Jeremias 38
1 At that time, saith the Lord, I will be a God to the family of Israel, and they shall be to me a people.
Então Sefatias filho de Matã, Gedalias filho de Pasur, Jucal filho de Selemias, e Pasur filho de Melquias, ouviram as palavras que Jeremias falava a todo o povo, dizendo:
2 Thus saith the Lord, I found him warm in the wilderness with them that were slain with the sword: go ye and destroy not Israel.
Assim diz o SENHOR: Quem ficar nesta cidade morrerá pela espada, pela fome, ou pela pestilência; mas quem sair aos caldeus viverá, pois sua alma lhe será por despojo, e viverá.
3 The Lord appeared to him from afar, [saying], I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore have I drawn thee in compassion.
Assim diz o SENHOR: Certamente esta cidade será entregue nas mãos do exército do rei da Babilônia, que a tomará.
4 For I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt yet take thy timbrel, and go forth with the party of them that make merry.
E os príncipes disseram ao rei: Morra agora este homem; porque assim ele enfraquece as mãos dos homens de guerra que restaram nesta cidade, e as mãos de todo o povo, falando-lhes tais palavras; pois este homem não busca a paz deste povo, mas sim o mal.
5 For ye have planted vineyards on the mountains of Samaria: plant ye, and praise.
E disse o rei Zedequias: Eis que ele está em vossas mãos; pois o rei não poderia fazer contra vós coisa alguma.
6 For it is a day when those that plead on the mountains of Ephraim shall call, [saying], Arise ye, and go up to Sion to the Lord your God.
Então eles tomaram a Jeremias, e o lançaram na cisterna de Malquias filho de rei, que estava no pátio da guarda; e meteram a Jeremias com cordas. Porém na cisterna não havia água, mas sim lama; e Jeremias se atolou na lama.
7 For thus saith the Lord to Jacob; Rejoice ye, and exult over the head of the nations: make proclamation, and praise ye: say, The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.
E Ebede-Meleque, o cuxita, um eunuco que estava na casa do rei, tendo ouvido que haviam posto Jeremias na cisterna, e estando o rei sentado à porta de Benjamim,
8 Behold, I bring them from the north, and will gather them from the end of the earth to the feast of the passover: and [the people] shall beget a great multitude, and they shall return hither.
Logo Ebede-Meleque saiu da casa do rei, e falou ao rei, dizendo:
9 They went forth with weeping, and I will bring them back with consolation, causing them to lodge by the channels of waters in a straight way, and they shall not err in it: for I am become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.
Ó rei, meu senhor o rei, estes homens fizeram o mal em tudo quanto têm feito com o profeta Jeremias, ao qual lançaram na cisterna; porque ali ele morrerá de fome, pois não há mais pão na cidade.
10 Hear the words of the Lord, ye nations, and proclaim [them] to the islands afar off; say, He that scattered Israel will also gather him, and keep him as one that feeds his flock.
Então o rei mandou a Ebede-Meleque, o cuxita, dizendo: Toma sob tuas ordens trinta homens daqui, e tira ao profeta Jeremias da cisterna, antes que morra.
11 For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, he has rescued him out of the hand of them [that were] stronger than he.
E Ebede-Meleque tomou sob suas ordens os homens, e foi à casa do rei, ao lugar debaixo da tesouraria, e tomou dali trapos velhos rasgados, e trapos velhos gastos; e os desceu a Jeremias com cordas na cisterna.
12 And they shall come, and shall rejoice in the mount of Sion, and shall come to the good things of the Lord, [even] to a land of corn, and wine, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep: and their soul shall be as a fruitful tree; and they shall hunger no more.
E disse Ebede-Meleque o cuxita a Jeremias: Põe agora esses trapos velhos, rasgados, e gastos abaixo das axilas de teus braços, por debaixo das cordas. E Jeremias assim fez.
13 Then shall the virgins rejoice in the assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will make them merry.
E tiraram a Jeremias com as cordas, e o fizeram subir da cisterna; e Jeremias ficou no pátio da guarda.
14 I will expand and cheer with wine the soul of the priests the sons of Levi, and my people shall be satisfied with my good things: thus saith the Lord.
Então o rei Zedequias enviou, e mandou trazer a si ao profeta Jeremias à terceira entrada que estava na casa do SENHOR. E disse o rei a Jeremias: Pergunto-te uma coisa; não me encubras nada.
15 A voice was heard in Rama, of lamentation, and of weeping, and wailing; Rachel would not cease weeping for her children, because they are not.
E Jeremias disse a Zedequias: Se eu te declarar, por acaso não me matarás? E se eu te aconselhar, não me darás ouvido.
16 Thus saith the Lord; Let thy voice cease from weeping, and thine eyes from thy tears: for their is a reward for thy works; and they shall return from the land of [thine] enemies.
