Jeremías 29

1 Estas son las palabras de la carta que el profeta Jeremías envió desde Jerusalén al resto de los ancianos, a los sacerdotes, profetas y a todo el pueblo que Nabucodonosor deportó de Jerusalén a Babilonia.

Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the responsible men among those who had been taken away, and to the priests and the prophets and to all the rest of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken away prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylon;

2 (Esto sucedió después que el rey Jeconías, la reina madre, los servidores del palacio, los magistrados de Judá y de Jerusalén y los artesanos y herreros salieron de Jerusalén.

(After Jeconiah the king and the queen-mother and the unsexed servants and the rulers of Judah and Jerusalem and the expert workmen and the metal-workers had gone away from Jerusalem; )

3 La envió por medio de Elasa, hijo de Safán y de Gemarías, hijo de Hilcías, a quienes Sedequías, rey de Judá, envió a Babilonia, a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia.) Decía:

By the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, ) saying,

4 Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice a todos los cautivos que Yo deporté de Jerusalén a Babilonia:

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said to all those whom I have taken away prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 Edifiquen casas y habítenlas. Planten huertos y coman sus frutos.

Go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them;

6 Tomen esposas y engendren hijos e hijas. Tomen esposas para sus hijos y den sus hijas a esposos para que críen hijos e hijas. Multiplíquense allá y no disminuyan.

Take wives and have sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may have sons and daughters; and be increased in number there and do not become less.

7 Procuren la paz de la ciudad a la cual los deporté. Rueguen a Yavé por ella, porque en la paz de ella tendrán ustedes paz.

And be working for the peace of the land to which I have had you taken away prisoners, and make prayer to the Lord for it: for in its peace you will have peace.

8 Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: No los engañen sus profetas y adivinos que viven entre ustedes, ni atiendan a los sueños que ustedes mismos tienen.

For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Do not let yourselves be tricked by the prophets who are among you, and the readers of signs, and give no attention to their dreams which they may have;

9 Porque les profetizan engaño en mi Nombre, y Yo no los envié, dice Yavé.

For they are saying to you what is false in my name: I have not sent them, says the Lord.

10 Porque Yavé dice: Cuando en Babilonia se cumplan los 70 años, Yo los visitaré, y despertaré sobre ustedes mi buena Palabra para que vuelvan a este lugar.

For this is what the Lord has said: When seventy years are ended for Babylon, I will have pity on you and give effect to my good purpose for you, causing you to come back to this place.

11 Porque Yo sé los designios que tengo para ustedes, dice Yavé, designios de bienestar y no de mal, a fin de darles porvenir y esperanza.

For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

12 Entonces me invocarán. Vendrán y orarán a Mí, y Yo los escucharé.

And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you.

13 Me buscarán y me hallarán, porque me buscarán con todo su corazón.

And you will be searching for me and I will be there, when you have gone after me with all your heart.

14 Seré hallado por ustedes, dice Yavé, y los devolveré de su cautividad. Los reuniré de todas las naciones y de todos los lugares adonde los eché, dice Yavé.

I will be near you again, says the Lord, and your fate will be changed, and I will get you together from all the nations and from all the places where I had sent you away, says the Lord; and I will take you back again to the place from which I sent you away prisoners.

15 Pero ustedes dicen: Yavé nos levantó profetas en Babilonia.

For you have said, The Lord has given us prophets in Babylon.

16 Yavé dice con respecto al rey que está sentado sobre el trono de David y de todo el pueblo que vive en esta ciudad, de sus hermanos que no salieron con ustedes en cautividad,

For this is what the Lord has said about the king who is seated on the seat of David's kingdom, and about all the people living in this town, your countrymen who have not gone out with you as prisoners;

17 Yavé de las huestes dice: Ciertamente Yo envío contra ellos la espada, el hambre y la pestilencia. Los pondré como los higos malos, que por ser tan malos no se pueden comer.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will send on them the sword and need of food and disease, and will make them like bad figs, which are of no use for food, they are so bad.

