Jeremiah 1
1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.
Buku ini berisi kata-kata Yeremia anak Hilkia, salah seorang imam dari kota Anatot di wilayah Benyamin.
2 The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
TUHAN berbicara kepada Yeremia pada tahun ketiga belas pemerintahan Yosia anak Amon raja Yehuda.
3 and which came to him in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, even until the transmigration of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
Sesudah itu TUHAN berbicara lagi kepadanya berkali-kali, mulai pada masa pemerintahan Yoyakim anak Yosia sampai pada tahun kesebelas pemerintahan Zedekia anak Yosia. Pada bulan kelima tahun itu juga penduduk Yerusalem diangkut ke pembuangan.
4 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
TUHAN berkata kepadaku,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”
"Sebelum Aku membentuk engkau dalam rahim ibumu, dan sebelum engkau lahir, Aku sudah memilih dan mengangkat engkau untuk menjadi nabi bagi bangsa-bangsa."
6 And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a boy.”
Aku menjawab, "Ya TUHAN Yang Mahatinggi, aku tidak pandai berbicara karena aku masih terlalu muda."
7 And the Lord said to me: “Do not choose to say, ‘I am a boy.’ For you shall go forth to everyone to whom I will send you. And you shall speak all that I will command you.
Tetapi TUHAN menjawab, "Jangan katakan engkau masih terlalu muda. Kalau Aku mengutus engkau kepada siapa pun, kau harus pergi, dan semua yang Kusuruh kaukatakan, haruslah kausampaikan kepada mereka.
8 You should not be afraid before their face. For I am with you, so that I may deliver you,” says the Lord.
Jangan takut kepada mereka, sebab Aku akan menyertai engkau untuk melindungi engkau. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara!"
9 And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.
Setelah itu TUHAN mengulurkan tangan-Nya, dan menjamah mulutku lalu berkata, "Dengarlah dan umumkanlah kata-kata yang Kuucapkan ini.
10 Behold, today I have appointed you over nations and over kingdoms, so that you may root up, and pull down, and destroy, and scatter, and so that you may build and plant.”
Hari ini Aku memberikan kepadamu kuasa atas bangsa-bangsa dan kerajaan-kerajaan--kuasa untuk menumbangkan dan meruntuhkan, untuk menggulingkan dan membinasakan, untuk membangun dan menanam."
11 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “I see a staff, keeping watch.”
TUHAN bertanya kepadaku, "Apa yang kaulihat, Yeremia?" Aku menjawab, "Dahan pohon badam, TUHAN."
12 And the Lord said to me: “You have seen well. For I will keep watch over my word, so that I may accomplish it.”
"Benar," kata TUHAN, "Aku menjaga agar semua yang Kukatakan menjadi kenyataan."
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, “What do you see?” And I said, “I see a cooking pot upon a fire, and its face is before the face of the north.”
Lalu TUHAN bertanya lagi kepadaku, "Apa lagi yang kaulihat?" Aku menjawab, "Di sebelah utara kulihat periuk yang isinya sedang mendidih dan hampir terbalik ke arah sini."
14 And the Lord said to me: “From the north, an evil will spread over all the inhabitants of the earth.
TUHAN berkata, "Dari utara malapetaka akan meluap dan menimpa semua penduduk negeri ini.
15 For behold, I will call together all the close associates of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord. And they will arrive, and each one of them will place his throne at the entrance to the gates of Jerusalem, and over all its surrounding walls, and over all the cities of Judah.
Aku akan menyuruh semua bangsa di sebelah utara datang untuk menguasai Yerusalem. Tembok-tembok di sekeliling kota ini serta pintu-pintu gerbangnya dan semua kota di Yehuda akan mereka rebut.
16 And I will speak my judgments with them, concerning all the wickedness of those who have forsaken me, and who have offered libations to strange gods, and who have adored the work of their own hands.
Aku akan menghukum umat-Ku, karena mereka berdosa dan membelakangi Aku. Mereka telah mempersembahkan kurban kepada ilah-ilah lain, dan membuat patung-patung serta menyembahnya.
17 Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
Bersiap-siaplah, Yeremia! Pergilah dan sampaikanlah kepada mereka, semua yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu. Jangan takut kepada mereka, supaya engkau jangan Kubuat lebih takut lagi kalau berhadapan dengan mereka.
18 For certainly, this day, I have made you like a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and a brass wall, over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its leaders, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
Dengarkan! Engkau akan ditentang oleh penduduk negeri ini, yaitu raja-raja Yehuda, para pejabat pemerintah, para imam, dan rakyat. Tetapi hari ini Aku memberikan kepadamu kekuatan untuk melawan mereka. Engkau akan menjadi seperti kota berbenteng, seperti tiang besi dan tembok tembaga. Mereka tidak akan dapat mengalahkan engkau, sebab Aku akan menyertai dan melindungi engkau. Aku, TUHAN, telah berbicara."
19 And they will make war against you, but they will not prevail. For I am with you, says the Lord, so that I may free you.”
