2 Kings 25
1 On January 15 of the ninth year that Zedekiah had been ruling, King Nebuchadnezzar arrived with his whole army, and they surrounded Jerusalem. They built ramps [made of dirt against the walls of the city], so that they could climb up the ramps and attack the city.
El décimo día del décimo mes del año noveno de su reinado, Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llegó con todo su ejército contra Jerusalén, acampó contra ella, y construyó una empalizada alrededor de ella.
2 They did that for two years.
Así que la ciudad estuvo sitiada hasta el año 11 del rey Sedequías.
3 After Zedekiah had been ruling for eleven years, the (famine/shortage of food) had become very bad. All their food was gone.
En el noveno día del mes cuarto, el hambre prevalecía en la ciudad, y no había pan para el pueblo de la tierra.
4 On July 18 of that year, the Babylonian soldiers broke through part of the city wall, [and that enabled them to enter the city]. All the soldiers of Judah [wanted to escape]. But the Babylonian soldiers surrounded the city, so the [king and] the soldiers of Judah waited until it was nighttime. Then they fled through the gate that was between the two walls near the king’s park. They ran across the fields and started to go down to the Jordan [River] Valley.
Entonces se abrió una brecha en el muro de la ciudad, mientras los caldeos estaban alrededor de ella. Huyeron de noche todos los hombres de guerra por el camino de la puerta que estaba entre los dos muros junto al huerto del rey, y salieron por el camino del Arabá.
5 But the Babylonian soldiers chased/ran after them. They caught the king when he was by himself in the valley near the Jordan River. He was by himself because all his soldiers had abandoned him.
Pero el ejército de los caldeos persiguió al rey y lo alcanzó en la llanura de Jericó. Todo su ejército fue dispersado de su lado.
6 The Babylonian soldiers took King Zedekiah to Riblah [city] in Babylon. There the king of Babylon decided what they would do to punish him.
Entonces capturaron al rey, lo llevaron ante el rey de Babilonia en Ribla, y éste dictó sentencia contra él.
7 There the king of Babylon forced Zedekiah to watch as the Babylonian soldiers killed all of Zedekiah’s sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They put bronze chains on [his hands and feet] and then they took him to Babylon.
Degollaron a los hijos de Sedequías en su presencia. Luego le sacaron los ojos a Sedequías, lo ataron con cadenas de bronce y lo llevaron a Babilonia.
8 On August 14 of that year, after Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for 19 years, Nebuzaradan arrived in Jerusalem. He was one of king Nebuchadnezzar’s officials and captain of the men that guarded the king.
A los siete días del mes quinto del año 19 de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llegó a Jerusalén Nabuzaradán, el capitán de la guardia, esclavo del rey de Babilonia,
9 He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. So they burned down all the important buildings in the city.
y quemó la Casa de Yavé, el palacio real, y todas las casas de Jerusalén. También quemó todas las casas de los nobles.
10 Then Nebuzaradan supervised all the soldiers of the Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
El ejército de los caldeos que estaba con el capitán de la guardia derribó los muros de alrededor de Jerusalén.
11 Then he and his soldiers took to Babylon the people who were still living in the city, the other people [who lived in that area], and the soldiers who had previously surrendered to the Babylonian army.
Al resto del pueblo que quedaba en la ciudad, los desertores que se pasaron al rey de Babilonia y los que quedaban de la gente común, Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia los llevó cautivos.
12 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to stay in Judah to take care of the vineyards and [to plant crops in] the fields.
Pero el capitán de la guardia dejó algunos de los más pobres de la tierra como viñadores y labradores.
13 The Babylonian soldiers broke into pieces the bronze pillars, the bronze carts with wheels, and the huge bronze basin, all of which were in the temple courtyard, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
Los caldeos destrozaron las columnas de bronce que estaban en la Casa de Yavé, así como las basas y el mar de bronce que estaba en la Casa de Yavé, y llevaron el bronce a Babilonia.
14 They also took the pots, the shovels, the instruments for (snuffing out/extinguishing) [the wicks of] the lamps, the dishes, and all the other bronze items that the Israeli priests had used for offering sacrifices at the temple.
También tomaron los calderos, las paletas, las despabiladeras, las cucharas y todos los utensilios de bronce con los cuales ministraban.
15 The soldiers also took away the (firepans/trays for carrying burning coals), the basins, and [all the other] items made of pure gold or pure silver.
El capitán de la guardia se llevó los incensarios, los tazones, todo lo que era de oro, todo lo que era de plata,
16 The bronze from the two pillars, the carts with wheels, and the huge basin were very heavy; they could not be weighed. (Those things had been made/A man named Hiram had made these things) for the temple when Solomon [was the king of Israel].
las dos columnas, el mar y las basas que hizo Salomón para la Casa de Yavé. No fue posible calcular el peso del bronce de todos esos utensilios.
