Jeremiah 6
1 “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
“Un jo-Benjamin, ringuru utony! Ringuru ua Jerusalem! Gouru turumbete Tekoa! Keturu ranyisi ewi Beth Hakerem! Nimar masira aa yo nyandwat, kod kethruok malich.
2 Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion.
Anatiek nyar Sayun, ma ber neno kendo ma dende yom.
3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
Jokwath kod jambgi noked kode; ginigur hembegi molwore, ka moro ka moro rito kare owuon.”
4 ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.
“Ikri mar kedo kode! Wuoguru, wadhi wamonjgi e dier odiechiengʼ! To mano kaka ler mar odiechiengʼ bedo ma dimdim, kendo tipo mag odhiambo yware.
5 Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!’”
Omiyo aa malo, wamonjgi gotieno kendo waketh ohingane motegno!”
6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho: “Ngʼad yiende kendo iger pidhe mondo wamonj Jerusalem. Dala maduongʼni nyaka kum; nikech opongʼ gi joma hinyo jowadgi.
7 As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.
Kaka soko olo pige oko, e kaka en bende oolo timbene mamono. Lweny kod kethruok mor e iye; tuone kod adhondene osiko e nyima.
8 Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
Winj siem, yaye Jerusalem, ka ok kamano to abiro weyi, mi awe pinyi nono, ma ngʼato angʼata ok nyal dak e iye.”
9 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Glean the remnant of Israel as thoroughly as a vine. Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer over the branches.”
Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye Maratego wacho: “Mad gidwog jo-Israel modongʼ kaka jochok olemb mzabibu; ngʼauru bedeu e bede yath, mana kaka ngʼama pono olemo.”
10 To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
En ngʼa ma anyalo wuoyogo kendo miyo siemni? En ngʼa manyalo winja? Itgi odino omiyo ok ginyal winjo wach. Wach Jehova Nyasaye chwanyogi; ok gine gima ber kuome.
11 But I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.
To apongʼ gi mirima mar Jehova Nyasaye, kendo ok anyal lingʼ kode. “Ole oko kuom nyithindo manie yore, kendo kuom yawuowi mochokore kanyakla; dichwo kaachiel gi dhako gini nomaki, kod joma oti, jogo mahikgi oniangʼ.
12 Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,”
Utegi ibiro miyo joma moko, kaachiel gi puothegi kod mondegi, ka arieyo lweta kuom jogo modak e piny,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
“Chakre ngʼama tin nyaka ngʼama duongʼ, giduto girikni ka gidwaro mwandu e yor miganga; jonabi kod jodolo chalre, giduto gin jo-miriambo.
14 They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
Githiedho adhonde mag joga mana ka gima ok en gima lich. Giwacho niya, ‘Kwe, kwe,’ kata mana ka kwe onge.
15 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,”
Bende gin-gi wichkuot kuom timbegi makwero? Ooyo, gionge wichkuot kata mana matin; ok gingʼeyo kata kaka ginyalo wuondore. Omiyo gibiro podho mana kaka joma moko mopodho; kendo ibiro dwokgi piny kakumogi,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “Chunguru e akek yore kendo urang wangʼ yore machon; penjuru kuma yo maber nitie, mondo uwuothie, kendo unuyud yweyo e chunyu. To ne uwacho ni, ‘Ok wanaluwe.’
17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
Ne aketonu jorito kendo awacho, ‘Chikuru itu ne turumbete!’ To ne uwacho, ‘Ok wanachik itwa.’
18 Therefore hear, O nations, and learn, O congregations, what will happen to them.
Omiyo winjuru, yaye un ogendini; ranguru malongʼo, yaye un joneno, gima biro timore negi.
19 Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
Winji, yaye piny: Akelo masira ne jogi, ma en olemo mar pachgi maricho, nikech gitamore winjo wechena, kendo gisedagi chikna.
20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
Ere tiend ubani mangʼwe ngʼar moa kuom Sheba kata niangʼ ma milimili moa e piny mabor? Chiwo magu mag misengini miwangʼo pep ok ayiego; misango magu ok mora.”
21 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”
Emomiyo ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “Anaket rachwany e nyim jogi. Wuone kod yawuowi nochwanyre kuomgi; jogo modak mokiewo kodgi kod osiepe nolal nono.”
22 This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.
Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “Neuru, jolweny biro koa e piny man yo nyandwat; oganda maduongʼ itugo koa e tunge piny.
23 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
Gimanore gi atungʼ kod tongʼ; giger kendo gionge ngʼwono. Gimor ka nam mogingore ka giriembo faresegi; gibiro ka ji mochanore komanore gi gige lweny mondo gimonju, yaye Nyar Sayun.”
24 We have heard the report; our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
Wasewinjo humbgi, kendo bedewa onge gi teko. Rem malich osemakowa, ka rem mar dhako mamuoch kayo.
25 Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
Kik udhi e puothe kata uwuothie yore, nimar jasigu nigi ligangla, kendo nitie luoro kamoro amora.
26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
Yaye joga, rwakuru lepu mag ywak kendo ngʼielreuru e buru; gouru nduru ka udengo malit mana ka ngʼama ywago wuode achiel kende, nimar apoya nono jaketh gik moko biro podho kuomwa.
27 “I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.
“Aseketi rapim mipimogo chumbe to joga kama ikunye chumbe, mondo mi ingʼi kendo ipim yoregi.
28 All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
Giduto gin jongʼanyo ma tokgi tek ta, ka gidhi ka gi kacha mar kuotho. Gin nyinyo kod chuma; giduto gin jomecho.
29 The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
Kata obedo ni jotheth moko mach matek mondo oleny fedha, kendo opwodhi, to mano en mana kayiem nono; kamano bende joma richo ok nyal pwodhore.
30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
Iluongogi ni fedha mojwangʼ, nikech Jehova Nyasaye osejwangʼogi.”
