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Jeremiah, 40

1. This word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after Nebuzaradan, captain of the bodyguard, had released him in Ramah, where he had found him a prisoner in chains, among the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

1. The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan commander of the guard had released him from Ramah, where he had found him in chains with all the other captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being deported to Babylon:

2. When the captain of the bodyguard took charge of Jeremiah, he said to him, "The LORD, your God, foretold the ruin of this place.

2. The commander of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, 'Yahweh your God foretold calamity for this country,

3. Now he has brought about in deed what he threatened; because you sinned against the LORD and did not obey his voice, this fate has befallen you.

3. and now he has brought it. He has done what he threatened to do, because you had sinned against Yahweh and would not listen to his voice; so all this has happened to you.

4. And now, I am freeing you today from the fetters that bind your hands; if it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, you may come: I will look after you well. But if it does not please you to come to Babylon, you need not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think good and proper";

4. Look, today I am having your hands unchained. If you like to come with me to Babylon, come: I shall look after you. If you do not want to come with me to Babylon, do not. Look, you have the whole country before you: go wherever you think it best and most suitable to go.'

5. and then, before he left--"or go to Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed ruler over the cities of Judah; stay with him among the people, or go wherever you please." The captain of the bodyguard gave him food and gifts and let him go.

5. And before Jeremiah retired, he added, 'You can go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed governor of the towns of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else you think suitable.' With that, the commander of the guard gave him provisions and a present, and dismissed him.

6. Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, in Mizpah, and stayed with him among the people left in the land.

6. Jeremiah went to Mizpah, to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and stayed with him, among those people still left in the country.

7. When the army leaders who were still in the field with all their men heard that the king of Babylon had given Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, charge of the land, of men, women, and children, and of those poor who had not been led captive to Babylon,

7. When the military leaders who with their men were still in the field, all heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor of the country, making him responsible for the men, women and children, and those of the poor country people who had not been deported to Babylon,

8. they came with their men to Gedaliah in Mizpah: Ishmael, son of Nethaniah; Johanan, son of Kareah; Seraiah, son of Tanhumeth; the sons of Ephai of Netophah; and Jezaniah of Beth-maacah.

8. they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

9. Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, adjured them and their men not to be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: to stay in the land and submit to the king of Babylon, for their own welfare;

9. To them and to their men Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath. 'Do not be afraid', he said, 'of serving the Chaldaeans, stay in the country, serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well with you.

10. saying that he himself would remain in Mizpah, as their intermediary with the Chaldeans who should come to them. They were to collect the wine, the fruit, and the oil, to store them in jars, and to settle in the cities they occupied.

10. I for my part, as the man answerable to the Chaldaeans when they come to us, shall stay here at Mizpah, whereas you can harvest the wine, summer fruit and oil, fill your storage jars and settle in the towns which you have seized.'

11. When the people of Judah in Moab, those among the Ammonites, those in Edom, and those in all other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah, and had appointed over them Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan,

11. Similarly, when all the Judaeans living in Moab, with the Ammonites, in Edom and elsewhere, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan as their governor,

12. they all returned to the land of Judah from the places to which they had scattered. They went to Gedaliah at Mizpah and had a rich harvest of wine and fruit.

12. the Judaeans all came back from wherever they had been driven. On their return to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah, they harvested an immense quantity of wine and summer fruit.

13. Now Johanan, son of Kareah, and all the leaders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah in Mizpah

13. Now Johanan son of Kareah and all the military leaders still in the field, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

14. and asked him whether he did not know that Baalis, the king of the Ammonites, had sent Ishmael, son of Nethaniah, to assassinate him.

14. and said to him, 'Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to assassinate you?' But Gedaliah son of Ahikam would not believe them.

15. But Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, would not believe them. Then Johanan, son of Kareah, said secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah: "Let me go and kill Ishmael, son of Nethaniah; no one will know it. Why should he be allowed to kill you? All the Jews who have now rallied to you will be dispersed and the remnant of Judah will perish."

15. Johanan son of Kareah then spoke in secret to Gedaliah at Mizpah, as follows: 'Please let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will be any the wiser. Why should he assassinate you and cause the dispersal of all the Judaeans who have rallied round you. Why should the remnant of Judah perish?'

16. Nevertheless, Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, answered Johanan, son of Kareah, "You shall do nothing of the kind; you have lied about Ishmael."

16. But Gedaliah son of Ahikam replied to Johanan son of Kareah, 'You will do no such thing, for what you say about Ishmael is false.'



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Alaviitteet:

40:1-6 - Jeremia vapautetaan Jerusalemin tuhon jälkeen, ja hänelle annetaan vapaus valita, missä hän haluaa asua. Hänen vapautensa on merkki Jumalan armosta, joka tarjoaa vaihtoehtoja myös tuomion jälkeen (ks. myös Jes. 61:1 ja Luuk. 4:18-19).

