1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh: 2 "Yahweh says: ‘Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word. 3 It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way, that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’ 4 You shall tell them, "Yahweh says: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you, 5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them—but you have not listened— 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth."’"
7 The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in Yahweh’s house. 8 When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, "You shall surely die! 9 Why have you prophesied in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant?’" All the people were crowded around Jeremiah in Yahweh’s house.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to Yahweh’s house; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh’s house. 11 Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, "This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears."
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, "Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. 13 Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you. 14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hand. Do with me what is good and right in your eyes. 15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for in truth Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."
16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: "This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God."
17 Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, 18 "Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says:
"‘Zion will be plowed as a field,
and Jerusalem will become heaps,
and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.’
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!"
20 There was also a man who prophesied in Yahweh’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt. 22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they didn’t give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
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。