1 A cerca de los Amonitas. Así dice el Señor: “¿No tiene hijos Israel? ¿No tiene heredero? ¿Por qué, pues, Milcom se ha apoderado de Gad Y su pueblo se ha establecido en sus ciudades?

About the sons of Ammon, the Lord says, “Does Israel have no sons? Does she have no one to receive what she leaves? Why then has Malcam taken Gad as his own? Why do his people live in its cities?

2 P or tanto, vienen días,” declara el Señor, “En que haré que se oiga el grito de guerra Contra Rabá de los Amonitas, Y será convertida en montón de ruinas, Y sus ciudades serán incendiadas. Entonces se apoderará Israel de los que lo poseían,” dice el Señor.

But the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will blow a horn giving the sound of war against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon. And it will become a waste. Its towns will be set on fire. Then Israel will take the land from those who had taken it from her,” says the Lord.

3 “ Gime, Hesbón, porque Hai ha sido destruida. Clamen, hijas de Rabá, Cíñanse de cilicio y laméntense, Corran de un lado a otro por entre los muros, Porque Milcom irá al destierro Junto con sus sacerdotes y sus príncipes.

“Cry out, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed! Cry out, O people of Rabbah. Put on clothes made from hair and cry in sorrow. And run this way and that way inside the walls. For Malcam will go to a strange land, together with his religious leaders and his important men.

4 ¡ Cómo te jactas de los valles! Tu valle se desvanece, Hija infiel, La que confía en sus tesoros, diciendo: ‘¿Quién vendrá contra mí ?’

How you speak in pride about the valleys! Your valley is flowing away, O daughter without faith who trusts in her riches, saying, ‘Who will come against me?’

5 T raigo sobre ti terror,” Declara el Señor, Dios de los ejércitos, “de todos tus alrededores; Y serán lanzados cada uno delante de sí, Y no habrá quien reúna a los fugitivos.

I will bring much trouble upon you,” says the Lord God of All. “It will come from all around you, and each of you will be driven away. There will be no one to gather together those who run for their lives.

6 P ero después restauraré El bienestar de los Amonitas,” Declara el Señor. Profecía sobre Edom

But after this I will return the sons of Ammon to their land,” says the Lord. God Speaks through Jeremiah about Edom

7 A cerca de Edom. Así dice el Señor de los ejércitos: “¿No hay ya sabiduría en Temán? ¿Se ha perdido el consejo de los prudentes? ¿Se ha corrompido su sabiduría?

About Edom, the Lord of All says, “Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Have wise words been lost from the wise? Is their wisdom all gone?

8 H uyan, vuelvan, moren en las profundidades, Habitantes de Dedán, Porque la ruina de Esaú traeré sobre él Al momento de castigarlo.

Run away! Turn back and live in the deep places, O people of Dedan. For I will bring the trouble of Esau upon him when I punish him.

9 S i vinieran a ti vendimiadores, ¿No dejarían algunos racimos? Si vinieran ladrones de noche, Sólo destruirían hasta que les bastara.

If those who gather grapes came to you, would they not leave some grapes behind? If robbers came during the night, would they not take only what was enough for them?

10 P ero Yo he despojado totalmente a Esaú, He descubierto sus escondrijos Y no podrá esconderse. Ha sido destruida su descendencia, sus hermanos Y vecinos, y él ya no existe.

But I have taken all that Esau has. I have taken the covering from his hiding places so that he will not be able to hide himself. His children, his brothers, and his neighbors are destroyed. And he is no more.

11 D eja a tus huérfanos, Yo los conservaré con vida; Que tus viudas confíen en Mí.”

Leave your children behind, who have lost their parents, and I will keep them alive. And let your women whose husbands have died trust in Me.”

12 P ues así dice el Señor: “Los que no estaban condenados a beber la copa, ciertamente la beberán, ¿y serás tú absuelto por completo? No serás absuelto, sino que ciertamente la beberás.

For the Lord says, “If those who were not to drink the cup must drink it, will you go without being punished? You will not go without being punished, but you must drink it.

