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Yelemi has tej kev puam tsuaj
1Yawmsaub has lug tuaj rua Yelemi ntswg txug cov Yutai suavdawg huv Iyi tebchaws, kws nyob huv lub moos Mintoo hab Thapaahe hab Meefi hab huv tebchaws Palau, has tas,
2“Yawmsaub tug muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus, kws yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, has le nuav tas, Mej tub pum tej xwm txheej phem kws kuv tso lug rua huv Yeluxalee hab tej moos huv Yuta huvsw. Saib maj, naj nub nwgnuav tej moos ntawd nyob do cuas ca tsw muaj leejtwg nyob huv le.
3Tub yog vem tej kev phem kws puab ua zwg ua rua kuv chim, yog qhov kws puab moog hlawv xyaab hab ua koom rua luas tej daab kws puab tsw tau paub dua le, tsw has puab lossws mej hab mej tej laug.
4Tassws kuv tub tso kuv cov tub qhe kws yog cov xwbfwb cev kuv le lug suavdawg tuaj rua mej tsw tu ncua has tas, ‘Mej tsw xob ua tej kev qas vuab tsuab nuav kws kuv ntxub.’
5Tassws puab tsw noog, puab tsw tig ntsej noog es tig hlo ntawm tej kev phem hab tseg tsw xob hlawv xyaab rua luas tej daab.
6Vem le nuav kuv txhad nchuav kuv txujkev chim kev npau tawg lug rua huv Yuta tej moos hab huv tej kev huv lub nroog Yeluxalee, mas tej moos hov txhad raug muab tso tseg nyob do cuas yaam le naj nub nwgnuav.
7Mas nwgnuav Vaajtswv Yawmsaub tug muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus, kws yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv, has le nuav tas, Ua caag mej ua tej kev phem luj nuav rua mej rws? Mej txav tej quaspuj quasyawg tej mivnyuas yau hab mivnyuas mog tawm huv Yuta mej txhad tsw tshuav tuabneeg nyob le.
8Ua caag mej txhais teg yuav ua tej kws zwg ua rua kuv chim? Yog qhov kws mej hlawv xyaab rua luas tej daab huv Iyi tebchaws kws mej lug nyob nuav, mej txhad raug muab txav pov tseg hab ua lu lug tsawm foom hab yuav raug ib tsoom tebchaws huvsw huv nplajteb thuaj luag.
9Mej nov qaab tej kev phem kws mej tej laug ua, hab tej kev phem kws Yuta tej vaajntxwv ua hab puab cov quaspuj ua, hab tej kev phem kws mej hab mej tej quaspuj ua, huv Yuta tebchaws hab huv tej kev huv Yeluxalee lawm lov?
10Txawm yog naj nub nwgnuav los puab tsw txu fwjchim, hab tsw fwm tsw ntshai kuv, hab tsw ua lawv le kuv txuj kevcai hab kuv tej kaab ke kws kuv qha rua mej hab mej tej laug.
11“Vem le nuav, Yawmsaub tug muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus kws yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv has le nuav tas, Saib maj, kuv yuav tsom ntsoov coj xwm txheej phem lug raug mej, hab yuav txav Yuta pov tseg huvsw.
12Kuv yuav muab cov Yuta kws tseed tshuav nyob yog cov kws tau npaaj sab moog nyob rua huv Iyi tebchaws, mas puab yuav raug puam tsuaj taag huvsw. Puab yuav qaug taag huv Iyi tebchaws, puab yuav raug nav ntaaj hab kev tshaib nqhes puam tsuaj taag. Txwj tug miv kawg txug tug luj kawg puab yuav tuag nav ntaaj hab tuag tshaib tuag nqhes. Luas yuav tuav puab lub npe tsawm foom, puab yuav ua chaw rua luas ceeb hab ntshai, hab puab yuav ua lu lug tsawm foom hab puab yuav raug luas thuaj luag.
