Jeremiæ 38

1 Audivit autem Saphatias filius Mathan, et Gedelias filius Phassur, et Iuchal filius Selemiae, et Phassur filius Melchiae, sermones, quos Ieremias loquebatur ad omnem populum, dicens:

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

2 Haec dicit Dominus: Quicumque manserit in civitate hac, morietur gladio, et fame, et peste: qui autem profugerit ad Chaldaeos, vivet, et erit anima eius sospes et vivens.

Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

3 Haec dicit Dominus: Tradendo tradetur civitas haec in manu exercitus regis Babylonis, et capiet eam.

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

4 Et dixerunt principes regi: Rogamus ut occidatur homo iste: de industria enim dissolvit manus virorum bellantium, qui remanserunt in civitate hac, et manus universi populi, loquens ad eos iuxta verba haec: siquidem homo iste non quaerit pacem populo huic, sed malum.

And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

5 Et dixit rex Sedechias: Ecce ipse in manibus vestris est: nec enim fas est regem vobis quidquam negare.

And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

6 Tulerunt ergo Ieremiam, et proiecerunt eum in lacum Melchiae filii Amelech, qui erat in vestibulo carceris: et submiserunt Ieremiam funibus in lacum, in quo non erat aqua, sed lutum: descendit itaque Ieremias in coenum.

Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

7 Audivit autem Abdemelech Aethiops vir eunuchus, qui erat in domo regis quod misissent Ieremiam in lacum: porro rex sedebat in porta Beniamin.

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon — now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,

8 Et egressus est Abdemelech de domo regis, et locutus est ad regem, dicens:

— and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

9 Domine mi rex, male fecerunt viri isti omnia quaecumque perpetrarunt contra Ieremiam prophetam, mittentes eum in lacum ut moriatur ibi fame, non sunt enim panes ultra in civitate.

My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

10 Praecepit itaque rex Abdemelech Aethiopi, dicens: Tolle tecum hinc triginta viros, et leva Ieremiam prophetam de lacu antequam moriatur.

And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

11 Assumptis ergo Abdemelech secum viris, ingressus est domum regis, quae erat sub cellario: et tulit inde veteres pannos et antiqua vestimenta, quae computruerant, et submisit ea ad Ieremiam in lacum per funiculos.

And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 Dixitque Abdemelech Aethiops ad Ieremiam: Pone veteres pannos, et haec scissa et putrida sub cubito manuum tuarum: et super funes: fecit ergo Ieremias sic:

And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 Et extraxerunt Ieremiam funibus, et eduxerunt eum de lacu: mansit autem Ieremias in vestibulo carceris.

And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

14 Et misit rex Sedechias, et tulit ad se Ieremiam prophetam ad ostium tertium, quod erat in domo Domini: et dixit rex ad Ieremiam: Interrogo ego te sermonem, ne abscondas a me aliquid.

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

15 Dixit autem Ieremias ad Sedechias: Si annunciavero tibi, numquid non interficies me? et si consilium dedero tibi, non me audies.

And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

16 Iuravit ergo rex Sedechias Ieremiae clam, dicens: Vivit Dominus, qui fecit nobis animam hanc, si occidero te, et si tradidero te in manus virorum istorum, qui quaerunt animam tuam.

And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

17 Et dixit Ieremias ad Sedechias: Haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Si profectus exieris ad principes regis Babylonis, vivet anima tua, et civitas haec non succendetur igne: et salvus eris tu, et domus tua.

And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.

18 Si autem non exieris ad principes regis Babylonis, tradetur civitas haec in manus Chaldaeorum, et succendent eam igne: et tu non effugies de manu eorum.

But if thou wilt 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 thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

19 Et dixit rex Sedechias ad Ieremiam: Solicitus sum propter Iudaeos, qui transfugerunt ad Chaldaeos: ne forte tradar in manus eorum, et illudant mihi.

And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.

20 Respondit autem Ieremias: Non te tradent. audi quaeso vocem Domini, quam ego loquor ad te, et bene tibi erit, et vivet anima tua.

And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

21 Quod si nolueris egredi: iste est sermo, quem ostendit mihi Dominus:

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:

22 Ecce omnes mulieres, quae remanserunt in domo regis Iuda, educentur ad principes regis Babylonis: et ipsae dicent: Seduxerunt te, et praevaluerunt adversum te viri pacifici tui, demerserunt in coeno, et in lubrico pedes tuos, et recesserunt a te.

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 they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

23 Et omnes uxores tuae, et filii tui educentur ad Chaldaeos: et non effugies manus eorum, sed in manu regis Babylonis capieris: et civitatem hanc comburet igne.

And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

24 Dixit ergo Sedechias ad Ieremiam: Nullus sciat verba haec, et non morieris.

And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

25 Si autem audierint principes quia locutus sum tecum, et venerint ad te, et dixerint tibi: Indica nobis quid locutus sis cum rege, ne celes nos, et non te interficiemus: et quid locutus est tecum rex:

And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?

26 Dices ad eos: Prostravi ego preces meas coram rege, ne me reduci iuberet in domum Ionathan, et ibi morerer.

then thou shalt 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.

27 Venerunt ergo omnes principes ad Ieremiam, et interrogaverunt eum: et locutus est eis iuxta omnia verba, quae praeceperat ei rex, et cessaverunt ab eo: nihil enim fuerat auditum.

— And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported.

28 Mansit vero Ieremias in vestibulo carceris usque ad diem, quo capta est Ierusalem: et factum est ut caperetur Ierusalem.

And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.