13 “ Porque por Mí he jurado,” declara el Señor, “que Bosra será motivo de horror, de oprobio, de ruina y de maldición. Todas sus ciudades se convertirán en ruinas perpetuas.”

For I have promised by Myself,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become an object of trouble, a shame, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be destroyed forever.”

14 H e oído un mensaje de parte del Señor, Y un mensajero es enviado entre las naciones, diciéndoles: “Reúnanse y vengan contra él, Y levántense para la guerra.”

I have heard word from the Lord. A man with news is sent among the nations, saying, “Gather together and come against her! Rise up for battle!

15 “ Pues pequeño te he hecho entre las naciones, Despreciado entre los hombres.

For I have made you small among the nations, hated among men.

16 E n cuanto al terror que infundías, Te ha engañado la soberbia de tu corazón; Tú que vives en las hendiduras de las peñas, Que ocupas la cumbre del monte. Aunque hagas tu nido tan alto como el del águila, De allí te haré bajar,” declara el Señor.

As for the fear you have caused, the pride of your heart has fooled you, O you who live in the holes of rocks, who live on the top of the hill. Even if you make your nest as high as an eagle’s, I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.

17 “ Y Edom se convertirá en objeto de horror; todo el que pase por él se quedará atónito y silbará a causa de todas sus heridas.

‘Edom will become an object of trouble. Everyone who passes by will be surprised and will make fun of all its suffering.

18 C omo en la destrucción de Sodoma y Gomorra y de sus ciudades vecinas,” dice el Señor, “nadie habitará allí, ni residirá en él hijo de hombre.

As when Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors were destroyed, no one will live there,” says the Lord. “No man will live there.

19 V iene uno que subirá como león de la espesura del Jordán contra la pradera de verdes pastos, y en un instante lo haré huir de él, y al que sea escogido nombraré sobre él. Porque ¿quién es como Yo y quién Me citará a juicio ? ¿Quién es el pastor que Me podrá resistir ?”

One will come up like a lion from the trees by the Jordan to rich grass fields. All at once I will make him run away from Edom. And I will make whoever I choose rule over it. For who is like Me? Who will call Me into court? What shepherd can stand against Me?”

20 P or tanto, oigan el plan que el Señor ha trazado contra Edom, y los designios que ha decretado contra los habitantes de Temán: ciertamente los arrastrarán, aun a los más pequeños del rebaño; ciertamente a causa de ellos hará una desolación de su pastizal.

So hear the plan the Lord has made against Edom. Listen to His plans which He has made against the people of Teman. Even the little ones of the flock will be pulled away. For sure He will make their fields an empty waste because of them.

21 A l estruendo de su caída tiembla la tierra; hay un clamor. Hasta el Mar Rojo se oye su voz.

The earth will shake at the sound of their fall. The sound of their cry will be heard at the Red Sea.

22 S e remonta, vuela veloz como un águila y extiende Sus alas contra Bosra. En aquel día el corazón de los valientes de Edom será como el corazón de una mujer de parto. Profecía sobre Damasco

See, one will come and fly down in a hurry like an eagle. He will spread out his wings against Bozrah. In that day the hearts of the strong men of Edom will be like the heart of a woman giving birth. God Speaks through Jeremiah about Damascus

23 A cerca de Damasco. “Avergonzadas están Hamat y Arfad. Porque han oído malas noticias Están desalentadas. Hay ansiedad como en el mar Que no se puede calmar.

About Damascus, He says, “Hamath and Arpad are troubled, for they have heard bad news. Their hearts have become weak. They are troubled like the sea which cannot be quiet.

24 D esamparada está Damasco; Se ha vuelto para huir, Y el pánico se ha apoderado de ella; Angustia y dolores la oprimen Como a mujer de parto.

Damascus has become weak. She has turned to run away. Fear has taken hold of her. Pain and sorrows have taken hold of her like a woman giving birth.

25 ¿ Cómo es que no ha sido abandonada la ciudad alabada, La ciudad de Mi regocijo ?

Why does the city of praise, the town of My joy, still have people in it?

