< Jeremiah 14 >
1 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
Dubbiin Waaqayyoo waaʼee hongee akkana jedhee gara Ermiyaas dhufe:
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
“Yihuudaan ni boossi; magaalaawwan ishees gad deebiʼaa jiru; isaan biyyattiidhaaf ni wawwaatu; iyyi tokkos Yerusaalemii dhagaʼamaa jira.
3 And their nobles send their little ones for water: they come to the pits, they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed, they are confounded, and have covered their heads.
Namoonni gurguddoonni hojjettoota isaanii bishaan waraabuuf ergatu; isaanis gara boolla bishaanii dhaqu; garuu bishaan hin argatan. Isaan okkotee isaanii duwwaa qabatanii deebiʼu; isaan qaanaʼanii abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
4 Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.
Sababii biyyattii keessaa bokkaan dhabameef lafti ni babbaqaqxe; qonnaan bultoonnis abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
5 For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
Sababii margi hin jirreef, borofni bakkee iyyuu ilmoo ishee kan reefuu dhalatte gattee deemti.
6 And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Harroonni diidaa lafa ol kaʼaa qullaa irra ijaajjanii akkuma waangotaa arganu; sababii waan dheedan dhabaniif iji isaanii waa arguu dadhabe.”
7 Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many — we have sinned against thee.
Yaa Waaqayyo, cubbuun keenya nutti dhugaa baʼu iyyuu ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii waa nuu godhi. Duubatti deebiʼuun keenya baayʼateera; nu cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
8 Thou hope of Israel, its Saviour in the time of trouble, why wilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a traveller that turneth aside to stay a night?
Yaa abdii Israaʼel, Fayyisaa ishee kan yeroo rakkinaa, ati maaliif akkuma kara deemtuu halkan tokko qofa bultuu biyyattii keessatti akkuma keessummaa taata?
9 Why wilt thou be as a man astonished, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name: leave us not.
Ati maaliif akka nama waan godhu wallaale tokkoo, akkuma loltuu nama oolchuu hin dandeenye tokkoo taata? Yaa Waaqayyo, ati nu gidduu jirta; nu maqaa keetiin waamamna; ati nu hin gatin.
10 Thus saith Jehovah to this people: Even so have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet; and Jehovah hath no delight in them: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Waaqayyo waaʼee saba kanaa akkana jedha: “Isaan jooruu jaallatu; miilla isaanii hin ittifatan. Kanaafuu Waaqayyo isaanitti hin gammadu; inni amma hammina isaanii ni yaadata; cubbuu isaaniitiifis isaan adaba.”
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Akka sabni kun nagaan jiraatu na hin kadhatin.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer up burnt-offering and oblation, I will not accept them: for I will consume them by sword, and by famine, and by pestilence.
Yoo isaan sooman iyyuu ani iyya isaanii hin dhagaʼu; yoo isaan aarsaa gubamuu fi aarsaa midhaanii dhiʼeessan iyyuu ani hin fudhadhu. Qooda kanaa ani goraadeedhaan, beelaa fi dhaʼichaan isaan nan balleessa.”
13 And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; for I will give you assured peace in this place.
Ani garuu akkana nan jedhe; “Wayyoo yaa Waaqayyo Gooftaa, raajonni saba kanaan, ‘Isin goraadee hin argitan yookaan hin beeloftan. Ani dhugumaan nagaa dhuma hin qabne iddoo kanatti isiniif nan kenna’ jedhu.”
14 And Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy falsehood in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, nor spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Amma illee Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Raajonni sun maqaa kootiin soba raaju. Ani isaan hin ergine yookaan isaan hin muudne yookaan isaanitti hin dubbanne. Isaan mulʼataa fi raajii sobaa, waaqa tolfamaa waaqeffachuu fi waan ofuma isaaniitii yaadan isinitti himu.
15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, and who say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and by famine shall those prophets be consumed;
Kanaafuu Waaqayyo waaʼee raajota maqaa isaatiin raajan sanaa akkana jedha: ani isaan hin ergine; isaan garuu, ‘Goraadeen yookaan beelli tokko iyyuu biyya kana hin tuqu’ jedhu. Raajonni sun iyyuu goraadee fi beelaan dhumu.
16 and the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine and the sword; and there shall be none to bury them, them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters; and I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Namoonni isaan raajii dubbataniif sunis beelaa fi goraadeedhaan daandiiwwan Yerusaalem irratti harcaafamu. Namni isaan yookaan niitota isaanii, ilmaan isaanii yookaan intallan isaanii awwaalu tokko iyyuu hin jiru. Ani badiisa isaaniif malu isaanitti nan dhangalaasaatii.
17 And thou shalt say this word unto them: Let mine eyes run down with tears, night and day, and not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
“Akkana jedhii dubbii kana isaanitti dubbadhu: “‘Iji koo halkanii fi guyyaa utuu gargar hin kutin imimmaan haa lolaasu; intalli, Durbi Qulqullittiin saba kootii akka malee madooftee dhaʼicha hamaadhaan dhaʼamte.
18 If I go forth into the field, behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold them that pine away with famine! For both prophet and priest shall go about into a land that they know not.
Ani yoon baadiyyaa dhaqe, warra goraadeedhaan dhuman nan arga; yoon magaalaa seene immoo, warra beelaan dhuman nan arga. Raajonnii fi luboonni biyya hin beekne keessa jooru.’”
19 — Hast thou then utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? Peace is looked for, and there is no good, — and a time of healing, and behold terror!
Ati Yihuudaa guutumaan guutuutti gatteertaa? Xiyooniinis ni tuffattaa? Ati maaliif akka nu fayyuu hin dandeenyeef nu miita? Nu nagaa abdanne; garuu wanni gaariin tokko iyyuu hin dhufne; nu yeroo fayyinaa abdanne; garuu raafama qofatu jira.
20 Jehovah, we acknowledge our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
Yaa Waaqayyo, nu hammina keenyaa fi yakka abbootii keenyaa ni beekna; nu dhugumaan cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
21 For thy name's sake, do not spurn [us], do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii nu hin tuffatin; teessoo kee ulfina qabeessa sanas hin qaanessin. Kakuu nu wajjin galte sana yaadadhu; isas hin cabsin.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou HE, Jehovah, our God? And we wait upon thee; for thou hast made all these things.
Waaqota Namoota Ormaa kanneen faayidaa hin qabne sana keessaa tokko iyyuu bokkaa ni roobsaa? Samiiwwan mataan isaanii iyyuu tiifuu gad erguu? Yaa Waaqayyo Waaqni keenya suma mitii? Kanaafuu abdiin keenya suma; situ waan kana hunda hojjetaatii.