Jeremías 11

1 La palabra que vino a Jeremías de parte del Señor, diciendo:

This is [another] message that Yahweh told me:

2 Escucha las palabras de este pacto, y di a los hombres de Judá y al pueblo de Jerusalén:

“Listen to the agreement that I made with [the ancestors of] the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah. Then remind them of [that agreement].

3 El Señor, el Dios de Israel, ha dicho: “Maldito sea el hombre que no escucha las palabras de este pacto.

Then tell them that [I], Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli [people worship], said that I will curse everyone who does not obey what was written in that agreement that I made with them.

4 A la orden que di a tus padres el día en que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, del horno de hierro, diciendo: Presta atención a mi voz y cumple todas las órdenes que te he dado así serás mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios.

It is the same agreement that I made with their ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt. [What happened to them in Egypt was terrible; it was as though they were] living in a hot furnace [MET]. When I brought them out of Egypt, I told them to obey me, and to do everything that I had commanded them to do. [I also told them] that if they obeyed me, they would be my people and I would be their God.

5 Para que pueda cumplir el juramento que hice a tus padres, para darles una tierra que fluye leche y miel como en este día. Y dije en respuesta, así sea, Señor.

[Now tell these people that if they obey me], I will do what I promised to do for their ancestors. I will enable them to continue living in this very fertile [IDM] land in which they now live.” I replied, “Yahweh, I hope that what you said will happen.”

6 Y el Señor me dijo: Proclama estas palabras en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, diciendo: «Escuchen las palabras de este pacto y háganlas.

Then Yahweh said to me, “Go into the streets of Jerusalem and to the [other] cities in Judah. Proclaim my message to the people. Tell them to listen to the agreement [that I made with their ancestors], and to obey it.

7 Porque advertí a sus padres el día en que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, e incluso hasta este día, levantándome temprano y dando testimonio y diciendo: presten atención a mi voz.

When I brought their ancestors out of Egypt, I solemnly pleaded with them many times to obey me, and I am still pleading with them now.

8 Pero ellos no prestaron atención y no escucharon, sino que continuaron, cada uno en el orgullo de su corazón malvado; así que les envié todas las maldiciones en este pacto, que les di órdenes de guardar, pero no lo hicieron.

But they did not obey me or [even] pay any attention to me. Everyone continued to be stubborn and to do the evil things that they wanted to do. I commanded them to do what was written in the agreement, but they refused. So I punished them in all the ways that I promised that I would.”

9 Y el Señor me dijo: Hay una conspiración entre los hombres de Judá y el pueblo de Jerusalén.

Then Yahweh said to me, “The people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah are rebelling against me.

10 Son devueltos a los pecados de sus padres, quienes no quisieron escuchar mis palabras; persiguieron a otros dioses para servirles; el pueblo de Israel y el pueblo de Judá no han cumplido el pacto que hice con sus padres.

Their ancestors refused to do what I told them to do, and [now] these people have returned to committing the sins that their ancestors committed. They are worshiping other gods. The people of Israel disobeyed the agreement that I made with their ancestors, and [now] the people of Judah have done the same thing.

11 Y el Señor ha dicho: Enviaré mal sobre ellos, de lo cual no podrán escapar; y me enviarán un grito de auxilio, pero no les haré caso.

So now I, Yahweh, am warning them that I will cause them to experience disasters, and they will not escape them. And when they cry out for me [to help them], I will not pay attention.

12 Entonces los pueblos de Judá y la gente de Jerusalén irán pidiendo ayuda a los dioses a quienes han estado quemando perfumes, pero no les darán salvación en el momento de su problema.

When that happens, the people in Jerusalem and [other] cities in Judah will [offer sacrifices and] burn incense to their gods and ask for their help, but those gods will not be able to save them when those disasters come to them.

13 Porque el número de tus dioses es como el número de tus ciudades, oh Judá; y por cada calle de Jerusalén has puesto altares a Baal para quemar perfumes al Baal.

