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Jeremia 38 | New International Reader’s Version

Jeremiah is thrown into an empty well

1 Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jehukal and Pashhur heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people. Shephatiah was the son of Mattan. Gedaliah was the son of Pashhur. Jehukal was the son of Shelemiah. And Pashhur was the son of Malkijah. These four men heard Jeremiah say, 2 ‘The LORD says, “Those who stay in this city will die of war, hunger or plague. But those who go over to the side of the Babylonians will live. They will escape with their lives. They will remain alive.” 3 The LORD also says, “This city will certainly be handed over to the armies of the king of Babylon. They will capture it.” ’ 4 Then these officials said to the king, ‘This man should be put to death. What he says is making the soldiers who are left in this city lose hope. It’s making all the people lose hope too. He isn’t interested in what is best for the people. In fact, he’s trying to destroy them.’ 5 ‘He’s in your hands,’ King Zedekiah answered. ‘I can’t do anything to oppose you.’ 6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into an empty well. It belonged to Malkijah. He was a member of the royal court. His well was in the courtyard of the guard. Zedekiah’s men lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the well. It didn’t have any water in it. All it had was mud. And Jeremiah sank down into the mud. 7 Ebed-Melek was an official in the royal palace. He was from the land of Cush. He heard that Jeremiah had been put into the well. The king was sitting by the Benjamin Gate at that time. 8 Ebed-Melek went out of the palace. He said to the king, 9 ‘My king and master, everything these men have done to Jeremiah the prophet is evil. They have thrown him into an empty well. Soon there won’t be any more bread in the city. Then he’ll starve to death.’ 10 So the king gave an order to Ebed-Melek the Cushite. He said, ‘Take with you 30 men from here. Lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the well before he dies.’ 11 Then Ebed-Melek took the men with him. He went to a room in the palace. It was under the place where the treasures were stored. He got some old rags and worn-out clothes from there. Then he let them down with ropes to Jeremiah in the well. 12 Ebed-Melek the Cushite told Jeremiah what to do. Ebed-Melek said, ‘Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms. They’ll pad the ropes.’ So Jeremiah did. 13 Then the men pulled him up with the ropes. They lifted him out of the well. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

Zedekiah questions Jeremiah again

14 Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet. The king had him brought to the third entrance to the LORD’s temple. ‘I want to ask you something,’ the king said to Jeremiah. ‘Don’t hide anything from me.’ 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, ‘Suppose I give you an answer. You will kill me, won’t you? Suppose I give you good advice. You won’t listen to me, will you?’ 16 But King Zedekiah promised Jeremiah secretly, ‘I won’t kill you. And I won’t hand you over to those who want to kill you. That’s just as sure as the LORD is alive. He’s the one who has given us breath.’ 17 So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, ‘The LORD God who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “Give yourself up to the officers of the king of Babylon. Then your life will be spared. And this city will not be burned down. You and your family will remain alive. 18 But what if you do not give yourself up to them? Then this city will be handed over to the Babylonians. They will burn it down. And you yourself will not escape from them.” ’ 19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, ‘I’m afraid of some of the Jews. They are the ones who have gone over to the side of the Babylonians. The Babylonians might hand me over to them. And those Jews will treat me badly.’ 20 ‘They won’t hand you over to them,’ Jeremiah replied. ‘Obey the LORD. Do what I tell you to do. Then things will go well with you. Your life will be spared. 21 Don’t refuse to give yourself up. The LORD has shown me what will happen if you do. 22 All the women who are left in your palace will be brought out. They’ll be given to the officials of the king of Babylon. Those women will say to you, ‘ “Your trusted friends have tricked you. They have got the better of you. Your feet are sunk down in the mud. Your friends have deserted you.” 23 ‘All your wives and children will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself won’t escape from them. You will be captured by the king of Babylon. And this city will be burned down.’ 24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, ‘Don’t let anyone know about the talk we’ve had. If you do, you might die. 25 Suppose the officials find out that I’ve talked with you. And suppose they come to you and say, “Tell us what you said to the king. Tell us what the king said to you. Don’t hide it from us. If you do, we’ll kill you.” 26 Then tell them, “I was begging the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house. I don’t want to die there.” ’ 27 All the officials came to Jeremiah. And they questioned him. He told them everything the king had ordered him to say. None of them had heard what he told the king. So they didn’t say anything else to him.

Jerusalem is destroyed

28 Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard. He stayed there until the day Jerusalem was captured. Here is how Jerusalem was captured.

