Jeremiah 34
1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, —when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying:
Neno lililomjia Yeremia kutoka kwa Yahwe, wakati Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli, majeshi yake yote, pamoja na falme zote za dunia, maeneo yote yaliyo chini ya mamlaka yake, na watu wake wote walikuwa wanapigana vita dhidi ya Yerusalemu na miji yake yote, kusema:
2 Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Go and speak unto Zedekiah king of Judah, —and say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire;
'Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, anasema hivi: Nenda na uzungumze kwa Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda na useme kwake, 'Yahwe asema hivi: Angalia, niko karibu kuutia mji huu mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli. Atauchoma moto.
3 And, thou, shalt not escape out of his hand, For thou shalt be, taken, And into his hand, shalt thou be delivered, —And, thine own eyes, into the eyes of the king of Babylon, shall look, And his mouth, with thy mouth, shall speak And Babylon, shalt thou enter.
Hautapona kutoka mkono wake, kwa maana kwa hakika utakamatwa na kutiwa mkononi mwake. Macho yako yatayaangalia macho ya mfalme wa Babeli; atazungumza kwako moja kwa moja ukiwa unaenda Babeli.'
4 Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, king of Judah, —Thus, saith Yahweh Concerning thee, Thou shalt not die, by the sword;
Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda, sikiliza neno la Yahwe! Yahwe anasema hivi kuhusu wewe, 'Hautakufa kwa upanga.
5 In peace, shalt thou die, And with the burnings made for thy fathers the former kings who were before thee, so, shall they make a burning unto thee, And, with an, Alas lord! shall they lament thee, —Because of the word, I, have spoken, Declareth Yahweh.
Utakufa katika amani. Kama kwenye mafukizo ya babu zako, wafalme waliokuwepo kabla yako, watauchoma mwili wako. Watasema, 'Ole, bwana!” Watakuomboleza. Sasa nimesema—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe.”
6 Then spake Jeremiah the prophet, unto Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem;
Kwa hiyo Yeremia nabii akatangaza kwa Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda maneno haya yote katika Yerusalemu.
7 when, the force of the king of Babylon, was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, —against Lachish and against Azekah, for they, remained among the cities of Judah as fortified cities.
Jeshi la mfalme wa Babeli likafanya dhidi ya Yerusalemu na miji yote ya Yuda iliyobaki: Lakishi, na Azeka. Miji hii ya yuda ilisalia kama miji yenye maboma.
8 The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, —after that King Zedekiah had solemnised a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, proclaiming unto them liberty:
Neno lilomjia Yeremia kutoka kwa Yahwe baada ya mfalme Sedekia kufanya agano na watu wote katika Yurusalemu, ili kuwatanagazia uhuru
9 that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, —so that no man should use them as slaves, to wit a Jew his brother;
ya kwamba kila mtu lazima amwachie huru mtumwa wake wa Kiebrania, wote wa kiume na wa kike, kwa hiyo mtu alipaswa kutomtumikisha Myahudi, ambaye alikuwa ndugu yake.
10 so then they hearkened—even all the princes and all the people who had entered into the covenant that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, go free, so as not to use them as slaves, any longer, —yea they hearkened, and let them go,
Kwa hiyo watu wote na viongozi wakaingia katika agano kwamba kila mtu amwachie huru mtumwa wake wa kiume na waikke ili asiwe mtumwa tena. Walitii na kuwaweka huru.
11 howbeit they turned after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids,
Lakini baada ya hapo walibadili akili zao. Wakawarudisha watumwa ambao walikuwa wamewaachia huru. Wakawalazimisha kuwa wataumwa tena.
12 So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying:
Kwa hiyo neno la Yahwe likaja kwa Yeremia, likisema,
13 Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, —I myself, solemnised a covenant with your fathers, in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves saying:
“Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, anasema hivi, 'Mimi mwenyewe nilifanya agano na babu zenu katika siku ambayo niliwatoa nje ya nchi ya Misiri, nje ya nyumba ya utumwa. Hapo ndipo niliposema,
14 At the end of seven years, shall ye let go every man his brother, being a Hebrew, who shall sell himself unto thee and serve thee, six years, then shalt thou let him go, free, from thee, Howbeit your fathers hearkened not unto me neither inclined their ear.
Katika mwisho wa mwaka wa saba, kila mtu lazima amwachie ndugu yake, Mwebrania mwenzake aliyejiuza mwenyewe kwako ili kukutumikia kwa miaka sita. Mwagize aende kwa uhuru.” Lakini babu zenu hawakunisikiliza wala kutega masikio yao kwangu.
15 And, though, ye, just now turned and did that which was right in mine eyes, by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour, —and solemnised a covenant before me, in the house on which my Name hath been called,
Sasa ninyi wenyewe mlitubu na kuanza yaliyomema katika macho yangu. Mlitangaza uhuru, kila mtu kwa jirani yake, na mlifanya agano mbele zangu kwenye nyumba iitwayo kwa jina langu.
16 yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant and every man his hand-maid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire, —and have brought them into subjection, to become your servants and handmaids.
Lakini tena mmegeuka na kulichafua jina langu; mmemsababisha kila mtu kumleta tena mtumwa wake wa kiume na wa kike, wale mliowachie kwenda walikotaka. Mmewalazimisha kuwa watumwa tena.'
17 Therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty: Declareth Yahweh unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth;
Kwa hiyo Yahwe asema hivi, 'Ninyi wenyewe hamkunisikiliza. Mlipaswa kuwa mmetangaza uhuru, kila mmoja wenu, kwa ndugu zenu na Waisraeli wenzenu. Kwa hiyo angalia! Niko karibu kutangaza uhuru kwenu—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe—uhuru wa upanga, tauni, na njaa, kwa maana naenda kuwafanya kitu cha ajabu katika macho aya kila ufalme juu ya dunia.
18 and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, before me, when they cut the calf, in twain, and passed between the parts thereof;
Kisha nitashughulika na watu waliolivuja agano langu, ambao hawakuyashika maneno ya agano ambalo walilithibitisha mbele zangu walipomkata ng'ombe dume katika vipande viwili na kutembea katika vipande vyake,
19 even the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, —who passed between the parts of the calf,
na kisha viongozi wa Yuda na Yerusalemu, matowashi na makuhani, na watu wote wa nchi wakatembea katika vipande vya yule ng'ombe dume.
20 yea I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —and their dead bodies shall become food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.
Nitawatia katika mikono ya adui zao na katika mikono ya hao wanaoutafuta uhai wao. Miili yao itakuwa chakula cha ndege wa angani na wanyama juu ya dunia.
21 Zedekiah king of Judah also with his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —even into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, who are going up from you.
Kwa hiyo nitawatia Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda na viongozi wake kwenye mikono ya adui zao na kwenye miko ya wale wanaoutafuta uhai wao na katika mikono ya majeshi ya mfalme wa Babeli ambayo yameinuka dhidi yenu.
22 Behold me! giving command, Declareth Yahweh, and I will bring them back unto this city, and they will fight against it and capture it, and consume it with fire, —and, the cities of Judah, will I make too desolate to have an inhabitant.
Angalia, niko karibu kutoa amari—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe—na nitawaleta tena kwenye mji huu ili wapigane dhidi yake, na kuunguza kwa moto. Kwa maana nitaigeuza miji ya Yuda kuwa sehemu za ukiwa ambamo hapatakuwa na wakaaji.”
