Jeremiás 14
Hungarian Károli
14 Az Úrnak szava, a mit Jeremiásnak szólott a szárazság felõl:
2 Gyászol Júda, és kapui roskadoznak; szomorkodnak a földön, és Jeruzsálem kiáltása felszáll.
3 Fejedelmeik is kiküldik gyermekeiket vízért: elmennek a kútakig, nem találnak vizet; visszatérnek üres edényekkel; szégyenkeznek és pironkodnak, és befedik fejöket.
4 A föld miatt, a mely retteg, mert nem esett esõ a földön, szégyenkeznek a szántóvetõk, és befedik fejöket.
5 Még a szarvas-üszõ is megellik a mezõn, és ott hagyja [fiát,] mert nincsen fû.
6 A vadszamarak pedig a sziklához állanak, levegõ után kapkodnak, mint a tengeri szörnyek, szemeik eltikkadnak, mert nincs fû.
7 Ha bûneink ellenünk tanúskodnak: cselekedjél Uram a te nevedért, mert temérdek a mi törvényszegésünk; vétkeztünk ellened!
8 Izráel reménysége, megszabadítója a nyomorúság idején! Miért vagy e földön úgy, mint valami jövevény és mint valami utas, a ki éjjeli szállásra tér be?
9 Miért vagy olyan, mint a megriasztott férfi; mint a vitéz, a ki nem tud segíteni? Hiszen te közöttünk vagy, Uram, és mi a te nevedrõl neveztetünk; ne hagyj el minket!
10 Ezt mondja az Úr e népnek: Úgy szerettek ide-oda futkározni, lábaikat meg nem tartóztatták! Azért az Úr nem kedvelte õket. Most megemlékezik az õ bûnökrõl, és vétkeikért megfenyíti õket.
11 És mondá nékem az Úr: Ne könyörögj e népért, az õ javára.
12 Mikor bõjtölnek, én meg nem hallgatom kiáltozásukat, és ha égõáldozatot vagy ételáldozatot készítenek, nem lesznek kedvesek elõttem; sõt fegyverrel, éhséggel és döghalállal irtom ki õket.
13 És mondék: Ah, Uram Isten! Hiszen a próféták mondják vala nékik: Fegyvert nem láttok, éhség sem lesz rajtatok, sõt állandó békességet adok néktek ezen a helyen.
14 És monda az Úr nékem: Hazugságot prófétálnak a próféták az én nevemben; nem küldtem õket, nem parancsoltam nékik, nem is beszéltem velök; hazug látomást, varázslást, hiábavalóságot és szívbeli csalárdságot jövendölnek néktek.
15 Azért ezt mondja az Úr a próféták felõl, a kik az én nevemben prófétálnak, holott én nem küldtem õket és mégis azt mondják: fegyver és éhség nem lesz e földön: Fegyver és éhség miatt vesznek el azok a próféták!
16 A nép pedig, a melynek õk prófétálnak, ott hever majd Jeruzsálem utczáin az éhség és a fegyver miatt, és nem lesz, a ki eltemesse õket, õket és feleségeiket, fiaikat és leányaikat; így zúdítom rájok gonoszságukat!
17 Azért e szavakat mondjad nékik: Szemeim könyeket hullatnak éjjel és nappal, és nem szünnek meg; mert nagy rontással rontatott meg a szûz, az én népemnek leánya, igen fájdalmas vereséggel.
18 Ha kimegyek a mezõre, hát ímé fegyver által levágottak; ha bemegyek a városba, hát ímé éhség miatt elepedtek [vannak ott!] Bizony próféta is, pap is olyan földre költöznek, a melyet nem ismernek!
19 Egészen elvetetted-é Júdát, avagy a Siont útálja-é lelked? miért vertél úgy meg, hogy semmi orvosságunk se legyen? Békességet vártunk, de nincs semmi jó; és gyógyulásnak idejét, de ímé, [itt van] a rettegés!
20 Ismerjük Uram a mi gonoszságainkat, atyáink bûnét; bizony vétkeztünk ellened!
21 Ne vesd meg a te nevedért; ne gyalázd meg a te dicsõségednek székét! Emlékezzél; ne rontsd meg a te velünk való szövetségedet!
22 Vannak-é a pogányok bálványai között, a kik esõt adhatnak? És ad-é záporokat az ég? Avagy nem te vagy-é a mi Urunk Istenünk, és nem benned kell-é bíznunk, hiszen te cselekedted mindezt!
Jeremiah 14
New Living Translation
Judah’s Terrible Drought
14 This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord, explaining why he was holding back the rain:
2 “Judah wilts;
commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.
All the people sit on the ground in mourning,
and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
3 The nobles send servants to get water,
but all the wells are dry.
