耶利米受审
约西亚的儿子犹大王约雅敬登基时，有这话从耶和华临到耶利米，说：
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
2“耶和华如此说：你要站在耶和华殿的院内，对犹大所有城镇的人，就是到耶和华的殿来礼拜的，传讲我所吩咐你的一切话，一字也不可删减。Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
3或者他们肯听从，各人回转离开恶道，我就改变心意，不将我因他们所行的恶、想要施行的灾祸降与他们。If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
4你要对他们说，耶和华如此说：‘你们若不听从我，不遵行我在你们面前所设立的律法，And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
5不听从我一再差遣我仆人众先知到你们那里去所说的话，你们果然没有听从，To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
6我就必使这殿如示罗，使这城成为地上万国所诅咒的。’”Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
7耶利米在耶和华殿中所说的这些话，祭司、先知与众百姓都听见了。So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
8耶利米说完了耶和华吩咐他对众百姓说的一切话，祭司、先知与众百姓都来抓住他，说：“你该死！Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
9你为何假借耶和华的名预言，说这殿必如示罗，这城必荒废无人居住呢？”于是众百姓都聚集在耶和华的殿中围住耶利米。Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
10犹大的官长们听见这些事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿新门的入口。When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house.
11祭司、先知对官长和众百姓说：“这人该死，因为他说预言攻击这城，正如你们亲耳听见的。”Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
12耶利米就对官长和众百姓说：“耶和华差遣我预言攻击这殿和这城，传讲你们所听见的这一切话。Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
13现在，要改正你们的所作所为，听从耶和华－你们神的话，他就必改变心意，不把所说的灾祸降与你们。Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
14至于我，看哪，我在你们手中，你们眼里看什么是好的，是正确的，就那样待我吧！As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
15但你们要确实知道，你们若把我处死，就使流无辜人血的罪归给你们和这城，以及城里的居民了；因为耶和华确实差遣我到你们这里来，将这一切话传到你们耳中。”But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
16官长和众百姓对祭司和先知说：“这人是不该死的，因为他奉耶和华－我们神的名向我们说话。”Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
17国中的长老就有几个人起来，对聚集的众百姓说：Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18“当犹大王希西家的日子，有摩利沙人弥迦对犹大众百姓预言说： ‘万军之耶和华如此说： 锡安要被耕种像一块田地， 耶路撒冷要变为废墟， 这殿的山必像丛林的高处。’Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
19犹大王希西家和犹大人岂是把他处死呢？希西家岂不是敬畏耶和华，恳求耶和华施恩吗？耶和华就改变心意，不把所说的灾祸降与他们。若处死这人，我们就做了大恶，害死自己了。”Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.
20有一个人，就是示玛雅的儿子基列．耶琳人乌利亚，也奉耶和华的名说预言；他说预言攻击这城和这地，和耶利米所说的完全一样。And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
21约雅敬王和他所有的勇士、官长听见了乌利亚的话，王想要把他处死。乌利亚听见就惧怕，逃往埃及去了。And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
22约雅敬王差亚革波的儿子以利拿单，带领几个人前往埃及。And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
23他们将乌利亚从埃及带出来，解送到约雅敬王那里；王用刀杀了他，把他的尸首抛在平民的坟地中。And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
24然而，沙番的儿子亚希甘保护耶利米，不将他交在百姓手中，以免他们把他处死。Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.