Jeremiah 43
1 And it came about that when Jeremiah had come to the end of giving all the people the words of the Lord their God, which the Lord their God had sent him to say to them, even all these words,
Esi Yeremia wu Yehowa, woƒe Mawu la ƒe nyawo gbɔgblɔ na dukɔ la nu eye esi wòwu nya siwo katã Yehowa ɖo ɖee be wòagblɔ na wo nu vɔ la,
2 Then Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the men of pride, said to Jeremiah, You have said what is false: the Lord our God has not sent you to say, You are not to go into the land of Egypt and make your living-place there:
Hosaya ƒe vi, Azaria, Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple ŋutsu tosesẽtɔwo katã gblɔ na Yeremia be, “Aʋatso kam nèle! Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la medɔ wò be nàgblɔ be, ‘Migayi Egipte, ne mianɔ afi ma o.’
3 But Baruch, the son of Neriah, is moving you against us, to give us up into the hands of the Chaldaeans so that they may put us to death, and take us away prisoners into Babylon.
Ke boŋ Neria ƒe vi, Baruk, eyae le adã dem ta me na wò ɖe mía ŋu be, nàtsɔ mí ade asi na Babiloniatɔwo be woawu mí loo, alo aɖe aboyo mí ayi ɖe Babiloniae.”
4 So Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not give ear to the order of the Lord that they were to go on living in the land of Judah.
Ale Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple asrafomegã siwo katã le eŋu kple ameha la katã gbe be yewomawɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe se si wòde na wo be woanɔ Yudanyigba dzi la dzi o.
5 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces took all the rest of Judah who had come back into the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been forced to go;
Le esia teƒe la, Yohanan, Karea ƒe vi kple asrafomegãwo katã kplɔ ame siwo susɔ ɖe Yuda, ame siwo trɔ gbɔ be woava nɔ Yudanyigba dzi tso dukɔ siwo katã me wokaka ɖo la dzoe.
6 The men and the women and the children and the king's daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch, the son of Neriah;
Wokplɔ ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo, ɖeviwo kple fiavinyɔnu siwo aʋafia, Nebuzaradan gblẽ ɖe Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi, Gedalia gbɔ hekpe ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia, Neria ƒe vi, Baruk gbɔ la hã dzoe.
7 And they came into the land of Egypt; for they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord: and they came to Tahpanhes.
Ale woyi ɖe Egipte, hetsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu eye woɖo keke Tapanhes ke gɔ hã.
8 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yeremia le Tapanhes be,
9 Take in your hand some great stones, and put them in a safe place in the paste in the brickwork which is at the way into Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, before the eyes of the men of Judah;
“Tsɔ kpe gã aɖewo ɖe asi ne Yudatɔwo ƒe ŋku le dziwò eye nàɖi wo ɖe Farao ƒe Fiasã ƒe mɔnu, ɖe anyikpe siwo woɖo ɖe mɔa nu la te
10 And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and he will put the seat of his kingdom on these stones which have been put in a safe place here by you; and his tent will be stretched over them.
Ekema gblɔ na wo be, ‘Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Mele ame dɔ ge aɖo ɖe nye dɔla Nebukadnezar, Babilonia fia eye matsɔ eƒe fiazikpui aɖo kpe siwo meɖi ɖe teƒe sia la dzi eye wòakeke eƒe dzoya ɖe wo dzi.
11 And he will come and overcome the land of Egypt; those who are for death will be put to death, those who are to be prisoners will be made prisoners, and those who are for the sword will be given to the sword.
Ava dze Egipte dzi eye wòahe ku vɛ na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na ku, aboyomeyiyi na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na aboyomenɔnɔ eye yi na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na yi.
12 And he will put a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and they will be burned by him: and he will make Egypt clean as a keeper of sheep makes clean his clothing; and he will go out from there in peace.
Atɔ dzo Egipte mawuwo ƒe gbedoxɔwo, atɔ dzo woƒe gbedoxɔwo eye wòaɖe aboyo woƒe mawuawo. Abe ale si alẽkplɔla tsɔa avɔ xatsana ɖe eɖokui ŋu ene la, nenema wòatsɔ Egipte abla ɖe eɖokui ŋu eye wòadzo kɔ̃ɔ le dedinɔnɔ me.
13 And the stone pillars of Beth-shemesh in the land of Egypt will be broken by him, and the houses of the gods of Egypt burned with fire.
Amu legba siwo le Ɣemawu ƒe gbedoxɔ me le Egipte la aƒu anyi eye wòatɔ dzo Egipte mawuwo ƒe trɔ̃xɔwo katã.’”
