Jeremiah 23
1 Ohe ada nahiuve, kamite chunga vaihomte; Amahon kakelngoite athecheh un chule asumangun, agelkhoh pouve.
Alas for the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture Declareth Yahweh.
2 Pakai Israel Pathen chun hitin aseiye, ‘Nanghon kamite nachingtup pouve, nathe cheh’un chule nadelmang gamtauve. Nathilse bol jeh uva, keiman nachung uva talen kamatsah diu nahiuve, tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Concerning the shepherds who are tending my people, —Ye have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and have not visited them, —Behold me! visiting upon you the wickedness of your doings Declareth Yahweh.
3 Amavang, kamite ahingdoh amoh chengse chu, kathe chehna gamsung hoa kon’a kamite kachop khomding, amaho chu agamsung uva keiman kahin lepuikit diu ahi. Chule amaho phatthei chang uva, pung jal dingu ahiuve.
I myself, therefore will gather the remnant of my flock, out of all the lands whither I have driven them, —And will bring them back unto their own fold, And they shall be fruitful and multiply;
4 Chutengle, amaho kelngoi chinbanga chingtup ding mikhat kalhenpih ding ahi. Hita chu kamiten kichat tijat atokit loudiu ahi, kei Pakaiyin kasei ahitai.
And I will raise up over them shepherds who will tend them, —So shall they not be afraid any more, nor be dismayed nor be missing, Declareth Yahweh.
5 Pakaiyin aseiye, ‘David guiya kon’a chilhah theng khat katun doh nading nikho chu ahung lhung e. Ama chun chingthei tah’a lengvai ahin pohding, chule gamsung pumpia dihtah’a thil abol ding ahi.
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6 Ama chu, ‘Pakai eiho themchanna pa kiti ding ahi. Hiche nikho chule, Judahte huhdoh’a umding, chule Israelte lungmonga khosa ding ahiuve.
In his days, Shall Judah be saved, And Israel abide securely, —And, this, is his name whereby he shall be called Yahweh, our Righteousness.
7 ‘Phat ahunglhunge, mihon akihahsel teng ule, ‘Pakai hingjing, Israelte Egypt a kon’a hinpui dohpa ‘tia asei tahlou diu ahi,’ tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Therefore, lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, When it shall not be said any more As Yahweh liveth, who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
8 Miho chun, ‘Pakai hingjing, Israelte athechehna gamho’a kon’a, chule sahlam gam’a kon’a. hinlepuikit pa,’tia kamin aseijoh diu ahi. Hitia chu amaho gamsunga cheng diu ahi,’ ati.
but—As Yahweh liveth who hath brought up and who hath brought in the seed of the house of Israel out of the land of the North, and out of all the lands whither I have driven them, —And they shall remain upon their own soil.
9 Thujou jeng sei themgao lhemho jallin, kalung ana behseh in, kagu kachang geiyin akithinge. Pakaiyin amaho douna asei athutheng ho kajan, hichun keima jukham bangin kalon le le jenge.
As for the prophets, —Broken is my heart within me Trembled have all my bones, I have become as a drunken man, And as a strong man whom wine hath overcome, —Because of Yahweh, And because of his holy words.
10 Ijeh inem itile, gamsung hi huh le jon adim in, Pakai gaosap achutai. Gam leiset alunghem tan, gamlah’a hamhing jouse agoplha gamtai. Ajeh chu amahon athaneinau chu thilse bol nopnan aneitauve.
For with adulterers, is the land filled, Yea because of cursing, doth the land mourn, Dried up are the oases of the desert, —And, their oppression hath become wicked, And, their might is not right.
11 Thempu ho leh themgao hon Pathen hephata louvin, gitlouna adimset tauve. Aphatlounau hi, keima insung jeng’a jong kamudoh tai, tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
For both prophet and priest, are profane, —Even in my house, have I found their wickedness, Declareth Yahweh.
12 Hijeh chun, amaho lamlhahna alampiu chunalding, chule kho hungthim ding ahi. Ijeh inem itile, keiman achunguva hahsatna kalhun sah’a, talen kamatsah ding phat chu ahung lhunge, tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Therefore, shall their way become to them like slippery places in darkness, They shall be driven on and shall fall therein, —For I will bring in upon them calamity—The year of their visitation, Declareth Yahweh.
13 Keiman Samaria themgao ho lah’a chonset khohtah kamui. Amahon, Ba-al min in gaothu aseiyun, kamite apuimang gam tauve.
Even among the prophets of Samaria, had I seen a foolish thing, —They prophesied by Baal, And led astray my people Israel.
14 Thilse bolna lam’a alamkaiyun ahiuve. Ven, amitakip gitlouna dalha-a, chule setna nungsun aumpouve. Amaho hi, Sodom leh Gommorah setna tobang ahitauve.
