¹警告人民悔改猶大王約西亞的兒子約雅敬開始執政的時候，有這話從耶和華那裡臨到耶利米，說：

¹In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word from Yahweh, saying,

²“耶和華這樣說：‘你要站在耶和華殿的院子裡，對來自猶大各城，到耶和華殿敬拜的人，把我吩咐你對他們說的一切話，一字不漏告訴他們。

²Thus says Yahweh: Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; don’t diminish a word.

³或者他們肯聽從，各人轉離自己的惡道，我就回心轉意，不把我因為他們的惡行原想要施行的災禍，降給他們。

³It may be they will listen, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do to them because of the evil of their doings.

⁴你要對他們說：耶和華這樣說：如果你們不聽從我，不遵行我設立在你們面前的律法，

⁴You shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

⁵不聽從我差遣到你們那裡去的我的僕人眾先知的話（我不斷差遣他們，但你們一直都不聽從），

⁵to listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them, but you have not listened;

⁶我就必使這殿像示羅一樣，使這城成為地上列國咒詛的對象。’”

⁶then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.

⁷耶利米受審耶利米在耶和華殿裡所說的這些話，眾祭司、眾先知和眾民都聽見了。

⁷The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Yahweh.

⁸耶利米說完了耶和華吩咐他對眾民所說的一切話，眾祭司、眾先知和眾民就抓住他，說：“你必要死！

⁸It happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, You shall surely die.

⁹你為甚麼奉耶和華的名預言，說：‘這殿必像示羅一樣，這城必變為荒場，沒有人居住呢？’”於是眾民在耶和華的殿裡集合到耶利米那裡。

⁹Why have you prophesied in the name of Yahweh, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? All the people were gathered to Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh.

¹⁰猶大的領袖聽見了這些事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿裡新門的入口。

¹⁰When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of Yahweh; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh’s house.

¹¹祭司和先知對領袖和眾民說：“這人應該處死，因為他說預言攻擊這城，正如你們親耳聽見的。”

¹¹Then spoke the priests and the prophets to the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.

¹²耶利米對眾領袖和眾民說：“耶和華差遣我預言你們所聽見，一切攻擊這殿和這城的話。

¹²Then spoke Jeremiah to all the princes and to all the people, saying, Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

¹³現在，你們要改善你們所行所作的，聽從耶和華你們的　神的話，耶和華就必回心轉意，不把所說的災禍降給你們。

¹³Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.

¹⁴至於我，我在你們手中；你們看怎樣好，怎樣對，就怎樣待我吧！

¹⁴But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.

¹⁵不過你們要確實知道，如果你們殺死我，就必使無辜的人的血歸到你們和這城，以及這城的居民頭上，因為耶和華實在差遣了我到你們中間，把這一切話傳到你們耳中。”

¹⁵Only know for certain that, if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for of a truth Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.

¹⁶領袖人民均為耶利米辯護於是眾領袖和眾民對祭司和先知說：“這人不應該處死，因為他奉耶和華我們　神的名對我們說話。”

¹⁶Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.

¹⁷那地的長老中有幾個人起來，對集合在場的全體人民說：

¹⁷Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

¹⁸“在猶大王希西家的日子，摩利沙人彌迦對猶大的眾民說預言：‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說：錫安要像田地被耕犁，耶路撒冷必成為廢墟，這殿的山必變為雜樹叢生的高岡。’

¹⁸Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus says Yahweh of Armies: Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

¹⁹猶大王希西家和猶大眾人可曾把他處死呢？希西家不是敬畏耶和華，求他開恩，以致耶和華回心轉意，沒有把他所說的災禍降在他們身上嗎？但我們現在竟自招大禍。”

¹⁹Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls.

²⁰烏利亞被殺曾有一個人，就是基列．耶琳人示瑪雅的兒子烏利亞，他奉耶和華的名說預言，攻擊這城和這地，他的預言和耶利米所說的一樣。

²⁰There was also a man who prophesied in the name of Yahweh, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:

²¹約雅敬王和他所有的勇士，以及猶大的眾領袖聽見了烏利亞的話，王就想要殺他。烏利亞聽見了，就懼怕，就逃往埃及去。

²¹and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:

²²約雅敬王打發人到埃及去，就是派亞革波的兒子以利拿單和一些人同到埃及去。

²²and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;

²³他們就把烏利亞從埃及帶出來，送到約雅敬王那裡。王用刀殺死他，把他的屍體拋在平民的墳地裡。

²³and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

²⁴亞希甘維護耶利米然而沙番的兒子亞希甘卻保護耶利米，不許人把耶利米交在人民的手中處死。

²⁴But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.