40:7-12 - Babylonian komentaja Nebuzaradan käskee Gedaljaa hallitsemaan Juudan jäännöstä. Gedaljan nimitys maaherraksi osoittaa, että jopa tappion aikana Jumalalla on edelleen suunnitelmia kansansa säilyttämiseksi ja ennallistamiseksi (ks. myös Jeremia 29:10-14 ja Matteus 10:29).

40:13-16 - Johannes, sotajohtaja, varoittaa Gedaljaa salamurhasuunnitelmasta, mutta Gedalja päättää olla pakenematta luottaen Jumalan suunnitelmaan. Jumalan luottaminen vaaran kohtaamiseen on esimerkki uskosta vastoinkäymisten aikoina (ks. myös Jesaja 26:3 ja Psalmi 27:1-3).

Aiheeseen liittyvät säkeet Jeremiah, 40:

Jeremian luku 40 kuvaa maanpaon jälkeisen ajanjakson alkua Juudassa. Tämä merkittävä teksti kuvaa Jeremian vapauttamista babylonialaisten toimesta, hänen päätöstään jäädä Juudaan ja Gedaljan asettamista maaherraksi. Luvussa käsitellään sellaisia teemoja kuin Jumalan suvereeniutta historiassa, armoa tuomion keskellä ja jälleenrakennuksen haasteita. Jeremia 40 tarjoaa toivon välähdyksiä katastrofin jälkeen. Pohdi kanssamme viittä raamatunkohtaa, jotka toistavat tämän siirtymäluvun keskeisiä teemoja.

2. Kun. 25:22-24: "Nebukadnessar, Babylonin kuningas, nimitti Gedaljan, Ahikamin pojan ja Safanin pojanpojan, Juudaan jääneen kansan maaherraksi, kun kaikki armeijan päälliköt ja hänen miehensä kuulivat, että Babylonin kuningas oli nimittänyt Gedaljan maaherraksi. , he menivät tapaamaan häntä Mispassa. [...] Gedalja vannoi valan rauhoittaakseen heitä ja heidän miehiään sanoen: 'Älkää pelätkö palvella babylonialaisia. Astu maahan ja palvele Babylonin kuningasta, niin kaikki menee hyvin." - Tämä kohta tarjoaa rinnakkaisen selostuksen Jeremian luvussa 40 kuvatuista tapahtumista, mikä vahvistaa Gedaljan nimityksen maaherraksi.

Sananlaskut 29:2: "Kun vanhurskaat menestyvät, kansa iloitsee; Kun jumalattomat hallitsevat, ihmiset huokaavat." - Tämä sananlasku liittyy Jeremian luvussa 40 kuvattuun tilanteeseen, jossa Gedalja, vanhurskas hallitsija, nimitetään Juudan jäännökselle.

Roomalaisille 13:1: "Jokaisen tulee alistua valtion viranomaisille, sillä ei ole auktoriteettia, joka ei olisi peräisin Jumalalta; olemassa olevat viranomaiset ovat hänen perustamiaan." - Tämä Paavalin opetus kuvastaa asentoa, jonka Jeremia ja Gedalja omaksuivat Babylonian hallitusta kohtaan Jeremian luvussa 40.

Psalmit 37:3: "Luota Herraan ja tee hyvää; niin saat asua maassa ja nauttia turvasta." - Tämä säe toistaa Gedaljan neuvoja ihmisille Jeremia 40:9-10:ssä rohkaisemalla heitä asettumaan maahan.

Jesaja 1:19: "Jos olet tottelevainen ja halukas, syöt parasta, mitä tämä maa tuottaa." - Tämä Jesajan lupaus liittyy Jeremia 40:12:ssa kuvattuun tilanteeseen, jossa Gedaljan alaisuudessa maassa pysyneet menestyivät.

FAQ:

Kuka asetettiin maaherraksi Juudaan Jerusalemin tuhon jälkeen?

Gedalja nimitettiin niiden maaherraksi, jotka jäivät Juudaan Babylonin vallan alle. (Jeremia 40:5)

Mitä Jeremia päätti tehdä vapautumisensa jälkeen?

Jeremia päätti jäädä Juudaan Gedaljan kanssa mieluummin kuin mennä Babyloniin. (Jeremia 40:6)

Mitä neuvoja Gedalja antoi kansalle, joka jäi maahan?

Hän rohkaisi ihmisiä palvelemaan babylonialaisia rauhanomaisesti, jotta he voisivat elää turvassa. (Jeremia 40:9-10)

Kuka varoitti Gedaljaa salaliitosta tappaa hänet?

Johanan ja muut johtajat varoittivat, että Ismael aikoi tappaa hänet, mutta Gedalja ei uskonut häntä. (Jeremia 40:13-14)

Miten Gedalja reagoi Johananin varoitukseen?

Gedalja kieltäytyi uskomasta vaaraa eikä ryhtynyt varotoimiin, mikä johti hänen kuolemaansa myöhemmin. (Jeremia 40:16)


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