Jeremiah 32

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1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah. The same is the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.	1 Palabra que fue dirigida a Jeremías de parte de Yahveh el año diez de Sedecías, rey de Judá - o sea, el año dieciocho de Nabucodonosor:
2 It was then that the army of the king of Babylon besieged Jerusalem. And Jeremiah, the prophet, was confined to the atrium of the prison, which was in the house of the king of Judah.	2 A la sazón las fuerzas del rey de Babilonia sitiaban a Jerusalén, mientras el profeta Jeremías estaba detenido en el patio de la guardia de la casa del rey de Judá,
3 For Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had confined him, saying: “Why do you make predictions, saying: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it?	3 donde le tenía detenido Sedecías, rey de Judá, bajo esta acusación: «¿Por qué has profetizado: Así dice Yahveh: He aquí que yo entrego esta ciudad en manos del rey de Babilonia, que la tomará,
4 And Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans. Instead, he will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon. And he will speak to him, mouth to mouth, and he will see him, eye to eye.	4 y el rey de Judá, Sedecías, no escapará de manos de los caldeos, sino que será entregado sin remisión en manos del rey de Babilonia, con quien hablará boca a boca, y sus ojos se encontrarán con sus ojos,
5 And he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon. And he will be there until I visit him, says the Lord. So then, if you contend against the Chaldeans, you will have no success.’ ”	5 y a Babilonia llevará a Sedecías, y allí estará (hasta que yo le visite - oráculo de Yahveh. ¡Aunque luchéis con los caldeos, no triunfaréis!)»
6 And Jeremiah said: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying:	6 Dijo Jeremías: He recibido una palabra de Yahveh que dice así:
7 Behold, Hanamel, the son of Shallum, your cousin, will come to you, saying: ‘Buy for yourself my field, which is in Anathoth. For it is your right, as next of kin, to buy it.’	7 «He aquí que Janamel, hijo de tu tío Sallum, va a dirigirse a ti diciendo: “Ea, cómprame el campo de Anatot, porque a ti te toca el derecho de rescate para comprarlo.”»
8 And in accord with the word of the Lord, Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me, to the entrance of the prison, and he said to me: ‘Take possession of my field, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. For the right of inheritance is yours, and as the next of kin you may possess it.’ Then I understood that this was the word of the Lord.	8 Vino, pues, a mí Janamel, hijo de mi tío, conforme al dicho de Yahveh, al patio de la guardia, y me dijo: «Ea, cómprame el campo de Anatot - que cae en territorio de Benjamín - porque tuyo es el derecho de adquisición y a ti te toca el rescate. Cómpratelo». Yo reconocí en aquello la palabra de Yahveh,
9 And I bought the field, which is in Anathoth, from Hanamel, the son of my uncle. And I weighed out the money to him, seven small coins and ten pieces of silver.	9 y compré a Janamel, hijo de mi tío, el campo que está en Anatot. Le pesé la plata: diecisiete siclos de plata.
10 And I wrote it in a book and signed it, and I summoned witnesses. And I weighed out the silver on a scale.	10 Lo apunté en mi escritura, sellé, aduje testigos y pesé la plata en la balanza.
11 And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals.	11 Luego tomé la escritura de la compra, el documento sellado según ley y la copia abierta,
12 And I gave the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, in the sight of the witnesses who had been recorded in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the atrium of the prison.	12 y pasé la escritura de la compra a Baruc, hijo de Neriyías, hijo de Majseías, a vista de mi primo Janamel y de los testigos firmantes en la escritura de la compra, y a vista de todos los judíos presentes en el patio de la guardia,
13 And I instructed Baruch, in their sight, saying:	13 y a vista de todos ellos di a Baruc este encargo:
14 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Take these writings, this sealed deed of purchase, and this deed which is open, and place them in an earthen vessel, so that they will be preserved for many days.’	14 Así dice Yahveh Sebaot el Dios de Israel: Toma estas escrituras: la escritura de compra, el documento sellado y la copia abierta, y las pones en un cántaro de arcilla para que duren mucho tiempo.
15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Houses, and fields, and vineyards will be possessed still, in this land.’	15 Porque así dice Yahveh Sebaot el Dios de Israel: «Todavía se comprarán casas y campos y viñas en esta tierra».
