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,
И слыша Сафаниа сын Нафань и Годолиа сын Пасхоров, и Иоахал сын Селемиин и Фасхор сын Мелхиев словеса, яже Иеремиа глагола ко всем людем, глаголя:
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.
тако рече Господь: седяй во граде сем умрет мечем и гладом и мором, исходяй же ко Халдеем жив будет, и будет душа его на обретение, и жив будет.
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.
Яко тако рече Господь: преданием предастся град сей в руце силы царя Вавилонска, и возмет его.
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.
И рекоша царю: да умрет человек той, яко сей разслабляет руце мужей воюющих оставшихся во граде и руки всех людий, глаголя к ним по словесем сим: яко человек сей не проповедает людем сим мира, но токмо злая.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.
И рече царь Седекиа: се, той в руках ваших. Понеже не можаше царь противу им.
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.
И взяша Иеремию и ввергоша его в ров Мелхиин, сына царева, иже бяше во дворе темничнем: и свесиша его ужами в ров, в рове же не бяше воды, но тина, и бяше в тине Иеремиа.
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:
И слыша Авдемелех Мурин, и той бяше во дворе цареве, яко ввергоша Иеремию в ров: царь же (в той час) седяше во вратех Вениаминих.
8 And Ebed-melech went out from the king's house and said to the king,
И изыде Авдемелех от дому царева и рече ко царю глаголя:
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.
злосотворил еси, яже сотворил еси, убивая человека сего от лица глада, яко несть хлеба во граде ктому.
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.
И повеле царь Авдемелеху, глаголя: поими с собою отсюду тридесять мужей и извлецы Иеремию из рова, да не умрет.
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.
И поят Авдемелех мужы, и прииде в дом царев подземный, и взя оттуду ветхи порты и ветхия ужы, и вверже я ко Иеремии в ров, и рече к нему:
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.
положи сия под ужы. И сотвори Иеремиа сице.
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.
И извлекоша его ужами и изяша его из рова. И седе Иеремиа во дворе темничнем.
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.
И посла царь, и призва к себе Иеремию в дом Аселисиль, иже в дому Господни. И рече ему царь: вопрошаю тя словесе (единаго), и не утай от мене словесе.
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.
И рече Иеремиа царю: аще повем ти, то не смертию ли умориши мя? И аще совещаю ти, то не послушаеши мене.
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.
И клятся ему царь, глаголя: жив Господь, иже сотвори нам душу сию, аще убию тя и аще предам тя в руце человек сих ищущих души твоея (на смерть).
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:
И рече ему Иеремиа: тако рече Господь Сил, Бог Израилев: аще изыдый изыдеши к воеводам царя Вавилонска, жива будет душа твоя, и град сей не пожжется огнем, и жив будеши ты и дом твой:
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.
аще же не изыдеши ко князем царя Вавилонска, предастся град сей в руце Халдейсте, и пожгут его огнем, и ты не спасешися от руки их.
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.
И рече царь Иеремии: аз опасение имам от Иудеев избежавших ко Халдеем, да не предадут мя (Халдее) в руце их, и поругаются ми.
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.
И рече Иеремиа: не предадят тебе: послушай убо словесе Господня, еже аз глаголю тебе, и лучше ти будет, и жива будет душа твоя:
21 But if you do not go out, this is what the Lord has made clear to me:
и аще не восхощеши ты изыти, сие слово, еже сказа мне Господь:
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.
и се, вся жены, оставшыяся в дому царя Иудина, изведутся ко князем царя Вавилонска: и тыя глаголаху: прельстиша тя и премогоша тя мужие мирницы твои, и ослабиша во поползновениих ногу твою и отвратишася от тебе:
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.
и жены твоя и чада твоя изведут ко Халдеем, и ты не уцелееши, яко рукою царя Вавилонска ят будеши, и град сей пожжется.
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man have knowledge of these words, and you will not be put to death.
И рече ему царь: человек да не увесть словес сих, и да не умреши ты.
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;
И аще услышат князи, яко глаголах с тобою, и приидут к тебе и рекут ти: повеждь нам, что глагола к тебе царь? Не утай от нас, и не убием тебе: и что глагола к тебе царь?
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.
И речеши им: повергох аз моление мое пред лицем царевым, яко да не возвратит мене в дом Ионафань, умрети ми тамо.
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.
И приидоша вси князи ко Иеремии и вопросиша его. И поведа им по всем словесем сим, яже заповеда ему царь. И умолкнуша, яко несть слышано слово господне.
28 So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.
И седяше Иеремиа во дворе темничнем, дондеже взяша Иерусалим.
