Jeremias 21
1 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:
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:
2 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.
“Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us.”
3 Então Jeremias lhes disse: Assim direis a Zedekias:
And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 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.
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.
5 E eu pelejarei contra vós com mão estendida, e com braço forte, e com ira, e com indignação e com grande furor.
And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.
6 E ferirei os habitantes d'esta cidade, assim os homens como as bestas: de grande pestilencia morrerão.
And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 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.
And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.
8 E a este povo dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que ponho diante de vós o caminho da vida e o caminho da morte.
And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 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.
Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.
10 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.
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
11 E á casa do rei de Judah dirás: Ouvi a palavra do Senhor:
And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 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.
O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.
13 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?
Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’
14 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.
But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it.”