17 Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall. The bronze capital/top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/2.3 meters) high. They were each decorated all around with something that looked like a net made of bronze chains connecting bronze pomegranates.
La altura de cada columna tenía 18,1 metros. Sobre ella había un capitel de bronce, cuya altura tenía 1,35 metros, con obra de malla y granadas talladas alrededor del capitel, todo de bronce. La segunda columna era igual a ésta, con su obra de malla.
18 Nebuzaradan took with him to Babylon Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and the three men who guarded the entrance [to the temple].
El capitán de la guardia tomó al sumo sacerdote Seraías, a Sofonías, segundo sacerdote, y a tres guardias del portón.
19 And they found people who were still hiding in Jerusalem. From those people he took one officer from the Judean army, five of the king’s advisors, the chief secretary of the army commander who was in charge of recruiting men to join the army, and 60 other important Judean men.
De la ciudad tomó a cierto funcionario que estaba encargado de los hombres de guerra, a cinco varones de los consejeros del rey que estaban en la ciudad, al escriba principal del ejército que llevaba el registro de la gente de la tierra, y a 60 hombres del pueblo de la tierra que estaban en la ciudad.
20 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah [city].
Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, tomó a éstos y los llevó ante el rey de Babilonia en Ribla,
21 There at Riblah, in Hamath province, the king of Babylon commanded that they all be executed. That is what happened when the people of Judah were (taken forcefully/exiled) from their land [to Babylon].
quien los hirió y los mató en Ribla, en tierra de Hamat. Así fue sacado [el pueblo de] Judá de su tierra y llevado cautivo.
22 Then King Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah, who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to be the governor of the people who were still living in Judah.
Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, designó como gobernador para el pueblo que dejó en tierra de Judá a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán.
23 When all the army captains of Judah and their soldiers who had not surrendered to Nebuchadnezzar found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to be the governor, they met with him at Mizpah [town]. These army captains were Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth from Netophah [town], and Jaazaniah from the Maacah region.
Al oír todos los jefes del ejército y sus hombres que el rey de Babilonia designó como gobernador a Gedalías, fueron a él en Mizpa: Ismael, hijo de Netanías, Johanán, hijo de Carea, Seraías, hijo de Tanhumet netofatita, y Jaazanías, hijo de un maacateo, y sus hombres.
24 Gedaliah solemnly promised them [that the officials from Babylon were not planning to harm them]. He said, “You may live in this land [without being afraid] and serve the king of Babylon, and [if you do], everything will go well for you.”
Gedalías les juró a ellos y sus hombres: No teman de los esclavos de los caldeos. Vivan en la tierra y sirvan al rey de Babilonia, y les irá bien.
25 But in October of that year, Ishmael, whose grandfather Elishama was one of the relatives of the descendants of King David, went to Mizpah along with ten other men and assassinated/killed Gedaliah and all the men who were with him. There were also men from Judah and men from Babylon whom they assassinated.
Pero el mes séptimo aconteció que Ismael, hijo de Netanías, hijo de Elisama, de la descendencia real, fue con diez hombres y atacaron a Gedalías, y murió junto con los judíos y los caldeos que estaban con él en Mizpa.
26 Then many [HYP] of the people from Judah, important people and unimportant ones, and the army captains, were very afraid of [what] the Babylonians [would do to them], so they fled to Egypt.
Al levantarse todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor, con los jefes de las tropas, salieron a Egipto por temor a los caldeos.
27 Thirty-seven years after King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken to Babylon, [Nebuchadnezzar’s son] Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin, and on April 2 of that year, he released/freed Jehoiachin from prison.
Aconteció a los 37 años del cautiverio de Joaquín, rey de Judá, a los 27 días del mes 12, que Evil-merodac, rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, libertó a Joaquín, rey de Judá, y lo sacó de la cárcel.
28 He always spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and honored him more than the other kings who had been taken/exiled to Babylon.
Le habló con benevolencia y colocó su trono más alto que los tronos de los demás reyes vasallos que estaban en Babilonia.
29 He gave Jehoiachin new clothes to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison, and he allowed Jehoiachin to eat at the king’s table every day for the rest of his life.
Cambió las ropas de su prisión, y comió pan en su presencia todos los días de su vida.
30 The king of Babylon also gave him money every day, so that he could buy the things that he needed. The king continued to do that until Jehoiachin died.
En cuanto a su alimentación, le fue dada una ración normal de parte del rey, cada cosa en su día, todos los días de su vida.
