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Jeremiah 36
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Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah’s Scroll

36 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim(A) son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Take a scroll(B) and write on it all the words(C) I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah(D) till now. 3 Perhaps(E) when the people of Judah hear(F) about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn(G) from their wicked ways; then I will forgive(H) their wickedness and their sin.”

4 So Jeremiah called Baruch(I) son of Neriah,(J) and while Jeremiah dictated(K) all the words the Lord had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll.(L) 5 Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple. 6 So you go to the house of the Lord on a day of fasting(M) and read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated.(N) Read them to all the people of Judah(O) who come in from their towns. 7 Perhaps they will bring their petition(P) before the Lord and will each turn(Q) from their wicked ways, for the anger(R) and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great.”

8 Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet told him to do; at the Lord’s temple he read the words of the Lord from the scroll. 9 In the ninth month(S) of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a time of fasting(T) before the Lord was proclaimed for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah. 10 From the room of Gemariah(U) son of Shaphan(V) the secretary,(W) which was in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate(X) of the temple, Baruch read to all the people at the Lord’s temple the words of Jeremiah from the scroll.

11 When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the scroll, 12 he went down to the secretary’s(Y) room in the royal palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan(Z) son of Akbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.(AA) 13 After Micaiah told them everything he had heard Baruch read to the people from the scroll, 14 all the officials sent Jehudi(AB) son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, “Bring the scroll(AC) from which you have read to the people and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah went to them with the scroll in his hand. 15 They said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it to us.”

So Baruch read it to them. 16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear(AD) and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” 17 Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write(AE) all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?”

18 “Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated(AF) all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

19 Then the officials(AG) said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah, go and hide.(AH) Don’t let anyone know where you are.”

20 After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him. 21 The king sent Jehudi(AI) to get the scroll, and Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary and read it to the king(AJ) and all the officials standing beside him. 22 It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in the winter apartment,(AK) with a fire burning in the firepot in front of him. 23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll,(AL) the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.(AM) 24 The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear,(AN) nor did they tear their clothes.(AO) 25 Even though Elnathan, Delaiah(AP) and Gemariah(AQ) urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. 26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest(AR) Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden(AS) them.

27 After the king burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation,(AT) the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 28 “Take another scroll(AU) and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up. 29 Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it(AV) both man and beast?”(AW) 30 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim(AX) king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out(AY) and exposed(AZ) to the heat by day and the frost by night.(BA) 31 I will punish him and his children(BB) and his attendants for their wickedness; I will bring on them and those living in Jerusalem and the people of Judah every disaster(BC) I pronounced against them, because they have not listened.(BD)’”

32 So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated,(BE) Baruch wrote(BF) on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned(BG) in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.

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Jeremias profetior upptecknas

36 I Jojakims, Josias sons, Juda kungs, fjärde regeringsår[a] kom detta ord till Jeremia från Herren. Han sade:

2 "Tag en bokrulle och skriv i den upp alla de ord som jag har talat till dig angående Israel och Juda och alla hednafolk, från den dag då jag talade till dig i Josias tid ända till i dag. 3 Kanske skall Juda hus vända om var och en från sin onda väg, när de hör om all den olycka som jag tänker låta komma över dem. Då skall jag förlåta dem deras missgärning och deras synd."

4 Då kallade Jeremia till sig Baruk, Nerias son, och efter Jeremias diktamen skrev Baruk i en bokrulle upp alla de ord som Herren hade talat till honom. 5 Och Jeremia gav Baruk denna befallning. Han sade: "Jag är förhindrad, så jag kan inte bege mig till Herrens hus. 6 Men gå du dit och läs på fastedagen upp Herrens ord för folket i Herrens hus från rullen som du skrev efter min diktamen. Också för hela Juda, som har kommit från sina städer, skall du läsa upp det. 7 Kanske skall de då bönfalla inför Herren och vända om var och en från sin onda väg. Ty stor är den vrede och den förbittring som Herren har uttalat över detta folk."

8 Baruk, Nerias son, gjorde allt som profeten Jeremia hade befallt honom. I Herrens hus läste han ur bokrullen upp Herrens ord. 9 I Jojakims, Josias sons, Juda kungs, femte regeringsår, i nionde månaden,[b] utlystes nämligen en fasta inför Herren för allt folket i Jerusalem och för alla dem som hade kommit till Jerusalem från Juda städer.

10 Då läste Baruk upp Jeremias ord ur bokrullen. Han läste upp dem inför hela folket i Herrens hus, i skrivaren Gemarjas, Safans sons, kammare på den övre förgården vid ingången till nya porten på Herrens hus.

Kung Jojakim bränner upp bokrullen

11 När Mika, son till Gemarja, son till Safan, hade hört alla Herrens ord läsas upp ur bokrullen 12 gick han ner till kungens hus och in i skrivarens kammare. Där satt alla furstarna: skrivaren Elisama, Delaja, Semajas son, Elnatan, Akbors son, Gemarja, Safans son, Sidkia, Hananjas son, och alla de andra furstarna. 13 Mika berättade för dem allt vad han hade hört Baruk läsa upp ur bokrullen för folket.

14 Då sände alla furstarna i väg Jehudi, son till Netanja, son till Selemja, Kushis son, med bud till Baruk och lät säga: "Tag med dig den rulle som du har läst ur inför folket och kom hit." Och Baruk, Nerias son, tog rullen med sig och kom till dem. 15 Då sade de till honom: "Sätt dig ner och läs den för oss." Och Baruk läste för dem. 16 När de hörde allt som stod där, såg de förskräckt på varandra och sade till Baruk: "Vi måste tala om för kungen allt som står här." 17 Och de frågade Baruk: "Berätta för oss: Hur skrev du ner allt detta? Var det efter hans diktamen?" 18 Baruk svarade dem: "Han dikterade allt detta för mig, och jag skrev ner det i bokrullen med bläck." 19 Då sade furstarna till Baruk: "Gå och göm dig tillsammans med Jeremia och låt ingen få veta var ni är."

