Jeremiah 41
1 Ishmael was a member of the king’s family. He had been one of King Zedekiah’s important officials. In October of that year, he went to Mizpah with ten other men to [talk with] Gedaliah. While they were eating together,
En el séptimo mes del año, Ismael hijo de Netanías, hijo de Elisama, miembro de la familia real y uno de los principales funcionarios del rey, vino con diez de sus hombres a ver a Gedalías en Mizpa. Mientras comían juntos,
2 Ishmael and the other ten men jumped up, and with their swords they killed Gedaliah—the man whom the king of Babylon had appointed to be their governor!
de repente Ismael y sus diez hombres se levantaron y atacaron a Gedalías, matándolo, el que había sido nombrado por el rey de Babilonia como gobernador del país.
3 Ishmael [and the other men] also killed all the Jews and the soldiers from Babylonia who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Ismael también mató a todos los demás judíos que estaban con Gedalías en Mizpa, junto con los soldados babilónicos que estaban allí.
4 The next day, before anyone had found out that Gedaliah had been murdered,
Al día siguiente del asesinato de Gedalías, y antes de que nadie lo supiera,
5 eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria [cities] came to worship at the temple of Yahweh [in Mizpah]. They had shaved off their beards and torn their clothes and cut themselves [to show that they were mourning]. And they had brought grain offerings and incense [to burn on the altar].
llegó un grupo de ochenta hombres de Siquem, Silo y Samaria. Se habían afeitado la barba, se habían rasgado la ropa y se habían cortado. Llevaban ofrendas de grano e incienso para el Templo del Señor.
6 Ishmael went out of the city to meet them, crying as he went. When he reached them, he said, “Come [and see what has happened to] Gedaliah!”
Ismael salió a su encuentro desde Mizpa, llorando a su paso. Cuando Ismael se encontró con los hombres, les dijo: “¡Vengan a ver lo que le pasó a Gedalías hijo de Ahicam!”.
7 But as soon as they had all entered the town, Ishmael and his men killed [most of] them and threw their corpses into a well.
Pero cuando llegaron a la ciudad, Ismael y sus hombres mataron a la mayoría de ellos y arrojaron sus cuerpos a una cisterna.
8 There were [only] ten of them whom they (spared/did not kill). They were not killed because they promised to Ishmael that [if he allowed them to remain alive, they would bring him] lots of wheat and barley and olive oil and honey that they had hidden.
Pero diez de ellos suplicaron a Ismael: “¡No nos mates! Tenemos cosas buenas escondidas en los campos: trigo, cebada, aceite de oliva y miel”. Así que Ismael no los mató junto con los demás.
9 The well where Ishmael’s men had thrown the corpses of the men whom they had murdered was the deep well that King Asa’s [men] had dug [in order that they would have water in the city] if the army of King Baasha of Israel would surround the city. Ishmael’s men filled that well with corpses.
(La cisterna donde Ismael había arrojado todos los cuerpos de los hombres que había matado, incluido Gedalías, era una cisterna grande que el rey Asa había cavado debido a la amenaza de ataque de Basá, rey de Israel. Ismael la llenó de cadáveres).
10 Then Ishmael [and his men] captured the king’s daughters and some of the other people who had been left in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan in order that Gedaliah would take care of them. Ishmael and his men took those people and started back toward the Ammon area.
Luego Ismael tomó prisionera a toda la gente que quedaba en Mizpa, incluidas las hijas del rey, así como a todos los demás que vivían allí. Esta era la gente que Nabuzaradán, el comandante de la guardia, había puesto bajo el cuidado de Gedalías. Ismael los tomó prisioneros y partió para ir a los amonitas.
11 But Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia heard about what Ishmael [and his men] had done.
Johanán y todos los comandantes de los ejércitos que estaban con él se enteraron de todos los crímenes de Ismael.
12 So they [immediately] went with all their men to stop them. They caught up with them at the large pool near Gibeon [city].
Así que reunieron a todos sus hombres y fueron a atacar a Ismael. Lo alcanzaron cerca del gran estanque de Gabaón.
13 When all the people whom Ishmael and his men had captured saw Johanan and the soldiers who were with him, they [shouted] joyfully.
Cuando los prisioneros de Ismael vieron a Johanán y a todos los comandantes del ejército que estaban con él, se alegraron.
14 So all those who had been captured in Mizpah escaped, and they started to help Johanan.
Todos los que Ismael había hecho prisioneros en Mizpa se volvieron y corrieron hacia Johanán.
15 But Ishmael and eight of his men escaped and fled to the Ammon area.
Ismael y ocho de sus hombres lograron escapar de Johanán y huir hacia los amonitas.
16 Then Johanan and the men who were with him [gathered together] all the people whom they had rescued at Gibeon. They included soldiers and women and children and some of the king’s palace officials. They were all people whom Ishmael [and his men] had captured after they had killed Gedaliah.
Entonces Johanán y todos los comandantes del ejército que estaban con él se hicieron cargo de los sobrevivientes de Mizpa que había rescatado de Ismael en Gabaón: los soldados, las mujeres, los niños y los funcionarios de la corte que Ismael había hecho prisioneros después de haber matado a Gedalías.
17 They took them all to Geruth-Kimham [village] near Bethlehem. And they all prepared to go to Egypt.
Partieron hacia Gerut Quimán, cerca de Belén, y se quedaron allí, antes de partir hacia Egipto
18 They were worried about what the soldiers of Babylonia [would do to them when they found out] that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, who had been appointed by the King of Babylonia to be their governor.
para alejarse de los babilonios. Tenían miedo de lo que hicieran los babilonios porque Ismael había asesinado a Gedalías, el gobernador del país nombrado por el rey de Babilonia.
