Jeremías 6

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1 Escapad, hijos de Benjamín, de dentro de Jerusalén, en Técoa tañed el cuerno, y sobre Bet Hakkérem izad bandera, porque una desgracia amenaza del norte y un quebranto grande.	1 “O sons of Benjamin, be strengthened in the midst of Jerusalem, and sound the trumpet in Tekoa, and lift up a banner over the house of Haccherem. For an evil has been seen from the north, with great destruction.
2 ¿Acaso a una deliciosa pradera te comparas, hija de Sión?	2 I have compared the daughter of Zion to a beautiful and delicate woman.
3 A ella vienen pastores con sus rebaños, han montado las tiendas, junto a ella en derredor, y apacientan cada cual su manada.	3 The pastors will come to her with their flocks. They have pitched their tents against her all around. Each one will feed those who are under his hand.
4 - «¡Declaradle la guerra santa! ¡En pie y subamos contra ella a mediodía!... ¡Ay de nosotros, que el día va cayendo, y se alargan las sombras de la tarde!...	4 ‘Sanctify a war against her! Rise up together, and let us ascend at midday.’ ‘Woe to us! For the day has declined; for the shadows of the evening have grown longer.’
5 ¡Pues arriba y subamos de noche y destruiremos sus alcázares!»	5 ‘Rise up, and let us ascend in the night, and let us destroy her houses.’ ”
6 Porque así dice Yahveh Sebaot: «Talad sus árboles y alzad contra Jerusalén un terraplén». Es la ciudad de visita. Todo el mundo se atropella en su interior.	6 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “Cut down her trees, and build a rampart around Jerusalem. This is the city of visitation! Every kind of false claim is in her midst.
7 Cual mana un pozo sus aguas, tal mana ella su malicia. «¡Atropello!», «¡despojo!» - se oye decir en ella; ante mí de continuo heridas y golpes.	7 Just as a cistern makes its water cold, so has she made her wickedness cold. Iniquity and devastation will be heard in her; sickness and wounds will be ever before me.
8 Aprende, Jerusalén, no sea que se despegue mi alma de ti, no sea que te convierta en desolación, en tierra despoblada.	8 O Jerusalem, accept instruction, lest perhaps my soul may withdraw from you; lest perhaps I may set you in a desert, in an uninhabitable land.”
9 Así dice Yahveh Sebaot: Busca, rebusca como en una cepa en el resto de Israel; vuelve a pasar tu mano como el vendimiador por los pámpanos.	9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “They will gather the remnant of Israel, even as a single cluster of grapes is gathered from a vine. Direct your hand, as a grape-gatherer directs his hand to the basket.
10 - ¿A quiénes que me oigan voy a hablar y avisar? He aquí que su oído es incircunciso y no pueden entender. He aquí que la palabra de Yahveh se les ha vuelto oprobio: no les agrada.	10 To whom should I speak, and to whom should I testify, so as to be heard? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and so they are unable to hear. Behold, for them, the word of the Lord has become a disgrace. And so they will not accept it.
11 También yo estoy lleno de la saña de Yahveh y cansado de retenerla. La verteré sobre el niño de la calle y sobre el grupo de mancebos juntos. También el hombre y la mujer serán apresados, el viejo con la anciana.	11 For this reason, I have been filled with the fury of the Lord. I labor to bear it. Let it be poured out upon the child outside, or upon a group of young men meeting together. For a man will be taken captive with a woman, an elder will be taken captive with one who is full of days.
12 Pasarán sus casas a otros, campos y mujeres a la vez, cuando extienda yo mi mano sobre los habitantes de esta tierra - oráculo de Yahveh -.	12 And their houses will be given over to others, with both their lands and their wives. For I will extend my hand over the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord.
13 Porque desde el más chiquito de ellos hasta el más grande, todos andan buscando su provecho, y desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote, todos practican el fraude.	13 Certainly, from the least of them even to the greatest, all of them practice greed. And from the prophet even to the priest, all of them act with deceit.
14 Han curado el quebranto de mi pueblo a la ligera, diciendo: «¡Paz, paz!», cuando no había paz.	14 And they healed the destruction of the daughter of my people with disgrace, by saying: ‘Peace, peace.’ And there was no peace.
