Jeremiah 32
1 This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah's reign, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign.
Esia nye Yehowa ƒe nya si va na Yeremia le Yuda fia Zedekia ƒe ƒe ewolia me eye wòganye Nebukadnezar ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuienyilia me.
2 This was when the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the guard's courtyard, part of the king of Judah's palace.
Babilonia fia ƒe aʋakɔwo ɖe to ɖe Yerusalem eye wolé Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia de gae ɖe xɔxɔnu si dzɔlawo nɔna le Yuda fia ƒe fiasã me.
3 Zedekiah king of Judah had put him in prison, telling him: “Why do you have to prophesy like this? You say the Lord is saying, ‘Look, I'm going to hand over this city to the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
Azɔ Yuda fia Zedekia de gae ɖe afi ma hegblɔ nɛ be, “Nu ka ta nèle nya gblɔm ɖi alea ɖo? Egblɔ be, ‘Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Matsɔ du sia ade asi na Babilonia fia, eye wòaxɔe.
4 Zedekiah king of Judah won't escape from the Babylonians. He will be captured and taken to the king of Babylon to speak with him personally and see him face to face.
Yuda fia Zedekia mado le Babiloniatɔwo ƒe asi me o, ke boŋ woalée ade asi na Babilonia fia, aƒo nu kplii ŋkume kple ŋkume, eye wòakpɔe kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋkuwo.
5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he'll remain until I deal with him, declares the Lord. You won't be successful if you fight against the Babylonians.’”
Akplɔ Zedekia ayi ɖe Babilonia, afi si wòanɔ va se ɖe esime matu nu kplii Yehowae gblɔe. Ne èwɔ aʋa kple Babiloniatɔwo la, màɖu wo dzi o.’”
6 Jeremiah answered, “The Lord gave me a message, saying:
Yeremia ɖo eŋu be, “Yehowa ƒe nya va gblɔe nam be,
7 Your cousin Hanamel, son of Shallum, is coming to tell you, ‘Why don't you buy my field in Anathoth because you have the right to redeem it and buy it?’
‘Tɔwòɖia, Salum, ƒe vi Hanamel ava gbɔwò agblɔ na wò be, “Ƒle nye agble si le Anatɔt elabena, abe ƒonyemetɔ kpamkpam ene la, enye wò gome kple dɔdeasi be nàƒlee?”’
8 Just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel arrived to see me in the guard's courtyard and asked me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin because you have the right of family ownership to redeem it. You should buy it for yourself.’” This convinced me that this was a message from the Lord.
“Tete abe ale si Yehowa gblɔe ene la, tɔnyeɖia ƒe vi, Hanamel va gbɔnye le dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔnu, eye wògblɔ nam be, ‘Ƒle nye agble si le Anatɔt le Benyaminyigba dzi. Esi wònye wò domenyinu wònye be nàxɔe eye wòanye tɔwò ta la, ƒlee na ɖokuiwò.’ “Menyae be esia nye gbe tso Yehowa gbɔ,
9 So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver to pay him.
eya ta meƒle agble si le Anatɔt la le tɔnyeɖia ƒe vi, Hanamel si heda klosaloga gram alafa eve tsɔ nɛ.
10 I signed the deed and sealed it, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver using the scales.
Mede asi anyigbaƒlegblalẽ la te hetre enu, hena ɖasefowo hã de asi ete eye meda klosaloga la le nudanu me.
11 Then I took the deed of sale, both the sealed original containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,
Mexɔ anyigbaƒlegbalẽ la, esi nu wotre, eye ɖoɖo si dzi woƒle agblea ɖo la le eme, hekpe ɖe esi nu wometre o la ŋuti.
12 and handed them to Baruch son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah. I did this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of sale, and all the people of Judah who were sitting there in the guard's courtyard.
Metsɔ anyigbaƒlegbalẽ la na Baruk, Neria ƒe vi, Mahseya ƒe vi, le tɔnyeɖia ƒe vi, Hanamel kple ɖasefo siwo de asi agbalẽ la te kple Yudatɔ siwo katã nɔ anyi ɖe dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔnu la ŋkume.
13 I gave Baruch these instructions in front of them,
“Le woƒe ŋkume mede se siawo na Baruk.
14 “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Put these deeds of sale, the sealed original and the open copy, in a clay jar so they can be kept safe for a long time.
‘Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Tsɔ agbalẽ siawo, anyigbaƒlegbalẽ si nu wotre kple esi le ʋuʋu la siaa de ze me ne woanɔ anyi eteƒe nadidi.
15 For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: The time will come when once again houses, fields, and vineyards will be bought in this country.”
Elabena ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: “Woagaƒle aƒewo, agbledenyigbawo kple waingblewo le anyigba sia dzi.”’
16 After I had given the deed of sale to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:
“Esi metsɔ anyigbaƒlegbalẽ la na Neria ƒe vi, Baruk vɔ la, medo gbe ɖa na Yehowa gblɔ be:
17 “Ah, Lord God! You created the heavens and the earth by your great strength and power. Nothing is too hard for you!
