Jeremiah 40

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led to Babylon.

A palavra que veio a Jeremias da parte do Senhor, depois que Nebuzaradan, capitão dos da guarda, o deixara ir de Rama, quando o tomou, estando ele atado com cadeias no meio de todos os do cativeiro de Jerusalém e de Judá, que foram levados cativos para Babilônia;

2 Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place,

Porque o capitão da guarda tomou a Jeremias, e lhe disse: O Senhor teu Deus falou este mal contra este lugar:

3 and he has brought it. And the Lord has done just as he has spoken. For you have sinned against the Lord, and you have not heeded his voice, and so this word has happened to you.

E o Senhor o trouxe, e fez como havia dito: porque pecastes contra o Senhor, e não obedecestes à sua voz; pelo que vos sucedeu esta coisa.

4 Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.

Agora pois, eis que te soltei hoje das cadeias que estavam sobre as tuas mãos; se for bem aos teus olhos vir comigo para Babilônia, vem, e porei sobre ti os meus olhos; porém, se for mal aos teus olhos vir comigo para Babilônia, deixa de vir. Olha, toda a terra está diante de ti; para onde quer que for bom e reto aos teus olhos que vás, para ali vai.

5 And you may decline to come with me. For you may live with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah. Therefore, you may live with him in the midst of the people. And you may go wherever it will please you to go.” And the leader of the military also gave him foods and gifts, and he released him.

Mas, porquanto ele ainda não tinha voltado, disse-lhe: Volta a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan, a quem o rei de Babilônia pôs sobre as cidades de Judá, e habita com ele no meio do povo; ou para qualquer parte aonde quer que for reto aos teus olhos que vás, para ali vai. E deu-lhe o capitão da guarda sustento para o caminho, e um presente, e o deixou ir.

6 Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. And he lived with him in the midst of the people, those who had been left behind in the land.

Assim veio Jeremias a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, a Mizpah; e habitou com ele no meio do povo que havia ficado na terra.

7 And when all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed throughout the regions, they and their associates, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor of the land, and that he had committed to him the men, and women, and children, and the poor of the land, who had not been carried away to Babylon,

Ouvindo pois todos os príncipes dos exércitos, que estavam no campo, eles e os seus homens, que o rei de Babilônia tinha posto sobre a terra a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, e que lhe havia encarregado a ele os homens, e as mulheres, e os meninos, e os mais pobres da terra, os quais não foram levados cativos a Babilônia,

8 they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah, with Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai, who were of Netophathi, and Jezaniah, the son of Maacathi, they and their men.

Vieram a Gedalias, a Mizpah: a saber: Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, e Johanan e Jonathan, filhos de Careah, e Seraias, filho de Tanhumeth, e os filhos de Ephai, o netophatita, e Jezanias, filho dum maachatita, eles e os seus homens.

9 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their companions, saying: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.

E jurou Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan, a eles e aos seus homens, dizendo: Não temais servir aos caldeus: ficai na terra, e servi o rei de Babilônia, e bem vos irá.

10 Behold, I live at Mizpah, so that I may follow the instruction of the Chaldeans who are sent to us. But as for you, gather the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and store it up in your vessels, and dwell in your cities, which you hold.”

Eu, porém, eis que habito em Mizpah, para estar às ordens dos caldeus que vierem a nós; e vós recolhei o vinho, e as frutas de verão, e o azeite, e metei-os nos vossos vasos, e habitai nas vossas cidades, que já tomastes.

11 So then, all the Jews, who were in Moab, and among the sons of Ammon, and in Idumea, and in all the regions, when they had heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judea, and that he had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over them,

Como também todos os judeus que estavam em Moab, e entre os filhos de Ammon, e em Edom, e os que havia em todas aquelas terras, ouviram que o rei de Babilônia havia deixado um resto em Judá, e que havia posto sobre eles a Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, filho de Saphan.

12 all the Jews, I say, returned from all the places to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and an exceedingly great harvest.

E tornaram todos os judeus de todos os lugares, para onde foram lançados, e vieram à terra de Judá, a Gedalias, a Mizpah; e recolheram vinho e frutas do verão mui abundantes.

13 Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the army, who had been dispersed in the regions, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

Johanan, filho de Careah, e todos os príncipes dos exércitos, que estavam no campo, vieram a Gedalias, a Mizpah.

14 And they said to him: “Know that Baalis, the king of the sons of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to strike down your life.” And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not believe them.

E disseram-lhe: Porventura bem sabes que Baalis, rei dos filhos de Ammon, enviou a Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, para te tirar a vida. Porém não lhes deu crédito Gedalias, filho de Ahicam.

15 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, spoke to Gedaliah, separately, at Mizpah, saying: “I will go, and I will strike down Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, without anyone knowing; otherwise he may kill you, and all the Jews will be scattered who have been gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah will perish.”

Todavia Johanan, filho de Careah, falou a Gedalias em segredo, em Mizpah, dizendo: Irei agora, e ferirei a Ishmael, filho de Nethanias, sem que ninguém o saiba: por que razão te tiraria ele a vida, e todo o Judá que se tem congregado a ti seria disperso, e pereceria o resto de Judá?

16 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah: “Do not do this word. For what you have said about Ishmael is false.”

Porém disse Gedalias, filho de Ahicam, a Johanan, filho de Careah: Não faças tal coisa; porque falas falso contra Ishmael.