1 T he word which the Lord spoke about Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, through Jeremiah the man of God:

Palabra que habló el SEÑOR contra Babilonia, contra la tierra de los caldeos, por mano de Jeremías profeta.

2 “ Make it known among the nations. Lift up a flag and make it known. Do not hide it, but say, ‘Babylon has been taken. Bel has been put to shame. Marduk has been broken down. Her objects of worship have been put to shame. Her false gods have been broken down.’

Denunciad en los gentiles, y haced saber; levantad también bandera; publicad, y no lo encubráis, decid: Tomada es Babilonia, Bel es confundido, deshecho es Merodac; confundidas son sus esculturas, quebrados son sus ídolos.

3 F or a nation has come up against her from the north. It will make her land an empty waste, and no one will live in it. Both man and animal will run away.

Porque subió contra ella gente del aquilón, la cual pondrá su tierra en asolamiento, y no habrá quien en ella more, ni hombre ni animal: se movieron, se fueron.

4 “ In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the sons of Israel will come, together with the sons of Judah. They will cry as they come, and will be looking for the Lord their God.

En aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice el SEÑOR, vendrán los hijos de Israel, ellos y los hijos de Judá juntamente; e irán andando y llorando, y buscarán al SEÑOR su Dios.

5 T hey will ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an agreement that lasts forever, one that will never be forgotten.’

Preguntarán por el camino de Sion, hacia donde volverán sus rostros, diciendo: Venid, y juntaos al SEÑOR con Pacto eterno, que jamás se ponga en olvido.

6 “ My people have become lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them the wrong way. They have made them turn away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and have forgotten their resting place.

Ovejas perdidas fueron mi pueblo; sus pastores las hicieron errar, por los montes las descarriaron; anduvieron de monte en collado, se olvidaron de sus majadas.

7 A ll who found them have destroyed them. Those who hate them have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the Lord, their true resting place Who is right and good, the hope of their fathers.’

Todos los que los hallaban, los comían; y decían sus enemigos: No somos culpables, porque ellos pecaron contra el SEÑOR, morada de justicia, el SEÑOR, esperanza de sus padres.

8 R un out of Babylon. Go from the land of the Babylonians. Be like male goats that go before the flock.

Huid de en medio de Babilonia, y salid de la tierra de los caldeos, y sed como los mansos delante del ganado.

9 F or I am going to raise up and bring against Babylon a group of great nations from the land of the north. They will come ready for battle against her, and she will be taken. Their arrows will be like an able soldier who does not return with empty hands.

Porque he aquí que yo despierto y hago subir contra Babilonia reunión de grandes naciones de la tierra del aquilón; y desde allí se aparejarán contra ella, y será tomada; sus flechas como de valiente diestro, que no se tornará en vano.

10 B abylon will become a prize of war. All who take things from her will have enough,” says the Lord. Babylon Is Punished

Y la tierra de los caldeos será para presa: todos los que la saquearen, saldrán llenos, dice el SEÑOR.

11 “ You are glad and full of joy, O you who take what belongs to My people. You play around like a young cow in grain, and sound like strong horses. Because of this,

Porque os alegrasteis, porque os gozasteis destruyendo mi heredad, porque os llenasteis como becerra de renuevos, y relinchasteis como caballos;

12 y our mother will be very ashamed. She who gave birth to you will be put to shame. She will be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a waste, and a desert.

vuestra madre se avergonzó mucho, se afrentó la que os engendró; veis aquí las postrimerías de los gentiles: desierto, sequedad, y páramo.

13 B ecause of the Lord’s anger no people will live there. She will be left with no people. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be surprised, and will make fun of her because of her sores.

Por la ira del SEÑOR no será habitada, sino que asolada será toda ella; todo hombre que pasare por Babilonia se asombrará, y silbará sobre todas sus plagas.

14 C ome up for battle against Babylon on every side, all you who use the bow. Shoot at her. Do not save any of your arrows, for she has sinned against the Lord.

Apercibíos contra Babilonia alrededor, todos los que entesáis arco; tirad contra ella, no escatiméis las saetas; porque pecó contra el SEÑOR.

15 R aise your battle cry against her on every side. She has given herself up. Her strong pillars have fallen. Her walls have been torn down. Since this is the punishment of the Lord, punish her. Do to her as she has done to others.

Gritad contra ella en derredor; dio su mano; han caído sus fundamentos, derribados son sus muros; porque venganza es del SEÑOR. Tomad venganza de ella; haced con ella como ella hizo.

