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Jeremías 32
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Jeremías 32
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Jeremías compra un terreno
32 El Señor habló a Jeremías en el año décimo del reinado de Sedequías en Judá, que era el año dieciocho del reinado de Nabucodonosor. 2 Por aquel tiempo el ejército del rey de Babilonia estaba atacando a Jerusalén, y el profeta Jeremías estaba encerrado en el patio de la guardia del palacio real. 3 El rey Sedequías lo había mandado arrestar, porque Jeremías había dicho: «El Señor dice: “Voy a hacer que esta ciudad caiga en poder del rey de Babilonia, 4 y el rey Sedequías no escapará de los caldeos, sino que caerá en poder del rey de Babilonia y tendrá que presentarse ante él. 5 Nabucodonosor se llevará a Sedequías a Babilonia, donde se quedará hasta que yo me vuelva a ocupar de él. Aunque ustedes peleen contra los caldeos, no tendrán éxito. Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo.”»
6 Y dijo Jeremías: «El Señor se dirigió a mí, y me dijo: 7 “Mira, tu primo Hanamel, el hijo de tu tío Salum, va a venir a proponerte que le compres un terreno que tiene en Anatot, pues tú tienes el derecho de comprarlo por ser el pariente más cercano.” 8 Tal como el Señor me lo dijo, mi primo Hanamel vino a verme al patio de la guardia y me pidió que le comprara el campo que tenía en Anatot, en territorio de la tribu de Benjamín, porque yo tenía el derecho de comprarlo y quedarme con él, por ser el pariente más cercano. Al darme cuenta de que aquello era una orden del Señor, 9-10 le compré el campo a mi primo Hanamel. Le entregué diecisiete monedas de plata, que fue el precio convenido, y puse el contrato por escrito, sellado y firmado por los testigos. 11 Luego tomé las dos copias del contrato, una sellada y con las condiciones de compra, y otra abierta, 12 y se las di a Baruc, hijo de Nerías y nieto de Maaseías, delante de mi primo Hanamel, de los testigos que habían firmado el contrato y de todos los judíos que estaban sentados en el patio de la guardia. 13 Delante de ellos dije a Baruc: 14 “El Señor todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel, dice: Toma las dos copias de este contrato, la sellada y la abierta, y guárdalas en una vasija de barro, para que se conserven mucho tiempo. 15 Pues el Señor todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel, dice: En esta tierra volverán a comprarse casas, campos y viñedos.”
Oración de Jeremías
16 »Después de darle el contrato de compra a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, dirigí al Señor esta oración: 17 “Tú, Señor, con gran despliegue de poder creaste el cielo y la tierra. Nada hay imposible para ti. 18 Tú muestras tu amor por mil generaciones, pero también castigas a los hombres por los pecados de sus padres. ¡Oh Dios grande y poderoso, tu nombre es Señor todopoderoso! 19 Tú eres grandioso en tus planes y poderoso en tus obras. Tú ves todo lo que hacen los hombres y das a cada uno lo que merecen sus acciones. 20 Tú hiciste milagros y señales en Egipto, y aún hoy los sigues haciendo tanto en Israel como entre todos los hombres, de manera que tu nombre se ha hecho famoso. 21 Tú, con gran despliegue de poder, sacaste de Egipto a tu pueblo Israel, haciendo milagros y señales y llenando de terror a todos. 22 Le diste a Israel esta tierra en que la leche y la miel corren como el agua, según lo habías prometido a sus antepasados. 23 Pero cuando ellos entraron en el país y tomaron posesión de él, no te obedecieron ni siguieron las instrucciones que les diste, ni hicieron nada de lo que les ordenaste. Por eso les enviaste toda esta calamidad.
24 »”Ahora los caldeos han levantado rampas para atacar la ciudad, y la guerra, el hambre y la peste van a hacer que la ciudad caiga en manos de los atacantes. Señor, ya ves que se está cumpliendo lo que dijiste. 25 Y sin embargo, Señor, tú me ordenaste que comprara y pagara aquel terreno en presencia de testigos, aunque la ciudad va a caer en manos de los caldeos.”»
