Jeremiah 32
1 After Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost ten years, Yahweh gave me another message, during the time that Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling [Babylonia] for almost 18 years.
Este es el mensaje del Señor que llegó a Jeremías en el décimo año del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá, que era el decimoctavo año del reinado de Nabucodonosor.
2 His army was surrounding Jerusalem, and I was in a prison area in the courtyard where the guards of the king’s palace stayed.
Esto ocurría cuando el ejército del rey de Babilonia estaba sitiando Jerusalén. El profeta Jeremías estaba preso en el patio de la guardia, que formaba parte del palacio del rey de Judá.
3 King Zedekiah had put me there. I continued to prophesy there [about what would happen]. I continued to say, “Yahweh says that he is about to allow [the army of] the king of Babylon to capture this city [DOU].
Sedequías, rey de Judá, lo había encarcelado, diciéndole “¿Por qué tienes que profetizar así? Dices que el Señor está diciendo: ‘Mira, voy a entregar esta ciudad al rey de Babilonia, y él la capturará.
4 And the soldiers of Babylonia will capture King Zedekiah and (take him to/put him in the hands of) the king of Babylon.
Sedequías, rey de Judá, no escapará de los babilonios. Será capturado y llevado ante el rey de Babilonia para hablar con él personalmente y verlo cara a cara.
5 Then his [soldiers] will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will remain there until I arrange for him to be punished. And if he tries to fight against the soldiers from Babylonia, he will not succeed.”
Se llevará a Sedequías a Babilonia, donde permanecerá hasta que yo trate con él, declara el Señor. No tendrás éxito si luchas contra los babilonios’”.
6 [At that time], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Jeremías respondió: “El Señor me dio un mensaje, diciendo
7 “[Your cousin] Hanamel, the son of Shallum [your uncle], will come to you. He will say to you, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, [your hometown]. [Because you are my closest relative], [it is written in our laws that] you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it].’”
Tu primo Hanamel, hijo de Salum, viene a decirte: ‘¿Por qué no compras mi campo en Anatot, porque tienes derecho a rescatarlo y comprarlo?’
8 And just as Yahweh had predicted, my cousin Hanamel came to see me in the courtyard of the palace. He said, “[Please] buy my field at Anathoth in the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live. It is written in our laws that you have the right to buy it [before I ask if anyone else wants to buy it.]” When he said that, I knew that the message that I had received was [truly] from Yahweh.
“Tal como había dicho el Señor, mi primo Hanamel vino a verme al patio de la guardia y me pidió: ‘Por favor, compra mi campo en Anatot, en la tierra de Benjamín, porque tienes el derecho de propiedad familiar para redimirlo. Deberías comprarlo para ti’”. Esto me convenció de que era un mensaje del Señor.
9 [So], I bought the field at Anathoth. I paid Hanamel 17 pieces of silver for it.
Así que compré el campo en Anatot a mi primo Hanamel. Pesé diecisiete siclos de plata para pagarle.
10 I signed the paper/papyrus on which it was written that I was buying it, while others were watching/witnessing it. Then I weighed the silver [and gave it to him].
Firmé la escritura y la sellé, hice que la atestiguaran y pesé la plata con la balanza.
11 Then I took two copies of the paper/papyrus. One was sealed and the other was not sealed. On both of them was written the price and conditions of the purchase. I took both copies
Luego tomé la escritura de venta, tanto el original sellado que contenía los términos y condiciones, como la copia sin sellar,
12 and I gave them to Baruch, who was the son of Neraiah and the grandson of Mahseiah. I did this while my cousin Hanamel, the [other] witnesses who had signed the paper/papyrus, and other men of Judah who were there in the courtyard, were watching.
y se los entregué a Baruc hijo de Nerías, hijo de Maseías. Hice esto en presencia de mi primo Hanamel, de los testigos que habían firmado la escritura de venta, y de todo el pueblo de Judá que estaba sentado allí en el patio de la guardia.
13 [Then], while they were [all] listening, I said to Baruch,
Le di a Baruc estas instrucciones delante de ellos:
14 “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘Take both copies of this paper/papyrus and put them in a clay jar, to preserve them for a long time.
“Esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel: Poned estas escrituras de venta, el original sellado y la copia abierta, en una vasija de barro para que se mantengan a salvo durante mucho tiempo.
15 [Do that] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [worship], say: “[Some day people will again own property] in this land, and they will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.’”
Porque esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel: Llegará el momento en que de nuevo se comprarán casas, campos y viñedos en este país”.
