Jeremiah 34
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his entire army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under the authority of his hand, and all the people were making war against Jerusalem and against all of its cities, saying:
Palabra que vino a Jeremías de parte de Yahvé, cuando Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, con todo su ejército, todos los reinos de la tierra que estaban bajo su dominio y todos los pueblos, combatían contra Jerusalén y contra todas sus ciudades, diciendo
2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Zedekiah, the king of Judah. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
“Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Ve y habla a Sedequías, rey de Judá, y dile que Yahvé dice: “He aquí que yo entregaré esta ciudad en manos del rey de Babilonia y la quemará con fuego.
3 And you will not escape from his hand. Instead, you will be overtaken and captured, and you will be delivered into his hand. And your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth will speak with your mouth, and you will enter into Babylon.
No escaparás de su mano, sino que seguramente serás tomado y entregado en su mano. Tus ojos verán los ojos del rey de Babilonia, y él hablará contigo boca a boca. Irás a Babilonia”.
4 Even so, listen to the word of the Lord, Zedekiah, king of Judah: Thus says the Lord to you: You will not die by the sword.
“Pero escucha la palabra de Yahvé, oh Sedequías, rey de Judá. Yahvé dice respecto a ti: ‘No morirás a espada.
5 Instead, you will die in peace. And, in accord with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so will they burn you. And they will mourn you, saying: ‘Alas, lord!’ For I have spoken the word, says the Lord.”
Morirás en paz; y con los ardores de tus padres, los antiguos reyes que fueron antes de ti, así te harán arder. Se lamentarán de ti, diciendo: “¡Ah, Señor!”, porque yo he dicho la palabra’, dice Yahvé”.
6 And Jeremiah, the prophet, spoke all these words to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in Jerusalem.
El profeta Jeremías dijo todas estas palabras a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en Jerusalén,
7 And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that remained, against Lachish and against Azekah. For only these remained out of the cities of Judah that were fortified cities.
cuando el ejército del rey de Babilonia combatía contra Jerusalén y contra todas las ciudades de Judá que quedaban, contra Laquis y contra Azeca; pues sólo éstas quedaban de las ciudades de Judá como ciudades fortificadas.
8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after king Zedekiah had struck a pact with all the people in Jerusalem, proclaiming
Llegó a Jeremías la palabra de Yahvé, después de que el rey Sedequías había hecho un pacto con todo el pueblo que estaba en Jerusalén, para proclamarles la libertad,
9 that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, as a free Hebrew man and a free Hebrew woman, and that they should never be rulers over them, that is, over the Jews, their own brothers.
que cada uno dejara libre a su siervo y cada uno a su sierva, que fuera hebreo o hebrea, para que nadie hiciera de ellos siervos, de un judío a su hermano.
10 Then all the leaders and all the people who entered into the pact, heard that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, to be free, and that they should no longer rule over them. Therefore, they listened, and they released them.
Obedecieron todos los príncipes y todo el pueblo que habían pactado que cada uno dejara libre a su siervo y cada uno a su sierva, para que nadie los convirtiera en siervos. Ellos obedecieron y los dejaron ir,
11 But later on, they turned back. And they took back again their man servants and their woman servants, whom they had released to be free. And they subjugated them as male and female servants.
pero después se volvieron, e hicieron volver a los siervos y a las siervas que habían dejado libres, y los sometieron como siervos y como siervas.
12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
Por eso vino a Jeremías una palabra de Yahvé, que decía:
13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I struck a pact with your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude, saying:
“Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Hice un pacto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de la tierra de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre, diciendo:
14 ‘When seven years have been completed, let each one release his brother, a Hebrew, who had been sold to him. And so he will serve you for six years, and then you shall release him to be free from you.’ But your fathers did not listen to me, nor did they incline their ear.
Al cabo de siete años, cada uno de vosotros liberará a su hermano hebreo, que ha sido vendido a vosotros y os ha servido durante seis años. Lo dejaréis libre de vosotros. Pero vuestros padres no me escucharon y no inclinaron su oído.
15 And today you converted, and you did what is right in my eyes, so that you proclaimed liberty, each one to his friend. And you entered into a pact in my sight, in the house in which and over which my name is invoked.
Ahora os habíais convertido y habíais hecho lo que es justo a mis ojos, al proclamar cada uno la libertad de su prójimo. Habías hecho un pacto ante mí en la casa que se llama con mi nombre;
16 But now you have turned back, and you have stained my name. For you have led back again, each one his man servant, and each one his woman servant, whom you had released so that they would be free and under their own authority. And you have subjugated them, so that they would be your servants and handmaids.”
pero te volviste y profanaste mi nombre, y cada uno hizo volver a su siervo y a su sierva, a quienes habías dejado libres a su antojo. Los sometisteis para que os sirvieran de siervos y de siervas’”.
17 Because of this, thus says the Lord: “You have not heeded me, though you proclaimed liberty, each one to his brother and each one to his friend. Behold, I am proclaiming a liberty for you, says the Lord, to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine. And I will cause you to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Por eso dice el Señor: “No me habéis escuchado para proclamar la libertad, cada uno a su hermano y cada uno a su prójimo. He aquí que yo os anuncio la libertad — dice el Señor — a la espada, a la peste y al hambre. Haré que te arrojen de un lado a otro entre todos los reinos de la tierra.
18 And I will give over the men who have betrayed my covenant, and who have not observed the words of the covenant, to which they assented in my sight when they cut the calf into two parts and passed between its parts:
Entregaré a los hombres que han transgredido mi pacto, que no han cumplido las palabras del pacto que hicieron ante mí cuando cortaron el becerro en dos y pasaron entre sus partes:
19 the leaders of Judah, and the leaders of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, who have passed between the parts of the calf.
a los príncipes de Judá, a los príncipes de Jerusalén, a los eunucos, a los sacerdotes y a todo el pueblo de la tierra, que pasaron entre las partes del becerro.
20 And I will give them into the hands of their enemies and into the hands of those who are seeking their life. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.
Incluso los entregaré en manos de sus enemigos y en manos de los que buscan su vida. Sus cadáveres serán alimento para las aves del cielo y para los animales de la tierra.
21 And Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his leaders, I will give over to the hands of their enemies, and to the hands of those who are seeking their lives, and to the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, which had withdrawn from you.
“Entregaré a Sedequías, rey de Judá, y a sus príncipes en manos de sus enemigos, en manos de los que buscan su vida y en manos del ejército del rey de Babilonia, que se ha alejado de ti.
22 Behold, I will command, says the Lord, and I will lead them back to this city, and they will fight against it, and seize it, and set it on fire. And I will make the cities of Judah into a desolation, for there shall be no inhabitant.”
He aquí que yo ordeno — dice el Señor — y hago que vuelvan a esta ciudad. Lucharán contra ella, la tomarán y la quemarán con fuego. Convertiré las ciudades de Judá en una desolación, sin habitantes”.
