| 1 Palabra que recibió Jeremías de parte del Señor el año décimo de Sedecías, rey de Judá, que coincidió con el año décimo octavo de Nabucodonosor. | 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. |
| 2 Por aquel entonces, las tropas del rey de Babilonia asediaban Jerusalén, y el profeta Jeremías se hallaba detenido en el patio de la guardia del palacio del rey de Judá. | 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. |
| 3 Sedecías, rey de Judá, había ordenado su detención tras haberlo acusado en estos términos: —Tú has profetizado: «Esto dice el Señor: Voy a entregar esta ciudad en manos del rey de Babilonia, que la conquistará. | 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? |
| 4 El propio Sedecías, rey de Judá, no escapará a los caldeos, pues será entregado sin remedio en manos del rey de Babilonia, a quien verá personalmente y con quien hablará cara a cara. | 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. |
| 5 Sedecías será llevado a Babilonia, y allí permanecerá hasta que me ocupe personalmente de él —oráculo del Señor—. Convenceos de que, aunque luchéis contra los caldeos, no vais a conseguir nada». | 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.’ ” |
| 6 Jeremías había respondido: —Yo he recibido una palabra del Señor en estos términos: | 6 And Jeremiah said: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying: |
| 7 «Mira, Janamel, hijo de tu tío Salún, va a venir a decirte: “Cómprame el campo de Anatot, pues tú tienes el derecho de rescatarlo mediante compra”». | 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.’ |
| 8 En efecto, tal como había dicho el Señor, mi primo Janamel vino al patio de la guardia y me dijo: «Cómprame el campo que tengo en Anatot, en territorio de Benjamín, pues tuyo es el derecho de adquisición y de rescate; venga, cómpramelo». Yo me di cuenta de que aquello era cosa del Señor, | 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. |
| 9 y le compré a mi primo Janamel el campo que tenía en Anatot. Le pagué por él diecisiete siclos de plata. | 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. |
| 10 Firmé el contrato, lo sellé en presencia de testigos y pesé la plata en la balanza. | 10 And I wrote it in a book and signed it, and I summoned witnesses. And I weighed out the silver on a scale. |
| 11 Después tomé la escritura de compra, ya sellada, que contenía el acuerdo y las condiciones, y una copia abierta. | 11 And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals. |
| 12 A continuación entregué la escritura de compra a Baruc, hijo de Nerías y nieto de Majsías, en presencia de mi primo Janamel, de los testigos firmantes de la escritura y de los de Judá que estaban en el patio de la guardia. | 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. |
| 13 Después, ante todos los presentes, di a Baruc el siguiente encargo: | 13 And I instructed Baruch, in their sight, saying: |
| 14 «Esto dice el Señor del universo, Dios de Israel: Toma estos documentos, la escritura de compra sellada y la copia abierta, y mételos en un recipiente de arcilla para que se conserven durante mucho tiempo, | 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.’ |
| 15 pues esto dice el Señor del universo, Dios de Israel: Todavía se comprarán casas, campos y viñas en este país». | 15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Houses, and fields, and vineyards will be possessed still, in this land.’ |
| 16 Después de entregar la escritura de compra a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, recé así al Señor: | 16 And after I had delivered the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying: |
| 17 «¡Ay, mi Señor! Tú has hecho el cielo y la tierra con gran poder y poderoso brazo. Nada te resulta imposible. | 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. |
| 18 Tú manifiestas tu amor a lo largo de generaciones, pero pides cuentas a los hijos de la culpa de los padres. Tú eres un Dios grande y fuerte: te llamas Señor del universo. | 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! |
| 19 Tus decisiones son magníficas, y tus acciones, poderosas. Te fijas en el comportamiento de los hijos de Adán para pagar a cada cual según su conducta, conforme merecen sus acciones. | 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. |
| 20 Hiciste signos y portentos en Egipto, cuyo recuerdo perdura hasta hoy; y así te has ganado un renombre en Israel y en toda la humanidad. | 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. |
| 21 Sacaste de Egipto a tu pueblo Israel con signos y portentos, con mano firme y brazo poderoso, y en medio de un gran terror; | 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. |
| 22 y le diste esta tierra que habías prometido a sus padres, una tierra que mana leche y miel. | 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. |
