Jeremiah 38

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	LXX
1 Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying:	1 εν τω χρονω εκεινω ειπεν κυριος εσομαι εις θεον τω γενει ισραηλ και αυτοι εσονται μοι εις λαον
2 “Thus says the Lord: Whoever will remain in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will flee away from the Chaldeans, will live, and his soul will dwell in safety.	2 ουτως ειπεν κυριος ευρον θερμον εν ερημω μετα ολωλοτων εν μαχαιρα βαδισατε και μη ολεσητε τον ισραηλ
3 Thus says the Lord: This city will certainly be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”	3 κυριος πορρωθεν ωφθη αυτω αγαπησιν αιωνιαν ηγαπησα σε δια τουτο ειλκυσα σε εις οικτιρημα
4 And the leaders said to the king: “We petition you to put this man to death. For he is deliberately weakening the hands of the men of war, who have remained in this city, and the hands of the people, by speaking to them with these words. For this man is certainly not seeking peace for this people, but evil.”	4 ετι οικοδομησω σε και οικοδομηθηση παρθενος ισραηλ ετι λημψη τυμπανον σου και εξελευση μετα συναγωγης παιζοντων
5 And king Zedekiah said: “Behold, he is in your hands. For it is not fitting for the king to deny you anything.”	5 ετι φυτευσατε αμπελωνας εν ορεσιν σαμαρειας φυτευσατε και αινεσατε
6 Therefore, they took Jeremiah and cast him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of Amelech, which was at the entrance to the prison. And they lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the pit, in which there was no water, but only mud. And so Jeremiah descended into the mire.	6 οτι εστιν ημερα κλησεως απολογουμενων εν ορεσιν εφραιμ αναστητε και αναβητε εις σιων προς κυριον τον θεον ημων
7 Now Ebedmelech, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who was in the king’s house, heard that they had sent Jeremiah into the pit, and also that the king was sitting at the gate of Benjamin.	7 οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος τω ιακωβ ευφρανθητε και χρεμετισατε επι κεφαλην εθνων ακουστα ποιησατε και αινεσατε ειπατε εσωσεν κυριος τον λαον αυτου το καταλοιπον του ισραηλ
8 And so Ebedmelech departed from the king’s house, and he spoke to the king, saying:	8 ιδου εγω αγω αυτους απο βορρα και συναξω αυτους απ' εσχατου της γης εν εορτη φασεκ και τεκνοποιηση οχλον πολυν και αποστρεψουσιν ωδε
9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have perpetrated against Jeremiah the prophet, casting him into the pit so that he would die there from famine. For there is no more bread in the city.”	9 εν κλαυθμω εξηλθον και εν παρακλησει αναξω αυτους αυλιζων επι διωρυγας υδατων εν οδω ορθη και ου μη πλανηθωσιν εν αυτη οτι εγενομην τω ισραηλ εις πατερα και εφραιμ πρωτοτοκος μου εστιν
10 And so the king instructed Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying: “Take with you thirty men from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.”	10 ακουσατε λογον κυριου εθνη και αναγγειλατε εις νησους τας μακροτερον ειπατε ο λικμησας τον ισραηλ συναξει αυτον και φυλαξει αυτον ως ο βοσκων το ποιμνιον αυτου
11 Therefore, Ebedmelech, taking the men with him, entered into the king’s house to a place below the storehouse. And he took from there old garments, no longer in use, and he sent them down by rope to Jeremiah in the pit.	11 οτι ελυτρωσατο κυριος τον ιακωβ εξειλατο αυτον εκ χειρος στερεωτερων αυτου
12 And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah: “Place these old garments, and these cut and decaying cloths, under your arms and over the ropes.” And Jeremiah did so.	12 και ηξουσιν και ευφρανθησονται εν τω ορει σιων και ηξουσιν επ' αγαθα κυριου επι γην σιτου και οινου και καρπων και κτηνων και προβατων και εσται η ψυχη αυτων ωσπερ ξυλον εγκαρπον και ου πεινασουσιν ετι
