Jeremiah 25
1 After Jehoiakim had been ruling Judah for almost four years, Yahweh gave me this message for all the people of Judah. It was during the year that King Nebuchadnezzar started to rule in Babylon.
He aquí el oráculo que Jeremías recibió acerca de todo el pueblo de Judá, el año cuarto de Joakim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, que corresponde al año primero de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia.
2 I spoke this message to all the people in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah:
Jeremías el profeta lo anunció a todo el pueblo de Judá, y a todos los habitantes de Jerusalén, diciendo:
3 “Yahweh has been giving me messages for 23 years. He started giving me messages when Josiah, the son of Amon, had been ruling Judah for almost 13 years. And I have faithfully told you those messages, but you have not paid any attention to them.
“Desde el año trece de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, hasta este día, durante veintitrés años, me ha sido revelada la palabra de Yahvé y yo os la he predicado sin demora; mas no habéis escuchado.
4 Many times Yahweh has sent to you the prophets who served him, but you have not listened to them or paid any attention to what they said.
Yahvé se apresuró a mandaros todos sus siervos, los profetas, pero vosotros no escuchasteis, ni siquiera inclinasteis vuestros oídos para escuchar.
5 Each time their message was this: ‘Turn from all your evil behavior [MET], from all the evil things that you have continually been doing. If you do that, you will be able to stay in this land that Yahweh gave to you and to your ancestors, [to belong to you] forever.
Os decía: «Convertíos cada uno de su mal camino y de vuestras malas obras, y habitaréis en el país que Yahvé os dio a vosotros y a vuestros padres por todos los siglos,
6 Do not cause Yahweh to become angry by serving and worshiping idols that you have made with your hands. If you do not cause him to be angry, he will not punish/harm you.’
con tal que no andéis tras otros dioses para servirlos y para adorarlos, ni provoquéis mi ira con las obras de vuestras manos, de manera que Yo os tenga que castigar.
7 And Yahweh says, ‘But you would not pay attention to the messages that I [gave to those prophets]. You caused me to become extremely angry by [your worshiping idols] that you had made with your own hands. That resulted in my punishing you.
Pero vosotros no me escuchasteis, dice Yahvé; antes provocasteis mi ira con las obras de vuestras manos, para daño vuestro.»
8 So [now, I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say that because you have not paid attention to what I said,
Por lo cual, así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: «Por cuanto no habéis escuchado mis palabras,
9 I will gather all [the armies of] the nations that will come from the northeast. I have appointed King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to lead them. I have appointed him to do my work for me. I will bring those [armies] to attack this land and nearby countries. I will completely destroy them, and cause them to be places that people are horrified about, and that people will (ridicule/act contemptuously toward), places that will be ruined forever.
he aquí que enviaré a llamar a todos los pueblos del Norte, dice Yahvé, y a mi siervo Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y los haré venir contra este país y contra todos sus habitantes, y contra todos los pueblos circunvecinos, y los destruiré del todo, convirtiéndolos en objeto de horror, de irrisión y desolación perpetua.
10 I will cause happy singing and laughing to cease in your land. There will no longer be brides and bridegrooms talking [joyfully]. There will not be the sound of people grinding [grain] with millstones. There will be no lamps lit [in your houses].
Y haré que desaparezca de ellos la voz de gozo y la voz de alegría, el canto del esposo y el canto de la esposa, el ruido del molino y la luz del candelero.
11 All of this land will become a desert where no one will live. And [the people of] Israel and of the nearby countries will [will be exiled to Babylonia and] (work for/be slaves of) the kings of Babylon for seventy years.
Todo este país será una desolación y un desierto, y esta población servirá al rey de Babilonia setenta años.
12 Then, after [they have been in Babylonia for] seventy years, I will punish the King of Babylonia and his people for the sins that they have committed. I will cause Babylonia to become a wasteland/desert forever.
Pasados los setenta años tomaré cuenta al rey de Babilonia y a aquella nación, por su maldad, dice Yahvé, y a la tierra de los caldeos; y la convertiré en desierto perpetuo.
