Yeremia 14
1 Esiae nye Yehowa ƒe nya na Yeremia tso kuɖiɖi ŋuti.
AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEREMIAS CONCERNING THE DROUGHT.
2 “Yuda le nu xam, eƒe duwo le fukpekpe me, wole avi fam le anyigba la ta eye Yerusalem ƒe ɣli le dzi dem.
Judea has mourned, and her gates are emptied, and are darkened upon the earth; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
3 Bubumewo dɔa woƒe dɔlawo ɖe tsikuƒe; woyina ɖe vudowo to, gake womekpɔa tsi le wo me o. Wotrɔna gbɔna kple ze ƒuƒluwo, ŋu kpea wo, wobua mɔkpɔkpɔ eye wotsɔa nu tsyɔa ta.
And her nobles have sent their little ones to the water: they came to the wells, and found no water: and brought back their vessels empty.
4 Anyigba la katã wo gblogblogblo, elabena tsi mele dzadzam ɖe edzi o; agbledelawo ƒe mo tsi dãa, eye wotsyɔ nu ta.
And the labours of the land failed, because there was no rain: the husbandmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
5 Fɔmizi le gbe me gɔ̃ hã gblẽa via ɖi elabena gbe mumu meli o.
And hinds calved in the field, and forsook [it], because there was no grass.
6 Gbetedziwo tsia tsitre ɖe to ƒuƒluwo dzi henɔa ya nom abe amegaxiwo ene. Woƒe ŋkuwo dzi tsyɔna elabena gbeɖuƒe aɖeke megali o.”
The wild asses stood by the forests, and snuffed up the wind; their eyes failed, because there was no grass.
7 O Yehowa, togbɔ be míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo le ɖase ɖim tso mía ŋuti hã la, wɔ nane le wò ŋkɔ la ta, elabena míaƒe megbedede sɔ gbɔ, eye míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò.
Our sins have risen up against us: O Lord, do thou for us for thine own sake; for our sins are many before thee; for we have sinned against thee.
8 O Israel ƒe Mɔkpɔkpɔ, eƒe Ɖela le xaxawo me; nu ka ta nèle abe amedzro ene le anyigba dzi, eye abe mɔzɔla si va anyi tsi ge ŋkeke ɖeka ko ene?
O Lord, [thou art] the hope of Israel, and deliverest [us] in time of troubles; why art thou become as a sojourner upon the land, or as one born in the land, yet turning aside for a resting-place?
9 Aleke nèle abe ame si nane wɔ nuku na alo kalẽtɔ si ƒe ŋusẽ vɔ, eye mate ŋu axɔ na ame o la ene? O Yehowa, èle mía dome, eye wò ŋkɔ le mía ŋu eya ta mègagblẽ mi ɖi o!
Wilt thou be as a man asleep, or as a [strong] man that cannot save? yet thou art among us, O Lord, and thy name is called upon us; forget us not.
10 Ale Yehowa gblɔ tso dukɔ sia ŋutie nye esi: “Wolɔ̃a tsaglalãtsatsa vivivo; woƒe afɔwo menɔa teƒe ɖeka o, eya ta Yehowa mexɔ wo o. Azɔ la, àɖo ŋku woƒe nu tovowo wɔwɔ dzi, eye woahe to na wo le woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta.”
Thus saith the Lord to this people, They have loved to wander, and they have not spared, therefore God has not prospered them; now will he remember their iniquity.
11 Tete Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Mègado gbe ɖa be eme nanyo na dukɔ sia o.
And the Lord said to me, Pray not for this people for [their] good:
12 Nenye be wotsi nu dɔ hã la, nyemaɖo to woƒe ɣlidodo o. Nenye be wotsɔ numevɔsa kple nuɖuvɔsawo vɛ hã la, nyemaxɔ wo o, ke boŋ matsrɔ̃ wo kple yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃.”
for though they fast, I will not hear their supplication; and though they offer whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices, I will take no pleasure in them: for I will consume them with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence.
13 Ke megblɔ be, “O Aƒetɔ Yehowa, Nyagblɔɖilawo le gbɔgblɔm na wo be, ‘Miakpɔ yi loo alo dɔwuame o. Le nyateƒe me, mana miakpɔ ŋutifafa mavɔ le teƒe sia.’”
