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.
1 En toe Jeremia geëindig het om die hele volk toe te spreek met al die woorde van die HERE hulle God, waarmee die HERE hulle God hom na hulle gestuur het, naamlik al hierdie woorde,
2 het As rja, die seun van Hos ja, en Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, en al die vermetele manne gespreek en aan Jeremia gesê: U spreek onwaarheid; die HERE onse God het u nie gestuur om te sê: Julle mag nie na Egipte trek om daar as vreemdelinge te vertoef nie.
3 Maar Barug, die seun van Ner¡a, hits u teen ons op om ons oor te gee in die hand van die Chaldeërs, dat hulle ons kan doodmaak en ons in ballingskap na Babel kan wegvoer.
4 So het Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, en al die owerstes van die leërs en die hele volk dan nie geluister na die stem van die HERE om in die land Juda te bly nie.
5 Maar Johanan, die seun van Kar,ag, en al die owerstes van die leërs het die hele oorblyfsel van Juda geneem wat uit al die nasies waarheen hulle verdryf was, teruggekom het om in die land Juda te woon,
6 die manne en die vroue en die kinders en die dogters van die koning en al die mense wat Nebusar dan, die owerste van die lyfwag, by Ged lja, die seun van Ah¡kam, die seun van Safan, laat staan het -- ook die profeet Jeremia en Barug, die seun van Ner¡a --
7 en hulle het na Egipteland getrek; want hulle het nie geluister na die stem van die HERE nie. En hulle het tot by Tagp nhes gekom.
8 Toe het die woord van die HERE tot Jeremia gekom in Tagp nhes en gesê:
9 Neem groot klippe in jou hand en begrawe hulle in klei in die vierkant wat by die ingang van Farao se paleis in Tagp nhes is, voor die oë van die Joodse manne;
10 en sê vir hulle: So spreek die HERE van die leërskare, die God van Israel: Kyk, Ek stuur en laat my kneg Nebukadr,sar, die koning van Babel, haal, en Ek sal sy troon neersit bo-op hierdie klippe wat Ek begrawe het; en hy sal sy pragtapyt daaroor uitspan.
11 En hy sal kom en Egipteland verower: wie vir die pes bestem is, vir die pes; en wie vir die gevangenskap, vir die gevangenskap; en wie vir die swaard, vir die swaard!
12 En Ek sal 'n vuur aansteek in die huise van die gode van Egipte; en hy sal hulle verbrand en hulle as gevangenes wegvoer; en hy sal hom wikkel in die land van Egipte soos 'n herder hom wikkel in sy kleed, en hy sal daarvandaan in vrede wegtrek.
13 En hy sal die klippilare van Bet-Semes wat in Egipteland is, verbreek en die huise van die gode van Egipte met vuur verbrand.