Jeremiah 52
1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became the King [of Judah]. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of [a man named] Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
Sedequías tenía veintiún años cuando comenzó a reinar. Reinó once años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Hamutal, hija de Jeremías de Libna.
2 Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
Hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, según todo lo que había hecho Joacim.
3 [The events that are summarized here happened] because Yahweh was angry with [the people of] Jerusalem and [of other places in] Judah, and finally he (exiled them/forced them to go to other countries) [and said that he did not want to have anything to do with] them any more. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Porque por la ira de Yahvé sucedió esto en Jerusalén y en Judá, hasta que los expulsó de su presencia. Sedequías se rebeló contra el rey de Babilonia.
4 [So, ] on January 15, when Zedekiah had been ruling for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army to attack Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [to enable them to attack the city].
En el noveno año de su reinado, en el décimo mes, a los diez días del mes, vino Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, él y todo su ejército, contra Jerusalén, y acamparon contra ella; y construyeron contra ella fortalezas alrededor.
5 They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
Así fue sitiada la ciudad hasta el año undécimo del rey Sedequías.
6 When Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the (famine/lack of food) in the city had become very severe, and there was no [more] food for the people [to eat].
En el cuarto mes, a los nueve días del mes, el hambre fue grave en la ciudad, de modo que no hubo pan para el pueblo de la tierra.
7 Then [the soldiers of Babylonia] broke through [a section of] the city wall, and all the [Israeli] soldiers fled. But because the city was surrounded by soldiers from Babylonia, [Zedekiah and the Israeli] soldiers [waited until] it became dark. Then they left the city through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they ran towards the Jordan River Valley.
Entonces se abrió una brecha en la ciudad, y todos los hombres de guerra huyeron y salieron de la ciudad de noche por el camino de la puerta entre los dos muros, que estaba junto al jardín del rey. Los caldeos estaban contra la ciudad por todas partes. Los hombres de guerra se dirigieron hacia el Arabá,
8 But the soldiers of Babylonia pursued King Zedekiah, and they caught up with him on the plains near Jericho. [He was alone because] all his men had deserted him and had scattered.
pero el ejército de los caldeos persiguió al rey y alcanzó a Sedequías en las llanuras de Jericó, y todo su ejército se dispersó de él.
9 The soldiers of Babylonia took him to the king of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Entonces tomaron al rey y lo llevaron ante el rey de Babilonia a Ribla, en la tierra de Hamat, y éste pronunció un juicio sobre él.
10 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
El rey de Babilonia mató a los hijos de Sedequías ante sus ojos. También mató a todos los príncipes de Judá en Ribla.
11 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. They put him in a prison, and he remained there until the day that he died.
Le sacó los ojos a Sedequías, y el rey de Babilonia lo ató con grilletes, lo llevó a Babilonia y lo puso en prisión hasta el día de su muerte.
12 On August 17 of that year, which was when King Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost 19 years, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the king’s bodyguards and one of the king’s officials, arrived in Jerusalem.
En el mes quinto, a los diez días del mes, que era el año decimonoveno del rey Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, entró en Jerusalén Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, que estaba delante del rey de Babilonia.
13 He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. They [also] destroyed all the important buildings [in the city].
Quemó la casa de Yahvé y la casa del rey, y quemó todas las casas de Jerusalén, todas las casas grandes.
14 Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
Todo el ejército de los caldeos, que estaba con el capitán de la guardia, derribó todos los muros de Jerusalén por todas partes.
15 Then Nebuzaradan (forced to go/exiled) [to Babylon] some of the poorest people, those Israelis who had said they would support the king of Babylon, the rest of the craftsmen, and other people who had remained in Jerusalem.
Entonces Nabuzaradán, el capitán de la guardia, se llevó cautivos a los más pobres del pueblo y al resto de la gente que había quedado en la ciudad, y a los que habían desertado, que se habían pasado al rey de Babilonia, y al resto de la multitud.
16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
Pero Nabuzaradán, el capitán de la guardia, dejó a los más pobres de la tierra para que fueran viñadores y agricultores.
17 The soldiers from Babylonia broke [into pieces] the [huge] bronze pillars that were in front of the temple, and the [large] bronze water tank, and the [ten bronze water] carts, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
Los caldeos rompieron en pedazos las columnas de bronce que había en la casa de Yahvé y las bases y el mar de bronce que había en la casa de Yahvé, y se llevaron todo su bronce a Babilonia.
18 They also took away the basins [for holding the ashes from the burned sacrifices], the shovels [for cleaning out the ashes], the tools for snuffing out the wicks of the lamps, the basins [for holding the blood of the sacrificed animals], the dishes [for incense], and all the [other] bronze items that were used when sacrifices were made at the temple.
