Jeremías 12

1 Justo eres tú, o! Jehová, aunque yo dispute contigo: hablaré empero juicios contigo. ¿Por qué es prosperado el camino de los impíos? tienen paz todos los que rebelan de rebelión.

Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk with you of your judgments: Wherefore does the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

2 Plantástelos, echaron raíces también: aprovecharon, e hicieron fruto: estando cercano tú en sus bocas, mas lejos de sus riñones.

You have planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

3 Y tú, o! Jehová, me conoces, me viste, y probaste mi corazón para contigo: arráncalos como a ovejas para el degolladero, y señálalos para el día de la matanza.

But you, O LORD, know me: you have seen me, and tried mine heart toward you: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

4 ¿Hasta cuándo estará la tierra desierta, y la yerba de todo el campo estará seca por la maldad de los que en ella moran? Faltaron los ganados, y las aves, porque dijeron: No verá nuestras postrimerías.

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

5 Si corriste con los de a pie, y te cansaron, ¿cómo contenderás con los caballos? Y en la tierra de paz estabas quieto, ¿cómo harás en la hinchazón del Jordán?

If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the swelling of Jordan?

6 Porque aun tus hermanos y la casa de tu padre, aun ellos se levantaron contra ti: aun ellos dieron voces en pos de ti: Congregación. No les creas cuando bien te hablaren.

For even your brethren, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; yea, they have called a multitude after you: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto you.

7 Dejé mi casa, desamparé mi heredad, entregué lo que amaba mi alma en la mano de sus enemigos.

I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.

8 Fue para mí mi heredad como león en breña: dio contra mí su voz: por tanto la aborrecí.

Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it cries out against me: therefore have I hated it.

9 ¿Esme mi heredad ave de muchos colores? ¿no están contra ella aves en derredor? Veníd, juntáos todas las bestias del campo, veníd a tragarla.

Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come all of you, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.

10 Muchos pastores destruyeron mi viña, hollaron mi heredad, tornaron en desierto y soledad mi heredad preciosa.

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

11 Tornóla en asolamiento, lloró contra mí asolada: fue asolada toda la tierra, porque no hubo hombre que mirase.

They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourns unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart.

12 Sobre todos los lugares altos del desierto vinieron disipadores; porque la espada de Jehová traga desde el un extremo de la tierra hasta el otro extremo: no hay paz para ninguna carne.

The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

13 Sembraron trigo, y segarán espinas: tuvieron la heredad, mas no aprovecharon nada: avergonzarse han a causa de vuestros frutos por la ira de Jehová.

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

14 Así dijo Jehová contra todos mis malos vecinos, que tocan la heredad que hice poseer a mi pueblo Israel: He aquí que yo los arrancaré de su tierra; y la casa de Judá arrancaré de en medio de ellos.

Thus says the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.

15 Y será que después que los hubiere arrancado, tornaré, y habré misericordia de ellos; y hacerlos he tornar cada uno a su heredad, y cada uno a su tierra.

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

16 Y será que si aprendiendo aprendieren los caminos de mi pueblo, para jurar en mi nombre: Vive Jehová; como enseñaron a mi pueblo a jurar por Baal; ellos serán prosperados en medio de mi pueblo.

And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.

17 Mas si no oyeren, arrancaré a la tal nación, arrancando y perdiendo, dice Jehová.

But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the LORD.