Yeremya 6

¹Ey Benyamin oğulları, Yeruşalim'in ortasından kaçıp kendinizi güçlendirin; Tekoa'da boru çalın ve Beyt-Hakerem üzerinde bir sancak kaldırın! Çünkü kuzeyden felaket baş gösterdi ve büyük bir yıkım yaklaşıyor.

²Ve senin o endamın ile güzelliğin elinden alınacak, ey Siyon kızı.

³Çobanlar ve sürüleri ona gelecek, çevresinde çadırlarını kuracaklar ve her biri kendi gücüyle sürüsünü otlatacak.

⁴Ona karşı savaşa hazırlanın! Kalkın, öğle vakti ona saldıralım! Vay halimize, çünkü gün batıyor, akşamın gölgeleri uzayıp yayılıyor.

⁵Kalkın, geceleyin ona saldıralım ve onun temellerini yerle bir edelim!

⁶Çünkü RAB şöyle diyor: "Onun ağaçlarını kesin, Yeruşalim'e karşı bir kuşatma rampası yığın; o sahtekarlıkla dolu bir kenttir, her yanı zorbalıkla doludur."

⁷Bir kuyu suyunu nasıl taze ve soğuk tutarsa, o da kötülüğünü öyle taze tutar; içinde her zaman, yüzünün önünde tanrısızlık ve sefalet duyulacak; acı ve kırbaçla,

⁸Terbiye edileceksin ey Yeruşalim, yoksa ruhum senden uzaklaşır; seni kimsenin yaşamadığı ıssız bir ülkeye çeviririm.

⁹Çünkü RAB şöyle diyor: "İsrail'den geriye kalanları bir asma gibi iyice devşirin, bağbozumu yapan biri gibi elinizi sepetin üzerine tekrar uzatın."

¹⁰Kime söyleyeyim, kimi uyarayım da işitsinler? İşte, kulakları sünnetsizdir ve duyamazlar. İşte, RAB'bin sözü onlar için bir alay konusu oldu, onu dinlemek istemiyorlar.

¹¹Öfkemle doldum, onu içimde tuttum ama onları tamamen yok etmedim. Onu dışarıdaki çocukların ve bir araya gelmiş gençlerin meclisi üzerine dökeceğim; çünkü hem erkek hem kadın, hem yaşlı hem de günlerini doldurmuş olanlar birlikte yakalanacak.

¹²Evleri başkalarına devredilecek, tarlaları ve karılarıyla birlikte; çünkü elimi bu ülkede yaşayanlara karşı uzatacağım, diyor RAB.

¹³Çünkü en küçüğünden en büyüğüne kadar hepsi yasasızlığa yöneldi; kâhinden sahte peygambere kadar hepsi yalan işler yaptı.

¹⁴Halkımın yarasını hafife alarak iyileştirmeye çalıştılar; "Esenlik, esenlik!" dediler, oysa esenlik nerede?

¹⁵Utandılar, çünkü tükendiler; yine de utananlar gibi utanmadılar ve kendi onursuzluklarını bilmediler. Bu yüzden düşenlerin arasında düşecekler ve cezalandırılma zamanında yok olacaklar, dedi RAB.

¹⁶RAB şöyle diyor: "Yollarda durup bakın; RAB'bin sonsuz patikalarını sorun, iyi yolun hangisi olduğunu görün ve orada yürüyün; böylece canlarınız için arınma bulursunuz." Ama onlar, "Yürümeyeceğiz" dediler.

¹⁷Üzerinize gözcüler diktim ve "Boru sesine kulak verin!" dedim. Ama onlar, "Kulak vermeyeceğiz" dediler.

¹⁸Bu yüzden uluslar ve sürülerini otlatanlar bunu işitti!

¹⁹Dinle, ey yeryüzü! İşte, bu halkın üzerine felaket getiriyorum; bu onların yüz çevirmelerinin meyvesidir. Çünkü sözlerime kulak asmadılar ve yasamı reddettiler.

²⁰Saba'dan gelen günlüğü, uzak bir ülkeden gelen tarçını bana niçin getiriyorsunuz? Yakmalık sunularınız kabulüm değildir, kurbanlarınız bana tatlı gelmiyor.

²¹Bu yüzden RAB şöyle diyor: "İsrail halkının üzerine zayıflık getiriyorum; babalarla oğullar birlikte zayıf düşecek, komşu ile arkadaşı yok olacak."

