Jeremiah 36 | New International Reader’s Version

New International Reader’s Version

Jehoiakim burns Jeremiah’s scroll

1 A message from the LORD came to Jeremiah. It came in the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah. The message said, 2 ‘Get a scroll. Write on it all the words I have spoken to you. Write down what I have said about Israel, Judah and all the other nations. Write what I have said to you from the time of King Josiah until now. 3 The people of Judah will hear about all the trouble I plan to bring on them. Maybe then each of them will turn from their evil ways. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the evil things they have done.’ 4 So Jeremiah sent for Baruch, the son of Neriah. Jeremiah told him to write down all the words the LORD had spoken to him. And Baruch wrote them on the scroll. 5 Then Jeremiah said to him, ‘I’m not allowed to go to the LORD’s temple. 6 So you go there. Go on a day when the people are fasting. Read to them from the scroll. Read the words of the LORD you wrote down as I gave them to you. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns. 7 They will hear what the LORD will do to them when his burning anger blazes out against them. Then perhaps they will pray to him. And maybe each of them will turn from their evil ways.’ 8 Baruch, the son of Neriah, did everything Jeremiah the prophet told him to do. He went to the LORD’s temple. There he read the words of the LORD from the scroll. 9 It was in the fifth year that Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, was king of Judah. It was the ninth month of that year. A time of fasting at the LORD’s temple had been ordered. All the people in Jerusalem were told to take part in it. So were those who had come in from the towns of Judah. 10 Baruch read to all the people who were at the LORD’s temple. He read Jeremiah’s words from the scroll. He was in the room of Gemariah the secretary. It was located in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple. Gemariah was the son of Shaphan. 11 Micaiah was the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Micaiah heard Baruch reading all the LORD’s words that were written on the scroll. 12 Then he went down to the secretary’s room in the royal palace. All the officials were sitting there. They included the secretary Elishama and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah. Elnathan, the son of Akbor, was also there. So was Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, was there too. And so were all the other officials. 13 Micaiah told all of them what he had heard. He told them everything Baruch had read to the people from the scroll. 14 All the officials sent Jehudi to speak to Baruch, the son of Neriah. Jehudi was the son of Nethaniah. Nethaniah was the son of Shelemiah. Shelemiah was the son of Cushi. Jehudi said to Baruch, ‘Come. Bring the scroll you have read to the people.’ So Baruch went to them. He carried the scroll with him. 15 The officials said to him, ‘Please sit down. Read the scroll to us.’ So Baruch read it to them. 16 They heard all its words. Then they looked at one another in fear. They said to Baruch, ‘We must report all these words to the king.’ 17 They said to Baruch, ‘Tell us. How did you happen to write all these things? Did Jeremiah tell you to do this?’ 18 ‘Yes’, Baruch replied. ‘He told me to write down all these words. So I wrote them in ink on the scroll.’ 19 Then the officials spoke to Baruch. They said, ‘You and Jeremiah must go and hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.’ 20 The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary. Then they went to the king in the courtyard. They reported everything to him. 21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary. Jehudi read it to the king. All the officials were standing beside the king. So they heard it too. 22 It was the ninth month. The king was sitting in his winter apartment. A fire was burning in the brazier in front of him. 23 Jehudi read three or four sections from the scroll. Then the king cut them off with a secretary’s knife. He threw them into the brazier. He did that until the entire scroll was burned in the fire. 24 The king and some of his attendants heard all these words. But they weren’t afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes. 25 Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll. But he wouldn’t listen to them. 26 Instead, the king commanded three men to arrest Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. The three men were Jerahmeel, Seraiah and Shelemiah. Jerahmeel was a member of the royal court. Seraiah was the son of Azriel. And Shelemiah was the son of Abdeel. 27 A message from the LORD came to Jeremiah. It came after the king burned the scroll. On the scroll were the words Baruch had written down. Jeremiah had told him to write them. The message said, 28 ‘Get another scroll. Write on it all the words that were on the first one. King Jehoiakim burned that one. 29 Also tell King Jehoiakim, “The LORD says, ‘You burned that scroll. You said to Baruch, “Why did you write that the king of Babylon would certainly come? Why did you write that he would destroy this land? And why did you write that he would remove from it people and animals alike?” ’ 30 So now the LORD has something to say about Jehoiakim, the king of Judah. He says, ‘No one from Jehoiakim’s family line will sit on David’s throne. Jehoiakim’s body will be thrown out. It will lie outside in the heat by day and in the frost at night. 31 I will punish him and his children and his attendants. I will punish them for their sinful ways. I will bring on them all the trouble I said I would. And I will bring it on the people of Jerusalem and Judah. They have not listened to me.’ ” ’ 32 So Jeremiah got another scroll. He gave it to Baruch the secretary. He was the son of Neriah. Jeremiah told Baruch what to write on it. Baruch wrote down all the words that were on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. And many more words were written on it. They were similar to those that had already been written.

