1The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. 3For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; 5And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
6¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. 8So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.32.9 seventeen…: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver 10And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.32.10 subscribed…: Heb. wrote in the book 11So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
13¶ And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
16¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:32.17 too…: or, hid from thee 18Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 19Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:32.19 work: Heb. doing 20Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 21And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.32.24 mounts: or, engines of shot 25And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.32.25 for the: or, though the
26¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 27Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 28Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 29And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 31For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,32.31 a provocation…: Heb. for my anger 32Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.32.33 back: Heb. neck 34But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 35And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
36¶ And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:32.39 for ever: Heb. all days 40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.32.40 from them: Heb. from after them 41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.32.41 assuredly: Heb. in truth, or, stability 42For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 44Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
耶利米買田
1猶大王西底迦第十年，就是尼布甲尼撒執政第十八年，耶和華的話傳給了耶利米。 2那時，巴比倫王的軍隊正圍攻耶路撒冷。耶利米先知被囚禁在猶大王宮中護衛兵的院子裡。 3猶大王西底迦囚禁了他，責問他為什麼預言說：「耶和華說，『看啊，我要讓巴比倫王攻佔這座城。 4猶大王西底迦逃不出迦勒底人的手，必成為巴比倫王的階下囚，被他審問、 5遣送到巴比倫，住在那裡一直到死。你們和迦勒底人作戰註定要失敗。這是耶和華說的。』」
6耶利米說：「耶和華對我說， 7『看啊，你叔父沙龍的兒子哈拿篾會去找你，讓你買下他在亞拿突的那塊田地，說你是他的近親，理當買下它。』」 8果然如耶和華所言，我堂兄弟哈拿篾到護衛兵的院子裡對我說：「我在便雅憫境內的亞拿突有一塊田，求你買下它，因為你理當買下它。求你買下吧！」我知道這是耶和華的旨意。 9-10於是，我從堂兄弟哈拿篾手裡買了亞拿突的那塊田。我當著證人的面簽訂了契約，封好，秤了二百克銀子給他。 11地契上列明了詳細條款，一份加了封印，一份沒有加。 12我當著堂兄弟哈拿篾、證人和護衛兵院子裡所有猶大人的面，把地契交給瑪西雅的孫子、尼利亞的兒子巴錄。 13我當眾對巴錄說： 14「以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華吩咐你把封印的和沒有封印的兩份地契放在一個瓦瓶裡，長期保存。 15因為以色列的上帝——萬軍之耶和華說，將來必有人在這裡重新買房屋、田地和葡萄園。」
16我把地契交給尼利亞的兒子巴錄之後，便向耶和華禱告說： 17「主耶和華啊，看啊，你伸出大能的臂膀創造天地，你無所不能。 18你恩待千萬人，也向後世的子孫追討他們祖先所犯的罪。偉大全能的上帝啊！你名叫萬軍之耶和華。 19你的計劃充滿智慧，你的作為奇妙無比，你鑒察世人，按照各人的行為施行賞罰。 20你曾在埃及行神蹟奇事，現今仍在以色列和世界各地行神蹟奇事，使自己威名遠揚，直到今日。 21你伸出臂膀用大能的手行神蹟奇事及可畏的事，領你的子民出了埃及。 22你信守對他們祖先的應許，賜給他們這奶蜜之鄉。 23他們得到這塊土地之後，卻不聽你的話，也不遵行你的律法，對你的吩咐置若罔聞，因此你使他們大禍臨頭。 24看啊，敵人已經修築高臺要攻打這城，這城要因戰爭、饑荒和瘟疫而落入迦勒底人手中。你所說的都應驗了，你也看見了。 25主耶和華啊！雖然這城快要落入迦勒底人手中了，可是你還要讓我在證人面前買下這塊地。」
26耶和華對耶利米說： 27「看啊，我是耶和華，是全人類的上帝，難道有我做不到的事嗎？ 28看啊，我要把這城交在巴比倫王尼布甲尼撒和他率領的迦勒底人手中，讓他們攻取這城。這是耶和華說的。 29他們必放火焚城，把城中的房屋付之一炬，城中的居民曾在房頂上向巴力燒香、向假神奠酒，惹我發怒。 30以色列人和猶大人從一開始就行我視為惡的事，他們的所作所為惹我發怒。這是耶和華說的。 31這城自從建立以來一直惹我發怒，以致我不得不毀滅它。 32以色列和猶大的君王、首領、祭司、先知、百姓和耶路撒冷居民的惡行令我怒不可遏。 33他們不是面向我而是背對我，我不厭其煩地教導他們，他們卻不肯聽，不受教。 34他們把可憎的神像放在我的殿中，玷污了我的殿； 35他們在欣嫩子谷為巴力建邱壇，用自己的兒女作祭物獻給摩洛，使猶大陷入罪中——我從未吩咐他們做如此邪惡的事，連想都沒想過。 36耶利米啊，你們說這座城要因戰爭、饑荒和瘟疫而落入巴比倫王手中，但以色列的上帝耶和華說， 37『看啊，我極其憤怒地把他們驅散到各地，我也必招聚他們，領他們回到故土，使他們安居樂業。 38他們要做我的子民，我要做他們的上帝。 39我要使他們永遠全心全意地敬畏我，使他們和子孫得到福樂。 40我要與他們立永遠的約，永遠恩待他們，使他們對我心存敬畏，不再背棄我。 41我必以恩待他們為樂，全心全意在這地方培育他們。
42「『我曾降下這一切災禍給他們，我也要把我應許的福樂賜給他們。這是耶和華說的。 43耶利米啊，你們說這地方落在了迦勒底人手中，變得一片荒涼，人獸絕跡。但將來這地方必再有人置買田產。 44在便雅憫境內，耶路撒冷周圍和猶大的城邑，以及山區、丘陵、南部的城邑中，必有人置買田地，簽訂地契，蓋封印，請人作證，因為我必使被擄的人回到故土。這是耶和華說的。』」