13“Kuv yuav rau txem rua puab cov kws moog nyob huv Iyi tebchaws ib yaam le kuv xuas ntaaj xuas kev tshaib nqhes hab mob kis rau txem rua Yeluxalee,
14ua rua cov tuabneeg Yuta kws tseed tshuav nyob kws tuaj nyob huv Iyi tebchaws yuav tsw dim ib tug le hab tsw tshuav kws yuav rov moog nyob huv Yuta tebchaws, yog lub chaw kws puab xaav rov moog nyob. Tassws puab tsw tau rov moog le, tsuas yog qee leej kws tswv moog cawm sav xwb.”
15Mas cov quasyawg suavdawg kws paub has tas nwg quaspuj tau hlawv xyaab rua luas tej daab, hab tej quaspuj kws sawv ua ke coob coob hov, yog suavdawg kws nyob huv Palau huv Iyi tebchaws, teb Yelemi tas,
16“Tej lug kws koj tuav Yawmsaub lub npe has rua peb, peb tsw noog.
17Peb yuav ua txhua yaam lawv le peb yeem lug ca, yog hlawv xyaab xyeem rua tug daab puj vaaj ntuj hab laub cawv xyeem rua nwg lawv le kws peb txeev ua, kws yog peb hab peb tej laug hab peb tej vaajntxwv hab cov thawj ua rua huv Yuta tej moos hab tej kev huv Yeluxalee. Thaus peb ua le hov peb muaj zaub mov noj txaus hab noj qaab nyob zoo hab tsw pum ib yaam xwm txheej phem le.
18Tassws txwj thaus peb tseg tsw hlawv xyaab rua tug daab puj vaaj ntuj hab tsw laub cawv xyeem rua nwg peb txawm pluag txhua yaam hab raug kev puam tsuaj ntawm nav ntaaj hab kev tshaib nqhes.”
19Cov quaspuj has tas, “Thaus peb hlawv xyaab rua tug daab puj vaaj ntuj hab laub cawv xyeem rua nwg, qhov kws peb ua lub ncuav zoo le daab puj vaaj ntuj xyeem hab laub cawv xyeem rua nwg hov, peb cov quasyawg tsw pum zoo lov?”
20Mas Yelemi has rua cov quaspuj quasyawg suavdawg kws teb nwg, has tas,
21“Tej xyaab kws mej hlawv huv Yuta tej moos hab tej kev huv Yeluxalee tsw has mej hab mej tej laug hab mej tej vaajntxwv hab mej cov thawj hab tej pejxeem, Yawmsaub tsw tau muab cim ca lov? Nwg ncu tsw txug lov?
22Yawmsaub thev tsw taug mej tej kev phem kev qas vuab tsuab kws mej ua ntawd ntxwv moog lawm. Vem le nuav mej lub tebchaws txhad raug muab tso tseg nyob do cuas hab ua lub chaw kws tsawm foom, tsw muaj tuabneeg nyob yaam le naj nub nwgnuav.
23Vem yog mej hlawv xyaab hab vem yog mej ua txhum rua Yawmsaub hab tsw noog Yawmsaub tej lug hab tsw ua lawv nwg txuj kevcai hab nwg tej kaab ke hab nwg tej lug qha, tej xwm txheej phem nuav txhad raug mej yaam le naj nub nwgnuav.”
24Yelemi has rua cov tuabneeg huvsw hab cov quaspuj huvsw tas, “Mej cov tuabneeg Yuta kws nyob huv Iyi tebchaws suavdawg, ca le noog Yawmsaub tej lug.
25Yawmsaub tug muaj fwjchim luj kawg nkaus kws yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv has le nuav tas, Mej hab mej tej quaspuj tau has ntawm mej lub qhov ncauj ntaag hab mej txhais teg tau ua kuas tav, lawv le mej tau has tas, ‘Peb yuav ua tej kws peb tau yeem lug ca tag tag le, peb yuav hlawv xyaab rua daab puj vaaj ntuj hab laub cawv xyeem rua nwg.’ Mej ca le tuav rawv tej kws mej yeem lug tseg hab pauj tej kws mej yeem los maj.
26“Vem le nuav, cov tuabneeg Yuta kws nyob huv Iyi tebchaws suavdawg 'e, ca le noog Yawmsaub tej lug. Yawmsaub has tas, ‘Saib maj, kuv tuav kuv lub npe kws luj kawg cog lug khov kho tseg tas cov tuabneeg Yuta kws nyob huv Iyi tebchaws tsw has nyob hovtwg tsw muaj ib lub qhov ncauj twg yuav tuav kuv lub npe twv tas, “Muaj Vaajtswv Yawmsaub kws muaj txujsa nyob pum.”
