Jeremías 32 – NVI & NIRV

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Jeremías 32:1-44

Parábola del terreno

1Esta es la palabra del Señor, que vino a Jeremías en el año décimo del reinado de Sedequías en Judá, es decir, en el año dieciocho de Nabucodonosor. 2En aquel tiempo el ejército del rey de Babilonia mantuvo sitiada a Jerusalén y el profeta Jeremías estuvo preso en el patio de la guardia del palacio real.

3Sedequías, el rey de Judá, lo tenía preso y le reprochaba: «¿Por qué andas profetizando: “Así dice el Señor”? Andas proclamando que el Señor dice: “Voy a entregar esta ciudad en manos del rey de Babilonia. Él la capturará 4y Sedequías, rey de Judá, no escapará de la mano de los babilonios,32:4 Lit. caldeos. sino que será entregado en manos del rey de Babilonia y hablará con él cara a cara y lo verá con sus ojos. 5El Señor afirma que Sedequías será llevado a Babilonia; allí se quedará hasta que yo vuelva a ocuparme de él. Si ustedes combaten contra los babilonios, no vencerán”».

6Jeremías respondió: «La palabra del Señor vino a mí 7y me dijo: “Janamel, hijo de tu tío Salún, vendrá a pedirte que le compres el campo que está en Anatot, pues tienes el derecho y la responsabilidad de rescatarlo por ser el pariente más cercano”.32:7 el derecho … más cercano. Lit. el derecho de rescate para comprarlo; también en v. 8 (véase Lv 25:25-28).

8»En efecto, conforme a la palabra del Señor, mi primo Janamel vino a verme en el patio de la guardia y me dijo: “Compra ahora mi campo que está en Anatot, en el territorio de Benjamín, ya que tú tienes el derecho y la responsabilidad de rescatarlo por ser el pariente más cercano”.

»Entonces comprendí que esto era palabra del Señor, 9y compré a mi primo Janamel el campo de Anatot; pesé y pagué diecisiete siclos32:9 Es decir, aprox. 196 g. de plata. 10Reuní a los testigos, firmé la escritura, la sellé y pesé la plata en la balanza. 11Luego tomé la copia sellada y la copia abierta de la escritura con las condiciones de compra 12y se las entregué a Baruc, hijo de Nerías y nieto de Maseías, en presencia de mi primo Janamel, de los testigos que habían firmado la escritura y de todos los judíos que estaban sentados en el patio de la guardia.

13»Con ellos como testigos, ordené a Baruc: 14“Así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ‘Toma la copia sellada y la copia abierta de esta escritura y guárdalas en una vasija de barro para que se conserven mucho tiempo’. 15Porque así dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ‘De nuevo volverán a comprarse casas, campos y viñedos en esta tierra’ ”.

16»Después de entregarle la escritura a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, oré al Señor:

17»¡Ah, mi Señor y Dios! Tú, con tu gran fuerza y tu brazo poderoso, has hecho los cielos y la tierra. Para ti no hay nada imposible. 18Muestras tu gran amor a multitud de generaciones, pero también castigas la maldad de los padres en sus descendientes. ¡Oh Dios, grande y fuerte; tu nombre es el Señor de los Ejércitos! 19Tus proyectos son grandiosos y magníficas tus obras. Tus ojos observan todo lo que hace la humanidad para dar a cada uno lo que merece, según su conducta y los frutos de sus acciones. 20Tú hiciste señales milagrosas y prodigios en la tierra de Egipto y hasta el día de hoy los sigues haciendo, tanto en Israel como en todo el mundo; así te has conquistado la fama que hoy tienes. 21Tú sacaste de Egipto a tu pueblo con gran despliegue de poder, señales milagrosas, prodigios y gran terror. 22Diste a Israel esta tierra, donde abundan la leche y la miel, tal como se lo habías jurado a sus antepasados. 23Pero, cuando entraron y tomaron posesión de ella no te obedecieron ni acataron tu Ley; tampoco hicieron lo que habías ordenado. Por eso les enviaste toda esta desgracia.

24»Ahora las rampas de ataque han llegado hasta la ciudad para conquistarla. A causa de la espada, el hambre y la pestilencia, la ciudad caerá en manos de los babilonios que la atacan. Todo lo que habías anunciado se está cumpliendo; tú mismo lo estás viendo. 25Mi Señor y Dios, a pesar de que la ciudad caerá en manos de los babilonios, tú me has dicho: “Cómprate el campo al contado en presencia de testigos”».