16 After I had given the papers/papyri to Baruch, I prayed to Yahweh, saying this:
Después de entregar la escritura de venta a Baruc hijo de Nerías, oré al Señor:
17 “Yahweh, [you are my] Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. [MTY, DOU] Nothing is too difficult for you [to do].
“¡Ah, Señor Dios! Tú creaste los cielos y la tierra con tu gran fuerza y poder. ¡Nada es demasiado difícil para ti!
18 You show thousands of people that you faithfully love them, but you punish people for the sins that their parents have committed. [You are the] great and powerful God, the Commander of the armies of angels.
Tú das tu amor confiable a miles de personas, pero castigas los pecados de los padres las consecuencias afectan también a sus hijos, Dios grande y poderoso cuyo nombre es Señor Todopoderoso,
19 You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave [DOU], and you do to them what they deserve.
tú eres el que es supremamente sabio y el que hace cosas increíbles. Tú vigilas lo que hace cada uno, y lo recompensas según su forma de vivir y lo que merecen sus acciones.
20 You performed many miracles [DOU] in Egypt, and you continue [to perform miracles here] in Israel and everywhere else in the world. [Because of that], you have (become very famous/caused many people to know that you are very great/powerful).
“Tú realizaste señales y milagros en Egipto, y lo sigues haciendo hoy, tanto aquí en Israel como entre todos los pueblos del mundo. Gracias a ello te ganaste una gran reputación, y esto sigue siendo así hoy.
21 You brought our Israeli ancestors out of Egypt by performing many great miracles [DOU], using your very great power [DOU], causing [our enemies to be] terrified.
Sacaste a tu pueblo Israel de Egipto con señales y milagros, con tu gran poder y fuerza que aterrorizaba a la gente.
22 You gave to us Israeli people this land that you solemnly promised to give to our ancestors, a land that is very fertile [IDM].
Les diste esta tierra que habías prometido a sus antepasados, una tierra que mana leche y miel.
23 Our ancestors came here and conquered this land and started to live in it, but they refused to obey you or to do what you commanded them to do. Because of that, you have caused us to experience all these disasters.
“Vinieron y se apoderaron de ella, pero no hicieron lo que dijiste ni siguieron tus leyes. No hicieron todo lo que les ordenaste, y por eso has hecho caer sobre ellos todo este desastre.
24 And now, [the army] of Babylonia has built ramps up against our city [walls] in order to attack our city. Because of [our enemies’] swords and because of famines and diseases, they will be able to conquer it [easily]. The things that you said would happen have [now] happened.
¡Mira las rampas de asedio apiladas contra la ciudad para capturarla! Mediante la guerra, el hambre y las enfermedades, la ciudad será tomada por los babilonios que la están atacando. Ya ves que todo lo que dijiste que pasaría ha sucedido.
25 [And it is evident that] the Babylonian army will soon conquer this city. So now, Yahweh my Lord, [I do not understand] why you told me to buy this field with my silver, while others were watching. [It seems that I have just been wasting my money by doing that]!”
“Sin embargo, Señor Dios, me has dicho: ‘¡Compra tú mismo el campo con plata delante de los testigos, aunque la ciudad haya sido entregada a los babilonios!’”
26 [Then] Yahweh gave me this message:
Entonces el Señor le dio a Jeremías este mensaje
27 “I am Yahweh, the God [who rules] all the people [in the world]. There is absolutely nothing [RHQ] that is too difficult for me [to do].
¡Mira! Yo soy el Señor, el Dios de todos. ¿Hay algo que sea demasiado difícil para mí?
28 So, this is what I say: [It is true that] I will enable the Babylonian army and King Nebuchadnezzar to capture this city.
“Esto es lo que dice el Señor: ¡Escucha! Voy a entregar esta ciudad al rey de Babilonia y a los babilonios, y ellos la capturarán.
29 The soldiers of Babylonia who are [now outside the walls] around the city will enter and burn this city. They will burn down [all] the houses where people caused me to become angry by burning incense on [the tops of] their roofs to [honor] Baal and by pouring out offerings of wine to other gods.
Los babilonios que están atacando la ciudad van a venir y la van a incendiar. La quemarán, incluso las casas de la gente que me hizo enojar quemando incienso a Baal en sus azoteas, y derramando libaciones en adoración de otros dioses.
30 The people of Israel and Judah have continually done only evil things from the time that they became a nation. They have caused me to become very angry by all their evil deeds.
“Desde sus primeros días, todo lo que ha hecho el pueblo de Israel y de Judá ha sido malo a mis ojos. De hecho, todo lo que han hecho es para enfurecerme con sus acciones, declara el Señor.
31 From the time that this city was built until now, the people of this city have done [only] things that caused me to be very angry [DOU]. So [now] I will destroy it.
