¹Sõna, mis Jeremijale tuli Issandalt, kes ütles:

¹The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,

²'Tõuse ja mine alla potissepa kotta, ja ma annan seal sulle kuulda oma sõnu!'

²Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.

³Siis ma läksin alla potissepa kotta, ja vaata, ta tegi tööd potikedra juures.

³Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold, he was making a work on the wheels.

⁴Ja kui astja, mida ta savist tegi, potissepa käes ebaõnnestus, siis ta tegi sellest teise astja, nagu potissepa silmis õigem näis olevat teha.

⁴When the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

⁵Siis tuli mulle Issanda sõna; ta ütles:

⁵Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

⁶'Kas mina ei või teiega teha nõnda nagu see potissepp, oh Iisraeli sugu! ütleb Issand. Vaata, otsekui savi potissepa käes, nõnda olete teie minu käes, Iisraeli sugu!

⁶House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter? says Yahweh. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

⁷Kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda kitkutakse, kistakse ja hävitatakse:

⁷At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;

⁸aga kui see rahvas, kelle kohta ma rääkisin, pöördub oma kurjusest, siis ma kahetsen kurja, mida ma kavatsesin temale teha.

⁸if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do to them.

⁹Teine kord ma räägin rahva või kuningriigi kohta, et teda ehitatakse ja istutatakse:

⁹At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

¹⁰aga kui ta teeb kurja minu silmis ega kuula mu häält, siis ma kahetsen head, mida ma lubasin talle teha.

¹⁰if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good, with which I said I would benefit them.

¹¹Ja nüüd räägi ometi Juuda meestele ja Jeruusalemma elanikele ning ütle: Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, mina valmistan teile õnnetuse ja pean nõu teie vastu. Pöördugu seepärast igaüks oma kurjalt teelt ja parandagu oma viise ja tegusid!

¹¹Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return you now everyone from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.

¹²Aga nad vastavad: Asjata! Sest me käime oma nõu järgi ja talitame igaüks oma kurja südame paadumuses.

¹²But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.

¹³Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Küsige ometi rahvaste seas, kes on kuulnud sellesarnast? Väga hirmsaid tegusid on teinud Iisraeli neitsi.

¹³Therefore thus says Yahweh: Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

¹⁴Kas lahkub Ðaddai kaljult Liibanoni lumi? Või kuivavad veed, võõrad, külmad, voolavad?

¹⁴Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? Shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

¹⁵Kuid mu rahvas on minu unustanud, nad suitsutavad ebajumalaile. Aga need panid nad komistama nende teedel, põlistel teedel, kõndima jalgradadel, sillutamata teel,

¹⁵For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false gods; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up;

¹⁶tehes nende maa õudseks, igavesti pilkealuseks. Igaüks, kes sealt mööda läheb, kohkub ja vangutab pead.

¹⁶to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.

¹⁷Ma pillutan nad vaenlase ees otsekui idatuul, ma näitan neile kukalt, aga mitte palet nende õnnetusepäeval.'

¹⁷I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁸Aga nad ütlevad: 'Tulge, peame nõu Jeremija vastu! Sest ei lõpe preestril Seadus, targal nõu ega prohvetil sõna. Tulge, lööme teda keelega ja paneme tähele iga tema sõna!'

¹⁸Then they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁹Issand, pane mind tähele ja kuule mu süüdistajate häält!

¹⁹Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.

²⁰Kas head tasutakse kurjaga? Nad on ju mulle augu kaevanud, et võtta minult elu. Tuleta meelde, kuidas ma seisin sinu ees, rääkides nende kasuks head, et pöörata nende pealt su viha.

²⁰Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

²¹Seepärast jäta nende lapsed nälga ja tõuka nad mõõga ette; nende naised jäägu lasteta ja leskedeks, nende mehi tapku katk ja nende noored mehed löödagu sõjas mõõgaga maha!

²¹Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, and their young men struck of the sword in battle.

²²Kuuldagu nende kodadest kisendamist, kui sa äkitselt tood nende kallale röövjõugu. Sest nad on kaevanud minu püüdmiseks augu ja on salaja seadnud mu jalgadele paelu.

²²Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

²³Aga sina, Issand, tead kõiki nende mõrvaplaane minu vastu. Ära lepita nende süüd ja ära kustuta nende pattu oma palge eest! Komistagu nad sinu palge ees - talita nendega nõnda oma viha ajal!

²³Yet, Yahweh, you know all their counsel against me to kill me; don’t forgive their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight; but let them be overthrown before you; deal you with them in the time of your anger.