1 Quando Jerusalém foi tomada (no nono ano de Zedequias, rei de Judá, no décimo mês, vieram Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, e todo o seu exército contra Jerusalém e a sitiaram;

2 no undécimo ano de Zedequias, no quarto mês, aos nove dias do mês, fez-se uma brecha na cidade),

3 entraram todos os príncipes do rei de Babilônia, e sentaram-se na porta do meio: Nergal-Sarezer, Sangar-Nebo, Sarsequim, Rabe-Saris, Nergal-Sarezer, Rabe-Mage, juntamente com todo o resto dos príncipes do rei de Babilônia.

4 Quando Zedequias, rei de Judá, e todos os homens de guerra os viram, fugiram, e de noite saíram da cidade, pelo caminho do jardim do rei, pela porta entre os dois muros. Zedequias saiu pelo caminho da Arabá.

5 Porém o exército dos caldeus os perseguiu, e alcançou a Zedequias nas campinas de Jericó; apoderando-se dele, levaram-no a Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, a Ribla na terra de Hamate, e o rei o sentenciou.

6 O rei de Babilônia matou em Ribla os filhos de Zedequias diante dos seus olhos; também matou o rei de Babilônia a todos os príncipes de Judá.

7 Cegou os olhos de Zedequias e o atou com grilhões para o levar a Babilônia.

8 Os caldeus incendiaram a casa do rei, e as casas do povo, e derribaram os muros de Jerusalém.

9 Então o resto do povo que havia ficado na cidade, e os desertores que haviam passado para ele, e o resto do povo que havia ficado, Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, levou-os cativos para Babilônia.

10 Dos pobres dentre o povo, porém, que não tinham coisa alguma, Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, deixou-os ficar na terra de Judá, e ao mesmo tempo deu-lhes vinhas e campos.

11 Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, ordenou a Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, acerca de Jeremias, dizendo:

12 Toma-o, e trata-o bem, e não lhe faças mal algum; mas faze-lhe como ele te disser.

13 Enviaram Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, e Nebus-Hasbã, Rabe-Saris, e Nergal-Sarezer, Rabe-Mague, e todos os magnates do rei de Babilônia;

14 sim enviaram, e tiraram do pátio da guarda a Jeremias, e entregaram-no a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, para que o levasse para casa; assim habitou entre o povo.

15 Ora veio a palavra de Jeová a Jeremias, quando Jeremias estava encarcerado no pátio da guarda, dizendo:

16 Vai, e dize a Ebede-Meleque o etíope: Assim diz Jeová dos exércitos, Deus de Israel: Eis que trarei as minhas palavras sobre esta cidade para mal, e não para bem; e cumprir-se-ão diante de ti naquele dia.

17 Mas livrar-te-ei naquele dia, diz Jeová; e não serás entregue nas mãos dos homens, a quem temes.

18 Pois certamente te salvarei, e não cairás à espada, mas a tua vida te será por despojo; porque puseste a tua confiança em mim, diz Jeová.

1 And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, shutting it in on every side;

2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into:)

3 All the captains of the king of Babylon came in and took their places in the middle doorway of the town, Nergal-shar-ezer, ruler of Sin-magir, the Rabmag, and Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and all the captains of the king of Babylon.

4 And when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw it, they went in flight from the town by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the doorway between the two walls: and they went out by the Arabah.

5 But the Chaldaean army went after them and overtook Zedekiah in the lowlands of Jericho: and they made him a prisoner and took him up to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, to be judged by him.

6 Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.

7 And more than this, he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and had him put in chains to take him away to Babylon.

8 And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.

9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away to Babylon as prisoners, all the rest of the workmen who were still in the town, as well as those who had given themselves up to him, and all the rest of the people.

10 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,

12 Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.

13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, sent Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and Nergal-shar-ezer, the Rabmag, and all the chief captains of the king of Babylon,

14 And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.

15 Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,

16 Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my words will come true for this town, for evil and not for good: they will come about before your eyes on that day.

17 But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.

18 For I will certainly let you go free, and you will not be put to the sword, but your life will be given to you out of the hands of your attackers: because you have put your faith in me, says the Lord.