26Entonces vino la palabra del Señor a Jeremías: 27«Yo soy el Señor, Dios de toda la humanidad. ¿Hay algo imposible para mí? 28Por eso, así dice el Señor: Voy a entregar esta ciudad en manos de los babilonios y de Nabucodonosor, su rey, y él la tomará. 29Los babilonios que ataquen esta ciudad entrarán en ella y le prenderán fuego, así como a las casas en cuyas azoteas se quemaba incienso a Baal y donde para provocar mi ira se derramaban ofrendas líquidas a otros dioses.

30»Porque desde su juventud el pueblo de Israel y el de Judá solamente han hecho lo malo ante mí. El pueblo de Israel no ha dejado de provocar mi ira con la obra de sus manos, afirma el Señor. 31Desde el día en que construyeron esta ciudad hasta hoy, ella ha sido para mí motivo de ira y de furor. Por eso la quitaré de mi presencia, 32por todo el mal que han cometido los pueblos de Israel y de Judá: ellos, sus reyes, sus oficiales, sus sacerdotes y sus profetas, todos los habitantes de Judá y de Jerusalén. 33Ellos no me miraron de frente, sino que me dieron la espalda. Y aunque una y otra vez les enseñaba, no escuchaban ni aceptaban corrección. 34Colocaban sus ídolos abominables en la casa que lleva mi Nombre y así la profanaban. 35También construían altares a Baal en el valle de Ben Hinón para sacrificar a sus hijos e hijas a Moloc, cosa detestable que yo no había ordenado y que ni siquiera se me había ocurrido. De este modo hacían pecar a Judá.

36»Por tanto, así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel, acerca de esta ciudad que, según ustedes, caerá en manos del rey de Babilonia por la espada, el hambre y la pestilencia: 37Voy a reunirlos de todos los países adonde en mi ira, furor y terrible enojo los dispersé, y los haré volver a este lugar para que vivan seguros. 38Ellos serán mi pueblo y yo seré su Dios. 39Yo les daré un solo corazón y un solo camino, a fin de que siempre me teman, para su propio bien y el de sus hijos. 40Haré con ellos un pacto eterno: nunca dejaré de estar con ellos para mostrarles mi favor; pondré mi temor en sus corazones, así no se apartarán de mí. 41Me regocijaré en favorecerlos y con todo mi corazón y con toda mi alma los plantaré firmemente en esta tierra.

42»Así dice el Señor: Tal como traje esta gran calamidad sobre este pueblo, yo mismo voy a traer sobre ellos todo el bien que he prometido. 43Se comprarán campos en esta tierra, de la cual ustedes dicen: “Es una tierra desolada, sin gente ni animales, porque fue entregada en manos de los babilonios”. 44En la tierra de Benjamín y en los alrededores de Jerusalén, en las ciudades de Judá, de la región montañosa, de la llanura y del Néguev, se comprarán campos por dinero, se firmarán escrituras y se sellarán ante testigos —afirma el Señor—, porque yo los haré volver del cautiverio».

New International Reader’s Version

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Jeremiah Buys a Field

1A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the 10th year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. It was in the 18th year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar. 2The armies of the king of Babylon were getting ready to attack Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was being held as a prisoner. He was kept in the courtyard of the guard. It was part of Judah’s royal palace.

3Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had made Jeremiah a prisoner there. Zedekiah had said to him, “Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, ‘The Lord says, “I am about to hand over this city to the king of Babylon. He will capture it. 4Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the powerful hands of the armies of Babylon. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. Zedekiah will speak with him face to face. He will see him with his own eyes. 5Nebuchadnezzar will take Zedekiah to Babylon. Zedekiah will remain there until I deal with him,” announces the Lord. “Suppose you fight against the armies of Babylon. If you do, you will not succeed.” ’ ”

6Jeremiah said, “A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said, 7‘Hanamel is going to come to you. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say, “Buy my field at Anathoth. You are my closest relative. So it’s your right and duty to buy it.” ’

8“Then my cousin Hanamel came to me. I was in the courtyard of the guard. It happened just as the Lord had said it would. Hanamel said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. It is in the territory of Benjamin. It is your right to buy it and own it. So buy it for yourself.’

