< Yeremia 37 >
1 Pada waktu Nebukadnezar raja Babel memecat Yoyakhin anak Yoyakim, ia mengangkat Zedekia anak Yosia menjadi raja Yehuda.
And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king in the place of Conyahu the son of Jehoyakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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 hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of Jeremiah 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 Zedekiah sent Jehuchal the son of Shelemyah and Zephanyahu the son of Ma'asseyah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Pray now in our behalf unto the Lord our God.
4 Pada waktu itu aku belum dimasukkan ke dalam penjara dan masih bebas bergerak di antara rakyat.
Now Jeremiah came and went out among the people; and they put him not into the prison-house.
5 Tentara Babel sedang mengepung Yerusalem, tapi ketika mereka mendengar bahwa tentara Mesir telah berangkat dari Mesir untuk berperang, mereka mundur.
But the army of Pharaoh was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard the report of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyuruh aku
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah 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 hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that hath sent you unto me to inquire of me, Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, returneth into its own land to Egypt.
8 Lalu orang Babel akan kembali dan menyerang kota ini, serta mengalahkan dan membakarnya.
But the Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city, and capture 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 hath said the Lord, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us; for they will 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.'"
For if even ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained among them [only such] men as are pierced through: yet should they rise up, every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 Tentara Babel mundur dari Yerusalem karena tentara Mesir bergerak menuju kota itu.
And it came to pass, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh,
12 Maka aku meninggalkan Yerusalem dan pergi ke wilayah Benyamin untuk menerima pembagian warisanku dari tanah milik keluarga.
That Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to make his escape thence in the midst of the people.
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.)
But as he was in the gate of Benjamin, there was there a captain of the guardsmen, whose name was Yiriyah, the son of Shelemyah, the son of Chananyah; and he seized hold of Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou runnest away 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.
But Jeremiah said, It is false; I am not running away to the Chaldeans. But he listened not to him; and Yiriyah seized hold of Jeremiah, 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.
Thereupon were the princes wroth with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for that had they made into a prison-house.
16 Aku dimasukkan ke dalam sebuah kolam di bawah tanah, dan lama ditahan di situ.
When Jeremiah had been placed in the dungeon, within the traders' shops, where Jeremiah remained 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."
King Zedekiah sent, and had him taken out, and the king asked him in his house in secret, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is:” and he said, Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be given up.
18 Setelah itu aku bertanya, "Apa kejahatanku terhadap Baginda atau terhadap para pejabat Baginda atau rakyat, sehingga Baginda memasukkan aku ke dalam penjara?
And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have put me into the prison-house?
19 Di mana para nabi Baginda itu yang mengatakan bahwa raja Babel tidak akan menyerang Baginda dan negeri ini?
And where are now your prophets who have prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon will 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."
Yet now, do but hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let me offer my humble supplication, I pray thee, before thee, that thou wilt not make me return to 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 commanded king Zedekiah that they should put Jeremiah in ward in the court of the prison, and that they should give him a loaf of bread for every day out of the bakers' street, until all the bread was spent out of the city. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.