Jeremiah 46
1 So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
Esia nye Yehowa ƒe nya si va na Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia tso dukɔwo ŋuti.
2 Of Egypt, Concerning the force of Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates, in Carchemish, —which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, smote, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: —
Tso Egipte ŋu: Esia nye gbedeasi na Egipte fia Farao Neko ƒe aʋakɔwo, ame siwo dzi Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar ɖu le Frat tɔsisi la nu le Karkemis le Yuda fia, Yehoyakim, Yosia ƒe vi ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe enelia me:
3 Prepare ye buckler and shield, And draw near to battle:
“Midzra miaƒe akpoxɔnu gãtɔwo kple suetɔwo ɖo eye miado ayi ɖe aʋa!
4 Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, Stand forth in helmets, —Polish the lances, put on the coats of mail.
Mitsi sɔwo ɖe tasiaɖamwo ŋu eye miade sɔwo dzi! Miɖɔ gakukuwo, mido mia tɔ ɖe mia nɔƒewo! Minyre miaƒe akplɔwo eye miado miaƒe gawuwo!
5 Why have I seen it? They, panic-struck, are drawing back, Yea, their heroes, are crushed, Yea they have, fled, and not turned, —Terror round about! Declareth Yahweh.
Nu ka kpɔm mele? Dzidzi ƒo wo, wogbugbɔ ɖe megbe, woɖu woƒe kalẽtɔwo dzi. Wosi kple du kple du megbemakpɔmakpɔtɔe eye ŋɔdzi ƒo xlã wo godoo.” Yehowae gblɔe.
6 Let not the swift, flee, Nor let the hero, escape, —Northward, beside the river Euphrates, have they stumbled, and fallen.
“Afɔ ɖeablɛtɔ mate ŋu asi alo ŋusẽtɔ naɖe eɖokui o. Le anyiehe, le Frat tɔsisi la to, afi mae wokli nu hedze anyi ɖo.
7 Who is it that is like the Nile when it riseth, Like rivers when his waters are tossed?
“Ame kae nye esi gbɔna le eɖokui kɔm ɖe dzi abe Nil kple tɔsisi siwo me tsi le sisim sesĩe ene?
8 Egypt was like the Nile when it riseth, And like rivers, when the waters are tossed: So he said—I will rise, I will cover the earth, I will destroy the city, and the dwellers therein.
Egipte le kɔkɔm ɖe dzi abe Nil kple tɔsisi siwo me tsi le sisim kplakplakpla ene, egblɔ be, ‘Maɖo axɔ ɖe anyigba blibo la dzi; matsrɔ̃ amewo kple woƒe duwo.’
9 Mount the horses, And drive the chariots madly on, So let the heroes, go forth, —Ethiopians and Libyans that grasp the buckler, And Lydians that grasp—that tread—the bow, But, that day, belongeth to My Lord Yahweh of hosts—
O, sɔwo, milũ ɖe wo dzi! O, tasiaɖamkulawo, miku wo kple ŋkubiã! O, kalẽtɔwo, mizɔ yi ŋgɔ tẽe, eye mi Kus kple Put ŋutsu siwo tsɔa akpoxɔnuwo kple Lidia ŋutsu siwo daa aŋutrɔ nyuie!
10 A day of avenging, to avenge him of his adversaries, When the sword shall devour and be filled, and be sated with their blood, —For, a sacrifice, hath My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, In the land of the North Towards the river Euphrates.
Gake gbe ma gbe nye Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la tɔ, hlɔ̃biaŋkeke wòanye, ne wòabia hlɔ̃ eƒe futɔwo. Yi aɖu nu va se ɖe esime wòaɖi ƒo eye ano ʋu va se ɖe esi me wòaɖi kɔ elabena Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, asa vɔ le anyiehenyigba dzi, le Frat tɔsisi la to.
11 Go up to Gilead and fetch balsam, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain, hast thou multiplied remedies, Healing, there is none for thee.
“O, ɖetugbi dzadzɛ, Egipte vinyɔnu, yi ɖe Gilead nàƒle dɔyɔmi. Dzodzroe nèli kɔ atikewo gleglegle, elabena màhaya akpɔ o.
12 The nations have heard of thy disgrace, And, thine outcry, hath filled the earth, —For hero against hero, have they stumbled, Together, have fallen, the twain!
Dukɔwo ase wò ŋukpeŋkɔ eye wò ɣlidodo axɔ anyigba la dzi. Kalẽtɔ akli nɔvia kalẽtɔ eye wo kple eve la siaa woadze anyi.”
13 The word which Yahweh spake unto Jeremiah the prophet, —as to the coming of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to smite the land of Egypt: —
Esia nye Yehowa ƒe nya si wòtsɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia tso ale si Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar ava dze Egipte dzi la ŋuti.
14 Tell ye it in Egypt, And let it be heard in Migdol, Yea let it be heard in Noph, and in Tahpanhes, —Say ye—Stand thou forth, and prepare thyself, For a sword hath devoured round about thee.
“Miɖe gbeƒã le Egipte, mido kpoe le Migdol eye mido kpoe le Memfis kple Tapanhes hã. ‘Mitso miadzra ɖo, ne mianɔ mia nɔƒewo elabena yi wu ame siwo ƒo xlã mi godoo.’
