1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
6 ¶ And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it . 8 So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it , and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son , and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
13 ¶ And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
16 ¶ Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it . 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them , yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
36 ¶ And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them , and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
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Yeremiyo dala sotib oladi
1 Yahudo shohi Zidqiyo hukmronligining oʻninchi yilida Yeremiyoga Egamizning soʻzi ayon boʻldi. Oʻsha yili Bobil shohi Navuxadnazar hukmronligining oʻn sakkizinchi yili boʻlib, 2 ayni vaqtda u lashkarlari bilan Quddusni qamal qilib turgan edi. Yeremiyo esa Yahudo shohi saroyidagi soqchilar hovlisiga qamab qoʻyilgan edi. 3 Shoh Zidqiyoning oʻzi Yeremiyoni oʻsha yerga qamatib, shunday degan edi: “Nega sen oʻzingcha bashorat qilib yuribsan?! Axir, sen shunday deb aytyapsan: «Egamiz aytmoqda: Men bu shaharni Bobil shohining qoʻliga topshiraman, shahar taslim boʻladi. 4 Yahudo shohi Zidqiyo ham Bobilliklarning qoʻlidan qochib qutulolmaydi. U Bobil shohining qoʻliga topshiriladi. U shoh Navuxadnazarni oʻz koʻzi bilan koʻradi, Navuxadnazar u bilan yuzma–yuz gaplashadi. 5 Navuxadnazar Zidqiyoni Bobilga olib ketadi. Men Zidqiyoni jazolamagunimcha Zidqiyo oʻsha yerda qoladi, — deb aytmoqda Egamiz. — Agar Bobilliklarga qarshi jang qilsangizlar, magʻlub boʻlasizlar.»”
6 Yeremiyo shunday deb aytdi: “Egamiz menga Oʻz soʻzini ayon qilib dedi: 7 «Ey Yeremiyo, sening oldingga Shallum amakingning oʻgʻli Xanomil keladi. U senga: ‘Onotoʻtdagi dalamni sotib ol. Sen eng yaqin qarindoshim boʻlganing uchun dalamni sotib olish huquqiga egasan ’, deb aytadi.»
8 Keyin, xuddi Egamiz aytganidek, soqchilar hovlisiga amakivachcham Xanomil kirib keldi. U menga shunday dedi: «Benyamin hududida joylashgan Onotoʻtdagi dalamni sotib olsang, degan edim. Sen yaqin qarindoshim boʻlganing uchun dalamni oʻzingga mulk qilib olish huquqiga egasan. Dalamni sotib ola qol.» Shunda menga haqiqatan ham Egamiz gapirganini bildim.
9 Men amakivachcham Xanomildan Onotoʻtdagi dalani sotib olib, unga 43 misqol kumushni oʻlchab berdim. 10 Keyin vasiqaga qoʻl qoʻyib, uni muhrladim , hammasini guvohlar oldida qildim, kumushni tarozida oʻlchab berdim. 11 Soʻng muddat va shartlari bayon qilingan vasiqaning muhrlangan nusxasini, shuningdek, muhrlanmagan ochiq nusxani 12 Boruxga berdim. Borux Neriyoning oʻgʻli, Maxsiyoning nevarasi edi. Soqchilar hovlisida oʻtirgan hamma yahudiylar, vasiqaga qoʻl qoʻygan guvohlar va amakivachcham Xanomil buning shohidi boʻldilar. 13 Men ularning oldida Boruxga shunday dedim: 14 «Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Sarvari Olam demoqda: bu vasiqaning ikkala nusxasini, muhrlangan va ochiq nusxalarini olib, xumchaga solib qoʻy, toki ular uzoq yillar davomida saqlanib qolsin. 15 Zero, Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Sarvari Olam demoqda: bu yurtda odamlar yana uylar, dalalar va uzumzorlar sotib oladigan boʻlishadi.»
Yeremiyoning ibodati
16 Men vasiqani Neriyo oʻgʻli Boruxga berganimdan soʻng, Egamizga ibodat qildim:
17 Yo Egam Rabbiy! Sen Oʻz qudrating va ajoyibotlaring bilan yeru osmonni yaratding. Sening qoʻlingdan kelmaydigan narsa yoʻq. 18 Sen minglab avlodlarga Oʻzingning sodiq sevgingni koʻrsatasan, ammo otalarning gunohlari uchun bolalarni jazolaysan. Ey buyuk va qudratli Xudo! Sarvari Olamdir Sening noming. 19 Sen dono rejalar tuzib, buyuk ishlar qilasan. Foniy bandalar qilayotgan barcha ishlarni kuzatib turasan. Ularni qilmishiga yarasha jazolaysan, qilgan ishiga yarasha taqdirlaysan. 20 Sen Misrda yodda qoladigan alomatu moʻjizalar koʻrsatding. Hozirgi kunda ham Isroil va butun odamzod orasida Sening noming nihoyatda mashhur.
21 Alomatu moʻjizalaring, Oʻz qudratingu ajoyibotlaring, buyuk bir dahshating bilan Sen Oʻz xalqingni Misrdan olib chiqqan eding. 22 Ota–bobolariga vaʼda qilgan, sut va asal oqib yotgan yurtni ularga bergan eding. 23 Ular bu yurtga kelib, uni mulk qilib oldilar. Ammo Senga boʻysunmadilar, qonunlaringga rioya qilmadilar. Buyurgan amrlaringni bajarmadilar. Shu sababdan Sen bu falokatlarning hammasini ularning boshiga solding.
