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Jeremiah 20
New International Version
Jeremiah 20
New International Version
Jeremiah and Pashhur
20 When the priest Pashhur son of Immer,(A) the official(B) in charge of the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, 2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten(C) and put in the stocks(D) at the Upper Gate of Benjamin(E) at the Lord’s temple. 3 The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name(F) for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.(G) 4 For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes(H) you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will give(I) all Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, who will carry(J) them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. 5 I will deliver all the wealth(K) of this city into the hands of their enemies—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away(L) as plunder and carry it off to Babylon. 6 And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied(M) lies.’”
Jeremiah’s Complaint
7 You deceived[a](N) me, Lord, and I was deceived[b];
you overpowered(O) me and prevailed.
I am ridiculed(P) all day long;
everyone mocks(Q) me.
8 Whenever I speak, I cry out
proclaiming violence and destruction.(R)
So the word of the Lord has brought me
insult and reproach(S) all day long.
9 But if I say, “I will not mention his word
or speak anymore in his name,”(T)
his word is in my heart like a fire,(U)
a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;(V)
indeed, I cannot.
10 I hear many whispering,
“Terror(W) on every side!
Denounce(X) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends(Y)
are waiting for me to slip,(Z) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then we will prevail(AA) over him
and take our revenge(AB) on him.”
11 But the Lord(AC) is with me like a mighty warrior;
so my persecutors(AD) will stumble and not prevail.(AE)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(AF)
their dishonor will never be forgotten.
12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
and probe the heart and mind,(AG)
let me see your vengeance(AH) on them,
for to you I have committed(AI) my cause.
13 Sing(AJ) to the Lord!
Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(AK) the life of the needy
from the hands of the wicked.(AL)
14 Cursed be the day I was born!(AM)
May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
who made him very glad, saying,
“A child is born to you—a son!”
16 May that man be like the towns(AN)
the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing(AO) in the morning,
a battle cry at noon.
17 For he did not kill me in the womb,(AP)
with my mother as my grave,
her womb enlarged forever.
18 Why did I ever come out of the womb(AQ)
to see trouble(AR) and sorrow
and to end my days in shame?(AS)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded
- Jeremiah 20:7 Or persuaded
Ieremia 20
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Ieremia 20
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
20 Paşhur, fiul lui Imer(A), preot şi priveghetor de căpetenie în Casa Domnului, a auzit pe Ieremia prorocind aceste lucruri. 2 Şi Paşhur a lovit pe prorocul Ieremia şi l-a aruncat în temniţa cu butuci, care era la poarta de sus a lui Beniamin, în Casa Domnului. 3 Dar a doua zi, Paşhur a scos pe Ieremia din temniţă. Şi Ieremia i-a zis: „Domnul nu te mai numeşte Paşhur (Noroc din toate părţile), ci Magor-Misabib (Spaimă din toate părţile). 4 Căci aşa vorbeşte Domnul: ‘Iată, te voi face de groază, pe tine şi pe toţi prietenii tăi; ei vor cădea ucişi de sabia vrăjmaşilor lor, şi ochii tăi vor vedea lucrul acesta. Voi da, de asemenea, pe tot Iuda în mâinile împăratului Babilonului, care-i va duce robi la Babilon şi-i va ucide cu sabia. 5 Toate bogăţiile cetăţii acesteia, tot rodul muncii ei, tot ce are ea mai scump şi toate vistieriile împăraţilor lui Iuda le voi da(B) în mâinile vrăjmaşilor lor; aceştia le vor jefui, le vor lua şi le vor duce la Babilon. 6 Chiar şi tu, Paşhur, şi toţi cei ce locuiesc în casa ta veţi merge la Babilon în robie; acolo vei muri şi acolo vei fi îngropat, tu şi toţi prietenii tăi cărora le-ai prorocit(C) minciuni’.”
Plângerile prorocului
7 M-ai înduplecat, Doamne, şi m-am lăsat înduplecat; ai(D) fost mai tare decât mine şi m-ai biruit! În fiecare zi sunt o pricină de râs(E), toată lumea îşi bate joc de mine. 8 Căci ori de câte ori vorbesc, trebuie să(F) strig: „Silnicie şi apăsare!” Aşa încât Cuvântul Domnului îmi aduce numai ocară şi batjocură toată ziua. 9 Dacă zic: „Nu voi mai pomeni de El şi nu voi mai vorbi în Numele Lui!” iată că în inima mea este ca un foc(G) mistuitor, închis în oasele mele. Caut să-l opresc, dar nu(H) pot. 10 Căci aud(I) vorbele rele ale multora, spaima care domneşte împrejur. „Învinuiţi-l”, strigă ei. „Haidem să-l învinuim!” Toţi cei ce trăiau în pace(J) cu mine pândesc să vadă dacă mă clatin şi zic: „Poate că se va lăsa prins, vom pune mâna pe el şi ne vom răzbuna pe el!” 11 Dar Domnul(K) este cu mine ca un viteaz puternic, de aceea prigonitorii mei se vor poticni şi nu vor(L) birui. Se vor umple de ruşine că n-au lucrat cu chibzuinţă; de o veşnică ruşine(M), care nu se va uita! 12 Şi acum, Doamne, Dumnezeul oştirilor, care încerci pe cel(N) neprihănit, care pătrunzi rărunchii şi inimile, fă-mă(O) să văd răzbunarea Ta împotriva lor! Căci Ţie îmi încredinţez pricina. 13 Cântaţi Domnului, lăudaţi pe Domnul! Căci El izbăveşte(P) sufletul celui nenorocit din mâna celor răi. 14 Blestemată(Q) să fie ziua când m-am născut! Ziua în care m-a născut mama să nu fie binecuvântată! 15 Blestemat să fie omul care a adus vestea aceasta tatălui meu: „Ţi s-a născut un copil de parte bărbătească”, şi l-a umplut de bucurie cu ea! 16 Omul acela să ajungă precum cetăţile pe care le-a nimicit(R) Domnul fără milă! Să audă gemete dimineaţa(S) şi strigăte de război la amiază! 17 De ce n-am fost(T) omorât în pântecele mamei, ca să-mi fi fost ea mormântul meu! De ce n-a rămas ea veşnic însărcinată cu mine? 18 Pentru ce am ieşit(U) din pântecele mamei ca să văd(V) numai suferinţă şi durere şi să-mi isprăvesc zilele în ruşine?
Jeremiah 20
King James Version
Jeremiah 20
King James Version
20 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.
3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
4 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
5 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
7 O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
11 But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
16 And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
17 Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
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