1 « ¡Ay de mí! porque estoy como cuando han recogido los frutos del verano, como cuando han rebuscado después de la vendimia y no queda racimo para comer, ni uno de esos frutos que tanto desea mi alma.

Woe is me! For I am as when the summer fruits have been gathered, as when the vintage grapes have been gleaned and there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig for which my appetite craves.

2 F altó el misericordioso de la tierra; no queda entre los hombres ningún justo. Todos acechan en busca de sangre; cada cual tiende una red a su hermano.

The godly man has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; each hunts his brother with a net.

3 P ara completar la maldad con sus manos, el príncipe demanda y el juez juzga por recompensa; el poderoso habla según el capricho de su alma, y ellos lo confirman.

Both their hands are put forth and are upon what is evil to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters his evil desire. Thus they twist between them.

4 E l mejor de ellos es como el espino, el más recto, como zarzal. El día de tu castigo viene, el que anunciaron tus atalayas; ahora será su confusión.

The best of them is like a brier; the most upright or the straightest is like a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen, even of judgment and your punishment, has come; now shall be their perplexity and confusion.

5 N o creáis en amigo ni confiéis en príncipe; de la que duerme a tu lado cuídate, no abras tu boca.

Trust not in a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.

6 P orque el hijo deshonra al padre, la hija se levanta contra la madre, la nuera contra su suegra, y los enemigos del hombre son los de su casa.

For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—a man’s enemies are the men (members) of his own house.

7 M as yo volveré mis ojos a Jehová, esperaré al Dios de mi salvación; el Dios mío me oirá. Jehová trae luz y libertad

But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

8 » Tú, enemiga mía, no te alegres de mí, porque aunque caí, me levantaré; aunque more en tinieblas, Jehová será mi luz.

Rejoice not against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me.

9 L a ira de Jehová soportaré, porque pequé contra él, hasta que juzgue mi causa y me haga justicia. Él me sacará a la luz y yo veré su justicia.

I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteous deliverance.

10 L o verá mi enemiga y se cubrirá de vergüenza, la que me decía: “¿Dónde está Jehová, tu Dios?” Mis ojos se recrearán al verla, cuando sea pisoteada como el lodo en las calles.

Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? My eyes will see my desire upon her; now she will be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

11 » Viene el día en que se edificarán tus muros; aquel día se extenderán los límites.

In the day that your walls are to be built, in that day shall the boundary be far extended and the decree be far removed.

12 E n ese día vendrán hasta ti desde Asiria y las ciudades fortificadas, y desde las ciudades fortificadas hasta el Río, de mar a mar y de monte a monte.

In that day they will come to you from Assyria and from the cities of Matzor and from Egypt even to the river, from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.

13 L a tierra será asolada a causa de sus moradores, por el fruto de sus obras. Compasión de Jehová por Israel

Yet shall the earth be desolate because of those who dwell in it, for the fruit of their doings.

14 » Apacienta a tu pueblo con tu cayado, al rebaño de tu heredad que mora solo en la montaña, en campo fértil; que sean apacentados en Basán y Galaad, como en el tiempo pasado.

Rule and feed Your people with Your rod and scepter, the flock of Your inheritance who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel; they shall feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

15 C omo en los días en que saliste de Egipto, yo les mostraré maravillas.

As in the days of your coming forth from the land of Egypt, I will show them marvelous things.

16 L as naciones lo verán y se avergonzarán de todo su poderío; se pondrán la mano sobre la boca y ensordecerán sus oídos.

The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might. They shall lay their hands upon their mouths in consternation; their ears shall be deaf.

17 L amerán el polvo como la culebra, como las serpientes de la tierra; temblarán en sus encierros, se volverán amedrentados ante Jehová, nuestro Dios, y temerán ante ti.

They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their strongholds and close places. They shall turn and come with fear and dread to the Lord our God and shall be afraid and stand in awe because of You.

18 » ¿Qué Dios hay como tú, que perdona la maldad y olvida el pecado del remanente de su heredad? No retuvo para siempre su enojo, porque se deleita en la misericordia.

Who is a God like You, Who forgives iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retains not His anger forever, because He delights in mercy and loving-kindness.

19 É l volverá a tener misericordia de nosotros; sepultará nuestras iniquidades y echará a lo profundo del mar todos nuestros pecados.

He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue and tread underfoot our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.

20 M antendrás tu fidelidad a Jacob, y a Abraham tu misericordia, tal como lo juraste a nuestros padres desde tiempos antiguos.»

You will show Your faithfulness and perform the sure promise to Jacob and loving-kindness and mercy to Abraham, as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.