Jeremiah 32 – NIRV & TCB

New International Reader’s Version

Jeremiah 32:1-44

Jeremiah Buys a Field

1A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the 10th year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. It was in the 18th year of the rule of Nebuchadnezzar. 2The armies of the king of Babylon were getting ready to attack Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was being held as a prisoner. He was kept in the courtyard of the guard. It was part of Judah’s royal palace.

3Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had made Jeremiah a prisoner there. Zedekiah had said to him, “Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, ‘The Lord says, “I am about to hand over this city to the king of Babylon. He will capture it. 4Zedekiah, the king of Judah, will not escape from the powerful hands of the armies of Babylon. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. Zedekiah will speak with him face to face. He will see him with his own eyes. 5Nebuchadnezzar will take Zedekiah to Babylon. Zedekiah will remain there until I deal with him,” announces the Lord. “Suppose you fight against the armies of Babylon. If you do, you will not succeed.” ’ ”

6Jeremiah said, “A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said, 7‘Hanamel is going to come to you. He is the son of your uncle Shallum. Hanamel will say, “Buy my field at Anathoth. You are my closest relative. So it’s your right and duty to buy it.” ’

8“Then my cousin Hanamel came to me. I was in the courtyard of the guard. It happened just as the Lord had said it would. Hanamel said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth. It is in the territory of Benjamin. It is your right to buy it and own it. So buy it for yourself.’

“I knew that this was the Lord’s message. 9So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver for him. 10I signed and sealed the deed of purchase. I had some people witness everything. And I weighed out the silver on the scales. 11There were two copies of the deed. One was sealed and the other wasn’t. The deed included the terms and conditions of the sale. 12I gave Baruch the copies of the deed. My cousin Hanamel saw me do this. The witnesses who had signed the deed were there too. So were all the Jews who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard. Baruch was the son of Neriah. Neriah was the son of Mahseiah.

13“I gave Baruch directions in front of all of them. I said, 14‘The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Take this deed of purchase. Take the sealed and unsealed copies. Put them in a clay jar. Then they will last a long time.” 15The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” ’

16“I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch, the son of Neriah. Then I prayed to the Lord. I said,

17“ ‘Lord and King, you have reached out your great and powerful arm. You have made the heavens and the earth. Nothing is too hard for you. 18You show your love to thousands of people. But you cause the sins of parents to affect even their children. Great and powerful God, your name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. 19Your purposes are great. Your acts are mighty. Your eyes see everything people do. You reward each one of them in keeping with their conduct. You do this based on what they have done. 20You performed signs and wonders in Egypt. And you have continued to do them to this day. You have done them in Israel and among all people. You are still known for doing them. 21You brought your people Israel out of Egypt. You did it with signs and wonders. You reached out your mighty hand and powerful arm. You did great and wonderful things. 22You gave Israel this land that you promised to their people of long ago. It is a land that has plenty of milk and honey. 23Israel came in and took it over. But they did not obey you. They didn’t follow your law. They didn’t do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this trouble on them.

24“ ‘See how ramps are built up against Jerusalem’s walls to attack it. The city will be handed over to the armies of Babylon. They are attacking it. It will fall because of war, hunger and plague. What you said would happen is now happening, as you can see. 25Lord and King, the city will be handed over to the armies of Babylon. In spite of that, you tell me to buy a field. You say, “Pay for it with silver. And have the sale witnessed.” ’ ”

26Then a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. The Lord said, 27“I am the Lord. I am the God of all people. Is anything too hard for me?” 28So the Lord says, “I am about to hand this city over to the armies of Babylon. I will give it to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. He will capture it. 29The armies of Babylon are now attacking this city. They will come in and set it on fire. They will burn it down. They will burn down the houses where the people made me very angry. They burned incense on their roofs to the god named Baal. And they poured out drink offerings to other gods.

