1 No ano nono de Zedequias, rei de Judá, no décimo mês, veio Nabucodonosor, rei de babilônia, e todo o seu exército, contra Jerusalém, e a cercaram.
2 No ano undécimo de Zedequias, no quarto mês, aos nove do mês, fez-se uma brecha na cidade.
3 Entraram nela todos os príncipes do rei de babilônia, e pararam na porta do meio, a saber: Nergal-Sarezer, Sangar-Nebo, Sarsequim, Rabe-Saris, Nergal-Sarezer, Rabe-Mague, e todos os outros príncipes do rei de babilônia.
4 E sucedeu que, vendo-os Zedequias, rei de Judá, e todos os homens de guerra, fugiram, saindo de noite da cidade, pelo caminho do jardim do rei, pela porta que está entre os dois muros; e seguiram pelo caminho da campina.
5 Mas o exército dos caldeus os perseguiu, e alcançou a Zedequias nas campinas de Jericó; e eles o prenderam, e fizeram-no subir a Nabucodonosor, rei de babilônia, a Ribla, na terra de Hamate, e o rei o sentenciou.
6 E o rei de babilônia matou em Ribla os filhos de Zedequias, diante dos seus olhos; também matou o rei de babilônia a todos os nobres de Judá.
7 E cegou os olhos de Zedequias, e o atou com duas cadeias de bronze, para levá-lo a babilônia.
8 E os caldeus incendiaram a casa do rei e as casas do povo, e derrubaram os muros de Jerusalém.
9 E o restante do povo, que ficou na cidade, e os desertores que se tinham passado para ele, e o restante do povo que ficou, Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, levou cativo para a babilônia.
10 Porém os pobres dentre o povo, que não tinham nada, Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, deixou na terra de Judá; e deu-lhes vinhas e campos naquele dia.
11 Mas Nabucodonosor, rei de babilônia, havia ordenado acerca de Jeremias, a Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, dizendo:
12 Toma-o, e põe sobre ele os teus olhos, e não lhe faças nenhum mal; antes como ele te disser, assim procederás com ele.
13 Por isso mandou Nebuzaradã, capitão da guarda, e Nebusazbã, Rabe-Saris, Nergal-Sarezer, Rabe-Mague, e todos os príncipes do rei de babilônia,
14 Mandaram retirar a Jeremias do átrio da guarda, e o entregaram a Gedalias, filho de Aicão, filho de Safã, para que o levassem à casa; e ele habitou entre o povo.
15 Ora, tinha vindo a Jeremias a palavra do Senhor, estando ele ainda encarcerado no átrio da guarda, dizendo:
16 Vai, e fala a Ebede-Meleque, o etíope, dizendo: Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos, Deus de Israel: Eis que eu trarei as minhas palavras sobre esta cidade para mal e não para bem; e cumprir-se-ão diante de ti naquele dia.
17 A ti, porém, eu livrarei naquele dia, diz o Senhor, e não serás entregue na mão dos homens, a quem temes.
18 Porque certamente te livrarei, e não cairás à espada; mas a tua alma terás por despojo, porquanto confiaste em mim, diz o Senhor.
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.