Jeremías 32

1 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.

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.

2 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.

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, shutting it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.

3 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.

For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had had him shut up, saying, Why have you, as a prophet, been saying, The Lord has said, See, I will give this town into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

4 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.

And Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not get away from the hands of the Chaldaeans, but will certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will have talk with him, mouth to mouth, and see him, eye to eye.

5 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’”.

And he will take Zedekiah away to Babylon, where he will be till I have pity on him, says the Lord: though you are fighting with the Chaldaeans, things will not go well for you?

6 Jeremías respondió: “El Señor me dio un mensaje, diciendo

And Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

7 Tu primo Hanamel, hijo de Salum, viene a decirte: ‘¿Por qué no compras mi campo en Anatot, porque tienes derecho a rescatarlo y comprarlo?’

See, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your father's brother, will come to you and say, Give the price and get for yourself my property in Anathoth: for you have the right of the nearest relation.

8 “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.

So Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord.

9 Así que compré el campo en Anatot a mi primo Hanamel. Pesé diecisiete siclos de plata para pagarle.

So I got for a price the property in Anathoth from Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, and gave him the money, seventeen shekels of silver;

10 Firmé la escritura y la sellé, hice que la atestiguaran y pesé la plata con la balanza.

And I put it in writing, stamping it with my stamp, and I took witnesses and put the money into the scales.

11 Luego tomé la escritura de venta, tanto el original sellado que contenía los términos y condiciones, como la copia sin sellar,

So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:

12 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.

And I gave the paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, before the eyes of Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, and of the witnesses who had put their names to the paper, and before all the Jews who were seated in the place of the armed watchmen.

13 Le di a Baruc estas instrucciones delante de ellos:

And I gave orders to Baruch in front of them, saying,

14 “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.

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take these papers, the witness of this business, the one which is rolled up and stamped, and the one which is open; and put them in a vessel of earth so that they may be kept for a long time.

15 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”.

For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, There will again be trading in houses and fields and vine-gardens in this land.

16 Después de entregar la escritura de venta a Baruc hijo de Nerías, oré al Señor:

Now after I had given the paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah, I made my prayer to the Lord, saying,

17 “¡Ah, Señor Dios! Tú creaste los cielos y la tierra con tu gran fuerza y poder. ¡Nada es demasiado difícil para ti!

Ah Lord God! see, you have made the heaven and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm, and there is nothing you are not able to do:

18 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,

You have mercy on thousands, and send punishment for the evil-doing of the fathers on their children after them: the great, the strong God, the Lord of armies is his name:

19 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.

Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

20 “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.

You have done signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day, in Israel and among other men; and have made a name for yourself as at this day;

21 Sacaste a tu pueblo Israel de Egipto con señales y milagros, con tu gran poder y fuerza que aterrorizaba a la gente.

And have taken your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and with wonders and with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, causing great fear;

22 Les diste esta tierra que habías prometido a sus antepasados, una tierra que mana leche y miel.

And have given them this land, which you gave your word to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

23 “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.

And they came in and took it for their heritage, but they did not give ear to your voice, and were not ruled by your law; they have done nothing of all you gave them orders to do: so you have made all this evil come on them:

24 ¡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.

See, they have made earthworks against the town to take it; and the town is given into the hands of the Chaldaeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword and need of food and disease: and what you have said has taken place, and truly you see it.

25 “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!’”

And you have said to me, Give the money to get yourself a property, and have the business witnessed; though the town is given into the hands of the Chaldaeans.

26 Entonces el Señor le dio a Jeremías este mensaje

And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

27 ¡Mira! Yo soy el Señor, el Dios de todos. ¿Hay algo que sea demasiado difícil para mí?

See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there anything so hard that I am unable to do it?

28 “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.

So this is what the Lord has said: See, I am giving this town into the hands of the Chaldaeans and into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, and he will take it:

29 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.

And the Chaldaeans, who are fighting against this town, will come and put the town on fire, burning it together with the houses, on the roofs of which perfumes have been burned to the Baal, and drink offerings have been drained out to other gods, moving me to wrath.

30 “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.

For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my eyes from their earliest years: the children of Israel have only made me angry with the work of their hands, says the Lord.

31 Esta ciudad ha sido una fuente de ira y frustración desde que fue construida hasta ahora. Así que voy a deshacerme de ella,

For this town has been to me a cause of wrath and of burning passion from the day of its building till this day, so that I put it away from before my face:

32 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

Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to make me angry, they and their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.

33 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.

And they have been turning their backs and not their faces to me: and though I was their teacher, getting up early and teaching them, their ears were not open to teaching.

34 “Han puesto sus repugnantes ídolos en mi Templo, haciéndolo impuro.

But they put their disgusting images into the house which is named by my name, making it unclean.

35 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.

And they put up the high places of the Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, making their sons and their daughters go through the fire to Molech; which I did not give them orders to do, and it never came into my mind that they would do this disgusting thing, causing Judah to be turned out of the way.

36 “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:

And now the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of this town, about which you say, It is given into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword and by need of food and by disease:

37 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.

See, I will get them together from all the countries where I have sent them in my wrath and in the heat of my passion and in my bitter feeling; and I will let them come back into this place where they may take their rest safely.

38 Ellos serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios.

And they will be my people, and I will be their God:

39 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.

And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:

40 “Haré un acuerdo eterno con ellos: Nunca dejaré de hacerles el bien y les ayudaré a respetarme para que nunca me abandonen.

And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.

41 Me encantará tratarlos bien, y me comprometeré con todo mi ser a ayudarlos a crecer como nación en esta tierra.

And truly, I will take pleasure in doing them good, and all my heart and soul will be given to planting them in this land in good faith.

42 “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.

For the Lord has said: As I have made all this great evil come on this people, so I will send on them all the good which I said about them.

43 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’.

And there will be trading in fields in this land of which you say, It is a waste, without man or beast; it is given into the hands of the Chaldaeans.

44 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”.

Men will get fields for money, and put the business in writing, stamping the papers and having them witnessed, in the land of Benjamin and in the country round Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill-country and in the towns of the lowland and in the towns of the South: for I will let their fate be changed, says the Lord.