The People Go to Egypt
1 I told the people everything the Lord had told me. 2 But Azariah, Johanan and some other arrogant men said to me, “You're lying! The Lord didn't tell you to say that we shouldn't go to Egypt. 3 Baruch son of Neriah must have told you to say that. He wants the Babylonians to capture us, so they can take us away to Babylonia or even kill us.”
4 Johanan, the other army officers, and everyone else refused to stay in Judah in spite of the Lord's command. 5 So Johanan and the officers led us away toward Egypt. The group that left Judah included those who had been scattered in other countries and who had then come back to live in Judah. 6 Baruch and I and others in the group had been staying with Gedaliah, because Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian officer in charge of the guard, had ordered him to take care of the king's daughters and quite a few men, women, and children.
7 The people disobeyed the Lord and went to Egypt. The group had settled in Tahpanhes, 8 when the Lord told me:
9 Jeremiah, carry some large stones to the entrance of the government building in Tahpanhes. Bury the stones underneath the brick pavement and be sure the Jews are watching.
10 Then tell them that I, the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, have sent for my servant, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. I will bring him here and have him set up his throne and his royal tent over these stones that I told you to bury. 11 He will attack Egypt and kill many of its people; others will die of disease or be dragged away as prisoners. 12-13 I will let him set Egypt's temples on fire, and he will either burn or carry off their idols. He will destroy the sacred monuments at the temple of the sun-god. Then Nebuchadnezzar will pick the land clean, just like a shepherd picking the lice off his clothes. And he will return safely home.
1 Kad Jeremija bija pasludinājis visai tautai visus šos vārdus, ko Tas Kungs, viņu Dievs, bija pavēlējis tiem sludināt, visus šos vārdus, 2 tad sacīja Asarja, Hošajas dēls, un Johanans, Kareaha dēls, un visi pārējie nepakļāvīgie vīri, kas runāja ar Jeremiju: "Tu runā melus: Tas Kungs, mūsu Dievs, tevi nav sūtījis un nav licis sludināt: jums nebūs iet uz Ēģipti, lai tur dzīvotu svešumā! 3 Bet Baruhs, Nerijas dēls, tevi sakūdījis pret mums - mūs nodot kaldeju rokās, lai tie mūs nonāvē vai aizved trimdā uz Bābeli!" 4 Tā Johanans, Kareaha dēls, un visi kara virsnieki un visa tauta neklausīja Tā Kunga balsij palikt Jūdas zemē. 5 Bet Johanans, Kareaha dēls, un visi kara virsnieki ņēma Jūdas tautas atlikumu, visus, kas no visām tautām, kur tie bija izklīdināti, bija atgriezušies atpakaļ, lai nomestos dzīvot Jūdas zemē, - 6 vīrus, sievas un bērnus, un ķēniņa meitas, un visus, kurus miesassardzes priekšnieks Nebusaradans bija atstājis pie Gedaljas, Ahikāma dēla, Šafana dēladēla, arī pravieti Jeremiju un Baruhu, Nerijas dēlu, 7 un devās uz Ēģipti, jo tie nepaklausīja Tā Kunga balsij, un nometās Tahpanhesā. 8 Tad pār Jeremiju Tahpanhesā nāca Tā Kunga vārds: 9 "Ņem lielus akmeņus un ieroc tos mālainē pie ķieģeļu cepļa, kas ir pie faraona pils ieejas Tahpanhesā, Jūdas vīru klātbūtnē, 10 un saki tiem: tā saka Tas Kungs Cebaots, Israēla Dievs: redzi, Es došu rīkojumu un pasaukšu Savu kalpu, Bābeles ķēniņu Nebukadnēcaru, un celšu viņa troni uz šiem akmeņiem, ko tu šeit iegremdēji, un viņš uzcels te un izspriedīs pār tiem savu troņa telti. 11 Viņš nāks un satrieks Ēģiptes zemi: kam nāve lemta, tas dosies nāvē, kam lemts krist gūstā, tas aizies gūstā, kam lemts zobens, tas no zobena arī kritīs. 12 Es aizdedzināšu Ēģiptes dievu namus, viņš tos sadedzinās un aizvedīs; viņš saritinās ap sevi Ēģiptes zemi, kā gans apritina ap sevi savu apmetni, un tad netraucēts aizies. 13 Viņš satrieks Ēģiptes saules dieva nama pieminekļu stabus un sadedzinās ēģiptiešu elka dievu namus."