“O, Aƒetɔ Yehowa, wòe tsɔ wò ŋusẽ triakɔ kple wò abɔ si le dzi la wɔ dziƒo kple anyigbae. Naneke mesesẽ na wò akpa o.
18 You give your trustworthy love to thousands, but you punish the sins of the fathers the consequences affect their children too., Great and powerful God whose name is the Lord Almighty,
Elɔ̃a ame akpe nanewo gake ètsɔa fofowo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ƒe tohehe ɖoa akɔ na vi siwo wodzi. O Mawu gã kple ŋusẽtɔ, ame si ŋkɔe nye Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ,
19 you are the one who is supremely wise and who does incredible things. You watch what everyone does, and you reward them according to the way they live and what their actions deserve.
wò ɖoɖowo lolo eye wò nuwɔwɔwo tri akɔ. Wò ŋkuwo le te ɖe amegbetɔwo ƒe mɔwo ŋu eye nèwɔa nu sia nu si ame sia ame dze na la nɛ ɖe eƒe agbenɔnɔ kple eƒe nuwɔnawo nu.
20 You carried out signs and miracles in Egypt, and you still do so today, both here in Israel and among all people everywhere. As a result you gained a great reputation, and this is still true today.
Èwɔ dzesi gãwo kple nukunu triakɔwo le Egiptenyigba dzi eye nègale wo wɔwɔ dzi va se ɖe egbe sia, le Israel kple amegbetɔwo katã dome eye nèxɔ ŋkɔ gã na ɖokuiwò esi nye tɔwò va se ɖe fifia.
21 You led your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and miracles, with your great power and strength that terrified people.
Èkplɔ wò dukɔ, Israel, do goe le Egipte kple dzesiwo, nukunuwo, alɔ sesẽ kple abɔ si le dzi kple ŋɔdzi gã.
22 You gave them this land that you had promised to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Ètsɔ anyigba sia, si nèka atam be yeatsɔ ana wo fofowo la na wo, anyigba si dzi notsi kple anyitsi bɔ ɖo fũu.
23 They came and took it over, but they didn't do what you said or follow your laws. They didn't do everything you ordered them to do, which is why you've brought all this disaster down on them.
Woge ɖe anyigba la dzi hexɔe gake womeɖo to wò alo wɔ wò seawo dzi o. Womewɔ nu siwo ƒe se nède na wo be woawɔ la o, eya tae nèhe gbegblẽ sia katã va wo dzii ɖo.
24 Look at the siege ramps piled up against the city to capture it! Through war and famine and disease, the city will be taken by the Babylonians who are attacking it. You can see that everything you said would happen has happened.
“Kpɔ ale si woƒu kpo ɖe dua ŋutii be woaxɔe ɖa. Le yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃ ta la, woatsɔ du la ade asi na Babiloniatɔ siwo ɖe to ɖee. Nu si nègblɔ la va eme abe ale si nèle ekpɔmii fifia ene.
25 Yet, Lord God, you have told me, ‘Buy yourself the field with silver in front of witnesses, even though the city has been handed over to the Babylonians!’”
Togbɔ be woatsɔ du la ade asi na Babiloniatɔwo hã la, O, wò Aƒetɔ Yehowa, ègblɔ nam be, ‘Tsɔ klosaloga nàƒle agbledenyigbae eye nàna ɖasefowo nakpɔ eƒleƒe.’”
26 Then Lord gave Jeremiah this message:
Tete Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yeremia be,
27 Look! I am the Lord, the God of everyone. Is anything too hard for me to do?
“Nyee nye Yehowa, amegbetɔwo katã ƒe Mawu. Ɖe nane sesẽ nam akpa?
28 So this is what the Lord says: Listen! I'm going to hand over this city to the king of Babylon and the Babylonians, and they will capture it.
Eya ta ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Matsɔ du sia ade asi na Babiloniatɔwo kple Babilonia fia, Nebukadnezar, be woaxɔe.
29 The Babylonians who are attacking the city are going to come and set fire to it. They will burn it down, including the houses belonging to the people who made me angry by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops, and by pouring out drink offerings in worship of other gods.
Babiloniatɔ siwo ɖe to ɖe du sia la age ɖe eme atɔ dzoe. Woana wòabi azu afi, hekpe ɖe aƒe siwo tame wodoa dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ na Baal le eye woƒoa aha ɖi na mawu tutɔwo le, ne woatsɔ ado dziku nam la ŋuti.
30 From their earliest days all the people of Israel and of Judah have ever done has been evil in my sight. In fact all they've even done is to make me angry through their actions, declares the Lord.
“Tso Israelviwo kple Yudatɔwo ƒe ɖekakpuime ke la, womewɔ naneke wu nu vɔ̃ɖi le ŋkunye me o. Le nyateƒe me la, Israelviwo mewɔ naneke wu be woado dziku nam kple nu si woƒe asi wɔ la, o.” Yehowae gblɔe.
