Jeremiah 39
1 After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
El año noveno de Sedecías rey de Judá, en el décimo mes, vino Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, con todo su ejército a Jerusalén y la sitió.
2 One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
Y el año undécimo de Sedecías, el día nueve del mes cuarto, fue abierta una brecha en la ciudad;
3 Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
y entraron todos los generales del rey de Babilonia, y se sentaron cerca de la puerta media; Nergalsarezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsequim, Rabsarís. Nergalsarezer, Rabmag, con todos los demás jefes del rey de Babilonia.
4 When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
Al verlos Sedecías, rey de Judá, y todos los guerreros, huyeron, y salieron de noche de la ciudad, por el camino del jardín del rey, por la puerta que está entre los dos muros; y se encaminaron hacia el Arabá.
5 But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Pero los persiguió el ejército de los caldeos; y alcanzaron a Sedecías en la llanura de Jericó. Lo tomaron preso y lo llevaron a Riblá, en la tierra de Hamat, ante Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, quien lo sentenció.
6 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
El rey de Babilonia hizo matar en Riblá a los hijos de Sedecías, delante de los ojos de este. El rey de Babilonia hizo degollar también a todos los nobles de Judá.
7 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
A Sedecías le sacó los ojos y ordenó atarlo con cadenas de bronce, para conducirlo a Babilonia.
8 [Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
Los caldeos entregaron a las llamas el palacio del rey y las casas del pueblo, y destruyeron los muros de Jerusalén.
9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
Al resto de los habitantes que habían quedado en la ciudad, y a los desertores que se habían pasado a él, como también a los restantes del pueblo que aún quedaba, los deportó Nabuzardán a Babilonia, capitán de la guardia.
10 But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
Solamente de los pobres del pueblo, que nada tenían, Nabuzardán, capitán de la guardia, dejó algunos en la tierra de Judá, dándoles al mismo tiempo viñas y campos.
11 King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, dio a Nabuzardán, capitán de la guardia, la siguiente orden respecto de Jeremías:
12 “Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
“Tómalo, y pon en él tu ojo, no le hagas ningún daño, antes bien, trátalo según él mismo te indique.”
13 So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
Por lo tanto Nabuzardán, capitán de la guardia, Nebusazbán, Rabsarís, Nergalsarezer, Rabmag y todos los generales del rey de Babilonia,
14 sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
enviaron a sacar a Jeremías del patio de la cárcel, y lo entregaron a Godolías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, para que lo llevase a su casa; y así habitó en medio del pueblo.
15 While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
Mientras estaba preso en el patio de la cárcel, Jeremías había recibido esta palabra de Yahvé:
16 “Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
“Ve y di a Ebed-Mélec, etíope: Así dice Yahvé de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: He aquí que voy a cumplir mis palabras acerca de esta ciudad, para mal y no para bien, y se cumplirán en aquel día ante tu vista.
17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
Mas a ti te libraré en ese día, dice Yahvé, y no serás entregado en manos de aquellos hombres a quienes tienes miedo;
18 You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
porque Yo te salvaré con toda seguridad y no caerás a espada, sino que tendrás por botín tu vida, por cuanto has confiado en Mí”, dice Yahvé.