También se llevaron las ollas, las palas, los apagadores, las palanganas, las cucharas y todos los recipientes de bronce con los que servían.
19 Nebuzaradan also [told his soldiers to] take away the small bowls, the dishes for burning incense, the basins, pots, lampstands, bowls [for incense], and the bowls used for pouring out the wine offerings. They took all the other items that were made of pure gold or silver.
El capitán de la guardia se llevó las copas, los braseros, las palanganas, las ollas, los candiles, las cucharas y los cuencos; lo que era de oro, como oro, y lo que era de plata, como plata.
20 The bronze from the two pillars, the [large water] tank and the twelve statues of oxen that were beneath it, and the water carts, was more/heavier than they could weigh. Those things had been made for the temple during the time that Solomon was the king.
Tomaron las dos columnas, el mar único y los doce toros de bronce que estaban debajo de las bases, que el rey Salomón había hecho para la casa de Yahvé. El bronce de todos estos recipientes no tenía peso.
21 Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall and (18 feet/5.5 meters) around. They were hollow, and each had sides/walls that were (3 in./8 cm.) thick.
En cuanto a las columnas, la altura de la única columna era de dieciocho codos; y una línea de doce codos la rodeaba, y su grosor era de cuatro dedos. Era hueca.
22 The bronze head on the top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/over 2 meters) high and was decorated all around with a bronze [network of figures that represented] pomegranates.
Sobre ella había un capitel de bronce de cinco codos de altura, con red y granadas en el capitel alrededor, todo de bronce. La segunda columna también tenía lo mismo, con granadas.
23 There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
Había noventa y seis granadas a los lados; todas las granadas eran cien en la red alrededor.
24 When Nebuzaradan [returned to Babylon], he took [with him as prisoners] Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances [to the temple].
El capitán de la guardia tomó a Seraías, el sumo sacerdote, y a Sofonías, el segundo sacerdote, y a los tres guardianes del umbral,
25 He found [some other] people who were [hiding] in the city. [So] from them he took a commander of the army [of Judah], seven of the king’s advisors, the army commander’s chief secretary who was in charge of recruiting [soldiers for the army], and 60 [other] soldiers.
y de la ciudad tomó a un oficial que estaba al frente de los hombres de guerra, y a siete hombres de los que vieron la cara del rey, que se encontraban en la ciudad, y al escriba del capitán del ejército, que reunía al pueblo del país, y a sesenta hombres del pueblo del país, que se encontraban en medio de la ciudad.
26 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los tomó y los llevó al rey de Babilonia, a Ribla.
27 There at Riblah in the Hamath region, the king of Babylon commanded that they [all] be executed. [Many of the people of] Judah were (forced to leave/exiled from) their own land.
El rey de Babilonia los golpeó y los mató en Ribla, en la tierra de Hamat. Y Judá fue llevado cautivo de su tierra.
28 The number of people who were captured and sent to Babylon at that time, when Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost seven years, was 3,023.
Este es el número del pueblo que Nabucodonosor llevó cautivo: en el séptimo año, tres mil veintitrés judíos;
29 Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
en el año dieciocho de Nabucodonosor, llevó cautivas de Jerusalén a ochocientas treinta y dos personas;
30 When he had been ruling almost 23 years, he sent Nebuzaradan [to Jerusalem again], and he brought back 745 [more Israelis to Babylonia]. That was a total of 4,600 Israelis [who were taken to Babylonia].
en el año veintitrés de Nabucodonosor, Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, llevó cautivas a setecientas cuarenta y cinco personas de los judíos. Todo el pueblo era de cuatro mil seiscientos.
31 After King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in prison [in Babylon] for almost thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin and ordered that he be released from prison. That was on March 31 of the year that Evil-Merodach became king.
En el año treinta y siete del cautiverio de Joaquín, rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, a los veinticinco días del mes, Evilmerodac, rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, levantó la cabeza de Joaquín, rey de Judá, y lo liberó de la prisión.
32 He [always] spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a position in which he was honored more than [all] the other kings [who had been exiled/taken to Babylon].
Le habló con amabilidad y puso su trono por encima del trono de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia,
33 He [supplied new clothes] for Jehoiachin, to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison. [He also allowed] Jehoiachin to eat with him every day, all during the rest of his life.
y le cambió las ropas de la prisión. Joaquín comió pan delante de él continuamente todos los días de su vida.
34 Every day, the King [of Babylon] gave him some money [to buy the things that he needed. That continued] until the day that Jehoiachin died.
En cuanto a su pensión, el rey de Babilonia le daba continuamente una ración hasta el día de su muerte, todos los días de su vida.
