Jeremiah 52
1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became the King [of Judah]. He ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of [a man named] Jeremiah from Libnah [town].
Zedekiah tinha vinte e um anos de idade quando começou a reinar. Ele reinou onze anos em Jerusalém. O nome de sua mãe era Hamutal, filha de Jeremias de Libnah.
2 Zedekiah did [many] things that Yahweh says are evil, like [his father] Jehoiakim had done.
Ele fez o que era mau aos olhos de Javé, de acordo com tudo o que Jehoiaquim tinha feito.
3 [The events that are summarized here happened] because Yahweh was angry with [the people of] Jerusalem and [of other places in] Judah, and finally he (exiled them/forced them to go to other countries) [and said that he did not want to have anything to do with] them any more. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Pois através da ira de Iavé, isto aconteceu em Jerusalém e Judá, até que ele os expulsou de sua presença. Zedequias se rebelou contra o rei da Babilônia.
4 [So, ] on January 15, when Zedekiah had been ruling for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon led his entire army to attack Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [to enable them to attack the city].
No nono ano de seu reinado, no décimo mês, no décimo dia do mês, veio Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, ele e todo seu exército, contra Jerusalém, e se acamparam contra ela; e construíram fortes contra ela ao redor.
5 They continued to surround Jerusalem until Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years.
Assim a cidade foi sitiada até o décimo primeiro ano do rei Zedequias.
6 When Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the (famine/lack of food) in the city had become very severe, and there was no [more] food for the people [to eat].
No quarto mês, no nono dia do mês, a fome era severa na cidade, de modo que não havia pão para o povo da terra.
7 Then [the soldiers of Babylonia] broke through [a section of] the city wall, and all the [Israeli] soldiers fled. But because the city was surrounded by soldiers from Babylonia, [Zedekiah and the Israeli] soldiers [waited until] it became dark. Then they left the city through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they ran towards the Jordan River Valley.
Então foi feita uma brecha na cidade, e todos os homens de guerra fugiram, e saíram da cidade à noite pelo caminho do portão entre as duas muralhas, que ficava junto ao jardim do rei. Agora os caldeus estavam contra a cidade por toda parte. Os homens de guerra foram em direção ao Arabah,
8 But the soldiers of Babylonia pursued King Zedekiah, and they caught up with him on the plains near Jericho. [He was alone because] all his men had deserted him and had scattered.
mas o exército dos caldeus perseguiu o rei, e ultrapassou Zedequias nas planícies de Jericó; e todo o seu exército se dispersou dele.
9 The soldiers of Babylonia took him to the king of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
Então tomaram o rei, e o levaram até o rei da Babilônia para Ribla, na terra de Hamath; e ele pronunciou juízo sobre ele.
10 They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
O rei da Babilônia matou os filhos de Zedequias diante de seus olhos. Ele também matou todos os príncipes de Judá em Ribla.
11 [Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon. They put him in a prison, and he remained there until the day that he died.
Ele estendeu os olhos de Zedequias; e o rei da Babilônia amarrou-o em grilhões, levou-o para a Babilônia e o colocou na prisão até o dia de sua morte.
12 On August 17 of that year, which was when King Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost 19 years, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the king’s bodyguards and one of the king’s officials, arrived in Jerusalem.
Agora no quinto mês, no décimo dia do mês, que foi o décimo nono ano do rei Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, Nebuzaradan o capitão da guarda, que se apresentou diante do rei da Babilônia, entrou em Jerusalém.
13 He [commanded his soldiers to] burn down the temple of Yahweh, the king’s palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. They [also] destroyed all the important buildings [in the city].
Ele queimou a casa de Javé, e a casa do rei; e todas as casas de Jerusalém, mesmo todas as grandes casas, ele queimou com fogo.
14 Then he supervised the soldiers from Babylonia while they tore down the walls on all sides of Jerusalem.
Todo o exército dos caldeus, que estava com o capitão da guarda, derrubou todas as muralhas de Jerusalém ao redor.
15 Then Nebuzaradan (forced to go/exiled) [to Babylon] some of the poorest people, those Israelis who had said they would support the king of Babylon, the rest of the craftsmen, and other people who had remained in Jerusalem.
Então Nebuzaradan, o capitão da guarda, levou cativo os mais pobres do povo, e o resto do povo que ficou na cidade, e os que caíram, que desertaram para o rei da Babilônia, e o resto da multidão.
16 But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the very poor people to remain [in Judah] to take care of the vineyards and fields.
Mas Nebuzaradan, o capitão da guarda, deixou os mais pobres da terra para ser guardas da vinha e agricultores.
17 The soldiers from Babylonia broke [into pieces] the [huge] bronze pillars that were in front of the temple, and the [large] bronze water tank, and the [ten bronze water] carts, and they took all the bronze to Babylon.
Os caldeus quebraram os pilares de bronze que estavam na casa de Yahweh e as bases e o mar de bronze que estavam na casa de Yahweh em pedaços, e levaram todo seu bronze para a Babilônia.
18 They also took away the basins [for holding the ashes from the burned sacrifices], the shovels [for cleaning out the ashes], the tools for snuffing out the wicks of the lamps, the basins [for holding the blood of the sacrificed animals], the dishes [for incense], and all the [other] bronze items that were used when sacrifices were made at the temple.
