Jeremija pērk tīrumu Jeruzālemes aplenkuma laikā
1 Vārds, kas Jeremijam nāca no Kunga Jūdas ķēniņa Cedekijas desmitajā gadā, tas bija astoņpadsmitais Nebūkadnecara valdīšanas gads. 2 Tolaik Bābeles ķēniņa karaspēks bija aplencis Jeruzālemi, bet pravietis Jeremija bija ieslodzīts Jūdas ķēniņa nama cietuma pagalmā. 3 Viņu ieslodzīja Jūdas ķēniņš Cedekija, sacīdams: “Kādēļ tu pravietoji: tā saka Kungs: redzi, es atdodu šo pilsētu Bābeles ķēniņa rokā, un viņš to ieņems. 4 Un Jūdas ķēniņš Cedekija nepaglābsies no kaldiešu rokas, viņš tiks atdots Bābeles ķēniņa rokā – runās ar viņu muti pret muti un skatīsies aci pret aci! 5 Viņš aizvedīs Cedekiju uz Bābeli, un tur tas paliks, kamēr es viņu piemeklēšu, saka Kungs, jo, kaut tu pret kaldiešiem cīnīsies, tu tos nepieveiksi!”
6 Jeremija teica: “Pār mani nāca Kunga vārds: 7 redzi, Hanamēls, Šallūma dēls, tavs tēvocis, nāk pie tevis un saka: pērc manu lauku, kas Anātotā, jo tev ir pirmpirkuma tiesības.” 8 Kā Kungs bija teicis, pie manis uz cietuma pagalmu atnāca mana tēvoča dēls Hanamēls un teica: “Pērc jel manu lauku, kas Anātotā, Benjāmina zemē, jo tev ir mantošanas un pirmpirkuma tiesības, pērc to sev!” Un es zināju, ka tas ir Kunga vārds. 9 Un es nopirku no Hanamēla, mana tēvoča dēla, lauku, kas Anātotā, un iesvēru viņam sudrabu – septiņpadsmit šekeļus sudraba. 10 Par darījumu es uzrakstīju līgumu, apzīmogoju, apliecināju ar lieciniekiem un uz svariem nosvēru sudrabu. 11 Un es paņēmu apzīmogoto līgumu ar nosacījumiem un noteikumiem, un pirkšanas apliecības norakstu. 12 Un es iedevu pirkšanas līgumu Bārūham, Nērijas dēlam, Mahsēja dēlam, mana tēvoča Hanamēla un liecinieku klātbūtnē, un tie parakstījās pirkšanas līgumā visu to jūdu klātbūtnē, kuri sēdēja cietuma pagalmā. 13 Viņu klātbūtnē es pavēlēju Bārūham: 14 “Tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: ņemiet šo apzīmogoto pirkšanas līgumu un šo pirkšanas apliecību un lieciet tos māla traukā, lai tie var glabāties daudzas dienas.” 15 Tā saka Pulku Kungs, Israēla Dievs: “Šajā zemē atkal pirks namus, laukus un vīnadārzus!”
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16 Atdevis Bārūham, Nērijas dēlam, pirkšanas līgumu, es lūdzos Kungu: 17 “Ak, Kungs Dievs! Redzi, ar savu lielo spēku un ar savu izstiepto elkoni tu radīji debesis un zemi, nekas tev nav neiespējams! 18 Tu izrādi žēlastību tūkstošiem un tēvu grēkus piepildi pie viņu bērniem! Lielais un varenais Dievs, Pulku Kungs ir tavs vārds! 19 Liels padomā un darbu skaitā! – Tavas acis ir atdarītas pār visiem cilvēka dēlu ceļiem, lai katram darītu pēc viņa gājuma un pēc viņa darba augļiem. 20 Tu darīji zīmes un brīnumus Ēģiptes zemē, līdz šai dienai Israēlā un pie cilvēkiem, tā tu iemantoji slavu, un tā pastāv vēl šodien! 21 Ar zīmēm un brīnumiem, savu stipro roku un izstiepto elkoni, un šausmas dvesošiem brīnumiem tu izvedi savu tautu no Ēģiptes zemes! 22 Tu devi viņiem šo zemi, kā biji zvērējis to dot viņu tēviem, zemi, kur plūst medus un piens! 23 Un viņi atnāca un to iemantoja, bet tavā balsī neklausījās un pēc tavas bauslības nestaigāja, visu, ko tu tiem vēlēji darīt, tie nedarīja, – tad tu liki, lai tiem notiek šis ļaunums! 24 Redzi, ap pilsētu jau aplenkuma valnis, un to ieņems – ar zobenu, badu un mēri šī pilsēta ir atdota kaldiešu rokās, kuri karo pret to! Kā tu teici, tā ir! Nu tu redzi! 25 Un tu, Kungs Dievs, man teici: pērc lauku par sudrabu un apliecini to ar lieciniekiem! – Bet nu pilsēta atdota kaldiešiem!”
