Jeremiah 44
1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt —in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis —and in the land of Pathros:
Ndị a bụ okwu ruru Jeremaya ntị banyere ndị Juu ahụ niile bi nʼala Ijipt, bụ ndị bi na Migdol, na nʼime Tapanhis, na nʼime Memfis, na nʼime Patros,
2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation
“Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, Unu ji anya unu hụ ihe ọjọọ ahụ niile m mere ka ha bịakwasị Jerusalem, na obodo niile nke Juda. Lee, obodo ndị ahụ aghọọla mkpọmkpọ ebe taa, o nwekwaghị onye bi nʼime ha.
3 because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
Ihe ndị a bịakwasịrị ha nʼihi ihe ọjọọ ha mere. Ha kpasuru m iwe site nʼịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ, na site nʼife chi ndị ọzọ, ndị ha onwe ha maọbụ nna nna ha na-amaghị.
4 Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’
Site nʼoge ruo nʼoge, mgbe mgbe, eziteere m ha ndị ohu m, bụ ndị amụma, ndị gwara ha okwu sị ha, ‘Unu emela ihe arụ dị otu a nke m kpọrọ asị!’
5 But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
Ma ha egeghị ntị, ha atọkwaghị ntị ha nʼala. Ha esiteghị nʼihe ọjọọ ha na-eme chegharịa, maọbụ kwụsị ịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye chi ndị ọzọ.
6 Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.
Nʼihi ya, awụkwasịrị m ha ọnụma m na iwe m, nke rere dịka ọkụ megide obodo niile nke Juda, na okporoụzọ nke Jerusalem. Ya mere, ha ghọrọ mkpọmkpọ ebe na ebe tọgbọrọ nʼefu taa.
7 So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
“Ma ugbu a, ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, Nʼihi gịnị ka unu ji chọọ iji aka unu wetara onwe unu ihe ọjọọ ndị a? Lee ka unu si duru ndị ikom na ndị inyom niile, na ụmụntakịrị niile, na ụmụ a mụrụ ọhụrụ niile na-agbala nʼala Ijipt, si otu a mee ka, ọ bụladị, otu mkpụrụ mmadụ hapụ ịfọdụkwa nʼala Juda.
8 Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.
Gịnị mere unu na-eji ọrụ aka unu na-akpasu m iwe, na-esurere chi ndị ọzọ ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nʼala Ijipt, ebe unu bịara ibi? Unu onwe unu ga-ala onwe unu nʼiyi, mekwaa onwe unu ihe ịbụ ọnụ nakwa ihe nkọcha nʼetiti mba niile dị nʼụwa.
9 Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Unu echefuola ihe ọjọọ nna unu ha mere na ihe ọjọọ niile ndị eze Juda na ndị eze nwanyị Juda mere na ihe ọjọọ niile nke unu onwe unu na ndị nwunye unu mekwara nʼala Juda, na nʼokporoụzọ Jerusalem?
10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
Ruo ụbọchị taa, o nwebeghị onye ọbụla nʼime ha wedarala onwe ya ala, maọbụ tụọ egwu m; ha adịghị ejegharị nʼiwu m, maọbụ jidesie ụkpụrụ ndị ahụ niile m debere nʼihu ha na nʼihu nna nna ha aka ike, ịgbaso ya.
11 Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
“Nʼihi ihe ndị a niile, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru: Ekpebiela m ime ka ihe ọjọọ bịakwasị unu; ekpebiela m ibibi Juda.
12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.
Aga m eme ka ndị ahụ niile fọdụrụ nʼala Juda, bụ ndị ahụ kpebiri nʼobi ha ịga biri nʼala Ijipt ghara ịdịkwa. A ga-ala ha nʼiyi nʼala Ijipt; ha ga-ada site na mma agha, maọbụ site nʼụnwụ. Ndị niile dịkarịsịrị ukwuu nʼetiti ha na ndị niile dịkarịsịrị nta ga-anwụ. Ha ga-aghọkwa ihe ịbụ ọnụ na ihe iju anya, ihe ọmụma ikpe na ihe nkọcha.
13 I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague,
Dịka m si taa Jerusalem ahụhụ, otu a ka m ga-esi jiri mma agha, na ụnwụ, na ọrịa na-efe efe, taa ndị ahụ bi nʼIjipt ahụhụ.
14 so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.”
O nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ndị Juda ahụ fọdụrụ, ndị gara biri nʼIjipt nke ga-agbanarị ọnwụ. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ na-agụsị ha agụụ ike ịlọghachi nʼala Juda, ma o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ha ga-alọghachi, karịakwa mmadụ ole na ole ndị ga-agbapụ agbapụ.”
15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great assembly—along with all the people living in the land of Egypt and in Pathros, said to Jeremiah,
Ndị nọ nʼebe ahụ mgbe ahụ Jeremaya kwuru okwu ndị a bụ ndị ikom ahụ niile maara na ndị nwunye ha na-achụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ nye chi ndị ọzọ, na ndị niile bi nʼIjipt nʼakụkụ Patros. Ndị a zara Jeremaya sị ya,
16 “As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
“Anyị agaghị anabata okwu ahụ i si nʼaha Onyenwe anyị gwa anyị
17 Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
Nʼihi na anyị aghaghị ime ihe ndị ahụ anyị kpebiri ime. Anyị ga-achụrụ Eze nwanyị mbara Eluigwe aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ. Anyị ga-awụsakwara ya aja ihe ọṅụṅụ dịka anyị na nna anyị ha, ndị eze anyị na ndịisi ọchịchị anyị mere nʼobodo Juda niile na nʼokporoụzọ Jerusalem. Nʼoge ahụ, anyị na-eriju afọ, ihe na-agakwara anyị nke ọma, o nweghị ihe ọjọọ bịakwasịrị anyị.
