Книга пророка Иеремии 38
1 И слыша Сафаниа сын Нафань и Годолиа сын Пасхоров, и Иоахал сын Селемиин и Фасхор сын Мелхиев словеса, яже Иеремиа глагола ко всем людем, глаголя:
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
2 тако рече Господь: седяй во граде сем умрет мечем и гладом и мором, исходяй же ко Халдеем жив будет, и будет душа его на обретение, и жив будет.
“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live.
3 Яко тако рече Господь: преданием предастся град сей в руце силы царя Вавилонска, и возмет его.
This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”
4 И рекоша царю: да умрет человек той, яко сей разслабляет руце мужей воюющих оставшихся во граде и руки всех людий, глаголя к ним по словесем сим: яко человек сей не проповедает людем сим мира, но токмо злая.
Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
5 И рече царь Седекиа: се, той в руках ваших. Понеже не можаше царь противу им.
“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
6 И взяша Иеремию и ввергоша его в ров Мелхиин, сына царева, иже бяше во дворе темничнем: и свесиша его ужами в ров, в рове же не бяше воды, но тина, и бяше в тине Иеремиа.
So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
7 И слыша Авдемелех Мурин, и той бяше во дворе цареве, яко ввергоша Иеремию в ров: царь же (в той час) седяше во вратех Вениаминих.
Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
8 И изыде Авдемелех от дому царева и рече ко царю глаголя:
Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king,
9 злосотворил еси, яже сотворил еси, убивая человека сего от лица глада, яко несть хлеба во граде ктому.
“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.”
10 И повеле царь Авдемелеху, глаголя: поими с собою отсюду тридесять мужей и извлецы Иеремию из рова, да не умрет.
So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
11 И поят Авдемелех мужы, и прииде в дом царев подземный, и взя оттуду ветхи порты и ветхия ужы, и вверже я ко Иеремии в ров, и рече к нему:
Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
12 положи сия под ужы. И сотвори Иеремиа сице.
Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,
13 И извлекоша его ужами и изяша его из рова. И седе Иеремиа во дворе темничнем.
and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
14 И посла царь, и призва к себе Иеремию в дом Аселисиль, иже в дому Господни. И рече ему царь: вопрошаю тя словесе (единаго), и не утай от мене словесе.
Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”
15 И рече Иеремиа царю: аще повем ти, то не смертию ли умориши мя? И аще совещаю ти, то не послушаеши мене.
“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
16 И клятся ему царь, глаголя: жив Господь, иже сотвори нам душу сию, аще убию тя и аще предам тя в руце человек сих ищущих души твоея (на смерть).
But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”
17 И рече ему Иеремиа: тако рече Господь Сил, Бог Израилев: аще изыдый изыдеши к воеводам царя Вавилонска, жива будет душа твоя, и град сей не пожжется огнем, и жив будеши ты и дом твой:
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
18 аще же не изыдеши ко князем царя Вавилонска, предастся град сей в руце Халдейсте, и пожгут его огнем, и ты не спасешися от руки их.
But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”
19 И рече царь Иеремии: аз опасение имам от Иудеев избежавших ко Халдеем, да не предадут мя (Халдее) в руце их, и поругаются ми.
But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”
20 И рече Иеремиа: не предадят тебе: послушай убо словесе Господня, еже аз глаголю тебе, и лучше ти будет, и жива будет душа твоя:
“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.
21 и аще не восхощеши ты изыти, сие слово, еже сказа мне Господь:
But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
22 и се, вся жены, оставшыяся в дому царя Иудина, изведутся ко князем царя Вавилонска: и тыя глаголаху: прельстиша тя и премогоша тя мужие мирницы твои, и ослабиша во поползновениих ногу твою и отвратишася от тебе:
All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’
23 и жены твоя и чада твоя изведут ко Халдеем, и ты не уцелееши, яко рукою царя Вавилонска ят будеши, и град сей пожжется.
All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
24 И рече ему царь: человек да не увесть словес сих, и да не умреши ты.
Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.
25 И аще услышат князи, яко глаголах с тобою, и приидут к тебе и рекут ти: повеждь нам, что глагола к тебе царь? Не утай от нас, и не убием тебе: и что глагола к тебе царь?
If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
26 И речеши им: повергох аз моление мое пред лицем царевым, яко да не возвратит мене в дом Ионафань, умрети ми тамо.
then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
27 И приидоша вси князи ко Иеремии и вопросиша его. И поведа им по всем словесем сим, яже заповеда ему царь. И умолкнуша, яко несть слышано слово господне.
When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
28 И седяше Иеремиа во дворе темничнем, дондеже взяша Иерусалим.
And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