13 And they pulled up Jeremiah with the ropes, and they led him away from the pit. And Jeremiah remained in the vestibule of the prison.	13 τοτε χαρησονται παρθενοι εν συναγωγη νεανισκων και πρεσβυται χαρησονται και στρεψω το πενθος αυτων εις χαρμονην και ποιησω αυτους ευφραινομενους
14 And king Zedekiah sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to him at the third gate, which was at the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah: “I will question you about a matter. You shall conceal nothing from me.”	14 μεγαλυνω και μεθυσω την ψυχην των ιερεων υιων λευι και ο λαος μου των αγαθων μου εμπλησθησεται
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “If I announce to you, will you not put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”	15 ουτως ειπεν κυριος φωνη εν ραμα ηκουσθη θρηνου και κλαυθμου και οδυρμου ραχηλ αποκλαιομενη ουκ ηθελεν παυσασθαι επι τοις υιοις αυτης οτι ουκ εισιν
16 Then king Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah, secretly, saying: “As the Lord lives, who made this soul for us, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of those men who are seeking your life.”	16 ουτως ειπεν κυριος διαλιπετω η φωνη σου απο κλαυθμου και οι οφθαλμοι σου απο δακρυων σου οτι εστιν μισθος τοις σοις εργοις και επιστρεψουσιν εκ γης εχθρων
17 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If, having set out, you go to the rulers of the king of Babylon, your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire. And you and your house will be safe.	17 μονιμον τοις σοις τεκνοις
18 But if you will not go to the rulers of the king of Babylon, this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire. And you will not escape from their hand.”	18 ακοην ηκουσα εφραιμ οδυρομενου επαιδευσας με και επαιδευθην εγω ωσπερ μοσχος ουκ εδιδαχθην επιστρεψον με και επιστρεψω οτι συ κυριος ο θεος μου
19 And king Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: “I am anxious, because of the Jews who have crossed over to the Chaldeans, lest perhaps I may be delivered into their hands, and they may abuse me.”	19 οτι υστερον αιχμαλωσιας μου μετενοησα και υστερον του γνωναι με εστεναξα εφ' ημερας αισχυνης και υπεδειξα σοι οτι ελαβον ονειδισμον εκ νεοτητος μου
20 But Jeremiah responded: “They will not deliver you. Listen, I ask you, to the voice of the Lord, which I am speaking to you, and it will be well with you, and your soul will live.	20 υιος αγαπητος εφραιμ εμοι παιδιον εντρυφων οτι ανθ' ων οι λογοι μου εν αυτω μνεια μνησθησομαι αυτου δια τουτο εσπευσα επ' αυτω ελεων ελεησω αυτον φησιν κυριος
21 But if you refuse to depart, this is the word that the Lord has revealed to me:	21 στησον σεαυτην σιων ποιησον τιμωριαν δος καρδιαν σου εις τους ωμους οδον ην επορευθης αποστραφητι παρθενος ισραηλ αποστραφητι εις τας πολεις σου πενθουσα
22 Behold, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah will be led away to the rulers of the king of Babylon. And the women will say: ‘Your men of peacefulness have led you astray, and they have prevailed against you. They have immersed your feet in mud and have set them in a slippery place. And they have withdrawn from you.’	22 εως ποτε αποστρεψεις θυγατηρ ητιμωμενη οτι εκτισεν κυριος σωτηριαν εις καταφυτευσιν καινην εν σωτηρια περιελευσονται ανθρωποι
