Jeremiah 11
1 This is [another] message that Yahweh told me:
Palabra que vino a Jeremías de parte de Yahvé, diciendo:
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].
“Oigan las palabras de este pacto, y hablen a los hombres de Judá y a los habitantes 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.
y díganles: Dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel ‘Maldito el hombre que no escuche las palabras de este pacto,
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.
que ordené a vuestros padres el día en que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, del horno de hierro,’ diciendo: ‘Obedeced mi voz y ponedlas por obra, según todo lo que os mando; así seréis mi pueblo, y yo seré vuestro 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.”
para que se cumpla el juramento que hice a vuestros padres, de darles una tierra que fluye leche y miel,’ como es hoy.” Entonces respondí y dije: “Amén, Yahvé”.
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.
El Señor me dijo: “Proclamad todas estas palabras en las ciudades de Judá y en las calles de Jerusalén, diciendo: “Oíd las palabras de este pacto y ponedlas por obra.
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.
Porque el día que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, protesté con insistencia ante vuestros padres, hasta el día de hoy, madrugando y protestando, diciendo: “Obedeced mi voz”.
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 no obedecieron, ni volvieron su oído, sino que todos anduvieron en la terquedad de su malvado corazón. Por eso hice recaer sobre ellos todas las palabras de este pacto que les mandé hacer, pero no las cumplieron”.
9 Then Yahweh said to me, “The people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah are rebelling against me.
El Señor me dijo: “Se ha encontrado una conspiración entre los hombres de Judá y entre los habitantes de 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.
Se han vuelto a las iniquidades de sus antepasados, que se negaron a escuchar mis palabras. Se han ido tras otros dioses para servirles. La casa de Israel y la casa de Judá han roto mi pacto que hice con sus padres.
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.
Por eso dice el Señor: “He aquí que yo traigo sobre ellos un mal del que no podrán escapar; y ellos clamarán a mí, pero yo 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 las ciudades de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén irán a clamar a los dioses a los que ofrecen incienso, pero no los salvarán en absoluto en el momento de su aflicción.
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.
Porque según el número de tus ciudades están tus dioses, Judá; y según el número de las calles de Jerusalén has levantado altares a la cosa vergonzosa, altares para quemar incienso a Baal.’
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.”
“Por tanto, no reces por este pueblo. No levantes gritos ni oraciones por ellos, porque no los escucharé en el momento en que clamen a mí a causa 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 tiene que hacer mi amado en mi casa, ya que se ha comportado lascivamente con muchos, y la carne sagrada ha pasado de ti? Cuando haces el mal, entonces te alegras”.
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.
Yahvé llamó tu nombre: “Olivo verde”, hermosa con buenos frutos”. Con el ruido de un gran rugido ha encendido el fuego en él, y sus ramas están rotas.
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.”
Porque el Señor de los Ejércitos, que te plantó, ha pronunciado el mal contra ti, a causa de la maldad de la casa de Israel y de la casa de Judá, que se han hecho a sí mismas provocando mi ira al ofrecer incienso a Baal.
18 Yahweh revealed to me that [my enemies] were planning to kill me.
El Señor me lo hizo saber, y yo lo conocí. Luego me mostró sus acciones.
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].
Pero yo era como un cordero manso que es llevado al matadero. No sabía que habían urdido planes contra mí, diciendo “Destruyamos el árbol con sus frutos, y lo separemos de la tierra de los vivos, para que su nombre no sea más recordado”.
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.”
Pero, Yahvé de los Ejércitos, que juzga con justicia, que pone a prueba el corazón y la mente, Veré tu venganza sobre ellos; porque a ti te he revelado mi causa.
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.
“Por lo tanto, Yahvé dice acerca de los hombres de Anatot, que buscan tu vida, diciendo: ‘No profetizarás en nombre de Yahvé, para que no mueras por nuestra mano’ —
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.
Por lo tanto, Yahvé de los Ejércitos dice: ‘He aquí que los castigaré. Los jóvenes morirán a espada. Sus hijos y sus 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 les quedará ningún remanente, porque traeré el mal sobre los hombres de Anatot, el año de su visita’”.
