Jeremiah 2
1 And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying;
Wach Jehova Nyasaye nobirona:
2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem saying—Thus saith Yahweh, I remember in thy behalf, the lovingkindness of thy youthful days, The love of thy bridal estate, —Thy coming out after me, Through the desert, Through a land, not sown:
“Dhi kendo igo milome ka Jerusalem winjo ni: “Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “‘Aparo kaka ne ichiwori kane in rawera, ne ihera ka nyako moikore ne kend, ne iluwo bangʼa kama otimo ongoro, e piny ma ok purie.
3 Holiness, was Israel unto Yahweh, The first-fruit of his increase, —All that devoured it, were held guilty, Calamity used to come upon them, —Declareth Yahweh.
Israel ne en oganda maler ne Jehova Nyasaye, kaka olembege mokwongo chiek; jogo duto mane okidhe nomak kaka joketho, kendo masira nomakogi,’” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
4 Hear ye the word of Yahweh O house of Jacob, And all the families of the house of Israel.
Winj wach Jehova Nyasaye, yaye od Jakobo, un dhoudi duto mag dhood Israel.
5 Thus, saith Yahweh, —What did your fathers find in me by way of perversity, that they removed far from me, —and went after vanity, and became vain?
Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye wacho: “En ketho mane mane wuoneu oyudo kuoma, momiyo ne gibaro mabor koda? Negiluwo bangʼ nyiseche manono mi gibedo manono gin giwegi.
6 Neither said they, Where is Yahweh, Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, —Who led us Through the desert, Through a land of wastes and clefts, Through a land of parched places and of death-shade, Through a land, Along which no man had passed, And in which no son of earth dwelt?
Ne ok gipenjo ni, ‘Ere Jehova Nyasaye, mane ogolowa Misri, kendo otelonwa e thim ma ok nyag gimoro, ka wakalo piny motwo kod piny motimo bugni, piny ongoro kod mudho, piny maonge ngʼama wuothoe, kendo onge ngʼama odakie?’
7 Then brought I you into a country of garden land, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof, —and yet when ye entered, then defiled ye my land, and mine inheritance, ye made an abomination
Ne akelou e piny momewo mondo ucham olembege kod nyak mage momewo. To ne ubiro mi unjawo pinya kendo umiyo girkeni maga obedo gima odwanyore.
8 The priests, said not Where is Yahweh? And, they who handled the law, did not acknowledge me, And the shepherds transgressed against me, —And the prophets, prophesied by Baal, And so after things that could not profit, did they walk.
Jodolo ne ok openjo, ‘Ere Jehova Nyasaye?’ Jogo matiyo gi chik ne ok ongʼeya; jotelo nongʼanyona. Jonabi nokoro gi Baal, ka giluwo nyiseche manono.”
9 Therefore yet further will I plead with you Declareth Yahweh, Yea with your children’s children, will I plead.
Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Emomiyo abiro kumou kendo. Bende abiro kumo nyikwau.
10 For—pass through the coastlands of the West and see, And unto Kedar, send ye and consider diligently, —And see—whether there hath been the like of this!
Dhiuru loka e dho nembe mag Kitim kendo ungʼigi kaka gichalo, bende oruru ji Kedar mondo ginon maber; mondo gine anena ka gima chal kama nosebetie:
11 Hath a nation, changed gods, although they were No-gods? Yet my people have changed my glory for that which could not profit!
Bende ogendini oseloko nyiseche nyaka nene? (Kata kamano bende ok gin nyiseche.) To joga osewilo duongʼ mar Nyasachgi, gi nyiseche manono maonge tiendgi.
12 Be amazed, O ye heavens, at this, —And shudder, be dried up utterly, Urgeth Yahweh.
Kuom mano, agolonu chik, un polo, mondo uyiengni malich, kuwuoro kendo kudhier nono,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
13 For two wicked things, have my people committed, —Me, have they forsaken a fountain of living water, To hew out for themselves cisterns broken cisterns, that cannot hold water.