24 Ana endi Bobilliklar Quddusga hujum qilyaptilar. Quddusni qoʻlga kiritish uchun shahar devoriga qiyalatib tuproq uyyaptilar . Qirgʻin, ocharchilik va oʻlat dastidan shahar taslim boʻladi. Oʻzing koʻrib turganingdek, aytganlaringning bari bajo boʻlyapti. 25 Ey Egam Rabbiy, shahar Bobilliklarga taslim boʻlayotgan shunday bir paytda Sen menga: «Guvohlar oldida kumushga dala sotib ol», deding–a!”
26 Egamiz Yeremiyoga Oʻz soʻzini ayon qildi: 27 “Men Egangizman. Men barcha tirik jonning Xudosiman. Qoʻlimdan kelmaydigan ish yoʻq! 28 Shunday ekan, Men bu shaharni Bobilliklarga, Bobil shohi Navuxadnazarga taslim qilib beraman, — deb aytmoqda Egamiz. — Ular shaharni qoʻlga kiritadilar. 29 Sizlarga hujum qilib kelayotgan oʻsha Bobilliklar shaharga oʻt qoʻyadilar. Quddusdagi uylarni yondirib tashlaydilar! Axir, Quddus aholisi uylarining tomlari ustida Baalga qurbonliklar kuydirib, boshqa xudolarga sharob nazrlarini keltirib, Meni gʻazablantirdi.”
30 Egamiz shunday demoqda: “Isroil va Yahudo xalqlari yoshligidan beri oldimda faqat qabihlik qilishadi. Qachon qarasa, Isroil xalqi oʻz ishlari bilan Meni gʻazablantirib yuradi. 31 Bu shahar bino boʻlgandan buyon, to bugunga qadar, shahar aholisi Meni qattiq gʻazablantirib kelmoqda. Men ularni huzurimdan daf qilaman, 32 chunki Isroil va Yahudo xalqlari — shohlariyu aʼyonlari, ruhoniylariyu paygʻambarlari, Yahudo va Quddusda yashagan hamma odamlar qilgan yovuzliklari bilan jahlimni chiqardilar. 33 Ular Menga yuz burmay, orqa oʻgirdilar. Men ularni toʻgʻri yoʻlga solmoqchi boʻlib astoydil harakat qilgandim, ammo ular Menga quloq solmadilar, oʻzlariga saboq olmadilar. 34 Mening nomim bilan atalgan uyga jirkanch butlarini oʻrnatib, uyimni harom qildilar. 35 Xinnum soyligida Baalga sajdagohlar qurdilar. U yerda oʻgʻil–qizlarini Moʻlaxga qurbonlik qilib, olovda kuydirdilar . Men ularga bunday jirkanch ishni amr qilmaganman, bu hatto xayolimga ham kelmagan. Natijada bu qilmishlari tufayli Yahudo xalqi jazoga loyiq boʻldi.
Egamizning umidbaxsh vaʼdasi
36 Ey Yeremiyo, sen bu shahar haqida: «Quddus shahri qirgʻin, ocharchilik va oʻlat dastidan Bobil shohining qoʻliga topshiriladi», deb aytyapsan. Bu gaping toʻgʻri. Ammo Men, Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egangiz, aytamanki, 37 xalqimni qahr–gʻazab va qattiq jahl ustida turli yurtlarga tarqatib yuborganimdan keyin, ularni yigʻib olaman. Ularni yana mana shu yerga olib kelaman. Ular bu yerda osoyishta umr kechiradilar. 38 Ular Mening xalqim boʻladi, Men esa ularning Xudosi boʻlaman. 39 Ular Mendan har doim qoʻrqsin deb, ularni yakdil qilaman, hammasini hayotning bir maqsadi tomon yoʻnaltiraman. Shunda oʻzlariga ham, bolalariga ham yaxshi boʻladi. 40 Men ular bilan abadiy ahd tuzaman. Ularga doim yaxshilik qilishdan qochmayman. Mendan yuz oʻgirib ketmasliklari uchun ularning yuraklariga Mendan qoʻrqish hissini solib qoʻyaman. 41 Men ularga yaxshilik qilganimdan xursand boʻlaman, ularni jonu dilim bilan bu yurtda albatta mustahkam oʻrnashtiraman.”
42 Egamiz shunday demoqda: “Men bu xalqning boshiga katta falokatni qanday yogʻdirgan boʻlsam, vaʼda qilgan barcha ezguliklarimni ham ustilariga xuddi shunday yogʻdiraman. 43 Odamlar bu yurt haqida: «Ha, yurtimiz Bobilliklarga taslim boʻldi, odamlar va hayvonlarsiz huvullab qoldi», deb aytishyapti. Ammo shunday kun keladiki, bu yurtdagi dalalar yana sotiladigan boʻladi. 44 Odamlar bu dalalarni kumushga sotib oladilar, guvohlar oldida vasiqalarga qoʻl qoʻyib, muhr bosadilar. Bunday hodisa Benyamin hududida, Quddus atrofida, Yahudo shaharlarida, qirlarda, gʻarbdagi qir etaklarida va Nagav choʻlida sodir boʻladi. Axir, Men xalqimni yana farovonlikka erishtiraman .” Egamizning kalomi shudir.