Esta ciudad ha sido una fuente de ira y frustración desde que fue construida hasta ahora. Así que voy a deshacerme de ella,
32 The people of Israel and Judah, [including] their kings, their officials, the priests, the [false] prophets, and all the other people in Jerusalem have committed many sins that have caused me to become angry.
por todas las cosas malas que hizo el pueblo de Israel y de Judá y que me hicieron enojar: sus reyes y funcionarios, sus sacerdotes y profetas, todos los que viven en Judá y Jerusalén, todos
33 My people have turned away from me and have refused to return to me. Even though I taught them things many times, they would not pay attention to what I taught them, and they would not obey me.
Me han dado la espalda. Ni siquiera me miraron. A pesar de que seguí tratando de enseñarles, se negaron a escuchar o a aceptar la instrucción.
34 They have set up their detestable idols [even] in my own [MTY] temple and (defiled it/caused it to become a place that is unacceptable for people to worship me).
“Han puesto sus repugnantes ídolos en mi Templo, haciéndolo impuro.
35 They have built shrines to [honor] Baal in Ben-Hinnom Valley [outside Jerusalem], and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to [their god] Molech. I never commanded them to do such horrible things. I never even thought that anyone might do such a terrible thing. And by doing it they have caused [all the people of] Judah to [be guilty of having] sinned.”
Han construido santuarios paganos a Baal en el Valle de Hinom para poder sacrificar a sus hijos e hijas quemándolos en el fuego. Esto es algo que nunca ordené. Nunca se me ocurrió hacer algo tan horrible y hacer al pueblo de Judá culpable de pecado.
36 “But now [I will say something more] about this city. You [people of Jerusalem] have been saying, ‘[The army of] the King of Babylon will conquer it, either by their swords or because of famines or diseases.’ But this is what [I], Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people [say you belong to], say:
“Ahora sobre esta ciudad. Usted está diciendo correctamente: ‘Va a ser entregado al rey de Babilonia a través de la guerra y el hambre y la enfermedad’. Sin embargo, esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel:
37 ‘I will certainly bring my people back here again, from all the countries to which I will force them to go because I am extremely angry [DOU] with them. I will bring them back to this city and allow them to live here safely.
Prometo reunir a mi pueblo de todas las tierras a las que lo desterré porque me hizo enfadar mucho. Los traeré de vuelta aquí y vivirán con seguridad.
38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Ellos serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios.
39 I will cause them to have one way of thinking [IDM] and behaving, in order that they may revere me, for their good and for the good of their descendants.
Me aseguraré de que piensen de la misma manera y actúen en armonía, para que siempre me honren y todo sea bueno para ellos y sus descendientes.
40 I will make an agreement with them that will last forever: I will never stop doing good things for them, and I will encourage them to revere me and never turn away from me.
“Haré un acuerdo eterno con ellos: Nunca dejaré de hacerles el bien y les ayudaré a respetarme para que nunca me abandonen.
41 I will be happy to do good things for them, and I will surely enable them to return to this land and remain here [MET]; I will do that with all my inner being and all my strength.’
Me encantará tratarlos bien, y me comprometeré con todo mi ser a ayudarlos a crecer como nación en esta tierra.
42 And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say: ‘I have caused them to experience all these disasters. Similarly, [some day] I will do for them all the good things that I have promised.
“Esto es lo que dice el Señor: Así como ciertamente he hecho caer todo este desastre sobre mi pueblo, así también voy a darles todas las cosas buenas que he prometido.
43 [By buying land you, Jeremiah, have predicted that some day] people will buy and sell fields in this land about which you [people of Jerusalem] now say, “The Babylonian soldiers have destroyed it. It is [now] desolate. [It is a land where] there are no longer any people or animals.”
Se volverán a comprar campos en este país que describes, diciendo: ‘Ha sido completamente destruido; no quedan personas ni animales. Ha sido entregado a los babilonios’.
44 [But some day] people will [again] buy [and sell] fields here. People will sign documents [about buying those fields], and [other people] will witness them doing that. [That will happen] in the land where [the descendants of] Benjamin live and [here] in the villages near Jerusalem, in [other] towns in Judah, in the hilly areas and in the foothills [to the west], and in the southern desert area, [too. Some day] I will cause them to prosper again. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
La gente volverá a comprar campos con plata, las escrituras serán firmadas, selladas y atestiguadas. Esto sucederá aquí, en la tierra de Benjamín, en los alrededores de Jerusalén y en todas las ciudades de Judá -incluyendo las ciudades de la región montañosa, las estribaciones y el Néguev-, porque yo haré regresar al pueblo del exilio, declara el Señor”.
