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耶利米书 38
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
耶利米书 38
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
耶利米在牢獄裡
38 瑪坦的兒子示法提雅、巴施戶珥的兒子基大利、示利米雅的兒子猶甲、瑪基雅的兒子示巴戶珥，聽見耶利米對眾民宣講以下的話： 2 “耶和華這樣說：‘凡留在這城裡的，必因刀劍、饑荒、瘟疫而死；但出去向迦勒底人投降的，必可以活著；他們必撿回自己的性命，得以生存。’ 3 耶和華這樣說：‘這城必交在巴比倫王軍隊的手中，巴比倫王必攻取這城。’” 4 於是眾領袖對王說：“這人應該處死，因為他向這城裡剩下的軍兵和眾民說了這樣的話，使他們的手都軟弱無力。這人不是為這人民求平安，卻是惹來災禍的。” 5 西底家王說：“看哪！他在你們手中；王不能作甚麼反對你們。” 6 他們就拿住耶利米，把他丟在王子瑪基雅的井裡，那井是在衛兵的院子裡的；他們用繩子把耶利米縋下去。井裡沒有水，只有淤泥；耶利米就陷在淤泥中。
以伯．米勒援救耶利米
7 宮中的臣宰古實人以伯．米勒，在王宮裡聽見他們把耶利米關在井裡的消息（那時，王正在便雅憫門坐著）， 8 以伯．米勒就從王宮裡出來，稟告王說： 9 “我主我王啊！這些人對耶利米先知所作的一切真是惡毒，他們把他丟在井裡；在那地方他必餓死，因為城裡再沒有糧食了。” 10 於是王吩咐古實人以伯．米勒說：“你從這裡帶三十個人，在耶利米先知未死以前，把他從井裡拉上來。” 11 以伯．米勒就帶人進王宮去，到儲物室下面的一個房間，從那裡取了些破布爛衣，用繩子縋下井裡給耶利米。 12 古實人以伯．米勒對耶利米說：“把這些破布爛衣墊在你的腋下，然後束上繩子。”耶利米就這樣作了。 13 於是他們用繩子把耶利米從井裡拉出來；這樣，耶利米可以住在衛兵的院子裡。
西底家私會耶利米
14 後來，西底家王派人去把耶利米先知帶到耶和華殿中的第三道門那裡去見他。王對耶利米說：“我要問你一件事，你甚麼都不可以向我隱瞞。” 15 耶利米對西底家說：“我若告訴你，你不是要殺死我嗎？我若向你建議，你必不聽從我。” 16 於是西底家王私下向耶利米起誓，說：“我指著那創造我們生命的永活的耶和華起誓：我決不殺死你，也不把你交在這些尋索你性命的人的手裡。”
耶利米勸西底家出降
17 耶利米對西底家說：“耶和華萬軍的 神、以色列的 神這樣說：‘你若出去歸降巴比倫王的將領，你的性命就可以存活；這城也不會被火焚燒，你和你一家都可以存活。 18 但你若不出去歸降巴比倫王的將領，這城就必交在迦勒底人的手中；他們必放火燒毀這城，你自己也不能從他們的手裡逃脫。’” 19 西底家王對耶利米說：“我害怕那些已向迦勒底人投降的猶大人，恐怕迦勒底人把我交在他們手中，他們就會凌辱我。” 20 耶利米說：“迦勒底人必不會把你交給他們。求你聽從我對你所說的耶和華的話；這樣，你就可以平安無事，你的性命也可以存活。 21 你若拒絕出去投降，耶和華指示我的話就是這樣： 22 看哪！猶大王宮裡所有剩下的婦女，都必被帶出來，去到巴比倫王的將領那裡。那些婦女必對你說：
‘你的盟友煽惑了你，左右了你；
現在你的腳陷在泥沼中，
他們就都離棄你。’
23 你所有的后妃和你的兒女，都必被帶出來，去到迦勒底人那裡；你自己也不能從他們的手裡逃脫，因為你必被巴比倫王的手抓住；這城也必被火燒毀（“這城也必被火燒毀”有古抄本作“你必放火燒毀這城”）。”
王命耶利米要保密
24 西底家對耶利米說：“不要給人知道這些話，這樣你就不會死。 25 眾領袖若聽見了我和你說過話，就會來見你，對你說：‘告訴我們，你對王說了些甚麼？不可向我們隱瞞，我們就不會殺死你。王又對你說了些甚麼？’ 26 你就要對他們說：‘我只是把我的懇求呈到王面前，求他不要把我送回約拿單的房子去，免得我死在那裡。’” 27 所有的領袖果然來見耶利米，查問他；他就照著王所吩咐的這一切話告訴他們。於是他們不再追問他，因為王和他說話的內容沒有給人聽見。 28 這樣，耶利米留在衛兵的院子裡，直到耶路撒冷被攻取的那一天。
耶利米书 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶利米书 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶利米陷在枯井里
38 玛坦的儿子示法提雅、巴施户珥的儿子基大利、示利米雅的儿子犹甲、玛基雅的儿子巴施户珥听见了耶利米对众人说： 2 “耶和华说，‘凡留在这城的，必死于刀剑、饥荒和瘟疫；凡出去向迦勒底人投降的，必保全性命。’ 3 耶和华说，‘这城必落在巴比伦王的军队手中，他们必攻占这城。’” 4 这几位官长就对西底迦王说：“求你处死这人！因为他的话令这城的军民士气低落。这人不为人民着想，反要害他们。” 5 西底迦王说：“你们可以随意处置他，我不会阻止你们。” 6 于是，他们拿住耶利米，用绳子把他缒到王子玛基雅的蓄水池里。那池子在护卫兵的院子里，池中没有水，只有淤泥。耶利米就陷在淤泥中。
7 那时，王正坐在便雅悯门口。宫廷侍臣古实人以伯·米勒听说他们把耶利米囚在蓄水池里， 8 便从王宫跑去对王说： 9 “我主我王啊！这些人对耶利米先知太狠毒了。他们把他丢在蓄水池里，他必饿死在那里，因为城中绝粮了。” 10 于是，王吩咐古实人以伯·米勒率领三十人，在耶利米先知未死之前把他从池中救出来。 11 以伯·米勒带着他的手下进入王宫，从库房下面的房间拿了些碎布和破衣，用绳索缒到池底给耶利米， 12 让他把这些碎布和破衣垫在腋下，以免被绳索勒伤。耶利米就照做了。 13 他们便把耶利米从池中拉上来拘留在护卫兵的院子里。
西底迦王密会耶利米
14 西底迦王派人把耶利米先知带到耶和华殿的第三道门那里与他会面。他对耶利米说：“我要问你一件事，你不可隐瞒。” 15 耶利米说：“我若从实禀告，你一定会杀我。我就是给你建议，你也不会听。” 16 于是，他私下向耶利米发誓说：“我凭那赐给我们生命的永活的耶和华起誓，我决不杀你，也不把你交在想杀你的人手中。”
17 耶利米说：“以色列的上帝——万军之上帝耶和华说，‘如果你出去向巴比伦王的将领投降，就可以保住你和你全家的性命，这城也不会被烧毁。 18 但如果你不出去向巴比伦王的将领投降，这城必落在迦勒底人手里，被付之一炬，你也逃不掉。’” 19 西底迦王说：“我害怕那些已经向迦勒底人投降的犹大人，恐怕迦勒底人会把我交给他们，任由他们羞辱。” 20 耶利米说：“不会的。只要你听从耶和华吩咐我对你说的话，你就可以平安无事，保全性命。 21 耶和华已指示我，如果你不肯投降， 22 所有留在犹大王宫的妇女都必被巴比伦王的将领俘虏，她们会讽刺你说，‘你被好友欺骗、误导，当你陷入泥潭时，他们就离弃了你。’
23 “你的嫔妃和儿女必被交给迦勒底人，你也逃不掉，必被巴比伦王所擒。这城也要被付之一炬。”
24 西底迦说：“不可让人知道我们的谈话，否则你会丧命。 25 如果有官长知道我曾与你会面，前来以死亡相威胁，逼你说出我们谈话的内容。 26 你可以告诉他们，你是在求我不要把你押回约拿单的房子，以免死在那里。” 27 果然，官长前来查问耶利米，他就照王的吩咐回复他们，他们便不再追问，因为他跟王的谈话无人知道。 28 耶利米被囚在护卫兵的院子里，一直到耶路撒冷沦陷。
