¹Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

¹Nõnda ütleb Issand: 'Mine ja osta potissepa tehtud savikruus, võta kaasa rahva vanemaid ja preestrite vanemaid

²And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,

²ja mine välja Ben-Hinnomi orgu, mis on Potikillu värava ees, hüüa seal need sõnad, mis ma sulle räägin,

³And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

³ja ütle: Kuulge Issanda sõna, Juuda kuningad ja Jeruusalemma elanikud! Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Vaata, ma lasen tulla sellele paigale niisuguse õnnetuse, et igaühel, kes sellest kuuleb, hakkavad kõrvad kumisema,

⁴Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;

⁴sellepärast et nad hülgasid minu ja muutsid tundmatuseni selle paiga ning suitsutasid seal teistele jumalatele, keda ei tundnud nemad ise ega nende vanemad ja Juuda kuningad, ja täitsid selle paiga süütute verega

⁵They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:

⁵ning ehitasid ohvrikünkaid Baalile, et põletada tules oma lapsi Baalile põletusohvriks, mida mina ei ole käskinud ega millest ma ei ole rääkinud ja mis mulle ei ole meeldegi tulnud.

⁶Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.

⁶Seepärast, vaata, päevad tulevad, ütleb Issand, kui seda paika enam ei nimetata Põletuspaigaks ega Ben-Hinnomi oruks, vaid Tapaoruks.

⁷And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

⁷Ja ma tühistan siin paigas Juuda ja Jeruusalemma nõu ning lasen neid langeda mõõga läbi nende vaenlaste ees, ja nende käe läbi, kes ihkavad võtta neilt elu; ja ma annan nende laibad roaks taeva lindudele ja maa loomadele.

⁸And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

⁸Ja ma teen selle linna jubeduseks ja pilkealuseks. Igaüks, kes sellest mööda läheb, kohkub ja vilistab kõigi selle nuhtluste pärast.

⁹And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.

⁹Ja ma panen nad sööma oma poegade ja tütarde liha, ja nad söövad üksteise liha piiramise ajal ja kitsikuses, millega nende vaenlased ja need, kes püüavad nende elu, neid kimbutavad.

¹⁰Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

¹⁰Siis purusta kruus nende meeste nähes, kes koos sinuga on tulnud,

¹¹And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.

¹¹ja ütle neile: Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Nõndasamuti purustan ma selle rahva ja selle linna, otsekui purustatakse potissepa astja, mida ei saa enam parandada; ja Põletuspaika maetaksegi, sest muud matmispaika ei ole.

¹²Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:

¹²Nõnda talitan ma selle paigaga, ütleb Issand, ja selle elanikega, et teha seda linna Põletuspaiga sarnaseks.

¹³And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

¹³Jeruusalemma kojad ja Juuda kuningate kojad saavad Põletuspaiga taoliselt rüvetatuiks, kõik kojad, mille katustel on suitsutatud kõigile taevavägedele ja on valatud joogiohvreid teistele jumalatele.'

¹⁴Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD's house; and said to all the people,

¹⁴Kui Jeremija tuli Põletuspaigast, kuhu Issand oli ta läkitanud prohvetlikult kuulutama, siis ta seisis Issanda koja õues ning ütles kogu rahvale:

¹⁵Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.

¹⁵'Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Vaata, ma toon sellele linnale ja kõigile ta linnadele õnnetuse, mille ma temale olen tõotanud, sest nad on teinud oma kaela kangeks, et mitte kuulda minu sõnu.'