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1 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, llevó a Jeremías a Ramá junto con todo el pueblo exiliado de Jerusalén y Judá que eran enviados a Babilonia, pero luego lo soltó.
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 llamó aparte a Jeremías y le dijo: ―El Señor tu Dios ha traído este desastre sobre esta tierra tal como dijo que lo haría, porque este pueblo ha ofendido mucho al Señor cometiendo tantas maldades, por eso ocurrió todo este mal.
2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
3 Not in this translation
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 Ahora voy a quitarte las cadenas y a dejarte ir. Si quieres venir conmigo a Babilonia, muy bien, yo me encargaré de que te atiendan bien. Pero si no deseas venir, quédate. Tienes la decisión; ve a donde quieras.
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 Si decides quedarte, vuelve adonde está Guedalías, que ha sido nombrado gobernador de Judá por el rey de Babilonia, y quédate con el resto del pueblo que él gobierna. Pero es cosa tuya; ve a donde quieras. Nabuzaradán le dio a Jeremías alimentos y 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 volvió entonces a donde estaba Guedalías y vivió en Judá con el pueblo que se había quedado en el país.
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 Y cuando los jefes de los guerrilleros judíos que andaban por el campo oyeron que el rey de Babilonia había nombrado a Guedalías gobernador de los pobres de la tierra que se habían quedado, y no había exiliado a todos 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 Guedalías en Mizpa, donde tenía su cuartel general. Los jefes que acudieron fueron estos: Ismael, hijo de Netanías, Johanán y Jonatán, hijos de Carea, Seraías, hijo de Tanjumet, los hijos de Efay (el netofatita), Jezanías, hijo de un macateo, y 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 Y Guedalías les aseguró que rindiéndose a los babilonios estarían a salvo. ―Quédense aquí y sírvanle al rey de Babilonia —dijo—, y en todo les 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 En lo que a mí respecta, me quedaré en Mizpa e intercederé por ustedes ante los babilonios que vendrán acá como supervisores de mi administración. Establézcanse en cualquier ciudad que deseen, y vivan del producto de la tierra. Cosechen las uvas, los frutos de verano, las aceitunas, y almacénenlos.
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 Cuando los judíos que estaban en Moab, entre los amonitas, en Edom y en otras tierras vecinas, oyeron que unos cuantos del pueblo estaban aún en Judá, y que el rey de Babilonia no se los había llevado a todos, y que aquel Guedalías era el gobernador,
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 comenzaron a volver a Judá desde los muchos lugares a donde habían huido. Se detuvieron en Mizpa para exponer sus planes a Guedalías y luego se fueron a las haciendas desiertas y recogieron una gran cosecha de uvas para vino, y otros productos.
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 Pero poco después Johanán, hijo de Carea, y los demás jefes guerrilleros fueron a Mizpa para advertirle a Guedalías que Balís, el rey de los amonitas, había enviado a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, para asesinarlo. Pero Guedalías no quiso creerles.
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 Not in this translation
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 Entonces Johanán tuvo una conferencia privada con Guedalías, en la que Johanán se ofreció para matar a Ismael en secreto. ―¿Por qué habríamos de permitirle que venga a asesinarte? —preguntó Johanán—. ¿Qué les ocurrirá a los judíos que se han quedado si tú mueres? ¡Seguro serían esparcidos y se perdería este remanente del pueblo que aun queda!
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 Pero Guedalías dijo: ―Les prohíbo hacer tal cosa, pues lo que dicen 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 (14)
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
- 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
- 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