Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, saith Jehovah, they shall bring forth the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
Wakati huo - BWANA asema - wataleta kutoka makaburini mifupa ya wafalme wa Yuda na wakuu wake, mifupa ya makuhani na ya manabii na mifupa ya wakazi wa Yerusalemu.
2 and they shall spread them out to the sun and to the moon and to all the host of the heavens, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the ground.
Kisha wataitandaza nje mchana kweupe na mbalamwezi na nyota zote za angani; hivi vitu katika anga vimenifuata na kunitumikia, na kwamba vimetembea na kutafuta, na kwamba vimeniabudu. Mifupa haitakusanywa na kuzikwa tena. Itakuwa kama mavi juu ya uso wa dunia.
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, in all the places whither I have driven those that remain, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Na katika kila eneo lililobaki ambalo nimewafukuza, Watachagua mauti badala ya uzima kwa ajili yao, wote ambao watasalia kutokana na taifa hili ovu - asema BWANA wa majeshi.
4 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Do [men] fall, and not rise up? Doth one turn away, and not return?
Kwa hiyo uwaambie, 'BWANA asema hivi: Je, kuna mtu anyeanguka na hasimami? Je, kuna mtu anayepotea na hawezi kujaribu kurudi?
5 Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Kwa nini hawa watu, Yerusalemu, wamegeukia uasi daima? Wanashikilia uongo na wanakataa kutubu.
6 I hearkened and heard: they speak not what is right; there is no man who repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Every one turneth to his course, like a horse rushing into the battle.
Nilikaa kwa uangalifu na nikasikiliza, lakini hawakuongea kilicho sahihi; hakuna aliyetubia uovu wake, hakuna asemaye, “Nimefanya nini?” Kila mmoja wao huenda kule anakotaka, kama farasi aendaye kasi vitani.
7 Even a stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of Jehovah.
Hata koikoi angani hujua wakati sahihi; na njiwa, na mbayuayu, n a korongo. Huhama kwa wakati sahihi, lakini watu wangu hawayajui maagizo ya BWANA.
8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood.
Kwa nini mnasema, “Sisi tuna hekima! na sheria ya BWANA tunayoi?” Hakika, Tazama! Kalamu yenye uongo ya mwandishi imefanya uongo.
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected Jehovah's word; and what wisdom is in them?
Wenye hekima wataaibishwa. Wameyeyuka na na kunaswa. Tazama! wanakataa neno la BWANA, kwa hiyo hekima yao ni kwa ajili ya matumizi gani?
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, their fields to those that shall possess [them]; for every one, from the least even unto the greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely.
Kwa wake zao nitawapa wengine, na mashamba yao kwa wale watakaowamiliki, kwa kuwa kuanzia kijana hadi mkuu, kwa pamoja ni wachoyo! Kuanzia nabii hadi kuhani, wote wanasema uongo.
11 And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.
Kwa kuwa wametibu jeraha ya binti za watu wangu kwa juu juu. Walijisemea, “Amani, Amani,” na kumbe hapakuwa na amani.
12 Are they ashamed that they have committed abomination? Nay, they are not at all ashamed, and they know not how to blush. Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall stumble, saith Jehovah.
Je, waliona aibu walipofanya machukizo? Hawakuaibika. Hawakuwa na utu. Kwa hiyo wataanguka wakati wa adhabu, pamoja na wale walioanguka. Watatupwa chini, asema BWANA.
13 I will utterly take them away, saith Jehovah: there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree; and the leaf is faded: and I will give them up to those that shall pass over them.
Nitawaondoa kabisa - asema BWANA - hapatakuwa na zabibu kwenye mizabibu yao, wala tini katika mitini yao. kwa kuwa jani litanyauka, na kile nilichowapatia kitaisha.
14 Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Kwa nini tunakaa hapa? Njoni pamoja; twendeni kwenye hiyo miji yenye maboma, na tutakaa kimya kule katika kifo. Kwa kuwa BWANA, Mungu wetu atatunyamazisha. Atatufanya tunywe sumu, kwa kuwa tumemtenda dhambi.
15 Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
Tunatumainia amani, lakini hakutakuwa na jema. Tunatumainia wakati wa uponyaji, lakini tazama kutakuwa na hofu.
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: the whole land trembleth at the sound of the neighing of his steeds, and they come, and devour the land, and all it contains, the city and those that dwell therein.
Mkoromo wa farasi wake umesikika kutoka Dani. Dunia nzima inatikisika kwa sababu ya sauti ya kukaribia kwa farasi wake wenye nguvu. Kwa kuwa watakuja kuiangamiza nchi na utajiri wake, mji na wote wakaao nadani yake.
17 For behold, I send among you serpents, vipers against which there is no charm, and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.
Hebu tazama, ninawatuma nyoka kati yenu, fira ambao hawawezi kuzuiliwa kwa uganga. Watawauma - asema BWANA,”
18 My comfort in my sadness! my heart is faint in me!
Huzuni yangu haina ukomo, na moyo wangu unaugua.
19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people, from a very far country: Is not Jehovah in Zion? Is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, with foreign vanities?
Tazama! sauti ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu kutoka mbali! Je, BWANA hayumo Sayuni? Je, mfalme wake hayumo ndani yake? Kwa nini sasa wananichukiza kwa vitu vya kuchongwa na sanamu za kigeni zilizo batili?
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Mavuno yamepita, wakati wa hari umekwisha. Lakini sisi hatujaokoka.
21 — For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.
Nimeumia kwa sababu ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu. Ninaomboleza kwa sababu ya mambo ya kushangaza ambayo yametokea kwake; Nimeyeyuka.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?
Je, kule Gileadi hakuan dawa? Je, huko hayuko mponyaji? Kwa nini uponyaji wa binti wa watu wangu hautokei?
