¹And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,

¹Aga Sefatja, Mattani poeg, ja Gedalja, Pashuri poeg, ja Juukal, Selemja poeg, ja Pashur, Malkija poeg, kuulsid neid sõnu, mis Jeremija rääkis kogu rahvale, öeldes:

²Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.

²'Nõnda ütleb Issand: Kes jääb siia linna, see sureb mõõga läbi, nälja ja katku kätte; aga kes läheb välja kaldealaste juurde, see jääb elama, temale jääb alles ta hing ja ta võib elada.

³Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.

³Nõnda ütleb Issand: See linn antakse kindlasti Paabeli kuninga sõjaväe kätte ja ta vallutab selle.'

⁴And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

⁴Siis ütlesid vürstid kuningale: 'Surmatagu ometi see mees, sest ta teeb lõdvaks nende sõjameeste käed, kes siia linna on alles jäänud, ja kogu rahva käed, rääkides neile seesuguseid sõnu; sest see mees ei otsi sellele rahvale rahu, küll aga õnnetust!'

⁵And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.

⁵Ja kuningas Sidkija vastas: 'Vaata, ta on teie käes, kuningas ei saa ju teha midagi teie vastu!'

⁶Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.

⁶Siis nad võtsid Jeremija ja viskasid ta kuningapoja Malkija kaevu, mis oli vahtkonnaõues; nad lasksid Jeremija köitega alla, aga kaevus ei olnud vett, vaid oli muda, ja Jeremija vajus mudasse.

⁷And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon -- now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,

⁷Kui etiooplane Ebed-Melek, hoovkondlane, kes viibis kuningakojas, kuulis, et nad olid Jeremija pannud kaevu - kuningas istus parajasti Benjamini väravas -,

⁸-- and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,

⁸siis Ebed-Melek läks kuningakojast ja rääkis kuningaga, öeldes:

⁹My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.

⁹'Mu isand kuningas! Need mehed on talitanud kurjasti kõiges, mis nad on teinud prohvet Jeremijale, et nad viskasid ta kaevu. Seal sureb ta nälga, sest linnas ei ole enam leiba.'

¹⁰And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

¹⁰Siis kuningas andis etiooplasele Ebed-Melekile käsu, öeldes: 'Võta siit kolmkümmend meest enesele appi ja tõmba prohvet Jeremija kaevust üles, enne kui ta sureb!'

¹¹And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.

¹¹Ja Ebed-Melek võttis mehed enesele appi ning läks kuningakotta, varakambri all olevasse ruumi, võttis sealt räbalaid ja kaltse ja laskis need köitega kaevu Jeremijale.

¹²And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

¹²Ja etiooplane Ebed-Melek ütles Jeremijale: 'Pane nüüd need räbalad ja kaltsud enesele kaenlaaluseisse köite alla!' Ja Jeremija tegi nõnda.

¹³And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

¹³Siis nad tõmbasid Jeremija köitega üles ja võtsid ta kaevust välja; ja Jeremija jäi vahtkonnaõue.

¹⁴And king Zedekiah sent and took the prophet Jeremiah unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing: hide nothing from me.

¹⁴Ja kuningas Sidkija läkitas sõna ning laskis tuua prohvet Jeremija enese juurde, Issanda koja kolmanda sissekäigu juurde; ja kuningas ütles Jeremijale: 'Ma tahan sinult küsida ühte asja, ära salga mulle midagi!'

¹⁵And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.

¹⁵Aga Jeremija vastas Sidkijale: 'Kui ma sulle midagi avaldan, kas sa siis tõesti mind ei tapa? Aga kuigi ma sulle nõu annaksin, sa ei kuulaks mind!'

¹⁶And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.

¹⁶Siis kuningas Sidkija vandus Jeremijale salaja ja ütles: 'Nii tõesti kui elab Issand, kes meile hinge on loonud, mina ei tapa sind ega anna sind nende meeste kätte, kes püüavad su hinge.'

¹⁷And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.

¹⁷Siis Jeremija ütles Sidkijale: 'Nõnda ütleb Issand, vägede Jumal, Iisraeli Jumal: Kui sa lähed vabatahtlikult välja Paabeli kuninga vürstide juurde, siis su hing jääb elama ja seda linna ei põletata tulega ning sina ja su sugu jääte elama.

¹⁸But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

¹⁸Aga kui sa ei lähe välja Paabeli kuninga vürstide juurde, siis antakse see linn kaldealaste kätte ja nad põletavad selle tulega ja sina ei pääse nende käest.'

¹⁹And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.

¹⁹Siis kuningas Sidkija ütles Jeremijale: 'Mina kardan neid juute, kes on põgenenud kaldealaste juurde; vahest antakse mind nende kätte ja nad teevad minuga halba nalja.'

²⁰And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.

²⁰Aga Jeremija ütles: 'Ei anta! Kuule ometi Issanda häält selles, mis mina sulle räägin, siis su käsi käib hästi ja su hing jääb elama!

²¹But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:

²¹Aga kui sa tõrgud välja minemast, siis see on sõna, mille Issand mulle ilmutas:

²²Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.

²²Vaata, kõik naised, kes on jäänud Juuda kuningakotta, viiakse välja Paabeli kuninga vürstide juurde ja nad ütlevad: 'Sinu ustavad sõbrad on sind ahvatlenud ja on sinust jagu saanud: su jalad vajusid mudasse, aga nemad tõmbusid tagasi.'

²³And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.

²³Kõik su naised ja lapsed viiakse kaldealaste juurde ja sa ei pääse nende käest, vaid Paabeli kuninga käsi tabab sind ja sinu pärast põletatakse see linn tulega.'

²⁴And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.

²⁴Siis Sidkija ütles Jeremijale: 'Keegi ärgu saagu teada neid sõnu, muidu sa sured!

²⁵And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?

²⁵Ja kui vürstid kuulevad, et ma sinuga olen rääkinud, ja nad tulevad su juurde ning ütlevad sulle: Kõnele ometi meile, mida sa rääkisid kuningale, muidu me surmame sinu, ära meile salga, ja mida kuningas sulle rääkis,

²⁶then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.

²⁶siis ütle neile: Ma lasksin langeda kuninga ette oma alandliku palve, et ta ei saadaks mind tagasi Joonatani kotta surema.'

²⁷-- And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported.

²⁷Kõik vürstid tulidki Jeremija juurde ja küsisid temalt; aga ta vastas neile just nende sõnadega, nagu kuningas oli käskinud. Siis nad läksid vaikides ära ta juurest, ja asi jäi saladusse.

²⁸And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

²⁸Ja Jeremija jäi vahtkonnaõue kuni päevani, mil Jeruusalemm vallutati.