Jeremiah 23
1 What trouble is coming to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares the Lord.
“Ègbé ni fún àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn tí ń tú agbo ẹran mi ká tí ó sì ń pa wọ́n run!” ni Olúwa wí.
2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look after my people: You have scattered my flock. You have chased them away You didn't take care of them, so now I will take care of you for all the evil you've done, declares the Lord.
Nítorí náà, èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli sọ ní ti àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn tí ń darí àwọn ènìyàn mi: “Nítorí tí ẹ̀yin tú agbo ẹran mi ká, tí ẹ lé wọn dànù tí ẹ̀yin kò sì bẹ̀ wọ́n wò. Èmi yóò jẹ yín ní yà nítorí nǹkan búburú tí ẹ ti ṣe,” ni Olúwa wí.
3 I myself will gather what's left of my flock from all the countries where I exiled them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will increase in number.
“Èmi Olúwa tìkára mi yóò kó ìyókù agbo ẹran mi jọ láti inú gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè tí mo ti lé wọn, Èmi yóò mú wọn padà sínú pápá oko wọn, níbẹ̀ ni wọn ó ti bí sí i, tí wọn ó sì pọ̀ sí i.
4 I will put shepherds in charge of them who will take care of them, and they won't be afraid or discouraged anymore, and none of them will be missing, declares the Lord.
Èmi ó wá olùṣọ́-àgùntàn fún wọn, tí yóò darí wọn, wọn kì yóò bẹ̀rù tàbí dààmú, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọ̀kan kì yóò sọnù,” ni Olúwa wí.
5 Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what is right. As king he will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right throughout the country.
“Ọjọ́ ń bọ̀,” ni Olúwa wí, “tí Èmi yóò gbé ẹ̀ka òdodo dìde fún Dafidi, ọba tí yóò lo ìjọba pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n tí yóò sì ṣe òdodo àti ohun tí ó yẹ lórí ilẹ̀ náà.
6 When he is king, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name he will be called: The Lord Who Makes Us Right.
Ní ọjọ́ rẹ̀ ni a ó gba Juda là, Israẹli yóò sì máa gbé ní aláìléwu. Èyí ni orúkọ tí a ó fi máa pè é: Olúwa Òdodo wa.
7 Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when people won't say anymore, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites out of Egypt.”
Nítorí náà, ọjọ́ ń bọ̀,” ni Olúwa wí, “tí ènìyàn kì yóò tún wí pé, ‘Dájúdájú Olúwa wà láààyè tí ó mú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.’
8 Instead they'll say, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites back from the northern country and all the other countries where he had exiled them.” Then they'll live in their own country.
Ṣùgbọ́n wọn yóò máa wí pé, ‘Dájúdájú Olúwa ń bẹ tí ó mú irú-ọmọ ilé Israẹli wá láti ilẹ̀ àríwá àti láti àwọn ilẹ̀ ibi tí mo tí lé wọn lọ,’ wọn ó sì gbé inú ilẹ̀ wọn.”
9 When it comes to the prophets: I'm really disturbed—I'm shaking inside! I stagger like a drunk, like someone who's had too much wine, because of what the Lord is like, because of his holy words.
Nípa ti àwọn wòlíì èké. Ọkàn mi ti bàjẹ́ nínú mi, gbogbo egungun mi ni ó wárìrì. Èmi dàbí ọ̀mùtí ènìyàn, bí ọkùnrin tí ọtí wáìnì ń pa; nítorí Olúwa àti àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ mímọ́ rẹ̀.
10 For the country is full of people committing adultery so it's under a curse. The land mourns and the desert pastures have dried up. The people live evil lives, using their energy to do wrong.
Ilẹ̀ náà kún fún panṣágà ènìyàn; nítorí ègún, ilẹ̀ náà gbẹ, àwọn koríko orí aṣálẹ̀ ilẹ̀ náà rọ. Àwọn wòlíì tẹ̀lé ọ̀nà búburú, wọ́n sì ń lo agbára wọn lọ́nà àìtọ́.
11 Both prophets and priests show no respect for me. I see wickedness even in my Temple, declares the Lord.
“Wòlíì àti àlùfáà kò gbé ìgbé ayé ìwà-bí-Ọlọ́run; kódà nínú tẹmpili mi ni mo rí ìwà búburú wọn,” ni Olúwa wí.
12 That's why their path will become slippery; they will be chased away in the dark and fall down. I'm going to bring disaster on them at the time when they're punished, declares the Lord.
“Nítorí náà, ọ̀nà wọn yóò di yíyọ́, a ó lé wọn jáde sínú òkùnkùn; níbẹ̀ ni wọn yóò ṣubú. Èmi yóò mú ìdààmú wá sórí wọn, ní ọdún tí a jẹ wọ́n ní ìyà,” ni Olúwa wí.
13 I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something really offensive: They prophesied in the name of Baal and led my people Israel to sin.
“Láàrín àwọn wòlíì Samaria, Èmi rí ohun tí ń lé ni sá. Wọ́n sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ lórúkọ Baali wọ́n sì mú Israẹli ènìyàn mi ṣìnà.
