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.
耶利米被捕
1约西亚的儿子犹大王约雅敬执政初期，耶和华对耶利米说： 2“这是耶和华说的：你要站在我殿的院子里，把我吩咐你的话一字不漏地告诉从犹大各城前来敬拜的人。 3或许他们都会听从我的话，改邪归正，那样我会施怜悯，取消原本用来惩治他们罪恶的灾祸。 4你要告诉他们，耶和华这样说，‘如果你们不听从我的话，不遵行我给你们设立的律法， 5不听从我差遣我的仆人——众先知屡次传给你们的话， 6我必使这殿像示罗一样被毁，使耶路撒冷被万国咒诅。’”
7祭司、先知和民众都听见了耶利米在耶和华的殿里说的这些话。 8耶利米向民众传达完耶和华的话之后，祭司、先知和民众就抓住他，说：“你真该死！ 9你为什么奉耶和华的名预言这殿必像示罗一样被毁，这城必要荒无人烟呢？”于是，他们聚在耶和华的殿里围住耶利米。
10犹大的官员得知后，就离开王宫，上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿新门的入口。 11祭司和先知对官员和民众说：“这人该被处死！因为他预言这城要被毁，这是你们亲耳听到的。”
12耶利米对官员和民众说：“你们刚才听见了耶和华差我对这殿和这城说的预言。 13你们要改邪归正，听从你们上帝耶和华的话，这样耶和华必施怜悯，取消祂宣布要降给你们的灾祸。 14至于我，我已落在你们手中，你们认为怎样好就怎样待我吧！ 15不过，你们要确知，如果你们置我于死地，你们和这城及城中的居民必担当滥杀无辜的罪，因为确实是耶和华派我来告诉你们这些预言的。”
16官员和民众便对祭司和先知说：“这人不该被处死，因为他是奉我们上帝耶和华的名对我们说话。” 17有几个长老站起来对聚集的民众说： 18“犹大王希西迦执政期间，摩利沙人弥迦对犹大民众预言说，
“‘万军之耶和华说锡安必被夷为平地，
耶路撒冷必沦为废墟，
圣殿山必成为长满荒林的高岗。’26:18 弥迦书3:12。
19“但犹大王希西迦和犹大众人并没有处死他。希西迦敬畏耶和华，求祂开恩，耶和华就施怜悯，没有把宣布的灾祸降给他们。若处死这人，我们就会大祸临头。”
20当时，基列·耶琳人示玛雅的儿子乌利亚也奉耶和华的名预言这城和这地方将被毁，内容与耶利米说的一样。 21约雅敬王及其官长臣仆听见乌利亚的话，王就想处死他。乌利亚得知后，吓得逃到埃及去了。 22约雅敬王便派亚革波的儿子以利拿单率随从去埃及捉拿他。 23他们把乌利亚从埃及押送到约雅敬王面前，王用刀杀了他，把尸首抛在平民的坟地中。 24不过，沙番的儿子亚希甘保护耶利米，他才没被交给民众处死。
