Jeremías 34
1 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:
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the nations, made war against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying: —
2 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.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
3 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.
And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
4 Sin embargo, oh Sedequías, rey de Judá, escucha la Palabra de Yavé. Yavé dice respecto a ti: No morirás a espada.
Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah, king of Judah! Thus saith Jehovah concerning thee: Thou shalt not die by the sword;
5 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.
in peace shalt thou die; and according to the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings, who were before thee, so shall they burn for thee; and they shall lament for thee, saying, “Ah, lord!” for I have spoken the word, saith Jehovah.
6 El profeta Jeremías dijo esto a Sedequías, rey de Judá, en Jerusalén,
And Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words to Zedekiah, king of Judah, at Jerusalem.
7 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.
And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these fortified cities remained of the cities of Judah.
8 La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías después que Sedequías pactó con el pueblo en Jerusalén y les proclamó libertad,
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people that were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty to them,
9 para que cada uno dejara libre a su esclavo y su esclava hebreos y que ninguno utilizara a sus hermanos judíos como esclavos.
that every one should let his man-servant or his maid-servant, being a Hebrew or Hebrewess, go free, that no one should retain his brother, a Jew, in servitude.
10 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.
And all the princes, and all the people, who had entered into covenant to let every one his man-servant and every one his maid-servant go free, and retain them in servitude no longer, obeyed; they obeyed, and let them go.
11 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.
But they returned afterwards, and took back the men-servants and the maid-servants whom they had let go free, and brought them into subjection as men-servants and as maid-servants.
12 Entonces la Palabra de Yavé vino a Jeremías:
Then came the word of Jehovah to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
13 Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: El día cuando los saqué de Egipto, de casa de esclavitud, Yo pacté con sus antepasados y dije:
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, and said,
14 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.
“At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother, a Hebrew, who shall have been sold to thee; when he shall have served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee.” But your fathers hearkened not to me, nor inclined their ear.
15 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.
And when ye had turned at this time, and had done what was right in mine eyes, in proclaiming liberty every one to his neighbor, and had entered into a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name,
16 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.
then ye returned and profaned my name, and took back every one his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, and brought them into subjection to be men-servants and maid-servants to you.
17 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.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened to me in proclaiming liberty every one to his brother, and every one to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, and I will give you up to oppression in all the kingdoms of the earth;
18 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:
and I will make the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, like the calf which they cut in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
19 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.
the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, that passed between the parts of the calf.
20 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.
I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
21 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.
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, even into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.
22 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.
Behold, I will command, saith Jehovah, 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.