18 Los perseguiré con espada, con hambre y pestilencia. Los convertiré en escarnio de todos los reinos de la tierra, en maldición, espanto, burla y afrenta entre todas las naciones a donde los echaré,

I will go after them, attacking them with the sword and with need of food and with disease, and will make them a cause of fear to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse and a wonder and a surprise and a name of shame among all the nations where I have sent them:

19 por cuanto no escucharon mis palabras, que les envié por medio de mis esclavos profetas, de madrugada y sin cesar, pero no quisieron escuchar, dice Yavé.

Because they have not given ear to my words, says the Lord, when I sent to them my servants the prophets, getting up early and sending them; but you did not give ear, says the Lord.

20 Escuchen, pues, la Palabra de Yavé, ustedes todos los deportados que eché de Jerusalén a Babilonia.

And now, give ear to the word of the Lord, all you whom I have sent away prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylon.

21 Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice con respecto a Acab, hijo de Colías y de Sedequías, hijo de Maasías, quienes les profetizan mentiras en mi Nombre: Ciertamente Yo los entrego en mano de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y él los matará ante sus ojos.

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said about Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and about Zedekiah, the son of Maaseiah, who are saying to you what is false in my name: See, I will give them up into the hands of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, and he will put them to death before your eyes.

22 A causa de ellos, los deportados de Judá que están en Babilonia harán una maldición que diga: Yavé haga contigo como hizo con Acab y Sedequías, a quienes el rey de Babilonia asó en el fuego.

And their fate will be used as a curse by all the prisoners of Judah who are in Babylon, who will say, May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, who were burned in the fire by the king of Babylon;

23 Porque practicaron infamia en Israel al cometer adulterio con las esposas de sus prójimos, y en mi Nombre dijeron palabras falsas que Yo no les mandé. Lo sé y lo testifico, dice Yavé.

Because they have done shame in Israel, and have taken their neighbours' wives, and in my name have said false words, which I did not give them orders to say; and I myself am the witness, says the Lord.

24 Y a Semaías de Nehelam hablarás:

About Shemaiah the Nehelamite.

25 Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Tú enviaste cartas en tu propio nombre a todo el pueblo que está en Jerusalén, al sacerdote Sofonías, hijo de Maasías, y a todos los sacerdotes. Dijiste:

Shemaiah the Nehelamite sent a letter in his name to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

26 Yavé te nombró sacerdote en lugar del sacerdote Joiada para que te encargues en la Casa de Yavé de todo hombre loco que profetice, lo pongas en el cepo y en el collar de hierro.

The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest, to be an overseer in the house of the Lord for every man who is off his head and is acting as a prophet, to put such men in prison and in chains.

27 Ahora pues, ¿por qué no has reprendido a Jeremías de Anatot, quien les profetiza?

So why have you made no protest against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is acting as a prophet to you?

28 Porque él nos envió a decir en Babilonia: El cautiverio es largo. Edifiquen casas, vivan en ellas, planten huertos y coman sus frutos.

For he has sent to us in Babylon saying, The time will be long: go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them.

29 El sacerdote Sofonías leyó esta carta a oídos del profeta Jeremías.

And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.

30 La Palabra de Yavé vino a Jeremías:

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

31 Envía a decir a todos los deportados: Yavé dice esto con respecto a Semaías de Nehelam: Semaías les profetizó sin que Yo lo enviara, y predijo una falsa confianza.

Send to all those who have been taken away, saying, This is what the Lord has said about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has been acting as a prophet to you, and I did not send him, and has made you put your faith in what is false;

32 Por tanto Yavé dice: Ciertamente Yo castigaré a Semaías de Nehelam y a su descendencia: No tendrá varón que viva en medio de este pueblo, ni verá el bien que Yo haré a mi pueblo, dice Yavé, porque habló palabras de rebelión contra Yavé.

For this cause the Lord has said, Truly I will send punishment on Shemaiah and on his seed; not a man of his family will have a place among this people, and he will not see the good which I am going to do to my people, says the Lord: because he has said words against the Lord.