< Jeremiah 37 >

1 And reign doth king Zedekiah son of Josiah instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had caused to reign in the land of Judah,
Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar tsɔ Yosia ƒe vi, Zedekia ɖo fiae ɖe Yuda, ɖe Yehoyakim ƒe vi, Yehoyatsin teƒe.
2 and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.
Ke eya loo, alo eƒe dɔlawo alo ame siwo le anyigba dzi la meɖo to nya siwo Yehowa gblɔ to Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia dzi o.
3 And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'Pray, we beseech thee, for us unto Jehovah our God.'
Ke hã la, Fia Zedekia dɔ Yehukal, Selemia ƒe vi kple nunɔla Zefania, Maaseya vi ɖo ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia gbɔ be woagblɔ nɛ be: “Míeɖe kuku, do gbe ɖa na Yehowa míaƒe Mawu la ɖe mía ta.”
4 And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house),
Ke azɔ la, ablɔɖe le Yeremia si be wòado ɖe dukɔ la dome agagbɔ, elabena womedee gaxɔ me haɖeke o.
5 and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.
Farao ƒe aʋakɔwo ho tso Egipte eye esi Babiloniatɔ siwo ɖe to ɖe Yerusalem se esia la, woho dzo le Yerusalem.
6 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
Yehowa ƒe nya va na Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia be,
7 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Thus do ye say unto the king of Judah, who is sending you unto Me, to seek Me: Lo, the force of Pharaoh that is coming out to you for help hath turned back to its land, to Egypt,
“Ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Gblɔ na Yuda fia, ame si dɔ wò be nàbia gbem la be, ‘Farao ƒe aʋakɔ siwo ho be woava akpe ɖe ŋutiwò la agbugbɔ ayi ɖe Egipte, woƒe anyigba dzi.
8 and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.
Ekema Babiloniatɔwo atrɔ gbɔ, ava dze du sia dzi, axɔe ahatɔ dzoe wòabi azu dzowɔ.’
9 'Thus said Jehovah: Lift not up your souls saying, The Chaldeans surely go from off us, for they do not go;
“Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Migable mia ɖokuiwo, asusu be, ‘Babiloniatɔwo aɖe asi le yewo ŋuti o.’ Womaɖe asi o!
10 for though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you, and there were left of them wounded men — each in his tent — they rise, and have burnt this city with fire.'
Kura gɔ̃ hã, ne miaɖu Babiloniatɔ siwo ho aʋa ɖe mia ŋu la ƒe aʋakɔwo katã dzi eye abixɔlawo koe asusɔ ɖe woƒe asaɖa me hã la, woado ava xɔ du sia atɔ dzoe.”
11 And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,
Esi Babiloniatɔwo ƒe aʋakɔwo ho dzo le Yerusalem, le Farao ƒe aʋakɔwo ta la,
12 that Jeremiah goeth out from Jerusalem to go [to] the land of Benjamin, to receive a portion thence in the midst of the people.
Yeremia do le dua me be yeayi ɖe Benyaminyigba dzi be yeaxɔ yeƒe gome ɖe ame siwo le afi ma la dome.
13 And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there [is] a master of the ward — and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah — and he catcheth Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'Unto the Chaldeans thou art falling.'
Gake esi wòɖo Benyamin ƒe Agbo nu la, agbonudzɔlawo ƒe amegã si ŋkɔe nye; Iriya, Selemia ƒe vi, Hananiya ƒe vi, lée hegblɔ be, “Èsi, be yeayi ɖe Babiloniatɔwo dzi!”
14 And Jeremiah saith, 'Falsehood — I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;' and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,
Yeremia ɖo eŋu be, “Alakpae, nyemele sisim be mayi ɖe Babiloniatɔwo dzi o.” Ke Iriya gbe meɖo toe o, ke boŋ elé Yeremia eye wòkplɔe yi ɖe dumegãwo gbɔe.
15 and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house — the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.
Wodo dziku ɖe Yeremia ŋu vevie, wona woƒoe hetsɔe de ga me ɖe agbalẽŋlɔla Yonatan ƒe aƒe si wotsɔ wɔ gaxɔe la me.
16 When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,
Ale wotsɔ Yeremia de gaxɔ dometɔ si sesẽ hedo viviti la me, afi si wònɔ ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe.
17 and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his house in secret, and saith, 'Is there a word from Jehovah?' And Jeremiah saith, 'There is,' and he saith, 'Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.'
Tete Fia Zedekia dɔ ame ɖa be woaɖakplɔe vɛ eye wokplɔe va fiasã la mee, afi si wòbiae le, le bebeme be, “Gbe aɖe va tso Yehowa gbɔa?” Yeremia ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, woakplɔ wò ade asi na Babilonia fia.”
18 And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, 'What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?
Tete Yeremia gblɔ na Fia Zedekia be, “Agɔ kae medze le dziwò, wò dumegãwo alo ame siawo dzi, be nètsɔm de gaxɔ me?
19 And where [are] your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon doth not come in against you, and against this land?
Afi ka wò nyagblɔɖila siwo gblɔ nya ɖi na wò be, ‘Babilonia fia mava dze dziwò alo anyigba sia dzi o la le?’
20 And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return [to] the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.'
Ke azɔ la, nye aƒetɔ fia, meɖe kuku, ɖo to nàsee. Na matsɔ nye biabia aɖo ŋkuwòme: Mègatrɔm ɖo ɖe agbalẽŋlɔla Yonatan ƒe aƒe me o, ne menye nenema o la, maku ɖe afi ma.”
21 And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.
Tete fia Zedekia ɖe gbe be, woatsɔ Yeremia ada ɖe dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔnu eye woatsɔ abolo ɖeka nɛ gbe sia gbe tso aboloƒolawo ƒe ablɔ me, va se ɖe esime abolo vɔ le dua me. Ale Yeremia tsi dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔnu.

< Jeremiah 37 >