Jeremiah · God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Jeremiah 40 God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
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1 Palabra de Yavé que vino a Jeremías, después que Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, lo envió desde Ramá, cuando lo encontró encadenado entre todos los cautivos de Jerusalén y de Judá que iban deportados 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 la guardia apartó a Jeremías y le dijo: Yavé tu ʼElohim predijo este mal contra este lugar.
2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
3 Yavé lo trajo y lo hizo según lo dijo, porque pecaron contra Yavé y no oyeron su voz. Por eso les vino esto a ustedes.
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, mira, hoy te libro de las cadenas que están en tus manos. Si te parece bien ir conmigo a Babilonia, ven, y yo velaré por ti. Si no te parece bien ir conmigo a Babilonia, permanece aquí. Mira, toda la tierra está delante de ti. Vé adonde te parezca mejor y conveniente.
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 Como Jeremías aún no regresaba, [le dijo]: Regresa hacia Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, al cual el rey de Babilonia dio autoridad sobre todas las ciudades de Judá. Vive con él en medio del pueblo, o vé adonde te parezca mejor. El capitán de la guardia le dio provisiones y un presente, y lo despidió.
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 Entonces Jeremías fue a estar con Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, en Mizpa, y vivió con él en medio del pueblo que quedó 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 Ahora bien, todos los comandantes del ejército que estaban en el campo con sus hombres, oyeron que el rey de Babilonia dio autoridad sobre la tierra a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, y que le había encomendado a hombres, mujeres y niños de los más pobres de la tierra que no fueron deportados 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 Entonces fueron a visitar a Gedalías en Mizpa: Ismael, hijo de Netanías, Johanán y Jonatán, hijos de Carea, Seraías, hijo de Tanhumet, los hijos de Efai netofatita, y Jezanías, hijo de un maacateo, ellos 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 Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, les juró a ellos y a sus hombres: No tengan temor de servir a los caldeos. Vivan en la tierra, obedezcan al rey de Babilonia y tendrán 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 Miren, yo tengo que vivir en Mizpa, a disposición de los caldeos que vendrán a inspeccionarnos. Tomen el vino, los frutos de verano y el aceite. Pónganlos en sus depósitos. Quédense en sus ciudades donde les corresponda ocupar.
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 También los otros judíos que vivían en Moab entre los hijos de Amón, en Edom y los que estaban en todas las tierras, cuando oyeron que el rey de Babilonia dejó a algunos en Judá, y que dieron autoridad a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, sobre ellos,
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 estos judíos regresaron de todos los lugares adonde fueron echados. Llegaron a tierra de Judá a visitar a Gedalías en Mizpa y recogieron vino y abundantes frutos.
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 comandantes que estaban en el campo llegaron 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 y le dijeron: ¿No sabes que Baalis, rey de los hijos de Amón, envió a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, para matarte? Pero Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, no les creyó.
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, hijo de Carea, habló secretamente a Gedalías en Mizpa y le dijo: Yo iré ahora y mataré a Ismael, hijo de Netanías, y nadie lo sabrá. ¿Por qué te va a matar para que todos los judíos que se reunieron contigo se dispersen, y perezca el resto de Judá?
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 Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, dijo a Johanán, hijo de Carea: No hagas esto, porque es falso lo que tú dices de Ismael.
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