| 1 Acerca de la gente de Amón, | esto dice el Señor: | ¿No tiene hijos Israel?, | ¿a nadie tiene que le herede? | ¿Pues por qué entonces Milcón | se ha apoderado de Gad | y su pueblo habita en sus poblados? | 1 Against the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: “Does Israel have no sons? Or is there no heir for him? Then why has Milcom possessed the inheritance of Gad, and why have his people lived in his cities? |
| 2 Por eso, llegan días —oráculo del Señor— | en que haré que resuenen por Rabá de los amonitas | los alaridos que preludian la guerra. | Acabará en montón de escombros, | sus ciudades serán incendiadas, | e Israel heredará a su heredero. | 2 Therefore, behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will cause the noise of battle to be heard over Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will be scattered into a tumult, and her daughters will be burned with fire. And Israel shall possess those who had possessed him, says the Lord. |
| 3 Gime, Jesbón, por Ay devastada; | gritad, poblados del distrito de Rabá; | haced duelo, vestidos de saco, | de arriba abajo, entre las cercas, | pues Milcón será deportado, | con él sus sacerdotes y dignatarios. | 3 Wail, O Heshbon! For Ai has been devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Wrap yourselves with haircloth. Mourn and circle the hedges. For Milcom will be led into the transmigration: his priests and his leaders together. |
| 4 ¿A qué gloriarte de tus fértiles valles, | ciudad rebelde, confiada en tus tesoros? | Tú decías: «¿Quién me va a atacar?». | 4 Why have you gloried in the valleys? Your valley has flowed away, O delicate daughter, for you had confidence in your treasures, and you were saying, ‘Who can approach me?’ |
| 5 Pues haré que te invada el pánico | de todos los pueblos que te rodean | —oráculo del Señor del universo—: | cada cual escapará por su lado, | y nadie reunirá a los fugitivos. | 5 Behold, I will lead a terror over you, says the Lord, the God of hosts, from those who are all around you. And you will be dispersed, each one from before your sight. There will be no one who will gather together those who are fleeing. |
| 6 Pero después cambiaré la suerte de Amón | —oráculo del Señor—. | 6 And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.” |
| 7 Acerca de Edón, esto dice el Señor del universo: | ¿No queda en Temán sabiduría? | ¿Ya no hay consejos de expertos? | ¿Ha desaparecido su sabiduría? | 7 Against Idumea. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the sons. Their wisdom has become useless. |
| 8 Huid, marcha atrás, gente de Dedán, | cavad refugios donde podáis vivir, | que voy a traer el desastre a Esaú, | pues ya es la hora de pedirle cuentas. | 8 Flee and turn your backs! Descend into the chasm, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the perdition of Esau over him, the time of his visitation. |
| 9 Si vienen contra ti vendimiadores, | te van a dejar sin racimos; | si llegan ladrones por la noche, | te van a saquear a placer. | 9 If those who gather grapes had passed by you, would they not have left behind a cluster? If there were thieves in the night, they would seize what was enough for themselves. |
| 10 Yo mismo destaparé a Esaú, | dejaré a la vista sus escondrijos, | de modo que no pueda ocultarse. | Será aniquilada su descendencia, | sus hermanos y vecinos: todos. | 10 Yet truly, I have stripped Esau bare. I have revealed his secrets, and he is not able to be concealed. His offspring has been devastated, with his brothers and his neighbors, and he himself will not exist. |
| 11 Si vas a abandonar a tus huérfanos, | yo me ocuparé de que sobrevivan: | que confíen tus viudas en mí. | 11 Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.” |
| 12 Pues esto dice el Señor: Si los que no tenían que beber la copa, la van a beber sin remedio, ¿piensas que tú quedarás impune? ¡Desde luego que no! La beberás sin remedio. | 12 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, those who judged that they would not drink the cup, will certainly drink. And so, will you be released as if you were innocent? You will not be released as if innocent. Instead, you shall certainly drink. |
| 13 Por mi vida —oráculo del Señor—, que Bosra y todas sus poblaciones serán motivo de estupor, oprobio y maldición: un eterno montón de ruinas. | 13 For I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will be a desolation, and a disgrace, and a wasteland, and a curse. And all her cities will be a perpetual wilderness. |
| 14 He tenido un mensaje del Señor, | un enviado lo transmite a las naciones: | «Reuníos y venid a atacarla. | ¡En marcha, a la lucha!». | 14 I have heard a report from the Lord, and an legate has been sent to the nations: ‘Gather yourselves together, and go forth against her, and let us rise up to battle.’ |
| 15 Te haré la nación más pequeña, | serás despreciada por la gente. | 15 For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men. |
| 16 Pensabas que sembrabas el terror, | la arrogancia te henchía el corazón: | habitas en las crestas rocosas, | asida a la cima de las cumbres; | pero da lo mismo, aunque anides | arriba en lo alto, como el águila, | haré que desciendas de allí | —oráculo del Señor—. | 16 Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord. |
| 17 Edón se convertirá en un espanto. El que pase junto a ella se quedará pasmado y silbará al ver sus heridas. | 17 And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds. |
| 18 Será algo así como la catástrofe que asoló Sodoma, Gomorra y sus moradores —dice el Señor—. Ya no habrá nadie que viva allí; no habrá ser humano que habite en ella. | 18 Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were overthrown, says the Lord: there will not be a man living there, and no son of man will tend it. |
| 19 Como león que deja la espesura del Jordán | en busca de un lugar donde habitar seguro, | en fuga los pondré en un momento | y haré que la gobierne mi elegido. | ¿Quién se puede comparar a mí? | ¿Quién podría llevarme a juicio? | ¿Qué pastor se me puede enfrentar? | 19 Behold, he will ascend like a lion from the arrogance of the Jordan, against the robust beauty. For I will cause him to rush against her suddenly. And who will be the elect one, whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? And who can endure me? And who is that pastor who can withstand my countenance? |
