Jeremias 39

Te Hinganga o Hiruhārama

1 I te iwa o ngā tau o Terekia kīngi o Hūrā, i te tekau o ngā marama, ka haere mai a Nepukareha kīngi o Papurōna rātou ko tāna ope katoa ki Hiruhārama, ā, whakapaea ana a reira e rātou; 2 i te tekau mā tahi o ngā tau o Terekia, i te whā o ngā marama, i te iwa o ngā rā o te marama, ka pakaru te pā. 3 Nā, ka haere mai ngā rangatira katoa a te kīngi o Papurōna, ā, noho ana i te Kūwaha o Waenganui, a Nerekara Harētere, a Hamakara Nepo, a Harehekimi, a Rapahari, a Nerekara Harētere, a Rapamaka, rātou ko ērā atu rangatira a te kīngi o Papurōna. 4 Nā, i te kitenga o Terekia kīngi o Hūrā rātou ko ngā tāngata whawhai katoa, rere ana rātou, puta atu ana ki waho o te pā i te pō, mā te ara i te kāri a te kīngi, mā te kūwaha i waenganui i ngā taiepa e rua; ā, puta atu ana ia i te ara o te Arapa.

5 Otiia, i whāia rātou e te ope o ngā Karari, ā, ka mau a Terekia ki ngā mānia i Heriko. Nā, hopukia ana ia, kawea ana ki a Nepukareha kīngi o Papurōna, ki Ripira i te whenua o Hāmata; ā, whakawākia ana ia e ia. 6 Kātahi ka tukitukia e te kīngi o Papurōna ngā tama a Terekia ki tōna aroaro ki Ripira; ā, i tukitukia anō e te kīngi o Papurōna ngā rangatira katoa o Hūrā. 7 I whakamatapōtia hoki e ia ngā kanohi o Terekia, herea iho ia ki te mekameka, kawea ana ki Papurōna.

8 Nā, tahuna ana e ngā Karari te whare o te kīngi, me ngā whare o te iwi, ki te ahi, wāwāhia iho e rātou ngā taiepa o Hiruhārama. 9 Kātahi ka whakaraua e Neputarārana, rangatira o ngā kaitiaki, ka mauria ki Papurōna te toenga o te iwi i mahue ki te pā, me te hunga i papahoro atu, i taka atu ki a ia, me ērā atu o te iwi i mahue ki te pā. 10 Otiia i mahue iho i a Neputarārana, rangatira o ngā kaitiaki, ngā ware o te iwi, kāhore nei ō rātou rawa, ki te whenua o Hūrā, ā, hoatu ana e ia he māra wāina me ētahi atu māra ki a rātou i taua rā.

Te Wetekanga o Heremaia

11 Nā, i tohutohu a Nepukareha kīngi o Papurōna ki a Neputarārana, rangatira o ngā kaitiaki, mō Heremaia i mea ia: 12 "Tīkina ia, kia pai hoki te tiaki i a ia, ā, kaua ia e tūkinotia; engari ko tāna e kī mai ai, ko tāu tēnā e mea ai ki a ia." 13 Heoi, ka unga tāngata a Neputarārana rangatira o ngā kaitiaki, rātou ko Nepuhahapana, ko Rapahari, ko Nerekara Harētere, ko Rapamaka, rātou ko ngā rangatira katoa a te kīngi o Papurōna; 14 unga tāngata ana rātou, ā, tīkina atu ana a Heremaia i te marae o te whare herehere, ā, tukua atu ana ia e rātou ki a Keraria tama a Ahikama, tama a Hapana kia kawea ki te kāinga. Nā, noho ana ia i waenganui i te iwi.

He Tūmanako mō Eperemereke

15 Nā, i puta mai te kupu a Ihowā ki a Heremaia, i a ia e here ana i te marae o te whare herehere, i mea ia: 16 "Haere, kōrero ki a Eperemereke Etiopiana, mea atu: ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano, a te Atua o Īharaira: Nanā, ka tākina mai e ahau āku kupu ki runga ki tēnei pā, hei kino, ehara anō hoki i te pai; ā, ka tutuki ki tōu aroaro i taua rā. 17 Otiia, ka whakaorangia koe e ahau i taua rā, e ai tā Ihowā; e kore hoki koe e tukua ki te ringa o te hunga e wehi nā koe. 18 Ka tino whakaorangia hoki koe e ahau, ā, e kore koe e hinga i te hoari, engari ka waiho tōu wairua hei taonga parakete ki a koe; mōu i whakawhirinaki ki ahau, e ai tā Ihowā.’ "

1 (in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it; 2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city), 3 that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, to wit, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.

4 And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him. 6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that remained. 10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon; 14 they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home. So he dwelt among the people.

15 Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying, 16 Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day. 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. 18 For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith Jehovah.