Jeremiah 38
1 Now it came to the ears of Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, that Jeremiah had said to all the people,
Shephatiah o filho de Mattan, Gedaliah o filho de Pashhur, Jucal o filho de Shelemiah, e Pashhur o filho de Malchijah ouviram as palavras que Jeremias falou a todo o povo, dizendo:
2 These are the words of the Lord: Whoever goes on living in this town will come to his death by the sword or through need of food or by disease: but whoever goes out to the Chaldaeans will keep his life out of the power of the attackers and be safe.
“Yahweh diz: 'Aquele que permanecer nesta cidade morrerá pela espada, pela fome e pela peste, mas aquele que sair para os caldeus viverá'. Ele escapará com sua vida e viverá”.
3 The Lord has said, This town will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
Yahweh diz: 'Esta cidade certamente será entregue na mão do exército do rei da Babilônia, e ele a tomará'”.
4 Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.
Então os príncipes disseram ao rei: “Por favor, que este homem seja morto, porque ele enfraquece as mãos dos homens de guerra que permanecem nesta cidade, e as mãos de todo o povo, ao dizer-lhes tais palavras; pois este homem não busca o bem-estar deste povo, mas o mal”.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
O rei Zedequias disse: “Eis que ele está em tuas mãos; pois o rei não pode fazer nada para se opor a ti”.
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the water-hole of Malchiah, the king's son, in the place of the armed watchmen: and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the hole there was no water, but wet earth: and Jeremiah went down into the wet earth.
Depois pegaram Jeremias e o jogaram na masmorra de Malchijah, o filho do rei, que estava na corte da guarda. Eles soltaram Jeremias com cordas. No calabouço não havia água, mas lama; e Jeremias afundou na lama.
7 Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:
Agora quando Ebedmelech, o etíope, um eunuco, que estava na casa do rei, ouviu que tinham colocado Jeremias no calabouço (o rei estava então sentado no portão de Benjamim),
8 And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king,
Ebedmelech saiu da casa do rei e falou com o rei, dizendo:
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.
“Meu senhor, o rei, estes homens fizeram o mal em tudo o que fizeram a Jeremias, o profeta, a quem lançaram no calabouço. É provável que ele morra no lugar onde está, por causa da fome; pois não há mais pão na cidade”.
10 Then the king gave orders to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take with you three men from here and get Jeremiah out of the water-hole before death overtakes him.
Então o rei comandou Ebedmelech, o etíope, dizendo: “Leva daqui trinta homens contigo, e leva Jeremias, o profeta, para fora do calabouço, antes que ele morra”.
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king, to the place where the clothing was kept, and got from there old clothing and bits of old cloth, and let them down by cords into the water-hole where Jeremiah was.
Então Ebedmelech levou os homens com ele, e entrou na casa do rei sob a tesouraria, e levou de lá trapos e roupas gastas, e os soltou por cordas no calabouço para Jeremias.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put these bits of old cloth under your arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Ebedmelech o etíope disse a Jeremias: “Agora ponha estes trapos e roupas gastas debaixo de suas axilas, sob as cordas”. Jeremias o fez.
13 So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.
Então eles levantaram Jeremias com as cordas e o levaram para fora da masmorra; e Jeremias permaneceu na corte da guarda.
14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and took him into the rulers' doorway in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremiah, I have a question to put to you; keep nothing back from me.
Então Zedequias, o rei, enviou e levou Jeremias, o profeta, para si na terceira entrada que está na casa de Yahweh. Então o rei disse a Jeremias: “Vou lhe perguntar uma coisa. Não esconda nada de mim”.
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I give you the answer to your question, will you not certainly put me to death? and if I make a suggestion to you, you will not give it a hearing.
Então Jeremias disse a Zedequias: “Se eu o declarar a você, você certamente não me matará? Se eu lhe der conselhos, você não me ouvirá”.
16 So King Zedekiah gave his oath to Jeremiah secretly, saying, By the living Lord, who gave us our life, I will not put you to death, or give you up to these men who are desiring to take your life.
Então Zedequias, o rei, jurou secretamente a Jeremias, dizendo: “Como Javé vive, que fez nossas almas, não te matarei, nem te entregarei na mão destes homens que buscam tua vida”.
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, These are the words of the Lord, the God of armies, the God of Israel: If you go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then you will have life, and the town will not be burned with fire, and you and your family will be kept from death:
Então Jeremias disse a Zedequias: “Javé, o Deus dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, diz: 'Se você sair para os príncipes do rei da Babilônia, então sua alma viverá, e esta cidade não será queimada pelo fogo'. Você viverá, junto com sua casa.
18 But if you do not go out to the king of Babylon's captains, then this town will be given into the hands of the Chaldaeans and they will put it on fire, and you will not get away from them.
Mas se não saireis para os príncipes do rei da Babilônia, então esta cidade será entregue na mão dos caldeus, e eles a queimarão com fogo, e vós não escapareis da mão deles”.
19 And King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am troubled on account of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, for fear that they may give me up to them and they will put me to shame.
O rei Zedequias disse a Jeremias: “Tenho medo dos judeus que desertaram para os caldeus, para que não me entreguem nas mãos deles e escarneçam de mim”.
20 But Jeremiah said, They will not give you up: be guided now by the word of the Lord as I have given it to you, and it will be well for you, and you will keep your life.
Mas Jeremias disse: “Eles não vão te entregar. Obedecei, peço-vos, voz de Javé, naquilo que vos falo; assim estará bem convosco, e vossa alma viverá”.
21 But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:
Mas se você se recusar a sair, esta é a palavra que Javé me mostrou:
22 See, all the rest of the women in the house of the king of Judah will be taken out to the king of Babylon's captains, and these women will say, Your nearest friends have been false to you and have got the better of you: they have made your feet go deep into the wet earth, and they are turned away back from you.
'Eis que todas as mulheres que ficarem na casa do rei de Judá serão levadas até os príncipes do rei da Babilônia, e essas mulheres dirão, “Seus amigos familiares se voltaram contra você, e prevaleceram sobre você. Seus pés estão afundados na lama, eles se afastaram de você”.
23 And they will take all your wives and your children out to the Chaldaeans: and you will not get away out of their hands, but will be taken by the hands of the king of Babylon: and this town will be burned with fire.
Eles levarão todas as suas esposas e seus filhos aos caldeus. Você não escapará da mão deles, mas será levado pela mão do rei da Babilônia. Vocês farão com que esta cidade seja queimada pelo fogo'”.
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man have knowledge of these words, and you will not be put to death.
Então Zedequias disse a Jeremias: “Que ninguém saiba destas palavras, e você não morrerá”.
25 But if it comes to the ears of the rulers that I have been talking with you, and they come and say to you, Give us word now of what you have said to the king and what the king said to you, keeping nothing back and we will not put you to death;
Mas se os príncipes ouvirem que falei convosco, e vierem até vós, e vos disserem: 'Declarai-nos agora o que dissestes ao rei; não o escondais de nós, e não vos mataremos; dizei-nos também o que o rei vos disse;
26 Then you are to say to them, I made my request to the king, that he would not send me back to my death in Jonathan's house.
então dir-lhes-eis: 'Apresentei minha súplica perante o rei, que ele não me faria voltar à casa de Jônatas, para morrer lá'”.
27 Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.
Então todos os príncipes vieram a Jeremias e lhe perguntaram; e ele lhes disse de acordo com todas estas palavras que o rei havia ordenado. Então eles pararam de falar com ele, pois o assunto não foi percebido.
28 So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
Então Jeremias permaneceu na corte da guarda até o dia em que Jerusalém foi tomada.
