Jeremiah 27

1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

En el principio del reinado de Zedequías, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, vino esta Palabra de Yavé a Jeremías:

2 "Thus says the LORD to me: Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck;

Yavé me dice: Haz correas y yugos, y ponlos sobre tu nuca.

3 and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the people of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;

Los enviarás al rey de Edom, al rey de Moab, al rey de los hijos de Amón, al rey de Tiro y al rey de Sidón, por medio de los mensajeros que llegan a Jerusalén a consulta con Sedequías, rey de Judá.

4 and give them a command to their masters, saying, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, You shall tell your masters:

Les encargarás que digan a sus jefes: Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Digan a sus jefes:

5 "I have made the earth, the men and the animals that are on the surface of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it to whom it seems right to me.

Yo hice la tierra, al hombre y las bestias que están sobre la superficie de la tierra con mi gran poder y con mi brazo extendido, y doy [la tierra] al que me place.

6 Now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the animals of the field also have I given him to serve him.

Ahora Yo entregué todas estas tierras en mano de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, esclavo mío. Aun le entregué los animales del campo para que le sirvan.

7 All the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondservant.

Todas las naciones le servirán a él, a su hijo y a su nieto, hasta que también llegue el tiempo [de destrucción] de su propia tierra, y muchas naciones y grandes reyes la reduzcan a esclavitud.

8 It shall happen, that the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, says the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.

La nación o el reino que no sirva a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y que no se someta al yugo del rey de Babilonia, la castigaré con espada, con hambre y pestilencia, dice Yavé, hasta que destruya a esa nación por medio de él.

9 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon':

Ustedes no escuchen a sus profetas, a sus adivinos, a sus soñadores, a sus agoreros, ni a sus hechiceros que les hablan. No servirán al rey de Babilonia.

10 for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and you should perish.

Porque les profetizan mentira a fin de que los remuevan lejos de su tierra, para que Yo los eche fuera y perezcan.

11 But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that nation will I let remain in their own land, says the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell in it."'"

Pero la nación que se someta al yugo del rey de Babilonia y le sirva, permanecerá en su propia tierra, la labrará y vivirá en ella, dice Yavé.

12 I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

Hablé a Sedequías, rey de Judá, todas estas palabras: Sométanse al yugo del rey de Babilonia. Sírvanle a él y a su pueblo, y vivirán.

13 Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD has spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

¿Por qué deben morir tú y tu pueblo por la espada, el hambre y la pestilencia? como Yavé dijo con respecto a la nación que no sirva al rey de Babilonia.

14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon'; for they prophesy a lie to you.

No escuchen las palabras de los profetas que les hablan y dicen: No sirvan al rey de Babilonia. Porque les profetizan mentira.

15 'For I have not sent them,' says the LORD, 'but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you, and the prophets who prophesy to you.'"

Porque Yavé dice: Yo no los envié. Sin embargo, ellos profetizan falsamente en mi Nombre, de modo que Yo los expulse y perezcan ustedes y los profetas que les profetizan.

16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the LORD: 'Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, Look, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie to you.

También hablé a los sacerdotes y a todo este pueblo: Así dice Yavé: No escuchen las palabras de sus profetas, quienes les profetizan: En verdad, los utensilios de la Casa de Yavé serán traídos pronto de Babilonia, porque les profetizan mentira.

17 Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city become a desolation?'

No los escuchen. Sirvan al rey de Babilonia y vivan. ¿Por qué debe ser desolada esta ciudad?

18 But if they are prophets and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now make intercession with the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and at Jerusalem may not go to Babylon.

Si ellos son profetas, y si la Palabra de Yavé está con ellos, intercedan ahora ante Yavé de las huestes para que los utensilios que quedan de la Casa de Yavé, en el palacio del rey de Judá y en Jerusalén no vayan a Babilonia.

19 For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,

Porque Yavé de las huestes dice esto con respecto a las columnas, del mar, de las basas y del resto de los utensilios que quedan en esta ciudad,

20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, no tomó cuando llevó cautivos de Jerusalén a Babilonia, a Jeconías, hijo de Joacim, rey de Judá, y a todos los nobles de Judá y de Jerusalén.

21 yes, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem:

Con respecto a los utensilios que quedan en la Casa de Yavé, en el palacio del rey de Judá y en Jerusalén, Yavé de las huestes, ʼElohim de Israel, dice:

22 'They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them,' says the LORD; 'then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.'"

Serán llevados a Babilonia, y allí estarán hasta el día cuando me acuerde de ellos, dice Yavé. Entonces los traeré y los restituiré a este lugar.