Isigiele 17
1 Hina Gode da nama amane sia: i,
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 “Dunu egefe! Isala: ili dunuma fedege sia: olelema.
“You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.
3 Amo fedege sia: da Na, Ouligisudafa Hina Gode, Na sia: ilima olelesa. ‘Buhiba bagade ea hinabo nina: hamoi amola ea ougia dalegagili gale, esalebe ba: i. E da hagili asili, Lebanone Goumi da: iya, dolo ifa balu fi.
[Say to them, ] ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar [tree]
4 E da amo gaguli asili, bidi lasu soge amoga asili, bidi lasu dunu ilia moilai bai bagade ganodini ligisi.
and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to [Babylonia], a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.
5 Amalalu, e da hawa: a:le gaguli, asili, Isala: ili nasegagi soge, hano dialoba, amo heda: ma: ne bugi.
Then that eagle took a seedling from [your] country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside [a stream that had] plenty of water.
6 Amo hawa: bugi da heda: le, waini efe gudu magufalesi. Ea amoda da heda: le, buhiba esalebe amoga doaga: musa: heda: i. Amola ea difi da gududafa sa: i. Waini efe da amoda amola lubi, amoga dedeboi dagoi ba: i.
It grew and became a low grapevine that spread [along the ground]. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a [good] vine and produced [lots of] branches and leaves.
7 Buhiba bagade eno, ea ougia da bagade amola ea hinabo da dialui ba: i. Amalalu waini efe ea difi da ema soyasi, amola ea lubi da ema da: lasi. Waini efe da ea bugi soge da hano fonobahadi fawane gala dawa: i. Amaiba: le, waini efe da buhiba ema hano eno ima: ne dawa: i galu.
But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And [some of] the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches [also] turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.
8 Be waini efe ea bugi soge da nasegagi, amola hano galebe soge, amo bugi noga: le heda: le, fage bagohame legema: ne defele galu.
[That happened in spite of the fact that] the vine had [already] been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’
9 Amaiba: le, Na, Ouligisudafa Hina Gode da amane adole ba: sa, ‘Amo waini efe da noga: le heda: ma: bela: ? Musa: buhiba ba: i da amo a: le fasili, fage faili fasili, amola amoda bioma: ne damuni fasima: bela: ? Gasa hamedei dunu o gasa hame fifi asi gala da amo a: le fasimu, defele ba: mu.
Then [after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine] will certainly not [RHQ] remain healthy/productive. It will be [RHQ] pulled up by its roots by the eagle [that planted it], and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.
10 Dafawane! Amo waini efe da bugi dagoi. Be fo gusudili mabe da e fusia, e da bioma: bela: ? E da ea bugi sogebi amogawi bioma: bela: ?
Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow [RHQ]. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! [RHQ]’”
11 Hina Gode da nama amane sia: i,
Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
12 “Amo odoga: su dunu ilia amo fedege sia: ea ba: i dawa: bela: le, ilima adole ba: ma. Ilima amane adoma, Ba: bilone hina bagade da Yelusalemega misini, Yuda hina bagade amola ea eagene ouligisu dunu bu Ba: bilone sogega afugili oule asi.
“Ask these rebellious [Israeli] people, ‘Do you know what this parable/story means?’ Tell them that it signifies that the King of Babylon went to Jerusalem [with his army] and captured the King of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon.
13 E da hina bagade ea sosogo fi dunu afae lale, ema gousa: su hamoi. E da gasa bagade sia: beba: le, amo dunu da ema mae fisili, fa: no bobogemu sia: i. Ba: bilone hina bagade da Yuda mimogo dunu gagulaligi.
Then he took one of the king’s close relatives [and appointed him to be the king], and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise [to remain loyal]. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,
14 Yuda dunu da bu wa: legadole, ema gegesea o gousa: su hamoi amo fisia, e da amo gagulaligi dunu medole legemusa: sia: i.
in order that the kingdom of Judah would not be able to become powerful again. The King of Babylon intended that the kingdom [of Judah] would not continue to exist if the people did not obey that agreement [that he made with the King of Babylon].
15 Be Yuda hina bagade da odoga: le, sia: alofele iasu dunu amo Idibidi sogega, hosi amola gegesu dunu lama: ne, asunasi. E da agoane hamomu da defeala: ? E da gousa: su fi dagoiba: le, se bidi iasu ba: mu.
