Jeremiah 48
1 Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
Juu ya Moabu, Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, “Ole kwa Nebo, kwani umekuwa ukiwa. Kiriathaimu umetekwa na kuaibishwa. Ngome zake zimeangushwa na kuaibishwa.
2 There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you.
Heshima ya Moabu haipo tena. Adui zake katika Heshboni walipanga njama za kumwangamiza. Walisema, 'Njoni tumwangamize kama taifa. Madmena pia itaangamizwa - upanga utakutangulia.'
3 A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’
Sikilizeni! Sauti ya mvumo inakuja kutoka Horonaimu.
4 Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out.
Moabu ameangamizwa. Vilio vya watoto wake vinasikika.
5 For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
Wanapanda kilima cha Luhithi wakilia, njia yote kuelekea Horonaimu, vilio vinasikika kutokana na maangamizi.
6 ‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’
Kimbieni! okeeni maisha yenu kama kichaka cha mreteni katika nyika.
7 Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
Maana kwa sababu ya tumaini lenu katika matendo na utajiri wenu, ninyi pia mtatekwa. Kisha Kemoshi atachukuliwa matekani, pamoja na makuhani na viongozi wake.
8 The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.
Maana mwaribu atafika kila mji; hakuna mji utakaookoka. Hivyo bonde litaangamia na tambarare itateketezwa, kama alivyosema Yahwe.
9 Put salt on Moab, for she will be laid waste; her cities will become desolate, with no one to dwell in them.
Mpeni Moabu mabawa, maana ni lazima aruke mbali bila shaka. Miji yake itakuwa magofu, pasipo na mtu wa kuishi humo.
10 Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
Na alaaniwe kila aliye mvivu katika kufanya kazi ya Yahwe! Na alaaniwe kila auzuiaye upanga wake usimwage damu!
11 Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.
Moabu amekuwa akijisikia salama tangu alipokuwa kijana. Yeye ni kama mvinyo wake ambao haujamiminwa kutoka mtungi kwenda mtungi mwingine. Hajaenda matekani. Hivyo radha yake ni njema kama mwanzo; radha yake haibadiliki.
12 Therefore behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will send to him wanderers, who will pour him out. They will empty his vessels and shatter his jars.
Hivyo tazama, siku zinakuja - asema Yahwe - nitakapompelekea watakao mchovya na kumwaga mitungi yake yote na kupasua mitungi yake.
13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.
Kisha Moabu atamwaibikia Kemoshi kama ambavyo nyumba ya Israeli ilivyoiabikia Betheli, tumaini lao.
14 How can you say, ‘We are warriors, mighty men ready for battle’?
Utawezaje kusema, 'Tu askari, wapiganaji wenye nguvu'?
15 Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Moabu itaangamizwa na miji yake kushambuliwa. Kwa maana vijana wake wazuri wameshuka katika eneo la machinjo. Hili ni tamko la mfalme! Yahwe wa majeshi ndilo jina lake.
16 Moab’s calamity is at hand, and his affliction is rushing swiftly.
Maangazizo ya Moabu yanakaribia; maafa yanaharakisha.
17 Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered— the glorious staff!
Ninyi nyote mlio karibu na Moabu, ombolezeni. Nanyi mjuao fahari yake, pigeni kelele hivi, 'Ole, fimbo yenye nguvu, fimbo yenye heshima, imevunjwa.'
18 Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
Shukeni kutoka mahali penu pa heshima na kuketi katika nchi kavu, ewe binti uishie Diboni. Maana aiangamizaye Moabu anakushambulia, atakayeziharibu ngome zako.
19 Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
Simameni njiani na kuangalia, enyi mwishio katika Aroeri. Waulizeni wanaokimbia na kutoroka. Sema, 'Nini kimetokea?'
20 Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
Moabu ameaibika, maana amevujwa. Lieni kwa sauti na uchungu; pigeni yowe kuomba msaada. Wambieni watu waliokando ya Mto Arinoni kwamba Moabu ameangamizwa.
21 Judgment has come upon the high plain— upon Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath,
Basi maangamizi yamefika katika nchi ya kilima, huko Holoni, Yakza, na Mefathi,
22 upon Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,
huko Diboni, Nebo, na Bethi Diblathaimu,
23 upon Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon,
huko Kiriatahaimu, Beth Gamul, na Bethi Meoni,
24 upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
huko Keriothi na Bozra, na katika miji yote iliyomo katika nchi ya Moabu - miji iliyoko mbali na karibu.
25 The horn of Moab has been cut off, and his arm is broken,”
Nguvu za Moabu zimekwisha; mkono wake umevunjwa - asema Yahwe.
26 “Make him drunk, because he has magnified himself against the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his own vomit, and he will also become a laughingstock.
Mnywesheni, maana alitenda kwa kiburi kinyume changu, Yahwe. Basi Moabu anapiga makofi kwa machukizo kwa matapiko yake mwenyewe, hivyo amekuwa pia kitu cha kuchekesha.
