Jeremiah 40

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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.	1 Eis a palavra do Senhor que foi dirigida a Jeremias, depois que Nabuzardã, chefe dos guardas, mandou trazê-lo de Ramá, onde o encontrara carregado de ferros, entre os deportados de Jerusalém e de Judá que eram conduzidos a Babilônia.
2 Therefore, the leader of the military, taking Jeremiah, said to him: “The Lord your God has declared this evil over this place,	2 Mandou o chefe dos guardas que trouxessem Jeremias e lhe disse: havia predito o Senhor, teu Deus, a calamidade que caiu sobre 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.	3 Ele a fez vir, fez como havia anunciado; e porque pecastes contra ele e não lhe escutastes a voz, tudo isso aconteceu.
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.	4 Pois bem, agora tiro-te dos grilhões que te prendem as mãos. Se te agradar, vem comigo para Babilônia; velarei por ti. Se, porém, preferes ficar, deixa. Vê: toda essa terra está ao teu dispor; podes ir para onde melhor te parecer.
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.	5 {Ele, porém, ainda não se voltava.} Volta para Godolias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, nomeado pelo rei de Babilônia para governador das cidades de Judá, e vai morar com ele no meio do povo, ou aonde melhor te aprouver?. Deu-lhe, então, o chefe dos guardas víveres e presentes, 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.	6 Jeremias foi para junto de Godolias, filho de Aicão, em Masfa, e com ele permaneceu entre o povo que havia deixado 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,	7 Ante a notícia de que o rei de Babilônia nomeara governador da terra Godolias, filho de Aicão, e lhe confiara homens, mulheres, crianças e pobres que não haviam sido deportados, vieram os chefes das tropas, que se tinham dispersado pela terra,
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.	8 procurar o governador, com seus companheiros, em Masfa. Eram eles, Ismael, filho de Natanias, Joanã e Jonatã, filhos de Carée, Saraias, filho de Taneumet, os filhos de Efoi, de Netofa, e Jezonias, filho de Maacati, e suas gentes.
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.	9 Godolias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, declarou-lhes sob juramento: Não tenhais receio de servir aos caldeus. Ficai na terra submissos ao rei de Babilônia, e nada vos acontecerá.
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.”	10 Ficarei em Masfa para estar às ordens dos caldeus que para aqui vierem. Recolhei, pois, o vinho, as frutas e o óleo, fazendo deles provisão. E instalai-vos nas cidades para onde voltais.
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,	11 Sabendo, a seu turno, que o rei de Babilônia deixara em Judá o resto do povo, sob as ordens de Godolias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, todos os judeus, que estavam em Moab e entre os filhos de Amon, ou na Iduméia e nas demais regiões,
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.	12 deixaram esses lugares por onde andavam dispersos e vieram à terra de Judá para junto de Godolias, em Masfa, e lá fizeram abundante colheita de vinho e de frutos.
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.	13 Joanã, filho de Carée, e todos os chefes de tropas, disseminados pelas províncias, vieram procurar Godolias em Masfa.
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.	14 Sabes, disseram-lhe então, que Baalis, rei dos filhos de Amon, encarregou Ismael, filho de Natanias, de tirar-te a vida? Não quis, porém, Godolias acreditar nisso.
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.”	15 Então Joanã, filho de Carée, tomou à parte Godolias, em Masfa, e lhe disse: E se eu fosse matar Ismael, filho de Natanias, sem que pessoa alguma o soubesse? Por que permitir que te matem? Seria isso a dispersão de todos os judeus que se reuniram em torno de ti e o aniquilamento do que resta 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.”	16 Godolias, filho de Aicão, disse porém a Joanã, filho de Carée: Não faças isso. É falso o que dizes de Ismael.