Jehoiakim Burns Up Jeremiah’s Scroll
1A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah. The message said, 2“Get a scroll. Write on it all the words I have spoken to you. Write down what I have said about Israel, Judah and all the other nations. Write what I have said to you from the time of King Josiah until now. 3The people of Judah will hear about all the trouble I plan to bring on them. Maybe then each of them will turn from their evil ways. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the evil things they have done.”
4So Jeremiah sent for Baruch, the son of Neriah. Jeremiah told him to write down all the words the Lord had spoken to him. And Baruch wrote them on the scroll. 5Then Jeremiah said to him, “I’m not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple. 6So you go there. Go on a day when the people are fasting. Read to them from the scroll. Read the words of the Lord you wrote down as I gave them to you. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns. 7They will hear what the Lord will do to them when his burning anger blazes out against them. Then perhaps they will pray to him. And maybe each of them will turn from their evil ways.”
8Baruch, the son of Neriah, did everything Jeremiah the prophet told him to do. He went to the Lord’s temple. There he read the words of the Lord from the scroll. 9It was in the fifth year that Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, was king of Judah. It was the ninth month of that year. A time of fasting at the Lord’s temple had been ordered. All the people in Jerusalem were told to take part in it. So were those who had come in from the towns of Judah. 10Baruch read to all the people who were at the Lord’s temple. He read Jeremiah’s words from the scroll. He was in the room of Gemariah the secretary. It was located in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple. Gemariah was the son of Shaphan.
11Micaiah was the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Micaiah heard Baruch reading all the Lord’s words that were written on the scroll. 12Then he went down to the secretary’s room in the royal palace. All the officials were sitting there. They included the secretary Elishama and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah. Elnathan, the son of Akbor, was also there. So was Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, was there too. And so were all the other officials. 13Micaiah told all of them what he had heard. He told them everything Baruch had read to the people from the scroll. 14All the officials sent Jehudi to speak to Baruch, the son of Neriah. Jehudi was the son of Nethaniah. Nethaniah was the son of Shelemiah. Shelemiah was the son of Cushi. Jehudi said to Baruch, “Come. Bring the scroll you have read to the people.” So Baruch went to them. He carried the scroll with him. 15The officials said to him, “Please sit down. Read the scroll to us.”
So Baruch read it to them. 16They heard all its words. Then they looked at one another in fear. They said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” 17They said to Baruch, “Tell us. How did you happen to write all these things? Did Jeremiah tell you to do this?”
18“Yes,” Baruch replied. “He told me to write down all these words. So I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
19Then the officials spoke to Baruch. They said, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.”
20The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary. Then they went to the king in the courtyard. They reported everything to him. 21The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary. Jehudi read it to the king. All the officials were standing beside the king. So they heard it too. 22It was the ninth month. The king was sitting in his winter apartment. A fire was burning in the fire pot in front of him. 23Jehudi read three or four sections from the scroll. Then the king cut them off with a secretary’s knife. He threw them into the fire pot. He did that until the entire scroll was burned up in the fire. 24The king and some of his attendants heard all these words. But they weren’t afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes. 25Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll. But he wouldn’t listen to them. 26Instead, the king commanded three men to arrest Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden them. The three men were Jerahmeel, Seraiah and Shelemiah. Jerahmeel was a member of the royal court. Seraiah was the son of Azriel. And Shelemiah was the son of Abdeel.
27A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came after the king burned the scroll. On the scroll were the words Baruch had written down. Jeremiah had told him to write them. The message said, 28“Get another scroll. Write on it all the words that were on the first one. King Jehoiakim burned that one up. 29Also tell King Jehoiakim, ‘The Lord says, “You burned that scroll. You said to Baruch, ‘Why did you write that the king of Babylon would certainly come? Why did you write that he would destroy this land? And why did you write that he would remove from it people and animals alike?’ ” 30So now the Lord has something to say about Jehoiakim, the king of Judah. He says, “No one from Jehoiakim’s family line will sit on David’s throne. Jehoiakim’s body will be thrown out. It will lie outside in the heat by day and in the frost at night. 31I will punish him and his children and his attendants. I will punish them for their sinful ways. I will bring on them all the trouble I said I would. And I will bring it on the people of Jerusalem and Judah. They have not listened to me.” ’ ”
32So Jeremiah got another scroll. He gave it to Baruch the secretary. He was the son of Neriah. Jeremiah told Baruch what to write on it. Baruch wrote down all the words that were on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned up in the fire. And many more words were written on it. They were similar to those that had already been written.