“Joga osetimo richo ariyo: Gisejwangʼa, an thidhna mar pi ngima, kendo gisekunyo degnigi giwegi, degni mobarore kendo ma ok nyal tingʼo pi.
14 Was Israel a servant? Born in the house, was he? Wherefore hath he become a prey?
Bende Israel en jatich, ngʼat monywol ka misumba? Kare en angʼo momiyo iyake?
15 Against him, have been roaring wild lions, They have uttered their voice, —and have made his land a desolation, His cities, have been burned, so as to have no inhabitant.
Sibuoche oseruto; kendo gisemorne. Giseketho pinye; dalane owangʼ kendo odongʼ gunda.
16 Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have been crushing the crown of the head.
Bende, jo-Memfis gi jo-Tapanhes oselielo osimbo mar wiyi.
17 Is not this what thou wast certain to do for thyself, —in that thou didst forsake Yahweh thy God, when he was leading thee by the way?
Donge usekelo ma kuomu uwegi, ka ujwangʼo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu, kane otelonu e yo?
18 Now, therefore what hast thou to do with the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do with the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River ["Euphrates"]?
Koro angʼo momiyo udhi Misri mondo umodh pi moa Shihor? Kendo angʼo momiyo udhi Asuria mondo umodh pi moa e Aora?
19 Let thy wickedness correct thee And thine apostasies, rebuke thee, Know therefore and see That it is a wicked thing and a bitter, that thou shouldest have forsaken Yahweh thy God, And that the dread of me should not have pertained to thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
Timbeu maricho biro kelonu kum; wech mane uweyago ema biro kelonu kum. Nonuru kendo ubiro ngʼeyo malongʼo, kaka en gima rach kendo lit ne un uwegi, ka ujwangʼo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu, kendo ubedo maonge kode gi luor kata matin,” Ruoth Nyasaye ma en Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, owacho kamano.
20 For, in age-past time, I brake thy yoke, I tare off thy fetters, And thou saidst, I will not transgress, —Nevertheless, on every high hill, and under every green tree, wast thou lying down as an unchaste woman.
“Chon gi lala ne ituro jok magi kendo ichodo rateke motweyigo; kiwacho ni, ‘Ok anatini!’ Adier, ewi gode matindo duto kendo e bwo yiende motimo otiep, ninindo piny ka jachode.
21 Yet, I, planted thee a precious vine, a wholly true seed, —How then didst thou change thyself towards me, into the degenerate plantings of the alien vine?
Ne apidhoi kaka mzabibu mar kodhi, moyier makare kendo manyak. Kara ere kaka ne iweya mi idonjo e timbe moduwore, kendo ichalo gi mzabibu mar bungu.
22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, And take thee much soap, Yet is thine iniquity inscribed before me Declareth My Lord Yahweh.
Kata bedni ilwoko lweti gi magadi kendo itiyo gi sabun mangʼeny, chilo mar ketho mari pod nitiere e nyima,” Jehova Nyasaye Manyalo Gik Moko Duto owacho.
23 How canst thou say, I have not defiled myself, After the Baalim, have I not gone? See thy way, in the valley, Own what thou hast done, —A nimble young she-camel, crossing her own ways;
“Ere kaka diwachi ni, ‘Ok adwanyora; pod ok aringo aluwo bangʼ Baal?’ Par kaka ne itimori e holo; par gima isetimo. In ngamia ma nyako ma rikni maringo ka gi kacha,
24 A wild ass, taught of the desert, In the desire of her soul, she snuffeth the wind, In her occasion, who can turn her back? None who seek her, will weary themselves, In her month, they shall find her!
punda mar thim mongʼiyo gi kama otwo, ma ngʼweyo yamo kodwaro thuondi; en ngʼa madigengʼe? Onge thuon manyalo thagore ka dware nikech yude yot ka kinde miringo kode ochopo.
25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst! But thou saidst Hopeless! No! for I love foreigners and after them, will I go.
