Jeremías 29
Bible Darby
1*Et ce sont ici les paroles de la lettre que Jérémie le prophète envoya de Jérusalem au reste des anciens de la captivité, et aux sacrificateurs, et aux prophètes, et à tout le peuple que Nebucadnetsar avait transportés de Jérusalem à Babylone
2(après que furent sortis de Jérusalem le roi Jéconias, et la reine, et les eunuques, les princes de Juda et de Jérusalem, et les charpentiers et les forgerons),
3par la main d’Elhasça, fils de Shaphan, et de Guemaria, fils de Hilkija, que Sédécias, roi de Juda, envoyait à Babylone vers Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, disant :
4Ainsi dit l’Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël, à tous les captifs que j’ai transportés de Jérusalem à Babylone :
5Bâtissez des maisons et habitez-y ; plantez des jardins et mangez-en les fruits ;
6prenez des femmes et engendrez des fils et des filles, et prenez des femmes pour vos fils, et donnez vos filles à des maris, et qu’elles enfantent des fils et des filles ; et multipliez-vous là et ne diminuez pas.
7Et cherchez la paix de la ville où je vous ai transportés, et priez l’Éternel pour elle ; car dans sa paix sera votre paix.
8Car ainsi dit l’Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël : Que vos prophètes qui sont au milieu de vous, et vos devins, ne vous séduisent point, et n’écoutez pas vos songes que vous vous plaisez à songer ;
9car c’est avec mensonge qu’ils vous prophétisent en mon nom ; je ne les ai pas envoyés, dit l’Éternel.
10Car ainsi dit l’Éternel : Lorsque 70 ans seront accomplis pour Babylone, je vous visiterai, et j’accomplirai envers vous ma bonne parole, pour vous faire revenir en ce lieu.
11Car moi je connais les pensées que je pense à votre égard, dit l’Éternel, pensées de paix et non de mal, pour vous donner un avenir et une espérance.
12Et vous m’invoquerez, et vous irez, et me supplierez, et je vous écouterai ;
13et vous me chercherez, et vous me trouverez, car vous me rechercherez de tout votre cœur,
14et je me ferai trouver à vous, dit l’Éternel ; et je rétablirai vos captifs, et je vous rassemblerai d’entre toutes les nations et de tous les lieux où je vous aurai chassés, dit l’Éternel, et je vous ferai retourner au lieu d’où je vous ai transportés.
15Si vous dites : L’Éternel nous a suscité des prophètes à Babylone !
16Oui, ainsi dit l’Éternel touchant le roi qui est assis sur le trône de David, et touchant tout le peuple qui habite dans cette ville, vos frères qui ne sont pas allés avec vous en captivité ; –
17ainsi dit l’Éternel des armées : Voici, j’envoie contre eux l’épée, la famine, et la peste, et je les ferai devenir comme ces figues affreuses qu’on ne peut manger tant elles sont mauvaises.
18Et je les poursuivrai avec l’épée, avec la famine, et avec la peste ; et je les livrerai pour être chassés çà et là par tous les royaumes de la terre, – [et] à l’exécration, et à la désolation, et au sifflement, et à l’opprobre, dans toutes les nations où je les chasserai ;
19parce que, dit l’Éternel, ils n’ont point écouté mes paroles quand je leur ai envoyé mes serviteurs les prophètes, me levant de bonne heure et [les] envoyant ; et vous n’avez point écouté, dit l’Éternel.
20Mais vous, tous les captifs que j’ai renvoyés de Jérusalem à Babylone, écoutez la parole de l’Éternel !
21Ainsi dit l’Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël, touchant Achab, fils de Kolaïa, et touchant Sédécias, fils de Maascéïa, qui vous prophétisent le mensonge en mon nom : Voici, je les livre en la main de Nebucadretsar, roi de Babylone, et il les frappera devant vos yeux ;
22et on se servira d’eux comme d’une malédiction parmi tous les transportés de Juda qui sont à Babylone, disant : L’Éternel te rende comme Sédécias et Achab, que le roi de Babylone a grillés au feu, –
23parce qu’ils ont commis l’infamie en Israël, et ont commis adultère avec les femmes de leur prochain, et ont dit en mon nom des paroles de mensonge que je ne leur avais pas commandées ; et moi, je le sais, et j’en suis témoin, dit l’Éternel.