30“The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my eyes. They have done it since the nation was young. In fact, they have done nothing but make me very angry. They have worshiped statues of gods their own hands have made,” announces the Lord. 31“This city has always stirred up my great anger. It has done it since the day it was built. Now I must remove it from my sight. 32The people of Israel and Judah have made me very angry. They have done many evil things. They, their kings and officials have sinned. So have their priests and prophets. And the people of Judah and Jerusalem have also sinned. 33They turned their backs to me. They would not face me. I taught them again and again. But they would not listen or pay attention when they were corrected. 34They set up the hateful statues of their gods. They did it in the house where I have put my Name. They made my house ‘unclean.’ 35The people built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. That is where they sacrifice their children to Molek in the fire. That is something I did not command. It did not even enter my mind. They did something I hate. They made Judah sin.”

36Here is what you people of Judah are saying about this city. “By war, hunger and plague it will be handed over to the king of Babylon.” But here is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says. 37“You can be sure that I will gather my people again. I will send them away when my burning anger blazes out against them. But I will bring them back to this place. And I will let them live in safety. 38They will be my people. And I will be their God. 39I will give them a single purpose in life. Then, they will always have respect for me. Then all will go well for them. And it will also go well for their children after them. 40I will make a covenant with them that will last forever. I promise that I will never stop doing good to them. I will cause them to respect me. Then they will never turn away from me again. 41I will take pleasure in doing good things for them. I will certainly plant them in this land. I will do these things with all my heart and soul.”

42The Lord says, “I have brought all this horrible trouble on these people. But now I will give them all the good things I have promised them. 43Once more fields will be bought in this land. It is the land about which you now say, ‘It is a dry and empty desert. It doesn’t have any people or animals in it. It has been handed over to the armies of Babylon.’ 44Fields will be bought with silver. Deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed. That will be done in the territory of Benjamin. It will be done in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah. It will also be done in the towns of the central hill country. And it will be done in the towns of the western hills and the Negev Desert. I will bless their people with great success again,” announces the Lord.

Tagalog Contemporary Bible

Jeremias 32:1-44

Bumili ng Bukid si Jeremias

1Ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Jeremias noong ikasampung taon ng paghahari ni Zedekia sa Juda, nang ika-18 taon ng paghahari ni Nebucadnezar sa Babilonia. 2Nang panahong iyon, kinukubkob ang Jerusalem ng mga sundalo ng Babilonia, at si Propeta Jeremias ay nakakulong sa bilangguan sa himpilan ng mga guwardya sa palasyo ng hari ng Juda. 3Ikinulong siya roon ni Haring Zedekia dahil sa kanyang ipinahayag. Sapagkat sinasabi ni Jeremias, “Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: Ibibigay ko ang lungsod na ito sa hari ng Babilonia at sasakupin niya ito. 4Si Haring Zedekia ay hindi makakaligtas sa mga taga-Babilonia,32:4 taga-Babilonia: sa literal, Caldeo. Ganito rin sa talatang 5, 24, 25, 28 at 43. kundi talagang ihaharap siya sa hari ng Babilonia para hatulan. 5Dadalhin ko si Zedekia sa Babilonia at mananatili siya roon hanggang sa matapos ang pagpaparusa sa kanya. Lumaban man kayo sa mga taga-Babilonia, hindi rin kayo magtatagumpay. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”

6Sinabi pa ni Jeremias, “Sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon na 7si Hanamel na anak ng tiyo kong si Shalum ay lalapit sa akin at magsasabi, ‘Bilhin mo ang bukid ko sa Anatot. Dahil ikaw ang pinakamalapit kong kamag-anak, may karapatan at tungkulin kang bilhin ito.’