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26 Un Kunga vārds nāca pār Jeremiju: 27 “Redzi, es esmu Kungs, visu dzīvo Dievs! Vai man kas ir neiespējams!? 28 Tādēļ tā saka Kungs: redzi, šo pilsētu es atdošu kaldiešu rokā un Bābeles ķēniņa Nebūkadnecara rokā, un viņš to ieņems! 29 Un kaldiešu karavīri nāks pār šo pilsētu un to nodedzinās ar uguni, nosvilinās gan to, gan mājas, uz kuru jumtiem kvēpināja Baalam un laistīja lejamos upurus citiem dieviem, mani kaitinādami! 30 Jo Jūdas dēli un Israēla dēli kopš jaunības darījuši ļaunu pret mani, Israēla dēli mani tikai kaitinājuši ar saviem darinājumiem, saka Kungs. 31 Šī pilsēta man ir bijusi par dusmām un niknumu no dienas, kad viņi to uzcēla, līdz šai dienai! Es to novākšu no savas priekšas! 32 Visa Israēla dēlu un Jūdas dēlu ļaunuma dēļ, ko tie darīja, mani kaitinādami: viņi, viņu ķēniņi, viņu augstmaņi, viņu priesteri un viņu pravieši, Jūdas vīri un Jeruzālemes iemītnieki! 33 Man viņi pagrieza muguru, ne seju, kaut es viņus mācīju, bez mitas mācīju, bet viņi neklausīja un mācību nepieņēma! 34 Viņi laistīja savas preteklības namā, kas saukts manā vārdā, to sagānīdami. 35 Ben-Hinnomas ielejā viņi cēla augstienes Baalam, lai ziedotu Moleham savus dēlus un meitas, – es viņiem to nepavēlēju, no manas mutes tas nenāca, ka tie dara šo preteklību, apgrēcinādami Jūdu!
36 Tādēļ tagad tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs, par šo pilsētu, par ko jūs sakāt, ka tā atdota Bābeles ķēniņa rokā ar zobenu, badu un mēri: 37 redzi, es sapulcēšu viņus no visām tām zemēm, kur esmu tos aiztriecis – savās dusmās, niknumā un bardzībā, un es viņus atvedīšu uz šejieni atpakaļ un ļaušu tiem dzīvot drošībā. 38 Un viņi būs mana tauta, un es būšu viņu Dievs! 39 Es došu tiem vienu prātu un vienu gaitu, lai tie bīstas mani uz mūžiem par labu sev pašiem un saviem dēliem. 40 Es slēgšu ar viņiem mūža derību, ka es nenovērsīšos no viņiem un darīšu tiem labu, un es likšu tiem sirdī manis bijāšanu, lai tie nenovēršas no manis. 41 Un es līksmošu, tiem darīdams labu, patiesi – es dēstīšu viņus šai zemē no visas sirds un dvēseles!
42 Jo tā saka Kungs: kā es nesu šai tautai visu šo lielo ļaunumu, tā es nesīšu viņiem visu labo, ko esmu apsolījis. 43 Šai zemē tiks pirkti lauki, par kuriem jūs sakāt: tie ir nopostīti, kur ne zvēra, ne cilvēka, tie atdoti kaldiešu rokā, – 44 laukus par sudrabu pirks, slēgs līgumus, apzīmogos un apliecinās ar lieciniekiem. Benjāmina zemē, visapkārt Jeruzālemei un Jūdas pilsētās, kalnienes pilsētās un Šefelas pilsētās, un Negebas pilsētās, jo gūstekņus es atvedīšu atpakaļ,” saka Kungs.
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
6 ¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it . 8 So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it , and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son , and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
13 ¶ And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
16 ¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it . 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them , yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
36 ¶ And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them , and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