The servants return with empty pitchers,
confused and desperate,
covering their heads in grief.
4 The ground is parched
and cracked for lack of rain.
The farmers are deeply troubled;
they, too, cover their heads.
5 Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn
because there is no grass in the field.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills
panting like thirsty jackals.
They strain their eyes looking for grass,
but there is none to be found.”
7 The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord,
but help us for the sake of your own reputation.
We have turned away from you
and sinned against you again and again.
8 O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble,
why are you like a stranger to us?
Why are you like a traveler passing through the land,
stopping only for the night?
9 Are you also confused?
Is our champion helpless to save us?
You are right here among us, Lord.
We are known as your people.
Please don’t abandon us now!”
10 So this is what the Lord says to his people:
“You love to wander far from me
and do not restrain yourselves.
Therefore, I will no longer accept you as my people.
Now I will remember all your wickedness
and will punish you for your sins.”
The Lord Forbids Jeremiah to Intercede
11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore. 12 When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.”
13 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, their prophets are telling them, ‘All is well—no war or famine will come. The Lord will surely send you peace.’”
14 Then the Lord said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts. 15 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in my name even though I never sent them. They say that no war or famine will come, but they themselves will die by war and famine! 16 As for the people to whom they prophesy—their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and war. There will be no one left to bury them. Husbands, wives, sons, and daughters—all will be gone. For I will pour out their own wickedness on them. 17 Now, Jeremiah, say this to them:
“Night and day my eyes overflow with tears.
I cannot stop weeping,
for my virgin daughter—my precious people—
has been struck down
and lies mortally wounded.
18 If I go out into the fields,
I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.
If I walk the city streets,
I see people who have died of starvation.
The prophets and priests continue with their work,
but they don’t know what they’re doing.”
A Prayer for Healing
19 Lord, have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you really hate Jerusalem?[a]
Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
20 Lord, we confess our wickedness
and that of our ancestors, too.
We all have sinned against you.
21 For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.
22 Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?
Does it fall from the sky by itself?
No, you are the one, O Lord our God!
Only you can do such things.
So we will wait for you to help us.
Footnotes
- 14:19 Hebrew Zion?
Jeremiah 14
New International Version
Drought, Famine, Sword
14 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:(A)
2 “Judah mourns,(B)
her cities languish;
they wail for the land,
and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
3 The nobles send their servants for water;
they go to the cisterns
but find no water.(C)
They return with their jars unfilled;
dismayed and despairing,
they cover their heads.(D)
4 The ground is cracked
because there is no rain in the land;(E)
the farmers are dismayed
and cover their heads.
5 Even the doe in the field
deserts her newborn fawn
because there is no grass.(F)
6 Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(G)
and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
for lack of food.”(H)
7 Although our sins testify(I) against us,
do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(J)
For we have often rebelled;(K)
we have sinned(L) against you.
8 You who are the hope(M) of Israel,
its Savior(N) in times of distress,(O)
why are you like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who stays only a night?
9 Why are you like a man taken by surprise,
like a warrior powerless to save?(P)
You are among(Q) us, Lord,
and we bear your name;(R)
do not forsake(S) us!
10 This is what the Lord says about this people:
“They greatly love to wander;
they do not restrain their feet.(T)
So the Lord does not accept(U) them;
he will now remember(V) their wickedness
and punish them for their sins.”(W)
11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray(X) for the well-being of this people. 12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(Y) though they offer burnt offerings(Z) and grain offerings,(AA) I will not accept(AB) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(AC) famine(AD) and plague.”(AE)
13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(AF) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(AG) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(AH) in this place.’”
14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(AI) in my name. I have not sent(AJ) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(AK) divinations,(AL) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish(AM) by sword and famine.(AN) 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury(AO) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.(AP) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.(AQ)
17 “Speak this word to them:
“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears(AR)
night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin(AS) Daughter, my people,
has suffered a grievous wound,
a crushing blow.(AT)
18 If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.(AU)
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.(AV)’”
19 Have you rejected Judah completely?(AW)
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you afflicted us
so that we cannot be healed?(AX)
We hoped for peace
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(AY)
20 We acknowledge(AZ) our wickedness, Lord,
and the guilt of our ancestors;(BA)
we have indeed sinned(BB) against you.
21 For the sake of your name(BC) do not despise us;
do not dishonor your glorious throne.(BD)
Remember your covenant(BE) with us
and do not break it.
22 Do any of the worthless idols(BF) of the nations bring rain?(BG)
Do the skies themselves send down showers?
No, it is you, Lord our God.
Therefore our hope is in you,
for you are the one who does all this.(BH)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.