Jeremiah 43
1 When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say—
Yeremia alipomaliza kuwaambia watu maneno yote ya Bwana Mungu wao, yaani kila kitu Bwana alichokuwa amemtuma kuwaambia,
2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
Azaria mwana wa Hoshaya, na Yohanani mwana wa Karea, na watu wote wenye kiburi wakamwambia Yeremia, “Wewe unasema uongo! Bwana Mungu wetu hajakutuma kusema, ‘Kamwe msiende Misri kukaa huko.’
3 Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”
Lakini Baruku mwana wa Neria anakuchochea dhidi yetu ili ututie mikononi mwa Wakaldayo, ili watuue au watuchukue uhamishoni Babeli.”
4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
Basi Yohanani mwana wa Karea, na maafisa wote wa jeshi, na watu wote wakakataa kutii amri ya Bwana ya kukaa katika nchi ya Yuda.
5 Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,
Badala yake, Yohanani mwana wa Karea na maafisa wote wa jeshi wakawaongoza mabaki yote ya Yuda waliokuwa wamerudi kuishi katika nchi ya Yuda kutoka mataifa yote ambayo walikuwa wametawanywa.
6 the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
Pia wakawaongoza wanaume wote, wanawake na watoto, na binti za mfalme ambao Nebuzaradani kiongozi wa walinzi wa mfalme alikuwa amewaacha na Gedalia mwana wa Ahikamu mwana wa Shafani, na nabii Yeremia, na Baruku mwana wa Neria.
7 So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
Kwa hiyo wakaingia Misri kwa kutokumtii Bwana, wakaenda mpaka Tahpanhesi.
8 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
Huko Tahpanhesi neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia kusema:
9 “In the sight of the Jews, pick up some large stones and bury them in the clay of the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace at Tahpanhes.
“Wayahudi wakiwa wanaona, chukua baadhi ya mawe makubwa na kuyazika katika udongo wa mfinyanzi katika njia iliyojengwa kwa matofali katika ingilio la jumba la kifalme la Farao huko Tahpanhesi.
10 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
Kisha uwaambie, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, asemalo: Nitamtumania mtumishi wangu Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli, nami nitakiweka kiti chake cha enzi juu ya haya mawe niliyoyazika hapa, naye atatandaza hema yake ya ufalme juu yake.
11 He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
Atakuja na kuishambulia Misri, akiwaua wale waliokusudiwa kuuawa, awateke mateka wale waliokusudiwa kutekwa, na upanga kwa wale waliokusudiwa upanga.
12 I will kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar will burn those temples and take their gods as captives. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself in his garment, and he will depart from there unscathed.
Atachoma moto mahekalu yao ya miungu ya Misri, atachoma mahekalu yao na kuteka miungu yao. Kama vile mchungaji ajizungushiavyo vazi lake ndivyo atakavyojizungushia Misri na kuondoka mahali hapo bila kudhurika.
13 He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
Humo ndani ya hekalu la jua nchini ya Misri atabomoa nguzo za ibada, na kuteketeza kwa moto mahekalu ya miungu wa Misri.’”