26 Entonces el Señor respondió a Jeremías: 27 «Yo soy el Señor, el Dios de todo ser viviente. Nada hay imposible para mí. 28 Así pues, yo te digo: Voy a hacer que esta ciudad caiga en poder de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, y de los caldeos. 29 Los caldeos que están atacando la ciudad entrarán en ella y le prenderán fuego; la quemarán junto con las casas en cuyas azoteas, para ofenderme, se quemaba incienso a Baal y se ofrecía vino a dioses extraños. 30 Desde el principio, el pueblo de Israel y el pueblo de Judá han hecho siempre lo que me desagrada; los israelitas no han dejado de ofenderme con ídolos que ellos mismos se hicieron. Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo. 31 Y esta ciudad, desde el día en que empezó a construirse hasta este día, no ha hecho más que provocar mi ira y mi enojo. Por eso voy a hacerla desaparecer, 32 por todo lo que me han ofendido con sus malas acciones el pueblo de Israel y el pueblo de Judá, lo mismo que sus reyes, sus jefes, sus sacerdotes, sus profetas y todos los habitantes de Judá y de Jerusalén. 33 Me han dado la espalda, no la cara. Y aunque en ningún momento he dejado de instruirlos, no me han hecho caso ni han querido recibir corrección. 34 Hasta han llegado a profanar el templo consagrado a mí, poniendo allí sus ídolos detestables. 35 También construyeron altares a Baal en el valle de Ben-hinom, para quemar sus hijos y sus hijas en sacrificio a Moloc, y así hacer pecar a Judá, cosa detestable que yo no les ordené y que ni siquiera pasó por mi mente.
Promesas para el futuro
36 »Yo, el Señor, el Dios de Israel, digo acerca de esta ciudad que tú dices que va a caer en poder del rey de Babilonia por causa de la guerra, el hambre y la peste: 37 Voy a reunir a sus ciudadanos de entre todos los países por donde los dispersé cuando me llené de enojo, ira y furor terrible, y los haré volver a este lugar para que en él vivan tranquilos. 38 Ellos serán mi pueblo, y yo seré su Dios. 39 Haré que sólo tengan voluntad y determinación de honrarme toda su vida, para su propio bien y el de sus descendientes. 40 Haré con ellos una alianza eterna: me comprometeré a no dejar nunca de hacerles bien, y les llenaré del deseo de honrarme y de no apartarse nunca de mí. 41 Yo me alegraré de hacerles bien, y de todo corazón y con toda sinceridad los haré habitar en este país.»
42 El Señor añadió: «Así como envié esta calamidad tan grande a este pueblo, también le enviaré todos los bienes que le he prometido. 43 Y en este país, que dices que va a quedar desierto, sin hombres ni animales, y que va a caer en poder de los caldeos, se volverán a comprar terrenos. 44 Se comprarán y se harán los contratos por escrito, con sello y firmas de testigos. Esto sucederá en el territorio de Benjamín, en los alrededores de Jerusalén y en las ciudades de Judá, tanto de la región montañosa como de la llanura, y en las ciudades del Négueb, porque yo haré que cambie su suerte. Yo, el Señor, lo afirmo.»
Jeremiah 32
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jeremiah 32
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jeremiah Buys a Field During the Siege
32 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and the prophet Jeremiah was confined in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah, 3 where King Zedekiah of Judah had confined him. Zedekiah had said, “Why do you prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord: I am going to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 King Zedekiah of Judah shall not escape out of the hands of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye; 5 and he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I attend to him, says the Lord; though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed?”
6 Jeremiah said, The word of the Lord came to me: 7 Hanamel son of your uncle Shallum is going to come to you and say, “Buy my field that is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.” 8 Then my cousin Hanamel came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the Lord, and said to me, “Buy my field that is at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
9 And I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10 I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales. 11 Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy; 12 and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard. 13 In their presence I charged Baruch, saying, 14 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, both this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, in order that they may last for a long time. 15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.
Jeremiah Prays for Understanding
16 After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying: 17 Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. 18 You show steadfast love to the thousandth generation,[a] but repay the guilt of parents into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of hosts, 19 great in counsel and mighty in deed; whose eyes are open to all the ways of mortals, rewarding all according to their ways and according to the fruit of their doings. 20 You showed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and to this day in Israel and among all humankind, and have made yourself a name that continues to this very day. 21 You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and you gave them this land, which you swore to their ancestors to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 and they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or follow your law; of all you commanded them to do, they did nothing. Therefore you have made all these disasters come upon them. 24 See, the siege ramps have been cast up against the city to take it, and the city, faced with sword, famine, and pestilence, has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you spoke has happened, as you yourself can see. 25 Yet you, O Lord God, have said to me, “Buy the field for money and get witnesses”—though the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.