31 This city has been such a source of anger and frustration from the time it was built right up till now. So I'm going to get rid of it,
Tso gbe si gbe ke wotso du sia va se ɖe fifia la, du sia do dziku kple dɔmedzoe nam ale gbegbe be ele nam be maɖee ɖa le nye ŋkuta.
32 because of all the evil things the people of Israel and Judah did that made me angry—their kings, and officials, their priests and prophets, all of those living in Judah and Jerusalem, everyone
Israelviwo kple Yudatɔwo tsɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃ɖi siwo katã wowɔ la do dziku nam, woawo ŋutɔwo ƒe fiawo, woƒe dumegãwo, woƒe nunɔlawo, woƒe nyagblɔɖilawo, Yuda ŋutsuwo kple Yerusalemtɔwo siaa.
33 They have turned their backs on me. They wouldn't even look at me. Even though I kept on trying to teach them, they refused to listen or accept instruction.
Wotrɔ woƒe ʋu me dem, menye woƒe ŋkume o. Togbɔ be mefia nu wo atraɖii hã la, womeɖo to alo trɔ ɖe amehehe ŋuti o.
34 They have put their disgusting idols in my Temple, making it unclean.
Wotsɔ woƒe legba nyɔŋuawo ɖo aƒe si ŋuti woyɔ nye ŋkɔ ɖo la me eye wodo gui.
35 They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the Valley of Hinnom so they could sacrifice their sons and daughters by burning them in the fire. This is something I never commanded. I never even thought of such a thing—doing something so awful and making the people of Judah guilty of sin.
Wotu nuxeƒewo na Baal le Ben Hinom ƒe Balime, ne woatsɔ wo viŋutsuviwo kple wo vinyɔnuviwo asa vɔe na Molek, evɔ nyemeɖo nu sia na wo gbeɖegbeɖe alo wòayi nye ta me va ge, be woawɔ ŋunyɔnu sia eye woakplɔ Yuda ade nu vɔ̃ me o.
36 Now about this city. You are correctly saying, “It's going be handed over to the king of Babylon through war and famine and disease.” However, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:
Miele gbɔgblɔm le du sia ŋuti be, “To yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃ me, woatsɔ du la ade asi na Babilonia fia,” gake ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi:
37 I promise to gather my people from all the lands where I exiled them because they made me so very angry. I will bring them back here and they will live in safety.
“Le nyateƒe me la, maƒo wo nu ƒu tso anyigba siwo katã dzi menya wo ɖo ɖo le nye dziku kple dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ la me. Matrɔ wo agbɔe va teƒe sia eye mana woanɔ anyi le dedinɔnɔ me.
38 They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Woanye nye dukɔ eye nye hã manye woƒe Mawu.
39 I will make sure they think the same way and act in harmony, so that they will always honor me so all will be good for them and their descendants.
Mana dzi ɖeka wo eye woƒe afɔɖeɖewo hã anɔ ɖeka ale be woavɔ̃m ɣe sia ɣi hena woawo ŋutɔwo kple wo vi siwo ava xɔ ɖe wo teƒe la ƒe nyui.
40 I will make an everlasting agreement with them: I'm never going to stop doing them good and I will help them to respect me so that they won't ever abandon me.
Mabla nu mavɔ kpli wo, nyemadzudzɔ nyuiwɔwɔ na wo o eye made dzi ƒo na wo be woavɔ̃m, ale be womagatrɔ le yonyeme akpɔ o.
41 I will be delighted to treat them well, and I will commit myself with the whole of my being to helping them to grow as a nation in this land.
Matsɔ dzidzɔ awɔ nyui na wo eye matsɔ nye dzi blibo kple luʋɔ blibo ali ke wo kple kakaɖedzi ɖe anyigba sia dzi.
42 This is what the Lord says: Just as certainly as I have brought this whole disaster down on my people, so I'm going to give to them all the good things I have promised.
“Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Abe ale si mehe dzɔgbevɔ̃e gã sia va ame siawo dzii ene la, nenema kee matsɔ dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ si ŋugbe medo na wo la hã ana wo.
43 Fields will once again be bought in this country that you're describing, saying, “It's been completely destroyed—no people or animals are left. It's been handed over to the Babylonians.”
Ava eme be, woagaƒle agblewo le anyigba si ŋuti miegblɔ le be, ‘Ezu gbegbe si menyo na naneke o, eye amegbetɔ alo gbemelãwo gɔ̃ hã megale edzi o, elabena wotsɔe de asi na Babiloniatɔwo’ la dzi.
44 People will buy fields with silver again, deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen here in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in all the towns of Judah—including the towns of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will bring the people back from exile, declares the Lord.
Woatsɔ klosaloga aƒle agblewo eye woawɔ agbalẽ ɖe wo dzi, ade asi ete kple ɖasefowo, eye woatre wo nu le Benyaminyigba dzi, kɔƒe siwo ƒo xlã Yerusalem, le Yuda duwo kple togbɛduwo me, le ɣetoɖoƒe ƒe togbɛmɔwo to kple gbegbenutowo me, elabena matrɔ woƒe nunyoname vɛ na wo.” Yehowae gblɔe.
