Jeremiah 2

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1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:	1 Entonces me fue dirigida la palabra de Yahveh en estos términos:
2 “Go, and cry out to the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord: I have remembered you, taking pity on your youth and on the charity of your betrothal, when you followed me into the desert, into a land which is not sown.	2 Ve y grita a los oídos de Jerusalén: Así dice Yahveh: De ti recuerdo tu cariño juvenil, el amor de tu noviazgo; aquel seguirme tú por el desierto, por la tierra no sembrada.
3 Israel is holy to the Lord, the first of his fruits. All those who devour him commit an offense. Evils will overwhelm them, says the Lord.”	3 Consagrado a Yahveh estaba Israel, primicias de su cosecha. «Quienquiera que lo coma, será reo; mal le sucederá» - oráculo de Yahveh -.
4 Listen to the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel.	4 Oíd la palabra de Yahveh, casa de Jacob, y todas las familias de la casa de Israel.
5 Thus says the Lord: “What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they would draw far away from me, and would walk after emptiness, and would become empty?	5 Así dice Yahveh: ¿Qué encontraban vuestros padres en mí de torcido, que se alejaron de mi vera, y yendo en pos de la Vanidad se hicieron vanos?
6 And they have not said: ‘Where is the Lord, who caused us to ascend from the land of Egypt; who led us through the desert, through an uninhabited and impassable land, through a land of drought and of the image of death, through a land in which no one walked and in which no man lived?’	6 En cambio no dijeron: «¿Dónde está Yahveh, que nos subió de la tierra de Egipto, que nos llevó por el desierto, por la estepa y la paramera, por tierra seca y sombría, tierra por donde nadie pasa y en donde nadie se asienta?»
7 And I led you into the land of Carmel, so that you would eat from its fruit and from its excellence. And having entered it, you defiled my land, and you turned my inheritance into an abomination.	7 Luego os traje a la tierra del vergel, para comer su fruto y su bien. Llegasteis y ensuciasteis mi tierra, y pusisteis mi heredad asquerosa.
8 The priests have not sad: ‘Where is the Lord?’ And those who held the law did not know me. And the pastors betrayed me. And the prophets prophesied in Baal and followed idols.	8 Los sacerdotes no decían: «¿Dónde está Yahveh?»; ni los peritos de la Ley me conocían; y los pastores se rebelaron contra mí, y los profetas profetizaban por Baal, y en pos de los Inútiles andaban.
9 Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons.	9 Por eso, continuaré litigando con vosotros - oráculo de Yahveh - y hasta con los hijos de vuestros hijos litigaré.
10 Cross over to the isles of Kittim, and gaze. And send to Kedar, and consider diligently. And see if anything like this has ever been done.	10 Porque, en efecto, pasad a las islas de los Kittim y ved, enviad a Quedar quien investigue a fondo, pensadlo bien y ved si aconteció cosa tal:
11 See if a nation has ever changed their gods, though certainly those are not gods. Yet truly, my people have exchanged their glory for an idol.	11 si las gentes cambiaron de dioses - ¡aunque aquéllos no son dioses! -. Pues mi pueblo ha trocado su Gloria por el Inútil.
12 Be astonished at this, O heavens, and be utterly desolate, O gates of heaven, says the Lord.	12 Pasmaos, cielos, de ello, erizaos y cobrad gran espanto - oráculo de Yahveh -.
13 For my people have done two evils. They have forsaken me, the Fountain of living water, and they have dug for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns that are unable to hold water.	13 Doble mal ha hecho mi pueblo: a mí me dejaron, Manantial de aguas vivas, para hacerse cisternas, cisternas agrietadas, que el agua no retienen.
14 Is Israel a servant, or one born into slavery? Then why has he become a prey?	14 ¿Es un esclavo Israel, o nació siervo? Pues ¿cómo es que ha servido de botín?
15 The lions have roared over him, and they have uttered their voice. They have set his land in solitude; his cities have been burned up, and there is no one who lives in them.	15 Contra él rugieron leoncillos, dieron voces y dejaron su país hecho una desolación, sus ciudades incendiadas, sin habitantes.
16 Likewise, the sons of Memphis and of Tahpanhes have defiled you, even to the top of the head.	16 Hasta los hijos de Nof y de Tafnis te han rapado el cráneo.
17 Has this not been done to you because you abandoned the Lord your God, in that time when he was leading you by the way?	17 ¿No te ha sucedido esto por haber dejado a Yahveh tu Dios cuando te guiaba en tu camino?
18 And now what do you want from the way of Egypt, but to drink their turbid water? And what do you want from the way of the Assyrians, but to drink the water of their river?	18 Y entonces, ¿qué cuenta te tiene encaminarte a Egipto para beber las aguas del Nilo?, o ¿qué cuenta te tiene encaminarte a Asur para beber las aguas del Río?
19 Your own malice will reprove you, and your own apostasy will rebuke you! But know and perceive this: it is an evil and bitter thing for you to forsake the Lord your God, and to be without my fear within you, says the Lord, the God of hosts.	19 Que te enseñe tu propio daño, que tus apostasías te escarmienten; reconoce y ve lo malo y amargo que te resulta el dejar a Yahveh tu Dios y no temblar ante mí - oráculo del Señor Yahveh Sebaot -.
