Jeremiah 37
1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Pada waktu Nebukadnezar raja Babel memecat Yoyakhin anak Yoyakim, ia mengangkat Zedekia anak Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
Tetapi baik Zedekia maupun para pejabatnya dan rakyatnya tidak menuruti pesan TUHAN yang diberikan-Nya melalui aku.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
Raja Zedekia mengutus Yukhal anak Selemya, dan Imam Zefanya anak Maaseya untuk minta supaya aku berdoa kepada TUHAN Allah untuk kepentingan bangsa.
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Pada waktu itu aku belum dimasukkan ke dalam penjara dan masih bebas bergerak di antara rakyat.
5 And Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.
Tentara Babel sedang mengepung Yerusalem, tapi ketika mereka mendengar bahwa tentara Mesir telah berangkat dari Mesir untuk berperang, mereka mundur.
6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku
7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
berkata begini kepada utusan Raja Zedekia: "Katakanlah kepada Zedekia, 'Tentara Mesir yang sedang menuju kemari untuk membantumu, akan balik dan pulang.
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
Lalu orang Babel akan kembali dan menyerang kota ini, serta mengalahkan dan membakarnya.
9 Thus saith the LORD: Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Aku, TUHAN, memperingatkan kamu, supaya jangan menipu dirimu dengan berpikir bahwa orang Babel telah pergi dan tidak akan kembali. Sebab mereka pasti akan kembali.
10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
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.'"
11 And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
Tentara Babel mundur dari Yerusalem karena tentara Mesir bergerak menuju kota itu.
12 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.
Maka aku meninggalkan Yerusalem dan pergi ke wilayah Benyamin untuk menerima pembagian warisanku dari tanah milik keluarga.
13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
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.)
14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans; but he hearkened not to him: so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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.
15 And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.
Mereka marah sekali kepadaku, dan memerintahkan supaya aku dipukuli dan dikurung di rumah Yonatan, sekretaris negara. Rumah itu sudah dijadikan penjara.
16 When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Aku dimasukkan ke dalam sebuah kolam di bawah tanah, dan lama ditahan di situ.
17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
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."
18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
Setelah itu aku bertanya, "Apa kejahatanku terhadap Baginda atau terhadap para pejabat Baginda atau rakyat, sehingga Baginda memasukkan aku ke dalam penjara?
19 Where now are your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Di mana para nabi Baginda itu yang mengatakan bahwa raja Babel tidak akan menyerang Baginda dan negeri ini?
20 And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
Sekarang, Baginda yang mulia, sudilah mendengarkan permohonanku ini. Janganlah Baginda mengirim aku kembali ke penjara di rumah Yonatan itu, nanti aku mati di sana."
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
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.
