Jeremias 4
1 If Israel will return to me, says the Lord, he shall return: and if he will remove his abominations out of his mouth, and fear before me, and swear,
“Tí ìwọ yóò bá yí padà, ìwọ Israẹli, padà tọ̀ mí wá,” ni Olúwa wí. “Tí ìwọ yóò bá sì mú ìríra rẹ kúrò níwájú mi, ìwọ kí ó sì rìn kiri.
2 The Lord lives, with truth, in judgment and righteousness, then shall nations bless by him, and by him they shall praise God in Jerusalem.
Tí ó bá jẹ́ lóòtítọ́ àti òdodo ni ìwọ búra. Nítòótọ́ bí Olúwa ti wà láààyè, nígbà náà ni orílẹ̀-èdè yóò di alábùkún fún nípasẹ̀ rẹ, àti nínú rẹ̀ ni wọn yóò ṣògo.”
3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Break up fresh ground for yourselves, and sow not among thorns.
Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa wí fún àwọn ènìyàn Juda àti Jerusalẹmu: “Hú gbogbo ilẹ̀ tí ẹ kò lò rí, kí o má sì ṣe gbìn sáàrín ẹ̀gún.
4 Circumcise yourselves to your God, and circumcise your hardness of heart, you men of Juda, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my wrath go forth as fire, and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your devices.
Kọ ara rẹ ní ilà sí Olúwa, kọ ọkàn rẹ ní ilà, ẹ̀yin ènìyàn Juda àti gbogbo ènìyàn Jerusalẹmu, bí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́, ìbínú mi yóò ru jáde yóò sì jó bí iná, nítorí ibi tí o ti ṣe kì yóò sí ẹni tí yóò pa á.
5 Declare you in Juda, and let it be heard in Jerusalem: say you, Sound the trumpet in the land; cry you aloud: say you, Gather yourselves together, and let us enter into the fortified cities.
“Kéde ní Juda, kí o sì polongo ní Jerusalẹmu, kí o sì wí pé: ‘Fun fèrè káàkiri gbogbo ilẹ̀!’ Kí o sì kígbe: ‘Kó ara jọ pọ̀! Jẹ́ kí a sálọ sí ìlú olódi.’
6 Gather up [your wares] and flee to Sion: hasten, stay not: for I will bring evils from the north, and great destruction.
Fi àmì láti sálọ sí Sioni hàn, sálọ fún ààbò láìsí ìdádúró. Nítorí èmi ó mú àjálù láti àríwá wá, àní ìparun tí ó burú jọjọ.”
7 The lion is gone up from his lair, he has roused [himself] to the destruction of the nations, and has gone forth out of his place, to make the land desolate; and the cities shall be destroyed, so as to be without inhabitant.
Kìnnìún ti sá jáde láti inú ibùgbé rẹ̀, apanirun orílẹ̀-èdè sì ti jáde. Ó ti fi ààyè rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ láti ba ilẹ̀ rẹ̀ jẹ́. Ìlú rẹ yóò di ahoro láìsí olùgbé.
8 For these things gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, and howl: for the anger of the Lord is not turned away from you.
Nítorí náà, gbé aṣọ ọ̀fọ̀ wọ̀ káàánú kí o sì pohùnréré ẹkún, nítorí ìbínú ńlá Olúwa kò tí ì kúrò lórí wa.
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be amazed, and the prophets shall wonder.
“Ní ọjọ́ náà,” ni Olúwa wí pé, “Àwọn ọba àti ìjòyè yóò pàdánù ẹ̀mí wọn, àwọn àlùfáà yóò wárìrì, àwọn wòlíì yóò sì fòyà.”
10 And I said, O sovereign Lord, verily you have deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, There shall be peace; whereas behold, the sword has reached even to their soul.
