1 T he word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

Palabra que vino a Jeremías de parte del Señor, diciendo:

2 T hus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Escribe en un libro todas las palabras que te he hablado.

3 F or, note well, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will release from captivity My people Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.

“Porque, he aquí, vienen días”, —declara el Señor — “cuando restauraré el bienestar de mi pueblo, Israel y Judá.” El Señor dice: “También los haré volver a la tierra que di a sus padres, y la poseerán.”

4 A nd these are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

Estas son las palabras que el Señor habló acerca de Israel y de Judá:

5 T hus says the Lord: We have heard a voice of trembling and panic—of terror, and not peace.

Porque así dice el Señor: “He oído voces de terror, de pánico, y no de paz.

6 A sk now and see whether a man can give birth to a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor? Why are all faces turned pale?

“Preguntad ahora, y ved si da a luz el varón. ¿Por qué veo a todos los hombres con las manos sobre sus lomos, como mujer de parto y se han puesto pálidos todos los rostros?

7 A las! for that day will be great, so that none will be like it; it will be the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he will be saved out of it.

“¡Ay! porque grande es aquel día, no hay otro semejante a él; es tiempo de angustia para Jacob, mas de ella será librado.

8 F or it will come to pass in that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will break yoke from your neck, and I will burst your bonds; and strangers will no more make slaves of.

“Y acontecerá en aquel día” —declara el Señor de los ejércitos— “que quebraré el yugo de su cerviz y romperé sus coyundas, y extraños no lo esclavizarán más,

9 B ut they will serve the Lord their God and David’s their King, Whom I will raise up for them.

sino que servirán al Señor su Dios, y a David su rey, a quien yo levantaré para ellos.

10 T herefore fear not, O My servant Jacob, says the Lord, nor be dismayed or cast down, O Israel; for behold, I will save you out of a distant land and your posterity from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and will be quiet and at ease, and none will make him afraid or cause him to be terrorized and to tremble.

“ Así que tú no temas, siervo mío Jacob” —declara el Señor — “ni te atemorices, Israel; porque he aquí, te salvaré de lugar remoto, y a tu descendencia de la tierra de su cautiverio. Y volverá Jacob, y estará tranquilo y seguro, y nadie lo atemorizará.

11 F or I am with you, says the Lord, to save you; for I will make a full and complete end of all the nations to which I have scattered you, but I will not make a full and complete end of you. But I will correct you in measure and with judgment and will in no sense hold you guiltless or leave you unpunished.

“Porque yo estoy contigo” —declara el Señor — “para salvarte; pues acabaré con todas las naciones entre las que te he esparcido, pero no acabaré contigo, sino que te castigaré con justicia; de ninguna manera te dejaré sin castigo.”

12 F or thus says the Lord: Your hurt is incurable and your wound is grievous.

Porque así dice el Señor: “Incurable es tu quebranto, y grave tu herida.

13 T here is none to plead your cause; for your wound you have no healing, no binding plaster.

No hay quien defienda tu causa; para una llaga hay cura, pero no hay mejoría para ti.

14 A ll your lovers (allies) have forgotten you; they neither seek, inquire of, or require you. For I have hurt you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel and merciless foe, because of the greatness of your perversity and guilt, because your sins are glaring and innumerable.

“Todos tus amantes te han olvidado, ya no te buscan; porque con herida de enemigo te han herido, con castigo de hombre cruel, por lo grande de tu iniquidad y lo numeroso de tus pecados.

15 W hy do you cry out because of your hurt ? Your pain is deadly (incurable). Because of the greatness of your perversity and guilt, because your sins are glaring and innumerable, I have done these things to you.

“¿Por qué gritas a causa de tu quebranto? Tu dolor es incurable. Por lo grande de tu iniquidad y lo numeroso de tus pecados, te he hecho esto.

16 T herefore all who devour you will be devoured; and all your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity. And they who despoil you will become a spoil, and all who prey upon you will I give for a prey.

“Por tanto, todos los que te devoran serán devorados, y todos tus adversarios, todos ellos, irán al cautiverio; todos los que te saquean serán saqueados, y a todos los que te despojan los daré al despojo.

17 F or I will restore health to you, and I will heal your wounds, says the Lord, because they have called you an outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no one seeks after and for whom no one cares!

“Porque yo te devolveré la salud, y te sanaré de tus heridas ” —declara el Señor — “porque te han llamado desechada, diciendo: ‘Esta es Sion, nadie se preocupa por ella.’”

18 T hus says the Lord: Behold, I will release from captivity the tents of Jacob and have mercy on his dwelling places; the city will be rebuilt on its own moundlike site, and the palace will be dwelt in after its former fashion.

Así dice el Señor: “He aquí, restauraré el bienestar de las tiendas de Jacob, y tendré misericordia de sus moradas; será reedificada la ciudad sobre sus ruinas, y el palacio se asentará como estaba.

19 O ut of them will come songs of thanksgiving and the voices of those who make merry. And I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.

“Saldrá de ellos canto de acción de gracias y voz de los que se divierten; los multiplicaré y no disminuirán, los honraré y no serán menospreciados.

20 T heir children too shall be as in former times, and their congregation shall be established before Me, and I will punish all who oppress them.

“Y serán sus hijos como antes, su congregación delante de mí será confirmada, y castigaré a todos sus opresores.

21 A nd their prince will be one of them, and their ruler will come from the midst of them. I will cause him to draw near and he will approach Me, for who is he who would have the boldness and would dare to approach Me? says the Lord.

“Será su guía uno de ellos, su gobernante de en medio de ellos saldrá, y lo haré acercarse y él se llegará a mí; porque ¿quién se atrevería a arriesgar su vida para llegarse a mí ?” —declara el Señor.

22 T hen you will be My people, and I will be your God.

“Y vosotros seréis mi pueblo, y yo seré vuestro Dios.”

23 B ehold, the tempest of the Lord has gone forth with wrath, a sweeping and gathering tempest; it shall whirl and burst upon the heads of the wicked.

He aquí, la tempestad del Señor con furor ha salido; una tempestad devastadora descargará sobre la cabeza de los malvados.

24 T he fierce anger and indignation of the Lord shall not turn back until He has executed and accomplished the thoughts and intents of His mind and heart. In the latter days you shall understand this.

La ardiente ira del Señor no se aplacará hasta que haya hecho y cumplido los propósitos de su corazón; en los postreros días entenderéis esto.