14 But now I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something even more disgusting: They commit adultery and their lives are a lie. They support the wicked, so no one stops sinning. To me they're all like Sodom; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.
Àti láàrín àwọn wòlíì Jerusalẹmu, èmi ti rí ohun búburú. Wọ́n ṣe panṣágà, wọ́n sì ń ṣèké. Wọ́n fún àwọn olùṣe búburú ní agbára, tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí kò sí ẹnìkan tí ó yípadà kúrò nínú ìwà búburú rẹ̀. Gbogbo wọn dàbí Sodomu níwájú mi, àti àwọn ènìyàn olùgbé rẹ̀ bí Gomorra.”
15 So this is what the Lord Almighty says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and poisoned water to drink, because evil has spread across the country from the prophets of Jerusalem.
Nítorí náà, báyìí ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Alágbára wí ní ti àwọn wòlíì: “Èmi yóò mú wọn jẹ oúnjẹ kíkorò, wọn yóò mu omi májèlé nítorí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn wòlíì Jerusalẹmu ni àìwà-bí-Ọlọ́run ti tàn ká gbogbo ilẹ̀.”
16 This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophesy to you. They're fooling you with visions they make up in their own minds. They're not from me.
Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí: “Ẹ má ṣe fi etí sí àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ tí àwọn wòlíì èké ń sọ fún un yín. Wọ́n ń kún inú ọkàn yín pẹ̀lú ìrètí asán. Wọ́n ń sọ ìran láti ọkàn ara wọn, kì í ṣe láti ẹnu Olúwa.
17 They keep on telling people who don't respect me, “The Lord says that you'll live in peace,” and to everyone following their own stubborn attitude, “Nothing bad is going to happen to you.”
Wọ́n ń sọ fún àwọn tí ó ń gàn mí pé, ‘Olúwa ti wí pé, ẹ̀yin ó ní àlàáfíà.’ Wọ́n sì wí fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó rìn nípa agídí ọkàn rẹ̀ pé, ‘Kò sí ìpalára kan tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀ sí yín.’
18 But who of them has attended the Lord's council to hear and understand what he's saying? Who has paid attention to his instructions and followed them?
Ṣùgbọ́n èwo nínú wọn ni ó dúró nínú ìgbìmọ̀ Olúwa láti rí i tàbí gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀? Ta ni ó gbọ́ tí ó sì fetí sí ọ̀rọ̀ náà?
19 Watch out! The Lord has sent out a furious storm, a tornado swirling around the heads of the wicked.
Wò ó, afẹ́fẹ́ Olúwa yóò tú jáde pẹ̀lú ìbínú à fẹ́ yíká ìjì yóò fẹ́ sí orí àwọn olùṣe búburú.
20 The Lord's anger won't fade until he's finished doing everything he wants. Only then will you really understand.
Ìbínú Olúwa kì yóò yẹ̀ títí tí yóò sì fi mú èrò rẹ̀ ṣẹ, ní àìpẹ́ ọjọ́, yóò yé e yín yékéyéké.
21 I didn't send these prophets, but they run to deliver their messages. I didn't tell them to say anything, but they still go on prophesying.
Èmi kò rán àwọn wòlíì wọ̀nyí síbẹ̀ wọ́n lọ pẹ̀lú ọ̀rọ̀ wọn. Èmi kò tilẹ̀ bá wọn sọ̀rọ̀, síbẹ̀ wọ́n sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀.
22 Now if they had attended my council, they would have delivered my instructions to my people and brought them back from their evil way of life, from their evil actions.
Ṣùgbọ́n ì bà ṣe pé wọn dúró nínú ìgbìmọ̀ mi, wọn ìbá ti kéde ọ̀rọ̀ mi fún àwọn ènìyàn mi. Wọn ìbá ti wàásù ọ̀rọ̀ mi fun àwọn ènìyàn wọn ìbá ti yípadà kúrò nínú ọ̀nà àti ìṣe búburú wọn.
23 Am I only a local God and not a God who operates widely? asks the Lord.
“Ǹjẹ́ Ọlọ́run tòsí nìkan ni Èmi bí?” ni Olúwa wí, “kì í sì í ṣe Ọlọ́run ọ̀nà jíjìn.
24 Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere in heaven and on earth? asks the Lord.
Ǹjẹ́ ẹnikẹ́ni lè sá pamọ́ sí ibi kọ́lọ́fín kan, kí èmi má ba a rí?” ni Olúwa wí. “Ǹjẹ́ èmi kò ha a kún ọ̀run àti ayé bí?” ni Olúwa wí.
25 I've listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, “I've had a dream! I've had a dream!”
“Mo ti gbọ́ gbogbo ohun tí àwọn wòlíì èké tí ń sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ ní orúkọ mi ń sọ. Wọ́n sọ wí pé, ‘Mo lá àlá! Mo lá àlá!’
26 How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are just the product of their own deluded minds?
Títí di ìgbà wo ni èyí yóò fi máa tẹ̀síwájú ni ọkàn àwọn wòlíì èké wọ̀nyí tí wọ́n ń sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ ìtànjẹ ọkàn wọn?