Nígbà náà ni mo sì wí pé, “Háà! Olúwa Olódùmarè, báwo ni ìwọ ti ṣe tan àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí àti Jerusalẹmu jẹ nípa sísọ wí pé, ‘Ìwọ yóò wà ní àlàáfíà,’ nígbà tí o jẹ́ wí pé idà wà ní ọ̀fun wa.”
11 At that time they shall say to this people and to Jerusalem, [There is] a spirit of error in the wilderness: the way of the daughter of my people is not to purity, nor to holiness.
Nígbà náà ni a ó sọ fún Jerusalẹmu àti àwọn ènìyàn pé, “Ẹ̀fúùfù líle láti aṣálẹ̀ fẹ́ lu àwọn ènìyàn mi, kì í ṣe láti sọ di mímọ́.
12 [But] a spirit of full vengeance shall come upon me; and now I declare my judgments against them.
Ẹ̀fúùfù líle tí ó wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ mi. Báyìí mo kéde ìdájọ́ mi lórí wọn.”
13 Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are in misery.
Wò ó! O ń bọ̀ bí ìkùùkuu kẹ̀kẹ́ ogun rẹ̀ sì wá bí ìjì líle ẹṣin rẹ̀ sì yára ju idì lọ. Ègbé ni fún wa àwa parun.
14 Cleanse your heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved: how long will your grievous thoughts be within you?
Ìwọ Jerusalẹmu, mú búburú kúrò lọ́kàn rẹ kí o sì yè. Yóò ti pẹ́ tó tí ìwọ yóò mú èrò búburú wà ní ọkàn rẹ?
15 For a voice of one publishing from Dan shall come, and trouble out of mount Ephraim shall be heard of.
Ohùn kan sì ń kéde ní Dani o ń kókìkí ìparun láti orí òkè Efraimu wá.
16 Remind you the nations; behold, they are come: proclaim [it] in Jerusalem, that bands are approaching from a land afar off, and have uttered their voice against the cities of Juda.
“Sọ èyí fún àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè, kéde rẹ̀ fún Jerusalẹmu pé: ‘Ọmọ-ogun ọ̀tá ń bọ̀ láti ilẹ̀ jíjìn wá wọ́n sì ń kígbe ogun láti dojúkọ ìlú Juda.
17 As keepers of a field, they have surrounded her; because you, says the Lord, has neglected me.
Wọ́n yí i ká bí ìgbà tí àwọn ọkùnrin bá ń ṣọ́ pápá, nítorí pé ó ti dìtẹ̀ sí mi,’” ni Olúwa wí.
18 Your ways and your devices have brought these things upon you; this is your wickedness, for [it is] bitter, for it has reached to your heart.
“Ìwà rẹ àti ìṣe rẹ ló fa èyí bá ọ ìjìyà rẹ sì nìyìí. Báwo ló ti ṣe korò tó! Báwo ló ti ṣe gún ọkàn rẹ sí!”
19 I am pained in my bowels, my bowels, and the sensitive powers of my heart; my soul is in great commotion, my heart is torn: I will not be silent, for my soul has heard the sound of a trumpet, the cry of war, and of distress: it calls on destruction;
Háà! Ìrora mi, ìrora mi! Mo yí nínú ìrora. Háà, ìrora ọkàn mi! Ọkàn mi lù kìkì nínú mi, n kò le è dákẹ́. Nítorí mo ti gbọ́ ohùn ìpè, mo sì ti gbọ́ igbe ogun.
20 for all the land is distressed: suddenly [my] tabernacle is distressed, my curtains have been tore asunder.
Ìparun ń gorí ìparun; gbogbo ilẹ̀ náà sì ṣubú sínú ìparun lọ́gán ni a wó àwọn àgọ́ mi, tí ó jẹ́ ohun ààbò mi níṣẹ́jú kan.
21 How long shall I see fugitives, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Yóò ti pẹ́ tó, tí èmi yóò rí ogun tí èmi yóò sì gbọ́ ìró fèrè?
