1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
5 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 8 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
9 ¶ Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it ? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
33 ¶ And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 38 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; 39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence: 40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Īstā Dāvida atvase
(Jer 16:14–15)1 “Vai! ganiem, kuri izdeldē un pazaudē avis no manām ganībām,” saka Kungs. 2 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs, par ganiem, kas gana manu tautu: “Jūs aiztrencāt un padzināt manas avis, un jūs tās nemeklējāt! Redzi, es piemeklēšu jūs jūsu ļauno darbu dēļ,” saka Kungs. 3 “Es savākšu avis, kas vēl atlikušas, no visām zemēm, kur es tās biju aiztriecis, un atvedīšu tās atpakaļ uz viņu ganībām, un tās augļosies un vairosies. 4 Es došu tām ganus, un tie tās ganīs – tām vairs nebūs nedz jātrūkstas, nedz jābīstas, un nezudīs neviena,” saka Kungs.
5 “Redzi, nāk dienas,”
saka Kungs,
“es riesīšu Dāvidam taisnības atvasi,
un kā ķēniņš viņš valdīs ar apdomu
un uz zemes darīs tiesu un taisnību!
6 Viņa dienās Jūda būs glābta
un Israēls dzīvos drošībā,
tas ir viņa vārds, viņu sauks:
Kungs – mūsu taisnība.
7 Tādēļ, redzi, nāk dienas, saka Kungs, kad vairs neteiks: dzīvs Kungs, kas izveda Israēla dēlus no Ēģiptes zemes, 8 bet gan: dzīvs Kungs, kas izveda un veda Israēla nama pēcnācējus no ziemeļu zemes un no visām zemēm, kur bija tos aiztriecis, un tie dzīvos savā zemē.”
Par viltus praviešiem
9 Par praviešiem:
mana sirds satriekta,
man mīksti visi kauli,
es biju kā piedzēries,
kā vīrs, kuru vīns pievārējis, –
no Kunga un viņa svētuma vārdiem!
10 Laulības pārkāpēju pilna ir zeme!
Zeme sēro viņu lāsta dēļ,
un tuksneša ganības kalst –
tie skrēja pēc ļauna,
un viņu varenība
ir netaisna!
11 “Gan pravietis, gan priesteris
dzen neģēlību,
pat manā namā
es atrodu viņu ļaunumu,”
saka Kungs.
12 “Tādēļ to ceļš būs slidens!
Tumsā tos grūdīs, tie iekritīs tur,
jo es nesu tiem ļaunu
viņu piemeklēšanas gadā,”
saka Kungs.
13 “Pie Samarijas praviešiem
es redzēju nelietību,
tie Baalam pravietoja
un aizvīla manu tautu Israēlu!
14 Pie Jeruzālemes praviešiem
es redzēju šaušalas –
pārkāpj laulību un melo,
un vingrina ļaunumā roku!
Neviens no sava ļaunuma nenovēršas –
tie visi ir kā Sodoma,
visi kopā kā Gomora!”
15 Tādēļ tā saka Pulku Kungs par praviešiem:
“Redzi, es viņus vērmelēm barošu
un ar indes ūdeni dzirdīšu!
Jo no Jeruzālemes praviešiem
neģēlība iziet pa visu zemi!”
16 Tā saka Pulku Kungs:
“Neklausieties to praviešu vārdos,
kuri jums pravieto, –
tie melš tukšu
un runā, ko pareģo viņu sirds,
nevis no Kunga mutes!
17 Uz tiem, kas nopaļā Kunga vārdu,
tie runātin runā:
jums būs miers!
Tiem, kas savas sirds stūrgalvībā staigā,
tie saka: ļaunums nenāks pār jums!
18 Bet kurš stāvēja Kunga pulkā
un redzēja, dzirdēja viņa vārdu?
Kas klausījās viņa vārdos un sadzirdēja?!”
