Jeremiah 20
1 Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
Ikawa kuhani Pashuri mwana wa Imeri, mkuu wa maafisa wa Hekalu la Bwana, alipomsikia Yeremia akitoa unabii juu ya mambo haya,
2 Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of the LORD.
akaamuru Yeremia nabii apigwe na kufungwa kwenye mkatale katika Lango la Juu la Benyamini huko Hekaluni la Bwana.
3 It happened on the next day, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name 'Pashhur,' but 'Magor-Missabib.'
Siku ya pili Pashuri alipomwachia kutoka kwenye mkatale, Yeremia akamwambia, “Bwana hakukuita jina lako kuwa Pashuri bali Magor-Misabibu.
4 For thus says the LORD, 'Look, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall kill them with the sword.
Kwa kuwa hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: ‘Nitakufanya kuwa hofu kuu kwako wewe mwenyewe na rafiki zako wote, na kwa macho yako mwenyewe utawaona wakianguka kwa upanga wa adui zao. Nitawatia Yuda wote mikononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli, ambaye atawachukua na kuwapeleka Babeli, ama awaue kwa upanga.
5 Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all its gains, and all the precious things of it, yes, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Nitatia utajiri wote wa mji huu kwa adui zao: yaani mazao yao yote, vitu vyao vyote vya thamani, na hazina zote za wafalme wa Yuda. Watavitwaa kwa nyara na kuvipeleka Babeli.
6 You, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house shall go into captivity; and you shall come to Babylon, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you, and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.'"
Nawe Pashuri pamoja na wote waishio katika nyumba yako mtakwenda uhamishoni Babeli. Mtafia humo na kuzikwa, wewe na rafiki zako wote ambao umewatabiria uongo.’”
7 LORD, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded. You are stronger than I am, and have prevailed. I have become a laughing-stock all day long; everyone mocks me.
Ee Bwana, umenidanganya, nami nikadanganyika; wewe una nguvu kuniliko, nawe umenishinda. Ninadharauliwa mchana kutwa, kila mmoja ananidhihaki.
8 For as often as I speak, I cry out; I cry, "Violence and destruction." because the word of the LORD is made a reproach to me, and a derision, all the day.
Kila ninenapo, ninapiga kelele nikitangaza ukatili na uharibifu. Kwa hiyo neno la Bwana limeniletea matukano na mashutumu mchana kutwa.
9 If I say, "I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name," then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I can't contain it.
Lakini kama nikisema, “Sitamtaja wala kusema tena kwa jina lake,” neno lake linawaka ndani ya moyo wangu kama moto, moto uliofungwa ndani ya mifupa yangu. Nimechoka sana kwa kulizuia ndani mwangu; kweli, siwezi kujizuia.
10 For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. "Denounce, and we will denounce him," say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall; "perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him."
Ninasikia minongʼono mingi, “Hofu iko pande zote! Mshtakini! Twendeni tumshtaki!” Rafiki zangu wote wananisubiri niteleze, wakisema, “Labda atadanganyika; kisha tutamshinda na kulipiza kisasi juu yake.”
11 But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
Lakini Bwana yu pamoja nami kama shujaa mwenye nguvu; hivyo washtaki wangu watajikwaa na kamwe hawatashinda. Watashindwa, nao wataaibika kabisa; kukosa adabu kwao hakutasahauliwa.
12 But, the LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.
Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, wewe umjaribuye mwenye haki na kupima moyo na nia, hebu nione ukilipiza kisasi juu yao, kwa maana kwako nimeliweka shauri langu.
13 Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Mwimbieni Bwana! Mpeni Bwana sifa! Yeye huokoa uhai wa mhitaji kutoka mikononi mwa waovu.
14 Cursed is the day in which I was born: do not let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.
Ilaaniwe siku niliyozaliwa! Nayo isibarikiwe ile siku mama yangu aliyonizaa!
15 Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.
Alaaniwe mtu yule aliyemletea baba yangu habari, yule aliyemfanya afurahi sana, akisema, “Mtoto amezaliwa kwako, tena mtoto wa kiume!”
16 Let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and did not repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;
Mtu huyo na awe kama miji ile ambayo Bwana Mungu aliiangamiza bila huruma. Yeye na asikie maombolezo asubuhi na kilio cha vita adhuhuri.
17 because he did not kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Kwa sababu hakuniua nikiwa tumboni, hivyo mama yangu angekuwa kaburi langu, nalo tumbo lake la uzazi lingebaki kuwa kubwa daima.
18 Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Kwa nini basi nilitoka tumboni ili kuona taabu na huzuni, na kuzimaliza siku zangu katika aibu?
