Jeremias 43

1 IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF JOAKIM son of Josias king of Juda, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

І сталося, як Єремія скінчи́в говорити до всього народу всі слова Господа, Бога їхнього, всі ті слова́, з якими послав його до них Господь, Бог їхній,

2 Take you a roll of a book, and write upon it all the words which I spoke to you against Jerusalem, and against Juda, and against all the nations, from the day when I spoke to you, from the days of Josias king of Juda, even to this day.

то сказав Азарія, син Гошаїн, і Йоханан, син Кареахів, та всі бундю́чні люди, кажучи до Єремії: „Брехню ти говориш! Не послав тебе Господь, Бог наш, сказати: Не входьте до Єгипту, щоб чужи́нцями заме́шкати там, —

3 Perhaps the house of Juda will hear all the evils which I purpose to do to them; that they may turn from their evil way; and [so] I will be merciful to their iniquities and their sins.

то тебе намовив проти нас Барух, син Нерійїн, щоб віддати нас у руку халдеїв, щоб повбивати нас, і щоб вигнати нас до Вавилону“.

4 So Jeremias called Baruch the son of Nerias: and he wrote from the mouth of Jeremias all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken to him, on a roll of a book.

І не послухався Йоханан, син Кареахів, і всі військо́ві зверхники та ввесь народ Господнього голосу, щоб сидіти в Юдиному кра́ї.

5 And Jeremias commanded Baruch, saying, I am in prison; I can’t enter into the house of the Lord:

І взяв Йоханан, син Кареахів, та всі військо́ві зверхники всю Юдину решту, що вернулися від усіх народів, куди були ви́гнані, щоб заме́шкати в Юдиному кра́ї,

6 so you shall read in this roll in the ears of the people in the house of the Lord, on the fast day; and in the ears of all Juda that come out of their cities, you shall read to them.

мужчин та жінок, і дітей та царськи́х дочо́к, і всяку душу, що Невузар'адан, начальник царсько́ї сторожі, позоставив був із Ґедалією, сином Ахікама, сина Шафанового, і з пророком Єремією та з Барухом, сином Нерійїним,

7 Peradventure their supplication will come before the Lord, and they will turn from their evil way: for great is the wrath and the anger of the Lord, which he has pronounced against this people.

і прийшли до єгипетського кра́ю, бо не послухалися Господнього голосу, і прийшли до Тахпанхесу.

8 And Baruch did according to all that Jeremias commanded him—reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house.

І було слово Господнє до Єремії в Тахпанхесі таке:

9 And it came to pass in the eighth year of king Joakim, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem, and the house of Juda, proclaimed a fast before the Lord.

„Візьми в свою руку великі каміння, і сховай їх у глині на цегляно́му майда́ні, що при вході до фараонового дому в Тахпанхесі, на оча́х юдейських людей.

10 And Baruch read in the book the words of Jeremias in the house of the Lord, in the house of Gamarias son of Saphan the scribe, in the upper court, in the entrance of the new gate of the house of the Lord, and in the ears of all the people.

І скажеш до них: Так говорить Господь Саваот, Бог Ізраїлів: Ось Я пошлю й візьму́ Навуходоносора, царя вавилонського, Мого раба, і поставлю його трона над тими каміннями, що Я поховав, і він своє царське́ шатро́ розтя́гне над ними.

11 And Michaeas the son of Gamarias the son of Saphan heard all the words of the Lord, out of the book.

І він при́йде, і вдарить єгипетський край: що призначене на смерть — пі́де на смерть, а що до поло́ну — до поло́ну, а що на меча — піде на меча.

12 And he went down to the king's house, into the house of the scribe: and, behold, there were sitting there all the princes, Elisama the scribe, and Dalaeas the son of Selemias, and Jonathan the son of Acchobor, and Gamarias the son of Saphan, and Sedekias the son of Ananias, and all the princes.

I підпалю́ огонь у домах єгипетських богів, і він попа́лить їх, і забере їх у поло́н, і він очи́стить єгипетський край, як чистить пастух свою одіж, і ви́йде звідти в споко́ї.

13 And Michaeas reported to them all the words which he had heard Baruch reading in the ears of the people.

І він поламає посвячені стовпи́ Бет-Шемеша, що в єгипетському кра́ї, а доми єгипетських богі́в попа́лить огнем“.

14 And all the princes sent to Baruch son of Nerias Judin the son of Nathanias, the son of Selemias, the son of Chusi, saying, Take in your hand the roll in which you read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch took the roll, and went down to them.

15 And they said to him, Read [it] again in our ears. And Baruch read [it].

16 And it came to pass, when they [had] heard all the words, [that] they took counsel each with his neighbor, and said, Let us by all means tell the king all these words.

17 And they asked Baruch, saying, Where did you write all these words?

18 And Baruch said, Jeremias told me from his [own] mouth all these words, and I wrote them in a book.

19 And they said to Baruch, Go, and hide, you and Jeremias; let no man know where you [are].

20 And they went in to the king into the court, and gave the roll [to one] to keep in the house of Elisama; and they told the king all these words.

21 And the king sent Judin to fetch the roll: and he took it out of the house of Elisama: and Judin read in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood round the king.

22 Now the king was sitting in the winter house: and [there was] a fire on the hearth before him.

23 And it came to pass when Judin had read three or four leaves, he cut them off with a penknife, and cast [them] into the fire that was on the hearth, until the whole roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

24 And the king and his servants that heard all these words sought not [the Lord], and tore not their garments.

25 But Elnathan and Godolias suggested to the king that he should burn the roll.

26 And the king commanded Jeremeel the king's son, and Saraeas the son of Esriel, to take Baruch and Jeremias: but they were hidden.

27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after the king had burnt the roll, [even] all the words which Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremias, saying,

28 Again take you another roll, and write all the words that were on the roll, which king Joakim has burnt.

29 And you shall say, Thus says the Lord; You have burnt this roll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come in, and destroy this land, and man and cattle shall fail from off it?

30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Joakim king of Juda; He shall not have [a man] to sit on the throne of David: and his carcass shall be cast forth in the heat by day, and in the frost by night.

31 And I will visit him, and his family, and his servants: and I will bring upon him, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the land of Juda, all the evils which I spoke of to them; and they listened not.

32 And Baruch took another roll, and wrote upon it from the mouth of Jeremias all the words of the book which Joakim had burnt: and there were yet more words added to it like the former.