Yeremia 37

1 Pada waktu Nebukadnezar raja Babel memecat Yoyakhin anak Yoyakim, ia mengangkat Zedekia anak Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda.

Now king Sedecias the son of Josias reigned instead of Jechonias the son of Joakim: whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon made king in the land of Juda.

2 Tetapi baik Zedekia maupun para pejabatnya dan rakyatnya tidak menuruti pesan TUHAN yang diberikan-Nya melalui aku.

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremias the prophet.

3 Raja Zedekia mengutus Yukhal anak Selemya, dan Imam Zefanya anak Maaseya untuk minta supaya aku berdoa kepada TUHAN Allah untuk kepentingan bangsa.

And king Sedecias sent Juchal the son of Selemias, and Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest to Jeremias the prophet, saying: Pray to the Lord our God for us.

4 Pada waktu itu aku belum dimasukkan ke dalam penjara dan masih bebas bergerak di antara rakyat.

Now Jeremias walked freely in the midst of the people: for they had not as yet cast him into prison.

5 Tentara Babel sedang mengepung Yerusalem, tapi ketika mereka mendengar bahwa tentara Mesir telah berangkat dari Mesir untuk berperang, mereka mundur.

And the army of Pharao was come out of Egypt: and the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem, hearing these tidings, departed from Jerusalem.

6 TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku

And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, saying:

7 berkata begini kepada utusan Raja Zedekia: "Katakanlah kepada Zedekia, 'Tentara Mesir yang sedang menuju kemari untuk membantumu, akan balik dan pulang.

Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Juda, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold the army of Pharao, which is come forth to help you, shall return into their own land, into Egypt.

8 Lalu orang Babel akan kembali dan menyerang kota ini, serta mengalahkan dan membakarnya.

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

9 Aku, TUHAN, memperingatkan kamu, supaya jangan menipu dirimu dengan berpikir bahwa orang Babel telah pergi dan tidak akan kembali. Sebab mereka pasti akan kembali.

Thus saith the Lord: Deceive not your souls, saying: The Chaldeans shall surely depart and go away from us: for they shall not go away;

10 Seandainya kamu mengalahkan seluruh tentara Babel sehingga yang tinggal hanyalah orang-orang yang luka parah di dalam kemah-kemah mereka, namun mereka akan bangun dan membakar habis kota ini.'"

But if you should even beat all the army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there should be left of them some wounded men: they shall rise up, every man from his tent, and burn this city with Are.

11 Tentara Babel mundur dari Yerusalem karena tentara Mesir bergerak menuju kota itu.

Now when the army of the Chaldeans was gone away from Jerusalem, because of Pharao’s army,

12 Maka aku meninggalkan Yerusalem dan pergi ke wilayah Benyamin untuk menerima pembagian warisanku dari tanah milik keluarga.

Jeremias went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin: and to divide a possession there in the presence of the citizens.

13 Tetapi ketika aku sampai di Pintu Gerbang Benyamin, komandan tentara yang bertugas di situ menahan aku dan berkata, "Engkau mau lari ke pihak orang Babel!" (Perwira itu bernama Yeria; ia anak Selemya dan cucu Hananya.)

And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans.

14 Aku membalas, "Tidak benar! Aku tidak bermaksud lari ke pihak musuh." Tapi Yeria tidak mau mendengarkan. Ia menangkap dan membawa aku menghadap para pejabat pemerintah.

And Jeremias answered: It is not so, I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Jerias took Jeremias and brought him to the princes.

15 Mereka marah sekali kepadaku, dan memerintahkan supaya aku dipukuli dan dikurung di rumah Yonatan, sekretaris negara. Rumah itu sudah dijadikan penjara.

Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremias, and they beat him, and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison.

16 Aku dimasukkan ke dalam sebuah kolam di bawah tanah, dan lama ditahan di situ.

So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.

17 Kemudian Raja Zedekia menyuruh orang membawa aku menghadap dia di istana. Di situ secara rahasia ia bertanya kepadaku apakah ada pesan dari TUHAN. "Ada," jawabku. Lalu kutambahkan, "Baginda akan diserahkan kepada raja Babel."

Then Sedecias the king, sending, took him: and asked him secretly in his house, and said: Is there, thinkest thou, any word from the Lord? And Jeremias said: There is. And he said: Thou shalt be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.

18 Setelah itu aku bertanya, "Apa kejahatanku terhadap Baginda atau terhadap para pejabat Baginda atau rakyat, sehingga Baginda memasukkan aku ke dalam penjara?

And Jeremias said to king Sedecias: In what have I offended against thee, or thy servants, or thy people, that thou hast cast me into prison?

19 Di mana para nabi Baginda itu yang mengatakan bahwa raja Babel tidak akan menyerang Baginda dan negeri ini?

Where are your prophets that prophesied to you, and said: The king of Babylon shall not come against you, and against this land?

20 Sekarang, Baginda yang mulia, sudilah mendengarkan permohonanku ini. Janganlah Baginda mengirim aku kembali ke penjara di rumah Yonatan itu, nanti aku mati di sana."

Now therefore hear, I beseech thee, my lord the king: let my petition be accepted in thy sight: and send me not back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

21 Maka Raja Zedekia memerintahkan supaya aku dipenjarakan di pelataran istana. Jadi aku tinggal di situ, dan setiap hari diberi roti dari tempat pembuatan roti sampai persediaan roti di kota itu telah habis semuanya.

Then king Sedecias commanded that Jeremias should be committed into the entry of the prison: and that they should give him daily a piece of bread, beside broth, till all the bread in the city were spent: and Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison.