Jeremías 21

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1 Palabra dirigida a Jeremías de parte de Yahveh, cuando el rey Sedecías mandó donde él a Pasjur, hijo de Malkiyías, y al sacerdote Sofonías, hijo de Maasías, a decirle:	1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:
2 «Ea, consulta de nuestra parte a Yahveh, porque el rey de Babilonia, Nabucodonosor, nos ataca. A ver si nos hace Yahveh un milagro de los suyos, y aquél se retira de encima de nosotros».	2 “Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us.”
3 Díjoles Jeremías: «Así diréis a Sedecías:	3 And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 Esto dice Yahveh, el Dios de Israel: Mirad que yo hago rebotar las armas que tenéis en las manos y con las que os batís contra el rey de Babilonia y contra los caldeos que os cercan extramuros, y las amontonaré en medio de esta ciudad.	4 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.
5 Yo voy a batirme contra vosotros con mano fuerte y tenso brazo, con ira, con cólera y con encono grande.	5 And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.
6 Heriré a los habitantes de esta ciudad, hombres y bestias, con una gran peste; ¡morirán!	6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 Y tras de esto - oráculo de Yahveh - entregaré al rey de Judá, Sedecías, a sus siervos y al pueblo que en esta ciudad quedare de la peste, de la espada y del hambre, en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y en manos de sus enemigos y de los que buscan su muerte. El los herirá a filo de espada. No les dará cuartel, ni les tendrá clemencia ni lástima».	7 And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.
8 Y a ese pueblo le dirás: «Así dice Yahveh: Mirad que yo os propongo el camino de la vida y el camino de la muerte.	8 And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Quien se quede en esta ciudad, morirá de espada, de hambre y de peste. El que salga y caiga en manos de los caldeos que os cercan, vivirá, y eso saldrá ganando.	9 Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.
10 Porque me he fijado en esta ciudad para su daño, no para su bien - oráculo de Yahveh -: será puesta en manos del rey de Babilonia, que la incendiará».	10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
11 A la casa real de Judá. ¡Oíd la palabra de Yahveh,	11 And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 casa de David! Así dice Yahveh: Haced justicia cada mañana, y salvad al oprimido de mano del opresor, so pena de que brote como fuego mi cólera, y arda y no haya quien apague, a causa de vuestras malas acciones.	12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.
13 Mira que por ti va, población del valle, la Roca del Llano - oráculo de Yahveh -: vosotros, los que decís: «¿Quién se nos echará encima? ¿quién entrará en nuestras guaridas?»	13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’
14 (Yo os visitaré según el fruto de vuestras acciones - oráculo de Yahveh -.) Encenderé fuego en su bosque, y devorará todos sus contornos.	14 But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it.”