24Et parle à Shemahia, le Nékhélamite, disant :
25Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées, le Dieu d’Israël, disant : Parce que tu as envoyé en ton nom des lettres à tout le peuple qui est à Jérusalem, et à Sophonie, fils de Maascéïa, le sacrificateur, et à tous les sacrificateurs, disant :
26L’Éternel t’a établi sacrificateur à la place de Jehoïada, le sacrificateur, pour qu’il y ait des intendants dans la maison de l’Éternel pour tout homme qui fait l’inspiré et qui prophétise, afin que tu le mettes au bloc et au carcan ;
27et maintenant, pourquoi n’as-tu pas repris Jérémie, l’Anathothite, qui vous prophétise ?
28parce qu’il a envoyé vers nous à Babylone, disant : Ce sera long ; bâtissez des maisons, et habitez-y ; plantez des jardins, et mangez-en les fruits. –
29Et Sophonie le sacrificateur lut cette lettre aux oreilles de Jérémie le prophète.
30Et la parole de l’Éternel vint à Jérémie, disant :
31Fais savoir à tous ceux de la transportation, disant : Ainsi dit l’Éternel touchant Shemahia, le Nékhélamite : Parce que Shemahia vous a prophétisé, et que moi je ne l’ai pas envoyé, et qu’il vous a fait vous confier au mensonge ;
32à cause de cela, ainsi dit l’Éternel : Voici, je punirai Shemahia, le Nékhélamite, et sa semence ; il n’aura pas un homme qui habite parmi ce peuple, et il ne verra point le bien que je fais à mon peuple, car il a parlé de révolte contre l’Éternel.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y ESTAS son las palabras de la carta que Jeremías profeta envió de Jerusalem á los ancianos que habían quedado de los trasportados, y á los sacerdotes y profetas, y á todo el pueblo que Nabucodonosor llevó cautivo de Jerusalem á Babilonia:
2(Después que salió el rey Jechônías y la reina, y los de palacio, y los príncipes de Judá y de Jerusalem, y los artífices, y los ingenieros de Jerusalem;)
3Por mano de Elasa hijo de Saphán, y de Jemarías hijo de Hilcías, (los cuales envió Sedechîas rey de Judá á Babilonia, á Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia,) diciendo:
4Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, á todos los de la cautividad que hice trasportar de Jerusalem á Babilonia:
5Edificad casas, y morad; y plantad huertos, y comed del fruto de ellos;
6Casaos, y engendrad hijos é hijas; dad mujeres á vuestros hijos, y dad maridos á vuestras hijas, para que paran hijos é hijas; y multiplicaos ahí, y no os hagáis pocos.
7Y procurad la paz de la ciudad á la cual os hice traspasar, y rogad por ella á Jehová; porque en su paz tendréis vosotros paz.
8Porque así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: No os engañen vuestros profetas que están entre vosotros, ni vuestros adivinos; ni miréis á vuestros sueños que soñáis.
9Porque falsamente os profetizan ellos en mi nombre: no los envié, ha dicho Jehová.
10Porque así dijo Jehová: Cuando en Babilonia se cumplieren los setenta años, yo os visitaré, y despertaré sobre vosotros mi buena palabra, para tornaros á este lugar.
11Porque yo sé los pensamientos que tengo acerca de vosotros, dice Jehová, pensamientos de paz, y no de mal, para daros el fin que esperáis.
12Entonces me invocaréis, é iréis y oraréis á mí, y yo os oiré:
13Y me buscaréis y hallaréis, porque me buscaréis de todo vuestro corazón.
14Y seré hallado de vosotros, dice Jehová, y tornaré vuestra cautividad, y os juntaré de todas las gentes, y de todos los lugares adonde os arrojé, dice Jehová; y os haré volver al lugar de donde os hice ser llevados.
