Jeremiah 11
1 This is [another] message that Yahweh told me:
Este es el mensaje del Señor que llegó a Jeremías:
2 “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].
Escucha los términos de este acuerdo, y luego repítelos al pueblo de Judá y de Jerusalén.
3 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.
Diles que esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: Ustedes están malditos si no obedecen los términos de este acuerdo.
4 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.
Yo hice este acuerdo con sus antepasados cuando los saqué de Egipto, del horno de hierro, diciendo: “Obedézcanme y hagan todo lo que les ordeno, y serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios”.
5 [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.”
Lo hice para cumplir lo que prometí a sus antepasados: darles una tierra que mana leche y miel, como sigue siendo hoy. Amén, Señor, respondí.
6 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.
Entonces el Señor me dijo: Ve y anuncia públicamente todo este mensaje en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, diciendo Presta atención a los términos de este acuerdo y haz lo que dicen.
7 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.
Desde que saqué a sus antepasados de Egipto hasta ahora, les advertí seriamente una y otra vez, diciendo: “¡Hagan lo que les digo!”
8 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.”
Pero se negaron a obedecer, no quisieron escuchar. En cambio, cada uno de ellos siguió su propio pensamiento obstinado y malvado. Les había ordenado que siguieran el acuerdo, pero no lo hicieron. Así que hice caer sobre ellos todas las maldiciones contenidas en el acuerdo.
9 Then Yahweh said to me, “The people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah are rebelling against me.
El Señor me dijo: Está ocurriendo una rebelión entre el pueblo de Judá y los que viven en Jerusalén.
10 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.
Han vuelto a los pecados de sus antepasados, que se negaron a obedecer lo que yo decía. Han ido a adorar a otros dioses. El pueblo de Israel y de Judá ha roto el acuerdo que hice con sus antepasados.
11 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.
Así que esto es lo que dice el Señor: Voy a traer sobre ellos un desastre del que no podrán escapar. Me pedirán ayuda a gritos, pero no los escucharé.
12 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.
Entonces los habitantes de las ciudades de Judá y Jerusalén irán a pedir ayuda a los dioses a los que han estado quemando incienso, pero estos dioses no podrán hacer nada para salvarlos en su momento de angustia.
13 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.
¡Ciertamente tienes tantos dioses como ciudades, Judá! Has construido altares vergonzosos, altares para quemar incienso a Baal. Tienes tantos altares como las calles de Jerusalén.
14 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.”
Jeremías, no ores por este pueblo. No clames por ayuda ni ofrezcas una oración en su favor, porque no los escucharé cuando clamen a mí en el momento de su angustia.
15 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.
¿Qué derecho tienen las personas que amo a estar en mi Templo cuando han hecho tantas cosas malas? ¿Creen que la carne de los sacrificios los salvará? Cuando ocurra el desastre, ¿te alegrarás?
16 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.
En un tiempo el Señor dijo que eras un olivo sano, lleno de hojas y que daba hermosos frutos. Pero con gran ruido le prenderá fuego, destruyendo sus ramas.
17 [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.”
Yo, el Señor Todopoderoso, fui quien te plantó, pero he anunciado que serás destruido a causa de la maldad que ha cometido el pueblo de Israel y de Judá, enojándome al quemar incienso a Baal.
18 Yahweh revealed to me that [my enemies] were planning to kill me.
El Señor me lo ha comunicado, para que lo sepa. Luego me mostró lo que realmente estaban haciendo.
19 [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].
Yo era como una ovejita confiada a la que llevan al matadero. No sabía que habían conspirado contra mí. Dijeron: “Destruyamos el árbol junto con todo lo que produce. Matémoslo para que nadie recuerde su nombre”.
20 [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.”
Apelo a ti, Señor Todopoderoso, tú que juzgas con justicia y examinas los pensamientos y sentimientos de la gente, déjame ver cómo los castigas, porque he dejado mi caso en tus manos.
21 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.
Esto es lo que dice el Señor acerca de la gente de Anatot que trata de matarte, diciéndote: “No profetices en nombre del Señor, o te mataremos”.
22 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.
Esta es la respuesta del Señor Todopoderoso: Los castigaré. Sus jóvenes morirán a espada, sus hijos e hijas morirán de hambre.
23 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.”
No quedará nadie porque traeré el desastre sobre el pueblo de Anatot en el momento en que sea castigado.