15 ¿Se avergonzaron de las abominaciones que hicieron? Avergonzarse, no se avergonzaron; sonrojarse, tampoco supieron; por tanto caerán con los que cayeren; tropezarán cuando se les visite - dice Yahveh.	15 They were confounded, because they committed an abomination. Or rather, they were not confounded with shame, because they did not know how to blush. For this reason, they will fall among those who are being destroyed. In the time of their visitation, they will fall, says the Lord.”
16 Así dice Yahveh: Paraos en los caminos y mirad, y preguntad por los senderos antiguos, cuál es el camino bueno, y andad por él, y encontraréis sosiego para vuestras almas. Pero dijeron: «No vamos».	16 Thus says the Lord: “Stand above the ways, and see and ask, about the ancient paths, as to which is the good way, and then walk in it. And you will find refreshment for your souls. But they said: ‘We will not walk.’
17 Entonces les puse centinelas: «¡Atención al toque de cuerno!» Pero dijeron: «No atendemos».	17 And I appointed watchers over you, saying: ‘Listen for the sound of the trumpet.’ And they said: ‘We will not listen.’
18 Por tanto, oíd, naciones, y conoce, asamblea, lo que vendrá sobre ellos;	18 For this reason, hear, O Gentiles, and know, O congregation, how much I will do to them.
19 oye, tierra: He aquí que traigo desgracia a este pueblo, como fruto de sus pensamientos, porque a mis razones no atendieron, y por lo que respecta a mi Ley, la desecharon.	19 Hear, O earth! Behold, I will lead evils over this people, as the fruits of their own thoughts. For they have not listened to my words, and they have cast aside my law.
20 - ¿A qué traerme incienso de Seba y canela fina de país remoto? Ni vuestros holocaustos me son gratos, ni vuestros sacrificios me complacen.	20 For what reason are you bringing me frankincense from Sheba, and sweet smelling reeds from a far away land? Your holocausts are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”
21 Por tanto, así dice Yahveh: Mirad que pongo a este pueblo tropiezos y tropezarán en ellos padres e hijos a una, el vecino y su prójimo perecerán.	21 Therefore, thus says the Lord: “Behold I will bring this people to utter ruin, and they will fall, with their fathers and sons; neighbor and relative will perish together.”
22 Así dice Yahveh: Mirad que un pueblo viene de tierras del norte y una gran nación se despierta de los confines de la tierra.	22 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, a people is coming from the land of the north, and a great nation will rise up from the ends of the earth.
23 Arco y lanza blanden, crueles son y sin entrañas. Su voz como la mar muge, y a caballo van montados, ordenados como un solo hombre para la guerra contra ti, hija de Sión.	23 They will take hold of arrow and shield. They are cruel, and they will not take pity. Their voice will roar like the ocean. And they will climb upon horses, for they have been prepared like men for battle, against you, O daughter of Zion.
24 - Oímos su fama, flaquean nuestras manos, angustia nos asalta, dolor como de parturienta.	24 ‘We have heard of their fame. Our hands have become weakened. Tribulation has overtaken us, like the pains of a woman giving birth.’
25 No salgáis al campo, no andéis por el camino, que el enemigo lleva espada: terror por doquier.	25 Do not choose to go out into the fields, and you should not walk along the roadway. For the sword and the terror of the enemy is on every side.
26 - Hija de mi pueblo, cíñete de sayal y revuélcate en ceniza, haz por ti misma un duelo de hijo único, una endecha amarguísima, porque en seguida viene el saqueador sobre nosotros.	26 Wrap yourself in haircloth, O daughter of my people. And sprinkle yourself with ashes. Make a mourning for yourself, as for an only son, a bitter lamentation: ‘for the destroyer will overwhelm us suddenly.’
27 - A ti te puse en mi pueblo por inquisidor sagaz para que examinaras y probaras su conducta.	27 I have presented you as a strong tester among my people. And you will test and know their way.
28 - Todos ellos son rebeldes que andan difamando; bronce y hierro; todos son degenerados.	28 All these leaders who are turning away and walking deceitfully, they are brass and iron; they have all been corrupted.
29 Jadeó el fuelle, el plomo se consumió por el fuego. En vano afinó el afinador, porque la ganga no se desprendió.	29 The bellows has failed; the lead has been consumed by fire; the molten metal was melted to no purpose. For their wickedness has not been consumed.
30 Serán llamados «plata de desecho», porque Yahveh los desechó.	30 Call them: ‘Rejected silver.’ For the Lord has cast them aside.”