Jeremiah 48

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1 Against Moab, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe upon Nebo! For it has been devastated and confounded. Kiriathaim has been seized; the strong one has been confounded and has trembled.	1 Para Moab. Así habla el Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ¡Ay de Nebo, porque ha sido devastada! ¡Ha sido tomada Quiriataim, la ciudadela está humillada y deshecha!
2 There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon. They have devised evil. ‘Come and let us destroy it as a nation.’ Then you will be utterly silenced, and the sword will pursue you.	2 ¡Ya no existe la gloria de Moab! En Jesbón traman el mal contra ella: «¡Vengan, extirpémosla como nación!». También tú, Madmén, serás reducida a silencio, la espada avanza detrás de ti.
3 A voice of clamor from Horonaim: devastation and great destruction!	3 Oigan el clamor de Joronaim: ¡devastación y desastre total!
4 Moab has been crushed. Announce an outcry for her little ones.	4 ¡Moab ha sido destrozado, se hacen oír los gritos hasta Soar!
5 For, along the ascent of Luhith, the mourner will ascend with weeping. For, on the descent of Horonaim, the enemies have heard the wailing of devastation.	5 Sí, por la cuesta de Lujit la gente sube llorando; sí, por la pendiente de Joronaím se oye un grito: «¡Desastre!».
6 Flee, save your lives! And you shall be like a saltcedar tree in the desert.	6 ¡Huyan, sálvese quien pueda, como un matorral en el desierto!
7 For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses, you too will be seized. And Chemosh will go into captivity: his priests and his leaders together.	7 Por haber confiado en tus obras y en tus tesoros, también tú serás capturado. Quemós irá hacia el destierro, con sus sacerdotes y sus príncipes.
8 And the despoiler will overwhelm every city, and not a single city will be saved. And the valleys will perish, and the fields will be destroyed. For the Lord has spoken.	8 El devastador ocupará cada ciudad, ni una sola escapará perecerá el valle y será arrasada la meseta, como lo ha dicho el Señor.
9 Give a blossom to Moab. For it will depart when it is blossoming. And its cities will become desolate and uninhabited.	9 Traigan sal para Moab, porque será completamente destruido; sus ciudades serán una desolación, donde nadie habita.
10 Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully. And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.	10 ¡Maldito el que ejecuta con negligencia el trabajo del Señor! ¡Maldito el que aparta su espada de la sangre!
11 Moab has been fertile from his youth, and he has rested amid his brood. And he has not been transferred from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into the transmigration. Therefore, his taste has remained with him, and his scent has not changed.	11 Moab vivió tranquilo desde su juventud, él reposaba sobre sus heces; no lo trasvasaban de vasija en vasija –no había ido al destierro–. Así se conservó su sabor y no se alteró su aroma.
12 Because of this, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will send to him those who will line up and knock down his bottles, and they will knock him down and empty his vessels, and they will break their bottles against one another.	12 Por eso, llegarán los días –oráculo del Señor– en que yo enviaré trasvasadores que lo trasvasarán; ellos vaciarán sus vasijas y romperán sus tinajas.
13 And Moab will be confounded by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was shamed by Bethel, in which they had faith.	13 Y Moab se avergonzará de Quemós, como la casa de Israel se avergonzó de Betel, en quien confiaba.
14 How can you say: ‘We are strong and robust men of battle?’	14 ¿Cómo pueden decir: «Somos guerreros, hombres valientes para el combate»?
15 Moab has been devastated, and they have cut down her cities. And her elect young men have descended to slaughter. So says the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.	15 El devastador de Moab subió contra él, lo mejor de sus jóvenes baja el matadero –oráculo del Rey cuyo nombre es Señor de los ejércitos–.
16 The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives. Its evil will rush forward with great speed.	16 La ruina de Moab es inminente, se precipita su desgracia.
17 Console him, all you who surround him and all you who know his name. Say: ‘How has the strong staff become broken, the glorious staff?’	17 Conduélanse por él, todos ustedes, sus vecinos, todos lo que conocen su nombre. Digan: «¡Cómo se ha quebrado el cetro poderoso, el bastón lleno de gloria!».
18 Descend from your glory, and sit in thirst, O habitation of the daughter of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you; he has dissipated your fortifications.	18 ¡Baja de la gloria, siéntate en el estiércol, hija que habitas en Dibón! Porque el devastador de Moab ha subido contra ti, ha destruido tus plazas fuertes.
19 Stand in the way, and gaze out, O habitation of Aroer! Question him who is fleeing, and say to him who has escaped: ‘What has happened?’	19 Párate en el camino, al acecho, habitante de Aroer; pregunta al fugitivo y al prófugo, dile: «¿Qué ha sucedido?».
20 Moab has been confounded, because he has been conquered. Wail and cry out! Announce it in Arnon: Moab has been devastated,	20 ¡Moab está derrotado! ¡Sí, ha sido deshecho! ¡Lancen gritos y alaridos! ¡Anuncien sobre el Arnón: Moab está devastado!
21 and judgment has arrived upon the land of the plains: upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,	21 Llega un juicio al país de la meseta, a Jolón e Iahsá, contra Mefaat,
22 and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon the house of Deblathaim,	22 contra Dibón, contra Nebo, contra Bet Diblataim,
23 and upon Kiriathaim, and upon the house of Gamul, and upon the house of Meon,	23 contra Quiriataim, contra Bet Gamul, contra Bet Meón,
24 and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, those far away and those nearby.	24 contra Queriot, contra Bosrá, y contra todas las ciudades del país de Moab, lejanas y cercanas.
25 The horn of Moab has been cut away, and his arm has been crushed, says the Lord.	25 ¡Ha sido abatido el poder de Moab y se ha roto su brazo! –oráculo del Señor–.
