Jeremiah 40
1 This is the Lord's message that came to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard had released him at Ramah Nebuzaradan had discovered Jeremiah bound in chains along with all the prisoners from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken into exile in Babylon.
Ọ̀rọ̀ náà sì tọ Jeremiah wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa lẹ́yìn tí Nebusaradani balógun àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ ti tú u sílẹ̀ ní Rama. Ó rí Jeremiah tí a fi ẹ̀wọ̀n dè láàrín gbogbo àwọn tí wọ́n mú ní Jerusalẹmu àti Juda. Wọ́n kó lọ sí ilẹ̀ àjèjì Babeli.
2 When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah and he told him, “The Lord your God announced that disaster would come to this place,
Nígbà tí balógun ẹ̀ṣọ́ rí Jeremiah, ó sọ fún un wí pé, “Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ ni ó pàṣẹ ibí yìí fún mi.
3 and now the Lord has made it happen—he has done just what he said he would. This happened to you people because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey what he said.
Nísinsin yìí, Olúwa ti mú un jáde; ó ti ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti sọ pé òun yóò ṣe. Gbogbo èyí ṣẹlẹ̀ nítorí wí pé ẹ̀yin ènìyàn ṣẹ̀ sí Olúwa, àti pé ẹ kò gbọ́rọ̀ sí àṣẹ rẹ̀.
4 But notice that now I'm removing the chains from your wrists and releasing you. If you want to come with me to Babylon then you can come, and I will look after you. But if you think it's a bad idea to come with me to Babylon, you don't have to go any farther. Look, you're free to go anywhere in the country. Go wherever is good for you—do what you think is right.”
Ṣùgbọ́n, ní òní yìí mò ń tú ọ sílẹ̀ kúrò nínú ẹ̀wọ̀n tí ó wà ní ọwọ́ rẹ. Bí o bá fẹ́, tẹ̀lé mi ká lọ sí Babeli, èmi yóò sì bojútó ọ; ṣùgbọ́n bí ìwọ kò bá fẹ́, dúró síbí. Wò ó, gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè wà níwájú rẹ, lọ sí ibikíbi tí ó bá tẹ́ ọ lọ́rùn.”
5 Since Jeremiah didn't answer right away, Nebuzaradan went on, “Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan. He's been appointed as governor over Judah by the king of Babylon. You can stay with him with your people, or you can go anywhere you want.” The commander of the guard gave him a food allowance and some money and let him go.
Ẹ̀wẹ̀, kí ó tó di pé Jeremiah pẹ̀yìndà láti máa lọ, Nebusaradani fi kún un wí pé, “Padà tọ Gedaliah ọmọ Ahikamu lọ, ọmọ Ṣafani, ẹni tí ọba Babeli ti fi jẹ baálẹ̀ lórí ìlú Juda, kí o sì máa gbé ní àárín àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí tàbí kí o máa lọ ibikíbi tí ó bá tọ́ ní ojú rẹ.” Nígbà náà ni balógun náà fún un ní oúnjẹ àti ẹ̀bùn, ó sì jẹ́ kí ó lọ.
6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him with the people who were still left in the country.
Báyìí ni Jeremiah lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ Gedaliah ọmọkùnrin Ahikamu ní Mispa, ó sì dúró tì í láàrín àwọn ènìyàn tí ó ṣẹ́kù ní ilẹ̀ náà.
7 The Judean army commanders and their men who were still in field found out that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor of the country and had put him in charge of the poorest people of the country—the men, women, and children who hadn't been exiled to Babylon.
Nígbà tí gbogbo àwọn olórí ogun àti àwọn ènìyàn tí wọ́n kù lórí orílẹ̀-èdè náà gbọ́ pé ọba Babeli ti yan Gedaliah ọmọkùnrin Ahikamu gẹ́gẹ́ bí baálẹ̀ ní ilẹ̀ náà; àti pé ó ti fi àwọn ọkùnrin, obìnrin àti ọmọdé tí wọ́n jẹ́ tálákà ní ilẹ̀ náà tí wọn kò kó lọ sí ilẹ̀ àjèjì sí ìkáwọ́ rẹ̀,
8 So they along with their men came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite.
wọ́n wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Gedaliah ní Mispa; Iṣmaeli ọmọkùnrin Netaniah, Johanani àti Jonatani ọmọkùnrin ti Karea, Seraiah ọmọkùnrin Tanhumeti tí í ṣe ọmọkùnrin Efai ará Netofa àti Jesaniah ọmọkùnrin Maakati àti àwọn ènìyàn wọn.