15Mas habéis dicho: Jehová nos ha suscitado profetas en Babilonia.
16Así empero ha dicho Jehová, del rey que está sentado sobre el trono de David, y de todo el pueblo que mora en esta ciudad, de vuestros hermanos que no salieron con vosotros en cautiverio;
17Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí envío yo contra ellos cuchillo, hambre, y pestilencia, y pondrélos como los malos higos, que de malos no se pueden comer.
18Y perseguirélos con espada, con hambre y con pestilencia; y darélos por escarnio á todos los reinos de la tierra, por maldición y por espanto, y por silbo y por afrenta á todas la gentes á las cuales los habré arrojado;
19Porque no oyeron mis palabras, dice Jehová, que les envié por mis siervos los profetas, madrugando en enviarlos; y no habéis escuchado, dice Jehová.
20Oid pues palabra de Jehová, vosotros todos los trasportados que eché de Jerusalem á Babilonia.
21Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, acerca de Achâb hijo de Colías, y acerca de Sedechîas hijo de Maasías, quienes os profetizan en mi nombre falsamente: He aquí los entrego yo en mano de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, y él los herirá delante de vuestro ojos;
22Y todos los trasportados de Judá que están en Babilonia, tomarán de ellos maldición, diciendo: Póngate Jehová como á Sedechîas y como á Achâb, los cuales asó al fuego el rey de Babilonia.
23Porque hicieron maldad en Israel, y cometieron adulterio con las mujeres de sus prójimos, y falsamente hablaron en mi nombre palabra que no les mandé; lo cual yo sé, y soy testigo, dice Jehová.
24Y á Semaías de Nehelam hablarás, diciendo:
25Así habló Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, diciendo: Por cuanto enviaste letras en tu nombre á todo el pueblo que está en Jerusalem, y á Sophonías sacerdote hijo de Maasías, y á todos los sacerdotes, diciendo:
26Jehová te ha puesto por sacerdote en lugar de Joiada sacerdote, para que presidáis en la casa de Jehová sobre todo hombre furioso y profetizante, poniéndolo en el calabozo y en el cepo.
27¿Por qué pues no has ahora reprendido á Jeremías de Anathoth, que os profetiza falsamente?
28Porque por eso nos envió á decir en Babilonia: Largo va el cautiverio: edificad casas, y morad; plantad huertos, y comed el fruto de ellos.
29Y Sophonías sacerdote había leído esta carta á oídos de Jeremías profeta.
30Y fué palabra de Jehová á Jeremías, diciendo:
31Envía á decir á toda la transmigración: Así ha dicho Jehová de Semaías de Nehelam: Porque os profetizó Semaías, y yo no lo envié, y os hizo confiar en mentira:
32Por tanto, así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí que yo visito sobre Semaías de Nehelam, y sobre su generación: no tendrá varón que more entre este pueblo, ni verá aquel bien que haré yo á mi pueblo, dice Jehová: porque contra Jehová ha hablado rebelión.
King James Version
1Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
2(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
3By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
4Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
5Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
8For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
9For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
10For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
18And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
19Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
20Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
21Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
23Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
24Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
25Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
28For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
31Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
32Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.
World English Bible
1Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,
2(after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem),
3by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). It said:
4The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5“Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.
6Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there, and don’t be diminished.
7Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”
8For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you. Don’t listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
9For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says the LORD.
10For the LORD says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
12You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
13You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
14I will be found by you,” says the LORD, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you,” says the LORD. “I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
15Because you have said, “The LORD has raised us up prophets in Babylon,”
16the LORD says concerning the king who sits on David’s throne, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who haven’t gone with you into captivity,
17the LORD of Armies says: “Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that can’t be eaten, they are so bad.
18I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,
19because they have not listened to my words,” says the LORD, “with which I sent to them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you would not hear,” says the LORD.
20Hear therefore the LORD’s word, all you captives whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
21The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name: “Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he will kill them before your eyes.
22A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’
23because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them. I am he who knows, and am witness,” says the LORD.
24Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
25“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26“The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
27Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
28because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?”’”
29Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
30Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
31“Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘The LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie,”
32therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says the LORD, “because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.”’”