| 20 Escuchad ahora la decisión | que el Señor ha tomado sobre Edón, | el plan que tiene elaborado | en contra de los habitantes de Temán. | Juro que se llevarán a rastras los corderos, | que la propia dehesa quedará desolada. | 20 Because of this, listen to the counsel of the Lord, which he has undertaken concerning Edom, and to his thoughts, which he has devised concerning the inhabitants of Teman. Certainly, the little ones of the flock will cast them down, unless they scatter them with their habitation. |
| 21 El ruido de su caída estremece la tierra, | llegan sus gritos al mar Rojo. | 21 The earth has been shaken at the noise of their destruction. The outcry of their voice has been heard at the Red Sea. |
| 22 Aquí está, lanzado como un águila, | con sus alas desplegadas sobre Bosra; | aquel día los guerreros de Edón | se sentirán como una parturienta. | 22 Behold, he will ascend like an eagle and will fly. And he will spread his wings over Bozrah. And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Idumea will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.” |
| 23 Referente a Damasco: | Jamat y Arpad se sienten confusas, | inquietas porque oyen malas noticias; | nerviosas, se agitan como el mar, | incapaces de encontrar la calma. | 23 Against Damascus. “Hamath has been confounded, with Arpad. For they have heard a most grievous report. They have been stirred up like the sea. Because of anxiousness, they were not able to rest. |
| 24 Flaquea Damasco, se vuelve y escapa; | el miedo la atenaza, se siente presa | de angustias y dolores, igual que parturienta. | 24 Damascus has been broken. She has been turned to flight. Trembling has taken hold of her. Anguish and sorrows have seized her, like a woman giving birth. |
| 25 ¿Por qué no ha sido evacuada | la ciudad tan aplaudida, | la villa que era mi alegría? | 25 How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing? |
| 26 Por eso, aquel día sus jóvenes caerán en las calles, todos los guerreros serán abatidos —oráculo del Señor del universo—. | 26 For this reason, her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of battle will be silenced in that day, says the Lord of hosts. |
| 27 Prenderé fuego a la muralla de Damasco, y devorará los palacios de Ben Adad. | 27 And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.” |
| 28 Referente a Quedar y los reinos de Jasor, conquistados por Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Esto dice el Señor: Vamos, subid contra Quedar, | destruid a las tribus de Oriente. | 28 Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has struck down. Thus says the Lord: “Rise up and ascend to Kedar, and lay waste to the sons of the East. |
| 29 Les arrebatarán sus tiendas y ganados, | sus pabellones y todo su ajuar; | les robarán también sus camellos, | mientras gritan cercados de terror. | 29 They will seize their tabernacles and their flocks. And they will take for themselves their tents, and all their vessels, and their camels. And they will call down a terror upon them on every side. |
| 30 Huid a la desbandada, habitantes de Jasor, | cavad refugios donde podáis vivir | —oráculo del Señor—, | pues Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, | elabora un plan contra vosotros, | ha tomado decisiones al respecto. | 30 Flee, go away urgently! Sit in deep pits, you who inhabit Hazor, says the Lord. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has undertaken a counsel against you, and he has devised plans against you. |
| 31 Vamos, atacad al pueblo confiado, | que vive tranquilo —oráculo del Señor—. | Están sin puertas ni cerrojos, | y además vive en soledad. | 31 Rise up, and ascend to a nation that is quiet and lives in confidence, says the Lord. They have neither gates nor bars. They dwell alone. |
| 32 Sus camellos servirán de botín, | sus inmensos rebaños, de despojo. | Dispersaré a todos los vientos | a esos que se afeitan las sienes; | recorran los lugares que recorran, | haré que los persiga la desgracia | —oráculo del Señor—. | 32 And their camels will be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle will be a prey. And I will disperse, into every wind, those who have shaved their hair. And from all their confines, I will lead great destruction over them, says the Lord. |
| 33 Jasor quedará como cueva de chacales, | convertida en eterna desolación; | ya no habrá nadie que se asiente allí, | nadie que habite en ella. | 33 And Hazor will be a habitation for serpents, deserted even unto eternity. No man will abide there, nor will a son of man tend it.” |
| 34 Al principio del reinado de Sedecías, rey de Judá, el profeta Jeremías recibió esta palabra del Señor contra Elán: | 34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying: |
| 35 Esto dice el Señor del universo: «Voy a hacer trizas el arco de Elán, | la flor y nata de todo su ejército. | 35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength. |
| 36 Traeré cuatro vientos contra Elán | de los cuatro extremos del cielo; | los dispersaré a esos cuatro vientos, | y no habrá una sola nación | donde no se refugien elamitas. | 36 And I will lead the four winds over Elam, from the four corners of heaven. And I will scatter them into all these winds. And there will be no nation to which the fugitives of Elam will not travel. |
| 37 Desataré el pánico por Elán | cuando sienta la amenaza del enemigo, | de aquellos que quieren aniquilarla. | Traeré sobre ellos la desgracia, | con todo el ardor de mi cólera | —oráculo del Señor—. | Haré que los persiga la espada, | hasta que haya acabado con ellos. | 37 And I will cause Elam to be terrified before their enemies and in the sight of those who seek their life. And I will lead an evil over them, the wrath of my fury, says the Lord. And I will send the sword after them, until I consume them. |
| 38 Instalaré mi trono en Elán, | acabaré con su rey y sus príncipes | —oráculo del Señor—. | 38 And I will set my throne in Elam, and I will perish the kings and princes from there, says the Lord. |
| 39 Después, allá en el futuro, | cambiaré la suerte de Elán» | —oráculo del Señor—. | 39 But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.” |
