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 its broad places, if ye can find a man, if there is [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2 Kata obedo ni gisingore niya, ‘Akwongʼora gi nying Jehova Nyasaye mangima,’ pod gikwongʼore mar miriambo.”
And though they say, The LORD 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.
O LORD, [are] not thy eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have 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 ne aparo ni, “Magi gin mana joma odhier; kendo gifuwo; nimar ok gingʼeyo yor Jehova Nyasaye kod dwaro mar Nyasachgi.
Therefore 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 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 to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, [and] the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, [and] 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.
Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, [and] 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 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.
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by [them that are] no gods: when I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
8 Jogo oowre gi gombo, gichalo farese moyiengʼ, ma gombo ohewo ka moro, ka moro kuomgi gombo mana chi ngʼat machielo.
They were [as] fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor'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 the LORD: 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 ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they [are] not the LORD'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 the LORD.
12 Giseriambo kuom Jehova Nyasaye; kagiwacho, “Onge gima obiro timo! Ok wanahinyre; ok wanane ligangla kata kech.
They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither 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 to 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.”
Wherefore thus saith the LORD 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.
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 Gigegi mitingʼoe asere chalo gi liel ma dhoge oyawore; giduto gin jolweny maroteke.
Their quiver [is] as an open sepulcher, 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, [which] thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees: they shall impoverish with the sword thy fortified cities, in which thou hast trusted.
18 Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “To kata bende e ndalogo, ok anatieku chuth.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, 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, Why doeth the LORD our God all these [things] to us? then shalt thou answer 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 people, and without understanding; 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.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though 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 have a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and 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.’
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: he reserveth to 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 withheld good [things] from you.
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 he that setteth snares; 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 is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.
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 have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 donge dakumgi kuom ma?” Jehova Nyasaye owacho. “Donge dakel kum mara kuom oganda machalo kama?
Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 “Gima lich kendo mabwogo ji osetimore e piny:
A wonderful 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 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?
