Jeremiah 26
1 Judah lengpa Josiah chapa, Jehoiakim kipattil chun, Pakaiya kon in Jeremiah henga thu ahung lhung e.
Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:
2 Pakaiyin hitin aseiye, “Pakai houin mai leitol’a gading inlang, Judah gamsung jousea kon’a hilai mun’a Pakai hou dinga hungho kom’a, Keiman seidinga kapeh thuho chu gaphong dohtan. Kathupeh jouse chu khat jong seilouva nakoi louhel ding ahi.
“This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.
3 Ijem tileh, amahon nathusei hin ngaiyuntin, amitakip chu athilse bolnauva kon’a hung kile hei kit diu ahi. Chuteng keiman jong kalung kakhel’a, athilse boljeh uva achunguva cheding a kagotsa manthahna chu kakhel thei ahi, ati.
[If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.
4 Chuleh nangman ajah uva, Pakaiyin hitin aseiye, natiding, Nanghon kathusei hi nangai dauva chule kahupeh hohi najui dau leh
Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
5 Chuleh kalhacha themgao thusei nangai dauva, Avel vel’a nahenguva kahinsol, amaho gihna donlouva nakoiyu leh,
6 Keiman hichi houin Pathen thingkhong kikoina hi, Shiloh kasuhmang banga kasuhmang ding ahi. Chuleh Jerusalem hi, namtin vaipi lah’a gaosap cheng khopi kahisah ding ahi.
I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”
7 Hichun, thempu holeh themgao ho, chuleh mipi hon, abonchauvin houin leitol’a Jeremiah thusi chu angaicheh uvin, ajasohtauve.
[When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.
8 Jeremiah chun, Pakaiyin aseiding a athupeh jouse aseijousoh phat in, thempu ho leh themgao ho chuleh mipiho chun, ama amaun “That doh un” tin asamtauvin ahi
But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!
9 Amahon, “ipi thuneina naneiya nangin Pakai min’a gaothu naseiya, hiche houin hi Shiloh banga kisumang ding ahi. Natiham? Ipijeh a, hiche khopi kisuse ding, achung beihel’a khogem’a umding ahi, tia nasei ham? atiuvin, Jeremiah chu aumchah kheh tauvin ahi.
Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.
10 Chuin Judah leng chapaten, thilsoh umchan chu ajahdoh phat un, leng inpia kon in Pakai houin gei ahunglheiyun, Pakai houin kelkot thah phunga chun, thutanna neidingin atoutauvin ahi.
When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].
11 Hichun thempu holeh themgao hon, leng chapate leh mipite jouse jah dingin, Jeremiah themmo achennau thu aseitauve. Amahon, hichepa hi thidinga lomtah ahi. Ajeh chu aman hiche houin leh khopidounan gaothu aseiyin, najah’u chu ahi, atitauve.
The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”
12 Chuin Jeremiah chun, akihonna thu aseiyin, “Pakaiyin hiche in leh hiche khopi douna gaothu seiding a keima ehinsol ahi. Hichu najah’u chengse chu ahitai,” ati.
Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.
13 Hijeh chun, tun nalam lhah uleh nathilse bolnau chu, kisemphat unlang, Pakai na Pathen’u thu ngaiyuvin nachung uva lhung dinga agonsa hijongle, alung akhel kit ding ahi.
But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.
14 Keima dingin vang, veuvin, nakhut uva um kahi. Nanghon pha nasah bangule dih nasah bangun neiboltauvin.
As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.
15 Amavang kichentah in heuvin, Ijemtia keima neithauva ahileh nanghon themmona neilou mipa nathau hiding; Hichea mona jouse chu nangho leh hiche khopi sung’a cheng amitakip chung a, hiche themmona bei thisan chu nakilhut kkhumdiu ahi. Ajeh chu, tahbeh monga nangho henga thu hicheng hi seipih ding’a, Pakaiyin keima eihinsol ahibouve,” ati.
[But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”
16 Hichun leng chapate leh mipiten abonchauvin, thempuho leh themgaoho henga chun, a seitauve. “Hiche mipa hi thidinga lom ahipoi. Ajeh chu aman Pakai i- Pathen min pan’a thu hicheng hi eiho eihung seipih u ahibouve, atiuvin” ahi.
Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”
17 Hichun, gamsunga upa chingthei phabep akipatdoh un, mipi kikhom ho henga chun, hitin aseiyuve.
Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].
18 “Judah lengpa Hezekiah phat laiyin, Moresheth chapa Micah chun, hitobang gaothu anaseiyin. Aman Judah mite henga ana sei chu, Thaneipen Pakaiyin hitin aseiye. “Zion lhang chu loulai banga kikai ding, Jerusalem jong kisusea, abal ho leh asesa ho chu, alhuh lhuh’a kise sang ding, Chule Houin kisahna lhang chu, gammang banga thingho keh dimset ding ahi,” anati.
They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’
19 Ahivangin, Hezekiah lengpa leh agamsung mipiten, amapa chu anathadoh mongu hinam? Ahipoi, abonchauvin amahon athilse bolnauva konin ahung kile heiyuvin, Pakai heng’a alunglheina ana ngah’un. Hichun Pakaiyin alung akhel in, amaho douna thilse anaphondohsa chu anabolda hilou ham? Chutile eihon tua ipi dinga, hibang thilse hi eiho leh eihon ikilhut khum jeng diu ham? atitauve.
But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”
20 Hiche laichun, Kiriath-jearim khomi Shemaiah chapa Uriah jong chun, Pakai minin gaothu, Jeremiah seibang bang chu anaseiyin ahi.
[At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.
21 Chuin Jehoiakim lengpa leh a sepia lamkai hon, Uriah thusei chu ajauvin; Amapa that ding chun lengpan mi asoltan ahi. Ahivangin hiche thu chu, Uriah in ajahdoh phat in, akichatan, Egypt gamsung’a ajamluttai.
When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.
22 Chujouvin, Jehoiakim lengpan, Uriah gamandoh dingin Acbor chapa Elnathan leh mi phabeppi, Egypt gamsung a ana sollut in ahi.
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.
23 Amahon Uriah chu agahol doh uvin, aman’un, Jehoiakim Lengpa kom’a ahin le puilut kittauve. Hichun lengpan Uriah chu chemjam in asatlihh in, along chu, milham ho kivuina mun’a asepluttauve.
They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
24 Hitajeng jongle, Jeremiah chu, Shaphan chapa Hikam chun nasatah in ana huh in, mipi khut a thading in pehdoh in ana umtapoi.
However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.
