¹And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

¹Ja Konja, Joojakimi poja asemel sai kuningaks Sidkija, Joosija poeg, kelle Paabeli kuningas Nebukadnetsar pani Juudamaale kuningaks.

²But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

²Aga ei tema ega ta sulased ega maa rahvas võtnud kuulda Issanda sõnu, mis ta rääkis prohvet Jeremija läbi.

³And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.

³Kord läkitas kuningas Sidkija Jehukali, Selemja poja, ja preester Sefanja, Maaseja poja, prohvet Jeremijale ütlema: 'Palu ometi meie eest Issandat, meie Jumalat!'

⁴Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

⁴Jeremija käis siis alles rahva keskel siia ja sinna, sest veel ei olnud teda vangikotta pandud.

⁵Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

⁵Aga Egiptusest oli välja tulnud vaarao sõjavägi; ja kui kaldealased, kes piirasid Jeruusalemma, kuulsid neist sõnumeid, siis nad läksid ära Jeruusalemma alt.

⁶Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah saying,

⁶Ja prohvet Jeremijale tuli Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

⁷Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

⁷'Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Öelge nõnda Juuda kuningale, kes teid läkitas minu juurde mind küsitlema: Vaata, vaarao sõjavägi, kes tuli teile appi, läheb tagasi oma maale, Egiptusesse.

⁸And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

⁸Ja kaldealased tulevad tagasi ning sõdivad selle linna vastu, ja nad vallutavad selle ning põletavad tulega.

⁹Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

⁹Nõnda ütleb Issand: Ärge petke iseendid, mõeldes: Kaldealased lähevad kindlasti ära meie kallalt! Sest nad ei lähe.

¹⁰For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

¹⁰Kuigi te lööksite kogu kaldealaste sõjaväge, kes sõdib teie vastu, ja neist jääksid järele ainult haavatud mehed, tõuseksid nad ometi püsti, igaüks oma telgis, ja põletaksid selle linna tulega maha.'

¹¹And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

¹¹Aga kui kaldealaste sõjavägi oli ära läinud Jeruusalemma alt vaarao sõjaväe pärast,

¹²Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

¹²läks Jeremija Jeruusalemmast välja, et minna Benjamini maale osa saama sealsest pärisosa jaotusest rahva keskel.

¹³And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

¹³Aga kui ta jõudis Benjamini väravasse, siis oli seal vahtkonnaülem, Jirija nimi, Hananja poja Selemja poeg, ja too võttis prohvet Jeremija kinni, öeldes: 'Sa tahad põgeneda kaldealaste juurde!'

¹⁴Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

¹⁴Aga Jeremija vastas: 'See on vale! Mina ei põgene kaldealaste juurde!' Kuid Jirija ei kuulanud teda, vaid võttis Jeremija kinni ja viis vürstide juurde.

¹⁵Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

¹⁵Ja vürstid vihastusid Jeremija peale ja nad peksid teda ning panid ta vangikotta kirjutaja Joonatani majasse, sest nad olid selle teinud vangikojaks.

¹⁶When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

¹⁶Nõnda tuli Jeremija kaevuhoonesse, võlvitud ruumi, ja Jeremija jäi sinna kauaks ajaks.

¹⁷Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

¹⁷Aga kord läkitas kuningas Sidkija tema järele ja laskis ta enese ette tuua; ja kuningas küsis temalt salaja oma kojas ning ütles: 'Kas on Issandalt sõna?' Ja Jeremija vastas: 'On!' Ja ta ütles: 'Sind antakse Paabeli kuninga kätte!'

¹⁸Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

¹⁸Ja Jeremija ütles kuningas Sidkijale: 'Mis pattu ma olen teinud sinu ja su sulaste ja selle rahva vastu, et te olete pannud mind vangikotta?

¹⁹Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

¹⁹Ja kus on teie prohvetid, kes teile kuulutasid, öeldes: Ei tule Paabeli kuningas teie ega selle maa kallale?

²⁰Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

²⁰Ja nüüd kuule ometi, mu isand kuningas! Lase ometi mu alandlik palve langeda sinu ette ja ära saada mind tagasi kirjutaja Joonatani kotta, et ma seal ei sureks!'

²¹Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

²¹Siis kuningas Sidkija andis käsu ja Jeremijat valvati vahtkonnaõues, temale anti kakuke leiba päevas pagarite tänavast, kuni linnast lõppes kõik leib; ja Jeremija jäi vahtkonnaõue.