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!”
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.
