Jeremiah 38
1 Now it came to the ears of Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, that Jeremiah had said to all the people,
Sefatías, hijo de Matán, Gedalías, hijo de Pasur, Jucal, hijo de Selemías, y Pasur, hijo de Malquías, oyeron las Palabras que Jeremías hablaba a todo el pueblo:
2 These are the words of the Lord: Whoever goes on living in this town will come to his death by the sword or through need of food or by disease: but whoever goes out to the Chaldaeans will keep his life out of the power of the attackers and be safe.
Yavé dice: El que se quede en esta ciudad morirá a espada, de hambre o de pestilencia. Pero el que se pase a los caldeos vivirá, tendrá su vida como botín y seguirá vivo.
3 The Lord has said, This town will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
Yavé dice: Ciertamente esta ciudad será entregada en mano del ejército del rey de Babilonia, y la tomará.
4 Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.
Entonces los magistrados dijeron al rey: Te rogamos que este hombre sea ejecutado, porque debilita las manos de los guerreros que quedan en esta ciudad, y las de todo el pueblo al hablarles así. Este hombre no busca el bienestar de este pueblo, sino su mal.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
Y el rey Sedequías respondió: Miren, él está en sus manos. El rey nada puede hacer contra ustedes.
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
Entonces tomaron a Jeremías y lo echaron en la cisterna de Malquías, hijo de Hamelec, la cual estaba en el patio de la guardia. Bajaron a Jeremías con sogas. En la cisterna no había agua, sino lodo, y Jeremías se hundió en el lodo.
7 Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:
Pero el etíope llamado Ebed-melec, servidor en el palacio real, supo que habían metido a Jeremías en la cisterna. Y cuando el rey estaba sentado en la puerta de Benjamín,
8 And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king,
Ebed-melec salió del palacio real y habló al rey:
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.
Oh rey, ʼadón mío, estos varones actuaron mal en todo lo que hicieron con el profeta Jeremías, al cual echaron en la cisterna, donde morirá de hambre, porque ya no hay pan en la ciudad.
10 Then the king gave orders to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take with you three men from here and get Jeremiah out of the water-hole before death overtakes him.
Entonces el rey ordenó al etíope Ebed-melec: Toma 30 hombres contigo, y saquen al profeta Jeremías de la cisterna antes que muera.
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king, to the place where the clothing was kept, and got from there old clothing and bits of old cloth, and let them down by cords into the water-hole where Jeremiah was.
Ebed-melec tomó en su poder a los hombres, entró en el palacio real debajo de la tesorería. De allí tomó trapos viejos y ropas raídas y andrajosas, y junto con unas sogas, los bajó a Jeremías en la cisterna.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
El etíope Ebed-melec dijo a Jeremías: Ponte ahora esos trapos viejos, ropas raídas y andrajosas bajo los sobacos, debajo de las sogas. Y Jeremías lo hizo así.
13 So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
De este modo sacaron a Jeremías con sogas y lo subieron de la cisterna. Y Jeremías permaneció en el patio de la guardia.
14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and took him into the rulers' doorway in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah, I have a question to put to you; keep nothing back from me.
Después el rey Sedequías llamó al profeta Jeremías ante su presencia, en la tercera entrada de la Casa de Yavé. Y el rey dijo a Jeremías: Te haré una pregunta. No me encubras alguna cosa.
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I give you the answer to your question, will you not certainly put me to death? and if I make a suggestion to you, you will not give it a hearing.
Y Jeremías contestó a Sedequías: Si te lo digo, ciertamente ¿no me matarás? Y si te aconsejo, no me escucharás.
16 So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.
Pero el rey Sedequías juró en secreto a Jeremías: Vive Yavé, Quien nos da la vida, que ciertamente no te mataré, ni te entregaré en mano de estos hombres que buscan tu vida.
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, These are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel: If you go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then you will have life, and the town will not be burned with fire, and you and your family will be kept from death:
Entonces Jeremías dijo a Sedequías: Yavé ʼElohim de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Si tú en verdad sales a los oficiales del rey de Babilonia, vivirás, y esta ciudad no será quemada. Vivirás, tú y tu casa.
18 But if you do not go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then this town will be given into the hands of the Chaldaeans and they will put it on fire, and you will not get away from them.
Pero si no te entregas a los oficiales del rey de Babilonia, esta ciudad será entregada en la mano de los caldeos. La incendiarán, y tú no escaparás de sus manos.
19 And King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am troubled on account of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, for fear that they may give me up to them and they will put me to shame.
El rey Sedequías dijo a Jeremías: Tengo temor de los judíos que desertaron a los caldeos. Yo podría ser entregado a ellos, y ellos me maltratarían.
20 But Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.
Pero Jeremías le respondió: No te entregarán. Oye ahora la voz de Yavé en lo que te digo, y te irá bien y vivirás.
21 But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:
Pero si rehúsas entregarte, ésta es la Palabra que Yavé me mostró:
22 See, all the rest of the women in the house of the king of Judah will be taken out to the king of Babylon's captains, and these women will say, Your nearest friends have been false to you and have got the better of you: they have made your feet go deep into the wet earth, and they are turned away back from you.
Ciertamente todas las mujeres que quedan en el palacio del rey de Judá serán sacadas a los oficiales del rey de Babilonia. Ellas mismas dirán: Tus amigos te engañaron y prevalecieron contra ti. Hundieron tus pies en el lodo y se volvieron atrás.
23 And they will take all your wives and your children out to the Chaldaeans: and you will not get away out of their hands, but will be taken by the hands of the king of Babylon: and this town will be burned with fire.
Sacarán, pues, a todas tus mujeres y a tus hijos para los caldeos. Tú no escaparás de sus manos, sino serás apresado por la mano del rey de Babilonia, y esta ciudad será destruida con fuego.
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man have knowledge of these words, and you will not be put to death.
Entonces Sedequías dijo a Jeremías: Que nadie sepa estas Palabras, y tú no morirás.
25 But if it comes to the ears of the rulers that I have been talking with you, and they come and say to you, Give us word now of what you have said to the king and what the king said to you, keeping nothing back and we will not put you to death;
Si los magistrados oyen que yo hablé contigo, y acuden a ti y te dicen: Decláranos ahora lo que le dijiste al rey, sin ocultarnos nada, no te mataremos, y también qué te respondió el rey,
26 Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.
tú les dirás: Supliqué al rey que no me devolviera a la casa de Jonatán para morir allá.
27 Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.
En efecto, luego todos los magistrados fueron a Jeremías, y le preguntaron, y él les respondió todo lo que el rey le mandó. Ellos dejaron de hablarle, de modo que el asunto no fue escuchado.
28 So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
Jeremías permaneció en el patio de la guardia hasta el día cuando Jerusalén fue capturada.