Gibasa ni Baruc ang Mensahe sa Ginoo
1Sa ikaupat nga tuig sa paghari sa Juda ni Jehoyakim nga anak ni Josia, miingon ang Ginoo kang Jeremias, 2“Pagkuha ug linukot nga sulatanan ug isulat ang tanang gisulti ko kanimo bahin sa Israel, sa Juda, ug sa tanang nasod. Isulat ang tanang gisulti ko gikan sa unang higayon nga nakigsulti ako kanimo sa dihang si Josia pa ang hari sa Juda, hangtod karon. 3Basin pag maghinulsol ang katawhan sa Juda kon makadungog sila bahin sa mga katalagman nga giplano kong ipahamtang kanila, ug mobiya sila sa ilang daotang gawi. Kon mahitabo kini, pasayloon ko sila sa ilang mga kalapasan ug sa ilang mga sala.”
4Busa gipatawag ni Jeremias si Baruc nga anak ni Neria ug gidikta kaniya ang tanang giingon sa Ginoo, ug gisulat kini ni Baruc sa linukot nga sulatanan. 5Unya miingon si Jeremias kang Baruc, “Gidid-an ako sa pag-adto sa templo sa Ginoo. 6Busa ikaw na lay adto sa templo sa adlaw sa pagpuasa. Magtigom didto ang mga katawhan sa Juda nga gikan sa ilang mga lungsod. Basaha ngadto kanila ang mensahe sa Ginoo niining kasulatan nga gisulat mo samtang gidikta ko kanimo. 7Basin pag pinaagi niini modangop sila sa Ginoo, ug mobiya na sila sa ilang daotang gawi. Kay gipasidan-an na sila sa Ginoo nga silotan niya sila tungod sa iyang hilabihang kasuko.”
8Busa gibasa ni Baruc ang mensahe sa Ginoo didto sa templo sumala sa gisugo kaniya ni Jeremias. 9Nahitabo kini sa adlaw sa pagpuasa sa presensya sa Ginoo, niadtong ikasiyam nga bulan sa ikalimang tuig sa paghari sa Juda ni Jehoyakim, nga anak ni Josia. Nagtigom didto sa templo ang mga lumulupyo sa Jerusalem ug sa mga lungsod sa Juda. 10Ug samtang naminaw ang mga tawo, gibasa ni Baruc ang mensahe ni Jeremias nga nasulat sa linukot nga kasulatan. Gihimo kini ni Baruc didto sa templo, sa may kuwarto sa sekretaryo nga si Gemaria nga anak ni Shafan. Kining kuwarto ni Gemaria anaa sa ibabaw nga hawanan sa templo, duol sa agianan nga gitawag ug Bag-o nga Pultahan.
11Sa dihang nadungog ni Micaya nga anak ni Gemaria ug apo ni Shafan ang mensahe sa Ginoo nga gibasa ni Baruc, 12miadto siya sa palasyo, didto sa kuwarto sa sekretaryo diin nagatigom ang tanang opisyal. Atua didto si Elishama nga sekretaryo, si Delaya nga anak ni Shemaya, si Elnatan nga anak ni Acbor, si Gemaria nga anak ni Shafan, si Zedekia nga anak ni Hanania, ug ang uban pang mga opisyal. 13Gisugilon kanila ni Micaya ang tanan niyang nadunggan nga gibasa ni Baruc sa mga tawo. 14Gisugo dayon sa mga opisyal si Jehudi nga anak ni Netania ug apo ni Shelemia ug apo sa tuhod ni Cushi sa pag-adto kang Baruc ug sultihan kini nga moadto kanila dala ang linukot nga kasulatan nga iyang gibasa ngadto sa katawhan. Busa miadto si Baruc dala ang linukot nga kasulatan.
