Jeremiah 5
1 Jerusalem loklam boih ah ahnuk ahma cawn oh, poek oh loe ahmuen boih to pakrong oh, toenghaih sah kami, loktang pakrong kami maeto na hnuk o thaih nahaeloe, hae vangpui hae ka tahmen han.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.
2 Nihcae mah, Angraeng loe hing, tiah thuih o e, ka hmin hoiah a sak o ih nihcae lokkamhaih loe amsawn ni.
And though they say, As the LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3 Aw Angraeng, na mik mah loe loktang na ai maw pakrong? Nihcae to na thuitaek e, kana panoek o ai; nam rosak, toe na thuitaekhaih to talawk o ai; nihcae ih mikhmai loe thlung pongah amtaak o kue; dawnpakhuem han koeh o ai.
O LORD, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 To pongah kaimah, tangtang ni hae kaminawk loe amtang o moe, amthu o; Angraeng ih loklam to panoek o ai, angmacae Sithaw lokcaekhaih doeh panoek o ai.
Then I said, Surely these are poor: they are foolish; for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God:
5 To pongah zaehoikungnawk khaeah ka caeh moe, lok ka thuih pae han; nihcae loe Angraeng ih loklam hoi angmacae Sithaw lokcaekhaih to panoek o; toe nihcae mah hnam to khaeh o moe, qui doeh taprawt o pat.
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bands.
6 To pongah taw ih kaipui mah nihcae to kaek tih, duembang ah kavak tasuinawk mah nihcae ih moi to caa o tih; kaithlaeng mah nihcae ih vangpuinawk to toep ueloe, vangpui thung hoi tacawt kami to taprawt pet boih tih; nihcae zaehaih loe pop parai moe, loklam amkhraeng o pongah to tiah oh o.
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
7 To baktih zaehaih pongah kawbangmaw kang tahmen thai tih? Ka caanawk mah ang pahnawt o sut moe, sithaw ah kaom ai hmuennawk khaeah lokkamhaih a sak o; zok kam hahsak naah, daan ai ah zaehaih a sak o moe, tangyat zawhaih ahmuen ah amkhueng o.
How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots’ houses.
8 Nihcae loe rawkcak kamhah ah pacah ih hrang tae baktiah, imtaeng kami ih zu to a khit o moe, a zae o haih boeh.
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
9 To baktih hmuennawk pongah thuitaek ai ah ka om tih maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; to baktih acaengnawk to danpaek ai ah poek angphohaih hoiah ka om tih maw?
shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Nihcae ih tapang nuiah daw oh loe phrae oh; toe phrae o boih hmah; tanghangnawk to athlik oh, nihcae loe Angraeng ih tanghang na ai ni.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches: for they are not the LORD’S.
11 Israel imthung takoh hoi Judah imthung takohnawk loe, ka nuiah oepthok ai, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
12 Nihcae loe Angraeng to aling o; anih mah tidoeh sah tang mak ai; aicae nuiah sethaih doeh phasak tang mak ai; sumsen hoi khokhahaih doeh a tongh o tangtang mak ai:
They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 tahmaanawk loe takhi khue ni, nihcae thungah lok to om ai; to pongah a thuih o ih lok baktiah nihcae nuiah om nasoe, tiah a thuih o.
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 To pongah misatuh Angraeng Sithaw mah hae tiah thuih; Hae lok hae na thuih o pongah, khenah, ka lok to nangcae ih pakha ah hmai baktiah ka ohsak moe, hae kaminawk hae thing baktiah ka ohsak han, nihcae loe hmai mah kang tih.
Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Aw Israel imthung takoh, khenah, nangcae tuk hanah prae kangthla hoiah acaeng maeto ka hoih han, nihcae loe thacak o moe, canghnii hoi kaom acaeng ah oh o; nihcae ih lok to na panoek o mak ai.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 Nihcae ih kalii tabu loe kamong sut taprong baktiah oh, nihcae loe misatuk thacak kami ah oh o.
Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
17 Na capanawk hoi na canunawk mah caak han ih thingthai qumpo hoi takawnawk to nihcae mah caa o king tih; tuunawk hoi na pacah ih moinawk doeh nihcae mah caa o king ueloe, nang ih misurkung hoi thaiduet thingnawk doeh caa o boih tih; na oep ih kacak sipae hoi pakaa ih vangpuinawk doeh nihcae mah sumsen hoiah phrae o boih tih.
And they shall eat up thine harvest and thy bread, [which] thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall beat down thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
18 Toe to batkih niah doeh nangcae to kang tahmat o boih mak ai.
But even in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 Kaminawk mah, Tipongah aicae Angraeng Sithaw mah aicae nuiah hae baktih hmuennawk a sak loe? tiah dueng naah, nangcae mah nihcae khaeah, Nang pahnawt o sut moe, na prae thungah minawk kalah sithawnawk na bok o baktih toengah, nangmacae ih prae ai, kalah kaminawk ih tok to na sah o tih, tiah thui paeh, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
20 Hae lok hae Jakob imthung takoh ah taphong ah, Judah prae thungah thui ah,
Declare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Aw kamthu hoi panoekhaih tawn ai kaminawk, mik na tawnh o e, na hnu o thai ai, naa doeh na tawnh o, thaih kophaih tawn ai kaminawk hae lok hae tahngai oh:
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
22 Kai nang zii o ai maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; ka hmaa ah na tasoeh o han ai maw? Tuipui mah a caehhaih loklam caeh voek han ai, dungzan angzithaih ramri ah oh hanah, kaimah ni savuet to ka sak; tuiphu mah tanawt khing cadoeh, payawk thai mak ai; atuen apawk hoi angthawk o moe, tanawt o cadoeh poeng o thai mak ai.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
23 Toe hae kaminawk loe palungthah o moe, lokaek koehhaih palungthin to a tawnh o; lok a aek o moe, kalah bangah a caeh o ving.
But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.
24 Nihcae loe atue phak naah, kho angzosakkung, hmaloe hoi hnukkhuem ih kho angzosakkung, cang aahhhaih atue hoi thingthai qumpo lakhaih atuenawk paekkung, aicae Angraeng Sithaw to zii o si, tiah thuih ih palungthin roe tawn o ai.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
25 Na sakpazae o haih mah hae hmuennawk hae pakha ving moe, na zae o haih mah kahoih hmuennawk to pakaa khoep boeh.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good from you.
26 Kasae kaminawk loe kai ih kaminawk salakah oh o; nihcae loe tavaa han dongh patung kaminawk baktih, kami naeh hanah, dongh patung kaminawk baktiah, kaminawk to angang o.
For among my people are found wicked men: they watch, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 Tabu koi mongah kaom tavaa baktiah nihcae ih im loe alinghaih hoiah koi; to pongah nihcae loe lensawk o moe, angraeng ah angcoeng o.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28 Nihcae loe thawk o hruk, mikhmai doeh ampha o; nihcae loe kasae kaminawk pongah doeh set o kue; toenghaih hoiah lok to caek o ai; ampa tawn ai kaminawk to angdoe o haih ai; toe nihcae loe khosak hoih o; amtang kaminawk to toenghaih hoiah lokcaek pae o ai.
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Hae hmuennawk pongah nihcae to ka thuitaek mak ai maw? tiah Angraeng mah thuih; hae baktih prae nui ah lu la ai ah poek angpho hoiah ka oh han maw?
shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 Dawnrai koi hmuen hoi zitthok hmuen to prae thungah a sak o boeh;
A wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land;
31 tahmaanawk mah amsawnlok to thuih o moe, qaimanawk mah doeh angmacae koeh baktiah uk o; to baktih toksakhaih to kai ih kaminawk mah koeh o; toe boenghaih ah loe kawbangmaw na sak o han?
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