God’s Assurance of the People’s Return
26 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27 See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore, thus says the Lord: I am going to give this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, and he shall take it. 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city shall come, set it on fire, and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs offerings have been made to Baal and libations have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the people of Israel and the people of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; the people of Israel have done nothing but provoke me to anger by the work of their hands, says the Lord. 31 This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built until this day, so that I will remove it from my sight 32 because of all the evil of the people of Israel and the people of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the citizens of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 They have turned their backs to me, not their faces; though I have taught them persistently, they would not listen and accept correction. 34 They set up their abominations in the house that bears my name, and defiled it. 35 They built the high places of Baal in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter my mind that they should do this abomination, causing Judah to sin.
36 Now therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, “It is being given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence”: 37 See, I am going to gather them from all the lands to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation; I will bring them back to this place, and I will settle them in safety. 38 They shall be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for all time, for their own good and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, never to draw back from doing good to them; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they may not turn from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.
42 For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good fortune that I now promise them. 43 Fields shall be bought in this land of which you are saying, It is a desolation, without human beings or animals; it has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans. 44 Fields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be signed and sealed and witnessed, in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, of the hill country, of the Shephelah, and of the Negeb; for I will restore their fortunes, says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 32:18 Or to thousands
Jeremiah 32
New International Version
Jeremiah 32
New International Version
Jeremiah Buys a Field
32 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth(A) year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth(B) year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging(C) Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined(D) in the courtyard of the guard(E) in the royal palace of Judah.
3 Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, “Why do you prophesy(F) as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture(G) it. 4 Zedekiah(H) king of Judah will not escape(I) the Babylonians[a](J) but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. 5 He will take(K) Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him,(L) declares the Lord. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’”(M)
6 Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me: 7 Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth,(N) because as nearest relative it is your right and duty(O) to buy it.’
8 “Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field(P) at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’
“I knew that this was the word of the Lord; 9 so I bought the field(Q) at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels[b] of silver.(R) 10 I signed and sealed the deed,(S) had it witnessed,(T) and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11 I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy— 12 and I gave this deed to Baruch(U) son of Neriah,(V) the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
13 “In their presence I gave Baruch these instructions: 14 ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Take these documents, both the sealed(W) and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time. 15 For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’(X)
16 “After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch(Y) son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:
17 “Ah, Sovereign Lord,(Z) you have made the heavens and the earth(AA) by your great power and outstretched arm.(AB) Nothing is too hard(AC) for you. 18 You show love(AD) to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps(AE) of their children(AF) after them. Great and mighty God,(AG) whose name is the Lord Almighty,(AH) 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.(AI) Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind;(AJ) you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.(AK) 20 You performed signs and wonders(AL) in Egypt(AM) and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown(AN) that is still yours. 21 You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand(AO) and an outstretched arm(AP) and with great terror.(AQ) 22 You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.(AR) 23 They came in and took possession(AS) of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law;(AT) they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster(AU) on them.
24 “See how the siege ramps(AV) are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague,(AW) the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said(AX) has happened,(AY) as you now see. 25 And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field(AZ) with silver and have the transaction witnessed.(BA)’”
26 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27 “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind.(BB) Is anything too hard for me?(BC) 28 Therefore this is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar(BD) king of Babylon, who will capture it.(BE) 29 The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down,(BF) along with the houses(BG) where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings(BH) to other gods.(BI)
30 “The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth;(BJ) indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger(BK) with what their hands have made,(BL) declares the Lord. 31 From the day it was built until now, this city(BM) has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove(BN) it from my sight. 32 The people of Israel and Judah have provoked(BO) me by all the evil(BP) they have done—they, their kings and officials,(BQ) their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. 33 They turned their backs(BR) to me and not their faces; though I taught(BS) them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.(BT) 34 They set up their vile images(BU) in the house that bears my Name(BV) and defiled(BW) it. 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(BX) to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek,(BY) though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind(BZ)—that they should do such a detestable(CA) thing and so make Judah sin.(CB)
36 “You are saying about this city, ‘By the sword, famine and plague(CC) it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon’; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 37 I will surely gather(CD) them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger(CE) and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.(CF) 38 They will be my people,(CG) and I will be their God. 39 I will give them singleness(CH) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(CI) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant(CJ) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(CK) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(CL) 41 I will rejoice(CM) in doing them good(CN) and will assuredly plant(CO) them in this land with all my heart and soul.(CP)
42 “This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity(CQ) on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised(CR) them. 43 Once more fields will be bought(CS) in this land of which you say, ‘It is a desolate(CT) waste, without people or animals, for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians.’ 44 Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds(CU) will be signed, sealed and witnessed(CV) in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev,(CW) because I will restore(CX) their fortunes,[c] declares the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 43
- Jeremiah 32:9 That is, about 7 ounces or about 200 grams
- Jeremiah 32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity
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