Jeremiah 15
1 Then the LORD said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not turn toward this people. Cast them out of my sight, and let them go out!
Entonces Yavé me dijo: Aunque Moisés y Samuel se coloquen delante de Mí, no me conmoveré por este pueblo. Échalos, que salgan de mi Presencia.
2 It will happen when they ask you, ‘Where shall we go out?’ then you shall tell them, ‘The LORD says: “Such as are for death, to death; such as are for the sword, to the sword; such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.”’
Si te preguntan: ¿A dónde iremos? Les dirás: Yavé dice así: Los que a muerte, a muerte, los que a espada, a espada, los que a hambre, a hambre, los que a cautiverio, a cautiverio.
3 “I will appoint over them four kinds,” says the LORD: “the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy.
Enviaré sobre ellos cuatro clases de castigo, dice Yavé, la espada para matar, los perros para destrozar, las aves del cielo y las bestias de la tierra para devorar y destruir.
4 I will cause them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
Los entregaré como objeto de horror entre todos los reinos de la tierra, a causa de Manasés, hijo de Ezequías, rey de Judá, por lo que él hizo en Jerusalén.
5 For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? Who will mourn you? Who will come to ask of your welfare?
Oh Jerusalén, en verdad, ¿quién tendrá compasión de ti? ¿Quién llorará por ti? ¿Quién se desviará para preguntar con respecto a ti?
6 You have rejected me,” says the LORD. “You have gone backward. Therefore I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you. I am weary of showing compassion.
Tú me abandonaste, te devolviste, dice Yavé. Por tanto, Yo extiendo mi mano contra ti y te destruiré. Estoy cansado de compadecerme.
7 I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land. I have bereaved them of children. I have destroyed my people. They did not return from their ways.
Los aventaré con un aventador hasta las puertas de la tierra, y los privaré de hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo, porque no se devolvieron de sus caminos.
8 Their widows are increased more than the sand of the seas. I have brought on them against the mother of the young men a destroyer at noonday. I have caused anguish and terrors to fall on her suddenly.
Sus viudas serán más que la arena del mar. Traeré al destructor contra ellos en pleno día, contra la madre y contra los hijos. Destruiré a mi pueblo porque no regresaron de sus caminos.
9 She who has borne seven languishes. She has given up the spirit. Her sun has gone down while it was yet day. She has been disappointed and confounded. I will deliver their residue to the sword before their enemies,” says the LORD.
La que dio a luz siete desfallecerá y exhalará su alma. Su sol se ocultará cuando sea aún de día. Será avergonzada y confundida. Y lo que quede lo entregaré a la espada de sus enemigos, dice Yavé.
10 Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them curses me.
¡Ay de mí, madre mía, que me diste a luz como varón de contienda y hombre de discordia para toda esta tierra! Ni presté ni me prestaron, pero todos me maldicen.
11 The LORD said, “Most certainly I will strengthen you for good. Most certainly I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Así sea, oh Yavé, si no te supliqué a favor del enemigo en tiempo de aflicción y en época de angustia.
12 Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and bronze?
¿Quién podrá romper el hierro, y el bronce del norte?
13 I will give your substance and your treasures for a plunder without price, and that for all your sins, even in all your borders.
Entregaré tus bienes y tus tesoros al saqueo, y no por precio, sino por todos tus pecados en todo tu territorio.
14 I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you do not know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which will burn on you.”
Ordenaré que sirvas a tus enemigos en una tierra que tú no conoces, porque un fuego se encendió en mi furor y arderá sobre ustedes.
15 LORD, you know. Remember me, visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors. You are patient, so do not take me away. Know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.
Oh Yavé, Tú lo sabes. Acuérdate de mí. Visítame y véngame de mis perseguidores. En vista de tu paciencia, no me arrebates. Sabes que por amor a Ti soporto afrentas.
16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, LORD, God of Armies.
Tus Palabras fueron halladas, y yo las comí. Y tus Palabras fueron para mí el gozo y la alegría de mi corazón, porque tu Nombre es invocado sobre mí, oh Yavé, ʼElohim de las huestes.
17 I did not sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.
No me senté ni me regocijé con los que se divierten. A causa del peso de tu mano me senté solo, porque me llenaste de indignación.
18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? Will you indeed be to me as a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?
¿Por qué es continuo mi dolor, y mi herida incurable rehúsa ser sanada? ¿Serás para mí como un torrente no confiable, como aguas que no son estables?
19 Therefore the LORD says, “If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the vile, you will be as my mouth. They will return to you, but you will not return to them.
Por tanto Yavé dice: Si te devuelves, Yo te restauraré y estarás delante de Mí. Si apartas lo precioso de lo vil serás como mi boca. Conviértanse ellos a ti, y no te conviertas tú a ellos.
20 I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall. They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you,” says the LORD.
Te pondré frente a este pueblo como muro de bronce reforzado. Pelearán contra ti, pero no te vencerán, porque Yo estoy contigo para salvarte y librarte, dice Yavé.
21 “I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the hand of the terrible.”
Te libraré de mano de los perversos. Te rescataré de la garra de los tiranos.
