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;
Wakati huo - BWANA asema - wataleta kutoka makaburini mifupa ya wafalme wa Yuda na wakuu wake, mifupa ya makuhani na ya manabii na mifupa ya wakazi wa Yerusalemu.
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.
Kisha wataitandaza nje mchana kweupe na mbalamwezi na nyota zote za angani; hivi vitu katika anga vimenifuata na kunitumikia, na kwamba vimetembea na kutafuta, na kwamba vimeniabudu. Mifupa haitakusanywa na kuzikwa tena. Itakuwa kama mavi juu ya uso wa dunia.
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.
Na katika kila eneo lililobaki ambalo nimewafukuza, Watachagua mauti badala ya uzima kwa ajili yao, wote ambao watasalia kutokana na taifa hili ovu - asema BWANA wa majeshi.
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?
Kwa hiyo uwaambie, 'BWANA asema hivi: Je, kuna mtu anyeanguka na hasimami? Je, kuna mtu anayepotea na hawezi kujaribu kurudi?
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
Kwa nini hawa watu, Yerusalemu, wamegeukia uasi daima? Wanashikilia uongo na wanakataa kutubu.
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.
Nilikaa kwa uangalifu na nikasikiliza, lakini hawakuongea kilicho sahihi; hakuna aliyetubia uovu wake, hakuna asemaye, “Nimefanya nini?” Kila mmoja wao huenda kule anakotaka, kama farasi aendaye kasi vitani.
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.
Hata koikoi angani hujua wakati sahihi; na njiwa, na mbayuayu, n a korongo. Huhama kwa wakati sahihi, lakini watu wangu hawayajui maagizo ya BWANA.
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.
Kwa nini mnasema, “Sisi tuna hekima! na sheria ya BWANA tunayoi?” Hakika, Tazama! Kalamu yenye uongo ya mwandishi imefanya uongo.
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?
Wenye hekima wataaibishwa. Wameyeyuka na na kunaswa. Tazama! wanakataa neno la BWANA, kwa hiyo hekima yao ni kwa ajili ya matumizi gani?
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.
Kwa wake zao nitawapa wengine, na mashamba yao kwa wale watakaowamiliki, kwa kuwa kuanzia kijana hadi mkuu, kwa pamoja ni wachoyo! Kuanzia nabii hadi kuhani, wote wanasema uongo.
11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people lightly, saying: 'Peace, peace', when there is no peace.
Kwa kuwa wametibu jeraha ya binti za watu wangu kwa juu juu. Walijisemea, “Amani, Amani,” na kumbe hapakuwa na amani.
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.
Je, waliona aibu walipofanya machukizo? Hawakuaibika. Hawakuwa na utu. Kwa hiyo wataanguka wakati wa adhabu, pamoja na wale walioanguka. Watatupwa chini, asema BWANA.
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.
Nitawaondoa kabisa - asema BWANA - hapatakuwa na zabibu kwenye mizabibu yao, wala tini katika mitini yao. kwa kuwa jani litanyauka, na kile nilichowapatia kitaisha.
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.
Kwa nini tunakaa hapa? Njoni pamoja; twendeni kwenye hiyo miji yenye maboma, na tutakaa kimya kule katika kifo. Kwa kuwa BWANA, Mungu wetu atatunyamazisha. Atatufanya tunywe sumu, kwa kuwa tumemtenda dhambi.
15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror!'
Tunatumainia amani, lakini hakutakuwa na jema. Tunatumainia wakati wa uponyaji, lakini tazama kutakuwa na hofu.
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.
Mkoromo wa farasi wake umesikika kutoka Dani. Dunia nzima inatikisika kwa sababu ya sauti ya kukaribia kwa farasi wake wenye nguvu. Kwa kuwa watakuja kuiangamiza nchi na utajiri wake, mji na wote wakaao nadani yake.
17 For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
Hebu tazama, ninawatuma nyoka kati yenu, fira ambao hawawezi kuzuiliwa kwa uganga. Watawauma - asema BWANA,”
18 Though I would take comfort against sorrow, my heart is faint within me.
Huzuni yangu haina ukomo, na moyo wangu unaugua.
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?' —
Tazama! sauti ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu kutoka mbali! Je, BWANA hayumo Sayuni? Je, mfalme wake hayumo ndani yake? Kwa nini sasa wananichukiza kwa vitu vya kuchongwa na sanamu za kigeni zilizo batili?
20 'The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.'
Mavuno yamepita, wakati wa hari umekwisha. Lakini sisi hatujaokoka.
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I seized with anguish; I am black, appalment hath taken hold on me.
Nimeumia kwa sababu ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu. Ninaomboleza kwa sababu ya mambo ya kushangaza ambayo yametokea kwake; Nimeyeyuka.
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?
Je, kule Gileadi hakuan dawa? Je, huko hayuko mponyaji? Kwa nini uponyaji wa binti wa watu wangu hautokei?
