Jeremiah 14
1 So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah, concerning the matter of the drought: —
Esiae nye Yehowa ƒe nya na Yeremia tso kuɖiɖi ŋuti.
2 Judah mourneth, And the gates thereof, pine They lie in gloom on the ground, —And, the outcry of Jerusalem, hath ascended;
“Yuda le nu xam, eƒe duwo le fukpekpe me, wole avi fam le anyigba la ta eye Yerusalem ƒe ɣli le dzi dem.
3 And, their nobles have sent their menials to the waters, —They have been to the pits, They have found no water They have returned, their vessels empty, They are pale and ashamed and have covered their heads.
Bubumewo dɔa woƒe dɔlawo ɖe tsikuƒe; woyina ɖe vudowo to, gake womekpɔa tsi le wo me o. Wotrɔna gbɔna kple ze ƒuƒluwo, ŋu kpea wo, wobua mɔkpɔkpɔ eye wotsɔa nu tsyɔa ta.
4 Because the ground, is cracked, For there hath been no rain in the land, The plowmen are pale They have covered their heads.
Anyigba la katã wo gblogblogblo, elabena tsi mele dzadzam ɖe edzi o; agbledelawo ƒe mo tsi dãa, eye wotsyɔ nu ta.
5 For, even the hind of the field hath calved and forsaken, Because there is no young herbage;
Fɔmizi le gbe me gɔ̃ hã gblẽa via ɖi elabena gbe mumu meli o.
6 Yea, wild asses stand still on the bare heights, They pant for air like jackals, —Dimmed are their eyes Because there is no grass.
Gbetedziwo tsia tsitre ɖe to ƒuƒluwo dzi henɔa ya nom abe amegaxiwo ene. Woƒe ŋkuwo dzi tsyɔna elabena gbeɖuƒe aɖeke megali o.”
7 Though, our iniquities, have testified against us, O Yahweh, effectually work thou for the sake of thy Name, —For our apostasies have abounded Against thee, have we sinned.
O Yehowa, togbɔ be míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo le ɖase ɖim tso mía ŋuti hã la, wɔ nane le wò ŋkɔ la ta, elabena míaƒe megbedede sɔ gbɔ, eye míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò.
8 Thou Hope of Israel, His Saviour in the time of distress, —Wherefore shouldst thou be as a sojourner in the and? Or as a wayfarer, who hath turned aside to lodge for the night?
O Israel ƒe Mɔkpɔkpɔ, eƒe Ɖela le xaxawo me; nu ka ta nèle abe amedzro ene le anyigba dzi, eye abe mɔzɔla si va anyi tsi ge ŋkeke ɖeka ko ene?
9 Wherefore, shouldst thou be as a man astounded, As a mighty man who cannot save? Yet, thou, art in our midst—O Yahweh And, thy Name, on us, hath been called Do not abandon us!
Aleke nèle abe ame si nane wɔ nuku na alo kalẽtɔ si ƒe ŋusẽ vɔ, eye mate ŋu axɔ na ame o la ene? O Yehowa, èle mía dome, eye wò ŋkɔ le mía ŋu eya ta mègagblẽ mi ɖi o!
10 Thus, saith Yahweh To this people In this way, have they loved to wander, Their feet, have they not restrained, —Yahweh, therefore hath not accepted them, Now, will he call to mind their iniquity, —That he may punish their sins.
Ale Yehowa gblɔ tso dukɔ sia ŋutie nye esi: “Wolɔ̃a tsaglalãtsatsa vivivo; woƒe afɔwo menɔa teƒe ɖeka o, eya ta Yehowa mexɔ wo o. Azɔ la, àɖo ŋku woƒe nu tovowo wɔwɔ dzi, eye woahe to na wo le woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta.”
11 And Yahweh said unto me, —Do not pray for this people for blessing;
Tete Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Mègado gbe ɖa be eme nanyo na dukɔ sia o.
12 Though they fast, I am not going to hearken unto their loud cry, and Though they offer ascending-sacrifice and meal-offering, I am not going to accept them, —For with sword and with famine and with pestilence, am, I, about to consume them.
Nenye be wotsi nu dɔ hã la, nyemaɖo to woƒe ɣlidodo o. Nenye be wotsɔ numevɔsa kple nuɖuvɔsawo vɛ hã la, nyemaxɔ wo o, ke boŋ matsrɔ̃ wo kple yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃.”
13 Then said I, Ah, My Lord Yahweh! Lo! the prophets, are saying to them—Ye shall not see the sword And famine, shall ye not have, —For prosperity in truth, will I give you, in this place.