Então o rei Zedequias jurou a Jeremias em segredo, dizendo: Vive o SENHOR que nos fez esta alma, que não te matarei, nem te entregarei nas mãos destes homens que buscam [tirar] tua vida.
17 [There shall be] an abiding [home] for thy children.
Então Jeremias disse a Zedequias: Assim diz o SENHOR Deus dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: Se voluntariamente saíres aos príncipes do rei de Babilônia, então tua alma viverá, e esta cidade não será queimada a fogo; e viverás tu e tua casa;
18 I have heard the sound of Ephraim lamenting, [and saying], Thou hast chastened me, and I was chastened; I as a calf was not [willingly] taught: turn thou me, and I shall turn; for thou [art] the Lord my God.
Mas se não saíres aos príncipes do rei de Babilônia, então esta cidade será entregue nas mãos dos caldeus, e a queimarão a fogo; e tu não escaparás de suas mãos.
19 For after my captivity I repented; and after I knew, I groaned for the day of shame, and shewed thee that I bore reproach from my youth.
E disse o rei Zedequias a Jeremias: Eu temo por causa dos judeus que se renderam aos caldeus; que não venham a me entregar em suas mãos, e me maltratem.
20 Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste [to help] him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
E disse Jeremias: Não te entregarão. Ouve, por favor, a voz do SENHOR que eu te falo, e terás bem, e tua alma viverá.
21 Prepare thyself, O Sion; execute vengeance; look to thy ways: return, O virgin of Israel, by the way by which thou wentest, return mourning to thy cities.
Mas se tu não quiseres sair, esta é a palavra que o SENHOR me mostrou:
22 How long, O disgraced daughter, wilt thou turn away? for the Lord has created safety for a new plantation: men shall go about in safety.
Eis que todas as mulheres que restaram na casa do rei de Judá serão levadas aos príncipes do rei da Babilônia; e elas mesmas dirão: Os teus amigos te enganaram, e prevaleceram contra ti; teus pés se atolaram na lama, e eles se viraram para trás.
23 For thus saith the Lord; They shall yet speak this word in the land of Juda, and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn his captivity; blessed be the Lord on his righteous holy mountain!
Assim todas as tuas mulheres e teus filhos serão levados aos caldeus, e tu não escaparás de suas mãos; ao contrário, pela mão do rei da Babilônia serás preso, e esta cidade será queimada a fogo.
24 And there shall be dwellers in the cities of Juda, and in all his land, together with the husbandman, and [the shepherd] shall go forth with the flock.
Então Zedequias disse a Jeremias: Ninguém saiba estas palavras, e então não morrerás.
25 For I have saturated every thirsting soul, and filled every hungry soul.
E se os príncipes ouvirem que eu falei contigo, vierem a ti, e te disserem: Declara-nos agora o que falaste com o rei; não nos escondas, e não te mataremos; [dize] também o que o rei te falou.
26 Therefore I awake, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet to me.
Então tu lhes dirás: Supliquei ao rei que não me fizesse voltar a casa de Jônatas para eu não morrer ali.
27 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Juda with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.
E [depois] vieram todos os príncipes a Jeremias, e lhe perguntaram; e ele lhes respondeu conforme toda as palavras que o rei tinha lhe mandado. Então lhe deixaram, pois a conversa não tinha sido ouvida.
28 And it shall come to pass, that as I watched over them, to pull down, and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.
E Jeremias ficou no pátio da guarda até o dia em que Jerusalém foi tomada; e [ali ainda] estava quando Jerusalém foi tomada.
29 In those days they shall certainly not say, The fathers ate a sour grape, and the children's teeth were set on edge.
30 But every one shall die in his own sin; and the teeth of him that eats the sour grape shall be set on edge.
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Juda:
32 not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day when I took hold of their hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; for they abode not in my covenant, and I disregarded them, saith the Lord.
33 For this is my covenant which I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, I will surely put my laws into their mind, and write them on their hearts; and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.
34 And they shall not at all teach every one his [fellow] citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them: for I will be merciful to their iniquities, and their sins I will remember no more.
35 Thus saith the Lord, who gives the sun for a light by day, the moon and the stars for a light by night, and [makes] a roaring in the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; the Lord Almighty is his name:
36 if these ordinances cease from before me, saith the Lord, then shall the family of Israel cease to be a nation before me forever.
37 Though the sky should be raised to a [greater] height, saith the Lord, and though the ground of the earth should be sunk [lower] beneath, yet I will not cast off the family of Israel, saith the Lord, for all that they have done.
38 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Anameel to the gate of the corner.
39 And the measurement of it shall proceed in front of them as far as the hills of Gareb, and it shall be compassed with a circular wall of choice stones.
40 And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kedron, as far as the corner of the horse-gate eastward, shall be holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail any more, and shall not be destroyed for ever.