18 But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.”
Ma site nʼoge anyị kwụsịrị ịchụrụ Eze nwanyị mbara Eluigwe aja, ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na ịwụsara ya aja ihe ọṅụṅụ, ihe niile akọla anyị, ọ bụkwa site na mma agha na oke ụnwụ ka anyị na-ala nʼiyi.”
19 “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”
Ndị inyom ahụ niile kwukwara sị, “Mgbe ahụ anyị na-eji ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na-achụrụ Eze nwanyị mbara Eluigwe aja na mgbe ahụ anyị na-awụsakwara ya aja ihe ọṅụṅụ, ọ bụ na ndị di na-alụ anyị amaghị na anyị na-eme achịcha nʼoyiyi ya, na-awụsakwara ya aja ihe ọṅụṅụ?”
20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,
Mgbe ahụ, Jeremaya gwara mmadụ ahụ niile okwu, ma ndị ikom ma ndị inyom ahụ niile zara ya okwu sị ha,
21 “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
“Onyenwe anyị chetara ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ niile unu na nna unu ha, na ndị eze unu, na ndịisi ọchịchị unu, na ndị Izrel niile ji chụọ aja nʼobodo Juda niile na nʼokporoụzọ Jerusalem niile.
22 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
Nʼihi ya, mgbe Onyenwe anyị na-enweghịkwa ike ịnagide ihe ọjọọ niile ndị a unu mere, na ihe arụ niile unu mere, o mere ka ala unu ghọọ mkpọmkpọ ebe, na ihe iju anya, na ihe nkọcha, nke mmadụ na-ebighị nʼime ya, dịka ọ dị taa.
23 Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
Nʼihi na unu surere ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na nʼihi na unu mehiere megide Onyenwe anyị, ghara irubere ya isi, maọbụ ịgbaso iwu ya, maọbụ idebe ụkpụrụ ya, maọbụ imezu ihe niile ọ sịrị ka unu mee, nʼihi ya ka ihe ọjọọ ndị a ji dakwasị unu dịka unu na-ahụ ugbu a.”
24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, “Hear the word of the LORD, all those of Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
Mgbe ahụ, Jeremaya gwara ndị inyom ahụ, na ndị Izrel niile okwu sị ha, “Nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị unu ndị Juda niile nọ nʼIjipt.
25 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: As for you and your wives, you have spoken with your mouths and fulfilled with your hands your words: ‘We will surely perform our vows that we have made to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.’ Go ahead, then, do what you have promised! Keep your vows!
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, Unu na ndị nwunye unu esitela nʼomume unu gosi na unu na-emezu ihe ndị ahụ unu ji ọnụ kwuo sị, ‘Anyị aghaghị imezu nkwa niile anyị kwere banyere ịchụ aja ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ na nke ihe ọṅụṅụ nye Eze nwanyị mbara Eluigwe.’ “Gaanụ nʼihu mezuo nkwa unu kwere! Mezuokwanụ iyi unu ṅụrụ.
26 Nevertheless, hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah living in Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by My great name, says the LORD, that never again will any man of Judah living in the land of Egypt invoke My name or say, ‘As surely as the Lord GOD lives.’
Ma nụrụkwanụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, unu ndị Juu niile bi nʼIjipt, ‘Eji m aha m dị ukwuu na-aṅụ iyi,’ ka Onyenwe anyị na-ekwu, ‘na o nweghị onye Juda ọbụla bi nʼakụkụ ọbụla nke Ijipt, nke ga-akpọkukwa aha m ọzọ, maọbụ jiri ya ṅụọ iyi sị, “Dịka Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-adị ndụ.”
27 I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
Nʼihi na anya m na-ele ha abụghị maka ime ha mma, kama ọ bụ maka ime ha ihe ọjọọ. Ndị Juu niile bi nʼIjipt ga-anwụ site na mma agha, maọbụ site nʼoke ụnwụ, tutu ruo mgbe e bibichara ha dum.
28 Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
Naanị mmadụ ole na ole ga-esi Ijipt gbalata Juda ịgbanarị mma agha. Mgbe ahụ ndị Juda niile fọdụrụ, bụ ndị bịara biri nʼIjipt, ga-amata onye okwu ya na-eguzosi ike, maọbụ nke m, maọbụ nke ha.
29 This will be a sign to you that I will punish you in this place, declares the LORD, so that you may know that My threats of harm against you will surely stand.
“‘Nke a ga-abụrụ unu ihe ama nke ga-egosi unu na m ga-ata unu ahụhụ nʼebe a,’ otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara. ‘Ka unu si otu a mara na mba m na-aba na m ga-emesi unu ike aghaghị iguzosi ike.’
30 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”
Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ‘Aga m arara Fero Hofra, eze Ijipt nyefee nʼaka ndị iro ya, bụ ndị na-achọ ndụ ya, dịka m si rara Zedekaya eze Juda, nyefee nʼaka Nebukadneza eze Babilọn, bụ onye iro ahụ chọrọ ndụ ya.’”
