Jeremías 34

1 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

The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,

2 “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.

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus said the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

3 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”.

And you shall not escape out of his hand, but shall surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and your eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with you mouth to mouth, and you shall go to Babylon.

4 “Pero escucha la palabra de Yahvé, oh Sedequías, rey de Judá. Yahvé dice respecto a ti: ‘No morirás a espada.

Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus says the LORD of you, You shall not die by the sword:

5 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”.

But you shall die in peace: and with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings which were before you, so shall they burn odors for you; and they will lament you, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, says the LORD.

6 El profeta Jeremías dijo todas estas palabras a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en Jerusalén,

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

7 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.

When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defended cities remained of the cities of Judah.

8 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,

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them;

9 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.

That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.

10 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,

Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.

11 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.

But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

12 Por eso vino a Jeremías una palabra de Yahvé, que decía:

Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

13 “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:

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, saying,

14 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.

At the end of seven years let you go every man his brother an Hebrew, which has been sold to you; and when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you: but your fathers listened not to me, neither inclined their ear.

15 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;

And you were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbor; and you had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:

16 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’”.

But you turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be to you for servants and for handmaids.

17 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.

Therefore thus says the LORD; You have not listened to me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, said the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

18 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:

And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in two, and passed between the parts thereof,

19 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.

The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;

20 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.

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat to the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

21 “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.

And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you.

22 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”.

Behold, I will command, says the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.