Jeremiah 10
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A Satire on Idolatry
10 Hear the word which the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord,
“Do not learn the way of the [pagan] nations,
And do not be terrified and distressed by the signs of the heavens
Although the pagans are terrified by them;
3
For the customs and decrees of the peoples are [mere] delusion [exercises in futility];
It is only wood which one cuts from the forest [to make a god],
The work of the hands of the craftsman with the axe or cutting tool.
4
“They adorn the idol with silver and with gold;
They fasten it with hammers and nails
So that it will not fall apart.
5
“They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field;
They cannot speak;
They have to be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not be afraid of them,
For they can do no harm or evil,
Nor can they do any good.”
6
There is none like You, O Lord;
You are great, and great is Your mighty and powerful name.
7
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For it is appropriate and it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
8
But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
9
Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from [a]Tarshish,
And gold from [b]Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.
10
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
11 In this manner you shall say to them, “The gods that did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
12
God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
13
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of [c]waters in the heavens,
And He causes the clouds and the mist to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His treasuries and from His storehouses.
14
Every man has become [like a brute] irrational and stupid, without knowledge [of God];
Every goldsmith is shamed by his carved idols;
For his molten images are frauds and lies,
And there is no breath in them.
15
They are worthless and devoid of promise, a work of delusion and mockery;
In their time of [trial and] punishment they will perish [without hope].
16
The Portion of Jacob [the true God on whom Israel has a claim] is not like these;
For He is the Designer and Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance [and He will not fail them]—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
17
Gather up your bundle [of goods] from the ground,
You who live under siege.
18
For thus says the Lord;
“Behold, I am slinging out at this time the people of this land,
And will cause them [great] distress,
That they may find it [to be as I have said].”
19
“Woe to me because of my [spiritual] brokenness!” [says Jeremiah, speaking for the nation.]
“My wound is incurable.”
But I said, “Surely this sickness and suffering and grief are mine,
And I must bear it.”
20
My tent is destroyed,
And all my [tent] cords are broken;
My children have been taken from me [as captives] and are no more.
There is no one to stretch out my tent again
And to set up my [tent] curtains.
21
For the shepherds [of the people] have become [like brutes,] irrational and stupid,
And have not searched for the Lord or asked about Him or realized their need for Him;
Therefore they have not been wise and have not prospered,
And all their flocks are scattered.
22
The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes—
A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)—
To make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals.
23
O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].(A)
24
O Lord, correct me [along with Your people], but with mercy and in just measure—
Not in Your anger, or You will crush me and bring me to nothing.
25
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know nor recognize You
And on the families that do not call Your name.
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have devoured him and consumed him
And made his land a desolate waste.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 10:9 Perhaps a reference to an ancient refinery located on the island of Sardinia.
- Jeremiah 10:9 The location of this gold mining region is unknown.
- Jeremiah 10:13 Some ancient people believed that the sky was a canopy over the earth and that God stored rainwater behind it. Therefore, it rained only when God opened the windows of heaven.
Jeremias 10
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Ang Pagsamba sa Diyus-diyosan at ang Tunay na Pagsamba
10 Mga anak ni Israel, pakinggan ninyo ang ipinapasabi ni Yahweh. 2 Ang sabi niya,
“Huwag ninyong tutularan ang ginagawa ng ibang mga bansa;
o mabahala sa nakikitang mga tanda sa kalangitan,
na labis nilang kinatatakutan.
3 Ang dinidiyos nila'y hindi maaasahan.
Isang punongkahoy na pinutol sa gubat,
inanyuan ng mga dalubhasang kamay,
4 at pinalamutian ng ginto at pilak.
Idinikit at pinakuan upang hindi mabuwal.
5 Ang mga diyus-diyosang ito'y tulad sa panakot ng ibon sa gitna ng bukid,
hindi nakakapagsalita;
pinapasan pa sila
sapagkat hindi nakakalakad.
Huwag kayong matakot sa kanila
sapagkat hindi sila makakagawa ng masama,
at wala ring magagawang mabuti.”
6 Wala nang ibang tulad mo, O Yahweh;
ikaw ay makapangyarihan,
walang kasindakila ang iyong pangalan.
7 Sino(A) ang hindi matatakot sa iyo, ikaw na Hari ng lahat ng bansa?
Karapat-dapat lamang na ikaw ay katakutan.
