예레미야 37

1요시야의 아들 시드기야가 여호야김의 아들 고니야를 대신하여 왕이 되었으니 이는 바벨론 왕 느부갓네살이 그로 유다 땅의 왕을 삼음이었더라 2그와 그 신하와 그 땅 백성이 여호와께서 선지자 예레미야로 하신 말씀을 듣지 아니하니라 3시드기야 왕이 셀레먀의 아들 여후갈과 마아세야의 아들 제사장 스바냐를 선지자 예레미야에게 보내어 청하되 너는 우리를 위하여 우리 하나님 여호와께 기도하라 하였으니 4때에 예레미야가 갇히지 아니하였으므로 백성 가운데 출입하는 중이었더라 5바로의 군대가 애굽에서 나오매 예루살렘을 에워쌌던 갈대아인이 그 소문을 듣고 예루살렘에서 떠났더라 6여호와의 말씀이 선지자 예레미야에게 임하여 가라사대 7이스라엘의 하나님 나 여호와가 이같이 말하노라 너희를 보내어 내게 구하게 한 유다 왕에게 이르라 너희를 도우려고 나왔던 바로의 군대는 자기 땅 애굽으로 돌아가겠고 8갈대아인이 다시 와서 이 성을 쳐서 취하여 불사르리라 9나 여호와가 이같이 말하노라 너희는 스스로 속여 말하기를 갈대아인이 반드시 우리를 떠나리라 하지 말라 그들이 떠나지 아니하리라 10가령 너희가 너희를 치는 갈대아인의 온 군대를 쳐서 그 중에 부상자만 남긴다 할지라도 그들이 각기 장막에서 일어나 이 성을 불사르리라 11갈대아인의 군대가 바로의 군대를 두려워하여 예루살렘에서 떠나매 12예레미야가 베냐민 땅에서 백성 중 분깃을 받으려고 예루살렘을 떠나 그리로 가려하여 13베냐민 문에 이른즉 하나냐의 손자요 셀레먀의 아들인 이리야라 이름하는 문지기의 두목이 선지자 예레미야를 붙잡아 가로되 네가 갈대아인에게 항복하려 하는도다 14예레미야가 가로되 망령되다 나는 갈대아인에게 항복하려 하지 아니하노라 이리야가 듣지 아니하고 예레미야를 잡아 방백들에게로 끌어가매 15방백들이 노하여 예레미야를 때려서 서기관 요나단의 집에 가두었으니 이는 그들이 이 집으로 옥을 삼았음이더라 16예레미야가 토굴 옥 음실에 들어간지 여러 날 만에 17시드기야 왕이 보내어 그를 이끌어 내고 왕궁에서 그에게 비밀히 물어 가로되 여호와께로서 받은 말씀이 있느뇨 예레미야가 대답하되 있나이다 또 가로되 왕이 바벨론 왕의 손에 붙임을 입으리이다 18예레미야가 다시 시드기야 왕에게 이르되 내가 왕에게나 왕의 신하에게나 이 백성에게 무슨 죄를 범하였관대 나를 옥에 가두었나이까 19바벨론 왕이 와서 왕과 이 땅을 치지 아니하리라고 예언한 왕의 선지자들이 이제 어디 있나이까 20내 주 왕이여 이제 청컨대 나를 들으시며 나의 탄원을 받으사 나를 서기관 요나단의 집으로 돌려 보내지 마옵소서 내가 거기서 죽을까 두려워하나이다 21이에 시드기야 왕이 명하여 예레미야를 시위대 뜰에 두고 떡 만드는 자의 거리에서 매일 떡 한덩이씩 그에게 주게 하매 성중에 떡이 다할 때까지 이르니라 예레미야가 시위대 뜰에 머무니라

1Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to Yahweh’s words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. 3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us. 4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. 5Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem. 6Then came Yahweh’s word to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. 9Thus says Yahweh, Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. 10For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. 11When the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, 12then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. 13When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans. 14Then Jeremiah said, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison. 16When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? 19Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

