< Jeremiah 37 >
1 And Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, became king in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.
E reinou o rei Zedekias, filho de Josias, em lugar de Conias, filho de Joaquim, a quem Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, constituiu rei na terra de Judá.
2 But he and his servants and the people of the land did not give ear to the words of the Lord which he said by Jeremiah the prophet.
Porém nem ele, nem os seus servos, nem o povo da terra deram ouvidos às palavras do Senhor que falou pelo ministério de Jeremias, o profeta.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.
Contudo mandou o rei Zedekias a Juchal, filho de Selemias, e a Sofonias, filho de Maaseias, o sacerdote, a Jeremias, o profeta, dizendo: Roga agora por nós ao Senhor nosso Deus.
4 (Now Jeremiah was going about among the people, for they had not put him in prison.
E entrava e saía Jeremias entre o povo, porque não o tinham posto na casa do cárcere.
5 And Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)
E o exército de faraó saiu do Egito: e, ouvindo os caldeus, que tinham em sítio a Jerusalém, as novas disto, retiraram-se de Jerusalém.
6 Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Então veio a Jeremias, o profeta, a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
7 The Lord, the God of Israel, has said: This is what you are to say to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from me: See, Pharaoh's army, which has come out to your help, will go back to Egypt, to their land.
Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Assim direis ao rei de Judá, que vos enviou a mim a perguntar-me: Eis que o exército de faraó, que saiu para socorro vosso, voltar-se-á para a sua terra no Egito.
8 And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire.
E voltarão os caldeus, e pelejarão contra esta cidade, e a tomarão, e a queimarão a fogo.
9 The Lord has said, Have no false hopes, saying to yourselves, The Chaldaeans will go away from us: for they will not go away.
Assim diz o Senhor: Não enganeis as vossas almas, dizendo: Sem dúvida se irão os caldeus de nós: porque não se irão.
10 For even if you had overcome all the army of the Chaldaeans fighting against you, and there were only wounded men among them, still they would get up, every man in his tent, and put this town on fire.
Porque ainda que ferísseis a todo o exército dos caldeus, que peleja contra vós, e ficassem de resto deles homens traspassados, cada um levantar-se-ia na sua tenda, e queimaria a fogo esta cidade.
11 And it came about that when the Chaldaean army outside Jerusalem had gone away for fear of Pharaoh's army,
E sucedeu que, subindo de Jerusalém o exército dos caldeus, por causa do exército de faraó,
12 Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, with the purpose of taking up his heritage there among the people.
Saiu Jeremias de Jerusalém, para ir à terra de Benjamin, para esquivar-se de ali entre o meio do povo.
13 But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.
Porém, estando ele à porta de Benjamin, achava-se ali um capitão da guarda, cujo nome era Jerias, filho de Selemias, filho de Hananias: o qual prendeu a Jeremias, o profeta, dizendo: Tu foges para os caldeus.
14 Then Jeremiah said, That is not true; I am not going to the Chaldaeans. But he would not give ear to him: so Irijah made him prisoner and took him to the rulers.
E Jeremias disse: Isso é falso, não fujo para o caldeus. Porém não lhe deu ouvidos; antes Jerias prendeu a Jeremias, e o levou aos príncipes.
15 And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
E os príncipes se iraram muito contra Jeremias, e o feriram; e o puseram na casa da prisão, na casa de Jonathan, o escrivão; porque tinham feito dela a casa do cárcere.
16 So Jeremiah came into the hole of the prison, under the arches, and was there for a long time.
Entrando pois Jeremias na casa do calaboiço, e nas suas camarinhas, ficou ali Jeremias muitos dias.
17 Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.
E enviou o rei Zedekias a tirá-lo; e o rei lhe perguntou em sua casa, em segredo, e disse: há porventura alguma palavra do Senhor? E disse Jeremias: há. E ele disse: Na mão do rei de Babilônia serás entregue.
18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, What has been my sin against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
Disse mais Jeremias ao rei Zedekias: Em que tenho pecado contra ti, e contra os teus servos, e contra este povo, para que me pozesseis na casa do cárcere?
19 Where now are your prophets who said to you, The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land?
Onde estão agora os vossos profetas, que vos profetizavam, dizendo: O rei de Babilônia não virá contra vós nem contra esta terra?
20 And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there.
Ora pois ouve agora, ó rei, meu senhor: caia agora a minha súplica diante de ti, e não me deixes tornar à casa de Jonathan, o escriba, para que não venha a morrer ali.
21 Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
Então deu ordem o rei Zedekias que pusessem a Jeremias no átrio da guarda; e deram-lhe um bolo de pão cada dia, da rua dos padeiros, até que se acabou todo o pão da cidade: assim ficou Jeremias no átrio da guarda.