< Jeremiah 50 >
1 The word that Jehovah spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
Kino kye kigambo Mukama Katonda kye yayogerera mu nnabbi Yeremiya ekikwata ku Babulooni n’ensi ey’Abakaludaaya.
2 Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard, publish, and conceal not. Say, Babylon is taken. Bel is put to shame. Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame; her idols are dismayed.
“Buulira mu mawanga era olangirire, yimusa bendera olangirire, tolekaayo kintu kyonna ogambe nti, ‘Babulooni eriwambibwa; Beri kiswale, ne Meroddaaki kijjule entiisa. Ebifaananyi bya bakatonda abakole n’emikono bijja kuswala era bitye.’
3 For out of the north there comes up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein. They are fled. They are gone, both man and beast.
Eggwanga okuva mu bukiikakkono lijja kukirumba lyonoone ensi y’Abakaludaaya. Tewali muntu alisigalamu; abantu bonna balikiddukamu era n’ensolo zonna.
4 In those days, and in that time, says Jehovah, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together. They shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
“Mu nnaku ezo, era mu kiseera ekyo,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “abantu ba Isirayiri awamu n’abantu ba Yuda balikaaba amaziga nga banoonya Mukama Katonda waabwe.
5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces toward it, saying, Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Balibuuza ekkubo eridda e Sayuuni era bakyuse obwenyi bwabwe okukitunuulira, nga boogera nti, Mujje twesibe ku Mukama Katonda mu ndagaano ey’emirembe gyonna etegenda kwerabirwa.
6 My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting-place.
“Abantu bange babadde ndiga ezibuze; abasumba baabwe babawabizza ne babatuusa ku kutaataaganira ku nsozi. Baava ku lusozi ne badda ku kasozi ne beerabira ekifo kyabwe eky’okuwummuliramu.
7 All who found them have devoured them, and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
Buli eyabasanganga nga abatulugunya; abalabe baabwe ne bagamba nti, ‘Tetulina musango gwe tuzza, kubanga baajeemera Mukama Katonda, obuddukiro bwabwe obwa nnama ddala, ye Mukama, essuubi lya bakitaabwe.’
8 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
“Mudduke okuva e Babulooni; muleke ensi y’Abakaludaaya, mubeere ng’embuzi ezikulembera ekisibo.
9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country, and they shall set themselves in array against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
Kubanga, laba, ndigolokosa ekibiina ky’amawanga amanene okuva mu nsi ey’obukiikakkono okulumba Babulooni. Baliyimirira mu nnyiriri zaabwe bakirumbe, bakiwambe nga basinzira mu bukiikakkono. Obusaale bwabwe buliba ng’obw’abalwanyi abakugu, abataddira awo ngalo nsa.
10 And Chaldea shall be a prey. All who prey upon her shall be satisfied, says Jehovah.
Noolwekyo ensi y’Abakaludaaya erinyagibwa; abo bonna abaliginyaga balitwala byonna bye baagala,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
11 Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye who plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses,
“Kubanga musanyuka ne mujaguza, mmwe abaanyaga omugabo gwabwe, kubanga muligita ng’ente enduusi ewuula emmere ey’empeke, ne muleekaana ng’embalaasi ennume enkulu,
12 your mother shall be utterly put to shame. She who bore you shall be confounded. Behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
nnyammwe alikwatibwa ensonyi; oyo eyakuzaala aliswazibwa. Aliba ensi esemberayo ddala, ensiko, ensi enkalu, eddungu.
13 Because of the wrath of Jehovah she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate. Everyone who goes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Olw’obusungu bwa Mukama Katonda tajja kubeeramu bantu, naye alisigala matongo. Bonna abayita e Babulooni balyewuunya batye era bakisooze olw’ebiwundu bye byonna.
14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye who bend the bow. Shoot at her; spare no arrows. For she has sinned against Jehovah.
“Musimbe ennyiriri okwetooloola Babulooni, mwenna abanaanuula omutego. Mumulase! Temulekaawo kasaale n’akamu, kubanga yajeemera Mukama Katonda.
15 Shout against her round about. She has submitted herself. Her bulwarks are fallen. Her walls are thrown down. For it is the vengeance of Jehovah. Take vengeance upon her. As she has done, do to her.
