Jeremías 19
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Ainsi parla l'Eternel: "Va, achète une cruche au potier qui travaille l'argile, emmène quelques-uns des anciens parmi le peuple et des anciens parmi les prêtres,
2et sors dans la vallée de Ben-Hinnom, située à l'entrée de la porte de Harsit ; là tu publieras les paroles que je te dicterai.
3Tu diras: Ecoute la parole de l'Eternel, rois de Juda et habitants de Jérusalem! Ainsi parle l'Eternel-Cebaot, Dieu d'Israël: Voici, je fais fondre sur cet endroit une calamité telle que les oreilles en tinteront à quiconque en entendra parler.
4Parce qu'ils m'ont abandonné, parce qu'ils ont déshonoré cet endroit en y offrant l'encens à des dieux étrangers, à eux inconnuseux et leurs ancêtres et les rois de Juda,en remplissant cet endroit du sang des innocents,
5en bâtissant les hauts-lieux de Baal, pour brûler leurs enfants comme holocaustes à Baal, ce que je n'ai ni prescrit ni recommandé et ce qui ne m'est jamais venu à la pensée.
6Aussi des jours vont-ils venir, dit l'Eternel, où l'on n'appellera plus cet endroit Tofèt et Vallée de Ben-Hinnom, mais Vallée du Massacre.
7En ces mêmes lieux, je mettrai à néant les projets de Juda et de Jérusalem, que je ferai succomber sous le glaive de leurs ennemis et par la main de ceux qui en veulent à leur vie, et je livrerai leurs cadavres en pâture aux oiseaux du ciel et aux animaux de la terre.
8Je ferai de cette ville une ruine et un objet de dérision; quiconque passera près d'elle sera stupéfait et se mettra à ricaner à la vue de toutes ses plaies.
9Et je les réduirai à dévorer la chair de leurs fils et la chair de leurs filles; l'un dévorera la chair de l'autre par suite du siège et de la détresse où les étreindront leurs ennemis et leurs mortels adversaires.
10Puis tu briseras la cruche sous les yeux des gens qui t'auront accompagné,
11et leur diras: Ainsi parle l'Eternel-Cebaot: C'est de la sorte que je briserai ce peuple et cette ville, comme on met en pièces un vase de potier, qui ne peut plus être réparé; c'est au Tofèt qu'on ensevelira, faute d'autre place pour la sépulture.
12Voilà comme je traiterai cet endroit, dit l'Eternel, et ses habitants, en rendant cette ville semblable au Tofèt.
13Les maisons de Jérusalem et les demeures des rois de Juda seront comme les sites impurs du Tofèt, oui, toutes les maisons sur les terrasses desquelles on offrait de l'encens aux milices célestes, où l'on faisait des libations aux dieux étrangers.
14Puis, Jérémie revint du Tofèt, où Dieu l'avait envoyé pour prophétiser, il s'arrêta dans la cour de la maison de l'Eternel et dit à tout le peuple:
15"Ainsi parle l'Eternel-Cebaot, Dieu d'Israël: Je vais faire fondre sur cette cité et sur toutes les villes qui en dépendent toute la calamité dont je l'ai menacée, car ils ont raidi leur cou et refusé d'écouter mes paroles."
Reina-Valera 1909
1ASÍ dijo Jehová: Ve, y compra una vasija de barro del alfarero, y lleva contigo de los ancianos del pueblo, y de los ancianos de los sacerdotes;
2Y saldrás al valle del hijo de Hinnom, que está á la entrada de la puerta oriental, y publicarás allí las palabras que yo te hablaré.
3Dirás pues: Oid palabra de Jehová, oh reyes de Judá, y moradores de Jerusalem. Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí que yo traigo mal sobre este lugar, tal que quien lo oyere, le retiñan los oídos.
4Porque me dejaron, y enajenaron este lugar, y ofrecieron en él perfumes á dioses ajenos, los cuales no habían ellos conocido, ni sus padres, ni los reyes de Judá; y llenaron este lugar de sangre de inocentes;
5Y edificaron alto á Baal, para quemar con fuego sus hijos en holocaustos al mismo Baal; cosa que no les mandé, ni hablé, ni me vino al pensamiento.
6Por tanto, he aquí vienen días, dice Jehová, que este lugar no se llamará más Topheth, ni Valle del hijo de Hinnom, sino Valle de la Matanza.
7Y desvaneceré el consejo de Judá y de Jerusalem en este lugar; y haréles caer á cuchillo delante de sus enemigos, y en las manos de los que buscan sus almas; y daré sus cuerpos para comida de las aves del cielo y de las bestias de la tierra:
8Y pondré á esta ciudad por espanto y silbo: todo aquel que pasare por ella se maravillará, y silbará sobre todas sus plagas.
9Y haréles comer la carne de sus hijos y la carne de sus hijas; y cada uno comerá la carne de su amigo, en el cerco y en el apuro con que los estrecharán sus enemigos y los que buscan sus almas.
10Y quebrarás la vasija ante los ojos de los varones que van contigo,
11Y les dirás: Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Así quebrantaré á este pueblo y á esta ciudad, como quien quiebra un vaso de barro, que no puede más restaurarse; y en Topheth se enterrarán, porque no habrá otro lugar para enterrar.
12Así haré á este lugar, dice Jehová, y á sus moradores, poniendo esta ciudad como Topheth.
13Y las casas de Jerusalem, y las casas de los reyes de Judá, serán como el lugar de Topheth inmundas, por todas las casas sobre cuyos tejados ofrecieron perfumes á todo el ejército del cielo, y vertieron libaciones á dioses ajenos.
14Y volvió Jeremías de Topheth, á donde le envió Jehová á profetizar, y paróse en el atrio de la casa de Jehová, y dijo á todo el pueblo.
15Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel: He aquí yo traigo sobre esta ciudad y sobre todas sus villas todo el mal que hablé contra ella: porque han endurecido su cerviz, para no oir mis palabras.
King James Version
1Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
2And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
3And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
4Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;
5They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:
6Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
7And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
8And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
9And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
10Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
11And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.
12Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet:
13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
14Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD’s house; and said to all the people,
15Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words.
World English Bible
1Thus said the LORD, “Go, and buy a potter’s earthen container, and take some of the elders of the people and of the elders of the priests;
2and go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I will tell you.
3Say, ‘Hear the LORD’s word, kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears will tingle.
4Because they have forsaken me, and have defiled this place, and have burned incense in it to other gods that they didn’t know—they, their fathers, and the kings of Judah—and have filled this place with the blood of innocents,
5and have built the high places of Baal to burn their children in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal, which I didn’t command, nor speak, which didn’t even enter into my mind.
6Therefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that this place will no more be called ‘Topheth’, nor ‘The Valley of the son of Hinnom’, but ‘The valley of Slaughter’.
7“‘“I will make the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem void in this place. I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies to be food for the birds of the sky and for the animals of the earth.
8I will make this city an astonishment and a hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.
9I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters. They will each eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies, and those who seek their life, will distress them.”’
10“Then you shall break the container in the sight of the men who go with you,
11and shall tell them, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “Even so I will break this people and this city as one breaks a potter’s vessel, that can’t be made whole again. They will bury in Topheth until there is no place to bury.
12This is what I will do to this place,” says the LORD, “and to its inhabitants, even making this city as Topheth.
13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah, which are defiled, will be as the place of Topheth, even all the houses on whose roofs they have burned incense to all the army of the sky and have poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”
14Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the LORD’s house, and said to all the people:
15“The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.’”