Jeremias 37
1 E reinou o rei Zedekias, filho de Josias, em lugar de Conias, filho de Joaquim, a quem Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, constituiu rei na terra de Judá.
And then king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned in place of Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed him as king in the land of Judah.
2 Porém nem ele, nem os seus servos, nem o povo da terra deram ouvidos às palavras do Senhor que falou pelo ministério de Jeremias, o profeta.
And neither he himself, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, obeyed the words of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah, the prophet.
3 Contudo mandou o rei Zedekias a Juchal, filho de Selemias, e a Sofonias, filho de Maaseias, o sacerdote, a Jeremias, o profeta, dizendo: Roga agora por nós ao Senhor nosso Deus.
And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “Pray to the Lord our God for us.”
4 E entrava e saía Jeremias entre o povo, porque não o tinham posto na casa do cárcere.
Now Jeremiah was walking freely in the midst of the people. For they had not yet sent him into the custody of the prison.
5 E o exército de faraó saiu do Egito: e, ouvindo os caldeus, que tinham em sítio a Jerusalém, as novas disto, retiraram-se de Jerusalém.
And then the army of Pharaoh went forth from Egypt. And hearing this, the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 Então veio a Jeremias, o profeta, a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
7 Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Assim direis ao rei de Judá, que vos enviou a mim a perguntar-me: Eis que o exército de faraó, que saiu para socorro vosso, voltar-se-á para a sua terra no Egito.
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: So shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to question me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh, which has gone forth in assistance to you, will return to their own land, into Egypt.
8 E voltarão os caldeus, e pelejarão contra esta cidade, e a tomarão, e a queimarão a fogo.
And the Chaldeans will return and will make war against this city. And they will seize it and burn it with fire.
9 Assim diz o Senhor: Não enganeis as vossas almas, dizendo: Sem dúvida se irão os caldeus de nós: porque não se irão.
Thus says the Lord: Do not be willing to deceive your own souls, saying: ‘The Chaldeans will certainly withdraw and go away from us.’ For they will not go away.
10 Porque ainda que ferísseis a todo o exército dos caldeus, que peleja contra vós, e ficassem de resto deles homens traspassados, cada um levantar-se-ia na sua tenda, e queimaria a fogo esta cidade.
But even if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and if there were left behind from among them only a few wounded men, they would rise up, each one from his tent, and they would burn this city with fire.”
11 E sucedeu que, subindo de Jerusalém o exército dos caldeus, por causa do exército de faraó,
Therefore, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,
12 Saiu Jeremias de Jerusalém, para ir à terra de Benjamin, para esquivar-se de ali entre o meio do povo.
Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens.
13 Porém, estando ele à porta de Benjamin, achava-se ali um capitão da guarda, cujo nome era Jerias, filho de Selemias, filho de Hananias: o qual prendeu a Jeremias, o profeta, dizendo: Tu foges para os caldeus.
And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are fleeing to the Chaldeans.”
14 E Jeremias disse: Isso é falso, não fujo para o caldeus. Porém não lhe deu ouvidos; antes Jerias prendeu a Jeremias, e o levou aos príncipes.
And Jeremiah responded: “That is false. I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. And so Irijah took Jeremiah, and he brought him to the leaders.
15 E os príncipes se iraram muito contra Jeremias, e o feriram; e o puseram na casa da prisão, na casa de Jonathan, o escrivão; porque tinham feito dela a casa do cárcere.
Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison.
16 Entrando pois Jeremias na casa do calaboiço, e nas suas camarinhas, ficou ali Jeremias muitos dias.
And so Jeremiah went into the house of the prison and into a dungeon. And Jeremiah sat there for many days.
17 E enviou o rei Zedekias a tirá-lo; e o rei lhe perguntou em sua casa, em segredo, e disse: há porventura alguma palavra do Senhor? E disse Jeremias: há. E ele disse: Na mão do rei de Babilônia serás entregue.
Then Zedekiah the king, sending, took him out and questioned him secretly in his house, and he said: “Do you think that there is any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said: “There is.” And he said: “You will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.”
18 Disse mais Jeremias ao rei Zedekias: Em que tenho pecado contra ti, e contra os teus servos, e contra este povo, para que me pozesseis na casa do cárcere?
And Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you, or your servants, or your people, such that you would cast me into a house of imprisonment?
19 Onde estão agora os vossos profetas, que vos profetizavam, dizendo: O rei de Babilônia não virá contra vós nem contra esta terra?
Where are your prophets, who were prophesying to you, and who were saying: ‘The king of Babylon will not overwhelm you and this land?’
20 Ora pois ouve agora, ó rei, meu senhor: caia agora a minha súplica diante de ti, e não me deixes tornar à casa de Jonathan, o escriba, para que não venha a morrer ali.
Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king. Let my petition prevail in your sight. And do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
21 Então deu ordem o rei Zedekias que pusessem a Jeremias no átrio da guarda; e deram-lhe um bolo de pão cada dia, da rua dos padeiros, até que se acabou todo o pão da cidade: assim ficou Jeremias no átrio da guarda.
Then king Zedekiah instructed that Jeremiah be confined to the vestibule of the prison, and that they should give him a twist of bread daily, along with stew, until all the bread in the city had been consumed. And Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison.