But among the prophets of Jerusalem, have I seen a horrible thing, —Committing adultery, And walking in falsehood, And so strengthening the hands of doers of wickedness, not to return any man from his wickedness: They have all of them become to me as Sodom, And her inhabitants as Gomorrah.
15 Hichun, thaneipen Pakaiyin hitin aseiye. “Keiman amahohi namtul jungkha-a kavah ding chule thina gutwi kadonsah ding ahiuve. Ajeh chu amaho’a kon in gamsung’a Pathen nahsah louna adimsohtai,’’ ati.
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts Concerning the prophets, —Behold me! Feeding them with wormwood, And I will cause them to drink poisoned water, —For from the prophets of Jerusalem, hath there gone forth profanity unto all the land.
16 Thaneipen Pakaiyin hitin aseiye, “Themgao ho gaothu sei chu ngai hih un, amahon pannabeiya nakinep sah’u ahibouve. Amaho lunggel gel aseiyun, Pakaiya kon’a aseidoh’u aumpoi.
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, —Do not hearken unto the words of the prophets who are prophesying unto you, They are filling you, with vain hopes, —The vision of their own hearts, do they speak, Not from the mouth of Yahweh!
17 Amahon Pakai thusei nahsah louva koiho kom’a chun, “Olmo hih un, nangho ima tipouvin nate” atiuvin ahi. Amahon louchal tah in abolnom nom abol uvin, miho jah’a chun, “Na chunguva thilse lhungponte’’ atiuvin ahi.
They keep on saying to them who despise me, Yahweh, hath spoken, saying, Prosperity, shall ye have! And to every one who is going on in the stubbornness of his own heart, have they said, There shall come on you, no calamity
18 Hiche themgao hohi, Pakaiyin aumpi jing’a, chule Pakai thusei ajah mongu hinam? Amaho lah’a koipen khu, Pakai thusei ngaikhoh um’uvem?
For who hath stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should see and hear his word? Who hath given ear to his word and heard it?
19 Ven, Pakai lunghanna chu khopi hui le go kitho’a, chule chimpei kipeiya, michonsete luchang asemmang tobang hiding ahi.
Lo! the tempest of Yahweh! Indignation, hath come forth, Even a tempest whirling along: On the head of the lawless, shall it hurl itself down.
20 Pakaiyin alungsatna chu, agel banga aboldoh kahsea, alunghan dailha deh louhel ding ahi. Hichu ni nunung tengle nanghon kicheh tah’a nahetdiu ahi.
The anger of Yahweh, wilt not return, Until he hath executed nor Until he hath established The purposes of his heart, —In the afterpart of the days, shall ye understand it perfectly.
21 Hiche themgao hohi, keiman la kasolpon, ahivangin, amaho alhei lhei jeng uve. Chule akom’uva thujong kaseipon, hijongle amahon gaothu asei sei jeng uvin ahi.
I sent not the prophets yet they, ran, I spake not unto them yet, they, prophesied.
22 Amaho chu, ka-angsunga umjing hileu, kathusei angaiyuva hichu miho kom’a aphonjal diu ahi. Chutile amahon kamite chu, achekhelnau lampi’a konle athilse bolnauva kon’a ahin lepuikit diu ahi.
But if they had stood in my council, Then might they have announced my words unto my people, And have turned them from their wicked way and from the wickedness of their doings.
23 Keima nailam cha-a umjing Pathen kahi lou ham? Keima munjousea umjing Pathen kahi, ti Pakaiyin aseiye.
Am I, a God at hand, Demandeth Yahweh, And not a God afar off?
24 Koiham keiya kon’a kisel mang thei dinga? Keima van leh leiset munjousea umjing kahi,’’ tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Can any hide himself in secret places that I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh, —The heavens and the earth, do I not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.
25 Hiche themgao hon, asemthu-u gaothu aseijingu hi, keiman kahetai. Amahon miho jah’a, “Pakaiyin kamangin thu eiseipeh e, ngaiyuvin,’’ atiuvin, kamin in jouthu aseileuvin ahi.
I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy in my name falsely, saying, —I have dreamed! I have dreamed!
26 Itih chan chu, amahon asemthu-u gaothu mangcha-a kamite ajoulhep uva, apuimang diu ham?
How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets, To be prophets of falsehood, —And prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
27 Apu apateuvin keima eidalhah uva Baal ahou bangun, amahon semthu mang aseikhumun, kamite eisuhmil sah ding agel uve.
Who lay a plot to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they relate every man to his neighbour, —Just as their fathers forgat, my name, for Baal.
28 Themgao lhem hon amang semthu-u chu sei sei uhen. Ahinlah, keima kamcheng ja-a keima themgao hon, kitah tah in kathu chu seiphong’uhen. Vetan, changpol leh chang ga akibahna aumpoi, ati.
