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:

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,

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.

Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prize, and shall live.

3 Яко тако рече Господь: преданием предастся град сей в руце силы царя Вавилонска, и возмет его.

Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take 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.

Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the harm.

5 И рече царь Седекиа: се, той в руках ваших. Понеже не можаше царь противу им.

Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against 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.

Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

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 when Ebedmelech the Cushite, one of the eunuchs who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

8 И изыде Авдемелех от дому царева и рече ко царю глаголя:

Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,

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 done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is certain to die from hunger in the place where he is: 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.

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Cushite, saying, Take from here thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dieth.

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:

So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there old clothes and old rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 положи сия под ужы. И сотвори Иеремиа сице.

And Ebedmelech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, Put now these old clothes and old rags under thy arms under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 И извлекоша его ужами и изяша его из рова. И седе Иеремиа во дворе темничнем.

So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

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 Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entrance that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.

15 И рече Иеремиа царю: аще повем ти, то не смертию ли умориши мя? И аще совещаю ти, то не послушаеши мене.

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I declare it to thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken 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).

So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy 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 said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house:

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 thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape from their hand.

19 И рече царь Иеремии: аз опасение имам от Иудеев избежавших ко Халдеем, да не предадут мя (Халдее) в руце их, и поругаются ми.

And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock 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:

But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak to thee: so it shall be well to thee, and thy soul shall live.

21 и аще не восхощеши ты изыти, сие слово, еже сказа мне Господь:

But if thou shalt refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath 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:

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.

23 и жены твоя и чада твоя изведут ко Халдеем, и ты не уцелееши, яко рукою царя Вавилонска ят будеши, и град сей пожжется.

So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

24 И рече ему царь: человек да не увесть словес сих, и да не умреши ты.

Then said Zedekiah to Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not 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?

But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come to thee, and say to thee, Declare to us now what thou hast said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said to thee:

26 И речеши им: повергох аз моление мое пред лицем царевым, яко да не возвратит мене в дом Ионафань, умрети ми тамо.

Then thou shalt say to them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, 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.

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they stopped speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

28 И седяше Иеремиа во дворе темничнем, дондеже взяша Иерусалим.

So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.