1 L a palabra que habló Jehová contra Babilonia, contra la tierra de los caldeos, por medio del profeta Jeremías.

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

2 A nunciadlo en las naciones, y hacedlo saber; levantad también bandera, publicadlo, y no lo encubráis; decid: Tomada es Babilonia, Bel es avergonzado, desmayó Merodac; confusas están sus esculturas, desmayaron sus ídolos.

“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.’

3 P orque subió contra ella una nación del norte, la cual pondrá su tierra en asolamiento, y no habrá quien en ella more; huyeron, y se fueron, tanto las personas como las bestias.

For 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.

4 E n aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice Jehová, vendrán los hijos de Israel, ellos y los hijos de Judá juntamente; e irán andando y llorando, y buscarán a Jehová su Dios.

“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.

5 P reguntarán acerca de Sión, vueltos sus rostros hacia acá, diciendo: Venid, y juntémonos a Jehová con pacto eterno que jamás se ponga en olvido.

They 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.’

6 O vejas perdidas era mi pueblo; sus pastores las hicieron errar, por los montes las descarriaron; anduvieron de monte en collado, y se olvidaron de sus rediles.

“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.

7 T odos los que los hallaban, los devoraban; y decían sus enemigos: No pecamos, porque ellos pecaron contra Jehová, morada de justicia, contra Jehová, esperanza de sus padres.

All 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.’

8 H uid de en medio de Babilonia, y salid de la tierra de los caldeos, y sed como los machos cabríos que van delante del rebaño.

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

9 P orque he aquí que yo hago despertar y subir contra Babilonia una confederación de grandes pueblos de la tierra del norte; desde allí se pondrán en pie de guerra contra ella, y será tomada; sus flechas son como de valiente diestro, que no volverá vacío.

For 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.

10 Y Caldea será para botín; todos los que la saqueen se saciarán, dice Jehová.

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

11 P orque os alegrasteis, porque os gozáis los que saqueáis mi heredad, porque rebrincáis como novilla sobre la hierba, y relincháis como caballos.

“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,

12 V uestra madre se avergonzará mucho, se afrentará la que os dio a luz; he aquí será la última de las naciones; desierto, sequedal y páramo.

your 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.

13 A causa de la ira de Jehová no será habitada, sino que será asolada toda ella; todo hombre que pase por Babilonia quedará atónito y silbará al ver todas sus heridas.

Because 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.

14 P oneos en plan de batalla contra Babilonia alrededor, todos los que entesáis arco; tirad contra ella, no escatiméis las saetas, porque pecó contra Jehová.

Come 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.

15 G ritad contra ella en derredor; se rindió; han fallado sus cimientos, derribados son sus muros, porque es venganza de Jehová. Tomad venganza de ella; haced con ella como ella hizo.

Raise 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.

16 D estruid en Babilonia al que siembra, y al que mete hoz en tiempo de la siega; delante de la espada destructora cada uno volverá el rostro hacia su pueblo, cada uno huirá hacia su tierra.

Cut 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

17 R ebaño dispersado es Israel; leones lo dispersaron; el rey de Asiria lo devoró primero, Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia le quebró los huesos después.

“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.

18 P or tanto, así dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo castigo al rey de Babilonia y a su tierra, como castigué al rey de Asiria.

So 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.

19 Y volveré a traer a Israel a su pastizal, y pacerá en el Carmel y en Basán; y en los montes de Efraín y en Galaad se saciará su alma.

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.

20 E n aquellos días y en aquel tiempo, dice Jehová, la maldad de Israel será buscada, y no aparecerá; y los pecados de Judá, y no se hallarán; porque perdonaré a los que yo haya dejado como remanente.

In 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

21 S ube contra la tierra de Meratáyim, contra ella y contra los moradores de Pecod; devasta y destruye totalmente en pos de ellos, dice Jehová, y haz conforme a todo lo que yo te he mandado.

“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.

22 E struendo de guerra en la tierra, y quebrantamiento grande.

The noise of battle is in the land, and much is destroyed.

23 ¡ Cómo fue cortado y quebrado el martillo de toda la tierra!; ¡cómo se convirtió Babilonia en desolación entre las naciones!

