Jeremiah 38

1 and to hear: hear Shephatiah son: child Mattan and Gedaliah son: child Pashhur and Jucal son: child Shelemiah and Pashhur son: child Malchiah [obj] [the] word which Jeremiah to speak: speak to(wards) all [the] people to/for to say

Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,

2 thus to say LORD [the] to dwell in/on/with city [the] this to die in/on/with sword in/on/with famine and in/on/with pestilence and [the] to come out: come to(wards) [the] Chaldea (and to live *Q(K)*) and to be to/for him soul: life his to/for spoil and to live

“Yahweh says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’

3 thus to say LORD to give: give to give: give [the] city [the] this in/on/with hand: power strength: soldiers king Babylon and to capture her

Yahweh says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”

4 and to say [the] ruler to(wards) [the] king to die please [obj] [the] man [the] this for as that: since as as he/she/it to slacken [obj] hand human [the] battle [the] to remain in/on/with city [the] this and [obj] hand all [the] people to/for to speak: speak to(wards) them like/as word [the] these for [the] man [the] this nothing he to seek to/for peace: well-being to/for people [the] this that if: except if: except to/for distress: harm

Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”

5 and to say [the] king Zedekiah behold he/she/it in/on/with hand your for nothing [the] king be able [obj] you word: thing

Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”

6 and to take: take [obj] Jeremiah and to throw [obj] him to(wards) [the] pit Malchiah son: child [the] `the king` which in/on/with court [the] guardhouse and to send: depart [obj] Jeremiah in/on/with cord and in/on/with pit nothing water that if: except if: except mud and to sink Jeremiah in/on/with mud

Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

7 and to hear: hear Ebed-melech Ebed-melech [the] Ethiopian man eunuch and he/she/it in/on/with house: palace [the] king for to give: put [obj] Jeremiah to(wards) [the] pit and [the] king to dwell in/on/with gate Benjamin (Gate)

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),

8 and to come out: come Ebed-melech Ebed-melech from house: palace [the] king and to speak: speak to(wards) [the] king to/for to say

Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,

9 lord my [the] king be evil [the] human [the] these [obj] all which to make: do to/for Jeremiah [the] prophet [obj] which to throw to(wards) [the] pit and to die underneath: stand him from face: because [the] famine for nothing [the] food: bread still in/on/with city

“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. He is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.”

10 and to command [the] king [obj] Ebed-melech Ebed-melech [the] Ethiopian to/for to say to take: take in/on/with hand: themselves your from this thirty human and to ascend: establish [obj] Jeremiah [the] prophet from [the] pit in/on/with before to die

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”

11 and to take: take Ebed-melech Ebed-melech [obj] [the] human in/on/with hand: to his and to come (in): come house: palace [the] king to(wards) underneath: under [the] treasure and to take: take from there old (rag *Q(K)*) and old rag and to send: depart them to(wards) Jeremiah to(wards) [the] pit in/on/with cord

So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 and to say Ebed-melech Ebed-melech [the] Ethiopian to(wards) Jeremiah to set: make please old [the] rag and [the] rag underneath: under joint hand your from underneath: under to/for cord and to make: do Jeremiah so

Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so.

13 and to draw [obj] Jeremiah in/on/with cord and to ascend: establish [obj] him from [the] pit and to dwell Jeremiah in/on/with court [the] guardhouse

So they lifted Jeremiah up with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

14 and to send: depart [the] king Zedekiah and to take: recieve [obj] Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) him to(wards) entrance [the] third which in/on/with house: temple LORD and to say [the] king to(wards) Jeremiah to ask I [obj] you word: speaking not to hide from me word

Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in Yahweh’s house. Then the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.”

15 and to say Jeremiah to(wards) Zedekiah for to tell to/for you not to die to die me and for to advise you not to hear: hear to(wards) me

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”

16 and to swear [the] king Zedekiah to(wards) Jeremiah in/on/with secrecy to/for to say alive LORD ([obj] *Q(K)*) which to make to/for us [obj] [the] soul: life [the] this if: surely no to die you and if to give: give you in/on/with hand: power [the] human [the] these which to seek [obj] soul: life your

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As Yahweh lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”

17 and to say Jeremiah to(wards) Zedekiah thus to say LORD God Hosts God Israel if to come out: surrender to come out: surrender to(wards) ruler king Babylon and to live soul: life your and [the] city [the] this not to burn in/on/with fire and to live you(m. s.) and house: household your

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you will go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire. You will live, along with your house.

18 and if not to come out: surrender to(wards) ruler king Babylon and to give: give [the] city [the] this in/on/with hand: power [the] Chaldea and to burn her in/on/with fire and you(m. s.) not to escape from hand: power their

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

19 and to say [the] king Zedekiah to(wards) Jeremiah I be anxious [obj] [the] Jew which to fall: deserting to(wards) [the] Chaldea lest to give: give [obj] me in/on/with hand: to their and to abuse in/on/with me

Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”

20 and to say Jeremiah not to give: give to hear: obey please in/on/with voice LORD to/for which I to speak: speak to(wards) you and be good to/for you and to live soul: life your

But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, Yahweh’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.

21 and if refusing you(m. s.) to/for to come out: surrender this [the] word which to see: see me LORD

But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me:

22 and behold all [the] woman which to remain in/on/with house: palace king Judah to come out: send to(wards) ruler king Babylon and they(fem.) to say to incite you and be able to/for you human peace: friendship your to sink in/on/with mire foot your to turn back

‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say, “Your familiar friends have turned on you, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away from you.”

23 and [obj] all woman: wife your and [obj] son: child your to come out: send to(wards) [the] Chaldea and you(m. s.) not to escape from hand: power their for in/on/with hand: power king Babylon to capture and [obj] [the] city [the] this to burn in/on/with fire

They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burned with fire.’”

24 and to say Zedekiah to(wards) Jeremiah man: anyone not to know in/on/with word [the] these and not to die

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.

25 and for to hear: hear [the] ruler for to speak: speak with you and to come (in): come to(wards) you and to say to(wards) you to tell [emph?] please to/for us what? to speak: speak to(wards) [the] king not to hide from us and not to die you and what? to speak: speak to(wards) you [the] king

But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don’t hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also tell us what the king said to you;’

26 and to say to(wards) them to fall: fall I supplication my to/for face: before [the] king to/for lest to return: return me house: household Jonathan to/for to die there

then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’”

27 and to come (in): come all [the] ruler to(wards) Jeremiah and to ask [obj] him and to tell to/for them like/as all [the] word [the] these which to command [the] king and be quiet from him for not to hear: hear [the] word: speaking

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

28 and to dwell Jeremiah in/on/with court [the] guardhouse till day which to capture Jerusalem and to be like/as as which to capture Jerusalem

So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.