16 C ut off from Babylon the one who plants seeds and the one who cuts the grain at gathering time. Because of the sword of the one who makes it hard for them, everyone will return to his own people. Each one will run to his own land. Israel Is Like a Flock of Sheep

Talad de Babilonia al sembrador, y el que tiene hoz en tiempo de la siega; delante de la espada opresora cada uno volverá el rostro hacia su pueblo, cada uno huirá hacia su tierra.

17 “ Israel is like sheep sent everywhere, driven away by lions. The first one who destroyed Israel was the king of Assyria. And the last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Ganado descarriado ha sido Israel; leones lo amontonaron; el rey de Asiria lo devoró el primero; este Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia lo deshuesó el postrero.

18 S o the Lord of All, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am going to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria.

Por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo visito al rey de Babilonia y a su tierra como visité al rey de Asiria.

19 I will return Israel to his field, and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan. And his desire will be filled in the hill country of Ephraim and Gilead.

Y volveré a traer a Israel a su morada, y pacerá en el Carmelo y en Basán; y en el monte de Efraín y de Galaad se saciará su alma.

20 I n those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘sin will be looked for in Israel, but there will be none. And sin will be looked for in Judah, but it will not be found. For I will forgive those whom I allow to return.’ Words about Babylon

En aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dijo el SEÑOR, la iniquidad de Israel será buscada, y no aparecerá; y los pecados de Judá, y no se hallarán; porque perdonaré a los que yo hubiere dejado.

21 “ Go up against the land of Merathaim, and against the people of Pekod. Kill and destroy all of them,” says the Lord, “and do all that I have told you.

Sube contra la tierra de contumaces (Merataim), contra ella, y contra los moradores de la visitación (Pecod); destruye y mata en pos de ellos, dijo el SEÑOR, y haz conforme a todo lo que yo te he mandado.

22 T he noise of battle is in the land, and much is destroyed.

Estruendo de guerra en la tierra, y quebrantamiento grande.

23 H ow the strong one of the whole earth has been cut off and broken! Babylon has become a complete waste among the nations!

¡Cómo fue cortado y quebrado el martillo de toda la tierra! ¡Cómo se tornó Babilonia en desierto entre los gentiles!

24 I set a trap for you, and you were caught, O Babylon, and you did not know it. You have been found and caught, because you have fought against the Lord.”

Te puse lazos, y aun fuiste tomada, oh Babilonia, y tú no lo supiste; fuiste hallada, y aun presa, porque provocaste al SEÑOR.

25 T he Lord has opened His store-house and has brought out the swords of His anger. For the Lord, the God of All, has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.

Abrió el SEÑOR tu tesoro, y sacó los vasos de su furor; porque ésta es obra del SEÑOR, Dios de los ejércitos, en la tierra de los caldeos.

26 C ome to her from the farthest land. Open her store-houses. Gather her up like grain, and destroy all of her. Let nothing be left of her.

Venid contra ella desde el cabo de la tierra; abrid sus alfolíes, hacedla montones, y destruidla; no le queden reliquias.

27 K ill all her young bulls. Let them go down to be killed. It is bad for them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.

Matad todos sus novillos; vayan al matadero. ¡Ay de ellos! Que venido es su día, el tiempo de su visitación.

28 L isten! They are running from the land of Babylon to tell in Zion about the punishment of the Lord our God. They are telling how the Lord punishes those who destroyed His house of worship.

Voz de los que huyen y escapan de la tierra de Babilonia se oye, para dar las nuevas en Sion de la venganza del SEÑOR nuestro Dios, de la venganza de su Templo.

29 “ Call all those who use the bow to fight against Babylon. Gather around her on every side. Let no one get away. Pay her back for what she did. Do to her all that she has done. For she has been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

Haced juntar sobre Babilonia flecheros, a todos los que entesan arco; asentad campo sobre ella alrededor; no escape de ella ninguno; pagadle según su obra; conforme a todo lo que ella hizo, haced con ella; porque contra el SEÑOR se ensoberbeció, contra el Santo de Israel.

30 S o her young men will fall in her streets. And all her men of war will be made quiet in that day,” says the Lord.

Por tanto, sus jóvenes caerán en sus plazas, y todos sus hombres de guerra serán talados en aquel día, dijo el SEÑOR.

31 “ See, I am against you, O proud one,” says the Lord God of All. “For your day has come, the time when I will punish you.

