Jeremia 29
1 Ma e baruwa mane janabi Jeremia ooro koa Jerusalem ne jodongo mane otony e dier jotwech kod ne jodolo, jonabi kod ji mamoko duto mane Nebukadneza notero e twech koa Jerusalem nyaka Babulon.
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,
2 (Ma ne en bangʼ ka Ruoth Jehoyakin kod min ruoth, jotelo mag agola kod jotend Juda gi Jerusalem, jopecho gi jogoro osedhi e twech koa Jerusalem.)
(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, [and] the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),
3 Nomiyo Elasa wuod Shafan kod Gemaria wuod Hilkia baruwa, jogo mane Zedekia ruodh Juda nooro Babulon ir Ruoth Nebukadneza. Kawacho niya:
by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying,
4 Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, ma Nyasach Israel, wacho ne jogo duto mane atero e twech koa Jerusalem nyaka Babulon:
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem unto Babylon:
5 “Geruru udi kendo udag kanyo; pidhuru puothe kendo ucham gik ma ginyago.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
6 Nyomburu mondo onywol yawuowi kod nyiri; yuduru mon ne yawuotu kendo uchiw nyiu mondo onyuom, magin bende ginywol yawuotgi kod nyigi mondo kwanu omedre kendo kik udog chien.
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters: and multiply ye there, and be not diminished.
7 Bende, dwaruru kwe kod mwandu mar dala maduongʼ ma aseterou e twech. Lamuru Jehova Nyasaye, ndalono nikech kodhi maber to un bende unudhi maber.”
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
8 Ee, ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, ma Nyasach Israel, wacho: “Kik iwe jonabi kod joma neno wach e lek manie dieru wuondu. Kik uchik itu ne lek ma gileko nikech mano miyo gimedo leko.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
9 Gikoro miriambo gi nyinga. Ok aorogi,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
10 Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “Bangʼ ka usetieko higni piero abiriyo e Babulon, to anabi iru kendo achop singo mara mar ngʼwono mondo aduogu ka.”
For thus saith Jehovah, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
11 Nimar Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Angʼeyo chenro ma an-go kodu. Chenro mar dhi maber to ok mar hinyou, chenro mar miyou geno kod ngima mabiro.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
12 Eka unuluonga mi anabi kendo ulama, to anawinju.
And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 Unudwara kendo unuyuda ka udwara gi chunyu duto.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14 Ununwangʼa kendo anaduogu ka ua e twech. Anachoku ka ua e pinje duto kod kuonde ma asekeyoue kendo anaduogu kama ne uae ka aterou e twech,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
And I will be found of you, saith Jehovah, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith Jehovah; and I will bring you again unto the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15 Unyalo wacho niya, “Jehova Nyasaye osemiyowa jonabi ei Babulon,”
Because ye have said, Jehovah hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16 to ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho kuom ruoth mobet e kom duongʼ mar Daudi kod jogo duto modongʼ e dala maduongʼni, jopinyu mane ok odhi kodu e twech;
thus saith Jehovah concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17 adiera, ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho: “Anaor ligangla, kech kod masira kuomgi kendo analokgi ka ngʼope maricho ma ok nyal cham.
thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.
18 Analawgi gi ligangla, kech kod masira kendo anami gibed joma bwogo gwenge duto manie piny kendo gir kwongʼ kod bwok, gima ok onego mi luor kendo ma jaricho, e dier ogendini duto mane aseriembogie.”
And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them;
19 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Nimar pok giwinjo wechena, ma gin weche mane aoronegi kuom jotichna ma jonabi. To kata mana un joma ne oter e twech pok uwinja,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
because they have not hearkened to my words, saith Jehovah, wherewith I sent unto them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith Jehovah.
20 Emomiyo, winjuru wach Jehova Nyasaye, un joma ni e twech duto ma aseriembo koa Jerusalem nyaka Babulon.
Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
21 Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, ma Nyasach Israel, wacho kuom Ahab wuod Kolaya kod Zedekia wuod Maseya, ma koronu miriambo e nyinga: “Anachiwgi ne Nebukadneza ruodh Babulon, kendo enoneg-gi e nyimu ka uneno.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
22 Nikech gin, joma ni e twech duto moa Juda man Babulon noti gi kwongʼni kawacho ni: ‘Mad Jehova Nyasaye timnu mana kaka notimone Zedekia kod Ahab, mane ruodh Babulon owangʼo e mach.’
and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
23 Nimar gisetimo gik mamono ei Israel; giseterore gi monde jobathgi kendo e nyinga gisewacho miriambo, mane ok anyisogi mondo giwachi. Angʼeye kendo an janeno kuom wachno,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah.
24 Nyis Shemaya ja-Nehelam,
And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,
25 “Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego ma Nyasach Israel, wacho: Ne ioro barupe e nyingi iwuon ne ji duto man Jerusalem, ne Zefania wuod Maseya jadolo, kendo ne jodolo mamoko duto. Ne iwachone Zefania ni,
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26 ‘Jehova Nyasaye oseyieri jadolo kar Jehoyada mondo ibed jarit od Jehova Nyasaye; omiyo koro ngʼato ma janeko mawuondore ni janabi onego itwe gi nyororo kod chuma molworo ngʼute.
Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of Jehovah, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in the stocks and in shackles.
27 Marangʼo pod ok imako Jeremia moa Anathoth, ma ketore ni janabi e dieru?
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,
28 Oseoranwa wachni Babulon: Enobed kinde marabora. Emomiyo geruru udi kendo udagie eigi; pidhuru puothe kendo ucham gigo ma ginyago.’”
forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, [The captivity] is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?
29 Zefania jadolo, kata kamano, nosomo baruwani ne Jeremia janabi.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Eka wach Jehova Nyasaye nobiro ne Jeremia ni,
Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
31 “Or wachni ne joma ni e twech duto: ‘Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho kuom Shemaya ja-Nehelam: Nikech Shemaya osekoronu, kata obedo ni ne ok aore, kendo osemiyo uyie gi miriambo,
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in a lie;
32 ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: Adier, anakum Shemaya ja-Nehelam kod gunde. Onge ngʼama nodongʼ kuom joge, kata neno gik mabeyo mabiro timo ne joga, nikech oselando mondo ji ongʼanyna. An Jehova Nyasaye ema awacho kamano.’”
therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he behold the good that I will do unto my people, saith Jehovah, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah.