耶利米書 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶利米書 38
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶利米陷在枯井裡
38 瑪坦的兒子示法提雅、巴施戶珥的兒子基大利、示利米雅的兒子猶甲、瑪基雅的兒子巴施戶珥聽見了耶利米對眾人說： 2 「耶和華說，『凡留在這城的，必死於刀劍、饑荒和瘟疫；凡出去向迦勒底人投降的，必保全性命。』 3 耶和華說，『這城必落在巴比倫王的軍隊手中，他們必攻佔這城。』」 4 這幾位官長就對西底迦王說：「求你處死這人！因為他的話令這城的軍民士氣低落。這人不為人民著想，反要害他們。」 5 西底迦王說：「你們可以隨意處置他，我不會阻止你們。」 6 於是，他們拿住耶利米，用繩子把他縋到王子瑪基雅的蓄水池裡。那池子在護衛兵的院子裡，池中沒有水，只有淤泥。耶利米就陷在淤泥中。
7 那時，王正坐在便雅憫門口。宮廷侍臣古實人以伯·米勒聽說他們把耶利米囚在蓄水池裡， 8 便從王宮跑去對王說： 9 「我主我王啊！這些人對耶利米先知太狠毒了。他們把他丟在蓄水池裡，他必餓死在那裡，因為城中絕糧了。」 10 於是，王吩咐古實人以伯·米勒率領三十人，在耶利米先知未死之前把他從池中救出來。 11 以伯·米勒帶著他的手下進入王宮，從庫房下面的房間拿了些碎布和破衣，用繩索縋到池底給耶利米， 12 讓他把這些碎布和破衣墊在腋下，以免被繩索勒傷。耶利米就照做了。 13 他們便把耶利米從池中拉上來拘留在護衛兵的院子裡。
西底迦王密會耶利米
14 西底迦王派人把耶利米先知帶到耶和華殿的第三道門那裡與他會面。他對耶利米說：「我要問你一件事，你不可隱瞞。」 15 耶利米說：「我若從實稟告，你一定會殺我。我就是給你建議，你也不會聽。」 16 於是，他私下向耶利米發誓說：「我憑那賜給我們生命的永活的耶和華起誓，我決不殺你，也不把你交在想殺你的人手中。」
17 耶利米說：「以色列的上帝——萬軍之上帝耶和華說，『如果你出去向巴比倫王的將領投降，就可以保住你和你全家的性命，這城也不會被燒毀。 18 但如果你不出去向巴比倫王的將領投降，這城必落在迦勒底人手裡，被付之一炬，你也逃不掉。』」 19 西底迦王說：「我害怕那些已經向迦勒底人投降的猶大人，恐怕迦勒底人會把我交給他們，任由他們羞辱。」 20 耶利米說：「不會的。只要你聽從耶和華吩咐我對你說的話，你就可以平安無事，保全性命。 21 耶和華已指示我，如果你不肯投降， 22 所有留在猶大王宮的婦女都必被巴比倫王的將領俘虜，她們會諷刺你說，『你被好友欺騙、誤導，當你陷入泥潭時，他們就離棄了你。』
23 「你的嬪妃和兒女必被交給迦勒底人，你也逃不掉，必被巴比倫王所擒。這城也要被付之一炬。」
24 西底迦說：「不可讓人知道我們的談話，否則你會喪命。 25 如果有官長知道我曾與你會面，前來以死亡相威脅，逼你說出我們談話的內容。 26 你可以告訴他們，你是在求我不要把你押回約拿單的房子，以免死在那裡。」 27 果然，官長前來查問耶利米，他就照王的吩咐回覆他們，他們便不再追問，因為他跟王的談話無人知道。 28 耶利米被囚在護衛兵的院子裡，一直到耶路撒冷淪陷。
Jeremiah 38
New International Version
Jeremiah 38
New International Version
Jeremiah Thrown Into a Cistern
38 Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur(A), Jehukal[a](B) son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, 2 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague,(C) but whoever goes over to the Babylonians[b] will live. They will escape with their lives; they will live.’(D) 3 And this is what the Lord says: ‘This city will certainly be given into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, who will capture it.’”(E)
4 Then the officials(F) said to the king, “This man should be put to death.(G) He is discouraging(H) the soldiers who are left in this city, as well as all the people, by the things he is saying to them. This man is not seeking the good of these people but their ruin.”
5 “He is in your hands,”(I) King Zedekiah answered. “The king can do nothing(J) to oppose you.”
6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard.(K) They lowered Jeremiah by ropes(L) into the cistern; it had no water in it,(M) only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.(N)
7 But Ebed-Melek,(O) a Cushite,[c] an official[d](P) in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,(Q) 8 Ebed-Melek went out of the palace and said to him, 9 “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern,(R) where he will starve to death when there is no longer any bread(S) in the city.”
10 Then the king commanded Ebed-Melek the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
11 So Ebed-Melek took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down with ropes(T) to Jeremiah in the cistern. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.(U)
Zedekiah Questions Jeremiah Again
