Jeremiah 42 – NIV & TCB

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Jeremiah 42:1-22

1Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah42:1 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also 43:2) Azariah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached 2Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray to the Lord your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left. 3Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

4“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.”

5Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. 6Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.”

7Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8So he called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest. 9He said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition, says: 10‘If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you. 11Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands. 12I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’

13“However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey the Lord your God, 14and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the trumpet or be hungry for bread,’ 15then hear the word of the Lord, you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die. 17Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague; not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’ 18This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem, so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed. and an object of horror, a curse42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed. and an object of reproach; you will never see this place again.’

19“Remnant of Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be sure of this: I warn you today 20that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’ 21I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you. 22So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine and plague in the place where you want to go to settle.”

Tagalog Contemporary Bible

Jeremias 42:1-22

Hiniling ng mga Tao na Ipanalangin Sila ni Jeremias

1Pagkatapos, lumapit kay Jeremias sina Johanan na anak ni Karea, Azaria na anak ni Hosaya, ang kasama nilang opisyal ng mga sundalo, at ang lahat ng mamamayan mula sa pinakaaba hanggang sa pinakadakila. 2Sinabi nila kay Jeremias, “Nakikiusap kami sa iyo, kaming mga natitira, na ipanalangin mo kami sa Panginoon na iyong Dios. Marami kami noon, pero ngayon kakaunti na lang katulad ng nakikita mo. 3Manalangin ka sa Panginoon na iyong Dios para sabihin niya sa amin kung saan kami pupunta at ano ang dapat naming gawin.” 4Sinabi ni Jeremias, “Sige, mananalangin ako sa Panginoon na inyong Dios para sa kahilingan nʼyo, at sasabihin ko sa inyo kung ano ang sinabi niya. Wala akong ililihim sa inyo.”

5Sinabi pa nila kay Jeremias, “Ang Panginoon na iyong Dios ang tunay at tapat nating saksi, kung hindi namin gagawin ang lahat ng sasabihin niya sa pamamagitan mo. 6Magustuhan man namin o hindi, bastaʼt susundin namin ang sasabihin ng Panginoon naming Dios, para maging mabuti ang lahat para sa amin.”

7Pagkalipas ng sampung araw, nagsalita ang Panginoon kay Jeremias. 8Kaya pinatawag ni Jeremias si Johanan na anak ni Karea at ang lahat ng kasama niyang opisyal ng mga sundalo, pati ang lahat ng mamamayan mula sa pinakaaba hanggang sa pinakadakila. 9At sinabi ni Jeremias sa kanila, “Hiniling ninyo na manalangin ako sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel, at ito ang sagot niya: 10Kung mananatili kayo sa lupaing ito, ibabangon ko kayo at muling itatayo at hindi na ipapahamak. Sapagkat totoong nalungkot ako sa kapahamakang ipinaranas ko sa inyo. 11Huwag na kayong matakot sa hari ng Babilonia dahil kasama ninyo ako at ililigtas ko kayo sa mga kamay niya. 12Kahahabagan ko kayo. Gagawa ako ng paraan para kahabagan niya kayo at payagang manatili sa inyong lupain.

13“Pero kung ayaw ninyong sundin ang Panginoon na inyong Dios, at sasabihin ninyo, ‘Hindi kami mananatili sa lupaing ito. 14Pupunta kami sa Egipto at doon maninirahan dahil doon ay walang digmaan o taggutom.’ 15Ito ang sasabihin sa inyo ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan, ang Dios ng Israel, ‘Kayong mga natitirang taga-Juda, kung nagpasya kayong pumunta sa Egipto at doon manirahan, 16ang digmaan at taggutom na inyong kinatatakutan ay susunod sa inyo, at doon kayo mamamatay. 17Ang lahat ng may nais manirahan sa Egipto ay mamamatay sa digmaan, gutom at sakit. Walang sinuman sa kanila ang makakaligtas o makakatakas sa kapahamakang ipaparanas ko sa kanila.’

18“Ito pa ang sinabi ng Panginoong Makapangyarihan, ang Dios ng Israel, ‘Kung paano ko ipinadama sa mga taga-Jerusalem ang tindi ng galit ko, ipadarama ko rin sa inyo ang galit ko kung pupunta kayo sa Egipto. Susumpain at kasusuklaman kayo ng mga tao. Kukutyain nila kayo at ituturing na masama, at hindi na kayo makakabalik pa sa lupaing ito.’

19“Kayong mga natitirang taga-Juda, sinasabi ng Panginoon na huwag kayong pupunta sa Egipto. Tandaan nʼyo ang mga babalang ito na sinabi ko sa inyo ngayon. 20Hindi mabuti ang ginawa ninyo. Hiniling ninyo sa akin na lumapit sa Panginoon na inyong Dios at manalangin para sa inyo at sinabing gagawin ninyo ang lahat ng sasabihin niya. 21Pero ngayong sinabi ko sa inyo ang ipinapasabi niya, ayaw naman ninyong sundin. 22Kaya tinitiyak ko sa inyo na mamamatay kayo sa digmaan, taggutom at sakit sa Egipto, sa lugar kung saan nais ninyong manirahan.”