metéos en simas para estar, o! moradores de Asor, dijo Jehová; porque tomó consejo contra vosotros Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y pensó contra vosotros pensamiento.

So [I, ] Yahweh, say, ‘Run away [quickly]! You people who live in Hazor, go and hide in deep [caves], because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon wants to attack you [with his army]; he is planning to destroy you!’

31 Levantáos, subíd a nación pacífica que vive seguramente, dice Jehová, que ni tienen puertas, ni cerrojos; que viven solos.

But I say [to Nebuchadnezzar], ‘Go up and attack that nation whose people feel secure; they do not have allies [who will help them] and do not have [walls with] gates that have bars in them.

32 Y serán sus camellos por presa, y la multitud de sus ganados por despojo; y esparcirlos he por todos vientos, echados hasta el postrer rincón; y de todos sus lados les traeré su ruina, dijo Jehová.

Your troops will seize their camels and [other] livestock. I will scatter in every direction [IDM] those people who live in remote places (OR, who cut their hair short). I will cause them to experience disasters from every direction.

33 Y Asor será morada de dragones, soledad para siempre: ninguno morará allí, ni hijo de hombre la habitará.

Hazor will become a place where jackals/wolves live, and it will be deserted forever. No one will live there again; no one will settle there [DOU].’”

34 Palabra de Jehová que fue a Jeremías profeta a cerca de Elam, en el principio del reino de Sedecías, rey de Judá, diciendo:

I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.

35 Así dijo Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que yo quiebro el arco de Elam, principio de su fortaleza.

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous (archers/men who shoot arrows well); that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].

36 Y traeré sobre Elam los cuatro vientos de los cuatro cantones del cielo, y aventarlos he a todos estos vientos, ni habrá nación adonde no vengan extranjeros de Elam.

I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU], and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions. The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].

37 Y haré que Elam haya temor delante de sus enemigos, y delante de los que buscan su alma, y traeré sobre ellos mal, y el furor de mi enojo, dijo Jehová; y enviaré en pos de ellos espada hasta que los acabe.

Because I am very angry with the people of Elam, I will enable their enemies to smash Elam; I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters. I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them [and kill them] with swords until I completely get rid of all of them.

38 Y pondré mi trono en Elam, y destruiré de allí rey y príncipes, dijo Jehová.

I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY], and [then] I will get rid of their king and [his] officials.

39 Mas acontecerá en lo postrero de los días, que haré tornar la cautividad de Elam, dijo Jehová.

But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”