Sina Jeremias at Pashur
1Ang paring si Pashur na anak ni Imer, ang pinakamataas na opisyal sa templo ng Panginoon nang panahong iyon. Nang marinig niya ang mga sinabi ni Jeremias, 2pinabugbog niya ito at ipinabilanggo sa may pintuan ng templo ng Panginoon na tinatawag na Pintuan ni Benjamin. 3Kinaumagahan, pinalabas ni Pashur si Jeremias. Sinabi ni Jeremias sa kanya, “Pashur, pinalitan na ng Panginoon ang pangalan mo. Tatawagin ka na ngayong Magor Misabib.20:3 Magor Misabib: Ang ibig sabihin, nababalutan ng takot; o, puno ng takot. 4Sapagkat ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: Katatakutan mo ang kalagayan mo at ang kalagayan ng lahat ng kaibigan mo. Makikita mo silang papatayin ng mga kaaway nila sa digmaan. Ibibigay ko ang buong Juda sa hari ng Babilonia. Ang ibang mamamayan ay papatayin, at ang iba namaʼy bibihagin. 5Ipapasamsam ko sa mga kaaway ang lahat ng kayamanan ng lungsod ng Jerusalem – lahat ng pinaghirapan nila, lahat ng mamahaling bagay at ang lahat ng kayamanan ng hari ng Juda. Dadalhin nila ang lahat ng iyon sa Babilonia. 6Pati ikaw Pashur at ang buong sambahayan mo ay bibihagin at dadalhin sa Babilonia. At doon ka mamamatay at ililibing, pati ang lahat ng kaibigan mo na hinulaan mo ng kasinungalingan.”
Nagreklamo si Jeremias sa Panginoon
7Panginoon, nilinlang nʼyo ako at nanaig kayo sa akin. Naging katatawanan ako ng mga tao at patuloy nila akong kinukutya. 8Kapag nagsasalita ako, isinisigaw ko po ang mensahe nʼyo Panginoon tungkol sa karahasan at pagkawasak! At dahil sa ipinasasabi nʼyong ito, pinagtatawanan po nila ako at kinukutya. 9Kung minsan, naiisip kong huwag na lang akong magsalita ng tungkol sa inyo o sabihin ang ipinapasabi ninyo. Pero hindi ko po mapigilan, dahil ang mga salita nʼyo ay parang apoy na nagniningas sa puso at mga buto ko. Pagod na ako sa kapipigil dito. 10Narinig ko ang pangungutya ng mga tao. Inuulit nila ang mga sinasabi kong, “Nakakatakot ang nakapalibot sa atin!” Sinasabi pa nila, “Ipamalita natin ang kanyang kasinungalingan!” Pati ang mga kaibigan koʼy naghihintay ng pagbagsak ko. Sinasabi nila, “Baka sakaling madaya natin siya. Kung mangyayari iyon, magtatagumpay tayo at mapaghihigantihan natin siya.”
11Pero kasama ko po kayo, Panginoon. Para kayong sundalo na matapang at makapangyarihan, kaya hindi magtatagumpay ang mga umuusig sa akin. Mapapahamak sila at mapapahiya, at kahit kailan, hindi makakalimutan ang kahihiyan nila. 12O Panginoong Makapangyarihan, nalalaman nʼyo po kung sino ang matuwid dahil alam nʼyo ang nasa puso at isip ng tao. Ipakita nʼyo po sa akin ang paghihiganti nʼyo sa kanila dahil ipinaubaya ko na po sa inyo ang usaping ito.
13Panginoon, magpupuri at aawit po ako sa inyo ngayon dahil iniligtas nʼyo ang mga nangangailangan mula sa kamay ng masasamang tao.
14Pero isinusumpa ko ang araw na akoʼy isinilang! Hindi ko ikinagagalak ang araw na ipinanganak ako ng aking ina! 15Isinusumpa ko ang nagbalita sa aking ama na, “Lalaki ang anak mo!” na siyang ikinagalak ng aking ama. 16Nawaʼy ang taong iyon ay maging katulad ng mga bayan na winasak ng Panginoon at hindi kinahabagan. Nawaʼy maghapon niyang mapakinggan ang sigaw at daing ng mga tao sa digmaan. 17Sapagkat hindi niya ako pinatay noong nasa sinapupunan pa ako ng aking ina. Sanaʼy naging libingan ko na lang ang tiyan ng aking ina, o di kayaʼy ipinagbuntis na lamang niya ako magpakailanman. 18Bakit pa ako isinilang? Para lang ba makita ang kaguluhan at kahirapan, at mamatay sa kahihiyan?
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.
