Jeremiah 4
1 Yahweh says, “You Israeli [people], come back to me! If you get rid of those detestable idols and do not turn away from me [again],
“Si te conviertes, oh Israel, conviértete a Mí, dice Yahvé; y si quitas de delante de Mí tus abominaciones, no andarás más errante.
2 and if you declare, ‘Just as surely as Yahweh lives, what he says is true,’ and if you [start to] always say what is true and act justly/fairly and righteously, then the [people in the other] nations [of the world] will request that I bless them [as I have blessed you], and they will [all come and] honor/praise me.”
Si juras “¡Vive Yahvé!” en verdad, y con rectitud, y con justicia, serán bendecidas en Él las naciones y en Él se gloriarán.
3 This is what Yahweh says to the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah: “[Prepare yourselves to receive my messages] like farmers plow up hard ground [in order that they can plant seed in it]. Just as farmers do not [waste good seed by] sowing seeds among thorny plants, [I do not want to waste my time telling you messages that you are not ready to receive].
Pues así dice Yahvé a los hombres de Judá y de Jerusalén: Preparaos un campo virgen y no sembréis entre zarzas.
4 Purify your inner beings and your minds for me. If you do not do that, my being angry with you [MTY] because of [all] the sins that you have committed will be like a fire that will be impossible to extinguish.”
Circuncidaos para Yahvé, y quitad los prepucios de vuestros corazones, varones de Judá y moradores de Jerusalén, no sea que estalle, cual fuego, mi ira, y arda sin que haya quien la apague, por la maldad de vuestras obras.
5 “Declare this [DOU] to [all the people in] Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea; blow the trumpets everywhere in the land [to warn the people]. Tell them that they should flee to the cities that have high walls around them.
Promulgadlo en Judá, y en Jerusalén dadlo a conocer; clamad y sonad la trompeta por el país, gritad fuerte y decid: «Juntaos, y retirémonos a las ciudades fortificadas.»
6 Shout to the people of Jerusalem, ‘Run away [now]! Do not delay, because I am about to cause you to experience a terrible disaster [DOU] that will come from the north.
¡Alzad un estandarte, (para huir) a Sión, apresuraos, y no os detengáis! pues voy a traer desde el norte un mal y gran desolación.
7 [An army] that has destroyed [many] nations will attack you [like] [MET] a lion that comes out of its den [to attack other animals]. [The soldiers of that army] have taken down their tents and they are ready to march toward your land. They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’
Ya salió el león del matorral, el asolador de pueblos se ha puesto en marcha, salió de su lugar para trocar tu tierra en un yermo; tus ciudades serán asoladas, sin que quede habitante.
8 So, put on sackcloth/rough clothes and weep and beat your chests [to show that you are very sorry for what you have done], because Yahweh is still very angry with us.
Por tanto ceñíos de saco, llorad y lamentaos, pues no se aparta de nosotros a ardiente ira de Yahvé.
9 Yahweh said that at the time [he punishes you], the King of Judah and [all his] officials will be very afraid. The priests and the prophets will be terrified.
En aquel día, dice Yahvé, desfallecerá el corazón del rey y el corazón de los príncipes; los sacerdotes quedaran pasmados, y los profetas llenos de consternación.”
10 Then I replied, “Yahweh [my] God, you completely deceived the people by telling them that there would be peace in Jerusalem, but now [our enemies] [PRS] are ready to slaughter us with their swords!”
Y dije yo: “¡Ah, Señor Yahvé! Ciertamente has engañado a este pueblo y a Jerusalén, diciendo: «Tendréis paz», cuando la espada ha llegado ya hasta el alma.”
11 When that happens, [Yahweh] will say to the people of Jerusalem, [“A huge army will come to attack you]. They will not [be like a gentle breeze that] separates wheat from chaff. [They will be like] a very hot wind [that blows in] from the desert [MET].
Entonces se dirá a este pueblo y a Jerusalén: “Un viento abrasador viene de los montes del desierto, en dirección a la hija de mi pueblo, mas no para aventar, ni para limpiar.
12 [They will be like] [MET] a strong blast that I will send. Now I am declaring that I will punish/destroy you.”
Será un viento impetuoso el que ha de llegar. Ahora voy también yo a pronunciar sentencia contra ellos.”
13 [Our enemies] are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like [SIM] whirlwinds. Their horses are faster than eagles. It will be terrible for us!
He aquí que avanza como las nubes; como torbellino son sus carros, y más ligeros que las águilas sus caballos. ¡Ay de nosotros, pues estamos perdidos!
14 [You people of] Jerusalem [APO], purify your hearts/inner beings, in order that Yahweh will rescue you. How long will you continue to think about [doing] evil things?
¡Lava de malicia tu corazón, Jerusalén, para que seas salva! ¿Hasta cuándo hospedarás en tu corazón tus maliciosos pensamientos?
15 From Dan [city in the far north] to the hills of Ephraim [a few miles/kilometers north of Jerusalem] messengers are proclaiming that disasters are coming.