13 I will cause them to experience all the terrible things that Jeremiah has written about—all the punishments that he predicted will happen to all those nations.
Y cumpliré contra esa tierra todas mis palabras que he pronunciado contra ella, todo lo escrito en este libro, que Jeremías ha profetizado contra todas las naciones.
14 The leaders of many nations will cause the people of Babylonia to become their slaves, like the people of Babylonia caused my people to become slaves. I will punish them like they deserve for [having caused my people to suffer].’”
Porque también ellas serán reducidas a servidumbre por grandes naciones y poderosos reyes, y les daré el pago conforme a sus fechorías y según las obras de sus manos».”
15 Then Yahweh, the God [we] Israelis [worship], gave me [a vision. In the vision he was holding a cup of wine]. He said, “Take from me this cup that is full of [wine that represents] punishment [MTY]. I will cause all [the leaders of] the nations to which I will send you to drink [some of] the wine in this cup.
Pues así me dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: «Toma de mi mano esta copa del vino de mi ira y dale de beber a todas las naciones a quienes yo te envío.
16 When they drink [the wine], they will stagger and act like crazy people, because [they will realize that] I will (massacre many of their people/cause many of their people to be killed) [MTY] with swords.”
Beberán y tambaleando enloquecerán, a causa de la espada que Yo enviaré entre ellas».
17 So, [in the vision, ] I took that cup [full of wine] from Yahweh, and I took it to all the nations to which he sent me, and caused [the leaders of those] nations to drink [some of that wine].
Tomé la copa de la mano de Yahvé, y la di a beber a todas las naciones a las cuales Yahvé me había enviado:
18 [I went to] Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah, and the king and [the other] officials drank [some of the wine] from that cup. And, starting from that day, they all [eventually] were removed from having authority, and became [people whom others] (ridiculed/acted contemptuously towards), who were despised, and cursed.
a Jerusalén y a las ciudades de Judá, a sus reyes y a sus príncipes, para convertirlos en espantosa desolación, objeto de irrisión y maldición, como hoy se ve;
19 [In the vision I went to] Egypt [and gave some of the wine] to the king and his officials and many of his people,
al Faraón, rey de Egipto, a sus servidores, a sus príncipes y a todo su pueblo;
20 and to foreigners who were living there. [In the vision I also went to] Uz land and to Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod [cities and gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
a toda la mezcla de pueblos, a todos los reyes de la tierra de Us; a todos los reyes de los filisteos, a Ascalón, a Gaza, a Acarón, y al resto de Azoto;
21 [Then in the vision I went to the] Edom, Moab, and Ammon [people-groups],
a Edom, a Moab y a los hijos de Ammón,
22 and to Tyre and Sidon [cities] and to areas across the [Mediterranean] Sea, and [gave some of the wine] to the kings [of those places].
a todos los reyes de Tiro, a todos los reyes de Sidón y a los reyes de las islas que están al otro lado del mar;
23 [In the vision I then went] to Dedan, Tema, and Buz [cities in Arabia] and to other distant places (OR, places where people cut their hair short), [and gave some of the wine to leaders in those areas].
a Dedán y a Tema, a Buz y a todos los que se cortan los bordes del cabello;
24 [In the vision I also went to other places in] Arabia and to the [kings of tribes] in the desert
a todos los reyes de Arabia, y a todos los reyes de la mezcla de gente que habita en el desierto;
25 and to the kings of the Zimri, Elam, and Media [people-groups],
a todos los reyes de Zimrí, a todos los reyes de Elam y a todos los reyes de los medos;
26 and to kings in countries to the north that are near [to Israel] and to countries that are far [from Israel], one after the other— [I went to] all the kingdoms in the world [HYP]. And finally, [in my vision I went to] Babylon, and gave [some of] the wine to the king of Babylon—the wine [that symbolized that Yahweh would punish the people of Babylon because he was angry with them] [MTY].
a todos los reyes del norte, cercanos y lejanos, a cada uno según su turno; en fin a todos los reyes del mundo que hay sobre la faz de la tierra. Y después de ellos beberá el rey de Sesac.