27Saib maj, kuv saib quas ntsoov puab rua qhov phem tsw yog saib rua qhov zoo. Cov tuabneeg Yuta kws nyob huv Iyi tebchaws suavdawg yuav raug nav ntaaj hab kev tshaib nqhes puam tsuaj taag moog txug thaus puab suam kaum hlo.
28Hab cov kws tswv dim nav ntaaj yuav tswv huv Iyi tebchaws moog rua Yuta tebchaws muaj tsawg kawg, hab cov Yuta kws tshuav nyob huvsw kws tswv lug nyob huv Iyi tebchaws yuav paub tas leejtwg tej lug tseeb, yog puab le tseeb los yog kuv le tseeb.’
29“Yawmsaub has tas, ‘Nuav yog tej txujci kws yuav qha rua mej paub tas kuv yuav rau txem rua mej huv lub chaw nuav, sub mej txhad paub tas kuv tej lug kws has kev puam tsuaj rua mej yeej muaj tseeb.’
30Yawmsaub has le nuav tas, ‘Kuv yuav muab Iyi tug vaajntxwv Falau Haufa rua huv nwg cov yeeb ncuab txhais teg hab muab rua huv cov kws nrhav txuv nwg txujsa txhais teg, ib yaam le kws kuv muab Yuta tug vaajntxwv Xentekhiya rua huv vaajntxwv Nenpukhanexa huv Npanpiloo txhais teg, kws yog nwg tug yeeb ncuab hab nrhav txuv nwg txujsa.’ ”
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Israelites Will Be Punished in Egypt
1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who dwell in the land of Egypt, who dwell at ⚓Migdol, at ⚓Tahpanhes, at ⚓Noph, and in the country of ⚓Pathros, saying,
2“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘You have seen all the calamity that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are⚓a desolation, and no one dwells in them,
3because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke Me to anger, in that they went ⚓to burn incense and to ⚓serve other gods whom they did not know, they nor you nor your fathers.
4However ⚓I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, “Oh, do not do this abominable thing that I hate!”
5But they did not listen or incline their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to other gods.
6So My fury and My anger were poured out and kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as it is this day.’
7“Now therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Why do you commit this great evil ⚓against yourselves, to cut off from you man and woman, child and infant, out of Judah, leaving none to remain,
8in that you ⚓provoke Me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to dwell, that you may cut yourselves off and be ⚓a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
9Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, the wickedness of the kings of Judah, the wickedness of their wives, your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
10They have not been ⚓humbled, to this day, nor have they ⚓feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.’
11“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, ⚓I will set My face against you for catastrophe and for cutting off all Judah.
12And I will take the remnant of Judah who have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to dwell there, and ⚓they shall all be consumed and fall in the land of Egypt. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine. They shall die, from the least to the greatest, by the sword and by famine; and ⚓they shall be an oath, an astonishment, a curse and a reproach!
13⚓For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence,
14so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they ⚓desire to return and dwell. For ⚓none shall return except those who escape.’ ”
15Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:
16“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, ⚓we will not listen to you!
17But we will certainly do ⚓whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the ⚓queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.
18But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.”
19The women also said,⚓“And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make cakes for her, to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her without our husbands’ permission?”
20Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people—the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer—saying:
21“The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the Lord remember them, and did it not come into His mind?
22So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, ⚓as it is this day.
23Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, ⚓therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day.”
24Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, “Hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt!
25Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘You and your wives have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands, saying, “We will surely keep our vows that we have made, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her.” You will surely keep your vows and perform your vows!’
26Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, ⚓I have sworn by My ⚓great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that ⚓My name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “The Lord God lives.”
27Behold, I will watch over them for adversity and not for good. And all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt ⚓shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there is an end to them.
28Yet ⚓a small number who escape the sword shall return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah; and all the remnant of Judah, who have gone to the land of Egypt to dwell there, shall know whose words will stand, Mine or theirs.
29And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely ⚓stand against you for adversity.’
30“Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, ⚓I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave ⚓Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.’ ”