Jeremiah 8
1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
“Yehowa be, ‘Le ɣe ma ɣi la, Yuda fiawo kple woƒe dumegãwo ƒe ƒuwo, nunɔlawo kple nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ƒuwo kple Yerusalem nɔlawo ƒe ƒuwo la, woaɖe wo le woƒe yɔdowo me.
2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped; they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
Woasia wo, eye ɣe aɖu wo, ɣleti kple dziƒoŋunuwo aklẽ ɖe wo dzi, nu siwo wotsɔ lɔlɔ̃ na hesubɔ nu siwo yome wodze hebia nu le wo gbɔ eye wode ta agu na wo. Womafɔ wo alo aɖi wo o, ke boŋ woanɔ abe gbeɖuɖɔ ene anɔ anyigba.
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
Afi sia afi si manya wo aɖo ɖo la, dukɔ vɔ̃ɖi sia ƒe ame mamlɛawo adi ku wu agbe.’” Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD: Do men fall, and not rise up again? Doth one turn away, and not return?
Gblɔ na wo be, “Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “‘Ne amewo dze anyi la, ɖe womegafɔna oa? Ne wotra mɔ la, ɖe womegatrɔna gbɔna oa?
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Ekema nu ka ta ame siawo trɔ dzo ɖo? Nu ka ta Yerusalem le megbe dem ɣe sia ɣi? Woku ɖe beble ŋuti eye wogbe be yewomatrɔ o.
6 I attended and listened, but they spoke not aright; no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying: 'What have I done?' Every one turneth away in his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
Meɖo to nyuie, gake womele nu si le eteƒe la gblɔm o. Ame ɖeka pɛ hã meli si eƒe vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi venɛ, eye wògblɔna be, “Nu kae nye esi mehewɔ o?” Ame sia ame lé eƒe mɔ tsɔ abe sɔe lũ ɖe aʋa me ene.
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but My people know not the ordinance of the LORD.
Akpaviã le yame ke hã nya eƒe azãgbewo, akpakpa, sagbadre kple tsalĩ, nya ɣeyiɣi si wòle be woaʋu adzo. Gake nye dukɔ ya menya Yehowa ƒe ɖoɖowo o.
8 How do ye say: 'We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us'? Lo, certainly in vain hath wrought the vain pen of the scribes.
“‘Aleke wɔ miate ŋu agblɔ be, “Míenye nunyalawo, elabena Yehowa ƒe se la le mía si,” evɔ le nyateƒe me, agbalẽfialawo ƒe nuŋlɔti trɔe wòzu aʋatso’ o?
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken; Lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Ŋu akpe nunyalawo, woƒe mo atsi dãa, eye mɔ aɖe wo. Esi wogbe Yehowa ƒe nya la, nunya ka ƒomevie le wo si?
10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them; for from the least even unto the greatest every one is greedy for gain, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Eya ta maxɔ wo srɔ̃wo atsɔ na ŋutsu bubuwo eye maxɔ woƒe agblewo atsɔ na amedzrowo. Tso ɖeviawo dzi va se ɖe tsitsiawo dzi, wo katã le ŋu biãm ɖe viɖe ŋu. Nyagblɔɖilawo kple Nunɔlawo siaa nye ameblelawo.
11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people lightly, saying: 'Peace, peace', when there is no peace.
Wobla abi na nye dukɔ abe ɖe menye abi gã aɖeke wònye o ene. Wole gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Ŋutifafa, ŋutifafa’, evɔ wòhenye ŋutifafa aɖeke meli o hafi.
12 They shall be put to shame because they have committed abomination; yea, they are not at all ashamed, neither know they how to blush; therefore shall they fall among them that fall, in the time of their visitation they shall stumble, saith the LORD.
Ɖe woƒe ŋunyɔnu siwo wɔm wole la le ŋu kpem na woa? Ao, ŋukpe ɖeka pɛ hã mele mo na wo o eye womenya ale si woƒe mo natsi dãae gɔ̃ hã o. Eya ta woatsi aʋatsilawo dome. Ne mele to hem na wo la, woaƒo wo aƒu anyi.” Yehowae gblɔe.
13 I will utterly consume them, saith the LORD; there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is faded; and I gave them that which they transgress.
Yehowa be, “Maxɔ nuku siwo woxa la le wo si. Wainkawo agbe tsetse, gbo matse ɖe gbotiwo dzi o eye woƒe aŋgbawo ayrɔ. Nu si matsɔ na wo la woaxɔ wo le wo si.”
14 'Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be cut off there; for the LORD our God hath cut us off, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
“Nu ka ta mienɔ anyi ɖe afi sia ɖo? Miƒo ƒu! Mina míasi ayi ɖe du sesẽwo me ne míatsrɔ̃ ɖe afi ma! Elabena Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la ɖoe ɖi be miatsrɔ̃ eye wotsɔ aɖitsi na mí be miano elabena míewɔ nu vɔ̃.
15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror!'
Míekpɔ mɔ na ŋutifafa gake nu nyui aɖeke meva o. Míekpɔ mɔ na dɔyɔyɔ gake ŋɔdzi koe li.
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan; at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it, the city and those that dwell therein.
Wose futɔ la ƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔzi le keke Dan. Ne woƒe sɔwo xlɔ̃ ko la, anyigba katã nyea zi. Wova be woaʋuʋu anyigba kple nu siwo katã le edzi, du la kple emenɔlawo katã.”
17 For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
“Kpɔ ɖa, madɔ da vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖe mia dome. Da siwo miate ŋu asa gbe ade o eye woaɖu mi.” Yehowae gblɔe.
18 Though I would take comfort against sorrow, my heart is faint within me.
Oo, nye Akɔfala le xaxa me. Nu te nye dzi ŋu le menye.
19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far off: 'Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King in her?' — 'Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, and with strange vanities?' —
Ɖo to nye dukɔ ƒe avifafa tso anyigba didi aɖe dzi, “Ɖe Yehowa mele Zion oa? Ɖe Fia la megale afi ma oa?” “Nu ka ta wotsɔ woƒe aklamakpakpɛwo kple dutalegba maɖinuwo do dziku nam ɖo?”
20 'The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.'
“Nuŋeɣi va yi, eye dzomeŋɔli hã va yi, gake womeɖe mi o.”
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I seized with anguish; I am black, appalment hath taken hold on me.
Esi wogbã nye dukɔ ta la, nye hã megbã, mexa nu eye dzidzi ƒom.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Ɖe dɔyɔmi mele Gilead oa? Gbedala aɖeke mele afi ma oa? Ke nu ka ta nye dukɔ ƒe abi mele kukum o?
