Jeremiah 42
1 Then all the army commanders, together with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and everyone from the least to the most important came to
Kisha amri wote wa jeshi na Yonathan mwana wa Karea, Jezania mwana wa Hoshaia, na watu wote kutoka mdogo kwa mkubwa walimkaribia Yeremia nabii.
2 Jeremiah the prophet and said, “Please listen to our request.
Walisema naye, “Acha maombi yetu yaje mbele yako. Omba kwa ajili yetu kwa Yahwe Mungu wako kwa ajili ya watu hawa ambao wanabaki kwani tuko wachache katika idadi, kama unavyoona.
3 Pray to the Lord your God for all of us. As you can see there's only a few of us left compared to how many there were before. In your prayer please ask the Lord your God to tell where to go and what to do.”
Muulize Yahwe Mungu wako atuambia sisi njia yakuendea na nini tufanye.”
4 “I'll do as you ask,” Jeremiah replied. “I will definitely pray to the Lord your God as you've requested, and I'll tell you everything he says. I won't keep anything back from you.”
Basi Yeremia nabii alisema nao, “Nimewasikia, Tazama, Nitaomba kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu kama mlivyoomba. Vyovyote Yahwe ananijibu, Nitawambia. Sitawaficha chochote ninyi.”
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we don't do everything that the Lord your God tells you we should.
Walisema na Yeremia, “Na Yawhe awe shahidi mkweli na mwaminifu dhidi yenu, kama hatutafanya kila kitu ambacho Yahwe Mungu wenu anatuambia kufanya.
6 Good or bad, we will obey what the Lord our God says, the one we're asking you to speak to. That way everything will go well with us, because we will be obeying what the Lord our God says.”
Hata kama ni vizuri au vibaya, tutatii sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wetu, ambaye tunawatuma ninyi, ili kwamba iwe vizuri pamoja nasi wakati tunatii sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wetu.”
7 Ten days later a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah.
Basi ilitokea kwamba baada ya siku kumi, neno la Yahwe lilikuja kwa Yeremia.
8 He summoned Johanan, all the army commanders, and everyone from the least to the most important.
Kwa hiyo Yeremia alimwita Yonathan mwana wa Karea na amri wote jeshi pamoja naye, na watu wote kutoka mdogo kwa mkubwa.
9 Jeremiah told them, This what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to those of who you sent to me to present your request:
Na alisema nao, “Yahwe, Mungu wa Israel, ambaye umenituma mimi ili niweze kuweka maombi yako mbele zake. Yahwe asema hivi,
10 If you will stay right here in this country, then I will build you up and I won't tear you down; I will plant you and I won't uproot you; because I'm very sad about the disaster I have brought down on you.
Kama mtarudi na kuishi katika nchi hii, basi nitawajenga na sitawararua chini; Nitapanda na sitawangoa, kwa kuwa nitageuza maafa ambayo nimeleta juu yako.
11 I know you fear the king of Babylon, but you don't need to be afraid of him, declares the Lord. I am with you to save you and rescue you from him.
Msimugope mfalme wa Babeli, ambaye mnamuogopa. Msimuogope-hili ni tamko la Yahwe kwani niko pamoja nanyi kuwahifadhi na kuwaokoa toka mkono wake.
12 I will be merciful to you, so that he will be merciful to you and will let you stay in your own country.
Kwa kuwa nitawapa rehema. Nitakuwa na huruma juu yenu, na nitawarudisha kwenye nchi yenu.
13 But if you say, “We won't stay here in this country,” and by doing so disobey what the Lord your God says;
Lakini tudhani kusema kwamba, “Hatutakaa katika nchi hii”- kama hamtasikiliza sauti yangu, sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wenu.
14 or if you say instead, “No, we're going to Egypt to live there, where we won't experience war or hear trumpets sounding or go hungry;”
Tudhani kwamba mnasema, “Hapana! Tutaenda kwenye nchi ya Misri, ambayo hatutaona vita yoyote, ambayo hatutasikia sauti ya tarumbeta, na hatutaona njaa ya chakula. Tutaishi huko.”
15 then listen to what the Lord says, you survivors from Judah! This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: If you're absolutely determined to go to Egypt and live there,
Sasa sikiliza neno hili la Yahwe, wewe mabaki ya Yuda. Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israel, asema hivi, 'Kama kweli mtatoka kwenda Misri, kwenda na kuishi huko,
16 then the war you're so frightened of will catch up with you there, and the famine you're so terrified of will chase after you into Egypt, and you will die there.
basi upanga ambao mnauogopa utawapita huko kwenye nchi ya Misri. Njaa ambayo mnawasiwasi nayo itawafatilia huko Misri. Na mtakufa huko.
17 Everyone who decides to go to Egypt and live there will die by war and famine and disease. Not a single one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring down on them.
Basi itatokea kwamba wanaume wote waliondoka kwenda Misri kuishi huko watakufa kwa upanga, njaa, au pigo. Hapatakuwa na mwathirika wao, hakuna atakayetoroka maafa ambayo nitaleta juu yao.
18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: In the same way that my furious anger was poured out on the people living in Jerusalem, so will my anger be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. People will be horrified at what happens to you, and you will become a curse word, an insult, an expression of condemnation. You won't ever see your homeland again.
Kwa kuwa Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israel, asema hivi: Kama gadhabu yangu na hasira yangu imemwanga juu ya wakazi wa Yerusalem, kwa njia hiyo hasira yangu itamwangwa juu yenu kama mtaenda Misri. Mtakuwa sababu ya hasira na hofu, sababu la kuzungumza laana, na kitu kisichokuwa na heshima. Na hamtaona eneo hili tena.”
19 “The Lord has told you, survivors from Judah, ‘Don't go to Egypt,’” Jeremiah concluded. “Be absolutely clear about this warning I'm giving you today!
Basi Yeremia alisema, “Yahwe amezungumza kuhusu ninyi - mabaki ya Yuda. Msiende Misri! Unajua kwa hakika kwamba nimekuwa shahidi dhidi yenu leo.
20 You've made a big mistake that will cost you your lives by sending me to the Lord your God, asking, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us, and let us know everything the Lord our God says and we'll do it.’
Kwa kuwa mmejidanganya vibaya wenyewe wakati mliponituma mimi kwenda kwa Yahwe Mungu wenu na kusema, 'Omba kwa Yahwe Mungu wetu kwa ajili yetu. Kila kitu ambacho Yahwe Mungu wetu asema, tuambie, na tutaibeba.'
21 I have told you today what he said, but you have not obeyed everything the Lord your God sent me to tell you.
Kwa kuwa nimekwisha toa taarifa kwako leo, lakini hajusikiliza sauti ya Yahwe Mungu wenu au kwa chochote kuhusu ambacho alinituma mimi kwako.
22 So you should know that without question you're going to die by war and famine and disease in Egypt where you want to go and live.”
Basi sasa, utajua kwa hakika kwamba utakufa kwa upanga, njaa, na pigo katika eneo ambalo ulitamani kwenda kuishi.”
