1 P alabra que vino a Jeremías de parte del Señor:

The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

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

Thus speaks Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

3 P orque, vienen días,’ declara el Señor, ‘cuando restauraré el bienestar (haré volver a los cautivos) de Mi pueblo, Israel y Judá.’ El Señor dice: ‘También los haré volver a la tierra que di a sus padres y la poseerán.’”

For, behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will turn again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, says Yahweh; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

4 E stas son las palabras que el Señor habló acerca de Israel y de Judá:

These are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

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

For Yahweh says: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

6 P regunten ahora, y vean Si el varón da a luz. ¿Por qué veo a todos los hombres Con las manos sobre sus caderas, como mujer de parto ? ¿Y por qué se han puesto pálidos todos los rostros?

Ask now, and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

7 ¡ Ay! Porque grande es aquel día, No hay otro semejante a él. Es tiempo de angustia para Jacob, Mas de ella será librado.

Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

8 E n aquel día,’ declara el Señor de los ejércitos, ‘quebraré el yugo de su cuello y romperé sus coyundas, y extranjeros no lo esclavizarán más,

It shall come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and will burst your bonds; and strangers shall no more make him their bondservant;

9 s ino que servirán al Señor su Dios, y a David su rey, a quien Yo levantaré para ellos.

but they shall serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.

10 A sí que tú no temas, Jacob, siervo Mío,’ declara el Señor, ‘ni te atemorices, Israel; Porque 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.

Therefore don’t you be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and no one shall make him afraid.

11 P orque 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.’

For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.

12 P orque así dice el Señor: ‘Incurable es tu quebranto, Y grave tu herida.

For Yahweh says, Your hurt is incurable, and your wound grievous.

13 N o hay quien defienda tu causa; No hay cura para tu llaga, No hay mejoría para ti.

There is no one to plead your cause, that you may be bound up: you have no healing medicines.

14 T odos 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.

All your lovers have forgotten you; they don’t seek you: for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased.

15 ¿ 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.

Why do you cry for your hurt? Your pain is incurable: for the greatness of your iniquity, because your sins were increased, I have done these things to you.

16 P or 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.

Therefore all those who devour you shall be devoured; and all your adversaries, everyone of them, shall go into captivity; and those who plunder you shall be plunder, and all who prey on you will I give for a prey.

17 P orque Yo te devolveré la salud, Y te sanaré de tus heridas,’ declara el Señor, ‘porque te han llamado la Desechada, diciendo: “Esta es Sion, nadie se preocupa por ella.”’

For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh; because they have called you an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.

18 A sí dice el Señor: ‘Restauraré el bienestar de las tiendas de Jacob, Y tendré misericordia de sus moradas. La ciudad será reedificada sobre sus ruinas, Y el palacio se asentará como estaba.

Yahweh says: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places; and the city shall be built on its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited in its own way.

19 S aldrá de ellos el canto de acción de gracias Y la voz de los que se divierten. Los multiplicaré y no disminuirán, Los honraré y no serán despreciados.

Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of those who make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

20 Y serán sus hijos como antes, Su congregación delante de Mí será confirmada, Y castigaré a todos sus opresores.

Their children also shall be as before, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all who oppress them.

21 U no de ellos será su guía, De en medio de ellos saldrá su gobernante. Lo haré acercarse y él se llegará a Mí; Porque ¿quién se atrevería a arriesgar su vida para llegarse a Mí ?’ declara el Señor.

Their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from among them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach to me: for who is he who has had boldness to approach to me? says Yahweh.

22 U stedes serán Mi pueblo, Y Yo seré su Dios.’”

You shall be my people, and I will be your God.

23 L a tempestad del Señor Ha salido con furor; Una tempestad devastadora Descargará sobre la cabeza de los malvados.

Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm: it shall burst on the head of the wicked.

24 L a ardiente ira del Señor no se aplacará Hasta que haya hecho y cumplido Los propósitos de Su corazón. En los postreros días ustedes entenderán esto.

The fierce anger of Yahweh will not return, until he has executed, and until he has performed the intentions of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it.