1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 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. 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. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 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.
11 ¶ And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 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 took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore 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.
16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore hear now, 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. 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Cedekijas cerības ir veltas
(2Ķēn 24:172L 36:10)1 Un par ķēniņu kļuva Cedekija, Jošijāhu dēls, – Jehojākīma dēla Konjāhu vietā, – viņu par ķēniņu Jūdas zemei iecēla Bābeles ķēniņš Nebūkadnecars. 2 Bet viņš neklausījās – ne viņš, ne viņa kalpi, ne vienkāršie ļaudis – Kunga vārdos, ko viņš runāja caur pravieti Jeremiju.
3 Un ķēniņš Cedekija sūtīja Jehūhalu, Šelemjas dēlu, un priesteri Cefanju, Maasējas dēlu, pie pravieša Jeremijas, sacīdams: “Lūdz jel par mums Kungu, mūsu Dievu!” 4 Jeremija vēl joprojām bija kopā ar tautu, un viņu vēl nebija ielikuši cietumā. 5 Bet no Ēģiptes tuvojās faraona karaspēks, un kaldieši, kas bija aplenkuši Jeruzālemi, padzirdējuši baumas par tiem, devās projām no Jeruzālemes.
6 Un Kunga vārds nāca pār pravieti Jeremiju: 7 “Tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: tā sakiet Jūdas ķēniņam, kurš jūs sūtīja izjautāt mani: redzi, faraona karaspēks, kas jums nāk palīgā, atgriezīsies savā zemē Ēģiptē, 8 bet kaldieši nāks atpakaļ un cīnīsies pret šo pilsētu, viņi to ieņems un nodedzinās ar uguni!”
9 Tā saka Kungs: “Nepieviliet paši sevi, sacīdami: aiziet aizies no mums kaldieši, – jo tie neaizies! 10 Pat ja jūs sakausiet visu kaldiešu karaspēku, kas karo pret jums, un tiem paliks vien ievainotie – ik vīrs savā teltī –, tie celsies un nodedzinās šo pilsētu ar uguni!”
Jeremija tiek apcietināts
11 Un, kad kaldiešu karaspēks atkāpās no Jeruzālemes faraona karaspēka priekšā, 12 tad Jeremija no Jeruzālemes devās uz Benjāmina zemi, lai tur saņemtu savu mantojuma daļu līdz ar citiem. 13 Viņš bija Benjāmina vārtos, un tur bija arī amatvīrs, vārdā Jirija, Šelemjas dēls, Hananjas dēls, un tas sagrāba pravieti Jeremiju, sacīdams: “Tātad tu grasies bēgt pie kaldiešiem!?” 14 Bet Jeremija teica: “Meli! Es pie kaldiešiem nebēgu!” Bet Jirija neklausījās viņā, sagrāba Jeremiju un atveda pie augstmaņiem. 15 Un augstmaņi noskaitās uz Jeremiju, sita viņu un ielika viņu cietumā rakstveža Jonatāna namā, kur bija ierīkojuši cietumu. 16 Tā Jeremija nokļuva cietuma mūros un mita tur daudzas dienas.
17 Un ķēniņš Cedekija sūtīja pēc viņa, ņēma viņu un slepeni pratināja savā namā: “Vai ir kaut kas no Kunga?” Un Jeremija teica: “Ir!” – un sacīja: “Tu tiksi atdots Bābeles ķēniņam!”
18 Un Jeremija teica ķēniņam Cedekijam: “Ko es esmu nogrēkojies pret tevi un taviem kalpiem, un pret šo tautu, ka tu ieliki mani cietumā? 19 Kur ir jūsu pravieši, kas jums pravietoja, sacīdami: Bābeles ķēniņš nenāks pret jums un pret šo zemi! – 20 Tagad klausies jel, mans kungs, ķēniņ, lai nāk mana lūgšana tavā priekšā: neliec man atgriezties rakstveža Jonatāna namā, ka es tur nemirstu!” 21 Un ķēniņš Cedekija pavēlēja, un tie ielika Jeremiju cietuma pagalmā un deva viņam ik dienas maizes klaipu no cepēju ielas, līdz maize pilsētā beidzās. Bet Jeremija palika cietuma pagalmā.
