1 犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬开始执政的时候， 有这话从耶和华那里临到耶利米， 说： 2 "耶和华这样说： ‘你要站在耶和华殿的院子里， 对来自犹大各城， 到耶和华殿敬拜的人， 把我吩咐你对他们说的一切话， 一字不漏告诉他们。 3 或者他们肯听从， 各人转离自己的恶道， 我就回心转意， 不把我因为他们的恶行原想要施行的灾祸， 降给他们。 4 你要对他们说： 耶和华这样说： 如果你们不听从我， 不遵行我设立在你们面前的律法， 5 不听从我差遣到你们那里去的我的仆人众先知的话（我不断差遣他们， 但你们一直都不听从）， 6 我就必使这殿像示罗一样， 使这城成为地上列国咒诅的对象。’" 7 耶利米在耶和华殿里所说的这些话， 众祭司、众先知和众民都听见了。 8 耶利米说完了耶和华吩咐他对众民所说的一切话， 众祭司、众先知和众民就抓住他， 说： "你必要死！ 9 你为什么奉耶和华的名预言， 说： ‘这殿必像示罗一样， 这城必变为荒场， 没有人居住呢？’"于是众民在耶和华的殿里集合到耶利米那里。 10 犹大的领袖听见了这些事， 就从王宫上到耶和华的殿， 坐在耶和华殿里新门的入口。 11 祭司和先知对领袖和众民说： "这人应该处死， 因为他说预言攻击这城， 正如你们亲耳听见的。" 12 耶利米对众领袖和众民说： "耶和华差遣我预言你们所听见， 一切攻击这殿和这城的话。 13 现在， 你们要改善你们所行所作的， 听从耶和华你们的 神的话， 耶和华就必回心转意， 不把所说的灾祸降给你们。 14 至于我， 我在你们手中； 你们看怎样好， 怎样对， 就怎样待我吧！ 15 不过你们要确实知道， 如果你们杀死我， 就必使无辜的人的血归到你们和这城， 以及这城的居民头上， 因为耶和华实在差遣了我到你们中间， 把这一切话传到你们耳中。" 16 于是众领袖和众民对祭司和先知说： "这人不应该处死， 因为他奉耶和华我们 神的名对我们说话。" 17 那地的长老中有几个人起来， 对集合在场的全体人民说： 18 "在犹大王希西家的日子， 摩利沙人弥迦对犹大的众民说预言： ‘万军之耶和华这样说： 锡安要像田地被耕犁， 耶路撒冷必成为废墟， 这殿的山必变为杂树丛生的高冈。’ 19 犹大王希西家和犹大众人可曾把他处死呢？希西家不是敬畏耶和华， 求他开恩， 以致耶和华回心转意， 没有把他所说的灾祸降在他们身上吗？但我们现在竟自招大祸。" 20 曾有一个人， 就是基列．耶琳人示玛雅的儿子乌利亚， 他奉耶和华的名说预言， 攻击这城和这地， 他的预言和耶利米所说的一样。 21 约雅敬王和他所有的勇士， 以及犹大的众领袖听见了乌利亚的话， 王就想要杀他。乌利亚听见了， 就惧怕， 就逃往埃及去。 22 约雅敬王打发人到埃及去， 就是派亚革波的儿子以利拿单和一些人同到埃及去。 23 他们就把乌利亚从埃及带出来， 送到约雅敬王那里。王用刀杀死他， 把他的尸体拋在平民的坟地里。 24 然而沙番的儿子亚希甘却保护耶利米， 不许人把耶利米交在人民的手中处死。

1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been from Jehovah, saying:2 `Thus said Jehovah, Stand thou in the court of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast spoken unto all [those of] the cities of Judah who are coming in to bow themselves in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them, thou dost not diminish a word.3 If so be they hearken, and turn back each from his evil way, then I have repented concerning the evil that I am thinking of doing to them, because of the evil of their doings.4 `And thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah, If ye do not hearken unto Me, to walk in My law, that I set before you,5 To hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I am sending unto you, yea, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened,6 Then I have given up this house as Shiloh, and this city I give up for a reviling to all nations of the earth.`7 And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, hear Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah,8 And it cometh to pass, at the completion of Jeremiah`s speaking all that Jehovah hath commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests, and the prophets, and all the people catch him, saying, Thou dost surely die,9 Wherefore hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, `As Shiloh this house shall be, and this city is wasted, without inhabitant?` and all the people are assembled unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.10 And the heads of Judah hear these things, and they go up from the house of the king [to] the house of Jehovah, and sit in the opening of the new gate of Jehovah.11 And the priests and the prophets speak unto the heads, and unto all the people, saying, `Judgment of death [is] for this man, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.`12 And Jeremiah speaketh unto all the heads, and unto all the people, saying, `Jehovah sent me to prophesy concerning this house, and concerning this city, all the words that ye have heard;13 And now, amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, and Jehovah doth repent concerning the evil that He hath spoken against you.14 `And I, lo, I [am] in your hand, do to me as is good and as is right in your eyes;15 Only, know ye certainly, that if ye are putting me to death, surely innocent blood ye are putting on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly hath Jehovah sent me unto you to speak in your ears all these words.`16 And the heads and all the people say unto the priests and unto the prophets, `There is not for this man a judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah our God he hath spoken unto us.`17 And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying,18 `Micah the Morashtite hath been prophesying in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and he saith unto all the people of Judah, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Zion is a plowed field, and Jerusalem is heaps, And the mountain of the house is for high places of a forest.19 `Put him at all to death did Hezekiah king of Judah, and all Judah? Did he not fear Jehovah? yea, he appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah repenteth concerning the evil that He spake against them; and we are doing great evil against our souls.20 `And also there hath been a man prophesying in the name of Jehovah, Urijah son of Shemaiah, of Kirjath-Jearim, and he prophesieth against this city, and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah,21 And the king Jehoiakim, and all his mighty ones, and all the heads, hear his words, and the king seeketh to put him to death, and Urijah heareth, and feareth, and fleeth, and goeth in to Egypt.22 And the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt -- Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt --23 And they bring out Urijah from Egypt, and bring him in unto the king Jehoiakim, and he smiteth him with a sword, and casteth his corpse unto the graves of the sons of the people.`24 Only, the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan hath been with Jeremiah so as not to give him up into the hand of the people to put him to death.