Jeremias 26

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.

Ngā Poropiti a Heremaia i roto i te Temepara

1 I te tīmatanga o te kīngitanga o Iehoiakimi tama a Hōhia kīngi o Hūrā, ka puta mai tēnei kupu i a Ihowā, i mea ia: 2 "Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: E tū ki te marae o te whare o Ihowā, kōrerotia hoki ki ngā pā katoa o Hūrā e haere mai ana ki te koropiko i roto i te whare o Ihowā, ngā kupu katoa e whakahau nei ahau ki a koe kia kōrerotia ki a rātou; kaua tētahi kupu e kaiponuhia. 3 Tērā pea ka rongo rātou, ā, ka tahuri ia tangata, ia tangata, i ō rātou ara kino; kia puta kē ai tōku whakaaro mō te kino, e mea nei ahau kia meatia ki a rātou mō te kino o ā rātou mahi. 4 Ā, ka kī atu koe ki a rātou: ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: Ki te kāhore koutou e rongo ki ahau, ka haere i runga i tāku ture kua hoatu nei e ahau ki tō koutou aroaro, 5 e rongo ki ngā kupu a āku pononga, a ngā poropiti e ungā nei e ahau ki a koutou, maranga wawe ai i te ata, ā, ka unga i a rātou – otiia, kīhai koutou i rongo – 6 nā, ka meinga e ahau tēnei whare kia rite ki Hiro, ka meinga hoki tēnei pā hei kanga mā ngā iwi katoa o te whenua.’ "

7 Ā, ka rongo ngā tohunga, ngā poropiti, me te iwi katoa i a Heremaia, e kōrero ana i ēnei kupu i te whare o Ihowā. 8 Nā, i te mutunga o te kōrero a Heremaia i ngā mea katoa i whakahaua ai ia e Ihowā kia kōrerotia ki te iwi katoa, ka hopukia ia e ngā tohunga, e ngā poropiti, e te iwi katoa hoki, me te kī, "Ko te mate kau mōu! 9 He aha koe i poropiti ai i runga i te ingoa o Ihowā, i kī ai, ‘Ka rite tēnei whare ki Hiro, ka ururuatia tēnei pā, tē ai he tangata hei noho’?" Nā, i te huihui te iwi katoa ki a Heremaia, ki te whare o Ihowā.

10 Ā, nō te rongonga o ngā rangatira o Hūrā ki ēnei mea, ka haere atu rātou i te whare o te kīngi ki te whare o Ihowā, ā, noho ana i te kūwaha o te Kēti Hou o te whare o Ihowā. 11 Kātahi ka kōrero ngā tohunga rātou ko ngā poropiti ki ngā rangatira, ki te iwi katoa hoki, ka mea, "Ka tika te mate mō tēnei tangata; kua poropiti hoki ia i te hē mō tēnei pā; kua rongo nā hoki ō koutou taringa."

12 Kātahi a Heremaia ka kōrero ki ngā rangatira katoa, ki te iwi katoa, ka mea: "Nā Ihowā ahau i unga mai ki te poropiti mō tēnei whare, mō tēnei pā, i ngā kupu katoa i rongo nā koutou. 13 Nā reira whakatikatikaia ō koutou ara, ā koutou mahi, whakarongo hoki ki te reo o Ihowā, o tō koutou Atua; ā, ka rīpenetā a Ihowā ki te kino i kōrerotia e ia mō koutou. 14 Tēnā ko ahau, kei roto ahau i tō koutou ringa; mā koutou e mea ki ahau te mea e pai ana, e rite ana ki tā koutou titiro. 15 Otiia, kia tino mōhio koutou, ki te whakamatea ahau e koutou, e kawe ana koutou i te toto harakore ki runga i a koutou anō, ki runga ki tēnei pā, ki ōna tāngata anō hoki; nō te mea he pono, nā Ihowā ahau i ngare atu ki a koutou ki te kōrero i ēnei kupu katoa ki ō koutou taringa."

16 Kātahi ngā rangatira rātou ko te iwi katoa ka kī atu ki ngā tohunga rātou ko ngā poropiti, "Kāhore he take e mate ai tēnei tangata; kua kōrero mai hoki ia ki a tātou i runga i te ingoa o Ihowā, o tō tātou Atua."

17 Nā, ka whakatika ētahi o ngā kaumātua o te whenua, ka kōrero ki te huihui katoa o te iwi, ka mea, 18 "I poropiti a Mika Morahati i ngā rā o Hetekia kīngi o Hūrā, i kōrero ki te iwi katoa o Hūrā, i mea: ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano:

Ka parautia a Hiona, ka rite ki te māra,

ā, hei pūranga a Hiruhārama,

ka rite hoki te maunga o te whare

ki ngā wāhi tiketike o te ngahere.’

19 "I anga rānei a Hetekia kīngi o Hūrā rātou ko Hūrā katoa, i mea rawa ki te whakamate i a ia? He teka ianei i wehi ia i a Ihowā, ā, īnoi ana ki te mata o Ihowā, ā, rīpenetā ana a Ihowā ki te kino i kōrerotia e ia mō rātou? Nā, ko tātou, mā konei tātou e mea ai i te kino nui ki ō tātou nei wairua!"

20 Nā, tērā anō hoki tētahi tangata i poropiti i runga i te ingoa o Ihowā, ko Urīa tama a Hemaia o Kiriata Tearimi; i poropiti ia i te hē mō tēnei pā, mō tēnei whenua hoki, he pēnei anō me ngā kupu katoa a Heremaia. 21 Nā, nō te rongonga o Kīngi Iehoiakimi rātou ko āna metararahi, ko ngā rangatira katoa, i āna kupu, ka whai te kīngi kia whakamatea ia. Nō te rongonga ia o Urīa ka wehi, ka rere, ā, haere ana ki Īhipa. 22 Nā, ka ungā e Iehoiakimi he tāngata ki Īhipa, arā a Erenātana tama a Akaporo, rātou ko ōna hoa ki Īhipa. 23 Nā, tīkina atu ana a Urīa e rātou i Īhipa, kawea mai ana ki a Kīngi Iehoiakimi; patua iho e ia ki te hoari, makā ana e ia tōna tinana ki ngā tanumanga o ngā tamariki a te iwi.

24 Otiia i a Heremaia te ringa o Ahikama tama a Hapana, i kore ai ia e tukua ki te ringa o te iwi kia whakamatea.