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

24 T e puse lazos, y fuiste tomada, oh Babilonia, y tú no te diste cuenta; fuiste hallada, y aun presa, porque te sublevaste contra Jehová.

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.”

25 A brió Jehová su arsenal, y sacó las armas de su furor; porque ésta era la tarea que Jehová, Dios de los ejércitos, tenía que hacer en la tierra de los caldeos.

The 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.

26 V enid contra ella desde el extremo de la tierra; abrid sus almacenes, convertidla en montón de ruinas, y destruidla del todo; que no quede nada de ella.

Come 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.

27 M atad a todos sus novillos; que vayan al matadero. ¡Ay de ellos!, pues ha venido su día, el tiempo de su castigo.

Kill 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.

28 V oz de los que huyen y escapan de la tierra de Babilonia, para dar en Sión las nuevas de la venganza de Jehová nuestro Dios, de la venganza de su templo.

Listen! 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.

29 H aced juntar contra Babilonia flecheros, a todos los que entesan arco; acampad contra ella alrededor; no escape de ella ninguno; pagadle según su obra; conforme a todo lo que ella hizo, haced con ella; porque contra Jehová se ensoberbeció, contra el Santo de Israel.

“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.

30 P or tanto, sus jóvenes caerán en sus plazas, y todos sus hombres de guerra serán destruidos en aquel día, dice Jehová.

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

31 H e aquí yo estoy contra ti, oh tú, la insolencia misma, dice el Señor, Jehová de los ejércitos; porque tu día ha venido, el tiempo en que te castigaré.

“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.

32 Y el que es la insolencia misma tropezará y caerá, y no tendrá quien lo levante; y encenderé fuego en sus ciudades, y devorará todos sus alrededores.

The 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.”

33 A sí dice Jehová de los ejércitos: Oprimidos fueron los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá juntamente; y todos los que los tomaron cautivos los retuvieron; se negaban a soltarlos.

The 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.

34 E l redentor de ellos es esforzado; Jehová 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.

The 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.

35 E spada contra los caldeos, dice Jehová, y contra los moradores de Babilonia, contra sus príncipes y contra sus sabios.

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

36 E spada contra los adivinos, y se entontecerán; espada contra sus valientes, y desmayarán.

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!

37 E spada contra sus caballos, contra sus carros, y contra toda la mezcolanza de gentes que hay en medio de ella, y serán como mujeres; espada contra sus tesoros, y serán saqueados.

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!

38 S equedad sobre sus aguas, y se secarán; porque es tierra de ídolos, y se entontecen con imágenes de horror.

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.

39 P or tanto, allí morarán hienas y chacales, morarán también en ella los avestruces; nunca más será poblada ni se habitará por generaciones y generaciones.

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

40 C omo en la destrucción que Dios hizo de Sodoma y de Gomorra y de sus ciudades vecinas, dice Jehová, así no morará allí hombre, ni hijo de hombre la habitará.

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

41 H e aquí que viene un pueblo del norte, y una nación grande, y muchos reyes se levantarán de los extremos de la tierra.

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

42 A rco y lanza manejarán; son crueles, y no tienen compasión; su voz como el mar cuando ruge, y montan sobre caballos; se prepararán contra ti como hombres a la pelea, oh hija de Babilonia.

They 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.

43 O yó el rey de Babilonia noticias de ellos, y sus manos se debilitaron; angustia le asaltó, dolor como de mujer de parto.

The 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.

44 H e aquí que como león subirá de la espesura del Jordán a la morada fortificada; porque muy pronto le haré huir de ella, y al que yo escoja la encargaré; porque ¿quién es semejante a mí?; ¿y quién me emplazará?; ¿o quién será aquel pastor que podrá resistirme?

“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?”

45 P or tanto, oíd la determinación que Jehová ha acordado contra Babilonia, y los designios que ha trazado contra la tierra de los caldeos: Ciertamente las crías del rebaño los arrastrarán, y asolarán sus pastizales sobre ellos.

So 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.

46 A l grito de la toma de Babilonia la tierra tembló, y el clamor se oyó entre las naciones.

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