8“Gaya nga ng sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon, pumunta sa akin si Hanamel na pinsan ko roon sa himpilan ng mga guwardya. Sinabi niya sa akin, ‘Bilhin mo ang bukid ko roon sa Anatot sa lupain ng lahi ni Benjamin. May karapatan at tungkulin ka para mapasaiyo iyon, kaya bilhin mo na iyon.’ ”

Alam kong kalooban ito ng Panginoon, 9kaya binili ko ang bukid na iyon kay Hanamel sa halagang 17 pirasong pilak. 10Nilagdaan at tinatakan niya ang mga kasulatan ng bilihan sa harap ng mga saksi at tinimbang ang pilak bilang kabayaran. 11Pagkatapos, kinuha ko ang mga kasulatang may tatak at ang kopyang walang tatak kung saan nakasulat ang mga kasunduan ng bilihan. 12At ibinigay ko ito kay Baruc na anak ni Neria na apo ni Maseya, sa harap ni Hanamel at ng mga saksi na pumirma sa mga kasulatang ito, at sa harap ng lahat ng Judio na nakaupo sa himpilan ng mga guwardya.

13At sa harap nilaʼy sinabi ko kay Baruc 14na ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan, ang Dios ng Israel, “Kunin mo ang mga kasulatang natatakan at hindi natatakan, at ilagay mo sa palayok para hindi ito masira at para tumagal ito ng mahabang panahon. 15Sapagkat darating ang araw na muling magbibilihan ng mga ari-arian ang mga tao sa lugar na ito. Magbibilihan sila ng mga bahay, mga bukid, at mga ubasan. Ako, ang Panginoong Makapangyarihan, ang Dios ng Israel, ang nagsasabi nito.”

16Pagkatapos kong maibigay ang kasulatan kay Baruc na anak ni Neria, nanalangin ako. 17“O Panginoong Dios, nilikha nʼyo ang langit at lupa sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ninyo. Walang anumang bagay na hindi nʼyo po magagawa. 18Ipinapakita nʼyo ang pag-ibig nʼyo sa libu-libo, pero pinarurusahan nʼyo ang mga anak dahil sa kasalanan ng mga magulang nila. O kay dakila po ninyo O Dios, ang pangalan ninyo ay Panginoong Makapangyarihan. 19Napakaganda po ng mga plano nʼyo at kahanga-hanga ang mga gawa ninyo. Nakikita nʼyo ang lahat ng ginagawa ng mga tao at ginagantihan nʼyo po sila ayon sa mga pag-uugali at gawa nila. 20Gumawa kayo ng mga himala at mga kahanga-hangang bagay doon sa Egipto, at patuloy nʼyo po itong ginagawa hanggang dito sa Israel at sa ibang mga bansa. At sa pamamagitan nito, naging tanyag po kayo sa lahat ng dako. 21Sa pamamagitan ng mga himala at mga kahanga-hangang bagay, at sa kapangyarihan nʼyo, natakot po ang mga taga-Egipto at pinalaya nʼyo ang mamamayan nʼyong mga Israelita sa Egipto. 22Ibinigay po ninyo sa kanila ang maganda at masaganang lupain32:22 maganda at masaganang lupain: sa literal, lupain na dumadaloy ang gatas at pulot. na siyang ipinangako nʼyong ibibigay sa kanilang mga ninuno. 23Naging kanila po ito pero hindi sila sumunod sa inyo o sa mga kautusan nʼyo, at hindi nila ginawa ang ipinapagawa nʼyo sa kanila. Kaya pinadalhan nʼyo sila ng kapahamakan. 24At ngayon, tinatambakan ng lupa ng mga taga-Babilonia ang gilid ng pader ng Jerusalem para mapasok at maagaw nila ang lungsod At dahil sa digmaan, gutom, at sakit, marami pong namatay at naagaw ng mga taga-Babilonia ang lungsod ayon din po sa sinabi ninyo. 25Ngunit sa kabila po ng lahat ng ito, O Panginoong Dios, sinugo nʼyo ako para bilhin ang bukid sa harap ng mga saksi kahit malapit nang maagaw ng mga taga-Babilonia ang lungsod na ito.”

