The words of Jeremiah,(A) the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth(B) in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah(C) son of Amon, king of Judah. It also came throughout the days of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah(E) son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

The Call of Jeremiah

The word of the Lord came to me:

I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born.(F)
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.(G)

But I protested, “Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak(H) since I am only a youth.”(I)

Then the Lord said to me:

Do not say, “I am only a youth,”(J)
for you will go to everyone I send you to
and speak whatever I tell you.(K)
Do not be afraid of anyone,(L)
for I will be with you to rescue you.(M)
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Then the Lord reached out his hand, touched my mouth,(N) and told me:

I have now filled your mouth with my words.(O)
10 See, I have appointed you today
over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and demolish,(P)
to build and plant.(Q)

Two Visions

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, asking, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” (R)

I replied, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I watch over[a] my word to accomplish it.”(S) 13 Again the word of the Lord came to me asking, “What do you see?”

And I replied, “I see a boiling pot,(T) its lip tilted from the north to the south.”

14 Then the Lord said to me, “Disaster will be poured out[b] from the north(U) on all who live in the land. 15 Indeed, I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north.”(V)

This is the Lord’s declaration.

They will come, and each king will set up his throne
at the entrance to Jerusalem’s gates.
They will attack all her surrounding walls
and all the other cities of Judah.

16 “I will pronounce my judgments against them for all the evil they did when they abandoned me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.(W)

17 “Now, get ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them(X) or I will cause you to cower before them. 18 Today, I am the one who has made you a fortified city,(Y) an iron pillar, and bronze walls(Z) against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population. 19 They will fight against you but never prevail over you,(AA) since I am with you to rescue you.”(AB)

This is the Lord’s declaration.

Footnotes

  1. 1:12 In Hb, the word for almond tree sounds like the word for watch over
  2. 1:14 LXX reads will boil

Ito ang mga mensahe ni Jeremias na anak ni Hilkia. Si Hilkia ay isa sa mga pari sa Anatot, sa lupain ng lahi ni Benjamin. Ibinigay ng Panginoon kay Jeremias ang kanyang mensahe noong ika-13 taon ng paghahari ni Josia sa Juda. Si Josia ay anak ni Ammon. Patuloy na nagbigay ng mensahe ang Panginoon kay Jeremias hanggang sa panahon ng paghahari ni Jehoyakim na anak ni Josia at hanggang sa ika-11 taon ng paghahari ni Zedekia na anak rin ni Josia. Nang ikalimang buwan ng taon na iyon, binihag ang mga taga-Jerusalem.

Ang Pagtawag kay Jeremias

Sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon, Jeremias, bago kita nilalang sa tiyan ng iyong ina, pinili[a] na kita. At bago ka isinilang, hinirang na kita para maging propeta sa mga bansa.”

Sumagot ako, “Panginoong Dios, hindi po ako magaling magsalita, dahil bata pa ako.” Pero sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, “Huwag mong sabihing bata ka pa. Kinakailangang pumunta ka saan man kita suguin, at sabihin ang anumang ipasasabi ko sa iyo. Huwag kang matakot sa mga tao sapagkat akoʼy kasama mo at tutulungan kita. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”

Pagkatapos, hinipo ng Panginoon ang mga labi ko at sinabi, “Ibinibigay ko sa iyo ngayon ang aking mga salitang sasabihin mo. 10 Sa araw na ito binibigyan kita ng kapangyarihang magsalita sa mga bansa at mga kaharian. Sabihin mo na babagsak ang iba sa kanila at mawawasak, at ang iba naman ay muling babangon at magiging matatag.”

11 Pagkatapos, tinanong ako ng Panginoon, “Jeremias, ano ang nakikita mo?” Sumagot ako, “Sanga po ng almendro.” 12 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Tama ka, at nangangahulugan iyan na nagbabantay[b] ako para tiyaking matutupad ang mga sinabi ko.” 13 Muling nagtanong ang Panginoon sa akin, “Ano pa ang nakikita mo?” Sumagot ako, “Isang palayok po na kumukulo ang laman at nakatagilid ito sa gawing hilaga.” 14 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Tama, sapagkat may panganib mula sa hilaga na darating sa lahat ng mamamayan sa lupaing ito. 15 Ipapadala ko ang mga sundalo ng mga kaharian mula sa hilaga para salakayin ang Jerusalem. Ilalagay ng kanilang mga hari ang mga trono nila sa mga pintuan ng Jerusalem.[c] Gigibain nila ang mga pader sa palibot nito at ang iba pang mga bayan ng Juda. 16 Parurusahan ko ang mga mamamayan ko dahil sa kasamaan nila. Itinakwil nila ako sa pamamagitan ng paghahandog nila ng insenso sa mga dios-diosan. At sinamba nila ang mga dios-diosan na sila lang din ang gumawa. 17 Jeremias, ihanda mo ang sarili mo. Humayo ka at sabihin sa kanila ang lahat ng ipinapasabi ko sa iyo. Huwag kang matakot sa kanila. Sapagkat kung ikaw ay matatakot, lalo kitang tatakutin sa harap nila. 18 Makinig ka! Patatatagin kita ngayon tulad ng napapaderang lungsod, o ng bakal na haligi o ng tansong pader. Walang makakatalo sa iyo na hari, mga pinuno, mga pari, o mga mamamayan ng Juda. 19 Kakalabanin ka nila, pero hindi ka nila matatalo, dahil sasamahan at tutulungan kita. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:5 pinili: o, kilala.
  2. 1:12 nagbabantay: Ang Hebreo nito ay katunog ng salitang almendro.
  3. 1:15 Ilalagay … ng Jerusalem: Ang ibig sabihin, ang mga hari mula sa hilaga ay may kapangyarihan na sa Jerusalem, dahil noon, sa mga pintuan ng bayan namamahala o humahatol ang mga hari.

The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth(A) in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the Lord came(B) to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah(C) son of Amon king of Judah, and through the reign of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah(E) son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.(F)

The Call of Jeremiah

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

“Before I formed you in the womb(G) I knew[a](H) you,
    before you were born(I) I set you apart;(J)
    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.(K)

“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;(L) I am too young.”(M)

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid(N) of them, for I am with you(O) and will rescue(P) you,” declares the Lord.(Q)

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched(R) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.(S) 10 See, today I appoint you over nations(T) and kingdoms to uproot(U) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”(V)

11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”(W)

“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[b](X) to see that my word is fulfilled.”

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(Y)

“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(Z) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
    in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
    and against all the towns of Judah.(AA)
16 I will pronounce my judgments(AB) on my people
    because of their wickedness(AC) in forsaking me,(AD)
in burning incense to other gods(AE)
    and in worshiping(AF) what their hands have made.(AG)

17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say(AH) to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified(AI) by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you(AJ) a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome(AK) you, for I am with you(AL) and will rescue(AM) you,” declares the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose
  2. Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.