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¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß (Jeremiah) 38 : 14 ~ 21
14 ½Ãµå±â¾ß ¿ÕÀº »ç¶÷À» º¸³»¾î¼, ¿¹¾ðÀÚ ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß¸¦ ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¼ºÀü ¼Â° ¹® ¾î±Í·Î µ¥·Á¿Ô´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¿ÕÀº ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°³»°¡ ±×´ë¿¡°Ô ÇÑ °¡Áö¸¦ ¹¯°ÚÀ¸´Ï, ¾Æ¹«°Íµµ ³ª¿¡°Ô ¼û±âÁö ¸¶½Ã¿À.¡±
Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and had him brought to the third entrance to the temple of the LORD. ¡°I am going to ask you something,¡± the king said to Jeremiah. ¡°Do not hide anything from me.¡±
15 ±×·¯ÀÚ ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß°¡ ½Ãµå±â¾ß¿¡°Ô ´ë´äÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°Á¦°¡ ¸¸ÀÏ ¼û±è¾øÀÌ ¸»¾¸µå¸°´Ù¸é, ÀӱݴԲ²¼´Â Àú¸¦ Á×ÀÌ½Ç °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¶Ç Á¦°¡ ÀӱݴԲ² ¸»¾¸À» µå·Áµµ, ÀӱݴԲ²¼´Â ÀúÀÇ ¸»À» µé¾îÁÖ½ÃÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.¡±
Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, ¡°If I give you an answer, will you not kill me? Even if I did give you counsel, you would not listen to me.¡±
16 ½Ãµå±â¾ß ¿ÕÀº ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß¿¡°Ô ÀÌ·¸°Ô Àº¹ÐÈ÷ ¸Í¼¼ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ¸ñ¼ûÀ» ÁֽŠÁÖ´ÔÀÇ »ì¾Æ °è½ÉÀ» µÎ°í ¸Í¼¼ÇÏ¿À. ³ª´Â ±×´ë¸¦ Á×ÀÌÁöµµ ¾Ê°í, ±×´ëÀÇ ¸ñ¼ûÀ» ³ë¸®´Â Àú »ç¶÷µéÀÇ ¼Õ¿¡ ³Ñ°Ü ÁÖÁöµµ ¾Ê°Ú¼Ò.¡±
But King Zedekiah swore this oath secretly to Jeremiah: ¡°As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us breath, I will neither kill you nor hand you over to those who want to kill you.¡±
17 ±×·¯ÀÚ ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß°¡ ½Ãµå±â¾ß¿¡°Ô ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°ÁÖ ¸¸±ºÀÇ Çϳª´Ô, À̽º¶ó¿¤ÀÇ Çϳª´Ô²²¼ ÀӱݴԿ¡°Ô ÀÌ·¸°Ô ¸»¾¸ÇϽʴϴÙ. ¡®³Ê´Â ¹Ùºô·Î´Ï¾Æ ¿ÕÀÇ °í°üµé¿¡°Ô Ç׺¹ÇÏ¿©¾ß ÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¯¸é ³Ê´Â ³ÊÀÇ ¸ñ¼ûÀ» ±¸Çϰí, ÀÌ µµ¼ºÀº ºÒ¿¡ ŸÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×¸®°í ³Ê¿Í ³ÊÀÇ Áý¾ÈÀÌ ¸ðµÎ »ì¾Æ ³²°Ô µÉ °ÍÀÌ´Ù.
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, ¡°This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ¡®If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live.
18 ±×·¯³ª ³×°¡ ¹Ùºô·Î´Ï¾Æ ¿ÕÀÇ °í°üµé¿¡°Ô Ç׺¹ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é, ÀÌ µµ¼ºÀÌ ¹Ùºô·Î´Ï¾Æ ±º´ëÀÇ ¼Õ¾Æ±Í¿¡ µé¾î°¡°í, ±×µéÀº ÀÌ µµ¼º¿¡ ºÒÀ» Áö¸¦ °ÍÀ̰í, ³Ê´Â ±×µéÀÇ ¼Õ¿¡¼ ¹þ¾î³¯ ¼ö°¡ ¾øÀ» °ÍÀÌ´Ù.¡¯ ¡±
But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from them.¡¯¡±
19 ±×·±µ¥µµ ½Ãµå±â¾ß ¿ÕÀº ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß¿¡°Ô ÀÌ·¸°Ô ´ë´äÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°³ª´Â ¹Ùºô·Î´Ï¾Æ ±º´ë¿¡°Ô ÅõÇ×ÇÑ À¯´Ù »ç¶÷µéÀÌ µÎ·Æ¼Ò. ¹Ùºô·Î´Ï¾Æ ±º´ë°¡ ³ª¸¦ ±×µéÀÇ ¼Õ¿¡ ³Ñ°Ü ÁÖ¸é, ±×µéÀÌ ³ª¸¦ ÇдëÇÒÁöµµ ¸ð¸£Áö ¾Ê¼Ò?¡±
King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, ¡°I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.¡±
20 ¿¹·¹¹Ì¾ß°¡ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ¡°±×µéÀÇ ¼Õ¿¡ ³Ñ¾î°¡Áö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ºÎµð Á¦°¡ ÀӱݴԲ² ÀüÇÏ¿© µå¸° ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¸»¾¸¿¡ ¼øÁ¾ÇϽʽÿÀ. ±×·¡¾ß ÀӱݴԲ²¼ ÇüÅëÇϽðí, ÀӱݴÔÀÇ ¸ñ¼ûµµ ±¸ÇÏ½Ç °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
¡°They will not hand you over,¡± Jeremiah replied. ¡°Obey the LORD by doing what I tell you. Then it will go well with you, and your life will be spared.
21 ±×·¯³ª ÀӱݴԲ²¼ Ç׺¹Çϱ⸦ °ÅºÎÇϽøé, ÁÖ´Ô²²¼ Àú¿¡°Ô º¸¿© ÁֽŠÀϵéÀÌ ±×´ë·Î ÀϾ °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has revealed to me.¡±