Jeremias 21

1Ang salita na dumating kay Jeremias na mula sa Panginoon, nang suguin ng haring Sedechias sa kaniya si Pashur na anak ni Malchias, at si Sephanias na anak ni Maasias na saserdote, na sinasabi, 2Isinasamo ko sa iyo, na ipagusisa mo kami sa Panginoon; sapagka't si Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia, ay nakikipagdigma laban sa amin: marahil ang Panginoon ay gagawa sa amin ng ayon sa lahat niyang kamanghamanghang gawa, upang siya'y sumampa na mula sa amin. 3Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jeremias sa kanila, Ganito ang inyong sasabihin kay Sedechias: 4Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, Narito, ibabalik ko ang mga almas na pangdigma na nangasa inyong mga kamay, na inyong ipinakikipaglaban sa hari sa Babilonia, at laban sa mga Caldeo na kinukubkob ninyo sa labas ng mga kuta, at aking pipisanin sa gitna ng bayang ito. 5At ako sa aking sarili ay lalaban sa inyo na may unat na kamay at may malakas na bisig, sa galit, at sa kapusukan, at sa malaking poot. 6At aking susugatan ang mga mananahan sa bayang ito, ang tao at gayon din ang hayop: sila'y mangamamatay sa malaking pagkasalot. 7At pagkatapos, sabi ng Panginoon, aking ibibigay si Sedechias na hari sa Juda, at ang kaniyang mga lingkod, at ang bayan, at yaong nangaiwan sa bayang ito na mula sa pagkasalot, mula sa tabak, at mula sa gutom, sa kamay ni Nabucodonosor na hari sa Babilonia, at sa kamay ng kanilang mga kaaway, at sa kamay ng nagsisiusig ng kanilang buhay: at kaniyang susugatan sila ng talim ng tabak; hindi niya patatawarin sila, o panghihinayangan man, o kaaawaan man. 8At sa bayang ito ay sasabihin mo, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, inilalagay ko sa harap ninyo ang daan ng kabuhayan at ang daan ng kamatayan, 9Ang tumatahan sa bayang ito ay mamamatay sa pamamagitan ng kagutom, at sa pamamagitan ng tabak at sa pamamagitan ng salot; nguni't ang lumalabas at kumakampi sa mga Caldeo na kumukubkob sa inyo, siya'y mabubuhay, at ang kaniyang buhay ay magiging sa kaniya'y pinakahuli. 10Sapagka't itinitig ko ang mukha ko sa bayang ito sa ikasasama, at hindi sa ikabubuti, sabi ng Panginoon: ito'y ibibigay sa kamay ng hari sa Babilonia, at kaniyang susunugin sa apoy. 11At tungkol sa sangbahayan ng hari sa Juda, inyong pakinggan ang salita ng Panginoon, 12Oh sangbahayan ni David, ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Maglapat ka ng kahatulan sa umaga, at iligtas mo ang nanakawan sa kamay ng mamimighati, baka ang aking kapusukan ay lumabas na parang apoy, at magningas na walang makapatay, dahil sa kasamaan ng inyong mga gawain. 13Narito, ako'y laban sa iyo, Oh nananahan sa libis, at sa batohan ng kapatagan, sabi ng Panginoon; kayong nangagsasabi, Sinong bababang laban sa atin? o sinong papasok sa ating mga tahanan? 14At aking parurusahan kayo ayon sa bunga ng inyong mga gawa, sabi ng Panginoon; at ako'y magsusulsol ng apoy sa kaniyang gubat, at susupukin niyaon ang lahat na nangasa palibot niyaon.

1The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, 2Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us: perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. 3Then Jeremiah said to them, You shall tell Zedekiah: 4Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city. 5I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation. 6I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal: they shall die of a great pestilence. 7Afterward, says Yahweh, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. 8To this people you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey. 10For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good, says Yahweh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 11Touching the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word: 12House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 13Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, says Yahweh; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 14I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is around her.

1Het woord, dat van den HEERE geschied is tot Jeremia, als koning Zekekia tot hem zond Pashur, den zoon van Malchia, en Zefanja, den zoon van Maaseja, den priester, zeggende: 2Vraag toch den HEERE voor ons, want Nebukadrezar, de koning van Babel, strijdt tegen ons; misschien zal de HEERE met ons doen naar al Zijn wonderen, dat hij van ons optrekke. 3Toen zeide Jeremia tot hen: Zo zult gijlieden tot Zedekia zeggen: 4Zo zegt de HEERE, de God Israels: Ziet, Ik zal de krijgswapenen omwenden, die in ulieder hand zijn, met dewelke gij strijdt tegen den koning van Babel en tegen de Chaldeen, die u belegeren, van buiten aan den muur; en Ik zal ze verzamelen in het midden van deze stad. 5En Ik Zelf zal tegen ulieden strijden, met een uitgestrekte hand en met een sterken arm, ja, met toorn, en met grimmigheid, en met grote verbolgenheid. 6En Ik zal de inwoners dezer stad slaan, zowel de mensen als de beesten; door een grote pestilentie zullen zij sterven. 7En daarna, spreekt de HEERE, zal Ik Zedekia, den koning van Juda, en zijn knechten, en het volk, en die in deze stad overgebleven zijn, van de pestilentie, van het zwaard en van den honger, geven in de hand van Nebukadrezar, den koning van Babel, en in de hand hunner vijanden, en in de hand dergenen, die hun ziel zoeken; en hij zal ze slaan met de scherpte des zwaards; hij zal ze niet sparen, noch verschonen, noch zich ontfermen. 8En tot dit volk zult gij zeggen: Zo zegt de HEERE: Ziet, Ik stel voor ulieder aangezicht den weg des levens en den weg des doods. 9Die in deze stad blijft, zal sterven door het zwaard, of door den honger, of door de pestilentie; maar die er uitgaat en valt tot de Chaldeen, die ulieden belegeren, die zal leven, en zijn ziel zal hem tot een buit zijn. 10Want Ik heb Mijn aangezicht tegen deze stad gesteld ten kwade en niet ten goede, spreekt de HEERE; zij zal gegeven worden in de hand des konings van Babel, en hij zal ze met vuur verbranden. 11En aangaande het huis des konings van Juda, hoort des HEEREN woord. 12O huis Davids! zo zegt de HEERE: Richt des morgens recht, en verlost den beroofde uit den hand des verdrukkers; opdat Mijn gramschap niet uitvare als een vuur, en brande, dat niemand blussen kunne, vanwege de boosheid uwer handelingen. 13Ziet, Ik wil aan u, gij inwoneres des dals, gij rots van het plein! spreekt de HEERE; gijlieden, die zegt: Wie zou tegen ons afkomen, of wie zou komen in onze woningen? 14En Ik zal over ulieden bezoeking doen naar de vrucht uwer handelingen, spreekt de HEERE; en Ik zal een vuur aansteken in haar woud, dat zal verteren al wat rondom haar is.