Jeremias 37

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1 O rei Sedecias, filho de Josias, sucedeu a {Je} Conias, filho de Joaquim, tendo sido proclamado rei da terra de Judá por Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia.	1 And then king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned in place of Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed him as king in the land of Judah.
2 Nem ele, porém, nem seus súditos e a população da terra escutaram os oráculos que lhes transmitia o Senhor, por intermédio do profeta Jeremias.	2 And neither he himself, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, obeyed the words of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah, the prophet.
3 O rei Sedecias enviou, entretanto, Jucal, filho de Selemias, e o sacerdote Sofonias, filho de Maasias, ao profeta Jeremias, a fim de lhe dizer: Intercede por nós junto ao Senhor, nosso Deus.	3 And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “Pray to the Lord our God for us.”
4 Jeremias, que ainda não havia sido aprisionado, andava entre o povo.	4 Now Jeremiah was walking freely in the midst of the people. For they had not yet sent him into the custody of the prison. And then the army of Pharaoh went forth from Egypt. And hearing this, the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, withdrew from Jerusalem.
5 Partira então do Egito o exército do faraó. Ao receberem tal notícia, os caldeus, que sitiavam Jerusalém, abandonaram a cidade.	5 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
6 Nestes termos foi a palavra do Senhor dirigida ao profeta Jeremias: Eis o que diz o Senhor Deus de Israel:	6 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: So shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to question me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh, which has gone forth in assistance to you, will return to their own land, into Egypt.
7 assim falarás ao rei de Judá que te envia seus delegados para interrogar-me: o exército do faraó que saiu para vos dar socorro vai regressar ao Egito.	7 And the Chaldeans will return and will make war against this city. And they will seize it and burn it with fire.
8 Voltarão os caldeus a sitiar a cidade, tomá-la-ão de assalto e a entregarão às chamas.	8 Thus says the Lord: Do not be willing to deceive your own souls, saying: ‘The Chaldeans will certainly withdraw and go away from us.’ For they will not go away.
9 Oráculo do Senhor: não queirais enganar-vos, julgando que os caldeus se irão definitivamente. Eles não irão embora.	9 But even if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and if there were left behind from among them only a few wounded men, they would rise up, each one from his tent, and they would burn this city with fire.”
10 Ainda que derrotásseis todo o exército dos caldeus que combate contra vós, e que dele só restassem feridos sob as tendas, cada um deles ainda se levantaria para incendiar a cidade.	10 Therefore, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,
11 Quando as tropas dos caldeus se afastaram de Jerusalém, ante a aproximação do exército do faraó,	11 Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens.
12 quis Jeremias sair da cidade para dirigir-se à terra de Benjamim, a fim de lá se reabastecer com o resto do povo.	12 And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are fleeing to the Chaldeans.”
13 Encontrava-se porém um guarda às portas de Benjamim, chamado Jerias, filho de Selemias, filho de Ananias, o qual, ao chegar o profeta, deteve-o, dizendo: tu foges para os caldeus.	13 And Jeremiah responded: “That is false. I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. And so Irijah took Jeremiah, and he brought him to the leaders.
14 É falso! retorquiu o profeta, eu não passo para os caldeus. Não quis porém Jerias ouvi-lo; prendeu-o e levou-o à presença dos chefes.	14 Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison.
15 E estes, enfurecendo-se contra Jeremias, açoitaram-no e prenderam-no na casa do escriba Jonatã, transformada em prisão.	15 And so Jeremiah went into the house of the prison and into a dungeon. And Jeremiah sat there for many days.
16 Foi então o profeta atirado num calabouço, onde permaneceu vários dias.	16 Then Zedekiah the king, sending, took him out and questioned him secretly in his house, and he said: “Do you think that there is any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said: “There is.” And he said: “You will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.”
17 O rei Sedecias, porém, mandou-o buscar, a fim de interrogá-lo secretamente em seu palácio. Tens, porventura, perguntou-lhe, algum oráculo do Senhor? Sim, respondeu-lhe Jeremias. Serás entregue nas mãos do rei de Babilônia.	17 And Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you, or your servants, or your people, such that you would cast me into a house of imprisonment?
18 E acrescentou ao rei Sedecias: em que te ofendi, a ti, aos teus servos e a teu povo, para que me lançasses na prisão?	18 Where are your prophets, who were prophesying to you, and who were saying: ‘The king of Babylon will not overwhelm you and this land?’
19 Onde estão os profetas que vos prediziam não dever mais voltar o rei de Babilônia contra vós e contra a terra?	19 Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king. Let my petition prevail in your sight. And do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
20 Escuta-me, agora, ó meu rei e digna-te acolher minha súplica: não permitas que seja eu reconduzido à casa do escriba Jonatã, para que eu não morra lá.	20 Then king Zedekiah instructed that Jeremiah be confined to the vestibule of the prison, and that they should give him a twist of bread daily, along with stew, until all the bread in the city had been consumed. And Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison.
21 Ordenou então o rei Sedecias que Jeremias fosse retido no pátio do cárcere e que lhe dessem todos os dias uma torta de pão, da rua dos Padeiros, enquanto na cidade houvesse pão. E assim permaneceu Jeremias no pátio do cárcere.