Jeremias 42

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1 Foram, então, todos os oficiais, Joanã, filho de Carée, e Jesonias, filho de Osaías, bem como o povo, desde os grandes até os pequenos,	1 And all the leaders of the warriors, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and the rest of the common people, from the least even to the greatest, drew near.
2 dizer ao profeta Jeremias: Ouve a nossa súplica, e intercede por nós, junto ao Senhor, em favor do que resta de nós. De muitos que éramos, bem podes ver a quão poucos fomos reduzidos.	2 And they said to Jeremiah the prophet: “Let our supplication fall before your sight. And pray for us to the Lord your God, on behalf of this entire remnant. For few out of many have been left behind, just as your eyes behold us.
3 Que o Senhor, teu Deus, nos indique o caminho que devemos seguir e o que devemos fazer.	3 And so, may the Lord your God announce to us the way that we must travel, and the word that we must accomplish.”
4 Ouço o que me dizeis, respondeu Jeremias, e o que desejais vou solicitar ao Senhor, vosso Deus. O que me disser o Senhor vo-lo transmitirei fielmente.	4 Then Jeremiah, the prophet, said to them: “I have listened. Behold, I will pray to the Lord your God according to your words. And whatever word he will respond to me, I will declare to you. And I will conceal nothing from you.”
5 Clamaram então: Que o Senhor seja testemunha fiel e verdadeira contra nós se não fizermos o que o Senhor, teu Deus, te encarregar de nos transmitir!	5 And they said to Jeremiah: “May the Lord be the witness between us of truth and fidelity, if we do not act according to whatever word the Lord your God will send by you to us.
6 Seja-nos favorável ou adverso, obedeceremos à ordem do Senhor, nosso Deus, junto ao qual te delegamos a fim de que nos seja propícia a submissão às ordens do Senhor, nosso Deus.	6 Whether it is for good or for harm, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you. So may it be well with us, when we heed the voice of the Lord our God.”
7 Decorridos dez dias, a palavra do Senhor foi dirigida a Jeremias.	7 Then, when ten days had been completed, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.
8 Convocou este então Joanã, filho de Carée, todos os oficiais e o povo, grandes e pequenos.	8 And he called Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the leaders of warriors who were with him, and all the people, from the least even to the greatest.
9 Eis, disse-lhes Jeremias, o que me falou o Senhor Deus de Israel, junto ao qual me delegastes a fim de apresentar-lhe a vossa súplica:	9 And he said to them: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you have sent me, so that I may present your petitions in his sight:
10 se quiserdes permanecer nesta terra, nela vos restaurarei, e não vos destruirei. Plantar-vos-ei e dela não vos arrancarei. Pesa-me o mal que vos fiz.	10 If you dwell quietly in this land, I will build you up, and I will not tear you down. I will plant you, and I will not uproot you. For now I have been appeased by the harm that I have done to you.
11 Não tenhais receio do rei de Babilônia que tanto temeis! Não o temais - oráculo do Senhor -, porque estou convosco para salvar-vos e livrar-vos de suas mãos.	11 Do not be afraid before the face of the king of Babylon, whom you have dreaded with great fear. Do not dread him, says the Lord. For I am with you, so that I may accomplish your salvation, and so that I may rescue you from his hand.
12 Conseguir-vos-ei as suas graças, e ele terá piedade de vós, devolvendo-vos a posse de vossa terra.	12 And I will give you mercies, and I will take pity on you, and I will cause you to live in your own land.
13 Se, porém, desobedecendo à voz do Senhor, disserdes: não permaneceremos aqui;	13 But if you say: ‘We will not live in this land, nor will we heed the voice of the Lord our God,’
14 iremos para o Egito, onde não teremos mais guerras, nem ouviremos mais o som da trombeta e onde o pão não nos faltará mais, e lá nos instalaremos -,	14 saying: ‘Never! Instead, we will travel to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, and we will not hear the blast of the trumpet, and we will not endure famine. And there we shall live.’
15 então, escutai a palavra do Senhor, sobreviventes de Judá. Eis o que disse o Senhor dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: obstinando-vos em partir para o Egito, a fim de lá habitar,	15 Because of this, hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If you set your faces so as to advance into Egypt, and if you enter so that you may live there,
16 sereis atingidos no Egito pela espada que temeis, pela fome que vos aterroriza, e lá morrereis.	16 the sword which you dread will overtake you there, in the land of Egypt, and the famine, about which you are anxious, will cling to you in Egypt, and there you shall die.
17 Quantos se obstinarem em ir para o Egito perecerão pela espada, fome e peste, e nenhum escapará ao flagelo que contra eles lançarei.	17 And all the men, who have set their faces so that they may advance to Egypt in order to live there, will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. None of them will remain, nor will they escape from the face of the evil that I will bring over them.
18 Porquanto, eis o que diz o Senhor dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: assim como o furor de minha cólera se lançou sobre os habitantes de Jerusalém, também contra vós se lançará, se fordes para o Egito. Servireis de exemplo de execração, sereis objeto de horror, de maldição e vergonha, e jamais tornareis a ver esses lugares.	18 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Just as my fury and my indignation has been enflamed over the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so will my indignation be enflamed over you, when you will have entered into Egypt. And so you will be an oath, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a disgrace. And you will never see this place again.
19 Eis o que vos diz o Senhor, sobreviventes de Judá: não entreis no Egito, e sabei que hoje vos dou solene aviso.	19 This is the word of the Lord concerning you, O remnant of Judah: Do not choose to enter into Egypt, for certainly you understand what I have sworn to you this day.
20 Seria enganar-vos a vós mesmos o delegar-me junto ao Senhor, vosso Deus, dizendo: intercedei por nós junto ao Senhor, nosso Deus. Faremos quanto disserdes que nos foi ordenado pelo Senhor, nosso Deus.	20 For you have deceived your own souls. For you have sent me to the Lord our God, saying: ‘Pray on our behalf to the Lord our God. And in accord with anything whatsoever that the Lord our God will tell you, announce this to us, and we will do it.’
21 Hoje eu vo-lo digo: não escutastes a voz do Senhor, vosso Deus, nem coisa alguma do que me encarregou de transmitir-vos.	21 And I have announced it to you this day, and you have not heeded the voice of the Lord your God, concerning everything about which he has sent me to you.
22 Sabei, pois, que morrereis pela espada, fome e peste nessa terra onde quereis ir estabelecer-vos.	22 Therefore, know with certainty now, that you will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, in the place which you wish to enter so that you may live there.”