23 And all your wives and your sons will be led away to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hands. Instead, you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon. And he will burn this city with fire.”	23 ουτως ειπεν κυριος ετι ερουσιν τον λογον τουτον εν γη ιουδα και εν πολεσιν αυτου οταν αποστρεψω την αιχμαλωσιαν αυτου ευλογημενος κυριος επι δικαιον ορος το αγιον αυτου
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: “Let no one know of these words, and you will not die.	24 και ενοικουντες εν ταις πολεσιν ιουδα και εν παση τη γη αυτου αμα γεωργω και αρθησεται εν ποιμνιω
25 But if the leaders hear that I have spoken with you, and if they come to you, and say to you: ‘Tell us what you said to the king. Do not conceal it from us, and we will not put you to death. And tell us what the king said to you,’	25 οτι εμεθυσα πασαν ψυχην διψωσαν και πασαν ψυχην πεινωσαν ενεπλησα
26 then you shall say to them: ‘I presented my supplication before the king, so that he would not order me to be led back to the house of Jonathan, to die there.’ ”	26 δια τουτο εξηγερθην και ειδον και ο υπνος μου ηδυς μοι εγενηθη
27 Then all the leaders came to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. And he spoke to them in accord with all the words that the king had commanded him. And they withdrew from him, for they had learned nothing.	27 δια τουτο ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και σπερω τον ισραηλ και τον ιουδαν σπερμα ανθρωπου και σπερμα κτηνους
28 Yet truly, Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison, until the day when Jerusalem was seized. And it happened that Jerusalem was captured.	28 και εσται ωσπερ εγρηγορουν επ' αυτους καθαιρειν και κακουν ουτως γρηγορησω επ' αυτους του οικοδομειν και καταφυτευειν φησιν κυριος
	29 εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ου μη ειπωσιν οι πατερες εφαγον ομφακα και οι οδοντες των τεκνων ημωδιασαν
	30 αλλ' η εκαστος εν τη εαυτου αμαρτια αποθανειται και του φαγοντος τον ομφακα αιμωδιασουσιν οι οδοντες αυτου
	31 ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και διαθησομαι τω οικω ισραηλ και τω οικω ιουδα διαθηκην καινην
	32 ου κατα την διαθηκην ην διεθεμην τοις πατρασιν αυτων εν ημερα επιλαβομενου μου της χειρος αυτων εξαγαγειν αυτους εκ γης αιγυπτου οτι αυτοι ουκ ενεμειναν εν τη διαθηκη μου και εγω ημελησα αυτων φησιν κυριος
	33 οτι αυτη η διαθηκη ην διαθησομαι τω οικω ισραηλ μετα τας ημερας εκεινας φησιν κυριος διδους δωσω νομους μου εις την διανοιαν αυτων και επι καρδιας αυτων γραψω αυτους και εσομαι αυτοις εις θεον και αυτοι εσονται μοι εις λαον
	34 και ου μη διδαξωσιν εκαστος τον πολιτην αυτου και εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου λεγων γνωθι τον κυριον οτι παντες ειδησουσιν με απο μικρου αυτων και εως μεγαλου αυτων οτι ιλεως εσομαι ταις αδικιαις αυτων και των αμαρτιων αυτων ου μη μνησθω ετι
	35 εαν υψωθη ο ουρανος εις το μετεωρον φησιν κυριος και εαν ταπεινωθη το εδαφος της γης κατω και εγω ουκ αποδοκιμω το γενος ισραηλ φησιν κυριος περι παντων ων εποιησαν
	36 ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο δους τον ηλιον εις φως της ημερας σεληνην και αστερας εις φως της νυκτος και κραυγην εν θαλασση και εβομβησεν τα κυματα αυτης κυριος παντοκρατωρ ονομα αυτω
	37 εαν παυσωνται οι νομοι ουτοι απο προσωπου μου φησιν κυριος και το γενος ισραηλ παυσεται γενεσθαι εθνος κατα προσωπον μου πασας τας ημερας
	38 ιδου ημεραι ερχονται φησιν κυριος και οικοδομηθησεται πολις τω κυριω απο πυργου αναμεηλ εως πυλης της γωνιας
	39 και εξελευσεται η διαμετρησις αυτης απεναντι αυτων εως βουνων γαρηβ και περικυκλωθησεται κυκλω εξ εκλεκτων λιθων
	40 και παντες ασαρημωθ εως ναχαλ κεδρων εως γωνιας πυλης ιππων ανατολης αγιασμα τω κυριω και ουκετι ου μη εκλιπη και ου μη καθαιρεθη εως του αιωνος