16 And after I had delivered the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying:	16 Después de haber entregado la escritura de propiedad a Baruc, hijo de Neriyías, oré a Yahveh diciendo:
17 Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Behold, you have made heaven and earth, by your great strength and by your outstretched arm. No word is difficult for you.	17 «¡Ay, Señor Yahveh! He aquí que tú hiciste los cielos y la tierra con tu gran poder y tenso brazo: nada es extraordinario para ti,
18 You act with mercy a thousand-fold, but you repay the iniquity of the fathers into the sinews of their sons after them. The Lord of hosts is your name: most strong, great, and powerful!	18 el que hace merced a millares, que se cobra la culpa de los padres a costa de los hijos que les suceden, el Dios grande, el Fuerte, cuyo nombre es Yahveh Sebaot,
19 You are great in counsel and incomprehensible in thought. Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of Adam, so that you may repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his intentions.	19 grande en designios y rico en recursos, que tiene los ojos fijos en la conducta de los humanos, para dar a cada uno según su conducta y el fruto de sus obras;
20 You caused signs and portents in the land of Egypt, and in Israel, and among men, even until this day. And you have made a name for yourself, just as in this day.	20 tú que has obrado señales y portentos en Egipto, hasta hoy, y en Israel y en la humanidad entera, y te has hecho un nombre, como hoy se ve;
21 And you have led your people Israel away from the land of Egypt, with signs and portents, and with a robust hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.	21 y sacaste a tu pueblo Israel de Egipto con señales y prodigios y con mano fuerte y tenso brazo y con gran aparato,
22 And you have given them this land, which you swore, to their fathers, that you would give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey.	22 y les diste esta tierra que habías jurado darla a sus padres: tierra que mana leche y miel.
23 And they entered it and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice, and they did not walk in your law. And they did not do all of the things that you commanded them to do. And so, all of these evils have happened to them.	23 Entraron en ella y la poseyeron, pero no hicieron caso de tu voz, ni conforme a tus leyes anduvieron: nada de lo que les mandaste hacer hicieron, y les conminaste con esta calamidad.
24 Behold, fortifications were built against the city, so as to capture it. And the city was given into the hands of the Chaldeans, who fight against it, before the face of the sword, and of famine, and of pestilence. And what you have spoken has occurred, just as you yourself discern.	24 He aquí que los terraplenes llegan a la ciudad para tomarla y la ciudad está ya a merced de los caldeos que la atacan, por causa de la espada y del hambre y de la peste; lo que habías dicho, ha sido, y tú mismo lo estás viendo.
25 So why, O Lord God, are you saying to me: ‘Buy a field with money, and summon witnesses,’ while the city is being given into the hands of the Chaldeans?”	25 ¡Precisamente tú me has dicho, oh Señor Yahveh: “Cómprate el campo y aduce testigos” cuando la ciudad está entregada a manos de los caldeos!»
26 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:	26 Entonces me fue dirigida la palabra de Yahveh como sigue:
27 “Behold, I am the Lord God; I am above all flesh. Can any word be difficult for me?	27 Mira que yo soy Yahveh, el Dios de toda carne. ¿Habrá cosa extraordinaria para mi?
28 Therefore, thus says the Lord: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans, and into the hands of the king of Babylon, and they will capture it.	28 Pues así dice Yahveh: He aquí que yo pongo esta ciudad en manos de los caldeos y en manos de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, que la tomará,
29 And the Chaldeans fighting against this city will advance, and set fire to it, and burn it, along with the houses on whose roofs they were offering sacrifice to Baal and were pouring out libations to strange gods, so that they provoked me to wrath.	29 y entrarán los caldeos que atacan a esta ciudad y le prenderán fuego incendiándola junto con las casas en cuyos terrados se encensaba a Baal y se libaban libaciones a otros dioses para provocarme.
30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, from their youth, have continually done evil in my eyes. The sons of Israel, even until now, have been provoking me with the work of their hands, says the Lord.	30 Porque los hijos de Israel y los hijos de Judá no han hecho otra cosa sino lo que me disguta desde sus mocedades (porque los hijos de Israel no han hecho más que provocarme con las obras de sus manos - oráculo de Yahveh -).