26 P or eso sus jóvenes caerán en sus calles, Y todos los hombres de guerra serán Silenciados en aquel día,” declara el Señor de los ejércitos.

For sure her young men will fall in her streets. And all the men of war will be destroyed in that day,” says the Lord of All.

27 “ Y prenderé fuego al muro de Damasco Que consumirá los palacios de Ben Adad.” Profecía sobre Cedar y Hazor

“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus. And it will burn up the strong towers of Ben-hadad.” God Speaks through Jeremiah about Kedar and Hazor

28 A cerca de Cedar y de los reinos de Hazor, que derrotó Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia. Así dice el Señor: “Levántense, suban a Cedar Y destruyan a los hijos del oriente.

About Kedar and the nations of Hazor, which were beaten in battle by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord says, “Get up and go to Kedar, and destroy the men of the east.

29 S us tiendas y sus rebaños serán tomados; Las cortinas de sus tiendas, todos sus bienes y sus camellos se los llevarán, Y gritarán el uno al otro: ‘¡Terror por todas partes!’

Their tents and their flocks will be taken. Their tent curtains, and all their good things, and their camels will be carried away for themselves. And men will call out to them, ‘Trouble is on every side!’

30 E scapen, huyan; moren en las profundidades, Habitantes de Hazor,” declara el Señor, “porque Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, ha concebido un plan contra ustedes, Ha trazado un designio contra ustedes.

Run! Run far away! Live in the deep places, O people of Hazor,” says the Lord. “For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has made a plan against you. He has thought of a way to hurt you.

31 L evántense, suban contra una nación tranquila, Que vive confiada,” declara el Señor. “No tiene puertas ni cerrojos; Viven solitarios.

Get up and go to fight against a nation which is at rest and lives without fear,” says the Lord. “It has no gates with pieces of iron. And its people live alone.

32 S us camellos serán el despojo, Y la multitud de sus ganados el botín; Esparciré a todos los vientos a los que se rapan las sienes, Y de todos lados les traeré su ruina,” declara el Señor.

Their camels and their many cattle will become a prize of war. I will send everywhere to the winds those who are in the farthest places. I will bring trouble to them from every side,” says the Lord.

33 “ Y Hazor será guarida de chacales, Una desolación para siempre; Nadie habitará allí, Ni residirá en ella hijo de hombre.” Profecía sobre Elam

“Hazor will become a place where wild dogs live, a waste place forever. No man will live there, and no man will stay there.” God Speaks through Jeremiah about Elam

34 P alabra del Señor que vino al profeta Jeremías acerca de Elam al comienzo del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá:

This is the Word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the man of God about Elam, at the beginning of the rule of King Zedekiah of Judah, saying,

35 “ Así dice el Señor de los ejércitos: ‘Voy a quebrar el arco de Elam, Lo mejor de su fortaleza.

“The Lord of All says, ‘I will break the bow of Elam, the best of their strength.

36 Y traeré sobre Elam los cuatro vientos Desde los cuatro extremos del cielo, Y a todos estos vientos los esparciré. No habrá nación Adonde no vayan los expulsados de Elam.

I will bring the four winds to Elam from the four ends of heaven. And I will have these winds send them everywhere. There will not be a nation to which the people sent out of Elam will not go.

37 D estrozaré a Elam delante de sus enemigos Y delante de los que buscan sus vidas; Traeré sobre ellos calamidad, El ardor de Mi ira,’ declara el Señor, ‘y enviaré tras ellos la espada Hasta que los haya acabado.

I will fill Elam with fear in front of those who hate them and want to kill them. I will bring much trouble upon them, even My burning anger,’ says the Lord. ‘I will send the sword after them until I have destroyed them.

38 E ntonces pondré Mi trono en Elam, Y allí destruiré al rey y a los príncipes,’ Declara el Señor.

Then I will set My throne in Elam, and will destroy their kings and leaders,’ says the Lord.

39 ‘ Pero sucederá en los postreros días Que restauraré el bienestar de Elam,’” Declara el Señor.

‘But in the last days I will return the people of Elam to their land,’” says the Lord.