Jeremías 52
1 Era Sedequías de edad de veintiún años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó once años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Hamutal, hija de Jeremías, de Libna.
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].
2 E hizo lo malo en los ojos del SEÑOR, conforme a todo lo que hizo Joacim.
Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
3 Porque a causa de la ira del SEÑOR contra Jerusalén y Judá, hasta echarlos de su presencia, Sedequías se rebeló contra el rey de Babilonia.
[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.
4 Aconteció por tanto a los nueve años de su reinado, en el mes décimo, a los diez días del mes, que vino Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, él y todo su ejército, contra Jerusalén, y asentaron sobre ella campo, y de todas partes edificaron sobre ella baluartes en todas partes.
[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].
5 Y estuvo cercada la ciudad hasta el undécimo año del rey Sedequías.
They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
6 En el mes cuarto, a los nueve del mes, prevaleció el hambre en la ciudad, hasta no haber pan para el pueblo de la tierra.
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].
7 Y fue entrada la ciudad, y todos los hombres de guerra huyeron, y se salieron de la ciudad de noche por el camino del postigo que está entre los dos muros, que estaban cerca del jardín del rey, y se fueron por el camino del desierto, estando aún los caldeos junto a la ciudad alrededor.
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.
8 Y el ejército de los caldeos siguió al rey, y prendieron a Sedequías en los llanos de Jericó; y se esparció de él todo su ejército.
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.
9 Prendieron pues, al rey, y le hicieron venir al rey de Babilonia, a Ribla en tierra de Hamat, y pronunció contra él sentencia.
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.
10 Y degolló el rey de Babilonia a los hijos de Sedequías delante de sus ojos, y también degolló a todos los príncipes de Judá en Ribla.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
11 Pero a Sedequías le sacó los ojos, y le puso en grillos, y el rey de Babilonia lo hizo llevar a Babilonia; y lo puso en la casa de la cárcel hasta el día en que murió.
[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.
12 Y en el mes quinto, a los diez del mes, que era el año diecinueve del reinado de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, vino a Jerusalén Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, que solía estar delante del rey de Babilonia.
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.
13 Y encendió a fuego la Casa del SEÑOR, y la casa del rey, y todas las casas de Jerusalén; y toda casa grande quemó con fuego.
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].
14 Y todo el ejército de los caldeos, que venía con el capitán de la guardia, destruyó todos los muros de Jerusalén en derredor.
Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
15 E hizo transportar Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, a los pobres del pueblo, y a toda la otra gente vulgar que en la ciudad habían quedado, y a los fugitivos que habían huido al rey de Babilonia, y a todo el resto de la multitud vulgar.
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.
16 Mas de los pobres del país dejó Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, para viñadores y labradores.
But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
17 Y los caldeos quebraron las columnas de bronce que estaban en la Casa del SEÑOR, y las basas, y el mar de bronce que estaba en la Casa del SEÑOR, y llevaron todo el bronce a Babilonia.
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.
18 Se llevaron también los calderos, y los badiles, y los salterios, y las bacines, y los cucharros, y todos los vasos de bronce con que se servían.
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.
19 Y las copas, e incensarios, y bacines, y ollas, y candeleros, y escudillas, y tazas; lo que de oro de oro, y lo que de plata de plata, llevó el capitán de la guardia.
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.
20 Dos columnas, un mar, y doce bueyes de bronce que estaban debajo de las basas, que hizo el rey Salomón en la Casa del SEÑOR; no se podía pesar el bronce de todos estos vasos.
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.
21 En cuanto a las columnas, la altura de una columna era de dieciocho codos, y un hilo de doce codos la rodeaba; y su grueso era de cuatro dedos, de vaciadizo.
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.
22 Y el capitel de bronce que estaba sobre ella, era de altura de cinco codos, con una red y granadas en el capitel alrededor, todo de bronce; y lo mismo era lo de la segunda columna con sus granadas.
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.
23 Había noventa y seis granadas en cada orden; todas ellas eran cien sobre la red alrededor.
There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
24 Tomó también el capitán de la guardia a Seraías principal sacerdote, y a Sofonías segundo sacerdote, y tres guardas de la puerta.
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].
25 Y de la ciudad tomó un eunuco que era capitán sobre los hombres de guerra, y siete hombres de los continuos del rey, que se hallaron en la ciudad; y al principal escribano de la guerra, que ponía por lista el pueblo de la tierra para la guerra; y sesenta hombres del vulgo de la tierra, que se hallaron dentro de la ciudad.
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.
26 Los tomó Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, y los llevó al rey de Babilonia a Ribla.
Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
27 Y el rey de Babilonia los hirió, y los mató en Ribla en tierra de Hamat; y Judá fue transportado de su tierra.
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.
28 Este es el pueblo que Nabucodonosor hizo transportar: En el año séptimo, tres mil veintitrés judíos:
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.
29 En el año dieciocho hizo Nabucodonosor, transportar de Jerusalén ochocientas treinta y dos personas.
Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
30 El año veintitrés de Nabucodonosor, transportó Nabuzaradán capitán de la guardia, setecientas cuarenta y cinco personas de los judíos; todas las personas son cuatro mil seiscientas.
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].
31 Y acaeció que en el año treinta y siete de la cautividad de Joaquín rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, a los veinticinco del mes, Evil-merodac, rey de Babilonia, en el año primero de su reinado, alzó la cabeza de Joaquín rey de Judá y lo sacó de la casa de la cárcel;
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.
32 y habló con él amigablemente, e hizo poner su silla sobre las sillas de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia.
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].
33 Y le hizo mudar las ropas de su cárcel, y comía pan delante de él siempre todos los días de su vida.
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.
34 Y continuamente se le daba ración por el rey de Babilonia, cada cosa en su día por todos los de su vida, hasta el día que murió.
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.
