Jeremija 38

1 Potem so Matánov sin Šefatjá, Pašhúrjev sin Gedaljá, Šelemjájev sin Juhál in Malkijájajev sin Pašhúr slišali besede, ki jih je Jeremija govoril vsemu ljudstvu, rekoč:

And 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 which Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,

2 »Tako govori Gospod: ›Kdor preostaja v tem mestu, bo umrl pod mečem, z lakoto in s kužno boleznijo, toda kdor gre naprej h Kaldejcem, bo živel, kajti svoje življenje bo imel za plen in bo živel.‹

“Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldaeans shall live, and he shall retain his life as a prey, and shall live.

3 Tako govori Gospod: ›To mesto bo zagotovo izročeno v roko kralja babilonske vojske, ki ga bo zavzel.‹«

Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.”

4 Zato so princi rekli kralju: »Rotimo te, naj bo ta človek usmrčen, kajti on tako slabi roke bojevnikov, ki preostajajo v tem mestu in roke vsega ljudstva, ko jim govori takšne besede, kajti ta človek ne išče blaginje tega ljudstva, temveč škodo.«

Then said the princes 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 their hurt.”

5 Potem je kralj Sedekíja rekel: »Glejte, v vaši roki je, kajti kralj ni tisti, ki lahko stori kakršnokoli stvar zoper vas.«

Then Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not one that can do anything in opposition to you.”

6 Potem so prijeli Jeremija in ga vrgli v odprtino jame Malkijája, sina Hameleha, ki je bila na dvorišču ječe in Jeremija so spustili dol z vrvmi. Tam v jami pa ni bilo vode, ampak blato. Tako se je Jeremija pogreznil v blato.

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

7 Torej ko je Ebed Meleh, Etiopijec, eden izmed evnuhov, ki je bil v kraljevi hiši, slišal, da so Jeremija vtaknili v jamo; kralj je takrat sedel v Benjaminovih velikih vratih;

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was then in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the dungeon; and the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin.

8 je Ebed Meleh odšel naprej iz kraljeve hiše in kralju spregovoril, rekoč:

Then Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,

9 »Moj gospod kralj, ti možje so storili zlo v vsem, kar so storili preroku Jeremiju, ki so ga vrgli v jamo, in verjetno bo umrl zaradi lakote na kraju, kjer je, kajti v mestu ni več kruha.«

“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; for he was already almost dead in his place for hunger; for there is no more bread in the city.”

10 Potem je kralj ukazal Etiopijcu Ebed Melehu, rekoč: »Vzemi od tod trideset mož s seboj in dvigni preroka Jeremija iz jame, preden umre.«

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying, “Take along with thee thirty men from hence, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.”

11 Tako je Ebed Meleh s seboj vzel može in odšel v kraljevo hišo pod zakladnico in od tam vzel stara zakrpana oblačila in stare cunje ter jih z vrvmi spustil dol v jamo k Jeremiju.

And Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the king's house under the store-room, and took from thence torn rags and worn-out rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

12 Etiopijec Ebed Meleh je rekel Jeremiju: »Deni si ta stara zakrpana oblačila in stare cunje pod svoja ramena pod vrvi.« Jeremija je tako storil.

And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah, put now these torn and worn-out rags under thy knuckles under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

13 Tako so Jeremija potegnili gor z vrvmi in ga vzeli iz jame in Jeremija je ostal na dvorišču ječe.

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

14 Potem je kralj Sedekíja poslal in vzel preroka Jeremija k sebi v tretji vhod, ki je v Gospodovi hiši. Kralj je rekel Jeremiju: »Vprašal te bom stvar, ničesar ne prikrij pred menoj.«

And King Zedekiah sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entrance, which is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask thee a question; hide nothing from me!”

15 Potem je Jeremija rekel Sedekíju: »Če ti to razglasim, mar me ne boš zagotovo usmrtil? In če ti dam nasvet, mar mi boš prisluhnil?«

And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “When I have told thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken to me.”

16 Tako je kralj Sedekíja na skrivnem prisegel Jeremiju, rekoč: » Kakor živi Gospod, ki nam je naredil to dušo, te ne bom usmrtil niti te ne bom dal v roko teh mož, ki ti strežejo po življenju.«

Then King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As Jehovah liveth, who made for 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 Potem je Jeremija rekel Sedekíju: »Tako govori Gospod, Bog nad bojevniki, Izraelov Bog: ›Če boš zagotovo šel naprej k princem babilonskega kralja, potem bo tvoja duša živela in to mesto ne bo sežgano z ognjem in živel boš ti in tvoja hiša,

Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shalt thou live; and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, thou and thine house.

18 toda če ne boš šel naprej k princem babilonskega kralja, potem bo to mesto dano v roke Kaldejcem in požgali ga bodo z ognjem in ne boš pobegnil iz njihove roke.«

But if thou wilt not go forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldaeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.”

19 Kralj Sedekíja pa je rekel Jeremiju: »Bojim se Judov, ki so prebegnili h Kaldejcem, da me ne bi izročili v njihovo roko in bi se mi posmehovali.«

And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, lest I should be delivered into their hand, and they should mock me.”

20 Toda Jeremija je rekel: »Ne bodo te izročili. Ubogaj, rotim te, glas Gospoda, ki ti ga govorim. Tako bo dobro s teboj in tvoja duša bo živela.

And Jeremiah said, “Thou shalt not be delivered up to them. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah in what I speak to thee; so shall it be well with thee, and thou shalt live.

21 Toda če zavrneš iti naprej, je to beseda, ki mi jo je pokazal Gospod:

But if thou refuse to go forth, this is what Jehovah hath revealed to me.

22 ›Glej, vse ženske, ki so preostale v hiši Judovega kralja, bodo privedene k princem babilonskega kralja in te ženske bode rekle: ›Tvoji prijatelji so te zavedli in prevladali zoper tebe. Tvoja stopala so pogreznjena v blato in oni so se umaknili nazaj.‹

Behold, all the women that are left in the house of the king of Judah shall be brought forth to the chieftains of the king of Babylon, and shall say, 'Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire; they go backward.'

23 Tako bodo privedli ven vse tvoje žene in tvoje otroke h Kaldejcem in ne boš ušel iz njihove roke, temveč boš zajet z roko babilonskega kralja in povzročil boš, da bo to mesto sežgano z ognjem.‹«

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

24 Potem je Sedekíja rekel Jeremiju: »Naj noben človek ne izve o teh besedah in ne boš umrl.

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

25 Toda če princi slišijo, da sem govoril s teboj in pridejo k tebi in ti rečejo: ›Razglasi nam sedaj, kaj si rekel kralju, ne skrivaj tega pred nami in ne bomo te usmrtili; in tudi kaj je kralj rekel tebi.‹

But if the princes shall hear that I have talked with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee, 'Tell us, we pray thee, what thou hast said to the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what the king hath said to thee';

26 Potem jim boš rekel: ›Svojo ponižno prošnjo sem predstavil pred kraljem, da mi ne bi povzročil, da se vrnem v Jonatanovo hišo, da bi tam umrl.‹

then shalt thou say to them, 'I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan to die there.'”

27 Potem so prišli vsi princi k Jeremiju in ga vprašali in ta jim je povedal glede na vse te besede, ki jih je kralj zapovedal. Tako so prenehali govoriti z njim, kajti zadeva ni bila zaznana.

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all those words which the king had commanded. And they said no more to him, for the matter was not known.

28 Tako je Jeremija prebival na dvorišču ječe do dne, ko je bil Jeruzalem zavzet. Bil je tam, ko je bil Jeruzalem zavzet.

And Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison to the day when Jerusalem was taken.