Kik iringi nyaka tiendi dongʼ nono kendo dwondi two. To ne iwacho, ‘Onge tiende! Ahero nyiseche mag pinje mamoko, kendo nyaka aluw bangʼ-gi.’”
26 As the shame of a thief when he is found, So, hath been put to shame, the house of Israel, —They, their kings their princes, and their priests and their prophets:
“Kaka jakuo wiye kuot ka omake, omiyo od Israel wiye okuot, gin gi ruodhigi kod jotendgi, jodolo mag-gi kod jonabi mag-gi.
27 Saying, to a tree, My father, art thou! And to a stone, Thou, didst give us birth, For they have turned unto me the back and not the face, —But in the time of their calamity, they will say, Arise, and save us!
Giwachone yien ni, ‘In wuonwa,’ kendo ne kidi ni, ‘In ema ne inywola.’ Giselokona ngʼegi to ok wengegi, to sa ma gin e thagruok, giwacho niya, ‘Bi kendo ireswa!’
28 Where then are thy gods which thou hast made for thyself? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy calamity, —For according to the number of thy cities, have become thy gods O Judah.
Kare ere nyisecheu mane uloso ne un uwegi? We mondo gibi ka ginyalo resou ka un e thagruok! Nimar un gi nyiseche mangʼeny, mana kaka un gi dala mangʼeny, yaye Juda.”
29 Wherefore, should ye plead against me, All of you, have transgressed against me Declareth Yahweh.
“Angʼo momiyo ungʼadona bura? To un duto usengʼanyona,” Jehova Nyasaye ema owacho.
30 In vain, have I smitten your children, Correction, have they not accepted, —Your sword hath devoured your prophets, as a lion that destroyeth.
“Kum mane akumogo jou nobedo kayiem nono; kendo ne ok gilokore. Liganglani osekidho jonabi magi mana kaka sibuor modenyo.”
31 O generation see, ye, the word of Yahweh, A desert, became I unto Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore, have my people said, We have roved about, We will not come in any more unto thee?
Un tiengʼ masani, paruru wach mar Jehova Nyasaye mawacho niya: “Bende asebedo piny motwo ne Israel kata ka piny motimo mudho mandiwa? Angʼo momiyo joga wacho kama: ‘Wan thuolo mondo waba abaya; ok wanabi iri kendo?’
32 Can, a virgin, forget, her ornaments, —A bride, her girdle? Yet, my people, have forgotten me, days without number.
Bende miaha diwiye wil gi gik molichorego, kata nyako midhi kendo gi lepe mag kisera? Joga to wigi osewil koda, odiechienge ma ok kwan.
33 How thou dost make winsome thy way, to seek love! Therefore, even unto wicked women, hast thou taught thy ways.
Mano kaka in gi lony e dwaro hera! Kata mana mon ma timbegi richo, nyalo somo timbegi.
34 Even in thy skirts, is there found, The blood of the lives of the helpless innocents, —Not in the act of breaking in, didst thou find them, yet [the blood is] on all these.
Remb joma odhier ma unego yudore e lepu, kata obedo nine ok umakogi ka gituro uteu.” To kuom magi duto,
35 Although thou saidst, Because I am innocent, surely hath his anger turned back from me, —Behold me! entering into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned!
iwacho ni, “‘Aonge ketho, kendo iye ok owangʼ koda.’ To abiro ngʼadoni bura nikech iwacho ni, ‘Pod ok atimo richo.’
36 How vigorously, thou goest about changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria:
Angʼo momiyo ilworori mangʼeny kiloko yoreni? Ibiro kuod wiyi gi Misri kaka nokuod wiyi gi Asuria.
37 Even from this one, shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head, —For Yahweh hath rejected those in whom thou confidest, and thou shalt not prosper with them.
Bende ubiro aa kanyo gi lweteu ka uketo ewiu, nimar Jehova Nyasaye osedagi joma ugeno kuomgi; ok ginikonyu.”
