Jeremiah 21
1 Yahweh gave me another message when King Zedekiah [of Judah] sent [a man who was also named] Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, and a priest named Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, [to talk to me. They pleaded with me], saying,
A palavra que veiu a Jeremias da parte do Senhor, quando o rei Zedekias lhe enviou a Pashur, filho de Malchias, e a Zephanias filho de Maaseia, o sacerdote, dizendo:
2 “[The army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Please speak to Yahweh for us. [Ask him if he will help us]. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] to leave by performing a miracle for us, like the miracles he performed [previously].”
Pergunta agora por nós ao Senhor; porque Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, guerreia contra nós: bem pode ser que o Senhor obre comnosco segundo todas as suas maravilhas, e o faça subir de nós.
3 I replied to them, “[Go back to King] Zedekiah. Tell him,
Então Jeremias lhes disse: Assim direis a Zedekias:
4 ‘This is what Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will cause your weapons to be useless in fighting against the king of Babylon and his army that is outside the walls of Jerusalem, attacking. I will enable them to enter into the center of this city.
Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus d'Israel: Eis que virarei contra vós as armas de guerra, que estão nas vossas mãos, com que vós pelejaes contra o rei de Babylonia, e contra os chaldeos, que vos teem cercado de fóra do muro, e ajuntal-os-hei no meio d'esta cidade.
5 I myself will fight against your [army] with my very great power, [MTY, DOU] because I am very angry with you.
E eu pelejarei contra vós com mão estendida, e com braço forte, e com ira, e com indignação e com grande furor.
6 I will send a very (terrible plague/big sickness) on the people of this city, and on their domestic animals, and [many of] them will die.”
E ferirei os habitantes d'esta cidade, assim os homens como as bestas: de grande pestilencia morrerão.
7 And Yahweh says there are many people in this city who want to kill you. So, he will enable [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and other people in this city to capture [you], King Zedekiah, and your officials, and [all the other] people who do not die from the plague. His army will slaughter your soldiers; they will not act mercifully toward you(pl) or pity you at all. [DOU]’
E depois d'isto, diz o Senhor, entregarei Zedekias, rei de Judah, e seus servos, e o povo, e os que d'esta cidade restarem da pestilencia, e da espada, e da fome, na mão de Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, e na mão de seus inimigos, e na mão dos que buscam a sua vida; e feril-os-ha ao fio da espada: não os poupará, nem se compadecerá, nem terá misericordia.
8 And tell this to [all] the people: ‘Yahweh says that you must decide whether you want to die or to remain alive.
E a este povo dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que ponho diante de vós o caminho da vida e o caminho da morte.
9 Everyone who remains in Jerusalem will die. They will be killed in battles or die from being hungry or from diseases. But those who surrender to the army of Babylon that is surrounding your city will remain alive. They will escape dying.
O que ficar n'esta cidade ha de morrer á espada, ou á fome, ou da pestilencia; porém o que sair, e se render aos chaldeos, que vos teem cercado, viverá, e terá a sua vida por despojo.
10 [That will happen] because I, Yahweh, have decided to cause this city to experience disasters, not to experience something good. The army of the king of Babylon will capture this city and will destroy it [completely] by fire.’”
Porque puz o meu rosto contra esta cidade para mal, e não para bem, diz o Senhor: na mão do rei de Babylonia se entregará, e queimal-a-ha a fogo.
11 [Yahweh also told me to] say this to the family of the king of Judah: “Listen to this message from Yahweh!
E á casa do rei de Judah dirás: Ouvi a palavra do Senhor:
12 This is what he says to you descendants of King David: ‘Every day, make fair decisions for the people whom you judge. Help those who have been robbed. Rescue/Save them from those [SYN] who (oppress them/treat them cruelly). If you do not do that, I will be angry and punish [MTY] you with a fire that will be impossible to extinguish, because of [all] the sins that you have committed.
Ó casa de David, assim diz o Senhor: Julgae pela manhã justamente, e livrae o roubado da mão do oppressor; para que não saia o meu furor como fogo, e se accenda, sem que haja quem o apague, por causa da maldade de vossas acções.
13 I will fight against you people [of Jerusalem], you who live on top of a rocky hill above the valley. [I will fight against] you people who boast, saying, “No one can attack us and break through [our defenses].”
Eis que eu sou contra ti, ó moradora do valle, ó rocha da campina, diz o Senhor: os que dizeis: Quem descerá contra nós? ou, Quem entrará nas nossas moradas?
14 I will punish you for your wicked deeds like you deserve to be punished; [It will be as though] I will light a fire in your forests that will burn up everything around you!’”
Porém farei visitação sobre vós segundo o fructo das vossas acções, diz o Senhor; e accenderei o fogo no seu bosque, que consumirá a tudo o que está em redor d'ella.
