Jeremias 14

1Ang salita ng Panginoon na dumating kay Jeremias tungkol sa pagkakatuyo. 2Ang Juda ay tumatangis, at ang mga pintuang-bayan niya ay nagsisihapay, mga bagsak na nangingitim sa lupa; at ang daing ng Jerusalem ay umilanglang. 3At sinugo ng mga mahal na tao ang kanilang mga bata sa tubig: sila'y nagsisiparoon sa mga balon, at hindi nangakasumpong ng tubig; sila'y nagsisibalik na may mga sisidlang walang laman; sila'y nangapapahiya at nangalilito, at nangagtatakip ng kanilang mga ulo. 4Dahil sa lupa na pumuputok, palibhasa't hindi nagkaroon ng ulan sa lupain, ang mga mangbubukid ay nangapahiya, kanilang tinatakpan ang kanilang mga ulo. 5Oo, ang usa sa parang naman ay nanganganak, at pinababayaan ang anak, sapagka't walang damo. 6At ang mga mailap na asno ay nagsisitayo sa mga luwal na kaitaasan, sila'y humihingal na parang mga chakal; sila ay nangangalumata, sapagka't walang pastulan. 7Bagaman ang aming mga kasamaan ay sumasaksi laban sa amin, gumawa ka alangalang sa iyong pangalan, Oh Panginoon; sapagka't ang aming mga pagtalikod ay marami; kami ay nangagkasala laban sa iyo. 8Oh ikaw na pagasa ng Israel, na Tagapagligtas sa kaniya sa panahon ng kabagabagan, bakit ka magiging parang nakikipamayan sa lupain, at parang gala na lumiliko na nagpaparaan ng gabi? 9Bakit ka magiging parang taong natigilan, parang makapangyarihan na hindi makapagligtas? gayon man ikaw, Oh Panginoon, ay nasa gitna namin, at kami ay tinatawag sa iyong pangalan; huwag mo kaming iwan. 10Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon sa bayang ito, Yamang kanilang inibig ang paglaboy; hindi nila pinigil ang kanilang mga paa: kaya't hindi sila tinatanggap ng Panginoon; ngayo'y aalalahanin niya ang kanilang kasamaan, at dadalawin ang kanilang mga kasalanan. 11At sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Huwag mong idalangin ang bayang ito sa kanilang ikabubuti. 12Pagka sila'y nangagaayuno, hindi ko didinggin ang kanilang daing; at pagka sila'y nangaghahandog ng handog na susunugin at ng alay, hindi ko tatanggapin; kundi aking lilipulin sila ng tabak, at ng kagutom, at ng salot. 13Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, Ah Panginoong Dios! narito, sinasabi ng mga propeta sa kanila, Kayo'y hindi makakakita ng tabak, o magkakaroon man kayo ng kagutom; kundi bibigyan ko kayo ng talagang kapayapaan sa dakong ito. 14Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Ang mga propeta ay nanghuhula ng kasinungalingan sa aking pangalan; hindi ko sila sinugo, o inutusan ko man sila, o nagsalita man ako sa kanila: sila'y nanganghuhula sa iyo ng sinungaling na pangitain, at ng panghuhula, at ng bagay na wala, at ng daya ng kanilang sariling puso. 15Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa mga propeta na nanghuhula sa aking pangalan, at hindi ko sila sinugo, na gayon ma'y nagsasabi sila, Tabak at kagutom ay hindi sasapit sa lupaing ito: Sa pamamagitan ng tabak at ng kagutom ay malilipol ang mga propetang yaon. 16At ang bayan na kanilang pinanghuhulaan ay ihahagis sa mga lansangan ng Jerusalem dahil sa kagutom at sa tabak; at walang maglilibing sa kanila-sa kanila, sa kanilang mga asawa, o sa kanilang mga anak na lalake man, o babae man: sapagka't aking ibubuhos sa kanila ang kanilang kasamaan. 17At iyong sasabihin ang salitang ito sa kanila, Daluyan ang aking mga mata ng mga luha gabi at araw, at huwag maglikat; sapagka't ang anak na dalaga ng aking bayan ay nasira ng malaking pagkasira, na may totoong mabigat na sugat. 18Kung ako'y lumabas sa parang, narito, ang mga pinatay ng tabak! at kung ako'y pumasok sa bayan, narito, sila na mga may sakit ng pagkagutom! sapagka't ang propeta at gayon din ang saserdote ay lumilibot sa lupain at walang kaalaman. 19Iyo bagang lubos na itinakuwil ang Juda? kinapootan baga ng iyong kaluluwa ang Sion? bakit mo sinaktan kami, at walang kagalingan sa amin? Kami ay nangaghihintay ng kapayapaan, nguni't walang kabutihang dumating; at ng panahon ng kagalingan, at, narito, panglulupaypay! 20Aming kinikilala, Oh Panginoon, ang aming kasamaan, at ang kasamaan ng aming mga magulang; sapagka't kami ay nangagkasala laban sa iyo. 21Huwag mo kaming kayamutan, alangalang sa iyong pangalan; huwag mong hamakin ang luklukan ng iyong kaluwalhatian: iyong alalahanin, huwag mong sirain ang iyong tipan sa amin. 22Mayroon bagang sinoman sa gitna ng mga walang kabuluhan ng mga bansa na makapagpapaulan? o makapagpapaambon baga ang mga langit? Hindi baga ikaw ay siya, Oh Panginoon naming Dios? kaya't kami ay mangaghihintay sa iyo; sapagka't iyong ginawa ang lahat na bagay na ito.

1Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought. 2Judah mourns, and its gates languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 3Their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads. 4Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads. 5Yes, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes her young, because there is no grass. 6The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. 7Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you. 8You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night? 9Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, Yahweh, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; don’t leave us. 10Thus says Yahweh to this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Yahweh does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 11Yahweh said to me, Don’t pray for this people for their good. 12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 13Then I said, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, the prophets tell them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 14Then Yahweh said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I didn’t send them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart. 15Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I didn’t send them, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 16The people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have no one to bury them—them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness on them. 17You shall say this word to them, Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound. 18If I go out into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, those who are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge. 19Have you utterly rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay! 20We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you. 21Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of your glory: remember, don’t break your covenant with us. 22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

1Het woord des HEEREN, dat tot Jeremia geschied is, over de zaken der grote droogte. 2Juda treurt en haar poorten zijn verzwakt; zij zijn in het zwart gekleed ter aarde toe, en Jeruzalems geschrei klimt op. 3En hun voortreffelijken zenden hun kleinen naar water; zij komen tot de grachten, zij vinden geen water, zij komen met hun vaten ledig weder; zij zijn beschaamd, ja, worden schaamrood, en bedekken hun hoofd. 4Omdat het aardrijk gescheurd is, dewijl er geen regen op de aarde is; de akkerlieden zijn beschaamd, zij bedekken hun hoofd. 5Want ook de hinden in het veld werpen jongen, en verlaten die, omdat er geen jong gras is. 6En de woudezels staan op de hoge plaatsen, zij scheppen den wind gelijk de draken; hun ogen versmachten, omdat er geen kruid is. 7Hoewel onze ongerechtigheden tegen ons getuigen, o HEERE! doe het om Uws Naams wil; want onze afkeringen zijn menigvuldig, wij hebben tegen U gezondigd. 8O Israels Verwachting, Zijn Verlosser in tijd van benauwdheid! waarom zoudt Gij zijn als een vreemdeling in het land, en als een reiziger, die slechts inkeert om te vernachten? 9Waarom zoudt Gij zijn als een versaagd man, als een held, die niet kan verlossen? Gij zijt toch in het midden van ons, o HEERE! en wij zijn naar Uw Naam genoemd, verlaat ons niet. 10Alzo zegt de HEERE van dit volk: Zij hebben zo liefgehad te zwerven, zij hebben hun voeten niet bedwongen; daarom heeft de HEERE geen welgevallen aan hen, nu zal Hij hunner ongerechtigheden gedenken, en hun zonden bezoeken. 11Wijders zeide de HEERE tot mij: Bid niet voor dit volk ten goede. 12Ofschoon zij vasten, Ik zal naar hun geschrei niet horen, en ofschoon zij brandoffer en spijsoffer offeren, Ik zal aan hen geen welgevallen hebben; maar door het zwaard, en door den honger, en door de pestilentie zal Ik hen verteren. 13Toen zeide ik: Ach, Heere HEERE! zie, die profeten zeggen hun: Gij zult geen zwaard zien, en gij zult geen honger hebben; maar Ik zal u een gewissen vrede geven in deze plaats. 14En de HEERE zeide tot mij: Die profeten profeteren vals in Mijn Naam; Ik heb hen niet gezonden, noch hun bevel gegeven, noch tot hen gesproken; zij profeteren ulieden een vals gezicht, en waarzegging, en nietigheid, en bedriegerij huns harten. 15Daarom zegt de HEERE alzo: Aangaande de profeten, die in Mijn Naam profeteren, daar Ik hen niet gezonden heb, en zij dan nog zeggen: Er zal geen zwaard noch honger in dit land zijn; diezelve profeten zullen door het zwaard en door den honger verteerd worden. 16En het volk, tot hetwelk zij profeteren, zullen op de straten van Jeruzalem weggeworpen zijn vanwege den honger en het zwaard; en er zal niemand zijn, die hen begrave, hen, hun vrouwen, en hun zonen, en hun dochteren; alzo zal Ik hun boosheid over hen uitstorten. 17Daarom zult gij dit woord tot hen zeggen: Mijn ogen zullen van tranen nederdalen nacht en dag, en niet ophouden; want de jonkvrouw der dochter Mijns volks is gebroken met een grote breuk, een plage, die zeer smartelijk is. 18Zo ik uitga in het veld, ziet daar de verslagenen van het zwaard, en zo ik in de stad komen, ziet daar de kranken van honger! Ja, zowel de profeten als de priesters lopen om in het land, en weten niet. 19Hebt Gij dan Juda ganselijk verworpen? Heeft Uw ziel een walging aan Sion? Waarom hebt Gij ons geslagen, dat er geen genezing voor ons is? Men wacht naar vrede, maar daar is niets goeds, en naar tijd van genezing, maar ziet, daar is verschrikking. 20HEERE! wij kennen onze goddeloosheid, en onzer vaderen ongerechtigheid, want wij hebben tegen U gezondigd. 21Versmaad ons niet, om Uws Naams wil; werp den troon Uwer heerlijkheid niet neder; gedenk, vernietig niet Uw verbond met ons. 22Zijn er onder de ijdelheden der heidenen, die doen regenen, of kan de hemel druppelen geven? Zijt Gij die niet, o HEERE, onze God? Daarom zullen wij op U wachten, want Gij doet al die dingen.