Jeremiah 34
1 This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, along with troops from all the countries he ruled and other nations were attacking Jerusalem and all its nearby towns:
Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías cuando Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, todo su ejército, todos los reyes de la tierra que estaban bajo el dominio de su mano y todos los pueblos combatían contra Jerusalén y sus ciudades:
2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go and talk to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the Lord says: Listen! I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he is going to burn it down.
Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: Vé y habla a Sedequías, rey de Judá: Yavé dice: Yo entrego esta ciudad al rey de Babilonia para que la incendie.
3 You yourself won't escape being captured by him. You will certainly be taken prisoner and brought before him to speak with him personally and see him face to face. You will be taken to Babylon.
Tú no escaparás de su mano, sino serás apresado y caerás en su mano. Tus ojos verán los ojos del rey de Babilonia y te hablará cara a cara. Entrarás en Babilonia.
4 Listen to what the Lord is telling you, Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the Lord says about you: You won't be killed;
Sin embargo, oh Sedequías, rey de Judá, escucha la Palabra de Yavé. Yavé dice respecto a ti: No morirás a espada.
5 you will die in peace. You will have a proper funeral with incense burned for you as they did for your forefathers, the kings who ruled before you. They will weep for you, crying, “The king is dead.” I myself am telling you this, declares the Lord.
En paz morirás. Como quemaron especias por tus antepasados, los que fueron reyes antes de ti, las quemarán por ti. Te lamentarán y dirán: ¡Ay, ʼadon! Porque Yo hablé la Palabra, dice Yavé.
6 Jeremiah the prophet told Zedekiah king of Judah all this there in Jerusalem.
El profeta Jeremías dijo esto a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en Jerusalén,
7 At this time the king of Babylon's army was attacking the city and the Judean towns of Lachish and Azekah. These were the only fortified cities that had not yet been conquered in Judah.
cuando el ejército del rey de Babilonia luchaba contra Jerusalén y el resto de las ciudades de Judá: Laquis y Azeca, las dos ciudades fortificadas de Judá que quedaban.
8 A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a agreement with everyone in Jerusalem to announce a proclamation of freedom.
La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías después que Sedequías pactó con el pueblo en Jerusalén y les proclamó libertad,
9 This meant that every slave owner should free their Hebrew slaves, both male and female. No one was to force their fellow citizens to remain slaves any longer.
para que cada uno dejara libre a su esclavo y su esclava hebreos y que ninguno utilizara a sus hermanos judíos como esclavos.
10 All the officials and all the people who accepted this agreement did what they said. They freed their male and female slaves, not forcing them to remain slaves any longer. They obeyed and let them go free.
Cuando todos los magistrados y todo el pueblo oyeron que en el pacto se convino dejar libre cada uno a su esclavo y a su esclava, y que ninguno volvería a utilizarlos como esclavos, obedecieron y los dejaron en libertad.
11 However, later on they changed their minds and took back the male and female slaves they'd freed, forcing them back into slavery.
Pero después cambiaron de parecer y obligaron a regresar a los esclavos y esclavas que habían dejado en libertad y los sometieron como esclavos y esclavas.
12 A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a Jeremías:
13 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I made a agreement with your forefathers when I led them out of Egypt, out of the prison-house of slavery, saying:
Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: El día cuando los saqué de Egipto, de casa de esclavitud, Yo pacté con sus antepasados y dije:
14 Every seventh year, each of you are to set free all fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you. They can serve you for six years, but then you must set them free. But your forefathers didn't pay attention and didn't obey what I told them.
Al fin de siete años cada uno de ustedes dejará en libertad a su hermano hebreo que te fue vendido. Seis años le servirá, y lo dejarás ir libre. Pero sus antepasados no me escucharon ni inclinaron su oído.
15 A little while ago you decided to do what's right, which made me happy. You all announced that you would free your slaves. You made a agreement before me in my Temple.
Hoy ustedes cambiaron de parecer e hicieron lo recto ante mis ojos, al anunciar cada uno libertad a su prójimo, y concertar un pacto en mi Presencia, en la Casa en la cual es invocado mi Nombre.
16 But now you've changed your minds and dishonored me. Each of you took back the male and female slaves you'd set free to do whatever they wanted. You forced them to become your slaves again.
Pero se volvieron atrás y profanaron mi Nombre al hacer regresar cada uno a su esclavo y a su esclava, a quienes por su propia voluntad habían dejado en libertad, y los volvieron a someter para que les sean esclavos y esclavas.
17 So this is what the Lord says: You haven't obeyed me. You haven't announced freedom for your slaves, your own people. So now I announce “freedom” for you, declares the Lord: Freedom to be killed by war, by disease, and by famine! I will make all the kingdoms of the world horrified by you.
Por tanto, Yavé dice: Ustedes no me obedecieron al no proclamar cada uno la libertad para su hermano y su prójimo. Miren, dice Yavé, Yo proclamo la libertad para la espada, la pestilencia y el hambre. Los pondré como espanto ante todos los reinos de la tierra.
18 They have broken my agreement, and have not kept the terms of the agreement they promised before me. So I'm going to cut them up just like the calf they cut in half to pass between its two pieces.
Entregaré a los hombres que traspasaron mi Pacto, que no cumplieron las palabras del pacto que celebraron en mi Presencia cuando cortaron en dos partes el becerro y pasaron por en medio de ellas:
19 I will hand them over to their enemies who are trying to kill them. This includes the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and everyone else who passed between the pieces of the calf.
a los magistrados de Judá, a los magistrados de Jerusalén, a los servidores del palacio, a los sacerdotes y a todo el pueblo de la tierra, los cuales pasaron entre las partes del becerro.
20 Their dead bodies will become food for birds of prey and wild animals.
Los entregaré en mano de sus enemigos y de los que buscan su vida. Sus cadáveres serán comida para las aves del cielo y los animales de la tierra.
21 I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials to their enemies who are trying to kill them, to the army of the king of Babylon which had paused its attack on you.
Entregaré a Sedequías, rey de Judá, y a sus magistrados en mano de sus enemigos, de los que buscan su vida, y del ejército del rey de Babilonia, quien se retiró de ustedes.
22 Listen! I will give the order, declares the Lord, and bring them back to Jerusalem. They will attack it, capture it, and burn it. I'm going to destroy the towns of Judah so nobody will live there.
Ciertamente Yo daré orden, dice Yavé, y los devolveré a esta ciudad. Lucharán contra ella, la tomarán y la incendiarán. Convertiré en una desolación las ciudades de Judá hasta que no quede habitante.