Eles também tiraram as panelas, as pás, os rapé, as bacias, as colheres e todos os vasos de bronze com os quais ministraram.
19 Nebuzaradan also [told his soldiers to] take away the small bowls, the dishes for burning incense, the basins, pots, lampstands, bowls [for incense], and the bowls used for pouring out the wine offerings. They took all the other items that were made of pure gold or silver.
O capitão da guarda tirou as taças, as panelas de fogo, as bacias, os potes, os suportes das lâmpadas, as colheres e as tigelas; o que era de ouro, como ouro, e o que era de prata, como prata.
20 The bronze from the two pillars, the [large water] tank and the twelve statues of oxen that were beneath it, and the water carts, was more/heavier than they could weigh. Those things had been made for the temple during the time that Solomon was the king.
Eles levaram os dois pilares, o único mar, e os doze touros de bronze que estavam sob as bases, que o rei Salomão havia feito para a casa de Yahweh. O bronze de todas estas embarcações era sem peso.
21 Each of the pillars was (27 feet/8 meters) tall and (18 feet/5.5 meters) around. They were hollow, and each had sides/walls that were (3 in./8 cm.) thick.
Quanto aos pilares, a altura de um pilar era de dezoito côvados; e uma linha de doze côvados o circundava; e sua espessura era de quatro dedos. Era oco.
22 The bronze head on the top of each pillar was (7-1/2 feet/over 2 meters) high and was decorated all around with a bronze [network of figures that represented] pomegranates.
Um capital de bronze estava sobre ele; e a altura de um capital era de cinco côvados, com rede e romãs sobre o capital em toda a volta, tudo de bronze. O segundo pilar também tinha o mesmo, com romãs.
23 There was a total of 100 figures of pomegranates on the network at the top, 96 of which could be seen from the ground.
Havia noventa e seis romãs nas laterais; todas as romãs eram cem na rede ao redor.
24 When Nebuzaradan [returned to Babylon], he took [with him as prisoners] Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances [to the temple].
O capitão da guarda levou Seraías, o sumo sacerdote, e Sofonias, o segundo sacerdote, e os três guardas do umbral,
25 He found [some other] people who were [hiding] in the city. [So] from them he took a commander of the army [of Judah], seven of the king’s advisors, the army commander’s chief secretary who was in charge of recruiting [soldiers for the army], and 60 [other] soldiers.
e da cidade levou um oficial que foi colocado sobre os homens de guerra; e sete homens daqueles que viram o rosto do rei, que foram encontrados na cidade; e o escriba do capitão do exército, que reuniu o povo da terra; e sessenta homens do povo da terra, que foram encontrados no meio da cidade.
26 Nebuzaradan took them all to the king of Babylon, [who was still] at Riblah.
Nebuzaradan o capitão da guarda os tomou e os levou ao rei da Babilônia em Riblah.
27 There at Riblah in the Hamath region, the king of Babylon commanded that they [all] be executed. [Many of the people of] Judah were (forced to leave/exiled from) their own land.
O rei da Babilônia os atingiu e os matou em Riblah, na terra de Hamath. Então Judah foi levado cativo para fora de sua terra.
28 The number of people who were captured and sent to Babylon at that time, when Nebuchadnezzar had been ruling for almost seven years, was 3,023.
Este é o número de pessoas que Nabucodonosor levou em cativeiro: no sétimo ano, três mil e vinte e três judeus;
29 Then, when he had been ruling for almost 18 years, his [soldiers] took 832 [more Israeli people to Babylonia].
no décimo oitavo ano de Nabucodonosor, ele levou em cativeiro de Jerusalém oitocentas e trinta e duas pessoas;
30 When he had been ruling almost 23 years, he sent Nebuzaradan [to Jerusalem again], and he brought back 745 [more Israelis to Babylonia]. That was a total of 4,600 Israelis [who were taken to Babylonia].
no vigésimo terceiro ano de Nabucodonosor, Nebuzaradan o capitão da guarda levou cativo dos judeus setecentos e quarenta e cinco pessoas. Todas as pessoas eram quatro mil e seiscentas.
31 After King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in prison [in Babylon] for almost thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became the king of Babylon. He was kind to Jehoiachin and ordered that he be released from prison. That was on March 31 of the year that Evil-Merodach became king.
No trigésimo sétimo ano do cativeiro de Joaquim, rei de Judá, no décimo segundo mês, no vigésimo quinto dia do mês, Evilmerodach, rei da Babilônia, no primeiro ano de seu reinado, levantou a cabeça de Joaquim, rei de Judá, e o libertou da prisão.
32 He [always] spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a position in which he was honored more than [all] the other kings [who had been exiled/taken to Babylon].
Ele falou gentilmente com ele, e colocou seu trono acima do trono dos reis que estavam com ele na Babilônia,
33 He [supplied new clothes] for Jehoiachin, to replace the clothes that he had been wearing in prison. [He also allowed] Jehoiachin to eat with him every day, all during the rest of his life.
e mudou suas vestes de prisão. Jehoiachin comeu pão diante dele continuamente durante todos os dias de sua vida.
34 Every day, the King [of Babylon] gave him some money [to buy the things that he needed. That continued] until the day that Jehoiachin died.
Para sua mesada, havia uma mesada contínua dada pelo rei da Babilônia, todos os dias uma porção até o dia de sua morte, todos os dias de sua vida.