He aquí yo estoy contra ti, oh soberbio, dijo el Señor DIOS de los ejércitos; porque tu día es venido, el tiempo en que te visitaré.

32 T he proud one will trip and fall with no one to help him up. I will set fire to his cities, and it will burn up all that is around him.”

Y el soberbio tropezará y caerá, y no tendrá quien lo levante; y encenderé fuego en sus ciudades, y quemaré todos sus alrededores.

33 T he Lord of All says, “The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah are troubled and are held under a bad power. All who took them away in chains have held on to them. They have not been willing to let them go.

Así dijo el SEÑOR de los ejércitos: Oprimidos fueron los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá juntamente; y todos los que los tomaron cautivos, se los retuvieron; no los quisieron soltar.

34 T he One Who saves and makes them free is strong. The Lord of All is His name. He will work hard for their cause, so that He may give rest to the land. But He will not give rest to the people of Babylon.

El redentor de ellos es el Fuerte; el SEÑOR de los ejércitos es su Nombre; de cierto abogará la causa de ellos, para hacer reposar la tierra, y turbar a los moradores de Babilonia.

35 A sword is against the Babylonians,” says the Lord, “and against the people of Babylon, and against her leaders and her wise men!

Espada sobre los caldeos, dijo el SEÑOR, y sobre los moradores de Babilonia, sobre sus príncipes, y sobre sus sabios.

36 A sword is against her religious leaders who are false and lie. They will become fools! A sword is against her strong men, and they will be filled with fear!

Espada sobre los adivinos, y se atontarán; espada sobre sus valientes, y serán quebrantados.

37 A sword is against her horses and war-wagons, and against all the soldiers from other lands who are with her! They will become like women! A sword is against her riches, and they will be taken!

Espada sobre sus caballos, sobre sus carros, y sobre todo el vulgo que está en medio de ella, y serán como mujeres; espada sobre sus tesoros, y serán saqueados.

38 A time of no rain and her waters will be dried up! For it is a land of false gods. They are wild over false gods.

Sequedad sobre sus aguas, y se secarán; porque tierra es de esculturas, y en sus ídolos enloquecen.

39 S o the desert animals will live there together with the wild dogs. And ostriches also will live in it. Never again will people live there.

Por tanto, allí morarán bestias monteses con gatos, morarán también en ella pollos de avestruz; ni más será poblada para siempre, ni se habitará de generación en generación.

40 A s when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities,” says the Lord, “no man will live there. And no man will stay there.

Como en el trastornamiento de Dios a Sodoma, a Gomorra y a sus ciudades vecinas, dijo el SEÑOR, no morará allí hombre, ni hijo de hombre la habitará.

41 “ See, a nation is coming from the north. A great nation and many kings are moving from the farthest parts of the earth.

He aquí viene un pueblo del aquilón; y una nación grande, y muchos reyes se levantarán de los lados de la tierra.

42 T hey take hold of their bow and spear. They fight without pity. Their voice sounds like the sea. And they ride on horses, dressed ready for battle against you, O people of Babylon.

Arco y lanza manejarán; serán crueles, y no tendrán piedad; su tropel sonará como el mar, y montarán sobre caballos; se apercibirán como hombre a la pelea, contra ti, oh hija de Babilonia.

43 T he king of Babylon has heard the news about them, and his hands hang without strength. Suffering has taken hold of him, like the pain of a woman giving birth.

Oyó su fama el rey de Babilonia, y sus manos se descoyuntaron; angustia le tomó, dolor como de mujer de parto.

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

He aquí que como león subirá de la hinchazón del Jordán a la morada fuerte; porque haré reposo, y lo haré correr de sobre ella, y al que fuere escogido la encargaré; porque ¿quién es semejante a mí? ¿Y quién me emplazará? ¿O quién será aquel pastor que me podrá resistir?

45 S o hear the plan which the Lord has made against Babylon. Listen to His plans which He has made against the land of the Babylonians. Even the little ones of the flock will be taken away. He will make their fields an empty waste because of them.

Por tanto, oíd el consejo del SEÑOR, que ha acordado sobre Babilonia, y sus pensamientos que ha formado sobre la tierra de los caldeos. Ciertamente a los más pequeños del hato los arrastrarán, y destruirán sus moradas con ellos.

46 A t the cry, “Babylon has been taken!” the earth will shake, and the cry will be heard among the nations.

Del grito de la toma de Babilonia la tierra tembló, y el clamor se oyó entre los gentiles.