| 23 Entraron y tomaron posesión de ella, pero no te hicieron caso ni vivieron conforme a tus leyes; no cumplieron las normas que les diste. Por eso, convocaste contra ellos este desastre. | 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. |
| 24 En este momento los taludes de asalto llegan hasta la ciudad, que ya está prácticamente a merced de la espada de los caldeos, ayudados por los estragos del hambre y la peste. Lo que habías anunciado ha tenido lugar; ya lo estás viendo. | 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. |
| 25 Y precisamente ahora, mi Señor, cuando la ciudad está a punto de caer en poder de los caldeos, me dices que compre el campo de Anatot ante testigos». | 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?” |
| 26 Entonces el Señor dirigió esta palabra a Jeremías: | 26 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: |
| 27 «Yo soy el Señor, el Dios de todos los seres vivos, y nada me resulta imposible. | 27 “Behold, I am the Lord God; I am above all flesh. Can any word be difficult for me? |
| 28 Esto dice el Señor: Voy a entregar esta ciudad en poder de los caldeos y de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, que la someterá. | 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. |
| 29 Los caldeos atacantes entrarán en esta ciudad y le prenderán fuego junto con las casas en cuyas terrazas se quemaba incienso en honor de Baal y se hacían libaciones a dioses extranjeros con ánimo de provocarme. | 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. |
| 30 Porque, desde su juventud, los hijos de Israel y los de Judá siempre han hecho lo que me disgusta; los hijos de Israel no han dejado de provocarme con las obras de sus manos —oráculo del Señor—. | 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. |
| 31 Desde el día en que fue construida hasta hoy, esta ciudad ha provocado mi ira y mi cólera hasta el punto de tener que quitarla de mi vista, | 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, |
| 32 pues son numerosas las maldades que cometieron tanto los hijos de Israel y los de Judá como sus reyes, dignatarios, sacerdotes y profetas, la gente de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén. | 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. |
| 33 Me volvieron la espalda y no me dieron la cara. Yo los instruía de continuo, pero no escuchaban ni aprendían la lección; | 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. |
| 34 antes bien, instalaron sus ídolos abominables en el templo que lleva mi nombre, y así lo profanaron. | 34 And they have placed their idols in the house where my name is invoked, so that they defiled it. |
| 35 Construyeron en honor a Baal recintos sagrados en el valle de Ben Hinnón para pasar a fuego a sus hijos e hijas en honor de Moloc, cosa que no les mandé ni me había pasado por la imaginación. Obrando de ese modo abominable incitaron a pecar a toda la gente de Judá. | 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. |
| 36 Pues ahora, esto dice el Señor, Dios de Israel, acerca de esta ciudad que, según vosotros, ha sido entregada en poder del rey de Babilonia mediante la espada, el hambre y la peste: | 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: |
| 37 Voy a reunirlos de todos los países por donde los dispersé lleno de ira, cólera y gran indignación. Los haré volver a este lugar para que vivan en él tranquilos. | 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. |
| 38 Ellos serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios. | 38 And they will be my people, and I will be their God. |
| 39 Les daré otro corazón y otra conducta, de suerte que me teman día tras día; y así les irá bien a ellos y a sus descendientes. | 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. |
| 40 Haré con ellos una alianza eterna, y no pararé de hacerles el bien. Infundiré en sus corazones el deseo de temerme, y así no se apartarán de mí. | 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. |
| 41 Disfrutaré haciéndoles el bien: los plantaré sólidamente en esta tierra, con todo mi corazón y con toda mi alma. | 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. |
| 42 Pues esto dice el Señor: Del mismo modo que he acarreado sobre este pueblo esa gran calamidad, asimismo haré que se derramen sobre ellos todos los bienes que les estoy prometiendo. | 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. |
| 43 La gente volverá a comprar campos en esta tierra, de la que ahora decís que es una desolación, sin hombres ni ganados, y que ha sido entregada en poder de los caldeos. | 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. |
| 44 En el territorio de Benjamín, en las pedanías de Jerusalén, en las ciudades de Judá, y en los poblados de la montaña, de la Sefelá y del Negueb, se adquirirán campos a su precio, pues voy a cambiar la suerte del país —oráculo del Señor—». | 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.” |
