Jeremiah 38

1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

Potem so Matánov sin Šefatjá, Pašhúrjev sin Gedaljá, Šelemjájev sin Juhál in Malkijájajev sin Pašhúr slišali besede, ki jih je Jeremija govoril vsemu ljudstvu, rekoč:

2 Thus says the LORD, He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

»Tako govori Gospod: ›Kdor preostaja v tem mestu, bo umrl pod mečem, z lakoto in s kužno boleznijo, toda kdor gre naprej h Kaldejcem, bo živel, kajti svoje življenje bo imel za plen in bo živel.‹

3 Thus says the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.

Tako govori Gospod: ›To mesto bo zagotovo izročeno v roko kralja babilonske vojske, ki ga bo zavzel.‹«

4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We plead to you, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeks not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Zato so princi rekli kralju: »Rotimo te, naj bo ta človek usmrčen, kajti on tako slabi roke bojevnikov, ki preostajajo v tem mestu in roke vsega ljudstva, ko jim govori takšne besede, kajti ta človek ne išče blaginje tega ljudstva, temveč škodo.«

5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

Potem je kralj Sedekíja rekel: »Glejte, v vaši roki je, kajti kralj ni tisti, ki lahko stori kakršnokoli stvar zoper vas.«

6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

Potem so prijeli Jeremija in ga vrgli v odprtino jame Malkijája, sina Hameleha, ki je bila na dvorišču ječe in Jeremija so spustili dol z vrvmi. Tam v jami pa ni bilo vode, ampak blato. Tako se je Jeremija pogreznil v blato.

7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

Torej ko je Ebed Meleh, Etiopijec, eden izmed evnuhov, ki je bil v kraljevi hiši, slišal, da so Jeremija vtaknili v jamo; kralj je takrat sedel v Benjaminovih velikih vratih;

8 Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king saying,

je Ebed Meleh odšel naprej iz kraljeve hiše in kralju spregovoril, rekoč:

9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.

»Moj gospod kralj, ti možje so storili zlo v vsem, kar so storili preroku Jeremiju, ki so ga vrgli v jamo, in verjetno bo umrl zaradi lakote na kraju, kjer je, kajti v mestu ni več kruha.«

10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from behind thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

Potem je kralj ukazal Etiopijcu Ebed Melehu, rekoč: »Vzemi od tod trideset mož s seboj in dvigni preroka Jeremija iz jame, preden umre.«

11 So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

Tako je Ebed Meleh s seboj vzel može in odšel v kraljevo hišo pod zakladnico in od tam vzel stara zakrpana oblačila in stare cunje ter jih z vrvmi spustil dol v jamo k Jeremiju.

12 And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under your armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

Etiopijec Ebed Meleh je rekel Jeremiju: »Deni si ta stara zakrpana oblačila in stare cunje pod svoja ramena pod vrvi.« Jeremija je tako storil.

13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Tako so Jeremija potegnili gor z vrvmi in ga vzeli iz jame in Jeremija je ostal na dvorišču ječe.

14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask you a thing; hide nothing from me.

Potem je kralj Sedekíja poslal in vzel preroka Jeremija k sebi v tretji vhod, ki je v Gospodovi hiši. Kralj je rekel Jeremiju: »Vprašal te bom stvar, ničesar ne prikrij pred menoj.«

15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto you, will you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, will you not hearken unto me?

Potem je Jeremija rekel Sedekíju: »Če ti to razglasim, mar me ne boš zagotovo usmrtil? In če ti dam nasvet, mar mi boš prisluhnil?«

16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD lives, that made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men that seek your life.

Tako je kralj Sedekíja na skrivnem prisegel Jeremiju, rekoč: » Kakor živi Gospod, ki nam je naredil to dušo, te ne bom usmrtil niti te ne bom dal v roko teh mož, ki ti strežejo po življenju.«

17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If you will assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house:

Potem je Jeremija rekel Sedekíju: »Tako govori Gospod, Bog nad bojevniki, Izraelov Bog: ›Če boš zagotovo šel naprej k princem babilonskega kralja, potem bo tvoja duša živela in to mesto ne bo sežgano z ognjem in živel boš ti in tvoja hiša,

18 But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape out of their hand.

toda če ne boš šel naprej k princem babilonskega kralja, potem bo to mesto dano v roke Kaldejcem in požgali ga bodo z ognjem in ne boš pobegnil iz njihove roke.«

19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

Kralj Sedekíja pa je rekel Jeremiju: »Bojim se Judov, ki so prebegnili h Kaldejcem, da me ne bi izročili v njihovo roko in bi se mi posmehovali.«

20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I plead to you, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto you: so it shall be well unto you, and your soul shall live.

Toda Jeremija je rekel: »Ne bodo te izročili. Ubogaj, rotim te, glas Gospoda, ki ti ga govorim. Tako bo dobro s teboj in tvoja duša bo živela.

21 But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD has showed me:

Toda če zavrneš iti naprej, je to beseda, ki mi jo je pokazal Gospod:

22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Your friends have set you on, and have prevailed against you: your feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

›Glej, vse ženske, ki so preostale v hiši Judovega kralja, bodo privedene k princem babilonskega kralja in te ženske bode rekle: ›Tvoji prijatelji so te zavedli in prevladali zoper tebe. Tvoja stopala so pogreznjena v blato in oni so se umaknili nazaj.‹

23 So they shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans: and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.

Tako bodo privedli ven vse tvoje žene in tvoje otroke h Kaldejcem in ne boš ušel iz njihove roke, temveč boš zajet z roko babilonskega kralja in povzročil boš, da bo to mesto sežgano z ognjem.‹«

24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die.

Potem je Sedekíja rekel Jeremiju: »Naj noben človek ne izve o teh besedah in ne boš umrl.

25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come unto you, and say unto you, Declare unto us now what you have said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said unto you:

Toda če princi slišijo, da sem govoril s teboj in pridejo k tebi in ti rečejo: ›Razglasi nam sedaj, kaj si rekel kralju, ne skrivaj tega pred nami in ne bomo te usmrtili; in tudi kaj je kralj rekel tebi.‹

26 Then you shall say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

Potem jim boš rekel: ›Svojo ponižno prošnjo sem predstavil pred kraljem, da mi ne bi povzročil, da se vrnem v Jonatanovo hišo, da bi tam umrl.‹

27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

Potem so prišli vsi princi k Jeremiju in ga vprašali in ta jim je povedal glede na vse te besede, ki jih je kralj zapovedal. Tako so prenehali govoriti z njim, kajti zadeva ni bila zaznana.

28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.

Tako je Jeremija prebival na dvorišču ječe do dne, ko je bil Jeruzalem zavzet. Bil je tam, ko je bil Jeruzalem zavzet.