But the King of Judah rebelled against the King of Babylon by sending officials to Egypt to request from them horses and a large army [to fight against the army of Babylonia]. But the King of Judah will certainly not [RHQ] be sucessful. Rulers who [rebel like that and] and refuse to obey solemn agreements will never [RHQ] escape.
16 Na, Ouligisudafa Fifi Ahoanusu Hina Gode, Na da dafawane sia: sa! Amo Yuda hina bagade da Ba: bilone soge ganodini bogomu. Bai e da ea dafawane sia: i gua: su, amola gousa: su e da Ba: bilone hina bagade (amo da e Yuda soge ouligima: ne hina bagade ilegei) amoma hamoi bu fi dagoi.
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, the King of Judah will die in Babylon, in the city where the King of Babylon appointed him to be the King [MTY] [of Judah]. He will die because he despised the solemn agreement and refused to do what he promised to do.
17 Idibidi hina bagade ea gegesu dunu gilisisu da gasa bagade. Be Ba: bilone gegesu dunu da Yelusaleme fi dunu medole legema: ne, gegesu hagali dogosea, amola moi mogosa heda: su hamosea, Idibidi hina bagade da ili gaga: mu hamedei ba: mu.
The King of Egypt with all his very huge army [DOU] will not [be able to] help the King of Judah: [The soldiers from Babylonia] will build ramps up against the walls of Jerusalem and set up devices to batter the walls. They will [enter Jerusalem and] kill many of its people.
18 E da ea dafawane ilegele sia: i, amola gousa: su hamoi amo fi dagoi. Amo huluane hamobeba: le, e da hobeale masunu hamedei ba: mu.”
The King of Judah despised the solemn agreement by disregarding the treaty. Although he had solemnly promised to be under the control of the King of Babylon, [he sent officials to request help from Egypt]. Therefore he will not escape being punished [by the King of Babylon].
19 Ouligisudafa Hina Gode da amane sia: sa, “Na da Fifi Ahoanusu Hina Gode amola Na da dafawane sia: sa, e da gousa: su Na Dioba: le dafawane dialoma: ne sia: i, amo fiba: le, Na da ema se bidi imunu.
Therefore this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Just as surely as I am alive, I will cause the King of Judah to be punished [IDM] for ignoring the solemn agreement that he made [with the King of Babylon] and then refusing to obey it.
20 Na da fedege agoane, e sa: ima: ne, efe gelesimu. Na da e Ba: bilone sogega oule asili, amogai ema se bidi imunu. Bai e da Na sia: defele hame hamosa.
[It will be as though] I will spread a net to capture him, and he will be caught in it. He will [be captured and] taken to Babylon and punished because he rebelled against me.
21 Ea baligili noga: i dadi gagui dunu da gegenana bogomu, amola hame bogoi esalebe da afagogole fasi dagoi ba: mu. Amasea, dilia da, Na, Hina Gode da sia: i dagoi, amo dawa: mu.”
Most [HYP] of his soldiers who try to escape will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”
22 Ouligisu Hina Gode da amane sia: sa, “Na da dolo ifa sedade amo ea balu asaboi hedofale, goumi sedade amo da: iya sagamu.
This is [also] what Yahweh the Lord says: “[It will be as though] I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar [tree] and plant it [DOU] in another place. I will plant it on a very high [DOU] mountain.
23 Na da Isala: ili ea sedadedafa goumi da: iya sagamu. Ifa da heda: le, amoda afufuli, dulu legele, ifi ida: iwane ba: mu. Sio fi huluane da amo ea ougiha esalumu.
[It will be as though] I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar [tree]. Many [HYP] kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.
24 Ifa huluane soge ganodini lefulubi, da Na da Hina Gode dawa: mu. Na da ifa sedade aba sala. Amola Na da ifa nono bu heda: le alema: ne hamosa. Na da ifa gahe bioma: ne hamosa amola bioi ifa bu gahegima: ne hamosa. Na, Hina Gode, da sia: i dagoi. Na da Na hamoma: ne sia: i defele dafawane hamomu.”
And [it will be as though] all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause [big] green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will [certainly] do what I have said that I will do.”
