Jeremiah 47

1 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines, before Pharaoh's attack on Gaza.

Esia nye Yehowa ƒe nya si va na Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia tso Filistitɔwo ŋu hafi Farao va dze Gaza dzi:

2 This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.

Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Kpɔ ale si tɔwo le ɖɔɖɔm le anyiehe ɖa, woaɖɔ agbagba, anɔ sisim kple ŋusẽ. Woaɖɔ axɔ anyigba kple nu sia nu si le edzi, duwo kple wo me nɔlawo katã dzi. Ameawo alé avi me sesĩe eye ame siwo katã le anyigba dzi la, afa avi kple ɣli,

3 At the noise of the stamping of the feet of his war-horses, at the rushing of his carriages and the thunder of his wheels, fathers will give no thought to their children, because their hands are feeble;

nenye be wose sɔ siwo le du dzi la ƒe afɔzi kple futɔwo ƒe tasiaɖamwo ƒe hoowɔwɔ kple woƒe afɔtiwo ƒe totro. Fofowo matrɔ ɖe wo viwo ŋu be woakpe ɖe wo ŋu o elabena woƒe asi adɔ agblɔ ɖe wo ŋu,

4 Because of the day which is coming with destruction on all the Philistines, cutting off from Tyre and Zidon the last of their helpers: for the Lord will send destruction on the Philistines, the rest of the sea-land of Caphtor.

elabena ŋkeke la ɖo be woatsrɔ̃ Filistitɔwo katã, eye woaɖe ame siwo tsi agbe la ɖa, ame siwo ate ŋu akpe ɖe Tiro kple Sidon ŋu. Esusɔ vie Yehowa natsrɔ̃ Filistitɔwo, ame siwo nye Kaftor ƒuta ƒe ame mamlɛawo.

5 The hair is cut off from the head of Gaza; Ashkelon has come to nothing; the last of the Anakim are deeply wounding themselves.

Gaza ako ta kolikoli abe funyila ene, eye wòaɖo asi Askelon dzi be wòazi ɖoɖoe. O, mi ame siwo susɔ ɖe tagba, ɣe ka ɣie miasi mia ɖokuiwo ase ɖo?

6 O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.

“Èdo ɣli be, ‘Ao, Yehowa ƒe yi, ɣe ka ɣi hafi nàgbɔ ɖe eme? Tɔ, trɔ yi ɖe wò aku me eye nànɔ anyi kpoo.’

7 How is it possible for it to be quiet, seeing that the Lord has given it orders? against Ashkelon and against the sea-land he has given it directions.

Aleke wòadzudzɔe esi wònye Yehowae ɖoe nɛ, esi wòɖe gbe nɛ be wòadze Askelon kple ƒutaduwo dzi?”