Jeremiah and Pashhur
1Pashhur the priest was the official in charge of the Lord’s temple. He was the son of Immer. Pashhur heard Jeremiah prophesying that Jerusalem would be destroyed. 2So he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten. Then Pashhur put him in prison at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple. 3The next day Pashhur set him free. Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name for you isn’t Pashhur. The Lord’s name for you is Terror on Every Side. 4The Lord says to you, ‘I will make you a terror to yourself. You will also be a terror to all your friends. With your own eyes you will see them die. Their enemies will kill them with swords. I will hand over all the people of Judah to the king of Babylon. He will carry them away to Babylon or kill them with swords. 5I will hand over all the wealth of this city to Judah’s enemies. I will give them all its products and everything of value. I will turn over to them all the treasures that belonged to the kings of Judah. They will take these things and carry them off to Babylon. 6Pashhur, you and everyone who lives in your house will also be forced to go there. You have prophesied lies to all your friends. So all of you will die and be buried in Babylon.’ ”
Jeremiah Complains to the Lord
7You tricked me, Lord, and I was tricked.
You overpowered me and won.
People make fun of me all day long.
Everyone laughs at me.
8Every time I speak, I cry out.
All you ever tell me to talk about
is fighting and trouble.
Your message has brought me nothing but dishonor.
It has made me suffer shame all day long.
9Sometimes I think, “I won’t talk about his message anymore.
I’ll never speak in his name again.”
But then your message burns in my heart.
It’s like a fire deep inside my bones.
I’m tired of holding it in.
In fact, I can’t.
10I hear many people whispering,
“There is terror on every side!
Bring charges against Jeremiah! Let’s bring charges against him!”
All my friends
are waiting for me to slip.
They are saying, “Perhaps he will be tricked
into making a mistake.
Then we’ll win out over him.
We’ll get even with him.”
11But you are with me like a mighty warrior.
So those who are trying to harm me will trip and fall.
They won’t win out over me.
They will fail. They’ll be totally put to shame.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12Lord, you rule over all.
You test those who do what is right.
You see what is in people’s hearts and minds.
So pay them back for what they’ve done.
I’ve committed my cause to you.
13Sing to the Lord, you people!
Give praise to him!
He saves the lives of people in need.
He saves them from the power of sinful people.
14May the day I was born be cursed!
May the day I was born to my mother not be blessed!
15May the man who brought my father the news be cursed!
He’s the one who made my father very glad.
He said, “You have had a baby! It’s a boy!”
16May that man be like the towns
the Lord destroyed without pity.
May that man hear loud weeping in the morning.
May he hear a battle cry at noon.
17He should have killed me in my mother’s body.
He should have made my mother my grave.
He should have let her body stay large forever.
18Why did I ever come out of my mother’s body?
I’ve seen nothing but trouble and sorrow.
My days will end in shame.
耶利米受迫害
1音麦的儿子巴施户珥祭司在耶和华的殿中做总管。他听见耶利米预言这些事， 2便下令殴打耶利米先知，把他囚禁在耶和华殿的便雅悯上门处。 3第二天，他释放了耶利米，耶利米对他说：“耶和华不再叫你巴施户珥，要叫你玛歌珥·米撒毕20:3 “玛歌珥·米撒毕”意思是“四面有恐怖”。。 4因为耶和华说，‘我要使你和你的朋友都惊慌失措，让你亲眼看见你的朋友死在敌人刀下；我要把犹大人都交在巴比伦王手中，使他们或被杀或被掳到巴比伦； 5我要把这城里所有的财富、出产、珍宝，甚至犹大列王的宝物都交给敌人，带到巴比伦作战利品。 6你巴施户珥、你所有的家人以及听你说假预言的朋友都要被掳到巴比伦，死在那里，葬在那里。’”
耶利米的抱怨
7耶和华啊，
你欺骗我，我被你骗了。
你制服我，胜过我。
如今，我成了人们终日嘲笑、戏弄的对象。
8我每次说预言，都大声疾呼：
“暴力和毁灭要来了！”
我因传讲耶和华的话而终日遭受侮辱和讥笑。
9有时我打算不再提起耶和华，
不再奉祂的名宣讲，
但祂的话如一团火在我心中燃烧，
憋在我骨头里，
我无法忍住不说。
10我听见许多人窃窃私语：
“看那个说‘四面有恐怖’的人，
我们告发他！告发他！”
我的好友都盼着我灭亡，说：
“或许他会受骗，
那样我们便能打倒他，
一泄心头之恨。”
11但耶和华与我同在，
祂像勇猛的战士。
迫害我的人必一败涂地，
羞愧难当，留下永远的耻辱。
12考验义人、洞悉人心的万军之耶和华啊，
求你让我看见你报应他们，
因为我已向你禀明冤情。
13你们要歌颂耶和华！
要赞美耶和华！
因为祂从恶人手中救出穷人。
14愿我出生的那天受咒诅！
愿我母亲生我的那天不蒙祝福！
15愿那告诉我父亲喜得贵子、
使他欢喜的人受咒诅！
16愿那人像被耶和华无情毁灭的城！
愿他早晨听见哀鸣，
中午听见战争的呐喊，
17因为他没有把我杀死在母腹中，
没有使母腹成为我的坟墓，
让我永远留在里面。
18为什么我要从母胎出来，
经历患难和痛苦，
在羞辱中度过一生呢？
