Jeremías 49

EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Para los amonitas. Así habla el Señor: ¿Acaso Israel no tiene hijos, no tiene heredero? ¿Por qué Milcóm ha heredado Gad y su pueblo se establecido en sus ciudades?	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 los días –oráculo del Señor– en que haré oír a Rabá de los amonitas el grito de guerra: ella será una colina desolada, sus ciudades serán incendiadas, e Israel heredará a sus herederos, dice el Señor.	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, porque Hai ha sido devastada, lancen gritos, hijas de Rabá! ¡Pónganse un cilicio, laméntense, y vayan de aquí para allá por los cercos, porque Milcóm va al cautiverio, con sus sacerdotes y sus príncipes!	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 ¿Por qué te glorías de los valles, de tu fértil valle, hija apóstata, tú que confías en tus tesoros y dices: «¿Quién me atacará?».	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 Yo hago venir sobre ti el pánico –oráculo del Señor de los ejércitos– desde todos tus alrededores: ustedes serán expulsados, cada uno 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 Después de esto, cambiaré la suerte de los amonitas –oráculo del Señor–.	6 And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”
7 Para Edom. Así habla el Señor de los ejércitos: ¿No hay más sabiduría en Temán? ¿Están faltos de consejo los inteligentes o se desgastó 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 ¡Huyan, vuelvan la espalda, escóndanse bajo tierra habitantes de Dedán, porque yo atraigo la ruina sobre Esaú, es el momento de dar cuenta!	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 llegan hasta ti vendimiadores, no dejarán ni un racimo; si son ladrones nocturnos, arrasarán a su gusto.	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 Sí, yo mismo desnudé a Esaú, puse al descubierto sus escondites, y no puede ocultarse. Su raza y sus hermanos han sido devastados, sus vecinos ya no existen.	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 ¡Deja a tus huérfanos, yo los haré vivir, y que tus viudas confíen en mí!	11 Leave behind your orphans. I will make sure that they live. And your widows will hope in me.”
12 Porque así habla el Señor: Los que no estaban condenados a beber la copa, la tuvieron que beber. Y tú ¿vas a quedar impune? ¡No, no vas quedar impune, sino que la vas a beber!	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 Sí, lo juro por mí mismo –oráculo del Señor–: Bosrá se convertirá en devastación, oprobio, desierto y maldición, y todas sus ciudades serán ruinas eternas.	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 oído un mensaje de parte del Señor, un heraldo ha sido enviado a las naciones: «¡Reúnanse! ¡Al asalto de la ciudad! ¡De pie para el combate!».	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 Porque yo te hago pequeño entre las naciones, despreciable entre los hombres.	15 For behold, I have made you little among the nations, contemptible among men.
16 Te engañó tu suficiencia, la soberbia de tu corazón, a ti, que habitas en las hendiduras de la roca, que ocupas la altura de una colina. Aunque eleves tu nido como el águila, de allí te precipitaré –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 Edom se convertirá en una devastación; todo el que pase junto a ella quedará pasmado, y silbará de estupor al ver todas sus plagas.	17 And Idumea will be a desert. Everyone who passes by it will be stupefied and will hiss over all its wounds.
18 Como en la catástrofe de Sodoma y Gomorra, y de sus ciudades vecinas –dice el Señor– allí no habitará más ningún hombre, no residirá ningún ser humano.	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 un león que sube de la espesura del Jordán a una pradera siempre verde, así yo los haré huir de allí en un instante, y allí estableceré a mi elegido. Porque ¿quién es como yo? ¿Quién me citará a juicio? ¿Quién es el pastor que se me opondrá?	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 Por eso, oigan el plan del Señor sobre Edom, sus proyectos sobre los habitantes de Temán: Sí, hasta las ovejas más pequeñas serán arrastradas, su pradera se asombrará a causa de ellas.	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 Por el estruendo de su caída tiembla la tierra, y el eco resuena hasta el 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 ¡Miren! El sube, planea como el águila, despliega sus alas sobre Bosrá; el corazón de los guerreros de Edom, en aquel día, será como el corazón de 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 Para Damasco. Jamat y Arpad están avergonzadas, porque han oído una mala noticia; su corazón se deshace de ansiedad, no puede calmarse.	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 Damasco desfallece, emprende la huida, la asalta el terror, es presa de la angustia y los dolores como una 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 ¡Cómo está abandonada la ciudad gloriosa, la ciudad de la alegría!	25 How could they have abandoned the praiseworthy city, the city of rejoicing?
26 Por eso sus jóvenes caerán en sus plazas y todos los hombres de guerra perecerán aquel día –oráculo del Señor de los ejércitos–.	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 Yo prenderé fuego a la fortaleza de Damasco y él devorará los palacios de Ben Hadad.	27 And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the defensive walls of Ben-hadad.”
28 Para Quedar y los reinos de Jasor, derrotados por Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Así habla el Señor: ¡De pie! ¡Al asalto de Quedar! ¡Devasten a los hijos del 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 Tomen sus carpas y sus rebaños, sus toldos y sus equipajes; quítenles sus camellos y griten contra ellos: «¡Terror por todas partes!».	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 Huyan, emigren rápidamente, escóndanse bajo tierra, habitantes de Jasor –oráculo del Señor– porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, ha tramado un plan contra ustedes, ha urdido contra ustedes un proyecto.	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 ¡De pie! ¡Avancen contra una nación despreocupada, que se siente segura –oráculo del Señor– que no tiene puertas ni cerrojos, y vive apartada!	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 serán el botín, y sus muchos rebaños, la presa. Yo dispersaré a los cuatro vientos a los «Sienes rapadas», de todos lados atraeré su ruina –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 será una guarida de chacales, una desolación para siempre; allí no habitará ningún hombre, no residirá ningún ser humano.	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 Palabra que el Señor dirigió al profeta Jeremías acerca de Elam, al comienzo del reinado de Sedecías, rey de Judá:	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 Así habla el Señor de los ejércitos: Yo voy a quebrar el arco de Elam, principio de su fuerza.	35 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, and the summit of their strength.
36 Haré venir contra Elam cuatro vientos desde los cuatro confines del cielo. Los dispersaré a los cuatro vientos, y no habrá ni una sola nación adonde no lleguen los expulsados de Elam.	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 Aterraré a Elam delante de sus enemigos y delante de los que atentan contra su vida; atraeré sobre ellos una desgracia, el ardor de mi ira –oráculo del Señor–. Enviaré la espada detrás de ellos, hasta haberlos exterminado.	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 Porque pondré mi trono en Elam, y haré desaparecer de allí al rey y a los 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 Pero en los días futuros, yo cambiaré la suerte de Elam –oráculo del Señor–.	39 But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”