Jeremiah 13
1 [One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
Jehová me dijo así: Vé, y cómprate un cinto de lino, y ceñirle has sobre tus lomos, y no le meterás en agua.
2 So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
Y compré el cinto conforme a la palabra de Jehová, y púselo sobre mis lomos.
3 Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí segunda vez, diciendo;
4 He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
Toma el cinto que compraste, que está sobre tus lomos, y levántate, y vé al Éufrates, y escóndele allá en una caverna de una peña.
5 So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
Y fui, y le escondí en Éufrates, como Jehová me mandó.
6 A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
Y fue, que a cabo de muchos días me dijo Jehová: Levántate, y vé al Éufrates, y toma de allí el cinto que te mandé que escondieses allá.
7 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.
Y fui al Éufrates, y cavé, y tomé el cinto del lugar donde lo había escondido; y he aquí que el cinto se había podrido: para ninguna cosa era bueno.
8 Then Yahweh gave me this message:
Y fue palabra de Jehová a mí, diciendo:
9 “[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.
Así dijo Jehová: Así haré podrir la soberbia de Judá, y la mucha soberbia de Jerusalem;
10 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.
A este pueblo malo, que no quieren oír mis palabras, que caminan por las imaginaciones de su corazón, y se fueron en pos de dioses ajenos para servirles, y para encorvarse a ellos; y será como este cinto, que para ninguna cosa es bueno.
11 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]. “
Porque como el cinto se junta a los lomos del hombre, así hice juntar a mí toda la casa de Israel, y toda la casa de Judá, dijo Jehová, para que me fuesen por pueblo, y por fama, y por alabanza, y por honra; y no oyeron.
12 “[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!’
Decirles has pues esta palabra: Así dijo Jehová, Dios de Israel: Todo odre se henchirá de vino. Y ellos te dirán: ¿No sabemos que todo odre se henchirá de vino?
13 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.’
Y decirles has: Así dijo Jehová: He aquí que yo hincho de embriaguez todos los moradores de esta tierra, y los reyes que están sentados por David sobre su trono, y los sacerdotes, y los profetas, y todos los moradores de Jerusalem;
14 [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.’”
Y quebrantarlos he el uno con el otro, los padres con los hijos juntamente, dice Jehová: no perdonaré ni habré piedad, ni misericordia para no destruirlos.
15 [You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
Escuchád, y oíd: No os elevéis, porque Jehová habló.
16 [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.
Dad gloria a Jehová Dios vuestro, antes que haga venir tinieblas, y antes que vuestros pies tropiecen en montes de oscuridad, y esperéis luz, y os la torne sombra de muerte y tinieblas.
17 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.
Y si no oyereis esto, en secreto llorará mi alma a causa de la soberbia; y derramando derramará lágrimas, y mis ojos se resolverán en lágrimas; porque el rebaño de Jehová fue cautivo.
18 [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.”
Di al rey y a la reina: Humilláos, asentáos; porque la corona de vuestra gloria descendió de vuestras cabezas.
19 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)].
Las ciudades del mediodía fueron cerradas, y no hubo quien las abriese: toda Judá fue traspasada, toda ella fue traspasada.
20 [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?
Alzád vuestros ojos, y ved los que vienen de la parte del aquilón: ¿Dónde está el rebaño que te fue dado, el ganado de tu hermosura?
21 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.
¿Qué dirás cuando te visitará? porque tú los enseñaste a ser príncipes y cabeza sobre ti. ¿No te tomarán dolores, como a mujer que pare?
22 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.
Cuando dijeres en tu corazón; ¿Por qué me ha sobrevenido esto? Por la multitud de tu maldad fueron descubiertas tus faldas, fueron descubiertos tus calcañares.
23 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.
¿Mudará el negro su pellejo, y el tigre sus manchas? vosotros también podréis bien hacer, enseñados a mal hacer.
24 [Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Por tanto yo los esparciré, como tamo que pasa al viento del desierto.
25 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].
Esta será tu suerte, la porción de tus medidas por mí, dijo Jehová: que te olvidaste de mí, y esperaste en mentira.
26 [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.
Y yo también descubrí tus faldas delante de tu cara, y tu vergüenza se manifestó.
27 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]?”
Tus adulterios, y tus relinchos, la maldad de tu fornicación sobre los collados: en el mismo campo ví tus abominaciones. ¡Ay de ti, Jerusalem! ¿No serás limpia al fin? ¿hasta cuándo pues?
