Juicio sobre Jerusalén y Judá
1¡Prestad atención!
El Señor, el Señor Todopoderoso,
retira de Jerusalén y de Judá
todo apoyo y sustento:
toda provisión de pan,
toda provisión de agua.
2Él retira al valiente y al guerrero,
al juez y al profeta,
al adivino y al anciano,
3al capitán y al dignatario,
al consejero, al artesano experto
y al hábil encantador.
4Les pondré como jefes a muchachos,
y los gobernarán niños caprichosos.
5Unos a otros se maltratarán:
hombre contra hombre,
vecino contra vecino,
joven contra anciano,
plebeyo contra noble.
6Entonces un hombre agarrará a su hermano
en la casa de su padre, y le dirá:
«Sé nuestro líder, pues tienes un manto;
¡hazte cargo de este montón de ruinas!»
7Pero entonces el otro protestará:
«Yo no soy médico,
y en mi casa no hay pan ni manto;
¡no me hagas líder del pueblo!»
8Jerusalén se tambalea,
Judá se derrumba,
porque su hablar y su actuar
son contrarios al Señor:
¡desafían su gloriosa presencia!
9Su propio descaro los acusa
y, como Sodoma, se jactan de su pecado;
¡ni siquiera lo disimulan!
¡Ay de ellos,
porque causan su propia desgracia!
10Decid al justo que le irá bien,
pues gozará del fruto de sus acciones.
11¡Ay del malvado, pues le irá mal!
¡Según la obra de sus manos se le pagará!
12¡Pobre pueblo mío, oprimido por niños
y gobernado por mujeres!
¡Pobre pueblo mío, extraviado por tus guías,
que tuercen el curso de tu senda!
13El Señor se dispone a denunciar;
se levanta para enjuiciar al pueblo.
14El Señor va a juicio
contra los ancianos y jefes de su pueblo:
«¡Vosotros habéis devorado la viña,
y el despojo del pobre está en vuestras casas!
15¿Con qué derecho aplastáis a mi pueblo
y pasáis por encima de los pobres?»,
afirma el Señor,
el Señor Todopoderoso.
16El Señor dice:
«Las hijas de Sión son tan orgullosas
que caminan con el cuello estirado,
con ojos seductores y pasitos cortos,
haciendo sonar los adornos de sus pies.
17Por eso el Señor cubrirá de sarna
la cabeza de las hijas de Sión;
el Señor las dejará completamente calvas».
18En aquel día, el Señor arrancará todo adorno: hebillas, diademas, broches, 19pendientes, pulseras, velos, 20pañuelos, cadenillas de los pies, cinturones, frasquitos de perfume, amuletos, 21anillos, argollas para la nariz, 22ropas de gala, mantos, chales, bolsos, 23espejos, telas finas, turbantes y mantillas.
24Habrá pestilencia en vez de perfume,
soga en vez de cinturón,
calvicie en vez de peinado elegante,
ropa de luto en vez de trajes lujosos,
vergüenza3:24 vergüenza (Qumrán); TM no incluye esta palabra. en vez de belleza.
25Tus hombres caerán a filo de espada,
y tus valientes, en el campo de batalla.
26Las puertas de la ciudad gemirán y se vestirán de luto;
desolada, la ciudad se sentará en el suelo.
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem and Judah
1Here is what
the Lord who rules over all is about to do.
The Lord will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
supplies and help alike.
He will take away all the supplies of food and water.
2He’ll take away heroes and soldiers.
He’ll take away judges and prophets.
He’ll take away fortune tellers and elders.
3He’ll take away captains of groups of 50 men.
He’ll take away government leaders.
He’ll take away advisers, skilled workers
and those who are clever at doing evil magic.
4The Lord will make mere youths their leaders.
Children will rule over them.
5People will treat one another badly.
They will fight against one another.
They will fight against their neighbors.
Young people will attack old people.
Ordinary people will attack those who are more important.
6A man will grab one of his brothers
in his father’s house. He will say,
“You have a coat. So you be our leader.
Take charge of all these broken-down buildings!”
7But at that time the brother will cry out,
“I can’t help you.
I don’t have any food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of these people.”
8Jerusalem is about to fall.
And so is Judah.
They say and do things against the Lord.
They dare to disobey him to his very face.
9The look on their faces is a witness against them.
They show off their sin, just as the people of Sodom did.
They don’t even try to hide it.
How terrible it will be for them!
They have brought trouble on themselves.
10Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them.
They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.
11But how terrible it will be for those who do what is evil!
Trouble is about to fall on them.
They will be paid back for the evil things they’ve done.
12Those who are young treat my people badly.
Women rule over them.
My people, your leaders have taken you down the wrong path.
They have turned you away from the right path.
13The Lord takes his place in court.
He stands up to judge the people.
14He judges the elders and leaders of his people.
He says to them,
“My people are like a vineyard.
You have destroyed them.
The things you have taken from poor people are in your houses.
15What do you mean by crushing my people?
Why are you grinding the faces of the poor into the dirt?”
announces the Lord. He is the Lord who rules over all.
16The Lord continues,
“The women in Zion are very proud.
They walk along with their noses in the air.
They tease men with their eyes.
They sway their hips as they walk along.
Little chains jingle on their ankles.
17So I will put sores on the heads of Zion’s women.
And I will remove the hair from their heads.”
18At that time the Lord will take away the beautiful things they wear. He will take away their decorations, headbands and moon-shaped necklaces. 19He’ll take away their earrings, bracelets and veils. 20He’ll remove their headdresses, anklets and belts. He’ll take away their perfume bottles and charms. 21He’ll remove the rings they wear on their fingers and in their noses. 22He’ll take away their fine robes and their capes and coats. He’ll take away their purses 23and mirrors. And he’ll take away their linen clothes, turbans and shawls.
24Instead of smelling sweet,
the women will smell bad.
Instead of wearing belts,
they will wear ropes.
Instead of having beautiful hair,
they won’t have any hair at all.
Instead of wearing fine clothes,
they’ll wear rough clothes to show how sad they are.
Instead of being beautiful,
on their bodies they’ll have the marks of their owners.
25Jerusalem, your men will be killed by swords.
Your soldiers will die in battle.
26The city of Zion will be very sad.
Like a widow, she will lose everything.
She will sit on the ground and mourn.
