Jeremiah 37
1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Emesịa, Nebukadneza eze Babilọn mere Zedekaya nwa Josaya eze Juda, nʼọnọdụ Konaya nwa Jehoiakim.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened to the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
Ma Zedekaya na ndị ozi ya, na ndị Juda niile egeghị ntị nʼokwu Onyenwe anyị nke o si nʼọnụ Jeremaya onye amụma gwa ha.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to the LORD our God for us.
Zedekaya bụ eze, ziri Jehukal nwa Shelemaya, na Zefanaya onye nchụaja, bụ nwa Maaseia ozi sị ha, jekwuru Jeremaya onye amụma gwa ya okwu sị, “Biko, kpeere anyị ekpere, rịọrọ anyị Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị arịrịọ.”
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Nʼoge a, Jeremaya nweere onwe ya ijegharị nʼetiti ndị Izrel, nʼihi na ha etinyebeghị ya nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
5 Then Pharaoh's army had come from Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
Nʼihi na mgbe ndị agha Babilọn gbara Jerusalem gburugburu na-ebuso ya agha, ndị agha Fero sitere Ijipt na-apụkwute ha ibuso ha agha. Mgbe ndị agha Babilọn nụrụ na ndị agha Ijipt na-abịa, ha mere ngwangwa si nʼibuso Jerusalem agha wezuga onwe ha.
6 Then came the word of the LORD to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Mgbe ahụ, okwu Onyenwe anyị ruru Jeremaya onye amụma ntị sị ya,
7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which hath come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
“Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke Izrel kwuru, Ihe ndị a ka ị ga-agwa eze Juda onye zitere ozi sị gị rịọọ m arịrịọ, ‘Ndị agha Fero ahụ si nʼIjipt pụta bịa inyere unu aka ga-emesịa laghachi nʼala ha bụ Ijipt.
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
Mgbe ahụ, ndị agha Babilọn ga-alọghachikwa ibuso obodo a agha. Ha ga-emeri ya, dọta ya nʼagha, kpọọkwa ya ọkụ.’
9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will surely depart from us: for they will not depart.
“Ihe ndị a ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru, Unu arafula onwe unu site nʼiche echiche sị, ‘Ndị Babilọn agaghị abịakwa ibuso anyị agha.’ E, ha agaghị abịakwa ọzọ.
10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained [but] wounded men among them, [yet] would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
A sịkwa na ndị agha unu enwee ike merie ndị agha Babilọn ahụ ga-abịa ibuso unu agha, a sịkwa na ọ bụ naanị ndị e merụrụ ahụ bụ ndị fọdụrụ nʼetiti ha, ndị a ga-esi nʼogige ndị agha Babilọn pụta bịa kpọọ obodo a ọkụ.”
11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
Mgbe ndị agha Babilọn si na gburugburu Jerusalem wezuga onwe ha nʼihi ọbịbịa ndị agha Fero na-abịa,
12 Then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
Jeremaya sitekwara na Jerusalem pụọ malite ịgawa nʼala ndị Benjamin, nʼihi iketa oke ruuru ya site nʼaka ndị bi nʼebe ahụ.
13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward [was] there, whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
Ma mgbe o ruru nʼọnụ ụzọ ama Benjamin, onyeisi ndị agha aha ya bụ Irija nwa Shelemaya, nwa Hananaya jidere ya, boo ya ebubo sị ya, “Ọ bụ ọsọ ka ị na-agba! Ị na-achọ ịgbakwuru ndị Babilọn!”
14 Then said Jeremiah, [It is] false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
Ma Jeremaya zara sị ya, “Ọ bụ okwu ụgha ka ị na-ekwu. Anaghị m agba ọsọ ịgbakwuru ndị Babilọn.” Ma Irija egeghị ya ntị, kama o jidere Jeremaya kpụta ya nʼihu ndịisi ọchịchị.
15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and beat him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
Ha were iwe megide Jeremaya, nye iwu ka e tie ya ihe, kpọchiekwa ya nʼụlọ Jonatan, ode akwụkwọ. Nʼihi na ha ji ụlọ ahụ mere ụlọ mkpọrọ nʼoge a.
16 When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
E tinyere Jeremaya nʼime ụlọ mkpọrọ olulu, ebe ọ nọrọ ogologo oge.
17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there [any] word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
Emesịa, Zedekaya bụ eze nyere iwu ka a kpọta ya nʼụlọeze. Mgbe a kpọtara ya, Zedekaya jụrụ ya ajụjụ na nzuzo sị ya, “I nwere okwu site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị?” Jeremaya zara sị ya, “E, lee, a ga-arara gị nyefee gị nʼaka eze Babilọn.”
18 Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, In what have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
Mgbe ahụ, Jeremaya gwara Zedekaya, bụ eze okwu ọzọ sị ya, “Ihe ọjọọ dị aṅaa ka m mere megide gị, maọbụ megide ndị ọrụ gị, maọbụ megide ndị a, unu ji tinye m nʼụlọ mkpọrọ?
19 Where [are] now your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Ebee ka ndị amụma unu nọ, bụ ndị ahụ na-eburu unu amụma na-asị unu, ‘Eze Babilọn agaghị ebuso unu agha, ọ gaghị ebusokwa ala a agha?’
20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
Ugbu a, biko, onyenwe m eze, biko gee m ntị. Biko, nụrụ arịrịọ m: Ezighachila m nʼụlọ Jonatan, ode akwụkwọ, nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na i mee otu a, aga m anwụ nʼebe ahụ.”
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the baker's street, until all the bread in the city should be consumed. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Zedekaya bụ eze, nyere iwu ka e debe Jeremaya nʼogige ndị nche. O nyekwara iwu ka a na-enye ya achịcha e si nʼụlọ ndị na-eme achịcha na-ewebata ụbọchị niile, tutu ruo mgbe achịcha e nwere nʼobodo ahụ gwụsịrị. Ya mere, o mere ka Jeremaya nọgide nʼogige ndị nche.
