Jeremiáš 37
1 Potom kraloval král Sedechiáš syn Joziášův místo Koniáše syna Joakimova, kteréhož ustanovil králem Nabuchodonozor král Babylonský v zemi Judské.
After Jehoiakim died, [his son Jehoiachin became king for only three months, after which] King Josiah’s son Zedekiah became the King of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, appointed him to be the new king.
2 Ale neposlouchal on, ani služebníci jeho, ani lid té země slov Hospodinových, kteráž mluvil skrze Jeremiáše proroka.
But King Zedekiah and his palace officials and the other people in the land paid no attention to the messages that Yahweh gave me.
3 Ač byl poslal Sedechiáš Jehuchale syna Selemiášova a Sofoniáše syna Maaseiášova, kněze, k Jeremiášovi proroku, aby řekli: Modl se medle za nás Hospodinu Bohu našemu.
However, [one day] King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, who was the son of Maaseiah, to me. They requested me to pray to Yahweh our God for our [nation].
4 Nebo Jeremiáš ještě bydlil svobodně u prostřed lidu, aniž ho ještě byli dali do žaláře.
At that time I had not yet been put in prison, so I could come and go wherever and whenever I wanted to, [without being hindered].
5 A vojsko Faraonovo bylo vytáhlo z Egypta; (nebo uslyšavše Kaldejští, kteříž oblehli byli Jeruzalém, pověst o nich, odtrhli od Jeruzaléma).
[At that time], the army of [Hophra], the King of Egypt, came [to the southern border of Judah]. When the army of Babylonia heard about that, they stopped surrounding Jerusalem and left there [to fight against the army from Egypt].
6 Stalo se pak slovo Hospodinovo k Jeremiášovi proroku, řkoucí:
Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
7 Toto praví Hospodin Bůh Izraelský: Takto rcete králi Judskému, kterýž vás poslal ke mně, abyste se radili se mnou: Aj, vojsko Faraonovo, kteréž potáhne vám na pomoc, navrátí se zase do země své Egyptské.
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say this: ‘The King of Judah has sent [messengers] to you to ask me [what is going to happen]. Tell the king that even though the army of the King of Egypt came to help him, they are about to return to Egypt.
8 Kaldejští pak navrátí se zase, a bojovati budou proti městu tomuto, a vezmouce je, vypálí je ohněm.
Then the army of Babylonia will return here and capture this city and burn everything in it.’
9 Takto praví Hospodin: Nesvoďte sami sebe, říkajíce: Konečně odtrhnou od nás Kaldejští, neboť neodtrhnou.
[So], this is what I say [to you Israelis]: ‘You should not deceive yourselves, thinking that the army from Babylonia has gone and will not return. That is not true.
10 Nýbrž byste pobili všecko vojsko Kaldejských bojujících s vámi, tak že by pozůstali z nich toliko ranění, tiť z stanů svých povstanou, a toto město ohněm vypálí.
And even if your soldiers could destroy almost all of the soldiers from Babylonia who are attacking you, and allow only a few of them who were wounded to remain alive in their tents, they would come out [of their tents] and burn this city completely!”’”
11 Stalo se pak, když odtrhlo vojsko Kaldejské od Jeruzaléma před vojskem Faraonovým,
When the army from Babylonia left Jerusalem because the army from Egypt was approaching,
12 Že vycházel Jeremiáš z Jeruzaléma, jíti chtěje do země Beniaminovy, aby tak vynikl z prostředku lidu.
I started to leave the city. I intended to go to the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live, in order to take possession of my share of the property from my family.
13 Když pak byl v bráně Beniaminské, byl tu hejtman nad stráží, jménem Jiriáš syn Selemiáše, syna Chananiášova, kterýž jal Jeremiáše proroka, řka: K Kaldejským ty ustupuješ.
But as I was walking out the Benjamin Gate, a guard seized me and said, “You are deserting [us and going] to [the soldiers from] Babylonia!” The man who seized me was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah.
14 Jemuž řekl Jeremiáš: Není pravda, neustupujiť já k Kaldejským. Ale nechtěl ho slyšeti, nýbrž jal Jiriáš Jeremiáše, a dovedl jej k knížatům.
But I [protested and] said, “That is not true! I was not intending to do that!” But Irijah would not pay attention to what I said. He took me to the [king’s] officials.
15 Tedy rozhněvavše se knížata na Jeremiáše, ubili jej, a dali jej do vězení, do domu Jonatana písaře; nebo z něho byli udělali žalář.
They were very angry with me. They [commanded the guards to] beat me and [then to] put me in the house where Jonathan the king’s secretary stayed. They had changed Jonathan’s house to make it become a prison.
16 Když pak vešel Jeremiáš do té jámy a do sklípků jejích, a seděl tam Jeremiáš mnoho dní.
They put me in a dungeon/cell in that prison, and I remained there for several days.
17 Teprv poslav král Sedechiáš, vzal jej, a tázal se ho král v domě svém tajně, řka: Stalo-li se slovo od Hospodina? Jemuž řekl Jeremiáš: Stalo. Potom řekl: V ruku krále Babylonského vydán budeš.
Then King Zedekiah secretly sent a servant to me, who took me to the palace. There the king asked me, “Do you have any messages from Yahweh?” I replied, “Yes, [the message is that] you will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
18 Při tom řekl Jeremiáš králi Sedechiášovi: Coť jsem zavinil aneb služebníkům tvým, aneb lidu tomuto, že jste mne dali do žaláře tohoto?
Then I asked the king, “What crime have I committed [RHQ] against you or against your officials or against the Israeli people, with the result that you have [commanded that] I be put in a prison?
19 A kdež jsou proroci vaši, kteříž prorokují vám, říkajíce: Nepřitáhneť král Babylonský na vás, ani na zemi tuto?
Your prophets predicted that the army of the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land. Why were [RHQ] [their messages] not fulfilled?
20 Nyní tedy slyš, žádám, pane můj králi, nechť, prosím, místo má před tebou pokorná prosba má; nedopouštěj mne zase voditi do domu Jonatana písaře, abych tam neumřel.
Your majesty, I plead with you to listen to me. Do not send me back to the dungeon/cell in the house of Jonathan your secretary, because [if you do that, ] I will die there.”
21 I přikázal král Sedechiáš, aby vsadili Jeremiáše do síně stráže, a dávali jemu pecník chleba na den z ulice pekařů, dokudž by nebyl vytráven všecken chléb v městě. A tak seděl Jeremiáš v síni stráže.
So King Zedekiah commanded that [I not be sent back to the prison cell. Instead, ] I was allowed to be watched by the guards in the courtyard [of the palace]. [The king] also [commanded that they should] bring me a loaf of fresh bread every day, until there was no bread left in the city. So [they put me] in that courtyard and I remained there.
