Jeremiah 37
1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king in the place of Conyahu the son of Jehoyakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of Jeremiah the prophet.
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.
3 And king Zedekiah sent Jehuchal the son of Shelemyah and Zephanyahu the son of Ma'asseyah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Pray now in our behalf unto the Lord our God.
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.
4 Now Jeremiah came and went out among the people; and they put him not into the prison-house.
E entrava e saía Jeremias entre o povo, porque não o tinham posto na casa do cárcere.
5 But the army of Pharaoh was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard the report of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
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.
6 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
Então veio a Jeremias, o profeta, a palavra do Senhor, dizendo:
7 Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that hath sent you unto me to inquire of me, Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, returneth into its own land to Egypt.
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.
8 But the Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city, and capture it, and burn it with fire.
E voltarão os caldeus, e pelejarão contra esta cidade, e a tomarão, e a queimarão a fogo.
9 Thus hath said the Lord, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us; for they will not go away.
Assim diz o Senhor: Não enganeis as vossas almas, dizendo: Sem dúvida se irão os caldeus de nós: porque não se irão.
10 For if even ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained among them [only such] men as are pierced through: yet should they rise up, every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
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.
11 And it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh,
E sucedeu que, subindo de Jerusalém o exército dos caldeus, por causa do exército de faraó,
12 That Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to make his escape thence in the midst of the people.
Saiu Jeremias de Jerusalém, para ir à terra de Benjamin, para esquivar-se de ali entre o meio do povo.
13 But as he was in the gate of Benjamin, there was there a captain of the guardsmen, whose name was Yiriyah, the son of Shelemyah, the son of Chananyah; and he seized hold of Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou runnest away to the Chaldeans.
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.
14 But Jeremiah said, It is false; I am not running away to the Chaldeans. But he listened not to him; and Yiriyah seized hold of Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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.
15 Thereupon were the princes wroth with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for that had they made into a prison-house.
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.
16 When Jeremiah had been placed in the dungeon, within the traders' shops, where Jeremiah remained many days:
Entrando pois Jeremias na casa do calaboiço, e nas suas camarinhas, ficou ali Jeremias muitos dias.
17 King Zedekiah sent, and had him taken out, and the king asked him in his house in secret, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is:” and he said, Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be given up.
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.
18 And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have put me into the prison-house?
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?
19 And where are now your prophets who have prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon will not come against you, and against this land?
Onde estão agora os vossos profetas, que vos profetizavam, dizendo: O rei de Babilônia não virá contra vós nem contra esta terra?
20 Yet now, do but hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let me offer my humble supplication, I pray thee, before thee, that thou wilt not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
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.
21 Then commanded king Zedekiah that they should put Jeremiah in ward in the court of the prison, and that they should give him a loaf of bread for every day out of the bakers' street, until all the bread was spent out of the city. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
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.