Библия, ревизирано издание

from Bulgarian Bible Society

Високомерието на юдейския цар Йоаким. Изгаряне на книгата на Йеремия

1 В четвъртата година на Юдейския цар Йоаким, Йосиевия син, дойде това слово към Йеремия от ГОСПОДА и каза: 2 Вземи си един свитък книга и напиши в него всички думи, които ти говорих против Израил, против Юда и против всички народи – от деня, когато почнах да ти говоря, от дните на Йосия, дори до днес. (Isa 8:1; Jer 25:3; Jer 25:15; Jer 30:2; Eze 2:9; Zec 5:1)

Isa 8:1Jer 25:3Jer 25:15Jer 30:2Eze 2:9Zec 5:1

3 Дано Юдовият дом чуе цялото зло, което Аз мисля да им направя, така че да се върнат всеки от лошия си път и Аз да простя беззаконието и греха им. (Jer 18:8; Jer 26:3; Jer 36:7; Jon 3:8)

Jer 18:8Jer 26:3Jer 36:7Jon 3:8

4 Тогава Йеремия повика Варух, Нириевия син; и Варух записа от устата на Йеремия в един свитък книга всички думи, които ГОСПОД му беше говорил. (Jer 32:12; Jer 45:1) 5 А Йеремия заповяда на Варух: Аз съм затворен; не мога да вляза в ГОСПОДНИЯ дом; 6 затова влез ти и от свитъка, който записа от устата ми, прочети ГОСПОДНИТЕ думи в ушите на народа, в ГОСПОДНИЯ дом, в ден на пост; прочети ги и в ушите на всички от Юдея, които идват от градовете си. (Le 16:29; Le 23:27; Ac 27:9)

Le 16:29Le 23:27Ac 27:9

7 Дано принесат молба пред ГОСПОДА и се върнат всеки от лошия си път; защото големи са гневът и яростта, които ГОСПОД е произнесъл против този народ. (Jer 36:3) 8 Варух, Нириевият син, стори всичко, което му заповяда пророк Йеремия, като прочете от книгата ГОСПОДНИТЕ думи в ГОСПОДНИЯ дом. 9 И в петата година на Юдейския цар Йоаким, Йосиевия син, в деветия месец, целият народ в Йерусалим и целият народ, който идваше в Йерусалим от Юдейските градове, прогласиха пост пред ГОСПОДА. 10 Тогава Варух прочете от книгата Йеремиевите думи в ГОСПОДНИЯ дом, в стаята на Гемария, син на секретаря Сафан, в горния двор, във входа на новата врата на ГОСПОДНИЯ дом, в ушите на целия народ. (Jer 26:10) 11 А когато Михей, син на Гемария, Сафановия син, чу от книгата всички ГОСПОДНИ думи, 12 слезе в царския дворец, в стаята на секретаря, и видя, че всички първенци седяха там: писарят Елисам, Делайя, Семайевият син, Елнатан, Аховоровият син, Гемария, Сафановият син, Седекия, Ананевият син, и всички останали първенци. 13 Тогава Михей им извести всички думи, които беше чул, когато Варух прочиташе книгата в ушите на народа. 14 Затова всички първенци пратиха Юдий, син на Натания, син на Селемия, Хусиевия син, при Варух да му кажат: Вземи в ръката си свитъка, който си прочел в ушите на народа, и ела. И така, Варух, Нириевият син, взе свитъка в ръката си и дойде при тях. 15 Те му казаха: Я седни и го прочети в ушите ни. И Варух го прочете в ушите им. 16 А като чуха всички думи, спогледаха се с ужас и казаха на Варух: Непременно ще съобщим на царя всички тези думи. 17 И попитаха Варух: Кажи ни сега – как си записал ти всички тези думи от устата му? 18 А Варух им отговори: Той ми диктуваше устно всички тези думи и аз ги пишех с мастило в книгата. 19 Тогава първенците казаха на Варух: Иди, скрий се, ти и Йеремия; никой да не знае къде сте. 20 После влязоха при царя (свитъка обаче оставиха в стаята на писаря Елисам) и известиха в ушите на царя всички тези думи. 21 И така, царят прати Юдий да вземе свитъка; и той го взе от стаята на писаря Елисам. И Юдий го прочете в ушите на царя и в ушите на всички първенци, които стояха около царя. 22 Царят седеше в зимния дворец (а беше деветият месец) и пред него имаше мангал с огън. (Am 3:15) 23 След като Юдий беше прочел три-четири стълба, царят сряза свитъка с писарското ножче и го хвърли в огъня на мангала, където целият свитък изгоря. 24 И не се разтрепераха и не раздраха дрехите си нито царят, нито един от слугите му, които чуха всички тези думи. (2Ki 22:11; Isa 36:22; Isa 37:1)

2Ki 22:11Isa 36:22Isa 37:1

25 При това когато Елнатан, Делайя и Гемария ходатайстваха пред царя да не изгаря свитъка, той не ги послуша. 26 Царят заповяда на сина си Йерамеил, на Серайя, Азрииловия син, и на Селемия, Авдииловия син, да хванат писаря Варух и пророка Йеремия; но ГОСПОД ги скри. 27 И след като царят изгори свитъка и думите, които Варух записа от Йеремиевите уста, ГОСПОДНЕТО слово дойде към Йеремия и каза: 28 Вземи си пак друг свитък и запиши в него всичките предишни думи, които бяха в първия свитък, който Юдейският цар Йоаким изгори; 29 а на Юдейския цар Йоаким да кажеш: Така казва ГОСПОД: Ти изгори този свитък и каза: Защо си записал в него, че вавилонският цар непременно ще дойде и ще разори тази земя, и ще направи да няма в нея нито човек, нито животно? 30 Затова така казва ГОСПОД на Юдейския цар Йоаким: Няма да има от него кой да седи на Давидовия престол. И трупът му ще бъде изхвърлен – денем на горещината, а нощем на сланата. (Jer 22:19; Jer 22:30) 31 Аз ще накажа него, потомството му и слугите му за беззаконието им; и ще докарам на тях, на йерусалимските жители и на Юдовите мъже цялото зло, което изрекох против тях; а те не послушаха. 32 И така, Йеремия взе друг свитък и го даде на писаря Варух, Нириевия син, който записа в него от устата на Йеремия всички думи на книгата, която Юдейският цар Йоаким беше изгорил в огъня; а към тях бяха прибавени и още много подобни думи.