Giê-rê-mi 44
Kinh Thánh Bản Truyền Thống ⇄ NET Bible
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who were living in the land of Egypt, those in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in the region of southern Egypt.
“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
This happened because of the wickedness the people living there did. They made me angry by worshiping and offering sacrifice to other gods whom neither they nor you nor your ancestors previously knew.
Pag-aaralDậy sớm sai họ đến — Dậy sớm sai họ đến là một thành ngữ tiếng Hê-bơ-rơ chỉ hành động lặp đi lặp lại, khẩn thiết. Đức Chúa Trời không chỉ cảnh báo một lần mà đã kiên nhẫn sai các tiên tri hết lần này đến lần khác trước khi sự phán xét đến.I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate.
But the people of Jerusalem and Judah would not listen or pay any attention. They would not stop the wickedness they were doing nor quit sacrificing to other gods.
So my anger and my wrath were poured out and burned like a fire through the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. That is why they have become the desolate ruins that they are today.’
“So now the Lord, the God who rules over all, the God of Israel, asks, ‘Why will you do such great harm to yourselves? Why should every man, woman, child, and baby of yours be destroyed from the midst of Judah? Why should you leave yourselves without a remnant?
That is what will result from your making me angry by what you are doing. You are making me angry by sacrificing to other gods here in the land of Egypt where you live. You will be destroyed for doing that! You will become an example used in curses and an object of ridicule among all the nations of the earth.
Have you forgotten all the wicked things that have been done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem by your ancestors, by the kings of Judah and their wives, by you and your wives?
To this day your people have shown no contrition! They have not revered me nor followed the laws and statutes I commanded you and your ancestors.’
“Because of this, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘I am determined to bring disaster on you, even to the point of destroying all the Judeans here.
I will see to it that all the Judean remnant that was determined to go and live in the land of Egypt will be destroyed. Here in the land of Egypt they will fall in battle or perish from starvation. People of every class will die in war or from starvation. They will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example of those who have been cursed and that people use in pronouncing a curse.
I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt with war, starvation, and disease just as I punished Jerusalem.
None of the Judean remnant who have come to live in the land of Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah. Though they long to return and live there, none of them shall return except a few fugitives.’”
Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,
“We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
Pag-aaralNữ vương trên trời — Một nữ thần ngoại bang được thờ phượng bằng hương, lễ quán và bánh. Giê-rê-mi 7:18 cho thấy cùng một giáo phái này đã được thực hành ở Giê-ru-sa-lem; dân chúng lầm tưởng rằng bà là nguyên nhân mang lại sự thịnh vượng cho họ, nhưng Giê-rê-mi nói rằng sự thờ phượng này đã mang lại sự hủy diệt cho thành phố.Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.
Pag-aaralTrí nhớ bị bóp méo — Những người tị nạn tuyên bố rằng việc từ bỏ nữ vương trên trời đã gây ra sự đau khổ của họ. Giê-rê-mi đảo ngược điều này: Giê-ru-sa-lem sụp đổ vì sự thờ hình tượng đó. Sự hoài niệm của họ nhầm lẫn sự phán xét của Đức Chúa Trời với một lời chúc phúc.But ever since we stopped sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, we have been in great need. Our people have died in wars or of starvation.”
The women added, “We did indeed sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven. But it was with the full knowledge and approval of our husbands that we made cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her.”
Then Jeremiah replied to all the people, both men and women, who responded to him in this way.
“The Lord did indeed remember and call to mind what you did! He remembered the sacrifices you and your ancestors, your kings, your leaders, and all the rest of the people of the land offered to other gods in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem.
Finally the Lord could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.
You have sacrificed to other gods! You have sinned against the Lord! You have not obeyed the Lord! You have not followed his laws, his statutes, and his decrees! That is why this disaster that is evident to this day has happened to you.”
Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people, particularly to all the women. “Listen to what the Lord has to say all you people of Judah who are in Egypt.
The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You women have confirmed by your actions what you vowed with your lips! You said, “We will certainly carry out our vows to sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven.” Well, then fulfill your vows! Carry them out!’
Pag-aaralChẳng có một người Giu-đa nào còn mở miệng xưng danh ta nữa — Thề 'Thật như Chúa Giê-hô-va hằng sống!' là một cách thông thường để thề bởi Đức Chúa Trời của Y-sơ-ra-ên. Đức Chúa Trời phán rằng lời tuyên xưng này sẽ chấm dứt giữa những người Giu-đa ở Ê-díp-tô, cho thấy họ đã bị cắt đứt khỏi Ngài, chứ không chỉ đơn thuần là bị di dời khỏi xứ.But listen to what the Lord has to say, all you people of Judah who are living in the land of Egypt. The Lord says, ‘I hereby swear by my own great name that none of the people of Judah who are living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name in their oaths! Never again will any of them use it in an oath saying, “As surely as the Lord God lives….”
I will indeed see to it that disaster, not prosperity, happens to them. All the people of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will die in war or from starvation until not one of them is left.
Pag-aaralMột số rất ít người — Sự phán xét không phải là hoàn toàn. Một số ít người còn sót lại sẽ thoát khỏi và trở về Giu-đa, chứng minh rằng lời của Đức Chúa Trời, chứ không phải lời thề thách thức của những người tị nạn, sẽ đứng vững. Điều này giữ lại hy vọng sau sự hủy diệt của Giê-ru-sa-lem.Some who survive in battle will return to the land of Judah from the land of Egypt. But they will be very few indeed! Then the Judean remnant who have come to live in the land of Egypt will know whose word proves true, mine or theirs.’
Moreover the Lord says, ‘I will make something happen to prove that I will punish you in this place. I will do it so that you will know that my threats to bring disaster on you will prove true.
Pag-aaralPha-ra-ôn-Hốp-ra làm dấu hiệu — Sự sụp đổ của Pha-ra-ôn-Hốp-ra sẽ là một dấu hiệu rõ ràng rằng lời phán xét của Đức Chúa Trời đối với những người Giu-đa ở Ê-díp-tô cũng sẽ được ứng nghiệm. Sự so sánh với Sê-đê-kia cho thấy các vua không thể che chở họ khỏi sắc lệnh của Đức Chúa Trời.I, the Lord, promise that I will hand Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt over to his enemies who are seeking to kill him. I will do that just as surely as I handed King Zedekiah of Judah over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, his enemy who was seeking to kill him.’”
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