Jeremiah 42
1 Then drew near all the captains of the forces, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, —and all the people from the least even unto the greatest;
Mgbe ahụ, Johanan nwa Kariya, na ndịisi agha ahụ niile, na Jezenaya nwa Hoshaya, na ndị Izrel niile, site nʼonye dịkarịsịrị nta ruo nʼonye dịkarịsịrị ukwuu, bịakwutere
2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet—Let our supplication we beseech thee fall prostrate before thee, and pray thou in our behalf unto Yahweh thy God, in behalf of all this remnant, —for we are left a few out of many, just as thine own eyes do behold us:
Jeremaya onye amụma sị ya, “Biko, anyị bịara ịrịọ gị arịrịọ. Kpọkuo Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị nʼekpere nʼihi anyị bụ ndị fọdụrụ nʼala a. Ị maara na o nwere oge anyị dị ọtụtụ nʼala a, ma ugbu a anyị dị naanị ole na ole.
3 that Yahweh thy God may tell us the way wherein we should walk, —and the thing that we should do.
Kpee ekpere ka Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị gosi anyị ihe anyị ga-eme, maọbụ ebe anyị ga-eje.”
4 And Jeremiah the prophet, said unto them, I have heard; behold me! praying unto Yahweh your God according to your words, —and it shall come to pass that the whole thing that Yahweh shall answer you, I will tell you, I will keep back from you, nothing.
Jeremaya onye amụma zara sị ha, “Anụla m ihe unu kwuru. Aga m ekpere Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu ekpere dịka unu rịọrọ. Mgbe m natara ọsịsa ya, aga m agwakwa unu ihe niile Onyenwe anyị kwuru. O nwekwaghị ihe m ga-ezonarị unu.”
5 They, therefore said unto Jeremiah, Yahweh be against us, as a witness true and faithful, —if according to all the word which Yahweh thy God shall send thee unto us, so we do not perform:
Ha sịrị Jeremaya, “Ka Onyenwe anyị bụrụ onyeama eziokwu na nke kwesiri ntụkwasị obi megide anyị, ma ọ bụrụ na anyị emeghị dịka ihe niile Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke gị gwara gị ka ị gwa anyị.
6 whether for good or for ill, unto the voice of Yahweh our God for which we are sending thee unto him, will we hearken, —to the end it may be well with us, because we will hearken unto the voice of Yahweh our God.
Ọ bụ ihe Chineke, onye anyị na-eziga gị ka ị jụta ase, kwuru ka anyị ga-eme. Ma ọ dị mma, ma ọ dị njọ. Anyị ga-erubere Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị isi, ka ihe gaara anyị nke ọma.”
7 And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah.
Mgbe ụbọchị iri gasịrị okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Jeremaya ntị.
8 Then called he for Johanan son of Kareah, and for all the princes of the forces who were with him—and for all the people from the least even unto the greatest;
Nʼihi ya ọ kpọrọ Johanan nwa Kariya, ndịisi agha ya na ha so na ndị Izrel niile, site nʼonye dịkarịsịrị nta ruo nʼonye dịkarịsịrị ukwuu.
9 and said unto them, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—unto whom ye sent me, to cause your supplication to fall prostrate before him: —
Mgbe ha bịara, ọ gwara ha okwu sị ha, “Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel, onye unu zigara m ka m wegara arịrịọ unu, sịrị:
10 If ye will indeed abide, in this land, then will I build you up, and not pull [you] down, and plant you and not uproot [you], —for I have compassion as touching the calamity which I have caused you.
‘Ọ bụrụ na unu anọgide nʼala a, aga m ewuli unu elu; agaghị m akwada unu. Aga m akụkwa unu dịka osisi, gharakwa ihopu unu. Nʼihi na ihe ọjọọ ahụ m mere ka ọ bịakwasị unu na-ewute m nke ukwuu.
11 Do not fear the face of the king of Babylon, of whose face ye are afraid, —do not fear him, Urgeth Yahweh, for with you, am I, to save you, and to deliver you out of his hand:
Unu atụla eze Babilọn egwu, bụ onye unu na-atụ egwu ya ugbu a. Unu atụla ya egwu, otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwubiri, nʼihi na anọnyeere m unu, aga m azọpụta unu, napụtakwa unu site nʼaka ya.
12 that I may grant you compassions and he may have compassion upon you, —and suffer you to return unto your own soil.
Aga m enwe obi ebere nʼebe unu nọ, si otu a mee ka ya onwe ya nweekwa obi ebere nʼebe unu nọ. Ọ ga-emekwa ka unu nwetaghachikwa ala unu.’
