Jeremiah 14
1 This is the LORD’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Dubbiin Waaqayyoo waaʼee hongee akkana jedhee gara Ermiyaas dhufe:
2 “Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
“Yihuudaan ni boossi; magaalaawwan ishees gad deebiʼaa jiru; isaan biyyattiidhaaf ni wawwaatu; iyyi tokkos Yerusaalemii dhagaʼamaa jira.
3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
Namoonni gurguddoonni hojjettoota isaanii bishaan waraabuuf ergatu; isaanis gara boolla bishaanii dhaqu; garuu bishaan hin argatan. Isaan okkotee isaanii duwwaa qabatanii deebiʼu; isaan qaanaʼanii abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
4 Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
Sababii biyyattii keessaa bokkaan dhabameef lafti ni babbaqaqxe; qonnaan bultoonnis abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
5 Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
Sababii margi hin jirreef, borofni bakkee iyyuu ilmoo ishee kan reefuu dhalatte gattee deemti.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.
Harroonni diidaa lafa ol kaʼaa qullaa irra ijaajjanii akkuma waangotaa arganu; sababii waan dheedan dhabaniif iji isaanii waa arguu dadhabe.”
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, LORD; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.
Yaa Waaqayyo, cubbuun keenya nutti dhugaa baʼu iyyuu ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii waa nuu godhi. Duubatti deebiʼuun keenya baayʼateera; nu cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
8 You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
Yaa abdii Israaʼel, Fayyisaa ishee kan yeroo rakkinaa, ati maaliif akkuma kara deemtuu halkan tokko qofa bultuu biyyattii keessatti akkuma keessummaa taata?
9 Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who cannot save? Yet you, LORD, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Do not leave us.
Ati maaliif akka nama waan godhu wallaale tokkoo, akkuma loltuu nama oolchuu hin dandeenye tokkoo taata? Yaa Waaqayyo, ati nu gidduu jirta; nu maqaa keetiin waamamna; ati nu hin gatin.
10 The LORD says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
Waaqayyo waaʼee saba kanaa akkana jedha: “Isaan jooruu jaallatu; miilla isaanii hin ittifatan. Kanaafuu Waaqayyo isaanitti hin gammadu; inni amma hammina isaanii ni yaadata; cubbuu isaaniitiifis isaan adaba.”
11 The LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good.
Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Akka sabni kun nagaan jiraatu na hin kadhatin.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
Yoo isaan sooman iyyuu ani iyya isaanii hin dhagaʼu; yoo isaan aarsaa gubamuu fi aarsaa midhaanii dhiʼeessan iyyuu ani hin fudhadhu. Qooda kanaa ani goraadeedhaan, beelaa fi dhaʼichaan isaan nan balleessa.”
13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”
Ani garuu akkana nan jedhe; “Wayyoo yaa Waaqayyo Gooftaa, raajonni saba kanaan, ‘Isin goraadee hin argitan yookaan hin beeloftan. Ani dhugumaan nagaa dhuma hin qabne iddoo kanatti isiniif nan kenna’ jedhu.”
14 Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I did not send them. I did not command them. I did not speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
Amma illee Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Raajonni sun maqaa kootiin soba raaju. Ani isaan hin ergine yookaan isaan hin muudne yookaan isaanitti hin dubbanne. Isaan mulʼataa fi raajii sobaa, waaqa tolfamaa waaqeffachuu fi waan ofuma isaaniitii yaadan isinitti himu.
15 Therefore the LORD says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I did not send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.
Kanaafuu Waaqayyo waaʼee raajota maqaa isaatiin raajan sanaa akkana jedha: ani isaan hin ergine; isaan garuu, ‘Goraadeen yookaan beelli tokko iyyuu biyya kana hin tuqu’ jedhu. Raajonni sun iyyuu goraadee fi beelaan dhumu.
16 The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.
Namoonni isaan raajii dubbataniif sunis beelaa fi goraadeedhaan daandiiwwan Yerusaalem irratti harcaafamu. Namni isaan yookaan niitota isaanii, ilmaan isaanii yookaan intallan isaanii awwaalu tokko iyyuu hin jiru. Ani badiisa isaaniif malu isaanitti nan dhangalaasaatii.
17 “You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
“Akkana jedhii dubbii kana isaanitti dubbadhu: “‘Iji koo halkanii fi guyyaa utuu gargar hin kutin imimmaan haa lolaasu; intalli, Durbi Qulqullittiin saba kootii akka malee madooftee dhaʼicha hamaadhaan dhaʼamte.
18 If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”
Ani yoon baadiyyaa dhaqe, warra goraadeedhaan dhuman nan arga; yoon magaalaa seene immoo, warra beelaan dhuman nan arga. Raajonnii fi luboonni biyya hin beekne keessa jooru.’”
19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
Ati Yihuudaa guutumaan guutuutti gatteertaa? Xiyooniinis ni tuffattaa? Ati maaliif akka nu fayyuu hin dandeenyeef nu miita? Nu nagaa abdanne; garuu wanni gaariin tokko iyyuu hin dhufne; nu yeroo fayyinaa abdanne; garuu raafama qofatu jira.
20 We acknowledge, LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
Yaa Waaqayyo, nu hammina keenyaa fi yakka abbootii keenyaa ni beekna; nu dhugumaan cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
21 Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and do not break your covenant with us.
Ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii nu hin tuffatin; teessoo kee ulfina qabeessa sanas hin qaanessin. Kakuu nu wajjin galte sana yaadadhu; isas hin cabsin.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Are not you he, the LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
Waaqota Namoota Ormaa kanneen faayidaa hin qabne sana keessaa tokko iyyuu bokkaa ni roobsaa? Samiiwwan mataan isaanii iyyuu tiifuu gad erguu? Yaa Waaqayyo Waaqni keenya suma mitii? Kanaafuu abdiin keenya suma; situ waan kana hunda hojjetaatii.
