Jeremiah 11
1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Hili ndilo neno lililojia Yeremia kutoka kwa Bwana, akasema,
2 “Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
“Sikiliza maneno ya agano hili, uwaambie kila mtu wa Yuda na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu.
3 You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
Uwaambie, 'Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi: na alaaniwe yeyote asiyesikiliza maneno ya agano hili.
4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
Hili ndilo agano nililowaamuru baba zenu walishike siku nilipowatoa kutoka katika nchi ya Misri, kutoka tanuru ya chuma. Nikawaambia, “Sikilizeni sauti yangu na mfanye mambo yote kama nilivyowaamuru, kwa kuwa mtakuwa watu wangu nami nitakuwa Mungu wenu.”
5 This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.
Nisikilizeni ili nipate kukitimiza kiapo nilichoapa kwa baba zenu, kiapo kwamba nitawapa nchi iliyojaa maziwa na asali kama ilivyo leo.'” Kisha mimi Yeremia nikajibu na kusema, “Ndio, Bwana!”
6 Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.
Bwana akaniambia, “Hubiri habari hizi yote katika miji ya Yuda, na katika njia za Yerusalemu. Sema, “Sikilizeni maneno ya agano hili na mkayafanye.
7 For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
Kwa maana nimewaagiza wazee wenu tangu siku ile niliyowaleta kutoka nchi ya Misri hadi wakati huu wa sasa, nimewaonya mara kwa mara na kusema, “Sikilizeni sauti yangu.'”
8 Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”
Lakini hawakusikiliza au wala kutega masikio yao. Kila mtu amekuwa akitembea katika ukaidi wa moyo wake mbaya. Kwa hiyo nilileta laana zote katika agano hili nililoamuru kuja juu yao. Lakini watu bado hawakuitii.”
9 And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
Kisha Bwana akaniambia, “Njama imeonekana kati ya watu wa Yuda na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu.
10 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
Wameugeukia uovu wa mababu zao wa mwanzo, ambao walikataa kusikiliza neno langu, ambao badala yake walifuata miungu mingine ili kuabudu. Waisraeli na nyumba ya Yuda walivunja agano langu nililoweka na baba zao.
11 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, 'Tazameni, nitawaletea majanga juu yao, majanga ambayo hawataweza kuyaepuka. Ndipo wataniita, lakini sitawasikiliza.
12 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
Miji ya Yuda na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu watakwenda na kuiita miungu ambayo walitoa sadaka, lakini hakika hawatawaokoa wakati wa majanga yao.
13 Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
Kwa kuwa idadi ya miungu yako ewe Yuda imeongezeka sawa na idadi ya miji yako. Na umefanya idadi ya madhabahu ya aibu huko Yerusalemu, madhabahu ya kufukiza uvumba kwa Baali, sawa na idadi ya njia zake.
14 As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
Kwa hiyo wewe mwenyewe, Yeremia, usiwaombee watu hawa. Lazima usiomboleze au kuomba kwa niaba yao. Kwa maana siwezi kusikiliza wakati wananiita katika majanga yao.
15 What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom, so that you can rejoice?
Mpendwa wangu anafanya nini nyumbani kwangu, ikiwa amekuwa na nia mbaya? Nyama za sadaka yako hazitakusaidia. Unafurahi kwa sababu ya matendo yako mabaya.
16 The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
Katika siku za nyuma Bwana alikuita mti wa mzeituni wenye majani, mzuri wenye matunda mazuri. Lakini atawasha moto juu yake ambayo itaonekana kama sauti ya dhoruba; matawi yake yatavunjika.
17 The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
Kwa maana Bwana wa majeshi, aliyekua amekusudia maafa juu yako, kwa sababu ya matendo mabaya ambayo nyumba ya Israeli na nyumba ya Yuda wamefanya-wamenikasirisha kwa kumtolea Baali sadaka.'”
18 And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
Bwana alinijulisha mambo haya, kwa hiyo nakayajua. Wewe, Bwana, umenifanya nione matendo yao.
19 For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
Nilikuwa kama kondoo mpole unayeongozwa na mchinjaji. Sikujua kwamba walikuwa wameunda mipango dhidi yangu, “Hebu tuangamize mti na matunda yake! Hebu tumkatilie mbali na nchi ya walio hai ili jina lake lisikumbukwe tena.
20 O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Lakini Bwana wa majeshi ndiye mwamuzi mwenye haki ambaye huchunguza moyo na akili. Mimi nitashuhudia kisasi chako dhidi yao, kwa kuwa nimekuletea kesi yangu kwako.
21 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi juu ya watu wa Anathothi, wanaotafuta uhai wako, “wanasema, 'Usifanye unabii kwa jina la Bwana, usije utakufa kwa mkono wetu.'
22 So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
Kwa hiyo Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, 'Tazameni, nitawaadhibu. Vijana wao wenye nguvu watakufa kwa upanga. Wana wao na binti zao watakufa kwa njaa.
23 There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
Hakuna hata mmoja atakayeachwa, kwa maana nitaleta maafa dhidi ya watu wa Anathothi, mwaka wa adhabu yao.'”