Porque una voz trae las nuevas desde Dan, y anuncia la calamidad desde la montaña de Efraím.
16 Tell this to the [people in other] nations [but also] announce it in Jerusalem: [Yahweh says], “An army is coming to Jerusalem from far away; they will shout [a battle-cry] against the cities in Judah.
Hacedlo saber a las naciones, avisad a Jerusalén, que vienen sitiadores de una tierra remota, y lanzan gritos contra las ciudades de Judá.
17 They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters [SIM] around a field [at harvest time]. That will happen because the people of Judah have rebelled against me.
Como guardas de campo están a la redonda contra ella, por cuanto se ha rebelado contra Mí —oráculo de Yahvé.
18 You will be punished very severely; it will [be as though a sword] has stabbed your inner beings. But you are causing those things to happen to you because of the evil things that you have done.”
Tu conducta y tus malas obras te han valido esto; es (el fruto de) tu maldad; (castigo) amargo que te llega hasta el corazón.
19 I am extremely anguished/sad; the pain in my inner being is very severe. My heart beats wildly. But I cannot remain silent because I have heard [our enemies] blowing their trumpets to announce that the battle [against Judah will start immediately].
¡Mis entrañas! ¡Mis entrañas! ¡Qué dolor en las paredes de mi corazón! agitase mi corazón; no puedo estar quieto, por cuanto has oído, alma mía, el sonido de la trompeta, el grito estrepitoso de la guerra.
20 Disasters will occur one after another until the whole land is ruined. Suddenly [all] our tents will be destroyed; [even] the curtains [inside the tents] will be ripped apart.
Llegan noticias de desastre sobre desastre; todo el país está devastado; súbitamente han sido destruidas mis tiendas, de un momento a otro mis pabellones.
21 How long will this battle continue? How long will I continue to see the enemy battle flags and hear the sound of their trumpets being blown?
¿Hasta cuándo he de ver la bandera, y oír el sonido del clarín?
22 [Yahweh says], “My people are [very] foolish! They do not have a relationship with me. They are [like] [MET] stupid children who do not understand [anything]. They very cleverly do what is wrong, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
¡Qué necio es mi pueblo!, no me han conocido; son hijos insensatos que no tienen inteligencia; son sabios para hacer el mal, pero el bien no saben hacerlo.
23 [God gave me a vision in which] I saw that the earth was barren and without form. I looked at the sky, and there was no light there.
Miro la tierra, y he aquí que está desolada y vacía; los cielos, y no hay luz en ellos.
24 I looked at the mountains and hills, and they shook and moved from side to side.
Miro los montes, y he aquí que tiemblan, y se conmueven todos los collados.
25 I looked and saw that there were no [more] people, and all the birds had flown away.
Miro, y he aquí que no hay hombre alguno, y las aves del cielo han huido todas.
26 I looked and saw that the fields that previously were fertile had become a desert. The cities were all ruined; they had all been destroyed by Yahweh because he was extremely angry.
Miro, y he aquí que la tierra fértil es un desierto, y todas sus ciudades están destruidas, ante Yahvé, ante el ardor de su ira.
27 This is what Yahweh is saying: “The entire land [of Judah] will be ruined, but I will not destroy it completely.
Porque así dice Yahvé: “Todo el país será un yermo, pero no lo arruinaré del todo.
28 I will do to my people what I said that I would do, and I will not change my mind. So [when that happens, it will be as though] the earth will mourn and the sky will become very dark.”
Por esto la tierra se pondrá de luto y se oscurecerán los cielos allá arriba; porque Yo lo he dicho, Yo lo he resuelto, y no me arrepiento ni me retracto.”
29 [When the people hear] the sound of the [enemy] army marching, [they will be terrified as] they flee from their cities. Some of them will find places to hide in the bushes, and others will run toward the mountains/hills [to escape being killed by their enemies]. All the cities [in Judah] will be abandoned; not one person will remain in them.
Al estruendo de la caballería y de los flecheros cada ciudad se pone en fuga; se retiran a las selvas y escalan las peñas; todas las ciudades están abandonadas, sin que en ellas quedase un solo habitante.
30 So you who will surely be destroyed, [why are you doing the things that you are doing now]? Why are you wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry? Why are you putting paint around your eyes? Doing those things will not help you, because the people [in other countries that you think] love you [actually] despise you, and they will try to kill you.
Y tú, ¿qué harás, oh desolada? Aunque te vistas de púrpura, aunque te cubras con adornos de oro, y te pintes los ojos con antimonio; en vano te embellecerás; tus amantes te desprecian, buscan tu vida.
31 [It is as though] I already hear [the people in Jerusalem] crying very loudly, like [SIM] a woman cries when she is giving birth to her first child; she gasps for breath and pleads for someone to help her. [It is as though Jerusalem] is crying, “Something terrible is happening to me! They are about to murder me!”
Oigo gritos como de parturienta, gemidos como de la que por primera vez da a luz; es la voz de la hija de Sion, que lanza ayes y extiende sus manos: “¡Ay de mí! desfallece mi alma a causa de la mortandad.”
