Jeremias 21

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1 Eis o que disse o Senhor a Jeremias, quando o rei Sedecias lhe enviou Fassur, filho de Melquias, e o sacerdote Sofonias, filho de Maasias, para dizerem a ele:	1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:
2 Consulta o Senhor em nosso nome porque Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia, nos ataca. Talvez o Senhor queira renovar seus milagres a nosso favor, fazendo com que ele se afaste de nós.	2 “Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us.”
3 Eis, respondeu-lhes Jeremias, o que transmitireis a Sedecias:	3 And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 Oráculo do Senhor, Deus de Israel: as armas que empunhais para o combate, fora dos muros, contra o rei de Babilônia e os caldeus que vos sitiam, vou reuni-las no interior desta cidade.	4 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.
5 Então, com toda a força de meu braço vigoroso, com furor, indignação e cólera, combaterei contra vós.	5 And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.
6 Ferirei os habitantes desta cidade, homens e animais, que serão vítimas de grande peste.	6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 Em seguida - oráculo do Senhor -, Sedecias, rei de Judá, seus servos e o povo, e tudo quanto escapar da peste, da espada e da fome, entregá-los-ei a Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia, a esses inimigos que lhes odeiam a vida. E eles os passarão ao fio da espada, sem perdão, nem piedade ou misericórdia.	7 And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.
8 Dirás então ao povo - oráculo do Senhor: eis que vos coloco na encruzilhada dos caminhos da vida e da morte.	8 And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Aquele que ficar na cidade perecerá pela espada, pela fome ou pela peste; aquele que sair para entregar-se aos caldeus, que vos sitiam, viverá, e a vida a salvo será seu espólio.	9 Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.
10 Fixei meus olhares sobre esta cidade, para sua desgraça e não para o bem - oráculo do Senhor. Cairá ela nas mãos do rei de Babilônia, e este a entregará às chamas.	10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
11 Eis o que dirás acerca da casa de Judá: Escutai a palavra do Senhor!	11 And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 Casa de Davi, eis o que diz o Senhor: Praticai a justiça desde o nascer do dia, livrai o oprimido das mãos do opressor, para que meu furor não se inflame como o fogo, braseiro que não se pode extinguir, por causa da maldade de vosso procedimento.	12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.
13 Eis-me aqui contra ti, habitante do vale, rochedo que dominas a planície. A vós que dizeis: Quem nos virá atacar? Quem penetrará em nossos refúgios?	13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’
14 Castigar-vos-ei - oráculo do Senhor -, deitarei fogo à sua floresta e seus arredores serão devorados.	14 But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it.”