Jeremias 38

1 Ouviu pois Sephatias, filho de Mathan, e Gedalias, filho de Pashur, e Juchal, filho de Selemias, e Pashur, filho de Malchias, as palavras que fallava Jeremias a todo o povo, dizendo:

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

2 Assim diz o Senhor: O que ficar n'esta cidade morrerá á espada, á fome e de pestilencia: mas o que sair aos chaldeos viverá; porque a sua alma lhe será por despojo, e viverá.

"Thus says the LORD, 'He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.'

3 Assim diz o Senhor: Esta cidade infallivelmente se entregará na mão do exercito do rei de Babylonia, e tomal-a-ha.

Thus says the LORD, 'This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.'"

4 E disseram os principes ao rei: Morra este homem, visto que elle assim enfraquece as mãos dos homens de guerra que ficaram de resto n'esta cidade, e as mãos de todo o povo, fallando-lhes taes palavras; porque este homem não busca a paz para este povo, senão o mal

Then the officials 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 the hurt."

5 E disse o rei Zedekias: Eis que elle está na vossa mão: porque não é o rei que possa coisa alguma contra vós

Zedekiah the king said, "Look, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you."

6 Então tomaram a Jeremias, e o lançaram no calaboiço de Malchias, filho do rei, que estava no atrio da guarda; e desceram a Jeremias com cordas; porém no calaboiço não havia agua, senão lama; e atolou-se Jeremias na lama.

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

7 E, ouvindo Ebed-melech, o ethiope, um eunucho que então estava na casa do rei, que pozeram a Jeremias no calaboiço (estava porém o rei assentado á porta de Benjamin),

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 then sitting in the Benjamin Gate),

8 Logo Ebed-melech saiu da casa do rei: e fallou ao rei, dizendo:

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

9 Ó rei, senhor meu, mal fizeram estes homens em tudo quanto fizeram a Jeremias, o propheta, lançando-o no calaboiço: sendo que morreria no logar onde se achava á fome, pois já não ha mais pão na cidade

"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; and 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 Então deu ordem o rei a Ebed-melech, o ethiope, dizendo: Toma comtigo de aqui trinta homens, e tira a Jeremias, o propheta, do calaboiço, antes que morra.

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 E tomou Ebed-melech os homens comsigo, e foi á casa do rei, por debaixo da thesouraria, e tomou d'ali uns trapos velhos e rotos, e trapos velhos apodrecidos, e desceu-os a Jeremias no calaboiço com cordas.

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

12 E disse Ebed-melech, o ethiope, a Jeremias: Põe agora estes trapos velhos e rotos, já apodrecidos, debaixo dos sobacos de teus braços, por debaixo das cordas. E Jeremias o fez assim.

Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, "Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords." Jeremiah did so.

13 E tiraram a Jeremias com as cordas, e o subiram do calaboiço; e ficou Jeremias no atrio da guarda.

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

14 Então enviou o rei Zedekias, e fez trazer a si a Jeremias, o propheta, á terceira entrada, que estava na casa do Senhor; e disse o rei a Jeremias: Pergunto-te uma coisa, não me encubras nada.

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said to Jeremiah, "I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me."

15 E disse Jeremias a Zedekias: Declarando-t'a eu, porventura não me matarás certamente? e, aconselhando-te eu, não me darás ouvido.

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

16 Então jurou o rei Zedekias a Jeremias, em segredo, dizendo: Vive o Senhor, que nos fez esta alma, que não te matarei nem te entregarei na mão d'estes homens que procuram a tua morte.

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, "As the LORD lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life."

17 Então Jeremias disse a Zedekias: Assim diz o Senhor, Deus dos Exercitos, Deus de Israel: Se voluntariamente saires aos principes do rei de Babylonia, então viverá a tua alma, e esta cidade não se queimará a fogo, e viverás tu e a tua casa.

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: 'If you will go forth to the king of Babylon's officers, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house.

18 Porém, se não saires aos principes do rei de Babylonia, então será entregue esta cidade na mão dos chaldeos, e queimal-a-hão a fogo, e tu não escaparás da mão d'elles.

But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's officers, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape out of their hand.'"

19 E disse o rei Zedekias a Jeremias: Receio-me dos judeos, que cairam para os chaldeos; que porventura me entreguem na sua mão, e escarneçam de mim.

Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me."

20 E disse Jeremias: Não te entregarão: ouve, te peço, a voz do Senhor, conforme a qual eu te fallo; e bem te irá, e viverá a tua alma

But Jeremiah said, "They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of the LORD, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.

21 Porém, se tu não quizeres sair, esta é a palavra que me mostrou o Senhor.

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

22 Eis que todas as mulheres que ficaram de resto na casa do rei de Judah serão levadas fóra para os principes do rei de Babylonia, e ellas mesmas dirão: Teus pacificos te incitaram e prevaleceram contra ti, atolaram-se os teus pés na lama, voltaram para traz.

look, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's officers, and those women shall say, 'Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away back.'

23 Assim que a todas as tuas mulheres e a teus filhos levarão para fóra aos chaldeos, e nem tu escaparás da sua mão, antes pela mão do rei de Babylonia serás preso, e esta cidade queimará a fogo

They shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire."

24 Então disse Zedekias a Jeremias: Ninguem saiba estas palavras, e não morrerás.

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die.

25 E quando os principes, ouvindo que fallei comtigo, vierem a ti, e te disserem: Declara-nos agora o que disseste ao rei, não nol-o encubras, e não te mataremos: e que te fallou o rei?

But if the officials 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; do not hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you':

26 Então lhes dirás: Lancei eu a minha supplica diante do rei, que não me fizesse tornar á casa de Jonathan, para morrer ali

then you shall tell them, 'I presented my petition before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.'"

27 Vindo pois todos os principes a Jeremias, e perguntando-lhe, declarou-lhes conforme todas as palavras que o rei lhe havia ordenado: e o deixaram, porque não se ouviu o negocio.

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

28 E ficou Jeremias no atrio da guarda, até ao dia em que foi tomada Jerusalem, e ainda ali estava quando foi tomada Jerusalem.

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