And I said, O [ever] living Lord! behold, their prophets prophesy, and say, Ye shall not see a sword, nor shall famine be among you; for I will give truth and peace on the land, and in this place.
14 Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Nyagblɔɖilawo le aʋatsonyawo gblɔm le nye ŋkɔ me. Nyemedɔ wo alo ɖo wo alo ƒo nu na wo o. Wole alakpaŋutega, afakaka, trɔ̃subɔsubɔ kple beble siwo woƒe susuwo gblɔ na wo la gblɔm.
Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spoke not to them: for they prophesy to you false visions, and divinations, and auguries, and devices of their own heart.
15 Eya ta ale Yehowa gblɔ le nyagblɔɖila siwo le nya gblɔm ɖi le nye ŋkɔ me la ŋu. Nyemedɔ wo o, gake wole gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Yi alo dɔwuame atsrɔ̃ wo
Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy lies in my name, and I sent them not, who say, Sword and famine shall not be upon this land; they shall die by a grievous death, and the prophets shall be consumed by famine.
16 eye ame siwo wole nya gblɔm ɖi na la, woatsɔ wo akaka ɖe Yerusalem ƒe ablɔwo dzi le yi kple dɔwuame ta. Ame aɖeke manɔ anyi si aɖi woawo ŋutɔwo alo wo srɔ̃nyɔnuwo, wo viŋutsuwo kple wo vinyɔnuwo o. Matrɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e si dze na wo la, akɔ ɖe wo dzi.’
And the people to whom they prophesy, they also shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the sword and famine; and there shall be none to bury them: their wives also, and their sons, and their daughters [shall die thus]; and I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
17 “Gblɔ nya sia na wo be, “‘Na be aɖatsi nasi tso nye ŋkuwo me zã kple keli madzudzɔmadzudzɔe elabena vinyenyɔnu si menya ŋutsu o, ame si nye dukɔ la, xɔ abi vevie le esi wogbãe ta.
And thou shalt speak this word to them; Let your eyes shed tears day and night, and let them not cease: for the daughter of my people has been sorely bruised, and her plague is very grievous.
18 Ne meyi ɖe gbedzi la, mekpɔa ame siwo wowu kple yi la ƒe ŋutilã kukuawo. Ne mege ɖe dua me la, mekpɔa nu si gblẽm dɔwuame le. Nyagblɔɖilawo kple nunɔlawo siaa yi ɖe anyigba si womenya o la dzi.’
If I go forth into the plain, then behold the slain by the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold the distress of famine! for priest and prophet have gone to a land which they knew not.
19 “Ɖe nègbe Yuda gbidiia? Ɖe wò dzi megaku ɖe Zion ŋu oa? Nu ka ta nède abi mía ŋuti ale gbegbe be míate ŋu akpɔ dɔyɔyɔ o? Míekpɔ mɔ na ŋutifafa gake nu nyui aɖeke meva na mí o. Míekpɔ mɔ na dɔyɔyɔ, ke ŋɔdzi boŋue li.
Hast thou utterly rejected Juda? and has thy soul departed from Sion? wherefore has thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we waited for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, and behold trouble!
20 O Yehowa, míedze si míaƒe nu tovowo wɔwɔ kple mía fofowo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo. Vavãe míewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋutiwò.
We know, O Lord, our sins, [and] the iniquities of our fathers: for we have sinned before thee.
21 Le wò ŋkɔ la ta, mègaɖe kɔ ɖa le mía ŋu o; mègaɖe bubu le wò ŋutikɔkɔefiazikpui la ŋuti o. Ɖo ŋku nu si nèbla kpli mí la dzi eye mègatui o.
Refrain for thy name's sake, destroy not the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
22 Ɖe dukɔwo ƒe legba maɖinuwo dometɔ aɖe na tsi dza kpɔa? Lilikpowo ŋutɔe dzaa tsia? Ao, O Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu, wòe wɔnɛ. Eya ta míaƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ le dziwò, elabena wòe wɔa esiawo katã.”
Is there any one among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fulness [at their bidding]? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