27 Then [in the vision Yahweh said to me], “Tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Drink [from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you]. Drink [a lot of it] and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars [MTY] that I will send to you.
Les dirás: “Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ¡Bebed, emborrachaos y vomitad, y caed para no levantaros más ante la espada que Yo enviaré entre vosotros!
28 If any of those to whom you give this wine [MTY] refuse to drink it, tell them that the Commander of the armies of angels says that they must drink it.
Y si se negaren a topar la copa de tu mano para bebería, les dirás: Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: La beberéis sin remedio.
29 I am starting to cause the people of my own city to experience disaster. [Do you think that] you should not be punished [RHQ]? No, you will surely be punished [LIT] because I am causing there to be wars in all the nations on the earth. [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.’
Pues he aquí si Yo comienzo el castigo por la ciudad sobre la cual ha sido invocado mi nombre, ¿acaso vosotros podréis pasar por inocentes? No pasaréis por inocentes, porque Yo llamo la espada contra todos los habitantes de la tierra, dice Yahvé de los ejércitos.
30 Now tell them all those things that I have said, and also say this to them: ‘Yahweh will [shout to them] from his holy dwelling [in heaven] [MTY] and [it will sound like] the roar of a lion. He will shout like [SIM] people shout when they are treading on grapes [to make juice for wine]; he will shout to everyone on the earth.
Tú profetizarás contra ellos todas estas palabras, y les dirás: “Ruge Yahvé, desde lo alto, y desde la morada de su santidad hace oír su voz; ruge fuertemente sobre su Morada; lanza gritos, como los que pisan el lagar, contra todos los moradores de la tierra.
31 Even people in very remote places around the earth will hear him shouting, because he will say why he will judge and punish all the nations. He will cause the wicked people to be slaughtered with swords. [That will surely happen because] Yahweh has said it.’
Hasta los cabos del orbe llega el estruendo, porque Yahvé entra en juicio con las naciones, para juzgar a toda carne; para entregar a los inicuos a la espada, palabra de Yahvé.
32 Then tell them that this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Listen to this! There will be disasters in one nation after another. [I am preparing to punish them like] [MET] a great storm that starts in the most distant places on the earth.
Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos: He aquí que el mal pasará de una nación a otra, y un gran huracán se desencadenará desde los extremos de la tierra.
33 When that happens, [the corpses of] those whom I have [caused to be] slaughtered will fill the earth from the east to the west. And no one will mourn for them, and no one will gather their corpses to bury them. They will be [scattered] on the ground like manure.
Y los que Yahvé matare en ese día (cubrirán) la tierra de un cabo al otro; no serán llorados, ni recogidos, ni sepultados; quedaran como estiércol sobre la faz del campo.
34 You [evil] leaders, weep and moan! You who should take care of my people, [fall down and] roll in the dust/dirt. It is time for you to be slaughtered; you will fall down and be shattered like a fragile vase [shatters when it falls to the ground].
Aullad, pastores, y alzad él grito; revolcaos (en ceniza), mayorales del rebaño, porque os ha llegado el día de la matanza; os dispersaré, y caeréis como un vaso selecto.
35 You will not find any place to hide, there will be no place to which you can escape.
No habrá refugio para los pastores, ni escape para los mayorales del rebaño.
36 [People will] listen to your leaders crying when [I], Yahweh, am ruining your nation.
Se oyen los gritos de los pastores, y los alaridos de los mayorales del rebaño; porque Yahvé ha devastado su dehesa.
37 Your peaceful meadows will become a wasteland/desert because I will be extremely angry.
Desoladas están sus apacibles praderas, a causa de la ira ardiente de Yahvé.
38 I will leave [my dwelling like] [SIM] a lion leaves its den [to attack other animals], and I will cause your land to become desolate when I, because I am very angry [with you], cause [your enemies to slaughter you with their] swords.’”
Ha salido de su tabernáculo cual leoncillo; la tierra de ellos ha venido a ser un desierto, a causa de la espada destructora, y a causa del ardor de su ira.”
