Jeremiah 43

1 And it came to pass that, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking to all the people all the words of Jehovah their God, with which Jehovah their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

Ilitokea kwamba Yeremia alimaliza kuhubiri kwa watu wote maneno yote ya Yahwe Mungu wao kwamba Yahwe Mungu wao alimwambia kusema.

2 then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, spoke, saying to Jeremiah, Thou speak falsely. Jehovah our God has not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there.

Azaria mwana wa Hoshaia, Yonathani mwana wa Karea, na watu wenye kiburi walisema kwa Yeremia, “Unasema uongo. Yahwe Mungu wetu hajakutuma wewe kusema, 'Usiende Misri kuishi huko.'

3 But Baruch the son of Neriah set upon thee against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon.

Kwa kuwa Baruku mwana wa Neria anakuchochea dhidi yetu kututoa sisi kwenye mkono wa Wakaldayo, kwa kuwa wewe umesababisha kifo chetu na kutufanya sisi mateka huko Babeli.”

4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not obey the voice of Jehovah, to dwell in the land of Judah.

Basi Yonathani mwana wa Karea, wakuu wa jeshi, na watu wote walikataa kusikiliza sauti ya Yahwe kuishi kwenye nchi ya Yuda.

5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, who were returned from all the nations where they had been driven to sojourn in the land of Judah,

Yonathani mwana wa Karea na amri jeshi wote waliwachukua mabaki wa Yuda ambao walikuwa wamerudi kutoka mataifa yote ambapo walikuwa wametawanyika kuishi katika nchi ya Yuda.

6 the men, and the women, and the sons, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah,

Waliwachukua wanaume na wanawake, watoto na mabinti wa mfalme, na kila mtu ambaye Nebuzaradani, nahodha wa walinzi wa mfalme, waliruhusu kubaki pamoja na Gedali mwana wa Ahikam mwana wa Shafan. Pia walimchukua Yeremia nabii na Baruku mwana wa Neria.

7 and they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of Jehovah. And they came to Tahpanhes.

Walienda nchi ya Misri, kwa Tahpanhesi, kwa sababu hawakusikiliza sauti ya Yahwe.

8 Then the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

Basi neno la Yahwe lilikuja kwa Yeremia huko Tahpanhesi na kusema,

9 Take great stones in thy hand, and hide them in mortar in the brickwork, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah,

“Chukua mawe makubwa mkononi mwako, na, kwenye macho ya watu wa Yuda, yafiche kwenye chokaa kwenye njia ya kuingia katika nyumba ya Farao huko Tahpanhesi.

10 and say to them, Thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid, and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

Kisha wakasema nao, “Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israel, asema hivi, 'Ona, nimekaribia kutuma wajumbe kumchukua Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli kama mtumwa wangu. Nitaweka kiti cha enzi juu ya mawe haya ambayo wewe, Yeremia, umeyazika. Nebukadreza ataweka banda lake juu yao.

11 And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt, such as are for death, to death, and such as are for captivity, to captivity, and such as are for the sword, to the sword.

Kwa kuwa atakuja na kuvamia nchi ya Misri. Yeyote aliyeandikiwa kufa atakufa. Yeyote aliyeandikiwa mateka atachukuliwa mateka. Na yeyote aliyeandikiwa kwa upanga atakufa kwa upanga.

12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go forth from there in peace.

Kisha nitawasha moto katika mahekalu ya miungu ya Misri. Nebukadreza atawachoma na kuwashika. Atasafisha nchi ya Misri kama wachungaji wanavyosafisha wanyama waharibio nguo zao. Ataenda nje kutoka eneo hilo kwa ushindi.

13 He shall also break the pillars of Beth-shemesh that is in the land of Egypt. And the houses of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.

Atavunja nguzo za mawe huko Heliopolisi kwenye nchi ya Misri. Atachoma mahekalu ya miungu ya Misri.”