31 For this city has been a cause of fury and indignation to me, from the day when they built it, until this day, in which it will be taken away from my sight,	31 Porque motivo de mi furor y de mi ira ha sido para mí esta ciudad, desde el día en que la edificaron hasta hoy, que es como para quitármela de delante,
32 because of all the wickedness of the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, which they have done, provoking me to wrath, they and their kings, their leaders and their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.	32 por toda la maldad de los hijos de Israel y de los hijos de Judá, que, para provocarme, obraron ellos, sus reyes, sus jefes, sus sacerdotes y profetas, el hombre de Judá y el habitante de Jerusalén,
33 And they have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. And though I taught them and instructed them, rising at first light, they were not willing to listen, so that they would receive discipline.	33 y me volvieron la espalda, que no la cara. Yo les adoctriné asiduamente, mas ellos no quisieron aprender la lección,
34 And they have placed their idols in the house where my name is invoked, so that they defiled it.	34 sino que pusieron sus Monstruos abominables en la Casa que llaman por mi Nombre, profanándola,
35 And they have built the exalted places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that they may initiate their sons and their daughters into Molech, though I did not command, nor did it enter into my heart, that they should do this abomination, and so lead Judah into sin.	35 y fraguaron los altos del Baal que hay en el Valle de Ben Hinnom para hacer pasar por el fuego a sus hijos e hijas en honor del Moloc - lo que no les mandé ni me pasó por las mientes -, obrando semejante abominación con el fin de hacer pecar a Judá.
36 And now, because of these things, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to this city, about which you say that it will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence:	36 Ahora, pues, en verdad así dice Yahveh, el Dios de Israel, acerca de esta ciudad que - al decir de vosotros - está ya a merced del rey de Babilonia por la espada, por el hambre y por la peste.
37 Behold, I will gather them together from all the lands to which I have cast them out in my fury, and in my wrath, and in my great indignation. And I will lead them back to this place, and I will cause them to live in confidence.	37 He aquí que yo los reúno de todos los países a donde los empujé en mi ira y mi furor y enojo grande, y les haré volver a este lugar, y les haré vivir en seguridad,
38 And they will be my people, and I will be their God.	38 serán mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios;
39 And I will give to them one heart and one way, so that they may fear me all their days, and so that it may be well with them, and with their sons after them.	39 y les daré otro corazón y otro camino, de suerte que me teman todos los días para bien de ellos y de sus hijos después de ellos.
40 And I will form an everlasting covenant with them, and I will not cease to do good for them. And I will put my fear into their heart, so that they do not withdraw from me.	40 Les pactaré alianza eterna - que no revocaré después de ellos - de hacerles bien, y pondré mi temor en sus corazones, de modo que no se aparten de junto a mí;
41 And I will rejoice over them, while I do good for them. And I will plant them in this land, in truth, with my whole heart and with my whole soul.	41 me dedicaré a hacerles bien, y los plantaré en esta tierra firmemente, con todo mi corazón y con toda mi alma.
42 For thus says the Lord: Just as I have led over this people all this great evil, so will I lead over them all the good that I am speaking to them now.	42 Porque así dice Yahveh: Como he traído sobre este pueblo todo este gran perjuicio, así yo mismo voy a traer sobre ellos todo el beneficio que pronuncio sobre ellos,
43 And fields will be possessed in this land, about which you say that it is desolate because there remains neither man nor beast, and because it has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.	43 y se comprarán campos en esta tierra de la que decís vosotros que es una desolación, sin personas ni ganados, y que está a merced de los caldeos;
44 Fields will be bought for money, and deeds will be written and signed, and witnesses will be summoned, in the land of Benjamin and all around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, and in the cities on the mountains, and in the cities on the plains, and in the cities that are toward the south. For I will convert their captivity, says the Lord.”	44 se comprarán campos con dinero, anotándose en escritura, sellándose y llamando testigos, en la tierra de Benjamín y en los contornos de Jerusalén, en las ciudades de Judá, en las de la Montaña, en las de la Tierra Baja y en las del Négueb, pues haré tornar a sus cautivos - oráculo de Yahveh -.