15Pag-abot ni Baruc, miingon ang mga opisyal kaniya, “Palihog lingkod, ug basahi kami sa nasulat sa linukot nga kasulatan.” Busa gibasa kini ni Baruc ngadto kanila. 16Pagkadungog nila niining tanan, nagtinan-away sila sa kahadlok ug miingon kang Baruc, “Kinahanglan nga ibalita gayod namo kini sa hari.” 17Unya gipangutana nila si Baruc, “Sultihi kami kon giunsa mo kini pagsulat. Gidiktahan ka ba ni Jeremias?”
18Mitubag si Baruc, “Oo, gidikta niya kining tanan kanako, ug gisulat ko kini niining kasulatan gamit ang tinta.” 19Unya miingon ang mga opisyal kang Baruc, “Panago kamo ni Jeremias ug ayaw kamo pagpahibalo ni bisan kinsa kon hain kamo.”
20Gibutang sa mga opisyal ang linukot nga kasulatan sa kuwarto ni Elishama nga sekretaryo ug nangadto dayon sila sa hari didto sa hawanan sa palasyo, ug gibalita ang tanan. 21Gisugo dayon sa hari si Jehudi nga kuhaon ang linukot nga kasulatan. Gikuha kini ni Jehudi gikan sa kuwarto ni Elishama ug gibasa ngadto sa hari ug sa tanang opisyal nga nagtindog duol kaniya. 22Bulan kadto sa tingtugnaw, ug ang hari didto sa kuwarto alang sa tingtugnaw, ug naglingkod atubangan sa kalayo. 23Kada makahuman ug basa si Jehudi ug tulo o upat ka linya, putlon kini sa hari ginamit ang kutsilyo ug ilabay sa kalayo, hangtod nga nahurot ug kasunog ang tibuok linukot nga kasulatan. 24Wala gayod mahadlok ang hari ug ang tanan niyang opisyal nga nakadungog sa mensahe sa kasulatan. Wala usab nila gisia ang ilang bisti sa pagpakita sa ilang pagsubo. 25Bisan pag gihangyo nila ni Elnatan, Delaya, ug Gemaria ang hari nga dili sunogon ang kasulatan, wala gayod mamati ang hari. 26Gimandoan hinuon sa hari si Jerameel nga iyang anak, si Beria nga anak ni Azriel, ug si Shelemia nga anak ni Abdeel sa pagdakop kang Baruc nga sekretaryo ug kang Propeta Jeremias. Apan gitagoan sila sa Ginoo.
27Human sunoga sa hari ang linukot nga kasulatan nga gisulatan sa mensahe nga gidikta ni Jeremias kang Baruc, miingon ang Ginoo kang Jeremias, 28“Pagkuha ug laing linukot nga sulatanan ug isulat pag-usab ang tanang nahisulat sa nahaunang kasulatan nga gisunog ni Jehoyakim nga hari sa Juda. 29Unya ingna ang hari nga mao kini ang akong giingon, ‘Gisunog mo ang linukot nga kasulatan kay giingon didto nga laglagon gayod sa hari sa Babilonia kining yutaa ug pamatyon ang mga tawo ug mga kahayopan. 30Busa mao kini ang akong giingon bahin kanimo, Jehoyakim nga hari sa Juda: Wala kay kaliwat nga magahari sa gingharian ni David. Patyon ka, ug ilabay ang imong patayng lawas; mainitan kini kon adlaw ug maton-ogan kon gabii. 31Silotan ko ikaw ug ang imong mga anak, apil ang imong mga opisyal, tungod sa inyong pagkadaotan. Ipahiagom ko kamo ug ang katawhan sa Jerusalem ug Juda sa tanang katalagman nga akong giingon nga akong ipahamtang kaninyo, tungod kay wala kamo mamati kanako.’ ”
32Busa nagkuha si Jeremias ug laing linukot nga sulatanan ug gihatag kini kang Baruc. Gisulat ni Baruc ang tanang gidikta kaniya ni Jeremias—ang mao gihapong mensahe nga nahisulat sa nahaunang kasulatan nga gisunog ni Jehoyakim nga hari sa Juda. Gidugangan kini ni Jeremias ug mga mensahe nga susama sa unang gisulat.