Mumukube olube ku buli ludda. Ajeemulukuse, eminaala gye gigwa, n’ebisenge bye bimenyeddwa. Kubanga kuno kwe kwesasuza kwa Mukama Katonda, mumwesasuzeeko; mumukole nga bw’akoze abalala.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn each one to his people, and they shall flee each one to his own land.
Asiga mumuggye mu Babulooni, n’omukunguzi oyo akwata ekiwabyo mumuggye mu makungula. Olw’ekitala ky’omujoozi, leka buli omu addukire mu nsi y’ewaabwe, buli muntu adde eri abantu be.
17 Israel is a hunted sheep, the lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
“Isirayiri kisibo kya ndiga ezisaasaanye, empologoma kye zigobye. Eyasooka okumulya yali kabaka wa Bwasuli; eyasembayo okumenya amagumba ge yali Nebukadduneeza kabaka w’e Babulooni.”
18 Therefore thus says Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
Noolwekyo bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama ow’Eggye, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, “Ndibonereza kabaka w’e Babulooni n’ensi ye nga bwe nabonereza kabaka w’e Bwasuli.
19 And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
Naye ndikomyawo Isirayiri mu kisibo kye era aliriira ku Kalumeeri ne Basani; alikuttira ku busozi bwa Efulayimu, ne mu Gireyaadi.
20 In those days, and in that time, says Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none, and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found. For I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
Mu nnaku ezo, era mu biseera ebyo,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda, “omusango ku Isirayiri gulinoonyezebwa, naye tegulibaawo, era n’ebibi bya Yuda birinoonyezebwa, naye tewaliba na kimu, kubanga ndisonyiwa abo bendeseewo.
21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod. Kill and utterly destroy after them, says Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
“Mulumbe ensi ye Merasayimu n’abo abali mu Pekodi. Mubagoberere mubatte, mubazikiririze ddala,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda. “Mukole byonna bye mbalagidde.
22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Oluyoogaano lw’olutalo luwulirwa mu ggwanga, eddoboozi ery’okuzikiriza okunene!
23 How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken! How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
Ennyondo y’ensi yonna ng’ekubiddwa n’emenyeka! Babulooni kifuuse matongo mu mawanga!
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou are also taken, O Babylon, and thou were not aware. Thou are found, and also caught, because thou have striven against Jehovah.
Nakutegera omutego, ggwe Babulooni, babagwiikiriza ne babakwata nga tebategedde, baakukwata ne bakuwamba kubanga wawakanya Mukama.
25 Jehovah has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of his indignation, for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, has a work in the land of the Chaldeans.
Mukama agguddewo etterekero ly’ebyokulwanyisa bye naggyamu ebyokulwanyisa eby’ekiruyi kye, kubanga Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye alina omulimu ogw’okukola mu nsi y’Abakaludaaya.
26 Come against her from the utmost border. Open her store-houses. Cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
Mujje mumulumbe mmwe abava mu buli nsonda, mumenye ebyagi eby’emmere y’empeke, mumukuŋŋaanye abe ng’entuumo y’emmere y’empeke. Mumuzikiririze ddala; waleme kusigalawo n’omu ku bo.
27 Kill all her bullocks. Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their visitation.
Mutte ennume zaabwe zonna, muzitwale zittibwe. Zibasanze kubanga olunaku lwabwe lutuuse, kye kiseera kyabwe eky’okubonerezebwa.
28 The voice of those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Muwulire eby’abadduka n’abanoonyi b’obubudamu okuva mu Babulooni nga balangirira mu Sayuuni engeri Mukama Katonda waffe gye yeesasuzza, gye yeesasuzza olwa yeekaalu ye.
29 Call together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape. Recompense her according to her work. According to all that she has done, do to her. For she has been proud against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
“Koowoola abalasi b’obusaale balumbe Babulooni, ne bonna abanaanuula omutego. Mumwetooloole yenna; tewaba n’omu awona. Mumusasule olw’ebikolwa bye byonna; mumukole nga bwe yakola banne. Kubanga yanyooma Mukama, Omutukuvu wa Isirayiri.
30 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, says Jehovah.
Noolwekyo, abavubuka be baligwa mu nguudo; abaserikale be balisirisibwa ku lunaku olwo,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, says the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, for thy day has come, the time that I will visit thee.
“Laba, ndi mulabe wo, ggwe ow’amalala,” bw’ayogera Mukama, Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye, “Kubanga olunaku lwo lutuuse, ekiseera ky’on’obonerezebwamu.