20 De lämnade rullen i skrivaren Elisamas kammare och gick in till kungen på förgården och berättade allt för honom.

21 Då sände kungen Jehudi att hämta rullen och han hämtade den från skrivaren Elisamas kammare. Sedan läste Jehudi upp den för kungen och för alla furstarna som stod omkring honom. 22 Kungen satt då i vinterpalatset, eftersom det var i den nionde månaden. Det brann i kolpannan som stod framför honom, 23 och så ofta Jehudi hade läst tre eller fyra spalter skar kungen av rullen med pennkniven och kastade stycket på elden i kolpannan, ända till dess att hela rullen hade brunnit upp i elden som var i kolpannan. 24 Varken kungen själv eller någon av hans tjänare blev förskräckt eller rev sönder sina kläder när de hörde alla dessa ord. 25 Elnatan, Delaja och Gemarja bad kungen enträget att inte bränna upp rullen, men han lyssnade inte på dem. 26 Och kungen befallde Jerameel, kungasonen, och Seraja, Asriels son, och Selemja, Abdeels son, att de skulle gripa sekreteraren Baruk och profeten Jeremia. Men Herren hade gömt undan dem.

Den nya profetrullen

27 Sedan kungen hade bränt upp rullen med det som Baruk hade skrivit i den efter Jeremias diktamen, kom Herrens ord till Jeremia. Han sade: 28 "Tag dig en annan rulle och skriv i den allt som stod i den förra rullen, den som Jojakim, Juda kung, brände upp. 29 Men om Jojakim, Juda kung, skall du säga: Så säger Herren: Du har bränt upp denna rulle och sagt: Varför har du skrivit i den att kungen i Babel skall komma och fördärva detta land och göra slut på både människor och djur? 30 Därför säger Herren så om Jojakim, Juda kung: Ingen arvinge till honom skall sitta på Davids tron, och hans döda kropp skall kastas bort och utsättas för dagens hetta och nattens kyla. 31 Jag skall straffa honom, hans efterkommande och hans tjänare för deras missgärning, och jag skall låta komma över dem och över Jerusalems invånare och över Juda män all den olycka som jag har uttalat över dem, eftersom de inte velat höra."

32 Då tog Jeremia en annan rulle och gav den åt sekreteraren Baruk, Nerias son. Och han skrev efter Jeremias diktamen ner i den allt som hade stått i den bokrulle som Jojakim, Juda kung, hade bränt upp i eld. Och till detta lades många liknande ord.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremia 36:1 År 605 f. Kr.
  2. Jeremia 36:9 December år 604 f. Kr.
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The Scroll Read in the Temple

36 Now it came to pass in the (A)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Take a (B)scroll of a book and (C)write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against (D)all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of (E)Josiah even to this day. 3 It (F)may be that the house of Judah will hear all the adversities which I purpose to bring upon them, that everyone may (G)turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

4 Then Jeremiah (H)called Baruch the son of Neriah; and (I)Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, [a]at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him. 5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the Lord. 6 You go, therefore, and read from the scroll which you have written [b]at my instruction, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord’s house on (J)the day of fasting. And you shall also read them in the hearing of all Judah who come from their cities. 7 It may be that they will present their supplication before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way. For great is the anger and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people.” 8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.

9 Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. 10 Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the (K)entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house, in the [c]hearing of all the people.

The Scroll Read in the Palace

11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the Lord from the book, 12 he then went down to the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber; and there all the princes were sitting—(L)Elishama the scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, (M)Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. 13 Then Michaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the hearing of the people. 14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. 15 And they said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.

16 Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, that they looked in fear from one to another, and said to Baruch, “We will surely tell the king of all these words.” 17 And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words—[d]at his instruction?”

18 So Baruch answered them, “He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.”

19 Then the princes said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are.”

The King Destroys Jeremiah’s Scroll

20 And they went to the king, into the court; but they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the hearing of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king. 22 Now the king was sitting in (N)the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. 23 And it happened, when Jehudi had read three or four columns, that the king cut it with the scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. 24 Yet they were (O)not afraid, nor did they (P)tear their garments, the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words. 25 Nevertheless Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah implored the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them. 26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel [e]the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.

Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll

27 Now after the king had burned the scroll with the words which Baruch had written [f]at the instruction of Jeremiah, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: 28 “Take yet another scroll, and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. 29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have burned this scroll, saying, (Q)‘Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and cause man and beast to (R)cease from here?’ ” 30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: (S)“He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be (T)cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. 31 I will punish him, his [g]family, and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah all the doom that I have pronounced against them; but they did not heed.” ’ ”

32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it [h]at the instruction of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And besides, there were added to them many similar words.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 36:4 Lit. from Jeremiah’s mouth
  2. Jeremiah 36:6 Lit. from my mouth
  3. Jeremiah 36:10 Lit. ears
  4. Jeremiah 36:17 Lit. with his mouth
  5. Jeremiah 36:26 Or son of Hammelech
  6. Jeremiah 36:27 Lit. from Jeremiah’s mouth
  7. Jeremiah 36:31 Lit. seed
  8. Jeremiah 36:32 Lit. from Jeremiah’s mouth
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