26 Inebriate him, for he has lifted himself up against the Lord. And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit, and also now he himself will become a derision.	26 ¡Embriáguenlo, porque ha desafiado al Señor! que Moab se revuelque en su vómito y se convierta también él en un motivo de risa.
27 For Israel had been a derision to them. It was as if you had discovered him among thieves. Because of your own words, then, which you have spoken against him, you will be led away captive.	27 ¿Acaso no te reías de Israel? ¿Lo han sorprendido entre ladrones, para que siempre que hables de él sacudas la cabeza?
28 Relinquish the cities, and live upon a rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit.	28 ¡Abandonen las ciudades y habiten en las rocas, habitantes de Moab! ¡Hagan como la paloma que pone su nido en las laderas de un barranco!
29 We have listened to the arrogance of Moab; he is very proud: his exaltation, and arrogance, and pride, and the loftiness of his heart.	29 Hemos oído el orgullo de Moab, el muy orgulloso: ¡qué altanería, qué orgullo, qué arrogancia, qué altivez en su corazón!
30 I myself know, says the Lord, his boasting, and that his ability is not in accord with it, nor is it in accord with what he has been striving to do.	30 Yo conozco su petulancia –oráculo del Señor– sus vanas habladurías, sus obras inconsistentes.
31 For this reason, I will wail over Moab, and I will cry out to all of Moab, to the men on the brick wall who are lamenting.	31 Por eso gimo a causa de Moab, lanzo gritos por todo Moab, suspiro por la gente de Quir Jaréset.
32 O vineyard of Sibmah, I will weep for you, with the mourning of Jazer. Your offshoots have crossed over the sea. They have reached even to the sea of Jazer. The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.	32 Lloro por ti como por Iazer, viña de Sibmá; tus sarmientos sobrepasaban el mar, llegaban hasta Iazer. Pero sobre tu cosecha y tu vendimia ha irrumpido un devastador.
33 Rejoicing and exultation has been taken away from Carmel and from the land of Moab. And I have taken the wine from the winepresses. The treader of grapes will no longer sing the usual rhythmic chant.	33 El gozo y la alegría se han retirado de los vergeles del país de Moab. Yo hice secar el vino de las cubas, el pisador no pisa las uvas, el grito del pisador ya no es grito de vendimia.
34 From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar, even to Horonaim, like a three year old calf. So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad.	34 El clamor de Jesbón llega hasta Elealé; alzan la voz hasta Iahás, desde Soar hasta Joronaim y Eglat Selisiá. Porque hasta las aguas de Nimrim son una desolación.
35 And I will take away from Moab, says the Lord, the one who makes offerings in exalted places, and the one who sacrifices to his gods.	35 Yo haré desaparecer de Moab –oráculo del Señor– al que sube a los lugares altos y quema incienso a sus dioses.
36 Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes, and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall. For he has done more than he was able, yet still they have perished.	36 Por eso mi corazón lanza un quejido por Moab como una flauta; mi corazón lanza un quejido como una flauta por la gente de Quir Jaréset. Por eso se han perdido las ganancias que habían obtenido.
37 For every head will be bald, and every beard will be shaved. All the hands will be bound together, and there will be haircloth on every back.	37 Porque están rapadas todas las cabezas y raídas todas las barbas; en todas las manos hay incisiones y todos llevan cilicio.
38 Over all the rooftops of Moab, and in its streets, everyone will mourn. For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel, says the Lord.	38 Sobre los techos de Moab y en sus plazas no hay más que lamentos; porque yo he destrozado a Moab como un vaso que nadie quiere –oráculo del Señor–.
39 How was it conquered, so that they would wail? How is it that Moab has cast down his neck and been confounded? And Moab will be a derision and an example to everyone around him.”	39 ¡Cómo ha quedado deshecho! ¡Giman! ¡Con qué vergüenza Moab ha vuelto la espalda! Moab se ha convertido en la risa y el espanto de sus vecinos.
40 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, he will fly like the eagle, and he will extend his wings to Moab.	40 Porque así habla el Señor: ¡Miren! El planea como un águila, extiende sus alas hacia Moab.
41 Kerioth has been captured, and the fortifications have been taken. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Moab will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.	41 Las ciudades son tomadas, conquistadas las plazas fuertes. El corazón de los valientes de Moab, en ese día, es como el corazón de una parturienta.
42 And Moab will cease to be a people. For he has been glorified against the Lord.	42 Moab ha sido aniquilado como pueblo, por haber desafiado al Señor.
43 Terror and the pit and the snare will overwhelm you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the Lord.	43 ¡Pánico, fosa y red sobre ti, habitante de Moab! –oráculo del Señor–.
44 Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit. And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare. For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation, says the Lord.	44 El que escape del pánico caerá en la fosa; el que suba de la fosa será atrapado en la red. Porque yo atraeré esto sobre Moab, el año en que tengan que dar cuenta.
45 Those fleeing from the snare stood in the shadow of Heshbon. For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and it will devour the portion of Moab, and the top of the head of the sons of tumult.	45 A la sombre de Jesbón se detienen los fugitivos exhaustos, pero sale un fuego de Jesbón y una llama de la ciudad de Sijón; ella devora las sienes de Moab y el cráneo de los turbulentos.
46 Woe to you, O Moab! You have been ruined, O people of Chemosh! For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.	46 ¡Ay de ti, Moab! ¡Ha perecido el pueblo de Quemós! Porque tus hijos son llevados prisioneros, y tus hijas al cautiverio.
47 But I will convert the captivity of Moab in the last days, says the Lord.” Such are the judgments of Moab thus far.	47 Pero yo cambiaré la suerte de Moab, en los días futuros –oráculo del Señor–. Hasta aquí el juicio de Moab.