22 For the princes of my people have not known me, they are foolish and unwise children: they are wise to do evil, but [how] to do good they have not known.
“Aṣiwèrè ni àwọn ènìyàn mi; wọn kò mọ̀ mí. Wọ́n jẹ́ aláìgbọ́n ọmọ; wọ́n sì jẹ́ aláìlóye. Wọ́n mọ ibi ni ṣíṣe; wọn kò mọ bí a ti í ṣe rere.”
23 I looked upon the earth, and, behold, [it was] not; and to the sky, an there was no light in it.
Mo bojú wo ayé, ó sì wà ní júujùu, ó sì ṣófo àti ní ọ̀run, ìmọ́lẹ̀ wọn kò sì ṣí.
24 I saw the mountains, and they trembled, and [I saw] all the hills in commotion.
Mo wo àwọn òkè ńlá, wọ́n wárìrì; gbogbo òkè kéékèèké mì jẹ̀jẹ̀.
25 I looked, and behold, there was no man, and all the birds of the sky were scared.
Mo wò yíká n kò rí ẹnìkan; gbogbo ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run ló ti fò lọ.
26 I saw, and, behold, Carmel was desert, and all the cities were burnt with fire at the presence of the Lord, and at the presence of his fierce anger they were utterly destroyed.
Mo bojú wò, ilẹ̀ eléso, ó sì di aṣálẹ̀ gbogbo àwọn ìlú inú rẹ̀ sì ṣubú sínú ìparun níwájú Olúwa àti níwájú ríru ìbínú rẹ̀.
27 Thus says the Lord, The whole land shall be desolate; but I will not make a full end.
Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa wí: “Gbogbo ìlú náà yóò sì di ahoro, síbẹ̀ èmi kì yóò pa á run pátápátá.
28 For these things let the earth mourn, and let the sky be dark above: for I have spoken, and I will not repent; I have purposed, and I will not turn back from it.
Nítorí náà, ayé yóò pohùnréré ẹkún àwọn ọ̀run lókè yóò ṣú òòkùn nítorí mo ti sọ, mo sì ti pète rẹ̀ mo ti pinnu, n kì yóò sì yí i padà.”
29 The whole land has recoiled from the noise of the horseman and the bent bow; they have gone into the caves, and have hidden themselves in the groves, and have gone up upon the rocks: every city was abandoned, no man lived in them.
Nípa ariwo àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣin àti àwọn tafàtafà gbogbo ìlú yóò sálọ. Ọ̀pọ̀ sálọ sínú igbó; ọ̀pọ̀ yóò sì gun orí àpáta lọ. Gbogbo ìlú náà sì di ahoro; kò sì ṣí ẹnìkan nínú rẹ̀.
30 And what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, and adorn yourself with golden ornaments; though you adorn your eyes with stibium, your beauty [will be] in vain: your lovers have rejected you, they seek your life.
Kí ni ò ń ṣe, ìwọ tí o ti di ìjẹ tán? Ìwọ ìbá wọ ara rẹ ní aṣọ òdodo kí o sì fi wúrà ṣe ara rẹ lọ́ṣọ̀ọ́. Àwọn olólùfẹ́ rẹ kẹ́gàn rẹ; wọ́n sì ń lépa ẹ̀mí rẹ.
31 For I have heard your groaning as the voice of a woman in travail, as of her that brings forth her first child; the voice of the daughter of Zion shall fail through weakness, and she shall lose the strength of her hands, [saying], Woe is me! for my soul faints because of the slain.
Mo gbọ́ ìró kan bí i igbe obìnrin tó ń rọbí, tí ó ń rọbí, ìrora bí i abiyamọ ọmọbìnrin Sioni tí ń pohùnréré ẹkún ara rẹ̀. Tí ó na ọwọ́ rẹ̀ tí ó sì wí pé, “Kíyèsi i mo gbé, nítorí a ti fi ẹ̀mí mi lé àwọn apani lọ́wọ́.”