20 From ancient times, you have broken my yoke; you have torn apart my bonds, and you have said, ‘I will not serve.’ For on every high hill, and under every leafy tree, you have been debased, O harlot.	20 Oh tú, que rompiste desde siempre el yugo y, sacudiendo las coyundas, decías: «¡No serviré!», tú, que sobre todo otero prominente y bajo todo árbol frondoso estabas yaciendo, prostituta.
21 Yet I planted you as an elect vineyard, with only true seed. Then how have you been turned away from me, toward that which is depraved, O strange vineyard?	21 Yo te había plantado de la cepa selecta, toda entera de simiente legítima. Pues ¿cómo te has mudado en sarmiento de vid bastarda?
22 Even if you wash yourself with soap, and increase your use of herbal soaps, you are still stained by your iniquity in my sight, says the Lord God.	22 Porque, así te blanquees con salitre y te des cantidad de lejía, se te nota la culpa en mi presencia - oráculo del Señor Yahveh -.
23 How can you say: ‘I have not been polluted. I have not walked after Baal?’ Consider your ways in the steep valley. Acknowledge what you have done, so that you may be like a swift runner, following his course.	23 Cómo dices: «No estoy manchada; en pos de los Baales no anduve?» ¡Mira tu rastro en el Valle! Reconoce lo que has hecho, camellita liviana que trenza sus derroteros,
24 A wild donkey accustomed to solitude, out of the desire in his soul, caught the scent of his lover. Now nothing will turn him away from her. All those who seek her will not cease. But they will find her in her menstruation.	24 irrumpe en el desierto y en puro celo se bebe los vientos: su estro, ¿quién lo calmará? Cualquiera que la busca la topa, ¡bien acompañada la encuentra!
25 You should keep your foot from being naked, and your throat from being thirsty. But you have said: ‘I have lost hope. I will not do it. For certainly, I have loved strangers, and I will walk after them.’	25 Guarda tu pie de la descalcez y tu garganta de la sed. Pero tú dices: «No hay remedio: a mí me gustan los extranjeros, y tras ellos he de ir».
26 In the same way that a thief is confounded when he has been apprehended, so the house of Israel has been confounded, they and their kings, their leaders and priests and prophets.	26 Cual se avergüenza el ladrón cuando es sorprendido, así se ha avergonzado la casa de Israel: ellos, sus reyes, sus jefes, sus sacerdotes y sus profetas,
27 For they say to a piece of wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You have conceived me.’ They have turned their back to me, and not their face. But in the time of their affliction, they will say: ‘Rise up and deliver us.’	27 los que dicen al madero: «Mi padre eres tú», y a la piedra: «Tú me diste a luz». Tras de volverme la espalda, que no la cara, al tiempo de su mal dice: «¡Levántate y sálvanos!»
28 Where are your gods that you made for yourselves? Let them rise up and deliver you in the time of your affliction. For certainly, your gods were like the number of your cities, O Judah.	28 Pues ¿dónde están tus dioses, los que tú mismo te hiciste? ¡Que se levanten ellos, a ver si te salvan en tiempo de desgracia! Pues cuantas son tus ciudades, otros tantos son tus dioses, Judá; (y cuantas calles cuenta Jerusalén, otros tantos altares hay de Baal).
29 Why do you want to contend against me in judgment? You have all forsaken me, says the Lord.	29 ¿Por qué os querelláis conmigo, si todos vosotros os habéis rebelado contra mí? - oráculo de Yahveh -.
30 I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.	30 En vano golpeé a vuestros hijos, pues no aprendieron. Ha devorado vuestra espada a vuestos profetas, como el león cuando estraga.
31 Consider the word of the Lord. Have I become like a wilderness to Israel, or like a land late to bear fruit? Then why have my people said, ‘We are withdrawing; we will no longer approach you’?	31 ¡Vaya generación la vuestra!; atended a la palabra de Yahveh: ¿Fui yo un desierto para Israel o una tierra malhadada? ¿Por qué, entonces, dice mi pueblo: «¡Bajemos! No vendremos más a ti».?
32 Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride the covering across her breast? Yet truly, my people have forgotten me, for innumerable days.	32 ¿Se olvida la doncella de su aderezo, la novia de su cinta? Pues mi pueblo sí que me ha olvidado días sin número.
33 Why are you striving to claim that your way is good, as if to seek my love, when all the while you are also displaying your malice by your own way,	33 ¡Qué hermoso te parece tu camino en busca del amor! A la verdad, hasta con maldades aprendiste tus caminos.
34 and in your armpits there is found the blood of poor and innocent souls? I have found them, not in ditches, but everywhere that I mentioned previously.	34 En tus mismas haldas se encontraban manchas de sangre de las almas de pobres inocentes: no los sorprendiste en escalo. Y con todo eso,
35 And you have said: ‘I am innocent and without sin. And because of this, let your fury be turned away from me.’ Behold, I will contend with you in judgment, because you have said: ‘I have not sinned.’	35 dices: «Soy inocente; basta ya de ira contra mí». Pues bien, aquí me tienes para discutir contigo eso que has dicho: «No he pecado».
36 How exceedingly vile you have become, repeating your ways again and again! And so, you will be ashamed of Egypt, just as you were ashamed of Assur.	36 ¡Cuánta ligereza la tuya para cambiar de dirección! También de Egipto te avergonzarás como te avergonzaste de Asur.
37 For you will also depart from that place, and your hand will be upon your head. For the Lord has crushed your confidence, and you will have nothing prosperous by it.”	37 También de ésta saldrás con las manos en la cabeza. Porque Yahveh ha rechazado aquello en que confías, y no saldrás bien de ello.