Jeremiah 39
1 In the ninth year of Sedecias king of Juda, in the tenth month, came Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and all his army to Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Mwaka-inĩ wa kenda wa wathani wa Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda, mweri-inĩ wa ikũmi, Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩathiire gũtharĩkĩra itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu arĩ na mbũtũ ciake ciothe cia ita, akĩrĩrigiicĩria arĩtunyane.
2 And in the I eleventh year of Sedecias, in the fourth month, the fifth day of the month, the city was opened.
Ningĩ mũthenya wa kenda wa mweri wa ĩna wa mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na ũmwe wa wathani wa Zedekia, nĩguo rũthingo rwa itũũra rĩu inene rwatũrĩkirio.
3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate: Neregel, Sereser, Semegarnabu, Sarsachim, Rabsares, Neregel, Serezer, Rebmag, and all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo anene othe a mũthamaki wa Babuloni magĩtoonya na magĩikara Kĩhingo-inĩ gĩa Gatagatĩ: Nao nĩ Nerigali-Sharezeru wa Samugari, na Nebo-Sarisekimu mũtongoria ũmwe mũnene, na Nerigali-Sharezeru ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wathani-inĩ, marĩ hamwe na anene arĩa angĩ othe a mũthamaki wa Babuloni.
4 And when Sedecias the king of Juda and all the men of war saw them, they fled: and they went forth in the night out of the city by the way of the king’s garden, and by the gate that was between the two walls, and they went; out to the way of the desert.
Rĩrĩa Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda na thigari ciothe maamonire, makĩũra; makiuma itũũra-inĩ rĩu inene ũtukũ magerete njĩra ya mũgũnda-inĩ wa mũthamaki, kĩhingo-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ gatagatĩ ga thingo cierĩ, magĩthiĩ merekeire Araba.
5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them: and they took Sedecias in the plain of the desert of Jericho, and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him.
No nayo mbũtũ ya andũ a Babuloni ĩkĩmatengʼeria, ĩgĩkorerera Zedekia werũ-inĩ ũrĩa mwaraganu wa Jeriko. Makĩmũnyiita, makĩmũtwarĩra Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni arĩ kũu Ribila bũrũri-inĩ wa Hamathu, na kũu nĩkuo aamũtuĩrĩire ciira.
6 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias, in Reblatha, before his eyes: and the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Juda.
Kũu Ribila nokuo mũthamaki wa Babuloni oragithĩirie ariũ a Zedekia, maitho-inĩ make, na akĩũragithia andũ othe arĩa maarĩ igweta kũu Juda.
7 He also put out the eyes of Sedecias: and bound him with fetters, to be carried to Babylon.
Agĩcooka agĩkũũrithia Zedekia maitho na akĩmuoha na bĩngũ cia gĩcango nĩguo atwarwo Babuloni.
8 And the Chaldeans burnt the king’s house, and the houses of the people with fire, and they threw down the wall of Jerusalem.
Andũ acio a Babuloni magĩcina nyũmba ya ũthamaki, o na nyũmba cia andũ arĩa angĩ, na makĩmomora thingo cia Jerusalemu.
9 And Nabuzardan the general of the army carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to him, and the rest of the people that remained.
Nebuzaradani, mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki, agĩtaha andũ arĩa maatigaire kũu itũũra-inĩ thĩinĩ, akĩmatwara Babuloni marĩ hamwe na arĩa meneanĩte kũrĩ we o na andũ acio angĩ othe.
10 But Nabuzardan the general left some of the poor people that had nothing at all, in the land of Juda, and he gave them vineyards, and cisterns at that time.
No rĩrĩ, Nebuzaradani ũcio mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki, nĩatigirie andũ amwe arĩa maarĩ athĩĩni kũu bũrũri wa Juda, arĩa mataarĩ na kĩndũ kĩao; no hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩmahe mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ na mĩgũnda ya kũrĩma.
11 Now Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had given charge to Nabuzardan the general concerning Jeremias, saying:
Na rĩrĩ, Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩarutĩte watho ũkoniĩ Jeremia, akeera Nebuzaradani ũcio mũnene wa arangĩri a mũthamaki atĩrĩ:
12 Take him, and set thy eyes upon him, and do him no harm: but as he hath a mind, so do with him.
“Muoe ũmũmenyerere; ndũkamwĩke ũũru, no ũmũhingagĩrie ũndũ o wothe ũrĩa angĩkũũria.”
13 Therefore Nabuzardan the general sent, and Nabusezban, and Rabsares, and Neregel, and Sereser, and Rebmag, and all the nobles of the king of Babylon,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Nebuzaradani ũcio mũnene wa arangĩri, na Nebushazibani mũtongoria ũmwe mũnene na Nerigali-Sharezeru ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wathani-inĩ, o na anene acio angĩ othe a mũthamaki wa Babuloni
14 Sent, and took Jeremias out of the court of the prison, and committed him to Codolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, that he might go home, and dwell among the people.
magĩtũmana, makiuga Jeremia arutwo kũu thĩinĩ wa nja ĩrĩa ya arangĩri. Nao makĩmũneana harĩ Gedalia mũrũ wa Ahikamu, mũrũ wa Shafani, nĩguo amũinũkie gwake mũciĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩtũũrania na andũ arĩa angĩ ao.
15 But the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, when he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Go, and tell Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying:
Rĩrĩa Jeremia aatũũrĩte oheetwo kũu thĩinĩ wa nja ĩrĩa ya arangĩri-rĩ, ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova nĩyamũkinyĩrĩire akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will bring my words upon this city unto evil, and not unto good: and they shall be accomplished in thy sight in that day.
“Thiĩ ũkeere Ebedi-Meleku ũrĩa Mũkushi atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe, Ngai wa Isiraeli, ekuuga atĩrĩ: Ndĩ hakuhĩ kũhingia ũrĩa ndoigire atĩ nĩngarehere itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene mwanangĩko, no ti ũgaacĩru. Hĩndĩ ĩyo, maũndũ macio nĩmakahingio ũkĩmeyonagĩra na maitho.
17 And I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hands of the men whom thou fearest:
No rĩrĩ, wee nĩngakũhonokia mũthenya ũcio, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga; wee ndũkaneanwo kũrĩ andũ acio wĩtigĩraga.
18 But delivering, I will deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword: but thy life shall be saved for thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.
Niĩ nĩngakũhonokia; wee ndũkooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora no nĩũkahonokia muoyo waku, tondũ nĩ niĩ ũtũũrĩte wĩhokete, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.’”