9 Geladaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, made them a solemn promise, saying, “Don't worry about serving the Babylonians. Stay here in the country and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well for you.
Gedaliah ọmọkùnrin Ahikamu, ọmọkùnrin ti Ṣafani ṣe ìbúra láti tún fi dá àwọn ènìyàn lójú pé, “Ẹ má ṣe bẹ̀rù láti sin àwọn Babeli.” Ó sọ wí pé, “Gbé ilẹ̀ náà kí ẹ sì máa sin ọba Babeli, yóò sì dára fún un yín.
10 I myself will stay here in Mizpah to represent you to the Babylonians when they come to meet with us. You yourselves should get busy harvesting grapes and summer fruit and olive oil, storing them in jars, and living in the towns you have occupied.”
Èmi fúnra mi yóò dúró ní Mispa láti ṣojú yín níwájú Babeli tí wọ́n tọ̀ wá wá. Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin ni yóò máa kórè ọtí wáìnì, èso igi àti òróró; kí ẹ sì kó wọn sí inú àpò àpamọ́wọ́ yín; kí ẹ̀yin sì máa gbé ní ìlú tí ẹ ti gbà.”
11 Those people of Judea who were living in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other countries heard that the king of Babylon had left some people behind in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as their governor.
Nígbà tí gbogbo àwọn Juda ní Moabu, Ammoni, Edomu àti gbogbo àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè gbọ́ pé ọba Babeli ti fi ohun tókù sílẹ̀ ní Juda, àti pé ó ti yan Gedaliah ọmọkùnrin Ahikamu ọmọkùnrin Ṣafani gẹ́gẹ́ bí gómìnà lórí wọn.
12 So they all came back from the different places where they'd been scattered and went to Gedaliah at Mizpah in Judah. They were able to harvest a large quantity of grapes and summer fruit.
Gbogbo wọn padà wá sí ilẹ̀ Juda sọ́dọ̀ Gedaliah ní Mispa láti orílẹ̀-èdè gbogbo tí a ti lé wọn sí. Wọ́n sì kórè ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọtí wáìnì àti èso igi.
13 Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the men in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
Johanani ọmọkùnrin ti Karea àti gbogbo àwọn olórí ogun tí ó kù ní orílẹ̀-èdè sì tọ Gedaliah wá ní Mispa.
14 and told him, “Do you know that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to kill you?” But Gedaliah didn't believe them.
Wọ́n sì sọ fún un wí pé, “Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ ha mọ̀ pé Baalisi ọba àwọn Ammoni ti rán Iṣmaeli ọmọkùnrin Netaniah láti lọ mú ẹ̀mí rẹ?” Ṣùgbọ́n Gedaliah ọmọkùnrin ti Ahikamu kò gbà wọ́n gbọ́.
15 Johanan went and talked privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he told him. “No one will find out. Why should he be allowed to kill you? All the people of Judah who have joined you would be scattered, so that even those who have survived here would be killed!”
Nígbà náà ni Johanani ọmọkùnrin Karea sọ ní ìkọ̀kọ̀ fún Gedaliah ní Mispa pé, “Jẹ́ kí èmi lọ pa Iṣmaeli ọmọkùnrin Netaniah, ẹnikẹ́ni kò sì ní mọ èyí. Kí ni ìdí rẹ̀ tí yóò ṣe mú ẹ̀mí rẹ, tí o sì ṣe fẹ́ mú àwọn Júù tí ó yí ọ ká túká, kí ìyókù Juda sì parun?”
16 But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “Don't do it! What you're saying about Ishmael isn't true.”
Ṣùgbọ́n Gedaliah ọmọ Ahikamu sọ fún Johanani ọmọ Karea pé, “Má ṣe ṣe nǹkan yìí! Nítorí nǹkan tí ò ń sọ nípa Iṣmaeli kì í ṣe òtítọ́.”