15 Wherefore have thy valiant ones been laid prostrate? He hath made no stand, because, Yahweh, hath driven him back:
Nu ka ŋuti woana wò kalẽtɔwo naɖo baba ɖe anyigba? Womate ŋu anɔ te o, elabena Yehowa atutu wo aƒu anyi.
16 Hath made many a one to be stumbling, Yea fallen is every one against his neighbour, So they have said—Arise and let us return to our own people, And unto the land of our birth, From the face of the sword of the oppressor.
Woakli nu enuenu eye woadze anyi ɖe wo nɔewo dzi. Woagblɔ be, ‘Mitso, mina míatrɔ ayi míaƒe amewo gbɔ, le mía denyigba dzi eye míasi le ameteɖeanyila ƒe yi nu.’
17 Proclaim ye a name, —Pharaoh, king of Egypt—a Sound! He hath overstepped the time appointed!
Afi ma woado ɣli le be, ‘Egipte fia Farao nye ɣli ƒuƒlu dola; eƒe mɔnukpɔkpɔ to eta va yi.’”
18 As I live, saith the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name: Though Like Tabor among mountains, Like Carmel, Into the sea shall he go!
Ale fia si ŋkɔe nye Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, gblɔe nye esi: “Meta nye agbe be ame aɖe ava abe Tabɔr le towo dome kple Karmel le atsiaƒu to ene.
19 Baggage for captivity, prepare thee, O inhabitress, daughter of Egypt; For, Noph, shall become a desolation, And be burned without inhabitant.
Miƒo ƒu miaƒe nuwo na aboyomeyiyi, mi ame siwo le Egipte, elabena Memfis azu aƒedo eye woagbãe gudugudu be ame manɔ eme o.
20 A calf of great beauty, is Egypt: The gad-fly, out of the North, cometh—cometh.
“Egipte le abe nyinɔ sue dzeani ene gake togbato tso anyiehe gbɔna ɖe edzi dze ge.
21 Even her hirelings in her midst are like fatted calves, For, even they, have turned—have fled at once! have made no stand! For, their day of doom, hath come upon them, The time of their visitation.
Asrafo siwo wotsɔ aʋae la le abe nyivi damiwo ene. Woawo hã atrɔ megbe asi adzo, womate ŋu anɔ te o, elabena woƒe gbegblẽ gbɔna eye woƒe tohegbe va ɖo.
22 Her noise, like a serpent, departeth, —For, with a force, they advance, And with axes, have they come against her, like them who fell trees:
Ne futɔwo ƒe aʋakɔ ho gbɔna la, Egipte axlɔ̃ abe da si le sisim ene, woatso ɖe eŋu kple fia abe ŋutsu siwo lãa ati ene.
23 They have cut down her forest Declareth Yahweh, Surely he cannot be searched out, —For they have outnumbered locusts, and cannot be counted.
Togbɔ be eƒe avewo do ale gbegbe hã la, woalã wo akɔ ɖi. Ameawo sɔ gbɔ wu ʋetsuviwo eye womate ŋu axlẽ wo o. Yehowae gblɔe.
24 Put to shame is the daughter of Egypt, —She hath been delivered into the hand of the people of the North.
Woado ŋukpe Egipte vinyɔnu eye woatsɔe ade asi na ame siwo le anyiehe.”
25 Saith Yahweh of host God of Israel, —Behold me! bringing punishment—against Amon of No, and upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt, and upon her gods and upon her kings, —Even upon Pharaoh, and upon all that trust in him;
Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la be, “Mahe gbegblẽ va Tebestɔwo ƒe mawu Amon, Farao, Egipte, eƒe fiawo kple eƒe mawuwo kple ame siwo katã ziɔ ɖe Farao ŋuti la dzi.
26 And I will deliver them—Into the hand of them who are seeking their life, Even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon And into the hand of his servants, —And after that, shall it be inhabited as in the days of old Declareth Yahweh.
Makplɔ wo ade asi na Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar kple eŋutime siwo le woƒe agbe yome tim. Gake emegbe la, amewo aganɔ Egiptenyigba dzi abe tsã ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me ene.” Yehowae gblɔe.
27 Thou, therefore, do not fear, O my Servant Jacob Nor be dismayed O Israel, For behold me! Saving thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity, —So shall Jacob return and be quiet and shall rest, With none to occasion alarm.
“O Yakob, nye dɔla, mègavɔ̃ o; O Israel, wò mo megatsi dãa o. Maɖe wò godoo tso didiƒenyigba aɖe dzi kple wò dzidzimeviwo tso anyigba si dzi woɖe aboyo wo ɖo ɖo la. Yakob aganɔ anyi le ŋutifafa kple dedinɔnɔ me eye ame aɖeke mado ŋɔdzi nɛ o.
28 Thou, do not fear, O my Servant Jacob, Urgeth Yahweh, For, with thee, am I: Though I make an end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, Yet of thee, will I not make an end, But will correct thee in measure, And not hold thee, guiltless,
Mègavɔ̃ o, O nye dɔla Yakob, elabena meli kpli wò. Togbɔ be metsrɔ̃ dukɔ siwo katã me mekaka mi ɖo ɖo keŋkeŋ hã la, nyematsrɔ̃ wò ya keŋkeŋkeŋ o. Mahe to na wò gake ɖe dzɔdzɔenyenye dzi; Ɖekoe nyemana nàyi tomahemahee kura o.”
