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Amo ini ang mga mensahi ni Jeremias nga anak ni Hilkia. Si Hilkia isa sa mga pari sa Anatot nga ara sa duta ni Benjamin. Ginhatagan sang Ginoo sang mensahi si Jeremias sang ika-13 nga tuig sang paghari ni Josia sa Juda. Ining si Josia anak ni Amon. Padayon nga ginhatagan sang Ginoo sang mensahi si Jeremias hasta sang panahon sang paghari ni Jehoyakim nga anak ni Josia, hasta pa gid sang ika-11 nga tuig sang paghari ni Zedekia nga anak man ni Josia. Sang ikalima nga bulan sang sini nga tuig ginbihag ang katawhan sang Jerusalem.

Ang Pagtawag kay Jeremias

Nagsiling ang Ginoo sa akon, “Sa wala ko pa ikaw maporma sa tiyan sang imo iloy ginpili[a] ko na ikaw. Sa wala ka pa matawo, ginseparar ko na ikaw. Ginpili ko ikaw bilang isa ka propeta sa mga nasyon.”

Nagsabat ako, “O Ginoong Dios, indi ako maayo maghambal; bataon pa ako.” Pero nagsiling ang Ginoo sa akon, “Indi ka maghambal nga bataon ka pa. Kinahanglan nga maglakat ka bisan diin ko ikaw ipadala, kag maghambal ka sang bisan ano nga ipahambal ko sa imo. Indi ka magkahadlok sa mga tawo kay kaupod mo ako kag buligan ko ikaw. Ako, ang Ginoo, ang nagasiling sini.”

Dayon gintandog sang Ginoo ang akon baba kag nagsiling, “Ginahatag ko sa imo subong ang akon mga pulong nga imo igahambal. 10 Ginpili ko ikaw subong nga adlaw sa paghambal nga may awtoridad sa mga nasyon kag mga ginharian. Hambalan mo sila nga ang iban sa ila malaglag gid, kag ang iban sa ila magabangon kag magatindog liwat.”

11 Dayon nagsiling ang Ginoo sa akon, “Jeremias, ano bala ang nakita mo?” Nagsabat ako, “Sanga sang kahoy nga almendro.” 12 Nagsiling ang Ginoo, “Husto ang imo nakita, kag nagakahulugan ina nga nagabantay[b] ako nga ang akon pulong matuman.” 13 Nagpamangkot liwat ang Ginoo sa akon, “Ano pa ang nakita mo?” Nagsabat ako, “Isa ka kolon nga nagabukal, kag daw sa maula ini halin sa aminhan.” 14 Dayon nagsiling ang Ginoo sa akon, “Tama, kay halin sa aminhan may katalagman nga magaabot sa tanan nga nagaestar sa sini nga duta. 15 Pamati! Ipadala ko ang mga soldado sang mga ginharian halin sa aminhan sa pagsalakay sa Jerusalem. Ang ila mga hari magabutang sang ila mga trono sa mga puwertahan sang Jerusalem. Salakayon nila ang mga pader sa palibot sini kag ang iban pa nga mga banwa sang Juda. 16 Silutan ko ang akon katawhan tungod sa ila kalautan. Ginsikway nila ako paagi sa paghalad sang insenso sa mga dios-dios. Huo, ginsimba nila ang mga dios-dios nga ila ginhimo. 17 Karon, ipreparar ang imo kaugalingon. Maglakat ka kag ihambal sa ila ang tanan nga isugo ko sa imo. Indi ka magkahadlok sa ila. Kay kon mahadlok ka, pahadlukon ko pa gid ikaw sa ila atubangan. 18 Pamati! Pabakuron ko ikaw subong nga adlaw pareho sang isa ka napaderan nga siyudad ukon salsalon nga haligi ukon saway nga pader. Wala sing mga hari, mga opisyal, mga pari, ukon katawhan sang Juda nga makadaog kontra sa imo. 19 Kontrahon ka nila, pero indi ka nila madaog, tungod kay kaupod mo ako kag buligan ko ikaw. Ako, ang Ginoo, ang nagasiling sini.”

Footnotes

  1. 1:5 ginpili: ukon, kilala.
  2. 1:12 nagabantay: Ang Hebreo sini daw pareho sa pulong nga almendro.

The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth(A) in the territory of Benjamin. The word of the Lord came(B) to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah(C) son of Amon king of Judah, and through the reign of Jehoiakim(D) son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah(E) son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.(F)

The Call of Jeremiah

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

“Before I formed you in the womb(G) I knew[a](H) you,
    before you were born(I) I set you apart;(J)
    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.(K)

“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;(L) I am too young.”(M)

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid(N) of them, for I am with you(O) and will rescue(P) you,” declares the Lord.(Q)

Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched(R) my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.(S) 10 See, today I appoint you over nations(T) and kingdoms to uproot(U) and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”(V)

11 The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?”(W)

“I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

12 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[b](X) to see that my word is fulfilled.”

13 The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?”(Y)

“I see a pot that is boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”

14 The Lord said to me, “From the north(Z) disaster will be poured out on all who live in the land. 15 I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the Lord.

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
    in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
    and against all the towns of Judah.(AA)
16 I will pronounce my judgments(AB) on my people
    because of their wickedness(AC) in forsaking me,(AD)
in burning incense to other gods(AE)
    and in worshiping(AF) what their hands have made.(AG)

17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say(AH) to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified(AI) by them, or I will terrify you before them. 18 Today I have made you(AJ) a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome(AK) you, for I am with you(AL) and will rescue(AM) you,” declares the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose
  2. Jeremiah 1:12 The Hebrew for watching sounds like the Hebrew for almond tree.

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.