The prophet with whom is a dream, Let him relate it as a dream, And he with whom is my word, Let him speak my word as truth, —What is the chaff to the wheat? Demandeth Yahweh:
29 Kathu chu meikong hattah tobang hilou ham? Chule songpi ahal hel a vogoi thei sehpi tobang hilou ham? tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Is not my word, like this, Like fire? Demandeth Yahweh, —And like a hammer, that breaketh in pieces a cliff?
30 Hijeh chun Pakaiyin aseiye, “Keiman hichu jou le nal’a gaothu seiho, chule Pakaiya kon’a thuguh mu a kiseiho, kadou ahi,’’ ati.
Therefore! behold me! against the prophets, Declareth Yahweh, —who steal my words, every man from his neighbour:
31 Jouthu seiya lei kilehpel ho, Pakaiya kon thu kaseiyu ahi tia, keima min pom’a thusei ho, keiman kadou ahi.
Behold me! against the prophets, Declareth Yahweh, who presume with their tongue and declare He declareth:
32 Hiche themgao lhem hohi, keiman hatah in kadouve. Amahon mang asemthu uvin, gaothu aseiyun, kamite hi chonsetna a apuilut sohtauvin ahi. Ahivangin, keiman amaho hi kasolpoi. Chule amaho heng a thujong kasei khapoi, tin Pakaiyin aseiye.
Behold me! against such as prophesy the dreams of falsehood, Declareth Yahweh, who have related them and led astray my people, with their falsehoods and with their recklessness, —whereas, I, had not sent them nor commanded them, so that they could be of no, profit, to this people, Declareth Yahweh.
33 Hiche mite khattou hon, themgao khattou ham, chule thempu khattou ham chun, nahin doh’uva, “Pakaiyin apohgih thu ipi asei am?’’ atiule, nangin amaho jah’a, “Pakai pohgih chu nangho nahiuve. Hijeh a chu Pakaiyin nang hohi napaidoh diu ahitai, tin Pakaiyin aseiye,’’ tia naseipeh ding ahi.
But when this people or a prophet or a priest shall ask thee saying What is the oracle of Yahweh? Then shalt thou say unto them Ye, yourselves, are the oracle, Therefore will I reject you Declareth Yahweh;
34 Chule themgao khat ham, thempu khat ham, chule mite lah a khatpen ham in, “Pakaiyin kahenga thu aseiye, ti mi aumleh, ama leh a insung mite abon’a keiman talen kamatsah ding ahi,’’ ati.
But the prophet, or the priest or the people who shall say—the oracle of Yahweh, I will bring punishment upon that man and upon his house.
35 Hisanga chu, nangho khat le khat nakidoh touva, Pakaiyin ipi aseiyam? Chule Pakaiyin iti adonbut uvem? nati joh dingu ahi.
Thus, shall ye say—every man unto his neighbour and every man unto his brother, —What hath Yahweh, answered? or, What hath Yahweh, spoken?
36 Amavang, nanghon ‘Pakaiya kon Pakai pohgih’ ti thucheng hi naman louhel diu ahi. Ajeh chu mihon, amaho dei dei bol nopnan amangun, Pathen thu chu aleheisoh gamtauvin ahi.
but the oracle of Yahweh, shall ye not mention, any more, —for, every man’s oracle, shall be his own word, because ye have perverted the words of a Living God, Yahweh of hosts our God.
37 Nangman themgao ho chu hiti hin dongin, “Pakaiyin iti nadonbut uvem? Chule Pakaiyin ipi aseiyam?’’ natiding ahi.
Thus, shalt thou say unto the prophet, —What hath Yahweh, answered thee? or What hath Yahweh, spoken?
38 Ijemtia amahon “Kaseiyu hi Pakaiya kon ahi” atiuleh; Nangin seipeh jengin, “Pakaiyin aseiye, keiman neiminphah lou diuva kagih vangun, nanghon,” hiche hi Pakaiya kon ahi, nati tei teiyun;
But, since ye keep on saying, The Oracle of Yahweh, therefore, Thus saith Yahweh, Because ye have said this word, The oracle of Yahweh, whereas I had sent unto you saying, Ye shall not say, The oracle of Yahweh
39 Hijeh’a chu, keiman nangho kageldoh kit louhel diu, napu napateu kapehsa hiche khopi jong kasuh mang ding, chule nangho jong kachop kom’a kadelmang diu nahiuve, ati.
therefore, behold me! I will lift you up, —and carry you away, and the city which I gave to you and to your fathers from before my face;
40 Chule keiman nachung uva, tonsot kumkhoa jum le ja kathoh sah a, aitih’a vetda nachannau beilou ding ahi, tin Pakaiyin aseiye, ati.
and will give unto you reproach age-abiding, —and disgrace age-abiding, which shall not be forgotten.