26Kaya sinabi ng Panginoon kay Jeremias, 27“Ako ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng lahat ng tao. Mayroon bang bagay na hindi ko magagawa? 28Kaya tandaan mo, ibibigay ko ang lungsod na ito sa mga taga-Babilonia at sa hari nilang si Nebucadnezar, at mapapasakanila ito. 29Susunugin nila ito, lalo na ang mga bahay na ang mga bubungan ay sinusunugan ng mga insenso para kay Baal at hinahandugan ng mga handog na inumin para sa mga dios-diosan na labis kong ikinagalit.

30“Mula pa noong una, wala nang ginawa ang mga taga-Israel at taga-Juda kundi puro kasamaan. Ginalit nila ako sa pamamagitan ng mga ginagawa nila. 31Mula nang itayo ang lungsod na ito hanggang ngayon, ginagalit ako ng mga mamamayan nito. Kaya wawasakin ko na ito. 32Ginagalit ako ng mga taga-Israel at taga-Juda dahil sa masasama nilang ginagawa. Lahat sila; ang kanilang mga hari at pinuno, mga pari at propeta, at ang mga taga-Jerusalem. 33Lumayo sila sa akin kahit palagi ko silang tinuturuan. Ayaw nilang makinig at ayaw nilang magpaturo. 34Dinungisan nila ang templo ko kung saan dinadakila ang pangalan ko. Inilagay nila roon ang mga dios-diosan nilang kasuklam-suklam. 35Nagtayo sila ng mga sambahan para kay Baal sa Lambak ng Ben Hinom at doon din nila inihahandog ang kanilang mga anak kay Molec. Hindi ko sila inutusan ng ganoon. Ni hindi sumagi sa isipan ko na gagawin nila itong kasuklam-suklam na bagay na siyang naging dahilan ng pagkakasala ng mga taga-Juda.

36“Jeremias, totoo ang sinabi mong ibibigay sa hari ng Babilonia ang lungsod na ito sa pamamagitan ng digmaan, taggutom at sakit. Pero ngayon ako, ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, ay nagsasabi: 37Titipunin ko ang mga mamamayan ko mula sa lahat ng bansa na pinangalatan ko sa kanila dahil sa matinding galit ko sa kanila. Muli ko silang dadalhin sa lugar na ito at mamumuhay sila nang payapa. 38Magiging mamamayan ko sila at akoʼy magiging Dios nila. 39Bibigyan ko sila ng pagkakaisa sa puso at hangarin sa buhay upang sambahin nila ako magpakailanman, para sa sarili nilang kabutihan at sa kabutihan ng mga angkan nila. 40Gagawa ako ng walang hanggang kasunduan sa kanila na patuloy akong gagawa ng mabuti sa kanila. Bibigyan ko sila ng hangaring gumalang sa akin para hindi na sila lumayo sa akin. 41Kagalakan ko ang gawan sila ng mabuti at buong puso ko silang patitirahin sa lupaing ito.”

42Sinabi pa ng Panginoon, “Kung paano ko pinadalhan ng kapahamakan ang mga taong ito, darating ang araw na padadalhan ko rin sila ng kabutihang ipinangako ko sa kanila. 43At muling magbibilihan ng mga bukid sa lupaing ito na ngayon ay malungkot at walang naninirahang tao o hayop man dahil ibinigay ito sa mga taga-Babilonia.

44“Muling magbibilihan ng mga bukid, na lalagdaan, tatatakan at sasaksihan ang mga kasulatan ng bilihan. Gagawin ito sa lupain ni Benjamin, sa mga lugar sa palibot ng Jerusalem, sa mga bayan ng Juda, sa mga bayan sa kabundukan at kaburulan sa kanluran, at sa Negev. Mangyayari ito dahil pababalikin ko ang mga mamamayan ko sa lupain nila mula sa pagkakabihag.32:44 Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 29:14. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”