19 Redzi, atnāca Kunga niknuma vētra,
un viesulis virpuļo,
tas ķers ļaundaru galvu!
20 Kunga dusmas prom negriezīsies,
līdz viņš izdarīs un panāks,
ko viņa sirds nodomājusi! –
pēdējās dienās,
tad gan jūs zināsiet, kur saprašana!
21 “Es šos praviešus nesūtīju –
bet viņi skrien!
Es uz tiem nerunāju –
bet viņi pravieto!
22 Ja manā pulkā
tie būtu stāvējuši,
tad manai tautai
būtu teikuši manus vārdus
un atgriezuši tos
no viņu ļaunajiem ceļiem
un viņu ļaunajiem darbiem!
23 Vai es neesmu tuvs Dievs?”
saka Kungs,
“taču ne tāls Dievs!
24 Vai vīrs paslēpsies slēptuvē,
ka es neredzēšu? –
saka Kungs,
vai ne es
piepildu debesis un zemi? –
saka Kungs.
25 Es dzirdēju, ko teica tie pravieši, kas manā vārdā pravieto melus: nosapņoju, nosapņoju! 26 Cik ilgi vēl mans vārds būs to praviešu sirdī, kuri pravieto melus? Un pie tiem praviešiem, kuri – savas sirds viltu? 27 Tie grib, lai ir aizmirsts mans vārds manā tautā – ar saviem sapņiem, ko tie stāsta viens otram! Tāpat viņu tēvi aizmirsa manu vārdu Baala dēļ! 28 Pravietis, kam ir sapnis, stāsta sapni, un, kam ir mans vārds, tas patiesi runā manu vārdu!
Kas salmiem kopīgs ar kviešiem?! –
saka Kungs.
29 Vai mans vārds nav kā uguns,
saka Kungs,
un kā āmurs, kas sadragā klinti?
30 Tādēļ, redzi, es esmu pret tiem praviešiem, saka Kungs, kas viens otram zog manus vārdus! 31 Redzi, es esmu pret tiem praviešiem, saka Kungs, kuri ņemas ar savu mēli teikt: tā saka Kungs. 32 Redzi, es esmu pret tiem, kuri pravieto melu sapņus – kas tos stāsta un aizviļ manu tautu ar saviem meliem un bezkaunīgu muldēšanu! Es tos nesūtīju un tiem nepavēlēju, šai tautai tie nelīdz nenieka,” saka Kungs.
33 “Kad tev šī tauta vai pravietis, vai priesteris jautās: kur Kunga pravietojumu nasta? – saki tiem: jūs esat nasta, un es jūs atmetīšu! – saka Kungs. – 34 Un, ja pravietis vai priesteris, vai tauta teiks: šī ir Kunga pravietojumu nasta, – tad es piemeklēšu to vīru un viņa namu! 35 Tā sakiet viens otram, ik vīrs savam brālim: ko Kungs atbildēja? Ko Kungs sacīja? – 36 Aizmirstiet “Kunga pravietojumu nastu”, jo katram viņa sacītais būs pašam par nastu, jo tā jūs apgriežat otrādi dzīvā Dieva, Pulku Kunga, mūsu Dieva, vārdus! 37 Tā sakiet pravietim: ko tev atbildēja Kungs? Ko teica Kungs? – 38 Un, ja jūs teiksiet: “Kunga pravietojumu nasta”, – tad tā saka Kungs: tādēļ, ka jūs teicāt šos vārdus “Kunga pravietojumu nasta”, kaut arī es pie jums sūtīju, sacīdams: nesakiet “Kunga pravietojumu nasta”, 39 tad, redzi, tādēļ es pacelšu jūs kā nastu un aizmetīšu projām no sava vaiga kopā ar pilsētu, ko es devu jums un jūsu tēviem! 40 Es došu mūžīgu izsmieklu un mūžīgu negodu – tas netiks aizmirsts!”
