1 T he word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, with all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying,

Palabra que vino a Jeremías del SEÑOR, (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 Jerusalén, y contra todas sus ciudades), diciendo:

2 “ Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘ Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him: “Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.

Así dijo el SEÑOR Dios de Israel: Ve, y habla a Sedequías rey de Judá, y dile: Así dijo el SEÑOR: He aquí que yo entrego esta ciudad en mano del rey de Babilonia, y la abrasaré con fuego;

3 Y ou will not escape from his hand, for you will surely be captured and delivered into his hand; and you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and he will speak with you face to face, and you will go to Babylon.’”’

y no escaparás tú de su mano, sino que de cierto serás preso, y en su mano serás entregado; y tus ojos verán los ojos del rey de Babilonia, y te hablará boca a boca, y en Babilonia entrarás.

4 Y et hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you, ‘You will not die by the sword.

Con todo eso, oye palabra del SEÑOR, Sedequías rey de Judá: Así dijo el SEÑOR de ti: No morirás a espada;

5 Y ou will die in peace; and as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn spices for you; and they will lament for you, “Alas, lord!”’ For I have spoken the word,” declares the Lord.

en paz morirás, y conforme a las quemas de tus padres, los reyes primeros que fueron antes de ti, así quemarán por ti, y te endecharán diciendo: ¡Ay, señor!; porque yo hablé la palabra, dijo el SEÑOR.

6 T hen Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem

Y habló Jeremías profeta a Sedequías rey de Judá todas estas palabras en Jerusalén.

7 w hen the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the remaining cities of Judah, that is, Lachish and Azekah, for they alone remained as fortified cities among the cities of Judah.

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

8 T he word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim release to them:

Palabra que vino a Jeremías del SEÑOR, después que el rey Sedequías hizo concierto con todo el pueblo en Jerusalén, para promulgarles libertad;

9 t hat each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman; so that no one should keep them, a Jew his brother, in bondage.

que cada uno dejara su siervo, y cada uno su sierva, hebreo y hebrea, libres; que ninguno usara de los judíos sus hermanos como de siervos.

10 A nd all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, so that no one should keep them any longer in bondage; they obeyed, and set them free.

Y cuando oyeron todos los príncipes, y todo el pueblo que había convenido en el pacto de dejar cada uno su siervo y cada uno su sierva libres, que ninguno usara más de ellos como de siervos, escucharon, y los dejaron.

11 B ut afterward they turned around and took back the male servants and the female servants whom they had set free, and brought them into subjection for male servants and for female servants.

Pero después se arrepintieron, e hicieron tornar los siervos y a las siervas que habían dejado libres, y los sujetaron por siervos y por siervas.

12 T hen the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Y vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jeremías, diciendo:

13 “ Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘I made a covenant with your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, saying,

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

14 “ At the end of seven years each of you shall set free his Hebrew brother who has been sold to you and has served you six years, you shall send him out free from you; but your forefathers did not obey Me or incline their ear to Me.

Al cabo de siete años dejaréis cada uno a su hermano hebreo que te fuere vendido; te servirá pues seis años, y lo enviarás libre de ti; mas vuestros padres no me oyeron, ni inclinaron su oído.

15 A lthough recently you had turned and done what is right in My sight, each man proclaiming release to his neighbor, and you had made a covenant before Me in the house which is called by My name.

Y vosotros os habíais hoy convertido, y hecho lo recto delante de mis ojos, anunciando cada uno libertad a su prójimo; y habíais hecho pacto en mi presencia, en la Casa sobre la cual es llamado mi nombre.

16 Y et you turned and profaned My name, and each man took back his male servant and each man his female servant whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your male servants and female servants.”’

Pero 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 “ Therefore thus says the Lord, ‘You have not obeyed Me in proclaiming release each man to his brother and each man to his neighbor. Behold, I am proclaiming a release to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘to the sword, to the pestilence and to the famine; and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR: Vosotros no me oísteis a mí en promulgar cada uno libertad a su hermano, y cada uno a su compañero: he aquí que yo os promulgo libertad, dijo el SEÑOR, a espada y a pestilencia, y a hambre; y os pondré en remoción a todos los reinos de la tierra.

18 I will give the men who have transgressed My covenant, who have not fulfilled the words of the covenant which they made before Me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts—

Y entregaré a los hombres que traspasaron mi Pacto, que no hicieron firmes las palabras del Pacto que celebraron en mi presencia, dividiendo en dos partes el becerro y pasando por medio de ellas;

19 t he officials of Judah and the officials of Jerusalem, the court officers and the priests and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf—

a los príncipes de Judá y a los príncipes de Jerusalén, a los eunucos y a los sacerdotes, y a todo el pueblo de la tierra, que pasaron entre las partes del becerro,

20 I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life. And their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth.

los entregaré 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 Z edekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has gone away from you.

Y a Sedequías 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 B ehold, I am going to command,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will bring them back to this city; and they will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.’”

He aquí, que yo mando, dijo el SEÑOR, y los haré volver a esta ciudad, y pelearán contra ella, y la tomarán, y la abrasarán a fuego; y daré las ciudades de Judá a soledad, hasta no quedar morador.