13 But, since ye are saying, —We will not dwell in this land, —nor hearken unto the voice of Yahweh your God:
“Ma ọ bụrụ na unu onwe unu asị, ‘Anyị agaghị anọgide nʼala a,’ si otu a nupu isi nʼebe Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu nọ;
14 saying, —No! for, into the land of Egypt, will we go, where we shall not see war, nor the sound of a horn, shall we hear, —nor for bread, shall we be famished, —there, then will we dwell
ọ bụrụkwa na unu asị, ‘Mba, anyị ga-aga biri nʼala Ijipt ebe anyị na-agaghị ahụ agha, maọbụ nụ ụda opi ike, maọbụ nọọ agụụ nʼihi enweghị ihe oriri,’
15 Now, therefore, for this cause, hear ye the word of Yahweh, O remnant of Judah, —Thus! saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, —If, ye do indeed set your faces to enter Egypt and do enter to sojourn there,
mgbe ahụ, nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, unu ndị fọdụrụ na Juda. Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, ‘Ọ bụrụ na unu anọgidesie ike na mkpebi unu ịga Ijipt ibiri nʼebe ahụ, ọ bụrụkwa na unu agaa biri nʼIjipt nʼeziokwu,
16 then shall it come to pass that the sword which ye are fearing shall, there, overtake you, in the land of Egypt, —and the famine which ye are dreading, shall, there, lay fast hold of you, in Egypt, and, there, shall ye die.
mgbe ahụ, mma agha ahụ unu na-atụ egwu ga-eru unu nʼahụ, ụnwụ ahụ unu na-atụ oke egwu ya ga-esoro unu baa nʼIjipt. Unu ga-anwụkwa nʼebe ahụ.
17 So shall it be with all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there, they shall die by sword, by famine or by pestilence, —and they shall have neither survival nor escape, from the face of the calamity which I am about to bring in upon them.
Nʼezie, ndị ahụ niile kpebiri ịga biri nʼIjipt ga-anwụ site na mma agha, na site nʼụnwụ, na site nʼọrịa na-efe efe. O nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ha ga-afọdụ ndụ, o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ha ga-agbanarị ihe ọjọọ ahụ m ga-eme ka ọ bịakwasị ha.’
18 For—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, —Just as mine anger and mine indignation have been poured out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall mine indignation be poured out upon you when ye enter into Egypt, —thus shall ye become a curse, and an astonishment and a contempt and a reproach, and ye shall no more see this place.
Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, ‘Dịka iwe m na ọnụma m bụ ihe awụkwasịrị nʼelu ndị bi na Jerusalem, otu a ka m ga-esi wụkwasịkwa unu ọnụma m, mgbe unu ga-aga Ijipt. Unu ga-aghọ ihe ọbụbụ ọnụ na ihe iju anya, ihe nkọcha na ihe ịta ụta. Unu agakwaghị ahụ ebe a anya ọzọ.’
19 Yahweh hath spoken concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah, Do not enter into Egypt: Know certainly, that I have taken you to witness to-day.
“Unu bụ ndị fọdụrụ na Juda, lee na Onyenwe anyị agwala unu sị, ‘Unu agala Ijipt.’ Matanụ nke ọma na m adọọla unu aka na ntị,
20 For ye have deceived yourselves at the cost of your lives, for, ye yourselves, sent me unto Yahweh your God, saying, —Pray thou in our behalf, unto Yahweh our God, —and according to all that Yahweh our God shall say, so, tell us and we will do it.
na unu mehiere nʼobi unu mgbe unu ziri m sị m jụta Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu ase. Mgbe ahụ, unu rịọrọ m sị m, ‘Rịọrọ anyị Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị arịrịọ, gwa anyị ihe niile o kwuru, anyị ga-emekwa ya.’
21 Therefore have I told you to-day, —and yet ye have not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh your God, even in any thing for which he hath sent me unto you.
Agwala m unu taa ihe o kwuru, ma unu ajụla ime ihe ahụ niile Onyenwe anyị Chineke unu, bụ onye unu zigara m ka m jekwuru, kwuru.
22 Now, therefore, know ye certainly, that by sword, by famine, or by pestilence, shall ye die, —in the place whither ye have desired to go, to sojourn.
Ya mere, matanụ ya nke ọma taa na unu ga-anwụ site na mma agha, na site nʼụnwụ, na site nʼọrịa na-efe efe, nʼebe ahụ unu chọrọ ịga biri.”
