1 Q uando Jeremias acabou de dizer ao povo tudo o que o Senhor, o seu Deus, lhe mandara dizer,

Now it happened, when Jeremiah had stopped speaking to all the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, all these words,

2 A zarias, filho de Hosaías, e Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os homens arrogantes disseram a Jeremias: “Você está mentindo! O Senhor não lhe mandou dizer que não fôssemos residir no Egito.

that Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to dwell there.’

3 M as é Baruque, filho de Nerias, que o está instigando contra nós para que sejamos entregues nas mãos dos babilônios, a fim de que nos matem ou nos levem para o exílio na Babilônia”.

But Baruch the son of Neriah has set you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”

4 A ssim Joanã, filho de Careá, todos os comandantes do exército e todo o povo desobedeceram à ordem do Senhor de que permanecessem na terra de Judá.

So Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces, and all the people would not obey the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Judah.

5 E Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os comandantes do exército levaram todo o remanescente de Judá que tinha voltado de todas as nações para onde haviam sido espalhados a fim de viver na terra de Judá:

But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to dwell in the land of Judah, from all nations where they had been driven—

6 t odos os homens, mulheres e crianças, as filhas do rei, todos os que Nebuzaradã, o comandante da guarda imperial, deixara com Gedalias, filho de Aicam, neto de Safã; além do profeta Jeremias e de Baruque, filho de Nerias.

men, women, children, the king’s daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah.

7 E les foram para o Egito, desobedecendo ao Senhor, indo até Tafnes.

So they went to the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they went as far as Tahpanhes.

8 E m Tafnes, o Senhor dirigiu a palavra a Jeremias, dizendo:

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

9 “ Pegue algumas pedras grandes e, à vista dos homens de Judá, enterre-as no barro do pavimento à entrada do palácio do faraó, em Tafnes.

“Take large stones in your hand, and hide them in the sight of the men of Judah, in the clay in the brick courtyard which is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes;

10 E ntão diga-lhes: Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, Deus de Israel: Mandarei chamar meu servo Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, e ele colocará o seu trono sobre essas pedras que enterrei, e estenderá a sua tenda real sobre elas.

and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

11 E le virá e atacará o Egito, trará a morte aos destinados à morte, o cativeiro aos destinados ao cativeiro, e a espada aos destinados a morrer à espada.

When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword.

12 E le incendiará os templos dos deuses do Egito; queimará seus templos e levará embora cativos os seus deuses. Como um pastor tira os piolhos do seu manto, assim ele tirará os piolhos do seu Egito, e sairá em paz.

I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.

13 E le despedaçará as colunas no templo do sol, no Egito, e incendiará os templos dos deuses do Egito”.

He shall also break the sacred pillars of Beth Shemesh that are in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire.”’”