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Yeremya Sarnıca Atılıyor

1 Mattan oğlu Şefatya, Paşhur oğlu Gedalya, Şelemya oğlu Yehukal ve Malkiya oğlu Paşhur Yeremya'nın halka söylediği şu sözleri duydular: 2 ‹‹RAB diyor ki, ‹Bu kentte kalan kılıçtan, kıtlıktan, salgından ölecek. Kildaniler'e gidense sağ kalacak, canını kurtarıp yaşayacak.› 3 RAB diyor ki, ‹Bu kent kesinlikle Babil Kralı'nın ordusuna teslim edilecek, Babil Kralı onu ele geçirecek.› ›› 4 Önderler krala, ‹‹Bu adam öldürülmeli›› dediler, ‹‹Çünkü söylediği bu sözlerle kentte kalan askerlerin ve halkın cesaretini kırıyor. Bu adam halkın yararını değil, zararını istiyor.›› 5 Kral Sidkiya, ‹‹İşte o sizin elinizde›› diye yanıtladı, ‹‹Kral size engel olamaz ki.›› 6 Böylece Yeremya'yı alıp kralın oğlu Malkiya'nın muhafız avlusundaki sarnıcına halatlarla sarkıtarak indirdiler. Sarnıçta su yoktu, yalnız çamur vardı. Yeremya çamura battı. 7 Sarayda görevli hadım Kûşlu Ebet-Melek Yeremya'nın sarnıca atıldığını duydu. Kral Benyamin Kapısı'nda otururken, 8 Ebet-Melek saraydan çıkıp kralın yanına gitti ve ona şöyle dedi: 9 ‹‹Efendim kral, bu adamların Peygamber Yeremya'ya yaptıkları kötüdür. Onu sarnıca attılar, orada açlıktan ölecek. Çünkü kentte ekmek kalmadı.›› 10 Bunun üzerine kral, ‹‹Buradan yanına üç* adam al, Peygamber Yeremya'yı ölmeden sarnıçtan çıkarın›› diye ona buyruk verdi. 11 Ebet-Melek yanına adamları alarak saray hazinesinin alt odasına gitti. Oradan eski bezler, yırtık pırtık giysiler alıp halatlarla sarnıca, Yeremya'ya sarkıttı. 12 Sonra Yeremya'ya, ‹‹Bu eski bezleri, yırtık giysileri halatlarla bağlayıp koltuklarının altına geçir›› diye seslendi. Yeremya söyleneni yaptı. 13 Onu halatlarla çekip sarnıçtan çıkardılar. Yeremya muhafız avlusunda kaldı.

Sidkiya Yeremya'ya Yine Danışıyor

14 Kral Sidkiya Peygamber Yeremya'yı RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın üçüncü girişine getirterek, ‹‹Sana bir şey soracağım›› dedi, ‹‹Benden bir şey gizleme.›› 15 Yeremya, ‹‹Sana bir şey bildirirsem, beni öldürmeyecek misin?›› diye karşılık verdi, ‹‹Üstelik öğüt versem bile beni dinlemeyeceksin.›› 16 Kral Sidkiya, ‹‹Bize yaşam veren RAB'bin varlığı hakkı için seni öldürmeyeceğim, canının peşinde olan bu adamların eline seni teslim etmeyeceğim›› diyerek gizlice ant içti. 17 Bunun üzerine Yeremya Sidkiya'ya şu karşılığı verdi: ‹‹İsrail'in Tanrısı, Her Şeye Egemen RAB Tanrı diyor ki, ‹Babil Kralı'nın komutanlarına teslim olursan, canın bağışlanacak, bu kent de ateşe verilmeyecek. Sen de ailen de sağ kalacaksınız. 18 Ama Babil Kralı'nın komutanlarına teslim olmazsan, kent Kildaniler'e teslim edilecek, onu ateşe verecekler. Sen de onlardan kaçıp kurtulamayacaksın.› ›› 19 Kral Sidkiya, ‹‹Kildaniler'in tarafına geçen Yahudiler'den korkuyorum›› dedi, ‹‹Kildaniler beni onların eline verebilir, onlar da bana kötü davranırlar.›› 20 ‹‹Vermezler›› diye yanıtladı Yeremya, ‹‹Lütfen sana aktardığım RAB'bin sözünü işit. O zaman sağ kalır, iyilik görürsün. 21 Ama teslim olmak istemezsen, RAB bana şunu açıkladı: 22 Yahuda Kralı'nın sarayında kalan bütün kadınlar Babil Kralı'nın komutanlarına çıkarılacak. O kadınlar sana, ‹‹ ‹Güvendiğin insanlar Seni aldatıp yenilgiye uğrattı; Çamura battı ayakların, Güvendiğin insanlar seni bırakıp gitti› diyecekler. 23 ‹‹Bütün karıların, çocukların Kildaniler'e teslim edilecek. Sen de onlardan kaçıp kurtulamayacak, Babil Kralı'nın eliyle yakalanacaksın. Bu kent ateşe verilecek.›› 24 Sidkiya, ‹‹Ölmek istemiyorsan, konuştuklarımızı kimse duymasın›› dedi, 25 ‹‹Görevliler seninle konuştuğumu duyup da gelir, ‹Krala ne söyledin, kral sana ne dedi, açıkla bize, bizden gizleme! Yoksa seni öldürürüz› derlerse, 26 ‹Beni Yonatan'ın evine geri gönderme, yoksa orada ölürüm diye krala yalvardım› dersin.›› 27 Bütün görevliler gelip Yeremya'yı sorguya çektiler. Yeremya kralın kendisine söylemesini buyurduğu her şeyi onlara anlattı. Sorguyu bıraktılar. Çünkü kralla yaptığı konuşma duyulmamıştı. 28 Yeremya Yeruşalim'in ele geçirildiği güne dek muhafız avlusunda kaldı.