“I knew that this was the Lord’s message. 9So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver for him. 10I signed and sealed the deed of purchase. I had some people witness everything. And I weighed out the silver on the scales. 11There were two copies of the deed. One was sealed and the other wasn’t. The deed included the terms and conditions of the sale. 12I gave Baruch the copies of the deed. My cousin Hanamel saw me do this. The witnesses who had signed the deed were there too. So were all the Jews who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard. Baruch was the son of Neriah. Neriah was the son of Mahseiah.

13“I gave Baruch directions in front of all of them. I said, 14‘The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Take this deed of purchase. Take the sealed and unsealed copies. Put them in a clay jar. Then they will last a long time.” 15The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” ’

16“I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch, the son of Neriah. Then I prayed to the Lord. I said,

17“ ‘Lord and King, you have reached out your great and powerful arm. You have made the heavens and the earth. Nothing is too hard for you. 18You show your love to thousands of people. But you cause the sins of parents to affect even their children. Great and powerful God, your name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. 19Your purposes are great. Your acts are mighty. Your eyes see everything people do. You reward each one of them in keeping with their conduct. You do this based on what they have done. 20You performed signs and wonders in Egypt. And you have continued to do them to this day. You have done them in Israel and among all people. You are still known for doing them. 21You brought your people Israel out of Egypt. You did it with signs and wonders. You reached out your mighty hand and powerful arm. You did great and wonderful things. 22You gave Israel this land that you promised to their people of long ago. It is a land that has plenty of milk and honey. 23Israel came in and took it over. But they did not obey you. They didn’t follow your law. They didn’t do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this trouble on them.

24“ ‘See how ramps are built up against Jerusalem’s walls to attack it. The city will be handed over to the armies of Babylon. They are attacking it. It will fall because of war, hunger and plague. What you said would happen is now happening, as you can see. 25Lord and King, the city will be handed over to the armies of Babylon. In spite of that, you tell me to buy a field. You say, “Pay for it with silver. And have the sale witnessed.” ’ ”

26Then a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. The Lord said, 27“I am the Lord. I am the God of all people. Is anything too hard for me?” 28So the Lord says, “I am about to hand this city over to the armies of Babylon. I will give it to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. He will capture it. 29The armies of Babylon are now attacking this city. They will come in and set it on fire. They will burn it down. They will burn down the houses where the people made me very angry. They burned incense on their roofs to the god named Baal. And they poured out drink offerings to other gods.

30“The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my eyes. They have done it since the nation was young. In fact, they have done nothing but make me very angry. They have worshiped statues of gods their own hands have made,” announces the Lord. 31“This city has always stirred up my great anger. It has done it since the day it was built. Now I must remove it from my sight. 32The people of Israel and Judah have made me very angry. They have done many evil things. They, their kings and officials have sinned. So have their priests and prophets. And the people of Judah and Jerusalem have also sinned. 33They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected. 34They set up the hateful statues of their gods. They did it in the house where I have put my Name. They made my house ‘unclean.’ 35The people built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. That is where they sacrifice their children to Molek in the fire. That is something I did not command. It did not even enter my mind. They did something I hate. They made Judah sin.”

36Here is what you people of Judah are saying about this city. “By war, hunger and plague it will be handed over to the king of Babylon.” But here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says. 37“You can be sure that I will gather my people again. I will send them away when my burning anger blazes out against them. But I will bring them back to this place. And I will let them live in safety. 38They will be my people. And I will be their God. 39I will give them a single purpose in life. Then, they will always have respect for me. Then all will go well for them. And it will also go well for their children after them. 40I will make a covenant with them that will last forever. I promise that I will never stop doing good to them. I will cause them to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me again. 41I will take pleasure in doing good things for them. I will certainly plant them in this land. I will do these things with all my heart and soul.”

42The Lord says, “I have brought all this horrible trouble on these people. But now I will give them all the good things I have promised them. 43Once more fields will be bought in this land. It is the land about which you now say, ‘It is a dry and empty desert. It doesn’t have any people or animals in it. It has been handed over to the armies of Babylon.’ 44Fields will be bought with silver. Deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed. That will be done in the territory of Benjamin. It will be done in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. It will also be done in the towns of the central hill country. And it will be done in the towns of the western hills and the Negev Desert. I will bless their people with great success again,” announces the Lord.