Jeremiah Threatened With Death
1Early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: 2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s house and speak to all the people of the towns of Judah who come to worship in the house of the Lord. Tell them everything I command you; do not omit a word. 3Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done. 4Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you, 5and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened), 6then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse26:6 That is, its name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that it is cursed. among all the nations of the earth.’ ”
7The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the Lord. 8But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized him and said, “You must die! 9Why do you prophesy in the Lord’s name that this house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted?” And all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
10When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the Lord and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house. 11Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man should be sentenced to death because he has prophesied against this city. You have heard it with your own ears!”
12Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people: “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the things you have heard. 13Now reform your ways and your actions and obey the Lord your God. Then the Lord will relent and not bring the disaster he has pronounced against you. 14As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right. 15Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
16Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man should not be sentenced to death! He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
17Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people, 18“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“ ‘Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,
the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.’26:18 Micah 3:12
19“Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah fear the Lord and seek his favor? And did not the Lord relent, so that he did not bring the disaster he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves!”
20(Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord; he prophesied the same things against this city and this land as Jeremiah did. 21When King Jehoiakim and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt. 22King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. 23They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with a sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.)
24Furthermore, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, and so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
Owu Hunahuna Yeremia
1Yehoiakim a ɔyɛ Yudahene Yosia babarima adedi mfiase mfe no, saa asɛm yi fi Awurade nkyɛn bae: 2“Sɛɛ na Awurade se: Gyina Awurade fi mu adiwo hɔ, na ka kyerɛ nnipa a wofi Yuda nkurow mu bɛsom wɔ Awurade fi mu nyinaa. Ka nea mehyɛ wo no nyinaa kyerɛ wɔn; nyi asɛm biara mfi mu. 3Ebia wobetie, na wɔn mu biara asan afi nʼakwammɔne so. Sɛ ɛba saa a, mɛtwɛn, na meremfa amanehunu a wɔn bɔne nti mepɛɛ sɛ mede ba wɔn so no mma bio. 4Ka kyerɛ wɔn se, ‘Nea Awurade se ni: Sɛ moantie me, na moanni me mmara a mahyɛ mo no so, 5na sɛ moantie nsɛm a mʼasomfo adiyifo a mesoma wɔn mo nkyɛn bere biara no ka kyerɛ mo no a, (mpo munntiee wɔn), 6ɛno de, mɛyɛ ofi yi sɛ Silo, na kuropɔn yi ayɛ nnome wɔ asase so aman nyinaa mu.’ ”
7Asɔfo, adiyifo ne nnipa no nyinaa tee sɛ Yeremia reka saa nsɛm yi, wɔ Awurade fi hɔ. 8Na Yeremia wiee nsɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se ɔnka nkyerɛ nnipa no nyinaa no ka no, asɔfo no, adiyifo ne nnipa no nyinaa tow hyɛɛ ne so kae se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ wuwu! 9Adɛn na wohyɛ nkɔm wɔ Awurade din mu se, ofi yi bɛyɛ sɛ Silo na kuropɔn yi bɛda mpan a obiara ntena mu ana?” Na nnipa no nyinaa betwaa Yeremia ho hyiaa wɔ Awurade fi hɔ.
10Bere a Yuda adwumayɛfo tee saa nsɛm yi no, wofii ahemfi hɔ foro kɔɔ Awurade fi kɔtenaa ofi no Pon Foforo no ano. 11Na asɔfo no ne adiyifo no ka kyerɛɛ adwumayɛfo no ne nnipa no nyinaa se, “Ɛsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔbarima yi kumfɔ, efisɛ wahyɛ nkɔm atia kuropɔn yi. Moate wɔ mo asom!”
12Na Yeremia kasa yii ne ho ano wɔ adwumayɛfo ne nnipa no nyinaa anim se, “Awurade somaa me se, memmɛhyɛ nkɔm ntia ofi yi ne kuropɔn yi sɛnea moate no nyinaa. 13Na afei monteɛteɛ mo akwan ne mo nneyɛe, na monyɛ osetie mma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn. Na Awurade bɛtwɛn, na ɔremfa amanehunu a ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔde ba mo so no mma bio. 14Me de, mewɔ mo nsam; mubetumi ayɛ me sɛnea eye na ɛteɛ wɔ mo ani so. 15Nanso monkae se, sɛ mukum me a, moahwie mogya a edi bem agu, na so afɔdi bɛba mo so, kuropɔn yi so ne wɔn a wɔtete mu no so; na nokware Awurade na wasoma me sɛ memmɛka nsɛm yi nyinaa ngu mo asom.”
16Na adwumayɛfo no ne nnipa no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ asɔfo no ne adiyifo no se, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu saa ɔbarima yi kumfɔ! Wakasa akyerɛ yɛn wɔ Awurade, yɛn Nyankopɔn din mu.”
17Na asase no so mpanyimfo no mu bi sɔree, na wɔka kyerɛɛ bagua no nyinaa se, 18“Mika a ofi Moreset hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Yudahene Hesekia bere so ka kyerɛɛ Yudafo nyinaa se, ‘Sɛɛ na Asafo Awurade se:
“ ‘Wobefuntum Sion te sɛ afuw.
Na Yerusalem bɛyɛ mmubui
na asɔredan no koko bɛyɛ sɛ nkɔ a nkyɛkyerɛ afuw wɔ so.’
19Na Yudahene Hesekia anaa Yudani bi kum no ana? Hesekia ansuro Awurade ansrɛ ne hɔ adom? Na ɛno amma Awurade antwɛn sɛ obeyi amanehunu a ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔde ba wɔn so no amfi wɔn so ana? Yɛreyɛ de amanehunu kɛse aba yɛn ankasa so!”
20(Semaia babarima Uria a, ofi Kiriat-Yearim no nso yɛ ɔbarima foforo a ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ Awurade din mu; ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm koro yi ara tiaa saa kuropɔn yi ne saa asase yi, sɛnea Yeremia yɛe no. 21Bere a ɔhene Yehoiakim ne ne mpanyimfo ne nʼadwumayɛfo nyinaa tee ne nsɛm no, ɔhene no pɛɛ sɛ okum no, nanso Uria tee no, ɔde ehu guan kɔɔ Misraim. 22Ɔhene Yehoiakim somaa Akbor babarima Elnatan ne mmarima bi kɔɔ Misraim. 23Wɔde Uria fii Misraim bae, na wɔde no kɔmaa ɔhene Yehoiakim. Ɔma wɔde afoa kum no na wɔtow ne funu kyenee kwasafo asiei.)
24Afei nso, na Safan babarima Ahikam gyina Yeremia akyi, enti wɔamfa no amma dɔm no sɛ wonkum no.