²²RAB şöyle diyor: "İşte, kuzeyden bir halk geliyor, yeryüzünün uçlarından uluslar harekete geçirilecek.

²³Yay ve mızrak kuşanacaklar; acımasızdırlar, merhamet etmezler. Sesleri gürleyen deniz gibidir; atlar ve savaş arabaları üzerinde, sana karşı savaşmak için ateş gibi sıraya dizilecekler, ey Siyon kızı!"

²⁴Onların haberini aldık, ellerimiz felç oldu; bizi sıkıntı sardı, doğuran kadın gibi sancı çekiyoruz.

²⁵Kırlara çıkmayın, yollarda yürümeyin! Çünkü düşmanların kılıcı çevrede kol geziyor.

²⁶Ey halkımın kızı, çul kuşan, küle belen! Biricik oğlun için yas tutar gibi acı acı feryat et! Çünkü yıkım üzerimize ansızın gelecek.

²⁷Seni sınanmış halklar arasında bir metal sınayıcısı yaptım; onların yollarını sınayıp bilesin diye.

²⁸Hepsi dik kafalı, sapkın yollarda yürüyen, tunç ve demir gibidirler; hepsi yoldan çıkmıştır.

²⁹Körük ateşten tükendi, kurşun tükendi; gümüşçü boşuna gümüş işliyor, kötülükleri eriyip gitmedi.

³⁰Onlara "reddedilmiş gümüş" deyin, çünkü RAB onları reddetti.

¹ΕΝΙΣΧΥΣΑΤΕ, υἱοὶ Βενιαμίν, ἐκ μέσου τῆς ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν Θεκουὲ σημάνατε σάλπιγγι καὶ ὑπὲρ Βαιθαχαρμὰ ἄρατε σημεῖον, ὅτι κακὰ ἐκκέκυφεν ἀπὸ βορρᾶ, καὶ συντριβὴ μεγάλη γίνεται,

²καὶ ἀφαιρεθήσεται τὸ ὕψος σου, θύγατερ Σιών.

³εἰς αὐτὴν ἥξουσι ποιμένες καὶ τὰ ποίμνια αὐτῶν καὶ πήξουσιν ἐπ’ αὐτὴν σκηνὰς κύκλῳ καὶ ποιμανοῦσιν ἕκαστος τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.

⁴παρασκευάσασθε ἐπ’ αὐτὴν εἰς πόλεμον, ἀνάστητε καὶ ἀναβῶμεν ἐπ’ αὐτὴν μεσημβρίας· οὐαὶ ἡμῖν, ὅτι κέκλικεν ἡ ἡμέρα, ὅτι ἐκλείπουσιν αἱ σκιαὶ τῆς ἑσπέρας.

⁵ἀνάστητε καὶ ἀναβῶμεν ἐπ’ αὐτὴν νυκτὶ καὶ διαφθείρωμεν τὰ θεμέλια αὐτῆς.

⁶ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος· ἔκκοψον τὰ ξύλα αὐτῆς, ἔκχεον ἐπὶ ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ δύναμιν· ὦ πόλις ψευδής, ὅλη καταδυναστεία ἐν αὐτῇ.

⁷ὡς ψύχει λάκκος ὕδωρ, οὕτω ψύχει κακία αὐτῆς· ἀσέβεια καὶ ταλαιπωρία ἀκουσθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς διαπαντός. πόνῳ καὶ μάστιγι

⁸παιδευθήσῃ ῾Ιερουσαλήμ, μὴ ἀποστῇ ἡ ψυχή μου ἀπὸ σοῦ, μὴ ποιήσω σε ἄβατον γῆν, ἥτις οὐ κατοικηθήσεται.

⁹ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος· καλαμᾶσθε, καλαμᾶσθε ὡς ἄμπελον τὰ κατάλοιπα τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐπιστρέψατε ὡς ὁ τρυγῶν ἐπὶ τὸν κάρταλλον αὐτοῦ.

¹⁰πρὸς τίνα λαλήσω καὶ διαμαρτύρωμαι, καὶ εἰσακούσεται; ἰδοὺ ἀπερίτμητα τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐ δυνήσονται ἀκούειν· ἰδοὺ τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς εἰς ὀνειδισμόν, οὐ μὴ βουληθῶσιν αὐτὸ ἀκοῦσαι.

