Jeremias 39
1 No anno nono de Zedekias, rei de Judah, no mez decimo, veiu Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, todo o seu exercito, contra Jerusalem, e a cercaram.
After King Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost nine years, King Nebuchadnezzar came in January with his army, and they surrounded Jerusalem.
2 No anno undecimo de Zedekias, no quarto mez, aos nove do mez, se fez a brecha na cidade.
One and a half years later, after Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on July 18, [soldiers from Babylonia] broke through the city [wall. Then they rushed in and captured the city].
3 E entraram n'ella todos os principes do rei de Babylonia, e pararam na porta do meio, a saber: Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsecim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer, Rab-mag, e todo o resto dos principes do rei de Babylonia.
Then all the officers of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the Middle Gate [to decide what they would do to the city. They included] Nergal-Sharezer from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim who was one of the chief army officers, another Nergal-Sharezer, the king’s advisor, and many other officials.
4 E succedeu que, vendo-os Zedekias, rei de Judah, e todos os homens de guerra, fugiram, e sairam de noite da cidade, pelo caminho do jardim do rei, pela porta d'entre os dois muros; e saiu pelo caminho da campina.
When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers realized that [the army of Babylonia had broken into the city], they fled. [They waited until] it was dark. Then they went out of the city through the king’s garden, through the gate that was between the two walls. Then they started [running] toward the Jordan River Valley.
5 Porém o exercito dos chaldeos os perseguiu; e alcançaram a Zedekias nas campinas de Jericó, e o prenderam, e o fizeram subir a Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, a Ribla, na terra de Hamath, e o sentenciou.
But the soldiers from Babylonia pursued the king, and they caught him on the plains near Jericho. They took him to the King of Babylon, who was at Riblah [town] in the Hamath [region]. There the king of Babylon told [his soldiers what] they should do to punish Zedekiah.
6 E o rei de Babylonia matou os filhos de Zedekias em Ribla, diante dos meus olhos: tambem matou o rei de Babylonia a todos os nobres de Judah.
They forced Zedekiah to watch while they killed his sons and all the officials from Judah.
7 E cegou os olhos de Zedekias, e o atou com duas cadeias de bronze, para leval-o a Babylonia.
[Then] they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes. They fastened him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
8 E os chaldeos queimaram a fogo a casa do rei e as casas do povo, e derribaram os muros de Jerusalem.
[Meanwhile, ] the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
9 E o resto do povo, que ficou na cidade, e os rebeldes que tinham caido para elle, e o resto do povo que ficou, levou Nebuzaradan, capitão da guarda, a Babylonia.
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the [king’s] bodyguards, forced to go to Babylon [most of] the other people who remained in the city and the Jews who had joined the soldiers of Babylonia.
10 Porém dos pobres de entre o povo que não tinha nada, deixou Nebuzaradan, capitão da guarda, alguns na terra de Judah; e deu-lhes vinhas e campos n'aquelle dia.
But he allowed some of the very poor people to remain in Judah, and he gave them vineyards and fields [to take care of].
11 Mas Nabucodonozor, rei de Babylonia, havia dado ordem ácerca de Jeremias, na mão de Nebuzaradan, capitão dos da guarda, dizendo:
King Nebuchadnezzar had [previously] told Nebuzaradan to find me. He said,
12 Toma-o, e põe sobre elle os teus olhos, e não lhe faças nenhum mal; antes, como elle te disser, assim usarás com elle.
“Make sure that no one harms him. Take care of him, and do for him whatever he requests you to do.”
13 Enviou pois Nebuzaradan, capitão dos da guarda, e Nebus-hasban, Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer, Rab-mag, e todos os principes do rei de Babylonia:
So he and Nebushazban, who was one of their chief officers, and Nergal-Sharezer the king’s advisor, and other officers of the King of Babylon
14 Enviaram pois, e tomaram a Jeremias do atrio da guarda, e o entregaram a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan, para que o levasse á casa; e ficou entre o povo.
sent [some men] to bring me out of the courtyard outside of the palace. They took me to Gedaliah who was the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Then Gedaliah took me to my home, and I stayed [in Judah] among [my own] people [who had been allowed to remain there].
15 Tambem a Jeremias veiu a palavra do Senhor, estando elle ainda encerrado no atrio da guarda, dizendo:
While I was [still] being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave me this message:
16 Vae, e falla a Ebed-melech, o ethiope, dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor dos Exercitos, Deus de Israel: Eis que eu trarei as minhas palavras sobre esta cidade para mal e não para bem: e serão cumpridas diante de ti n'aquelle dia.
“Say this to Ebed-Melech, the official from Ethiopia: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
17 Porém te farei escapar n'aquelle dia, diz o Senhor, e não serás entregue na mão dos homens perante cuja face tu temes.
but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of.
18 Porque certamente te livrarei, e não cairás á espada: mas a tua alma terás por despojo, porquanto confiaste em mim, diz o Senhor.
You trusted me, so I will save you. You will not be killed by [your enemies’] swords; you will remain alive. [That will surely happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
