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21 ¶ Wa Sedesyas te voye Pachou, pitit gason Malkija a, ak Sefanya, pitit gason Mesaja a, prèt la, bò kote Jeremi pou mande l' yon sèvis.

Yo di l': -Tanpri, pale ak Seyè a pou nou, paske Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, ap fè nou lagè. Ou pa janm konnen! Seyè a ka fè ankò pou nou yonn nan mirak li yo pou fòse Nèbikadneza vire do l' al fè wout li.

Lè sa a, Seyè a pale ak Jeremi. Lèfini, Jeremi di mesye yo: -Men sa n' aval di wa Sedesyas pou mwen:

Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pale. Li di konsa: Mwen pral pran tout zam ou genyen pou goumen kont wa Nèbikadneza ak lame moun Kalde ki sènen nou yo, mwen pral detounen yo, m'ap anpile yo nan mitan lavil la.

Se mwen menm menm ki pral goumen ak nou avèk tout fòs mwen, avèk tout kouraj mwen, avèk kòlè, avèk raj, avèk yon gwo kòlè.

Mwen pral touye tout moun ki rete nan lavil sa a. Mwen pral voye yon gwo maladi sou tout moun ak sou tout bèt pou yo mouri.

Apre sa, -se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa-m'ap pran nou tout, ni Sedesyas, wa peyi Jida a, ni chèf li yo, ni rès moun ki pa mouri nan lagè, nan grangou ak anba maladi yo, m'ap lage nou nan men Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, nan men lènmi ki soti pou touye nou yo. Y'ap touye nou anba kout nepe. Yo p'ap kite yonn nan nou chape. Yo p'ap gen pitye pou pesonn, yo p'ap pran priyè.

¶ Lèfini, w'a di pèp la men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, mwen di: Mwen pral mande nou pou nou chwazi ant lavi ak lanmò.

Tout moun ki va rete nan lavil la pral mouri nan lagè, osinon anba grangou, ou ankò maladi pral fini ak yo. Men, tout moun ki va soti al pote tèt yo bay moun Kalde k'ap sènen nou yo p'ap mouri. Y'a sove lavi yo nan batay la.

10 Wi, mwen pral fè kichòy pou lavil sa a, men se va pou malè yo, pa pou byen yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale. Mwen pral lage l' nan men wa Babilòn lan. Li pral boule l' ratè.

11 Men sa w'a di moun ki lakay wa peyi Jida a: -Koute pawòl Seyè a.

12 Nou menm ki soti nan branch fanmi wa David la, men sa Seyè a voye di nou. Rann tout moun jistis chak jou. Pwoteje moun y'ap peze yo, wete yo anba ponyèt moun k'ap peze yo a. Si nou pa fè sa, mwen pral fè kòlè sou nou. M'ap boule nou tankou dife moun pa ka touye, paske nou fè anpil mechanste.

13 Nou menm moun Jerizalèm ki chita nan fon an, tankou gwo wòch nan mitan yon plenn, mwen menm Seyè a, mwen pral regle nou. N'ap plede di: Pa gen moun ki ka atake nou, pa gen moun ki ka antre kote n' kache a.

14 Men m'ap pini nou pou sa nou fè. M'ap mete dife nan gwo bèl kay bwa nou yo. Dife a pral boule tou sa ki bò kote yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.

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God Rejects Zedekiah’s Request

21 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah(A) sent to him Pashhur(B) son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah(C) son of Maaseiah. They said: “Inquire(D) now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar[a](E) king of Babylon(F) is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will perform wonders(G) for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.”

But Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn(H) against you the weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians[b] who are outside the wall besieging(I) you. And I will gather them inside this city. I myself will fight(J) against you with an outstretched hand(K) and a mighty arm(L) in furious anger and in great wrath. I will strike(M) down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague.(N) After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(O) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(P) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(Q) and to their enemies(R) who want to kill them.(S) He will put them to the sword;(T) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(U)

“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(V) and the way of death. Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.(W) But whoever goes out and surrenders(X) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.(Y) 10 I have determined to do this city harm(Z) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(AA) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(AB)

11 “Moreover, say to the royal house(AC) of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord. 12 This is what the Lord says to you, house of David:

“‘Administer justice(AD) every morning;
    rescue from the hand of the oppressor(AE)
    the one who has been robbed,
or my wrath will break out and burn like fire(AF)
    because of the evil(AG) you have done—
    burn with no one to quench(AH) it.
13 I am against(AI) you, Jerusalem,
    you who live above this valley(AJ)
    on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord
you who say, “Who can come against us?
    Who can enter our refuge?”(AK)
14 I will punish you as your deeds(AL) deserve,
    declares the Lord.
I will kindle a fire(AM) in your forests(AN)
    that will consume everything around you.’”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel
  2. Jeremiah 21:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 9