Jeremiah · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Jeremiah 40 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Vino la palabra del Señor a Jeremías después de que Nebuzaradán, capitán de los hombres armados, lo dejó libre en Ramá, donde lo había tomado. Jeremías estaba encadenado entre todos los prisioneros de Jerusalén y Judá que eran llevados cautivos a Babilonia.
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were carried away captive to Babylon.
2 El capitán de los hombres armados tomó a Jeremías y le dijo: «El Señor tu Dios anunció la desgracia que vendría sobre este lugar.
2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
3 El Señor la hizo venir y cumplió lo que había dicho, porque ustedes pecaron contra él y no escucharon su voz. Por eso les ha sucedido esto.
3 and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.
4 Hoy te libero de las cadenas que tienes en las manos. Si te parece bien venir conmigo a Babilonia, ven y yo te cuidaré. Si no te parece bien, no vengas. Toda la tierra está ante ti. Si te parece bueno y justo seguir viviendo en esta tierra,
4 Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, go there.”
5 vuelve a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, a quien el rey de Babilonia ha puesto a cargo de las ciudades de Judá. Vive con él entre el pueblo, o ve a donde te parezca bien». El capitán de los hombres armados le dio comida y algo de dinero, y lo dejó ir.
5 Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.
6 Jeremías fue a ver a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, en Mizpa, y vivió con él entre el pueblo que quedaba en la tierra.
6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
7 Los capitanes de las tropas que estaban en el campo y sus hombres se enteraron de que el rey de Babilonia había puesto a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, a cargo del país. Le había confiado a los hombres, mujeres y niños, todos los más pobres del país que no habían sido llevados a Babilonia.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, women, children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon,
8 Fueron a ver a Gedalías en Mizpa: Ismael, hijo de Netanías; Johanán, hijo de Carea; Seraías, hijo de Tanhumet; los hijos de Efai de Netofa, y Jezanías, hijo del maacatita, todos con sus hombres.
8 then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons 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 came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.
9 Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, les juró a ellos y a sus hombres: «No teman a los siervos de los caldeos. Quédense en esta tierra y sirvan al rey de Babilonia. Todo irá bien.
9 Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.
10 Yo viviré en Mizpa como representante de ustedes ante los caldeos que vengan a nosotros. Recojan vino, frutos de verano y aceite, y guárdenlos en sus recipientes. Vivan en las ciudades que han tomado».
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans who will come to us; but you, gather wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.”
11 Los judíos que estaban en Moab, entre los amonitas, en Edom y en todos los países se enteraron de que el rey de Babilonia había dejado a algunos habitantes de Judá y había puesto a cargo de ellos a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán.
11 Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,
12 Todos esos judíos volvieron de los lugares a donde habían huido. Vinieron a la tierra de Judá, a Gedalías, en Mizpa, y recogieron vino y frutos de verano en gran abundancia.
12 then all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered very much wine and summer fruits.
13 Johanán, hijo de Carea, y todos los capitanes de las tropas que estaban en el campo fueron a ver a Gedalías en Mizpa.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
14 Le dijeron: «¿Sabes que Baalis, rey de los amonitas, ha enviado a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, para matarte?» Pero Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, no creyó sus palabras.
14 and said to him, “Do you know 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 didn’t believe them.
15 Johanán, hijo de Carea, dijo en secreto a Gedalías en Mizpa: «Déjame ir a matar a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, sin que nadie lo sepa. ¿Por qué dejar que te mate? Entonces todos los judíos que se han reunido contigo huirán y el resto de los hombres de Judá llegará a su fin».
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”
16 Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, respondió a Johanán, hijo de Carea: «No lo hagas. Lo que dices acerca de Ismael es mentira».
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.”
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
Jonathan
One of the sons of Kareah who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 40:8
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
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences