Jeremiah 37

1 And then king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned in place of Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed him as king in the land of Judah.

Zedekia bin Yosia menjadi raja menggantikan Konya bin Yoyakim; Nebukadnezar, raja Babel, telah mengangkat dia menjadi raja atas negeri Yehuda.

2 And neither he himself, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, obeyed the words of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah, the prophet.

Tetapi baik ia, baik pegawai-pegawainya maupun rakyat negeri itu, tidak mendengarkan firman yang disampaikan TUHAN dengan perantaraan nabi Yeremia.

3 And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: “Pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Pada suatu kali raja Zedekia menyuruh Yukhal bin Selemya dan imam Zefanya bin Maaseya kepada Yeremia untuk meminta: "Berdoalah hendaknya untuk kami kepada TUHAN, Allah kita!"

4 Now Jeremiah was walking freely in the midst of the people. For they had not yet sent him into the custody of the prison.

Adapun pada waktu itu Yeremia masih bebas pergi datang di tengah-tengah rakyat; ia belum dimasukkan orang ke dalam penjara.

5 And then the army of Pharaoh went forth from Egypt. And hearing this, the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, withdrew from Jerusalem.

Adapun tentara Firaun telah berangkat keluar dari Mesir; mendengar kabar itu maka orang-orang Kasdim yang mengepung Yerusalem angkat kaki dari Yerusalem.

6 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

Lalu datanglah firman TUHAN kepada nabi Yeremia, bunyinya:

7 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: So shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to question me: Behold, the army of Pharaoh, which has gone forth in assistance to you, will return to their own land, into Egypt.

"Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Israel. Kepada raja Yehuda, yang menyuruh kamu kepada-Ku untuk meminta petunjuk, harus kamu katakan begini: Lihat, tentara Firaun yang telah berangkat keluar untuk membantu kamu akan kembali ke negerinya, ke Mesir.

8 And the Chaldeans will return and will make war against this city. And they will seize it and burn it with fire.

Tetapi orang-orang Kasdim akan datang kembali memerangi kota ini, merebutnya dan menghanguskannya dengan api.

9 Thus says the Lord: Do not be willing to deceive your own souls, saying: ‘The Chaldeans will certainly withdraw and go away from us.’ For they will not go away.

Beginilah firman TUHAN: Janganlah kamu membohongi dirimu sendiri dengan mengatakan: Orang-orang Kasdim itu telah pergi untuk selamanya dari pada kita! Padahal mereka tidak pergi untuk selamanya!

10 But even if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and if there were left behind from among them only a few wounded men, they would rise up, each one from his tent, and they would burn this city with fire.”

Dan seandainya kamu memukul kalah segenap tentara orang Kasdim yang telah memerangi kamu itu, sehingga di antara mereka hanya tinggal orang-orang yang luka parah, masing-masing di kemahnya mereka akan bangun dan menghanguskan kota ini dengan api."

11 Therefore, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,

Ketika tentara orang Kasdim itu telah angkat kaki dari Yerusalem oleh karena takut kepada tentara Firaun,

12 Jeremiah went forth from Jerusalem, to go into the land of Benjamin, and to distribute a possession there, in the sight of the citizens.

maka keluarlah Yeremia dari Yerusalem untuk pergi ke daerah Benyamin dengan maksud mengurus di sana pembagian warisan di antara kaum keluarga.

13 And when he had arrived at the gate of Benjamin, the keeper of the gate, whose turn it was to be there, was named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he apprehended Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are fleeing to the Chaldeans.”

Tetapi ketika ia sampai ke pintu gerbang Benyamin, maka di sana ada seorang kepala jaga yang bernama Yeria bin Selemya bin Hananya; ia menangkap nabi Yeremia sambil berteriak: "Engkau mau menyeberang kepada orang Kasdim!"

14 And Jeremiah responded: “That is false. I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. And so Irijah took Jeremiah, and he brought him to the leaders.

Dan sekalipun Yeremia menjawab: "Itu bohong, aku tidak hendak menyeberang kepada orang Kasdim!", tetapi Yeria tidak mendengarkan, lalu ia menangkap Yeremia dan membawanya menghadap para pemuka.

15 Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison.

Para pemuka ini menjadi marah kepada Yeremia; mereka memukul dia dan memasukkannya ke dalam rumah tahanan, rumah panitera Yonatan itu; adapun rumah itu telah dibuat mereka menjadi penjara.

16 And so Jeremiah went into the house of the prison and into a dungeon. And Jeremiah sat there for many days.

Demikianlah halnya Yeremia masuk ke dalam ruang cadangan air di bawah tanah itu. Dan lama Yeremia tinggal di sana.

17 Then Zedekiah the king, sending, took him out and questioned him secretly in his house, and he said: “Do you think that there is any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said: “There is.” And he said: “You will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.”

Pada suatu kali raja Zedekia menyuruh orang mengambil dia. Lalu dengan diam-diam bertanyalah raja di istananya kepadanya: "Adakah datang firman dari TUHAN?" Jawab Yeremia: "Ada!" Lagi katanya: "Bunyinya: Engkau akan diserahkan ke dalam tangan raja Babel!"

18 And Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you, or your servants, or your people, such that you would cast me into a house of imprisonment?

Kemudian berkatalah Yeremia kepada raja Zedekia: "Apakah dosa yang kuperbuat kepadamu, kepada pegawai-pegawaimu dan kepada bangsa ini, sehingga kamu memasukkan aku ke dalam penjara?

19 Where are your prophets, who were prophesying to you, and who were saying: ‘The king of Babylon will not overwhelm you and this land?’

Di manakah gerangan para nabimu yang telah bernubuat kepadamu, bahwa raja Babel tidak akan datang menyerang kamu dan negeri ini?

20 Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king. Let my petition prevail in your sight. And do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”

Sekarang, dengarkanlah, hai tuanku raja! Biarlah permohonanku sampai di hadapanmu: janganlah kembalikan aku ke rumah panitera Yonatan, nanti aku mati di sana."

21 Then king Zedekiah instructed that Jeremiah be confined to the vestibule of the prison, and that they should give him a twist of bread daily, along with stew, until all the bread in the city had been consumed. And Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison.

Raja Zedekia memberi perintah, lalu orang menahan Yeremia di pelataran penjagaan dan memberikan setiap hari kepadanya sepotong roti dari jalan tukang roti, sampai pada waktu segala roti habis di kota itu. Demikianlah Yeremia tinggal di pelataran penjagaan itu.