Ke megblɔ be, “O Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Nyagblɔɖilawo le gbɔgblɔm na wo be, ‘Miakpɔ yi loo alo dɔwuame o. Le nyateƒe me, mana miakpɔ ŋutifafa mavɔ le teƒe sia.’”
14 So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them, —A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.
Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Nyagblɔɖilawo le aʋatsonyawo gblɔm le nye ŋkɔ me. Nyemedɔ wo alo ɖo wo alo ƒo nu na wo o. Wole alakpaŋutega, afakaka, trɔ̃subɔsubɔ kple beble siwo woƒe susuwo gblɔ na wo la gblɔm.
15 Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh concerning the prophets who are prophesying in my Name though, I, sent them not, and yet, they have been, saying, Neither sword nor famine, shall there be in this land, —By sword or by famine, shall, those prophets, be consumed;
Eya ta ale Yehowa gblɔ le nyagblɔɖila siwo le nya gblɔm ɖi le nye ŋkɔ me la ŋu. Nyemedɔ wo o, gake wole gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Yi alo dɔwuame atsrɔ̃ wo
16 And the people to whom they have been prophesying shall be getting cast out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and of there being none to give burial unto them, them, their wives, nor their sons nor their daughters, —So will I pour out upon them their own wickedness.
eye ame siwo wole nya gblɔm ɖi na la, woatsɔ wo akaka ɖe Yerusalem ƒe ablɔwo dzi le yi kple dɔwuame ta. Ame aɖeke manɔ anyi si aɖi woawo ŋutɔwo alo wo srɔ̃nyɔnuwo, wo viŋutsuwo kple wo vinyɔnuwo o. Matrɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e si dze na wo la, akɔ ɖe wo dzi.’
17 Therefore shalt thou say unto them this word, Let mine eyes, run down with tears night and day, And let them not rest, —For with a grievous injury, hath been injured the virgin the daughter of my people, With a wound, severe indeed!
“Gblɔ nya sia na wo be, “‘Na be aɖatsi nasi tso nye ŋkuwo me zã kple keli madzudzɔmadzudzɔe elabena vinyenyɔnu si menya ŋutsu o, ame si nye dukɔ la, xɔ abi vevie le esi wogbãe ta.
18 If I have gone out into the field, Then lo! the slain of the sword! And, if I have entered the city, Then lo! the diseases of famine! For, both prophet and priest, have trafficked against the land unnoticed.
Ne meyi ɖe gbedzi la, mekpɔa ame siwo wowu kple yi la ƒe ŋutilã kukuawo. Ne mege ɖe dua me la, mekpɔa nu si gblẽm dɔwuame le. Nyagblɔɖilawo kple nunɔlawo siaa yi ɖe anyigba si womenya o la dzi.’
19 Hast thou, utterly rejected, Judah? Zion itself, hath thy soul loathed? Why, hast thou smitten us so that there is for us no healing? A waiting For prosperity, but no welfare, and For a time of healing, but lo! terror!
“Ɖe nègbe Yuda gbidiia? Ɖe wò dzi megaku ɖe Zion ŋu oa? Nu ka ta nède abi mía ŋuti ale gbegbe be míate ŋu akpɔ dɔyɔyɔ o? Míekpɔ mɔ na ŋutifafa gake nu nyui aɖeke meva na mí o. Míekpɔ mɔ na dɔyɔyɔ, ke ŋɔdzi boŋue li.
20 We acknowledge O Yahweh Our own lawlessness The iniquity of our fathers, —For we have sinned against thee.
O Yehowa, míedze si míaƒe nu tovowo wɔwɔ kple mía fofowo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo. Vavãe míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò.
21 Do not despise—for the sake of thy Name, Do not treat with contempt—the throne of thy glory, —Remember!—do not break thy covenant with us.
Le wò ŋkɔ la ta, mègaɖe kɔ ɖa le mía ŋu o; mègaɖe bubu le wò ŋutikɔkɔefiazikpui la ŋuti o. Ɖo ŋku nu si nèbla kpli mí la dzi eye mègatui o.
22 Are there, among the vanities of the nations senders of rain? Or can, the heavens themselves, give myriad drops? Art not, thou, he, O Yahweh our God? Therefore will we wait for thee, For, thou, hast made all these.
Ɖe dukɔwo ƒe legba maɖinuwo dometɔ aɖe na tsi dza kpɔa? Lilikpowo ŋutɔe dzaa tsia? Ao, O Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu, wòe wɔnɛ. Eya ta míaƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ le dziwò, elabena wòe wɔa esiawo katã.”
