Jeremiah · Catholic Public Domain Version
Jeremiah 40 Catholic Public Domain Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (3)
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
- The translator's footnotes, cross-references, chapter summaries and book introductions in the CrossWire module are not shown.
- No imprimatur; single translator.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led 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 Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over 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 he has brought it. And the Lord has done just as he has spoken. For you have sinned against the Lord, and you have not heeded his voice, and so this word 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 Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.
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 And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go.” And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he 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 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And he lived with him in the midst of the people, those who had been left behind 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 And when all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed throughout the regions, they and their associates, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor of the land, and that he had committed to him the men, and women, and children, and the poor of the land, who had not been carried 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 they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah, with Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai, who were of Netophathi, and Jezaniah, the son of Maacathi, 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, swore to them and to their companions, saying: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be 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 Behold, I live at Mizpah, so that I may follow the instruction of the Chaldeans who are sent to us. But as for you, gather the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and store it up in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, which you hold.”
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 So then, all the Jews, who were in Moab, and among the sons of Ammon, and in Idumea, and in all the regions, when they had heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judea, and that he had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor 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 all the Jews, I say, returned from all the places to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and an exceedingly great harvest.
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 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed in the regions, 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 they said to him: “Know that Baalis, the king of the sons of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to strike down your life.” And Gedaliah, the 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 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, spoke to Gedaliah, separately, at Mizpah, saying: “I will go, and I will strike down Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, without anyone knowing; otherwise he may kill you, and all the Jews will be scattered who have been gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah will 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 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah: “Do not do this word. For what you have said 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
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
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