¹¹καὶ τὸν θυμόν μου ἔπλησα καὶ ἐπέσχον καὶ οὐ συνετέλεσα αὐτούς. ἐκχεῶ ἐπὶ νήπια ἔξωθεν καὶ ἐπὶ συναγωγὴν νεανίσκων ἅμα, ὅτι ἀνὴρ καὶ γυνὴ συλληφθήσονται, πρεσβύτερος μετὰ πλήρους ἡμερῶν.

¹²καὶ μεταστραφήσονται αἱ οἰκίαι αὐτῶν εἰς ἑτέρους, ἀγροὶ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, ὅτι ἐκτενῶ τὴν χεῖρά μου ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν γῆν ταύτην, λέγει Κύριος.

¹³ὅτι ἀπὸ μικροῦ αὐτῶν καὶ ἕως μεγάλου πάντες συνετελέσαντο ἄνομα, ἀπὸ ἱερέως καὶ ἕως ψευδοπροφήτου πάντες ἐποίησαν ψευδῆ.

¹⁴καὶ ἰῶντο σύντριμμα τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἐξουθενοῦντες καὶ λέγοντες· εἰρήνη - εἰρήνη. καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν εἰρήνη;

¹⁵κατῃσχύνθησαν, ὅτι ἐξελίποσαν· καὶ οὐδ’ ὡς καταισχυνόμενοι κατῃσχύνθησαν καὶ τὴν ἀτιμίαν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔγνωσαν. διὰ τοῦτο πεσοῦνται ἐν τῇ πτώσει αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐπισκοπῆς ἀπολοῦνται, εἶπε Κύριος.

¹⁶τάδε λέγει Κύριος· στῆτε ἐπὶ ταῖς ὁδοῖς καὶ ἴδετε, καὶ ἐρωτήσατε τρίβους Κυρίου αἰωνίους καὶ ἴδετε ποία ἐστὶν ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀγαθή, καὶ βαδίζετε ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ εὑρήσετε ἁγνισμὸν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν. καὶ εἶπαν· οὐ πορευσόμεθα.

¹⁷καθέστακα ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς σκοπούς, ἀκούσατε τῆς φωνῆς τῆς σάλπιγγος· καὶ εἶπαν· οὐκ ἀκουσόμεθα.

¹⁸διὰ τοῦτο ἤκουσαν τὰ ἔθνη καὶ οἱ ποιμαίνοντες τὰ ποίμνια αὐτῶν.

¹⁹ἄκουε, γῆ· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον κακά, τὸν καρπὸν ἀποστροφῆς αὐτῶν, ὅτι τῶν λόγων μου οὐ προσέσχον καὶ τὸν νόμον μου ἀπώσαντο.

²⁰ἱνατί μοι λίβανον ἐκ Σαβὰ φέρετε καὶ κινάμωμον ἐκ γῆς μακρόθεν; τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα ὑμῶν οὐκ εἰσὶ δεκτά, καὶ αἱ θυσίαι ὑμῶν οὐχ ἥδυνάν μοι.

²¹διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον ἀσθένειαν, καὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν ἐν αὐτῷ πατέρες καὶ υἱοὶ ἅμα, γείτων καὶ ὁ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἀπολοῦνται.

²²τάδε λέγει Κύριος· ἰδοὺ λαὸς ἔρχεται ἀπὸ βορρᾶ, καὶ ἔθνη ἐξεγερθήσονται ἀπ’ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς·

²³τόξον καὶ ζιβύνην κρατήσουσιν, ἰταμός ἐστι καὶ οὐκ ἐλεήσει, φωνὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς θάλασσα κυμαίνουσα, ἐφ’ ἵπποις καὶ ἅρμασι παρατάξεται ὡς πῦρ εἰς πόλεμον πρὸς σέ, θύγατερ Σιών.

²⁴ἠκούσαμεν τὴν ἀκοὴν αὐτῶν, παρελύθησαν αἱ χεῖρες ἡμῶν, θλίψις κατέσχεν ἡμᾶς, ὠδῖνες ὡς τικτούσης.

²⁵μὴ ἐκπορεύεσθε εἰς ἀγρὸν καὶ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς μὴ βαδίζετε, ὅτι ρομφαία τῶν ἐχθρῶν παροικεῖ κυκλόθεν.

²⁶θύγατερ λαοῦ μου, περίζωσαι σάκκον, κατάπασσε ἐν σποδῷ, πένθος ἀγαπητοῦ ποίησαι σεαυτῇ, κοπετὸν οἰκτρόν, ὅτι ἐξαίφνης ἥξει ταλαιπωρία ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς.

