Jeremías 13
1 Esto es lo que el Señor me dijo: ve y compra un cinto de lino, pontelo en la cintura, pero no la pongas en el agua.
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Entonces, como dijo el Señor, compre un cinto y la puse alrededor de mi cintura.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 Y la palabra del Señor vino a mí por segunda vez, diciendo:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
4 Toma el cinto que compraste, que está en tu cintura, ve al río Eufrates y colócala en la hendidura de la roca.
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Así que fui y lo puse en un lugar secreto junto al río Eufrates, como el Señor me había dicho.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Luego, después de mucho tiempo, el Señor me dijo: ¡Levántate! Ve al río Eufrates y consigue el cinto que te mande que escondieras allí.
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
7 Así que fui al río Eufrates, y destapando el agujero, saqué el cinto del lugar donde la había guardado; y él cinto estaba dañado y no servía para nada.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Entonces vino a mí la palabra del Señor, diciendo:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 El Señor ha dicho: De esta manera haré destruiré el orgullo de Judá y al gran orgullo de Jerusalén.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
10 Estas personas malvadas que dicen que no escucharán mis palabras, que continúan en el orgullo de sus corazones y se han convertido en sirvientes y adoradores de otros dioses, se convertirán en este cinto que no sirve para nada.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
11 Porque cuando un cinto rodea con fuerza el cuerpo de un hombre, dice él Señor, hice que todo el pueblo de Israel y todo el pueblo de Judá se unieran fuertemente a mí; para que puedan ser un pueblo para mí, por fama y por alabanza, por gloria; pero no quisieron escuchar.
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
12 Así que tienes que decirles esta palabra: Esta es la palabra del Señor, el Dios de Israel: Todo odre de piel estará llena de vino; y te dirán: ¿No nos queda claro que cada odre de piel estará llena de vino?
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
13 Entonces tienes que decirles: El Señor ha dicho: Haré embriagar a todos los pueblos de esta tierra, incluso a los reyes sentados en el trono de David, y a los sacerdotes y profetas y a todo el pueblo de Jerusalén.
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
14 Los aplastaré los unos contra los otros, padres e hijos juntos, dice el Señor: No tendré piedad ni misericordia, no tendré ningún sentimiento por ellos para evitar su destrucción.
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Escuchen con atención; no Sean orgullosos, porque estas son las palabras del Señor.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
16 Den gloria al Señor su Dios, antes de que oscurezca, y antes de que sus pies se deslicen sobre las montes oscuros, y mientras buscas una luz, antes que la convierta en oscuridad profunda, en noche negra.
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
17 Pero si no le prestas atención, mi alma llorará en secreto por tu orgullo; mis ojos llorarán amargamente, se anegaran de lágrimas, porque el rebaño del Señor ha sido llevado como prisioneros.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
18 Di al rey y a la reina madre: Hazte a un lado, siéntate en el suelo; porque la corona de tu gloria ha descendido de tus cabezas.
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 Los pueblos del sur están cerrados, y no hay quien los abra: los de Judá fueron llevados al destierro; todo Judá son llevados como prisioneros.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
20 Levanten sus ojos, y vean a los que vienen del norte. ¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue dado, tu hermoso rebaño?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
21 ¿Qué dirás cuando ponga sobre ti a los que tú mismo has enseñado? ¿No te llevarán dolores como una mujer en el parto?
What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
22 Y si dices en tu corazón: ¿Por qué me han venido estas cosas? Debido a la cantidad de tus pecados, tus faldas han sido descubiertas y descubrieron tus calcañares.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
23 ¿Es posible cambiar la piel del etíope o las marcas en el leopardo? Entonces podría ser posible para ustedes hacer el bien, quienes han sido entrenados para hacer el mal.
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 Así que los enviaré en todas direcciones, como la paja que es arrebatada por el viento del desierto.
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 Este es tu destino, él castigo que te mereces, dice el Señor, porque me has sacado de tu memoria y has puesto tu fe en lo que es falso.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 Así tendré tus faldas descubiertas sobre tu cara, para que se vea tu vergüenza.
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
27 He visto tus actos repugnantes, tus adulterios y tus gritos de deseo y tus fornicaciones en las colinas y en el campo, oh Jerusalén, no tienes ningún deseo de ser limpiado; ¿Cuánto tiempo tardarás en volver a mí?
I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