14 Then King Zedekiah sent(V) for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the Lord. “I am going to ask you something,” the king said to Jeremiah. “Do not hide(W) anything from me.”
15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.”
16 But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly(X) to Jeremiah: “As surely as the Lord lives, who has given us breath,(Y) I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.”(Z)
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender(AA) to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.(AB) 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands(AC) of the Babylonians and they will burn(AD) it down; you yourself will not escape(AE) from them.’”
19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid(AF) of the Jews who have gone over(AG) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”
20 “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey(AH) the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well(AI) with you, and your life(AJ) will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has revealed to me: 22 All the women(AK) left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you:
“‘They misled you and overcame you—
those trusted friends(AL) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;(AM)
your friends have deserted you.’
23 “All your wives and children(AN) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(AO) from their hands but will be captured(AP) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[e] be burned down.”(AQ)
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know(AR) about this conversation, or you may die. 25 If the officials hear that I talked with you, and they come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; do not hide it from us or we will kill you,’ 26 then tell(AS) them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house(AT) to die there.’”
27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.
28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard(AU) until the day Jerusalem was captured.
The Fall of Jerusalem(AV)
This is how Jerusalem(AW) was taken:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 38:1 Hebrew Jukal, a variant of Jehukal
- Jeremiah 38:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 18, 19 and 23
- Jeremiah 38:7 Probably from the upper Nile region
- Jeremiah 38:7 Or a eunuch
- Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to
Jeremiah 38
King James Version
Jeremiah 38
King James Version
38 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
3 Thus saith the Lord, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
7 Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
8 Ebedmelech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king saying,
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
10 Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
11 So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
12 And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:
22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
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