There are more gods in Judah than there are towns in Judah, and the people of Jerusalem have erected as many altars to burn incense [to those gods] as there are streets in Jerusalem.

14 Y en cuanto a ti, no hagas oraciones por este pueblo, no hagas llorar ni ores por ellos, porque no escucharé su clamor en el momento de su angustia.

Jeremiah, do not pray for these people, and do not plead with me to rescue them. If you plead with me, I will not pay attention; and if they cry out to me for help when they are in distress, I will not listen to them.”

15 Acerca de mi amada. ¿Qué tienes que hacer en mi templo? Habiendo hecho tantas abominaciones; ¿Es tu pensamiento que los juramentos y la carne santa te sacarán de tu apuro? ¿Para que puedas regocijarte? ¿Te pondrás a salvo de esta manera?

Then Yahweh said, “The people [of Judah] whom I love certainly no longer have [RHQ] a right to come to my temple, because they continually do many evil things. [They think that] continually making sacrifices of meat to me certainly will [RHQ] protect them from disasters, with the result that they will be able to rejoice.

16 Habías sido nombrado por el Señor, un olivo ramificado, hermoso con hermosos frutos; con el ruido de un gran apresuramiento lo ha prendido fuego y sus ramas están rotas.

I previously said that they were like an olive tree full of green leaves with a lot of good olives on it, but [now I will send their enemies to attack] them furiously; [it is as though] I will break off their branches, and [their city] will be destroyed by fire.

17 Porque el Señor de los ejércitos, por el cual fuiste plantado, tomó su decisión del mal contra ti, a causa del mal que hicieron el pueblo de Israel y el pueblo de Judá, al incitarme a la ira ofreciendo incienso a baal.

[It is as though] the people of Judah and Israel were a beautiful olive tree that I, the Commander of the armies of angels, planted, but [now], by burning incense to [their god] Baal, they have caused me to become [very] angry. So [now] I have decided to destroy them.”

18 Y el Señor me dio a conocerlo y lo vi; entonces me dejaste en claro sus acciones.

Yahweh revealed to me that [my enemies] were planning to kill me.

19 Pero yo fui como un cordero tierno para ser ejecutado; No pensé que estuvieran conspirando el mal contra mí, diciendo: Vengan, destruyamos el árbol con su fruto, apartándolo de la tierra de los vivos, para que no haya más recuerdos de su nombre.

[Before he did that], I was like a lamb that was being led away to be slaughtered; I did not know what they were planning to do. I did not know that they were saying, “Let’s get rid of this tree and its fruit,” so [I did not know] that they intended to kill me, in order that no one would remember me [MTY].

20 Pero, oh Señor de los ejércitos, juzgando con justicia, probando los pensamientos y el corazón, déjame ver tu castigo venir sobre ellos, porque he puesto mi causa delante de ti.

[Then I prayed], “Commander of the armies of angels, you judge people justly/fairly, and you examine everything that we are thinking [DOU]. Allow me to watch you getting revenge on the people [who want to kill me], because I trust that you will do for me what is right.”

21 Así que esto es lo que el Señor de los ejércitos ha dicho acerca de los hombres de Anatot que han hecho planes contra tu vida, diciendo: No debes ser un profeta en el nombre del Señor, o la muerte te alcanzará por nuestra manos.

It was the men of [my own town], Anathoth, who wanted to kill me, and they told me that they would kill me if I did not stop prophesying what Yahweh told me to say.

22 Y el SEÑOR de los ejércitos dijo: Mira, enviaré un castigo contra ellos; los jóvenes morirán a la espada; sus hijos y sus hijas morirán de hambre:

So the Commander of the armies of angels said [about them], “I will punish them. Their young men will be killed in wars, and their children will die because they have no food.

23 Y no quedará remanente de ellos, porque enviaré mal a los hombres de Anatot en el año de su castigo.

I have set a time when I will bring disasters to the people of Anathoth, and when that happens, none of them will remain alive.”