Jeremiah 34

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his entire army, and all the kingdoms of the earth that were under the authority of his hand, and all the people were making war against Jerusalem and against all of its cities, saying:

Palabra que fue a Jeremías de Jehová, (cuando Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y todo su ejército, y todos los reinos de la tierra del señorío de su mano, y todos los pueblos, peleaban contra Jerusalem, y contra todas sus ciudades, ) diciendo.

2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go, and speak to Zedekiah, the king of Judah. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will deliver this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

Así dijo Jehová Dios de Israel: Vé, y habla, a Sedecías, rey de Judá, y díle: Así dijo Jehová: He aquí que yo entrego esta ciudad en mano del rey de Babilonia, y encenderla ha a fuego.

3 And you will not escape from his hand. Instead, you will be overtaken and captured, and you will be delivered into his hand. And your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth will speak with your mouth, and you will enter into Babylon.

Y tú no escaparás de su mano, mas de cierto serás preso, y en su mano serás entregado, y tus ojos verán los ojos del rey de Babilonia, y su boca hablará a tu boca, y en Babilonia entrarás.

4 Even so, listen to the word of the Lord, Zedekiah, king of Judah: Thus says the Lord to you: You will not die by the sword.

Con todo eso oye palabra de Jehová, Sedecías, rey de Judá: Así dijo Jehová de ti: No morirás a cuchillo:

5 Instead, you will die in peace. And, in accord with the burnings of your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so will they burn you. And they will mourn you, saying: ‘Alas, lord!’ For I have spoken the word, says the Lord.”

En paz morirás, y conforme las quemas de tus padres, los reyes primeros, que fueron antes de ti, así quemarán por ti, y ¡Ay Señor! te endecharán; porque yo hablé palabra, dijo Jehová.

6 And Jeremiah, the prophet, spoke all these words to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in Jerusalem.

Y habló Jeremías profeta a Sedecías, rey de Judá, todas estas palabras en Jerusalem.

7 And the army of the king of Babylon fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that remained, against Lachish and against Azekah. For only these remained out of the cities of Judah that were fortified cities.

Y el ejército del rey de Babilonia peleaba contra Jerusalem, y contra todas las ciudades de Judá que habían quedado, contra Laquis, y contra Azeca; porque de las ciudades fuertes de Judá estas habían quedado.

8 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after king Zedekiah had struck a pact with all the people in Jerusalem, proclaiming

Palabra que fue a Jeremías de Jehová, después que Sedecías hizo concierto con todo el pueblo en Jerusalem, para denunciarles libertad:

9 that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, as a free Hebrew man and a free Hebrew woman, and that they should never be rulers over them, that is, over the Jews, their own brothers.

Que cada uno dejase su siervo, y cada uno su sierva, Hebreo y Hebrea, libres, que ninguno usase de los Judíos sus hermanos como de siervos.

10 Then all the leaders and all the people who entered into the pact, heard that each one should release his man servant, and each one his woman servant, to be free, and that they should no longer rule over them. Therefore, they listened, and they released them.

Y oyeron todos los príncipes, y todo el pueblo, que habían venido en el concierto, para dejar cada uno su siervo, y cada uno su sierva libres, que ninguno usase más de ellos como de siervos: oyeron, y dejáronlos.

11 But later on, they turned back. And they took back again their man servants and their woman servants, whom they had released to be free. And they subjugated them as male and female servants.

Mas después se arrepintieron, y tornaron los siervos y las siervas que habían dejado libres, y sujetáronlos por siervos y por siervas.

12 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

Y fue palabra de Jehová a Jeremías de por Jehová, diciendo:

13 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I struck a pact with your fathers in the day when I led them away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude, saying:

Así dice Jehová Dios de Israel: Yo hice concierto con vuestros padres el día que los saqué de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos, diciendo:

14 ‘When seven years have been completed, let each one release his brother, a Hebrew, who had been sold to him. And so he will serve you for six years, and then you shall release him to be free from you.’ But your fathers did not listen to me, nor did they incline their ear.

Al cabo de siete años dejaréis cada uno su hermano Hebreo, que te fuere vendido; y servirte ha seis años, y enviarle has de ti libre; y vuestros padres no me oyeron, ni abajaron su oreja.

15 And today you converted, and you did what is right in my eyes, so that you proclaimed liberty, each one to his friend. And you entered into a pact in my sight, in the house in which and over which my name is invoked.

Y os habíais convertido hoy, y habíais hecho lo recto delante de mis ojos, pregonando cada uno libertad a su prójimo, y habíais hecho concierto en mi presencia, en la casa sobre la cual es llamado mi nombre.

16 But now you have turned back, and you have stained my name. For you have led back again, each one his man servant, and each one his woman servant, whom you had released so that they would be free and under their own authority. And you have subjugated them, so that they would be your servants and handmaids.”

Y os tornasteis, y contaminasteis mi nombre, y tornasteis a tomar cada uno su siervo, y cada uno su sierva, que habíais dejado libres a su voluntad; y los sujetasteis para que os sean siervos, y siervas.

17 Because of this, thus says the Lord: “You have not heeded me, though you proclaimed liberty, each one to his brother and each one to his friend. Behold, I am proclaiming a liberty for you, says the Lord, to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine. And I will cause you to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Por tanto así dijo Jehová: Vosotros no me oísteis a mí, para que pregonaseis libertad cada uno a su hermano, y cada uno a su compañero: he aquí que yo os pregono libertad, dijo Jehová, a espada, y a pestilencia, y a hambre; y poneros he por espanto a todos los reinos de la tierra.

18 And I will give over the men who have betrayed my covenant, and who have not observed the words of the covenant, to which they assented in my sight when they cut the calf into two parts and passed between its parts:

Y entregaré a los hombres que traspasaron mi concierto, que no hicieron firmes las palabras del concierto que celebraron en mi presencia, con el becerro que partieron en dos partes, y pasaron por medio de sus partes;

19 the leaders of Judah, and the leaders of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, who have passed between the parts of the calf.

A los príncipes de Judá, y a los príncipes de Jerusalem, a los de palacio, y a los sacerdotes, y a todo el pueblo de la tierra, que pasaron entre las partes del becerro:

20 And I will give them into the hands of their enemies and into the hands of those who are seeking their life. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

Entregarlos he en mano de sus enemigos, y en mano de los que buscan su alma; y sus cuerpos muertos serán para comida de las aves del cielo, y de las bestias de la tierra.

21 And Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his leaders, I will give over to the hands of their enemies, and to the hands of those who are seeking their lives, and to the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, which had withdrawn from you.

Y a Sedecías, rey de Judá, y a sus príncipes, entregaré en mano de sus enemigos, y en mano de los que buscan su alma, y en mano del ejército del rey de Babilonia, que se fueron de vosotros.

22 Behold, I will command, says the Lord, and I will lead them back to this city, and they will fight against it, and seize it, and set it on fire. And I will make the cities of Judah into a desolation, for there shall be no inhabitant.”

He aquí que yo mando, dijo Jehová, y hacerlos he volver a esta ciudad, y pelearán contra ella, y tomarla han, y encenderla han a fuego; y daré las ciudades de Judá en soledad, hasta no quedar morador.