1 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, 2 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 6 Even men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 7 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
8 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 11 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 13 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.
Jeremija Ēģiptē sludina tās krišanu
1 Kad Jeremija beidza teikt tautai visus Kunga, viņu Dieva, vārdus, ko Kungs, viņu Dievs, viņam priekš tiem sūtīja, – visus šos vārdus, 2 tad Azarja, Hošajas dēls, un Jehohānāns, Kārēha dēls, visi tie nekauņas teica Jeremijam: “Tu melo! Kungs, mūsu Dievs, tevi nesūtīja teikt: neejiet uz Ēģipti un nemītiet tur! – 3 Tevi pret mums sakūdīja Bārūhs, Nērijas dēls, lai mūs nodotu kaldiešu rokā, ka tie mūs nonāvē un aizved trimdā uz Bābeli!” 4 Un Jehohānāns, Kārēha dēls, visi karaspēka virsnieki un visa tauta, neklausīja Kunga balsij un nepalika Jūdas zemē. 5 Jehohānāns, Kārēha dēls, un visi karaspēka virsnieki ņēma visu Jūdas atlikumu, kas bija atgriezies dzīvot Jūdas zemē no visām tautām, kur tie bija aiztriekti: 6 vīrus, sievas, bērnus un ķēniņa meitas un katru dzīvu dvēseli, ko tur kopā ar Gedaljāhu, Ahīkāma dēlu, Šāfāna dēlu, un pravieti Jeremiju un Bārūhu, Nērijas dēlu, bija atstājis sardzes vadonis Nebūzaradāns. 7 Un tie devās uz Ēģiptes zemi, viņi nepaklausīja Kunga balsij un nonāca Tahpanhēsā.
8 Tahpanhēsā pār Jeremiju nāca Kunga vārds: 9 “Ņem rokā lielus akmeņus un, Jūdas vīriem redzot, paslēp tos bruģī pie faraona nama ieejas Tahpanhēsā! 10 Saki viņiem: tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: redzi, es sūtīšu un ņemšu savu kalpu Bābeles ķēniņu Nebūkadnecaru un likšu viņa troni uz šiem akmeņiem, kurus es noslēpu, un es izpletīšu viņa troņa telti pār tiem! 11 Viņš nāks un sitīs Ēģiptes zemi: kuri nāvei, tiem nāve, kuri gūstam, tiem gūsts, un, kuri zobenam, tiem zobens! 12 Ēģiptes dievu namos es iedegšu uguni, un viņš tos sadedzinās un aizvedīs gūstā, viņš atblusos Ēģiptes zemi, kā gans atbluso savas drānas, no turienes viņš aizies ar mieru! 13 Viņš satrieks Saules nama elku stabus, kas ir Ēģiptes zemē, un Ēģiptes dievu namus viņš nodedzinās ar uguni!”
