Jeremiah · Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 40 Berean Standard Bible
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1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled 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 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster 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 now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to 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 But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
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 But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
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 son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left 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 When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled 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 they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah 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 Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
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 stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities 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 When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
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 they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes 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 Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at 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, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
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 son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”
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 son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”
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
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