Jeremiah · Bible in Basic English
Jeremiah 40 Bible in Basic English
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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon.
1 PALABRA que fué á Jeremías de Jehová, después que Nabuzaradán capitán de la guardia le envió desde Ramá, cuando le tomó estando atado con esposas entre toda la transmigración de Jerusalem y de Judá que iban cautivos á Babilonia.
2 And the captain of the armed men took Jeremiah and said to him, The Lord your God gave word of the evil which was to come on this place:
2 Tomó pues el capitán de la guardia á Jeremías, y díjole: Jehová tu Dios habló este mal contra este lugar;
3 ***and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.
3 Y halo traído y hecho Jehová según que había dicho: porque pecasteis contra Jehová, y no oísteis su voz, por eso os ha venido esto.
4 Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: see, all the land is before you; if it seems good and right to you to go on living in the land,
4 Y ahora yo te he soltado hoy de las esposas que [tenías] en tus manos. Si te está bien venir conmigo á Babilonia, ven, y yo miraré por ti; mas si no te está bien venir conmigo á Babilonia, déjalo: mira, toda la tierra está delante de ti; ve á donde mejor y más cómodo te pareciere ir.
5 Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the armed men gave him food and some money and let him go.
5 Y aun no se había él vuelto, cuando [le dijo]: Vuélvete á Gedalías hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Saphán, al cual el rey de Babilonia ha puesto sobre todas las ciudades de Judá, y vive con él en medio del pueblo: ó ve á donde te pareciere más cómodo de ir. Y dióle el capitán de la guardia presentes y dones, y despidióle.
6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah, and was living with him among the people who were still in the land.
6 Fuése entonces Jeremías á Gedalías hijo de Ahicam, á Mizpa, y moró con él en medio del pueblo que había quedado en la tierra.
7 Now when it came to the ears of all the captains of the forces who were in the field, and their men, that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler in the land, and had put under his care the men and women and children, all the poorest of the land, those who had not been taken away to Babylon;
7 Y como oyeron todos los príncipes del ejército que estaba por el campo, ellos y sus hombres, que el rey de Babilonia había puesto á Gedalías hijo de Ahicam sobre la tierra, y que le había encomendado los hombres, y las mujeres, y los niños, y los pobres de la tierra, que no fueron trasportados á Babilonia;
8 Then they came to Gedaliah in Mizpah, even Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
8 Vinieron luego á Gedalías en Mizpa, es á saber, Ismael hijo de Nethanías, y Johanán y Jonathán hijos de Carea, y Seraías hijo de Tanhumeth, y los hijos de Ephi Netophatita, y Jezanías hijo de Maachâti, ellos y sus hombres.
9 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.
9 Y juróles Gedalías hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Saphán, á ellos y á sus hombres, diciendo: No tengáis temor de servir á los Caldeos: habitad en la tierra, y servid al rey de Babilonia, y tendréis bien.
10 As for me, I will be living in Mizpah as your representative before the Chaldaeans who come to us: but you are to get in your wine and summer fruits and oil and put them in your vessels, and make living-places for yourselves in the towns which you have taken.
10 Y he aquí que yo habito en Mizpa, para estar delante de los Caldeos que vendrán á nosotros; mas vosotros, coged el vino, y el pan, y el aceite, y ponedlo en vuestros almacenes, y quedaos en vuestras ciudades que habéis tomado.
11 In the same way, when all the Jews who were in Moab and among the children of Ammon and in Edom and in all the countries, had news that the king of Babylon had let Judah keep some of its people and that he had put over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
11 Asimismo todos los Judíos que estaban en Moab, y entre los hijos de Ammón, y en Edom, y los que estaban en todas las tierras, cuando oyeron decir como el rey de Babilonia había dejado algunos en la Judea, y que había puesto sobre ellos á Gedalías hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Saphán,
12 Then all the Jews came back from all the places to which they had gone in flight, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and got in a great store of wine and summer fruit.
12 Todos estos Judíos tornaron entonces de todas las partes adonde habían sido echados, y vinieron á tierra de Judá, á Gedalías en Mizpa; y cogieron vino y muy muchos frutos.
13 Now Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were in the field, came to Gedaliah in Mizpah,
13 Y Johanán, hijo de Carea, y todos los príncipes de la gente de guerra que estaban en el campo, vinieron á Gedalías en Mizpa,
14 And said to him, Has it come to your knowledge that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to take your life? But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, put no faith in what they said.
14 Y dijéronle: ¿No sabes de cierto como Baalis, rey de los hijos de Ammón, ha enviado á Ismael hijo de Nethanías, para matarte? Mas Gedalías hijo de Ahicam no los creyó.
15 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, said to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, Let me now go and put Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to death without anyone's knowledge: why let him take your life so that all the Jews who have come together to you may be sent in flight, and the rest of the men of Judah come to an end?
15 Entonces Johanán hijo de Carea habló á Gedalías en secreto, en Mizpa, diciendo: Yo iré ahora, y heriré á Ismael hijo de Nethanías, y hombre no lo sabrá: ¿por qué te ha de matar, y todos los Judíos que se han recogido á ti se derramarán, y perecerá el resto de Judá?
16 But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, You are not to do this: for what you say about Ishmael is false.
16 Pero Gedalías hijo de Ahicam dijo á Johanán hijo de Carea: No hagas esto, porque falso es lo que tú dices de Ismael.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Baalis
King of the Ammonites who sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take the life of Gedaliah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 40:14
Ephai
A Netophathite whose sons came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 40:8
Ishmael
Son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, a member of the royal family, who came with ten men and killed Gedaliah and those with him at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:8
Jaazaniah
Called 'son of the Maacathite', one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8
Johanan
Son of Kareah, one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 41:11
Kareah
Named as the father of Johanan and Jonathan.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 41:11
Nethaniah
Son of Elishama and father of Ishmael, who killed Gedaliah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:8
Seraiah
Son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8
Tanhumeth
Named as the father of Seraiah, a commander who came to Gedaliah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8
Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Joshua 18:25; Ephesians 6:20; Acts 12:6–7; Jeremiah 31:15; Acts 21:13
- 2 Deuteronomy 29:24–28; Jeremiah 22:8–9; Lamentations 2:15–17; 2 Chronicles 7:20–22; 1 Kings 9:8–9
- 3 Romans 2:5; Daniel 9:11–12; Jeremiah 50:7; Deuteronomy 29:25; Romans 3:19
- 4 Jeremiah 39:11–12; Genesis 20:15; Genesis 13:9
- 5 Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 41:2; 2 Kings 8:7–9; Jeremiah 15:11; 2 Kings 22:12
- 6 Jeremiah 39:14; Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 7:5–6; Judges 21:1; Joshua 15:38
- 7 Jeremiah 39:10; Jeremiah 39:4; 2 Kings 25:22–26; 2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 33:24–29
- 8 Jeremiah 42:1; Deuteronomy 3:14; 2 Samuel 10:8; 2 Samuel 23:28–29; Jeremiah 42:8
- 9 Jeremiah 27:11; 2 Kings 25:24; Jeremiah 38:17–20; 1 Samuel 20:16–17; Psalm 128:2
- 10 Jeremiah 40:12; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 35:19; Jeremiah 48:32; Deuteronomy 1:38
- 11 Isaiah 16:4; Genesis 36:8; Numbers 25:1; Ezekiel 35:5; Jeremiah 24:9
- 12 Jeremiah 43:5
- 13 Jeremiah 42:1; Jeremiah 40:8
- 14 Jeremiah 41:10; 2 Samuel 10:1–6; Jeremiah 25:21; 1 Samuel 11:1–3; Ezekiel 25:2–6
- 15 1 Samuel 26:8; 2 Samuel 21:17; Ezekiel 33:24–29; Jeremiah 12:3–4; Jeremiah 42:2
- 16 Matthew 10:16–17; Jeremiah 41:2; Romans 3:8
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