Jeremias 38

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Safatias, filho de Matã, Gedelias, filho de Fassur, Jucal, filho de Selemias, e Fassur, filho de Melquias, ouviram as palavras que Jeremias pronunciara diante de todos.	1 Now Saphatias the son of Mathan, and Gedelias the son of Phassur, and Juchal the son of Selemias, and Phassur the son of Melchias heard the words that Jeremias spoke to all the people, saying:
2 Oráculo do Senhor, dizia ele: aquele que ficar na cidade morrerá pela espada, fome e peste, ao passo que o que sair, a fim de se entregar aos caldeus, viverá, e a vida a salvo será seu espólio. E viverá.	2 Thus saith the Lord: Whosoever shell remain in this city, shall die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence : but he that shall go forth to the Chaldeans, shall live, and his life shall be safe, and he shall live.
3 Oráculo do Senhor: a cidade será entregue ao exército do rei de Babilônia, que a tomará de assalto.	3 Thus saith the Lord: This city shall surely be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
4 Disseram, então, os chefes ao rei: Seja esse homem eliminado, pois que desencoraja o que resta de guerreiros na cidade em todo o povo, proferindo semelhantes palavras. Não procura ele a salvação do povo mas a sua perdição.	4 And the princes said to the king: We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.
5 Respondeu-lhes o rei Sedecias: "Ele está em vossas mãos. O rei nada vos pode recusar.	5 And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing.
6 Tomaram então Jeremias e, por meio de cordas, o fizeram descer na cisterna de Melquias, o príncipe real, a qual se encontrava no pátio do cárcere. Não havia água na cisterna; havia, porém, lodo, onde Jeremias se atolou.	6 Then they took Jeremias and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremias by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremias sunk into the mire.
7 Um eunuco etíope do palácio real, chamado Abdemelec, soube, porém, que haviam lançado Jeremias na cisterna. Como estivesse o rei nesse momento assentado à porta de Benjamim,	7 Now Abdemelech the Ethiopian, an eunuch that was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremias in the dungeon: but the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin.
8 saiu ele do palácio para ir encontrá-lo.	8 And Abdemelech went out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying:
9 Ó rei, meu Senhor, disse-lhe o eunuco, andaram mal esses homens, tratando assim o profeta Jeremias e lançando-o na cisterna. Morrerá de fome, pois que não há mais pão na cidade.	9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done against Jeremias the prophet, casting him into the dungeon to die there with hunger, for there is no more bread in the city.
10 Respondeu-lhe então o rei com esta ordem: Leva daqui contigo trinta homens e faze com que retirem o profeta Jeremias da cisterna, antes que morra.	10 Then the king commanded Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: Take from hence thirty men with thee, end draw up Jeremias the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
11 Abdemelec, tomando então os homens consigo, dirigiu-se ao palácio e ao vestiário da tesouraria e de lá tirou pedaços de estofo e velhos andrajos. E, tomando uma corda, fê-los descer até Jeremias, na cisterna.	11 So Abdemelech taking the men with him, went into the king's house that was under the storehouse: and he took from thence old rags, and old rotten things, and he let them down by cords to Jeremias into the dungeon.
12 Coloca, disse Abdemelec a Jeremias, estes pedaços de estofo e estes retalhos sob tuas axilas embaixo das cordas. Assim fez o profeta.	12 And Abdemelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremias: Put these old rags and these rent and rotten things under thy arms, and upon the cords: and Jeremias did so.
13 Então, erguendo-o por meio das cordas, retiraram-no para fora da cisterna. E Jeremias ficou no pátio do cárcere.	13 And they drew up Jeremias with the cords, and brought him forth out of the dungeon. And Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison.
14 Mandou então o rei Sedecias que lhe trouxessem o profeta Jeremias e o conduzissem à terceira porta do templo, e lhe disse: Tenho algo a perguntar-te; nada me ocultes.	14 And king Sedecias sent, and took Jeremias the prophet to him to the third gate, that was in the house of the Lord: and the king said to Jeremias: I will ask thee a thing, hide nothing from me.