27 They think the dreams that they repeat to one another will lead my people to forget me, just like their forefathers forgot me by worshiping Baal.
Wọ́n rò wí pé àlá tí wọ́n ń sọ fún ara wọn yóò mú kí àwọn ènìyàn mi gbàgbé orúkọ mi, gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn baba wọn ṣe gbàgbé orúkọ mi nípa sí sin òrìṣà Baali.
28 A prophet who has a dream should say it's just a dream, but anyone I've spoken to should deliver my message faithfully. What is straw in comparison to grain? asks the Lord.
Jẹ́ kí wòlíì tí ó bá lá àlá sọ àlá rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n jẹ́ kí ẹni tí ó ní ọ̀rọ̀ mí sọ ọ́ ní òtítọ́. Kí ni koríko gbígbẹ ní í ṣe nínú ọkà?” ni Olúwa wí.
29 Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?
“Ọ̀rọ̀ mi kò ha a dàbí iná?” ni Olúwa wí, “àti bí òòlù irin tí ń fọ́ àpáta túútúú?
30 Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who steal words from one another and then say it's a message from me.
“Nítorí náà, èmi lòdì sí àwọn wòlíì ni,” Olúwa wí, “Tí ń jí ọ̀rọ̀ tí ó yẹ kí ó ti ọ̀dọ̀ mi wá lò lọ́dọ̀ ara wọn.
31 Pay attention to this declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who make up their own stories and then announce, “This is what the Lord says.”
Bẹ́ẹ̀,” ni Olúwa wí, “Èmi lòdì sí àwọn wòlíì tí wọ́n lo ahọ́n wọn káàkiri, síbẹ̀ tí wọ́n ń sọ wí pé, ‘Olúwa wí.’
32 Pay attention to this declares the Lord, I'm opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They tell them in order to lead my people into sin with their wild lies. I didn't send them or give them any instructions, and they don't do anybody any good, declares the Lord.
Nítòótọ́, mo lòdì sí àwọn tí ń sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ nípa àlá èké,” ni Olúwa wí. “Wọ́n ń sọ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n sì ń mú àwọn ènìyàn mi ṣìnà nípa onírúurú èké wọn, síbẹ̀ èmi kò rán wọn tàbí yàn wọ́n. Wọn kò sì ran àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí lọ́wọ́ bí ó ti wù kí ó kéré mọ,” ni Olúwa wí.
33 So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you, declares the Lord.
“Nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí, tàbí wòlíì tàbí àlùfáà bá bi ọ́ léèrè wí pé, ‘Kí ni ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa?’ Sọ fún wọn wí pé, ‘Ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ wo? Èmi yóò pa yín tì ni Olúwa wí.’
34 If a prophet or priest or anyone else claims, “This is the burden of the Lord,” I will punish that person and their family.
Bí wòlíì tàbí àlùfáà tàbí ẹnikẹ́ni bá sì gbà wí pé, ‘Èyí ni ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa.’ Èmi yóò fi ìyà jẹ ọkùnrin náà àti gbogbo agbo ilé rẹ̀.
35 This is what everybody should say to their friends and relatives: “What answer has the Lord given?” or, “What has the Lord said?”
Èyí ni ohun tí ẹnìkọ̀ọ̀kan yín ń sọ fún ọ̀rẹ́ àti ará ilé rẹ̀: ‘Kí ni ìdáhùn Olúwa?’ Tàbí ‘Kí ni ohun tí Olúwa sọ?’
36 Don't talk about “the burden of the Lord” anymore, because everybody has different ideas about this “burden,” perverting the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God.
Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin kò gbọdọ̀ dárúkọ ọ̀rọ̀ ‘ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa’ mọ́, nítorí pé ọ̀rọ̀ oníkálùkù ènìyàn di ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ rẹ̀. Nítorí náà, ẹ̀yin ń yí ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run alààyè, Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun, Ọlọ́run wa padà.
37 This is what you are to say ask any prophet: “What message has the Lord given you?” and “What has the Lord told you?”
Èyí ni ohun tí ẹ̀yin ń sọ fún wòlíì: ‘Kí ni ìdáhùn Olúwa sí ọ́?’ Tàbí ‘Kí ni ohun tí Olúwa bá ọ sọ?’
38 If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “This is the burden of the Lord,” and I warned you not to,
Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ẹ̀yin ń sọ wí pé, ‘Èyí ni ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa,’ èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa sọ, Ẹ̀yin ń lo ọ̀rọ̀ yìí, ‘Èyí ni ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa,’ bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé mo sọ fún un yín láti má ṣe lò ó mọ́, ‘Èyí ni ọ̀rọ̀-ìjìnlẹ̀ Olúwa.’
39 now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you and your forefathers.
Nítorí náà, Èmi yóò gbàgbé yín, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni n ó lé e yín kúrò níwájú mi pẹ̀lú àwọn ìlú tí mo fi fún un yín àti àwọn baba yín.
40 I will disgrace you forever, you shame will never be forgotten.
Èmi yóò sì mú ìtìjú ayérayé wá sí orí yín, ìtìjú tí kò ní ní ìgbàgbé.”
