Yeremia 39
1 Le Yuda fia Zedekia ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe asiekɛlia me, le ɣleti ewolia me la, Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar ho kple eƒe aʋakɔwo katã ɖe Yerusalem ŋuti, eye wòva ɖe to ɖe du la.
In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, with his entire army, and they besieged it.
2 Le Zedekia ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuiɖekɛlia me, le ɣleti enelia ƒe ŋkeke asiekɛlia dzi la, wogbã du la ƒe gli ƒu anyi.
Then, in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, the city was opened.
3 Tete Babilonia fia ƒe amegãwo katã va xɔ zi ɖe Domegbo la ƒe mɔnu. Amegãwoe nye: Nergal Sarezer si tso Samgar, Nebo Sarsekim, dɔnunɔlagã ɖeka, Nergal Sarezer, ame deŋgɔ ɖeka, hekpe ɖe Babilonia fia ƒe amegã bubuwo ŋuti.
And all the rulers of the king of Babylon entered and were seated at the middle gate: Nergal-Sharezer, the priest of Nebo, Sarsechim, the chief eunuch, Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the other rulers of the king of Babylon.
4 Ke esi Yuda fia, Zedekia kple eŋusrafowo kpɔ wo la, wosi dzo, wodo le dua me le zãtitina, to fia la ƒe agble me, heto agbo si le gli eveawo dome eye woɖo ta Araba.
And when Zedekiah, the king of Judah, with all the men of war, had seen them, they fled. And they departed from the city at night, by way of the king’s garden, and through the gate which was between the two walls. And they departed along the way of the desert.
5 Ke Babilonia ƒe aʋakɔ la ti wo yome eye wova tu Zedekia le Yeriko gbegbe. Wolée hekplɔe vɛ na Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar, le Ribla, le Hamatnyigba dzi, afi si wobu fɔe le.
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them. And they overtook Zedekiah in the plain of the desert of Jericho. And having captured him, they led him to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath. And he declared a judgment against him
6 Le Ribla la, Babilonia fia wu Zedekia ƒe viŋutsuwo kple Yuda ƒe ame ŋkutawo katã le eƒe ŋkume.
And the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah, at Riblah, before his eyes. And the king of Babylon killed all the nobles of Judah.
7 Emegbe wògbã ŋku na Zedekia eye wòtsɔ akɔblikɔsɔkɔsɔ dee be wòakplɔe ayi Babilonia.
Also, he plucked out the eyes of Zedekiah. And he bound him with fetters, to be led away to Babylon.
8 Babiloniatɔwo tɔ dzo fiasã la kple amewo ƒe aƒewo eye womu Yerusalem ƒe gliwo ƒu anyi.
Also, the Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the house of the people with fire, and they overturned the wall of Jerusalem.
9 Aʋafia Nebuzaradan kplɔ ame siwo susɔ ɖe Yerusalem, ame siwo tsɔ wo ɖokuiwo na wo kple ame mamlɛawo katã yi aboyo mee le Babilonia.
And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, and the fugitives who had fled to him, and all the rest of the people who had remained.
10 Ke aʋafia Nebuzaradan gblẽ ame dahe aɖewo ɖe Yudanyigba dzi, ame siwo si naneke mele o eye ɣe ma ɣi etsɔ waingblewo kple agblenyigbawo na wo.
And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, released some of the poor people, those who had almost nothing, into the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and cisterns in that day.
11 Ke azɔ la Babilonia fia, Nebukadnezar, de se sia le Yeremia ŋuti to aʋafia Nebuzaradan dzi be,
Now Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had instructed Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, about Jeremiah, saying:
12 “Kplɔe eye nàkpɔ edzi, mègawɔ vɔ̃ aɖekee o, ke boŋ wɔ nu sia nu si wòabia la nɛ.”
“Take him, and set your eyes on him, and you shall do no harm to him at all. But as he is willing, so shall you do with him.”
13 Ale aʋafia, Nebuzaradan, dɔnunɔla, Nebusazban, bubume Nergal Sarezer kple Babilonia fia ƒe amegã bubuwo
Therefore, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, sent, and Nebushazban, the chief eunuch, and Nergal-Sharezer, the chief magi, and all the nobles of the king of Babylon sent,
14 dɔ amewo ɖe Yeremia gbɔ, eye woɖee le dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔnu. Wokplɔe de asi na Ahikam ƒe vi, Gedalia kple Safan ƒe vi be wòakplɔe ayi ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe mee. Ale wòyi ɖanɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe amewo dome.
and they took Jeremiah from the vestibule of the prison, and they delivered him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, so that he could enter a house and live among the people.
15 Ke esi Yeremia gale dzɔlawo ƒe xɔxɔm ko la, Yehowa ƒe gbe va nɛ be:
But the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah, when he had been confined to the vestibule of the prison, saying: “Go, and speak to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying:
16 “Yi nàgblɔ na Kusitɔ, Ebed Melek be, ‘Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Kpɔ ɖa mana nye nyawo nava eme ɖe du sia ŋuti to gbegblẽ me, menye to dzidzedze me o. Mana woava eme le ŋkuwòme le ɣe ma ɣi me.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words over this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be in your sight in that day.
17 Gake maɖe wò gbe ma gbe eye womatsɔ wò ade asi na ame siwo vɔ̃m nèle la o. Yehowae gblɔe.
And I will free you in that day, says the Lord. And you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you dread.
18 Maɖe wò agbe elabena ètsɔ wò mɔkpɔkpɔ da ɖe dzinye. Yehowae gblɔe.’”
But when delivering, I will free you. And you will not fall by the sword. Instead, your life will be saved for you, because you had faith in me, says the Lord.”
