Jeremias 39

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came 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 All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate: Nergal Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim the Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer the Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4 When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him. 6 Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

8 The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the rest of the people who remained. 10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying, 12 "Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you."

13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon 14 sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should bring him home. So he lived among the people.

15 Now Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying, 16 "Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they will be accomplished before you in that day. 17 But I will deliver you in that day," says Yahweh; "and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. 18 For I will surely save you. You won’t fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me," says Yahweh.’"

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.’ "