1In slišal je Sefatija, sin Matanov, in Gedalija, sin Pashurjev, in Jukal, sin Selemijev, in Pashur, sin Malkijev, besede, ki jih je Jeremija govoril vsemu ljudstvu, rekoč:
1Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
2Tako pravi GOSPOD: Kdor ostane v tem mestu, umrje od meča, lakote ali kuge; kdor pa pojde ven h Kaldejcem, bo živel, in življenje mu bo namesto plena in se ohrani v življenju.
2Thus says Yahweh, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
3Tako pravi GOSPOD: Vsekakor bo to mesto dano v pest vojski kralja babilonskega, in on ga vzame.
3Thus says Yahweh, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
4In rekli so knezi kralju: Usmrti naj se vendar ta mož! ker on dela, da pešajo roke bojevalcem, ki so še ostali v tem mestu, in roke vsemu ljudstvu, ko jim govori take besede; zakaj ta mož nikakor ne išče blaginje temu ljudstvu, ampak le nesreče.
4Then the princes said to the king, “Please let this man be put to death; because he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man doesn’t seek the welfare of this people, but the hurt.”
5Njim pa reče kralj Zedekija: Glejte, v vaši roki je; kajti nič ne more kralj zoper vas.
5Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
6Vzemo torej Jeremija in ga vržejo v jamo Malkija, sinu kraljevega, ki je bila ob veži straže, spustivši Jeremija doli po vrveh. V jami pa ni bilo nič vode, ampak blato, in Jeremija se je pogreznil v blato.
6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king’s son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. In the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
7In slišal je Ebedmelek, Etiopec, komornik, ki je bil v hiši kraljevi, da so vrgli Jeremija v tisto jamo; kralj pa je tedaj sedel v vratih Benjaminovih.
7Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
8In šel je Ebedmelek ven iz hiše kraljeve ter govoril kralju, rekoč:
8Ebedmelech went forth out of the king’s house, and spoke to the king, saying,
9Gospod moj, kralj! hudobno so delali ti možje v vsem, kar so storili Jeremiju proroku, ki so ga vrgli v jamo; umrje skoraj tam, kjer je, od glada, ker ni več kruha v tem mestu.
9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.
10In kralj ukaže Ebedmeleku Etiopcu takole: Vzemi si s seboj odtod trideset mož in potegni Jeremija proroka iz jame, dokler še ne umrje.
10Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from here thirty men with you, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he dies.
11Tedaj vzame Ebedmelek s seboj tiste može ter stopi v hišo kraljevo, v kraj pod zakladnico, odkoder vzame stare cunje in strohnele krpe; te spusti doli k Jeremiju v jamo po vrveh.
11So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
12In reče Ebedmelek Etiopec Jeremiju: Deni si te stare cunje in strohnele krpe pod pazduhe in na vrvi! In Jeremija stori tako.
12Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put now these rags and worn-out garments under your armpits under the cords. Jeremiah did so.
13In vlekli so Jeremija po vrveh in ga potegnili iz jame. Potem je ostal Jeremija v veži straže.
13So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
14In pošlje kralj Zedekija in pokliče Jeremija proroka k sebi k tretjemu vhodu, ki je bil pri hiši GOSPODOVI. In kralj veli Jeremiju: Prosim te besede božje, nič mi ne prikrivaj!
14Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of Yahweh: and the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask you something. Hide nothing from me.
15In reče Jeremija Zedekiju: Če ti jo naznanim, me li gotovo ne usmrtiš? In če ti svetujem, me ne boš poslušal.
15Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? and if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.
16Tedaj priseže kralj Zedekija skrivaj Jeremiju, rekoč: Kakor res živi GOSPOD, ki nam je ustvaril to dušo, ne usmrtim te in te ne dam v roko tistih mož, ki ti strežejo po življenju.
16So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As Yahweh lives, who made us this soul, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.
17Reče torej Jeremija Zedekiju: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog nad vojskami, Bog Izraelov: Če pojdeš in se vdaš knezom kralja babilonskega, ohraniš svoje življenje in to mesto ne bo sežgano z ognjem; in živel boš ti in hiša tvoja.
17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel: If you will go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house.
18Če pa ne pojdeš h knezom kralja babilonskega, bo to mesto dano v roko Kaldejcem, ki ga požgo z ognjem; ti pa se ne otmeš iz njih rok.
18But if you will 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 you shall not escape out of their hand.
19Ko je pa rekel kralj Zedekija Jeremiju: Hudo se bojim Judov, ki so uskočili h Kaldejcem, da bi me ne dali v njih roko in se ne norčevali z menoj,
19Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who are fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
20je dejal Jeremija: Ne bodo te dali. Poslušaj, prosim, glas GOSPODOV, ki ti ga jaz oznanjam, in bode ti dobro in živela bo duša tvoja.
20But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of Yahweh, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
21Če se pa braniš iti tja, je to beseda, katero mi je pokazal GOSPOD:
21But if you refuse to go forth, this is the word that Yahweh has shown me:
22Glej, vse žene, ki so ostale v hiši kralja Judovega, bodo odpeljane h knezom kralja babilonskega, in one bodo govorile: Premamili so te in premagali prijatelji tvoji; zdaj, ko so v blato pogreznjene noge tvoje, so se umeknili.
22behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Your familiar friends have set you on, and have prevailed over you. Your feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned away back.
23In vse žene tvoje in sinove tvoje odpeljejo h Kaldejcem, in ne iztrgaš se njih roki tudi ti ne, ampak roka kralja babilonskega te zgrabi in boš kriv, da se to mesto požge z ognjem.
23They shall bring out all your wives and your children to the Chaldeans; and you shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.
24Tedaj reče Zedekija Jeremiju: Nihče naj ne zve teh besed, da ne umrješ.
24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and you shall not die.
25Če pa slišijo knezi, da sem govoril s teboj, ter pridejo k tebi in ti reko: Povej nam brž, kaj si govoril kralju, nič nam ne prikrivaj, pa te ne usmrtimo; in kaj je kralj rekel tebi?
25But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don’t hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you:
26tedaj jim porečeš: Padel sem pred kralja in ga prosil, naj mi ne pusti zopet iti v hišo Jonatanovo, da tam ne umrjem. –
26then you shall tell them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.
27Prišli so pa vsi knezi k Jeremiju ter ga vprašali; in jim je povedal po vseh tistih besedah, ki mu jih je zapovedal kralj. Tako so molčali in ga pustili, ker se ni razvedela ona beseda.In ostal je Jeremija v veži straže prav do dne, ko je bil vzet Jeruzalem.
27Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
28In ostal je Jeremija v veži straže prav do dne, ko je bil vzet Jeruzalem.
28So Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.