32 And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all who are round about him.
Oyo ow’amalala alyesittala agwe era teri n’omu alimuyamba kuyimuka; Ndikoleeza omuliro mu bibuga bye oguliyokya bonna abamwetoolodde.”
33 Thus says Jehovah of hosts: The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah are oppressed together, and all who took them captive hold them firm; they refuse to let them go.
Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye nti, “Abantu ba Isirayiri banyigirizibwa awamu n’abantu ba Yuda; Bonna ababawambye babanywezezza, bagaanye okubata.
34 Their Redeemer is strong. Jehovah of hosts is his name. He will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Omununuzi waabwe w’amaanyi, Mukama Katonda ow’Eggye lye linnya lye. Alirwanirira ensonga zaabwe awatali kubuusabuusa, alyoke aleete emirembe mu nsi yaabwe; wabula alireeta okutabukatabuka mu bantu ba Babulooni.
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, says Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her rulers, and upon her wise men.
“Ekitala kyolekedde Abakaludaaya,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “n’eri abo ababeera mu Babulooni, n’abakungu baabwe n’abasajja baabwe abajjudde amagezi!
36 A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools. A sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
Ekitala kyolekedde bannabbi baabwe ab’obulimba! Balifuuka balisiriwala, ekitala kyolekedde abalwanyi baabwe. Balijjula entiisa.
37 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people who are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women. A sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
Ekitala kyolekedde embalaasi ze n’amagaali n’abagwira bonna abamubeeramu! Balifuuka banafu ng’abakazi. Ekitala kyolekedde eby’obugagga bwe! Birinyagibwa!
38 A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.
Ekyeya kyolekedde amazzi gaamu! Galikalira. Kubanga ggwanga erisinza ebifaananyi, ebifaananyi ebirigwa eddalu olw’entiisa.
39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein. And it shall no more be inhabited forever, nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
“Noolwekyo ensolo z’omu nsiko ziribeera eyo n’empisi, era eyo ekiwuugulu nakyo gye kiribeera. Ekibuga ekyo tekiriddamu kubeeramu bantu wadde kutuulwamu bantu emirembe gyonna.
40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, says Jehovah, so shall no man dwell there, nor shall any son of man sojourn in it.
Katonda nga bwe yazikiriza Sodomu ne Ggomola n’ebibuga ebiriraanyeewo,” bw’ayogera Mukama, “bw’atyo bw’alikikola ne mutaba muntu n’omu alikibeeramu; tewaliba n’omu alikisigalamu.
41 Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the outermost parts of the earth.
“Laba, eggye liva mu bukiikakkono; ensi ey’amaanyi ne bakabaka bangi, bakuŋŋaana okuva ku nkomerero y’ensi.
42 They lay hold on bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, each one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Balina obusaale n’amafumu, bakambwe si ba kisa. Beebagadde embalaasi zaabwe ne baba ng’amayengo agawuluguma mu nnyanja; bali ng’abasajja abalwanyi abajjira mu nnyiriri z’entalo okukulumba, ggwe Muwala wa Babulooni.
43 The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands grow feeble. Anguish has taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
Kabaka w’e Babulooni afunye amawulire agabafaako, n’emikono gye girebedde. Entiisa emugwiridde, ng’omukazi alumwa okuzaala.
44 Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation. For I will suddenly make them run away from it, and he who is chosen, him I will appoint over it. For who is like me, and who will appoint a time for me, and who is the shepherd who can stand before me?
Ng’empologoma eva mu kibira kya Yoludaani okugenda mu ddundiro eggimu, Babulooni ndimugoba mu nsi ye awatali kutemya kikowe. Ani oyo omulonde gwe nnaawa okukola kino? Ani ali nga nze, era ani ayinza okunsomooza? Era musumba ki ayinza okuyimirirawo okumpakanya?”
45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he has taken against Babylon, and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock. Surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
Noolwekyo, wulira Mukama ky’ategekedde Babulooni, ky’ategese okuleeta ku nsi y’Abakaludaaya. Obwana bw’ebisibo byabwe bulitwalibwa, alizikiririza ddala ebisibo byabwe ng’abalanga obujeemu bwabwe.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Olw’oluyoogaano lw’okuwambibwa kwa Babulooni, ensi erikankana; okukaaba kwe kuliwulirwa mu mawanga.