27 Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.
Maana Israeli hakuwa kitu cha kuchekesha kwako? Alionekana miongoni mwa wezi, kwamba ulitikisa kichwa chako kwake mara ulipoongea juu yake?
28 Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.
Jitengeni na miji na kuweka kambi katika minuko, enyi watu wa Moabu. Kuwa kama njiwa anayeatamia juu ya mlango wa tundu katika miamba.
29 We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.
Tumesikia juu ya kiburi cha Moabu - majivuno yake, maringo, kiburi, utukufu binafsi na kujiinua moyoni.
30 I know his insolence,” declares the LORD, “but it is futile. His boasting is as empty as his deeds.
Hili ni tamko la Yahwe - mimi mwenyewe najua maneno yake ya ukaidi, yasiyosaidia chochote, kama matendo yake.
31 Therefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
Hivyo nitavumisha maombolezo kwa ajili ya Moabu, na nitapiga kelele katika uzuni kwa ajili ya Moabu. Nitaomboleza kwa ajili ya watu wa Kir Hereshi.
32 I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
Nitalia zaidi kwa ajili yenu kuliko nilivyofanya kwa Yazeri, mzabibu wa Sibma! Matawi yako yalipita katika Bahari ya Chumvi na kufika hata Yazeri. Mwaribu ameshambulia matunda yenu ya kiangazi na mzabibu wenu.
33 Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard and from the fields of Moab. I have stopped the flow of wine from the presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; their shouts are not for joy.
Hivyo sherehe na furaha vimeondolewa kutoka miti ya matunda na nchi ya Moabu. Nimekomesha mvinyo kutoka mashinikizo yao. Hawatakanyaga kwa kelele za furaha. Kelele yoyote haitakuwa kelele ya furaha.
34 There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
Kutoka kelele huko Heshiboni hata kufika Eleale, sauti yao inasikika hata Yahazi, kutoka Soari hata Horonaimu na Eglathi Shelishiya, hata maji ya Nimrimu yamekauka.
35 In Moab, declares the LORD, I will bring an end to those who make offerings on the high places and burn incense to their gods.
Maana nitamkomesha kila mtu katika Moabu atoaye sadaka mahali pa juu na kuteketeza uvumba kwa miungu yake - asema Yahwe.
36 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
Hivyo moyo wangu unamwombolezea Moabu kama zomari. Moyo wangu unaomboleza kama zomari kwa ajili ya watu wa Kir Heresi. Utajiri walioupata umekwisha.
37 For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.
Maana kila kichwa kina upaa na kila kidevu kimenyolewa. Chale zipo katika kila mkono, na nguo za magunia katika viuno vyao.
38 On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,”
Maombolezo yapo kila mahali, juu ya kila paa la nyumba ya Moabu na katika masoko ya Moabu. Kwa maana nimeivunja Moabu kama chungu kisichotakiwa tena - asema Yahwe.
39 “How shattered it is! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! Moab has become an object of ridicule and horror to all those around him.”
Jinsi gani imeharibiwa! Jinsi wanavyopiga kelele katika maombolezo yao! Moabu ameigeuza kwa aibu! Hivyo Moabu atakuwa kitu cha kuchekwa na kitisho kwa wote wanaomzunguka.”
40 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
Maana Yahwe asema hivi, “Tazama, adui atakuja akiruka kama tai, akieneza mabawa yake juu ya Moabu.
41 Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Keriothi umetekwa, na ngome zake zimekamatwa. Maana siku hiyo myoyo ya askari wa Moabu itakuwa kama mioyo ya wanawake katika uchungu wa kujifungua.
42 Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
Hivyo Moabu utaharibiwa kama watu, kwa kuwa walijivuna kinyume changu, Yahwe.
43 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,”
Hofu na shimo, na mtego vinakujia, watu wa Moabu - asema Yahwe.
44 “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,”
Kila akimbiaye kwa sababu ya hofu ataanguka shimoni, na kila atokaye shimoni atanaswa na mtego, maana nitayaleta haya juu yao katika mwaka wa kisasi changu dhidi yao - asema Yahwe.
45 “Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow, because fire has gone forth from Heshbon and a flame from within Sihon. It devours the foreheads of Moab and the skulls of the sons of tumult.
Wakimbiao watasimama katika kivuli cha Heshboni bila nguvu, maana moto utatoka Heshboni, miale kutoka katikati ya Sihoni. Utateketeza paji la uso wa Moabu na juu ya vichwa vya watu wenye majivuno.
46 Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
Ole wako, Moabu! watu wa Kemoshi wameangamizwa, Kwa maana wana wako wamechukuliwa kama mateka na binti zako matekani.
47 Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.
Lakini nitazirejesha siku njema za Moabu katika siku zijazo - asema Yahwe.” Hukumu ya Moabu inaishia hapa.
