Jeremiah 20
1 And Pashur the son of Immer, the priest — and he was chief officer in the house of Jehovah — heard Jeremiah prophesy these things.
Esi nunɔla Pasur, Imer ƒe vi, Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me ƒe dɔnunɔlagã la se Yeremia wònɔ nya siawo gblɔm ɖi la,
2 And Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Jehovah.
ena woƒo Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia eye wodee kunyowu me, tsi ɖe Benyamingbo dzigbetɔ si le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ nu la ŋu.
3 And it came to pass the next day, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks; and Jeremiah said unto him, Jehovah hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib.
Esi ŋu ke eye Parsur ɖee le game la, Yeremia gblɔ nɛ be, “Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ si wòtsɔ na wòe nye, ame si ŋɔdzi ƒo xlãe, ke menye Pasur o;
4 For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall see [it]; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall smite them with the sword.
elabena ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: ‘Mawɔ wò nàzu ŋɔdzi na ɖokuiwò kple xɔ̃wòwo katã. Wò ŋutɔ wò ŋkuwo akpɔ ale si xɔ̃wòwo atsi woƒe futɔwo ƒe yi nue. Makplɔ Yuda katã ade asi na Babilonia fia, ame si aɖe aboyo wo ayi Babilonia alo awu wo kple yi.
5 And, I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah, will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Matsɔ du sia ƒe kesinɔnuwo, adzɔnuwo, nu xɔasiwo kple Yuda fia ƒe kesinɔnuwo adzoe. Woatsɔ wo adzoe abe nuhaha ene ayi Babilonia kee.
6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thy house shall go into captivity; and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends to whom thou hast prophesied falsehood.
Ke wò Pasur kple ame siwo katã le wò aƒe me la, woakplɔ mi ayi aboyo me le Babilonia. Afi ma miaku ɖo eye afi ma woaɖi mi ɖo, wò kple xɔ̃wo siwo nègblɔ aʋatsonyagblɔɖiwo na.’”
7 Jehovah, thou hast enticed me, and I was enticed; thou hast laid hold of me, and hast prevailed; I am become a derision the whole day: every one mocketh me.
O Yehowa, èblem eye mexɔ beblenya dzi se; èƒo nya ɖe nunye eye nèɖu dzinye. Ɣe sia ɣi wole alɔme ɖem le ŋunye eye ame sia ame le koyem.
8 For as oft as I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and spoil; for the word of Jehovah is become unto me a reproach and a derision all the day.
Ɣe sia ɣi ne mebe maƒo nu la, medoa ɣli heɖea gbeƒã ʋunyaʋunya kple tsɔtsrɔ̃, ale Yehowa ƒe nya hea dzu kple vlododo vɛ nam ɣe sia ɣi.
9 And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not.
Ke ne megblɔ be, “Nyemagayɔ eƒe ŋkɔ alo agaƒo nu le eƒe ŋkɔ me o” la, eƒe nya nɔna abe dzo ene le nye dzi me, eye abe dzo bibi nue wotu nu ɖo le nye ƒu tome ene. Etsɔtsɔ ti kɔ nam. Vavã nyemagate ŋui o.
10 For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.
Mese ame geɖewo le dalĩ dom be, “Ŋɔdzi ƒo xlãe! Mitrɔ eta! Mina míadee asi!” Xɔ̃nyewo katã le klalo na nye anyidzedze le gbɔgblɔm be, “Ɖewohĩ woablee ekema míaɖu edzi eye míabia hlɔ̃e.”
11 But Jehovah is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall stumble and shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered: it shall be an everlasting confusion that shall not be forgotten.
Ke Yehowa li kplim abe aʋawɔla kalẽtɔ ene, eya ta yonyemetilawo akli nu eye womaɖu dzi o. Woƒe ɖoɖowo me agblẽ eye woaɖu ŋukpe vevie, bubu si woɖe le wo ŋu la, womaŋlɔe be akpɔ o.
12 And thou, Jehovah of hosts, who triest the righteous, who seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
O Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, wò ame si doa ame dzɔdzɔewo kpɔ, eye nèdzroa woƒe dzi kple tamesusuwo me, na makpɔ ale si nàbia hlɔ̃ woe elabena wòe metsɔ nye nya de asi na.
13 Sing ye unto Jehovah, praise Jehovah, for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Midzi ha na Yehowa! Mitsɔ kafukafu na Yehowa! Eɖe hiãtɔwo ƒe agbe tso ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ƒe asi me.
14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born; let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed!
Aɖi gbe si gbe wodzim la ŋu kpekpekpe. Yayra meganɔ gbe si gbe danye dzim la dzi o!
15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad!
Fiƒode nenɔ ame si tsɔ dzidzɔnya sia yi na fofonye be, “Wodzi viŋutsu na wò” la dzi!
16 And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not; and let him hear a cry in the morning, and a shouting at noonday,
Nenɔ na ŋutsu ma abe du siwo Yehowa gbã nublanuimakpɔmakpɔtɔe la ene. Nese aviɣli le ŋdi me kple aʋaɣli le ŋdɔ me,
17 because he slew me not from the womb. Or would that my mother had been my grave, and her womb always great [with me]!
elabena mewum ɖe vidzidɔ me be danye nanye yɔdo nam, eye eƒe vidzidɔ nalolo tegbee o.
18 Wherefore came I forth from the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?
Nu ka ta medo go le vidzidɔ me be makpɔ fukpekpe kple nuxaxa eye nye ŋkekewo nawu nu le ŋukpe me?
