Jeremías 39
1 El año noveno de Sedequías, rey de Judá, el mes décimo, Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llegó con todo su ejército contra Jerusalén y la sitió.
And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, shutting it in on every side;
2 El año 11 de Sedequías, el mes cuarto, el día nueve del mes, una brecha fue abierta en el muro de la ciudad.
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into: )
3 Todos los oficiales del rey de Babilonia pasaron por ella y se sentaron en la puerta de en medio. Eran Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsequim, el Rabsaris, Nergal-sarezer, el Rabmag y todos los demás oficiales del rey de Babilonia.
All the captains of the king of Babylon came in and took their places in the middle doorway of the town, Nergal-shar-ezer, ruler of Sin-magir, the Rabmag, and Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and all the captains of the king of Babylon.
4 Al verlos Sedequías, rey de Judá, y todos los guerreros, huyeron de noche. Abandonaron la ciudad por el camino del huerto del rey, por la puerta que había entre los dos muros. El rey salió por el camino del Arabá.
And when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw it, they went in flight from the town by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the doorway between the two walls: and they went out by the Arabah.
5 Pero el ejército de los caldeos los persiguió, y alcanzaron a Sedequías en los llanos de Jericó. Después de atraparlo, lo llevaron adonde estaba Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, a Ribla, en tierra de Hamat. Allí lo sentenció.
But the Chaldaean army went after them and overtook Zedekiah in the lowlands of Jericho: and they made him a prisoner and took him up to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, to be judged by him.
6 El rey de Babilonia degolló a los hijos de Sedequías en presencia de éste en Ribla. El rey de Babilonia mandó degollar también a todos los nobles de Judá.
Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.
7 Le sacó los ojos al rey Sedequías y lo aprisionó con grillos de bronce para llevarlo a Babilonia.
And more than this, he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and had him put in chains to take him away to Babylon.
8 Los caldeos destruyeron con fuego la casa del rey y las casas del pueblo, y derribaron los muros de Jerusalén.
And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.
9 Al resto del pueblo que quedó en la ciudad y a los que se pasaron a ellos, Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los llevó cautivos a Babilonia, junto con el remanente del pueblo.
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away to Babylon as prisoners, all the rest of the workmen who were still in the town, as well as those who had given themselves up to him, and all the rest of the people.
10 Pero Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, ordenó que los más pobres del pueblo, los que nada tenían, permanecieran en tierra de Judá, y les dio viñedos y heredades.
But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.
11 En cuanto a Jeremías, Nabucodonosor ordenó a Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia:
Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,
12 Tómalo y vela por él, y no le hagas algún daño, sino trátalo tal como él te diga.
Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.
13 Entonces Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, y Nabusazbán, el Rabsaris, Nergal-sarezer, el Rabmag y todos los oficiales del rey de Babilonia,
So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, sent Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and Nergal-shar-ezer, the Rabmag, and all the chief captains of the king of Babylon,
14 enviaron a sacar a Jeremías del patio de la guardia. Lo entregaron a Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, para que lo llevara a su casa. Vivió en medio del pueblo.
And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.
15 Cuando estaba preso en el patio de la guardia, la Palabra de Yavé vino a Jeremías:
Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,
16 Vé, habla al etíope Ebed-melec: Yavé de las huestes, el ʼElohim de Israel, dice: Mira, Yo traigo mis Palabras sobre esta ciudad para mal y no para bien. Se cumplirá aquel día en tu presencia.
Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my words will come true for this town, for evil and not for good: they will come about before your eyes on that day.
17 Pero en aquel día Yo te libraré, dice Yavé, y no serás entregado en manos de aquellos a quienes tú temes.
But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.
18 Ciertamente Yo te libraré, y no caerás a espada, sino tu vida te será como botín, porque tuviste confianza en Mí, dice Yavé.
For I will certainly let you go free, and you will not be put to the sword, but your life will be given to you out of the hands of your attackers: because you have put your faith in me, says the Lord.
