Jeremiah 38
1 Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
Ouviu pois Sephatias, filho de Mathan, e Gedalias, filho de Pashur, e Juchal, filho de Selemias, e Pashur, filho de Malchias, as palavras que fallava Jeremias a todo o povo, dizendo:
2 “The LORD says, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out to the Kasdim will live. He will escape with his life and he will live.’
Assim diz o Senhor: O que ficar n'esta cidade morrerá á espada, á fome e de pestilencia: mas o que sair aos chaldeos viverá; porque a sua alma lhe será por despojo, e viverá.
3 The LORD says, ‘This city will surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will take it.’”
Assim diz o Senhor: Esta cidade infallivelmente se entregará na mão do exercito do rei de Babylonia, e tomal-a-ha.
4 Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death, because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them; for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but harm.”
E disseram os principes ao rei: Morra este homem, visto que elle assim enfraquece as mãos dos homens de guerra que ficaram de resto n'esta cidade, e as mãos de todo o povo, fallando-lhes taes palavras; porque este homem não busca a paz para este povo, senão o mal
5 Zedekiah the king said, “Behold, he is in your hand; for the king can’t do anything to oppose you.”
E disse o rei Zedekias: Eis que elle está na vossa mão: porque não é o rei que possa coisa alguma contra vós
6 Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard. They let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
Então tomaram a Jeremias, e o lançaram no calaboiço de Malchias, filho do rei, que estava no atrio da guarda; e desceram a Jeremias com cordas; porém no calaboiço não havia agua, senão lama; e atolou-se Jeremias na lama.
7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in Benjamin’s gate),
E, ouvindo Ebed-melech, o ethiope, um eunucho que então estava na casa do rei, que pozeram a Jeremias no calaboiço (estava porém o rei assentado á porta de Benjamin),
8 Ebedmelech went out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
Logo Ebed-melech saiu da casa do rei: e fallou ao rei, dizendo:
9 “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. He is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.”
Ó rei, senhor meu, mal fizeram estes homens em tudo quanto fizeram a Jeremias, o propheta, lançando-o no calaboiço: sendo que morreria no logar onde se achava á fome, pois já não ha mais pão na cidade
10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.”
Então deu ordem o rei a Ebed-melech, o ethiope, dizendo: Toma comtigo de aqui trinta homens, e tira a Jeremias, o propheta, do calaboiço, antes que morra.
11 So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
E tomou Ebed-melech os homens comsigo, e foi á casa do rei, por debaixo da thesouraria, e tomou d'ali uns trapos velhos e rotos, e trapos velhos apodrecidos, e desceu-os a Jeremias no calaboiço com cordas.
12 Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Now put these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords.” Jeremiah did so.
E disse Ebed-melech, o ethiope, a Jeremias: Põe agora estes trapos velhos e rotos, já apodrecidos, debaixo dos sobacos de teus braços, por debaixo das cordas. E Jeremias o fez assim.
13 So they lifted Jeremiah up with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
E tiraram a Jeremias com as cordas, e o subiram do calaboiço; e ficou Jeremias no atrio da guarda.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself into the third entry that is in the LORD’s house. Then the king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.”
Então enviou o rei Zedekias, e fez trazer a si a Jeremias, o propheta, á terceira entrada, que estava na casa do Senhor; e disse o rei a Jeremias: Pergunto-te uma coisa, não me encubras nada.
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? If I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
E disse Jeremias a Zedekias: Declarando-t'a eu, porventura não me matarás certamente? e, aconselhando-te eu, não me darás ouvido.
16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As the LORD lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
Então jurou o rei Zedekias a Jeremias, em segredo, dizendo: Vive o Senhor, que nos fez esta alma, que não te matarei nem te entregarei na mão d'estes homens que procuram a tua morte.
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “The LORD, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you will go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul will live, and this city will not be burnt with fire. You will live, along with your house.
Então Jeremias disse a Zedekias: Assim diz o Senhor, Deus dos Exercitos, Deus de Israel: Se voluntariamente saires aos principes do rei de Babylonia, então viverá a tua alma, e esta cidade não se queimará a fogo, e viverás tu e a tua casa.
18 But if you will not go out to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city will be given into the hand of the Kasdim, and they will burn it with fire, and you won’t escape out of their hand.’”
Porém, se não saires aos principes do rei de Babylonia, então será entregue esta cidade na mão dos chaldeos, e queimal-a-hão a fogo, e tu não escaparás da mão d'elles.
19 Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Kasdim, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”
E disse o rei Zedekias a Jeremias: Receio-me dos judeos, que cairam para os chaldeos; que porventura me entreguem na sua mão, e escarneçam de mim.
20 But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the LORD’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
E disse Jeremias: Não te entregarão: ouve, te peço, a voz do Senhor, conforme a qual eu te fallo; e bem te irá, e viverá a tua alma
21 But if you refuse to go out, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:
Porém, se tu não quizeres sair, esta é a palavra que me mostrou o Senhor.
22 ‘Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house will be brought out to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women will say, “Your familiar friends have turned on you, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away from you.”
Eis que todas as mulheres que ficaram de resto na casa do rei de Judah serão levadas fóra para os principes do rei de Babylonia, e ellas mesmas dirão: Teus pacificos te incitaram e prevaleceram contra ti, atolaram-se os teus pés na lama, voltaram para traz.
23 They will bring out all your wives and your children to the Kasdim. You won’t escape out of their hand, but will be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. You will cause this city to be burnt with fire.’”
Assim que a todas as tuas mulheres e a teus filhos levarão para fóra aos chaldeos, e nem tu escaparás da sua mão, antes pela mão do rei de Babylonia serás preso, e esta cidade queimará a fogo
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know of these words, and you won’t die.
Então disse Zedekias a Jeremias: Ninguem saiba estas palavras, e não morrerás.
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, ‘Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don’t hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also tell us what the king said to you;’
E quando os principes, ouvindo que fallei comtigo, vierem a ti, e te disserem: Declara-nos agora o que disseste ao rei, não nol-o encubras, e não te mataremos: e que te fallou o rei?
26 then you shall tell them, ‘I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.’”
Então lhes dirás: Lancei eu a minha supplica diante do rei, que não me fizesse tornar á casa de Jonathan, para morrer ali
27 Then all the princes came 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.
Vindo pois todos os principes a Jeremias, e perguntando-lhe, declarou-lhes conforme todas as palavras que o rei lhe havia ordenado: e o deixaram, porque não se ouviu o negocio.
28 So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
E ficou Jeremias no atrio da guarda, até ao dia em que foi tomada Jerusalem, e ainda ali estava quando foi tomada Jerusalem.
