Jeremia 5
1 “Wuothi e yore mag Jerusalem duto, rang koni gi koni kiparo, kendo kimanyo kuondege duto. Kinyalo yudo kata mana ngʼato achiel, ma ja-ratiro kendo madwaro adiera, to abiro ngʼwonone dala maduongʼni.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broadways thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that doeth justice, that seeketh fidelity; and I will pardon it.
2 Kata obedo ni gisingore niya, ‘Akwongʼora gi nying Jehova Nyasaye mangima,’ pod gikwongʼore mar miriambo.”
And if they say, [As] Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.
3 Yaye Jehova Nyasaye, donge wengeni manyo adiera? Ne igoyogi, to ne ok giwinjo rem; ne ikidhogi matindo tindo, to ne ok gilokore. Negimiyo wengegi obedo matek moloyo kidi mi gitamore hulo richogi.
Jehovah, are not thine eyes upon fidelity? Thou hast smitten them, but they are not sore; thou hast consumed them, they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 To ne aparo ni, “Magi gin mana joma odhier; kendo gifuwo; nimar ok gingʼeyo yor Jehova Nyasaye kod dwaro mar Nyasachgi.
And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
5 Omiyo anadhi ir jotelo kendo awuo kodgi; adiera gingʼeyo yor Jehova Nyasaye, kod dwaro mar Nyasachgi.” To gi chuny achiel gin bende negituro jok, kendo gichodo rateke.
I will go unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they know the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God; but these have altogether broken the yoke, have burst the bonds.
6 Emomiyo sibuor moa e bungu nomonjgi, ondiek moa e thim nokidhgi, kwach noliwgi but miechgi mondo okidh matindo tindo, ngʼato angʼata manohedhre wuok oko, nimar ngʼanyo margi duongʼ kendo gisebaro nyadi mangʼeny.
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased.
7 Angʼo ma dimi awenu richou? Nyithindu osejwangʼa, kendo osekwongʼore gi nyiseche ma ok nyiseche. Asemiyogi gigo duto magidwaro, kata kamano giterore kendo gipongʼo ute ochode.
Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not God. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house.
8 Jogo oowre gi gombo, gichalo farese moyiengʼ, ma gombo ohewo ka moro, ka moro kuomgi gombo mana chi ngʼat machielo.
[As] well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.
9 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Donge dakumgi kuom ma?” Donge onego akel kum ne oganda machalo kama?
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Dhi e puothege mag mzabibu kendo ichadhgi, to kik ikethgi chuth. Lwer bedene, nimar jogi ok gin mek Jehova Nyasaye.
Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah's.
11 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Od Israel kod od Juda ok osebedona jo-ratiro chutho.”
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.
12 Giseriambo kuom Jehova Nyasaye; kagiwacho, “Onge gima obiro timo! Ok wanahinyre; ok wanane ligangla kata kech.
They have denied Jehovah, and say, He is not; and evil shall not come upon us, nor shall we see sword nor famine;
13 Jonabi chalo mana yamo kendo wach onge eigi; omiyo we gima giwacho otimre ne gin giwegi.”
and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14 Emomiyo ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye, Nyasaye Maratego wacho: “Nikech ji osewacho wechegi, abiro keto wechega manie dhogi mach, to jogi nobed yien maliel.”
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, 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 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Yaye od Israel, akelo oganda moa mabor mondo oked kodu, gin oganda machon kendo man-gi sinani, jogo ma ok ungʼe dhogi, bende wechegi ok unyal winjo tiendgi.
Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.
16 Gigegi mitingʼoe asere chalo gi liel ma dhoge oyawore; giduto gin jolweny maroteke.
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
17 Giniyak chambu kod chiembu, ginitiek yawuotu gi nyiu; kendo ginineg jambu kod dhou, bende giniketh yiende mzabibu mau kod yiende mag ngʼopeu. Miechu madongo mochiel gohinga motegno mugeno kuomgi nokethi gi ligangla.”
And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst.
18 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “To kata bende e ndalogo, ok anatieku chuth.
Nevertheless in those days, saith Jehovah, I will not make a full end with you.
19 To ka ji openjo ni, ‘Angʼo momiyo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachwa osetimonwa ma?’ Wachnegiuru ni, ‘Kaka usejwangʼa kendo usetiyone nyiseche mag pinje mamoko ei pinyu uwegi, omiyo koro ubiro tiyone ogendini mamoko ei piny ma ok maru.’
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, 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 “Land ma ne od Jakobo kendo go milomeno ne Juda:
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Winj ma, un jogo mofuwo kendo onge wigi, joma nigi wengegi to ok nen, joma nigi it to ok winj wach:
Hear now this, O foolish and heartless people, who have eyes and see not; who have ears, and hear not.
22 Donge onego umiya luor?” Jehova Nyasaye owacho. “Donge dutetni e nyim wangʼa? Ne aketo kuoyo obedo kiewo mar nam, ragengʼ manyaka chiengʼ ma ok onyal kalo. Apaka nyalo gingore, to ok ginyal kalo; ginyalo ruto, to ok ginyal kalo dhi loka kocha.
Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 To jogi wigi tek kendo chunygi bor koda omiyo gisebaro mi giweya.
But this people hath a stubborn and a rebellious heart; they have turned aside and are gone.
24 Ok giwach e kindgi giwegi, ‘Mad waluor Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachwa, mamiyowa kodh chwiri kod kodh opon e kinde mowinjore, ma singonwa gadiera jumbe mag keyo.’
And they say not in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the early and the latter, in its season; who preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of harvest.
25 Timbeu maricho osetamou nwangʼo gigi; richou osetamou neno maber.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden from you what is good.
26 “E dier joga nitiere joma timbegi mono ma buto ka jogo machiko winy, kendo kaka jogo maketo obadho mar mako ji.
For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as fowlers stoop down; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 Kaka ute mopongʼ gi winy, e kaka utegi bende opongʼ gi wuondruok; gisebedo jo-mwandu, kendo joma nigi teko mangʼeny,
As a cage full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and have enriched themselves.
28 kendo gisebedo machwe kendo dendgi leny. Timbegi mamono onge giko; ok gikony nyithi kiye mondo olo bura, bende ok gikony joma odhier e ratiro mag-gi,
They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
29 donge dakumgi kuom ma?” Jehova Nyasaye owacho. “Donge dakel kum mara kuom oganda machalo kama?
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 “Gima lich kendo mabwogo ji osetimore e piny:
An appalling and horrible thing is committed in the land:
31 Jonabi koro miriambo, jodolo tiyo gi tekogi giwegi, kendo joga ohero mana gik ma kamago. To en angʼo ma ibiro timo e ndalo mogik?
the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?