²⁷δοκιμαστὴν δέδωκά σε ἐν λαοῖς δεδοκιμασμένοις, καὶ γνώσῃ με ἐν τῷ δοκιμάσαι με τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτῶν·

²⁸πάντες ἀνήκοοι, πορευόμενοι σκολιῶς, χαλκὸς καὶ σίδηρος, πάντες διεφθαρμένοι εἰσίν.

²⁹ἐξέλιπε φυσητὴρ ἀπὸ πυρός, ἐξέλιπε μόλυβδος· εἰς κενὸν ἀργυροκόπος ἀργυροκοπεῖ, πονηρία αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐτάκη.

³⁰ἀργύριον ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον καλέσατε αὐτούς, ὅτι ἀπεδοκίμασεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος.

¹Strengthen yourselves, ye children of Benjamin, [to flee] out of the midst of Jerusalem, and sound an alarm with the trumpet in Thecue, and set up a signal over Baethacharma: for evil threatens from the north, and a great destruction is coming.

²And [thy] pride, O daughter of Sion, shall be taken away.

³The shepherds and their flocks shall come to her; and they shall pitch [their] tents against her round about, and shall feed [their flocks] each with his hand.

⁴Prepare yourselves for war against her; rise up, and let us go up against her at noon. Woe to us! for the day has gone down, for the shadows of the day fail.

⁵Rise, and let us go up against her by night, and destroy her foundations.

⁶For thus saith the Lord, Hew down her trees, array a numerous force against Jerusalem. O false city; [there is] all oppression in her.

⁷As a cistern cools water, so her wickedness cools her, ungodliness and misery shall be heard in her, [as] continually before her.

⁸Thou shalt be chastened, O Jerusalem, with pain and the scourge, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee a desert land, which shall not be inhabited.

⁹For thus saith the Lord, Glean, glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel: turn back [your hands] as a grape-gatherer to his basket.

¹⁰To whom shall I speak, and testify, that he may hearken? behold, thine ears are uncircumcised, and they shall not be able to hear: behold, the word of the Lord is become to them a reproach, they will not at all desire it.

¹¹And I allowed my wrath to come to full, yet I kept [it] in, and did not utterly destroy them: I will pour it out on the children without, and on the assembly of young men together: for man and woman shall be taken together, the old man with him that is full of days.

¹²And their houses shall be turned to others, [with] their fields and their wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of this land, saith the Lord.

¹³For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.

¹⁴And they healed the breach of my people [imperfectly], making light [of it], and saying, Peace, peace, and where is peace?

¹⁵They were ashamed because they failed; yet they were not ashamed as those who are [truly] ashamed, and they knew not their own disgrace: therefore shall they [utterly] fall when they do fall, and in the time of visitation shall they perish, said the Lord.

¹⁶Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [in them].

¹⁷I have set watchmen over you, [saying], Hear ye the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hear [it].

¹⁸Therefore have the nations heard, and they that feed their flocks.

¹⁹Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evils upon this people, [even] the fruit of their rebellions; for they have not heeded my words, and they have rejected my law.

²⁰Wherefore do ye bring me frankincense from Saba, and cinnamon from a land afar off? your whole-burnt-offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices have not been pleasant to me.

²¹Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I [will] bring weakness upon this people, and the fathers and sons shall be weak together; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.

²²Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people comes from the north, and nations shall be stirred up from the end of the earth.

²³They shall lay hold on bow and spear; [the people] is fierce, and will have no mercy; their voice is as the roaring sea; they shall array themselves for war against thee as fire on horses and chariots, O daughter of Sion.

²⁴We have heard the report of them: our hands are weakened: anguish has seized us, the pangs as of a woman in travail.

²⁵Go not forth into the field, and walk not in the ways; for the sword of the enemy lingers round about.

²⁶O daughter of my people, gird thyself with sackcloth: sprinkle [thyself] with ashes; make for thyself pitiable lamentation, [as] the mourning for a beloved [son]: for misery will come suddenly upon you.

²⁷I have caused thee to be tried among tried nations, and thou shalt know me when I have tried their way.

²⁸[They are] all disobedient, walking perversely: [they are] brass and iron; they are all corrupted.

²⁹The bellows have failed from the fire, the lead has failed: the silversmith works at his trade in vain; their wickedness is not consumed.

³⁰Call ye them reprobate silver, because the Lord has rejected them.