15 Disse Jeremias ao rei: Se eu te responder, não me mandarás matar? Aliás, se te der um conselho, não me ouvirás.	15 Then Jeremias said to Sedecias: If I shall declare it to thee, wilt thou not put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken to me.
16 Então o rei Sedecias fez em segredo a Jeremias este juramento: Pela vida de Deus que nos deu a vida, não te mandarei matar nem te entregarei aos que odeiam a tua vida!	16 Then king Sedecias swore to Jeremias, in private, saying: As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I deliver thee into the hands of these men that seek thy life.
17 E Jeremias disse então a Sedecias: Eis o que diz o Senhor dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: se te entregares aos oficiais do rei de Babilônia, terás a vida salva e a cidade não será queimada. E sobreviverás, assim como tua família.	17 And Jeremias said to Sedecias: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: If thou wilt take a resolution and go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burnt with fire: and thou shalt be safe, and thy house.
18 Mas, se te não entregares aos oficiais do rei de Babilônia, cairá a cidade nas mãos dos caldeus, os quais a incendiarão. E tu não lhes escaparás.	18 But if thou wilt not go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, this city shall be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire: and thou shalt not escape out of their hands.
19 Temo os judeus, replicou o rei Sedecias, que já se aliaram aos caldeus, e que me maltratarão se a eles for entregue.	19 And king Sedecias said to Jeremias: I am afraid because of the Jews that are fled over to the Chaldeans: lest I should be delivered into their hands, and they should abuse me.
20 Tal não acontecerá, retorquiu Jeremias. Escuta, portanto, a voz do Senhor naquilo que te digo: nada te acontecerá e terás a vida salva.	20 But Jeremias answered: They shall not deliver thee: hearken, I beseech thee, to the word of the Lord, which I speak to thee, and it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
21 Mas, se recusares entregar-te, eis {a visão} que o Senhor me mostrou:	21 But if thou wilt not go forth, this is the word which the Lord hath shewn me:
22 todas as mulheres que ficarem no palácio do rei de Judá serão entregues aos oficiais do rei de Babilônia. E elas dirão: foste enganado, e te subjugaram os teus bons amigos. Desapareceram, enquanto teus pés se atolavam na lama.	22 Behold all the women that are left in the house of the king of Juda, shall be brought out to the princes of the king of Babylon: and they shall say: Thy men of peace have deceived thee, and have prevailed against thee, they have plunged thy feet in the mire, and in a slippery place, and they have departed from thee.
23 Todas as tuas mulheres e teus filhos serão entregues aos caldeus. E tu não lhes escaparás. Serás feito prisioneiro pelo rei de Babilônia e a cidade será entregue às chamas!	23 And all thy wives, and thy children shall be brought out to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape their hands, but thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall burn this city with fire.
24 Disse, então, Sedecias e Jeremias: Que ninguém saiba do que falamos, senão poderás morrer.	24 Then Sedecias said to Jeremias: Let no man know these words, and thou shalt not die.
25 Se souberem os ministros que tivemos esta entrevista, se te vierem procurar a fim de perguntar-te, sob ameaça de morte, tudo quanto te disse o rei, sem nada ocultar,	25 But if the princes shall hear that I have spoken with thee, and shall come to thee, and say to thee: Tell us what thou hast said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not kill thee: and also what the king said to thee:
26 dir-lhes-ás: fui suplicar ao rei que não fosse reconduzido à casa de Jonatã, onde encontraria a morte.	26 Thou shalt say to them: I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not command me to be carried back into the house of Jonathan, to die there.
27 Com efeito, todos os ministros foram interrogá-lo, tendo-lhes respondido o profeta exatamente como lhe ordenara o rei. Deixaram-no então tranqüilo, porquanto nada transpirou da conversa havida.	27 So all the princes came to Jeremias, and asked him: and he spoke to them according to all the words that the king had commanded him: and they left him: for nothing had been heard.
28 Assim passou Jeremias a habitar o pátio do cárcere, até o dia da tomada de Jerusalém. De fato, lá estava ele quando foi expugnada Jerusalém...	28 But Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and it came to pass that Jerusalem was taken.