Jeremias 40
1 A palavra que veiu a Jeremias da parte do Senhor, depois que Nebuzaradan, capitão dos da guarda, o deixara ir de Rama, quando o tomou, estando elle atado com cadeias no meio de todos os do captiveiro de Jerusalem e de Judah, que foram levados captivos para Babylonia;
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led to Babylon.
2 Porque o capitão da guarda tomou a Jeremias, e lhe disse: O Senhor teu Deus fallou este mal contra este logar:
Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place,
3 E o Senhor o trouxe, e fez como havia dito: porque peccastes contra o Senhor, e não obedecestes á sua voz; pelo que vos succedeu esta coisa.
and he has brought it. And the Lord has done just as he has spoken. For you have sinned against the Lord, and you have not heeded his voice, and so this word has happened to you.
4 Agora pois, eis que te soltei hoje das cadeias que estavam sobre as tuas mãos; se fôr bem aos teus olhos vir comigo para Babylonia, vem, e porei sobre ti os meus olhos; porém, se fôr mal aos teus olhos vir comigo para Babylonia, deixa de vir. Olha, toda a terra está diante de ti; para onde quer que fôr bom e recto aos teus olhos que vás, para ali vae.
Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.
5 Mas, porquanto elle ainda não tinha voltado, disse-lhe: Volta a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan, a quem o rei de Babylonia poz sobre as cidades de Judah, e habita com elle no meio do povo; ou para qualquer parte aonde quer que fôr recto aos teus olhos que vás, para ali vae. E deu-lhe o capitão da guarda sustento para o caminho, e um presente, e o deixou ir.
And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go.” And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he released him.
6 Assim veiu Jeremias a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, a Mizpah; e habitou com elle no meio do povo que havia ficado na terra.
Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And he lived with him in the midst of the people, those who had been left behind in the land.
7 Ouvindo pois todos os principes dos exercitos, que estavam no campo, elles e os seus homens, que o rei de Babylonia tinha posto sobre a terra a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, e que lhe havia encarregado a elle os homens, e as mulheres, e os meninos, e os mais pobres da terra, os quaes não foram levados captivos a Babylonia,
And when all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed throughout the regions, they and their associates, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor of the land, and that he had committed to him the men, and women, and children, and the poor of the land, who had not been carried away to Babylon,
8 Vieram a Gedalias, a Mizpah: a saber: Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, e Johanan e Jonathan, filhos de Careah, e Seraias, filho de Tanhumeth, e os filhos de Ephai, o netophatita, e Jezanias, filho d'um maachatita, elles e os seus homens.
they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah, with Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai, who were of Netophathi, and Jezaniah, the son of Maacathi, they and their men.
9 E jurou Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan, a elles e aos seus homens, dizendo: Não temaes servir aos chaldeos: ficae na terra, e servi o rei de Babylonia, e bem vos irá.
And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their companions, saying: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.
10 Eu, porém, eis que habito em Mizpah, para estar ás ordens dos chaldeos que vierem a nós; e vós recolhei o vinho, e as fructas de verão, e o azeite, e mettei-os nos vossos vasos, e habitae nas vossas cidades, que já tomastes.
Behold, I live at Mizpah, so that I may follow the instruction of the Chaldeans who are sent to us. But as for you, gather the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and store it up in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, which you hold.”
11 Como tambem todos os judeos que estavam em Moab, e entre os filhos de Ammon, e em Edom, e os que havia em todas aquellas terras, ouviram que o rei de Babylonia havia deixado um resto em Judah, e que havia posto sobre elles a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan.
So then, all the Jews, who were in Moab, and among the sons of Ammon, and in Idumea, and in all the regions, when they had heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judea, and that he had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over them,
12 E tornaram todos os judeos de todos os logares, para onde foram lançados, e vieram á terra de Judah, a Gedalias, a Mizpah; e recolheram vinho e fructas do verão mui abundantes.
all the Jews, I say, returned from all the places to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and an exceedingly great harvest.
13 Johanan, filho de Careah, e todos os principes dos exercitos, que estavam no campo, vieram a Gedalias, a Mizpah.
Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed in the regions, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
14 E disseram-lhe: Porventura bem sabes que Baalis, rei dos filhos de Ammon, enviou a Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, para te tirar a vida. Porém não lhes deu credito Gedalias, filho de Ahicam.
And they said to him: “Know that Baalis, the king of the sons of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to strike down your life.” And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not believe them.
15 Todavia Johanan, filho de Careah, fallou a Gedalias em segredo, em Mizpah, dizendo: Irei agora, e ferirei a Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, sem que ninguem o saiba: por que razão te tiraria elle a vida, e todo o Judah que se tem congregado a ti seria disperso, e pereceria o resto de Judah?
But Johanan, the son of Kareah, spoke to Gedaliah, separately, at Mizpah, saying: “I will go, and I will strike down Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, without anyone knowing; otherwise he may kill you, and all the Jews will be scattered who have been gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah will perish.”
16 Porém disse Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, a Johanan, filho de Careah: Não faças tal coisa; porque fallas falso contra Ishmael.
And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah: “Do not do this word. For what you have said about Ishmael is false.”
