Jeremiah 2
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
Wach Jehova Nyasaye nobirona:
2 'Go, and thou hast called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: I have remembered for thee The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, Thy going after Me in a wilderness, in 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 Holy [is] Israel to Jehovah, The first-fruit of His increase, All consuming him are guilty, Evil cometh in unto them, an affirmation of Jehovah.
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 a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel.
Winj wach Jehova Nyasaye, yaye od Jakobo, un dhoudi duto mag dhood Israel.
5 Thus said Jehovah: What — have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become 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 And have not said, Where [is] Jehovah, Who bringeth us up out of the land of Egypt, Who leadeth us in a wilderness, In a land of deserts and pits, In a dry land, and of death-shade, In a land — none hath passed through it, Nor dwelt hath man there?'
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 Yea, I bring you in to a land of fruitful fields, To eat its fruit and its goodness, And ye come in and defile My land, And Mine inheritance have 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 have not said, 'Where [is] Jehovah?' And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.
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 I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons' sons I plead.
Jehova Nyasaye wacho niya, “Emomiyo abiro kumou kendo. Bende abiro kumo nyikwau.
10 For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see, And to Kedar send, and consider well, And see if there hath been like 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? (And they [are] no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth 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 astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Kuom mano, agolonu chik, un polo, mondo uyiengni malich, kuwuoro kendo kudhier nono,” Jehova Nyasaye owacho.
13 For two evils hath My people done, Me they have forsaken, a fountain of living waters, To hew out for themselves wells — broken wells, That contain not the waters.
“Joga osetimo richo ariyo: Gisejwangʼa, an thidhna mar pi ngima, kendo gisekunyo degnigi giwegi, degni mobarore kendo ma ok nyal tingʼo pi.
14 A servant [is] Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?
Bende Israel en jatich, ngʼat monywol ka misumba? Kare en angʼo momiyo iyake?
15 Against him roar do young lions, They have given forth their voice, And make his land become a desolation, His cities have been burnt without inhabitant.
Sibuoche oseruto; kendo gisemorne. Giseketho pinye; dalane owangʼ kendo odongʼ gunda.
16 Also sons of Noph and Tahapanes Consume thee — the crown of the head!
Bende, jo-Memfis gi jo-Tapanhes oselielo osimbo mar wiyi.
17 Dost thou not do this to thyself? [By] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, At the time He is leading thee in the way?
Donge usekelo ma kuomu uwegi, ka ujwangʼo Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu, kane otelonu e yo?
18 And now, what — to thee in the way of Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? And what — to thee in the way of Asshur, To drink the waters of the River?
Koro angʼo momiyo udhi Misri mondo umodh pi moa Shihor? Kendo angʼo momiyo udhi Asuria mondo umodh pi moa e Aora?
19 Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing [Is] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah 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 from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, 'I do not serve,' For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering — a harlot.
“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 And I planted thee a choice vine, wholly a true seed, And how hast thou been turned to Me, To the degenerate shoots of a strange 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 But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
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 sayest thou, 'I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her 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 accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they 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, And thou sayest, 'It is incurable, No, for I have loved strangers, and after them 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 put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, 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 wood, 'My father [art] thou!' And to a stone, 'Thou hast brought me forth,' For they turned unto me the back and not the face, And in the time of their vexation, They say, 'Arise Thou, 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 And where [are] thy gods, that thou hast made to thyself? Let them arise, if they may save thee, In the time of thy vexation, For — the number of thy cities have been 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 Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.
“Angʼo momiyo ungʼadona bura? To un duto usengʼanyona,” Jehova Nyasaye ema owacho.
30 In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion.
“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 Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, 'We mourned, We come not in again 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 Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And 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 What — dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways.
Mano kaka in gi lony e dwaro hera! Kata mana mon ma timbegi richo, nyalo somo timbegi.
34 Also in thy skirts hath been found the blood of innocent needy souls, Not by digging have I found them, but upon all these.
Remb joma odhier ma unego yudore e lepu, kata obedo nine ok umakogi ka gituro uteu.” To kuom magi duto,
35 And thou sayest, 'Because I have been innocent, Surely turned back hath His anger from me?' Lo, I have been judged with thee, Because of thy saying, '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 What? thou art very vile to repeat thy way, Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur,
Angʼo momiyo ilworori mangʼeny kiloko yoreni? Ibiro kuod wiyi gi Misri kaka nokuod wiyi gi Asuria.
37 Also from this thou goest out, And thy hands on thy head, For Jehovah hath kicked at thy confidences, And thou dost not give prosperity to them!
Bende ubiro aa kanyo gi lweteu ka uketo ewiu, nimar Jehova Nyasaye osedagi joma ugeno kuomgi; ok ginikonyu.”