Kahit na piliin ang lahat ng matatalino
mula sa lahat ng bansa at mga kaharian,
wala pa ring makakatulad sa iyo.
8 Silang lahat ay pawang hangal at mangmang.
Ano ang maituturo sa kanila ng mga diyus-diyosang kahoy?
9 Ang kanilang diyus-diyosa'y binalutan ng pilak na galing sa Tarsis,
at ng gintong mula sa Upaz,
ginawang lahat ng mahuhusay na kamay;
pagkatapos ay binihisan ng kulay ube at pula
na hinabi naman ng manghahabing sanay.
10 Ngunit ikaw, Yahweh, ang tunay na Diyos,
ikaw ang Diyos na buháy,
at ang Haring walang hanggan.
Nayayanig ang daigdig kapag ikaw ay nagagalit,
at walang bansang makakatagal sa tindi ng iyong poot.
11 Sabihin ninyo sa mga diyus-diyosan: ang sinumang hindi makalikha ng langit at lupa ay dudurugin at lubusang mawawala sa ibabaw ng daigdig.[a]
Awit ng Pagpupuri sa Diyos
12 Nilikha ni Yahweh ang lupa sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kapangyarihan.
Lumitaw ang daigdig dahil sa kanyang karunungan,
at iniladlad niya ang langit sa bisa ng kanyang kaalaman.
13 Pagkarinig sa kanyang utos, umugong ang mga tubig sa kalangitan;
napagsama-sama niya ang mga ulap mula sa lahat ng hangganan ng lupa.
Nagagawa niyang pakislapin ang kidlat sa gitna ng ulan,
at nagpapaihip sa hangin mula sa kublihan nito.
14 Sa harapan niya ang bawat tao'y mistulang mangmang;
malalagay sa kahihiyan bawat panday
sapagkat ang ginawa nilang mga diyus-diyosan ay hindi totoo at walang buhay.
15 Sila'y walang silbi sapagkat likha lamang ng pandaraya;
wawasakin silang lahat ni Yahweh.
16 Ngunit hindi ganito ang Diyos ni Jacob;
siya ang maylikha ng lahat ng bagay;
at pinili niya ang Israel upang maging kanyang bayan.
Yahweh ang kanyang pangalan, ang Diyos na Makapangyarihan
sa lahat.
Ang Darating na Pagkabihag
17 “Mga taga-Jerusalem na napapaligiran ng kaaway, ipunin ninyo ang inyong mga ari-arian. 18 Palalayasin na kayo ni Yahweh at ipapatapon sa ibang lupain. Pahihirapan kayong lahat hanggang sa walang matira.” Ito ang sabi ni Yahweh.
19 At dumaing naman ang mga taga-Jerusalem,
“Napakatindi ng parusa sa amin!
Hindi gumagaling ang aming mga sugat.
Akala namin, ito'y aming matitiis.
20 Ang aming mga tolda ay nawasak;
napatid na lahat ang mga lubid.
Ang aming mga anak ay naglayasang lahat,
walang natira upang mag-ayos ng aming tolda;
wala isa mang magsasabit ng mga kurtina.”
21 At sumagot si Jeremias, “Ang aming mga pinuno'y pawang mga hangal;
hindi sila sumangguni kay Yahweh.
Kaya hindi sila naging matagumpay,
at ang mga tao'y nagsipangalat.
22 Makinig kayo! May dumating na balita!
Nagkakagulo sa isang bansang nasa hilaga;
ang kanilang hukbo ang pupuksa sa mga lunsod ng Juda,
at ito'y magiging disyerto, tahanan ng mga asong-gubat.”
23 Nalalaman ko po, Yahweh, na walang taong may hawak ng sarili niyang buhay;
at walang nakakatiyak ng kanyang sasapitin.
24 Ituwid mo ang iyong bayan, O Yahweh;
ngunit huwag naman sana kayong maging marahas.
Huwag kaming parusahan sa panahong kayo'y napopoot;
na siyang magiging wakas naming lahat.
25 Ibaling mo ang iyong poot sa mga bansang ayaw kumilala sa iyo
at sa mga taong hindi tumatawag sa iyong pangalan.
Pinatay nila ang mga anak ni Jacob;
at winasak ang kanilang lupain.
Footnotes
- Jeremias 10:11 Sa orihinal na wika, ang talatang ito'y nakasulat sa wikang Aramaico.
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