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.
After Jehoiakim died, [his son Jehoiachin became king for only three months, after which] King Josiah’s son Zedekiah became the King of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, appointed him to be the new king.
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.
But King Zedekiah and his palace officials and the other people in the land paid no attention to the messages that Yahweh gave me.
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.
However, [one day] King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, who was the son of Maaseiah, to me. They requested me to pray to Yahweh our God for our [nation].
4 E entrava e saía Jeremias entre o povo, porque não o tinham posto na casa do cárcere.
At that time I had not yet been put in prison, so I could come and go wherever and whenever I wanted to, [without being hindered].
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.
[At that time], the army of [Hophra], the King of Egypt, came [to the southern border of Judah]. When the army of Babylonia heard about that, they stopped surrounding Jerusalem and left there [to fight against the army from Egypt].
6 Então veio a Jeremias, o profeta, a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
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.
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say this: ‘The King of Judah has sent [messengers] to you to ask me [what is going to happen]. Tell the king that even though the army of the King of Egypt came to help him, they are about to return to Egypt.
8 E voltarão os caldeus, e pelejarão contra esta cidade, e a tomarão, e a queimarão a fogo.
Then the army of Babylonia will return here and capture this city and burn everything in it.’
9 Assim diz o Senhor: Não enganeis as vossas almas, dizendo: Sem dúvida se irão os caldeus de nós: porque não se irão.
[So], this is what I say [to you Israelis]: ‘You should not deceive yourselves, thinking that the army from Babylonia has gone and will not return. That is not true.
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.
And even if your soldiers could destroy almost all of the soldiers from Babylonia who are attacking you, and allow only a few of them who were wounded to remain alive in their tents, they would come out [of their tents] and burn this city completely!”’”
11 E sucedeu que, subindo de Jerusalém o exército dos caldeus, por causa do exército de faraó,
When the army from Babylonia left Jerusalem because the army from Egypt was approaching,
12 Saiu Jeremias de Jerusalém, para ir à terra de Benjamin, para esquivar-se de ali entre o meio do povo.
I started to leave the city. I intended to go to the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live, in order to take possession of my share of the property from my family.
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.
But as I was walking out the Benjamin Gate, a guard seized me and said, “You are deserting [us and going] to [the soldiers from] Babylonia!” The man who seized me was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah.
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.
But I [protested and] said, “That is not true! I was not intending to do that!” But Irijah would not pay attention to what I said. He took me to the [king’s] officials.
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.
They were very angry with me. They [commanded the guards to] beat me and [then to] put me in the house where Jonathan the king’s secretary stayed. They had changed Jonathan’s house to make it become a prison.
16 Entrando pois Jeremias na casa do calaboiço, e nas suas camarinhas, ficou ali Jeremias muitos dias.
They put me in a dungeon/cell in that prison, and I remained there for several 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 King Zedekiah secretly sent a servant to me, who took me to the palace. There the king asked me, “Do you have any messages from Yahweh?” I replied, “Yes, [the message is that] you will be handed over to 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?
Then I asked the king, “What crime have I committed [RHQ] against you or against your officials or against the Israeli people, with the result that you have [commanded that] I be put in a prison?
19 Onde estão agora os vossos profetas, que vos profetizavam, dizendo: O rei de Babilônia não virá contra vós nem contra esta terra?
Your prophets predicted that the army of the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land. Why were [RHQ] [their messages] not fulfilled?
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.
Your majesty, I plead with you to listen to me. Do not send me back to the dungeon/cell in the house of Jonathan your secretary, because [if you do that, ] I will 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.
So King Zedekiah commanded that [I not be sent back to the prison cell. Instead, ] I was allowed to be watched by the guards in the courtyard [of the palace]. [The king] also [commanded that they should] bring me a loaf of fresh bread every day, until there was no bread left in the city. So [they put me] in that courtyard and I remained there.