1En Zedekia, zoon van Josia, regeerde, koning zijnde, in plaats van Chonja, Jojakims zoon, welken Zedekia Nebukadrezar, de koning van Babel, koning gemaakt had in het land van Juda. 2Maar hij hoorde niet, hij, noch zijn knechten, noch het volk des lands, naar de woorden des HEEREN, die Hij sprak door den dienst van den profeet Jeremia. 3Nochtans zond de koning Zedekia Juchal, den zoon van Selemja, en Sefanja, den zoon van Maaseja, den priester, tot den profeet Jeremia, om te zeggen: Bid toch voor ons tot den HEERE, onzen God! 4(Want Jeremia was nog ingaande en uitgaande in het midden des volks, en zij hadden hem nog in het gevangenhuis niet gesteld. 5En Farao's heir was uit Egypte uitgetogen; en de Chaldeen, die Jeruzalem belegerden, als zij het gerucht van hen gehoord hadden, zo waren zij van Jeruzalem opgetogen.) 6Toen geschiedde des HEEREN woord tot den profeet Jeremia, zeggende: 7Zo zegt de HEERE, de God Israels: Zo zult gijlieden zeggen tot den koning van Juda, die u tot Mij gezonden heeft, om Mij te vragen: Ziet, Farao's heir, dat u ter hulpe uitgetogen is, zal wederkeren in zijn land, in Egypte; 8En de Chaldeen zullen wederkeren, en tegen deze stad strijden; en zij zullen ze innemen, en zullen ze met vuur verbranden. 9Zo zegt de HEERE: Bedriegt uw zielen niet, zeggende: De Chaldeen zullen zekerlijk van ons wegtrekken; want zij zullen niet wegtrekken. 10Want al sloegt gijlieden het ganse heir der Chaldeen, die tegen u strijden, en er bleven van hen enige verwonde mannen over, zo zouden zich die, een iegelijk in zijn tent, opmaken, en deze stad met vuur verbranden. 11Voorts geschiedde het, als het heir der Chaldeen van Jeruzalem was opgetogen, vanwege Farao's heir; 12Dat Jeremia uit Jeruzalem uitging, om te gaan in het land van Benjamin, om van daar te scheiden door het midden des volks. 13Als hij in de poort van Benjamin was, zo was daar de wachtmeester, wiens naam was Jerija, de zoon van Selemja, den zoon van Hananja; die greep den profeet Jeremia, zeggende: Gij wilt tot de Chaldeen vallen! 14En Jeremia zeide: Het is vals, ik wil niet tot de Chaldeen vallen. Doch hij hoorde niet naar hem; maar Jerija greep Jeremia aan, en bracht hem tot de vorsten. 15En de vorsten werden zeer toornig op Jeremia en sloegen hem; en zij stelden hem in het gevangenhuis, ten huize van Jonathan, den schrijver; want zij hadden dat tot een gevangenhuis gemaakt. 16Als Jeremia in de plaats des kuils, en in de kotjes gekomen was, en Jeremia aldaar veel dagen gezeten had; 17Zo zond de koning Zedekia henen, en liet hem halen; en de koning vraagde hem in zijn huis, in het verborgen, en zeide: Is er ook een woord van den HEERE? En Jeremia zeide: Er is; en hij zeide: Gij zult in de hand des konings van Babel gegeven worden. 18Voorts zeide Jeremia tot den koning Zedekia: Wat heb ik tegen u, of tegen uw knechten, of tegen dit volk gezondigd, dat gijlieden mij in het gevangenhuis gesteld hebt? 19Waar zijn nu ulieder profeten, die u geprofeteerd hebben, zeggende: De koning van Babel zal niet tegen ulieden, noch tegen dit land komen. 20Nu dan, hoor toch, o mijn heer koning! laat toch mijn smeking voor uw aangezicht nedervallen, en breng mij niet weder in het huis van Jonathan, den schrijver, opdat ik aldaar niet sterve. 21Toen gaf de koning Zedekia bevel; en zij bestelden Jeremia in het voorhof der bewaring, en men gaf hem des daags een bol broods uit de Bakkerstraat, totdat al het brood van de stad op was. Alzo bleef Jeremia in het voorhof der bewaring.