Yeremia 40

1 Yehowa ƒe gbe va na Yeremia esi aʋafia Nebuzaradan ɖe asi le eŋu le Rama. Eva ke ɖe Yeremia ŋu wode gae kpe ɖe aboyome siwo wokplɔ tso Yerusalem kple Yuda yina ɖe aboyo mee le Babilonia la ŋu.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive to Babylon.

2 Esi aʋafia la ke ɖe Yeremia ŋu la, egblɔ nɛ be, “Yehowa, wò Mawu lae gblɔ dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia ɖe teƒe sia ŋu.

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this evil on this place.

3 Ke azɔ la, Yehowa na wòva eme tututu abe ale si wògblɔe la ene. Esia katã va eme elabena mi ame siawo miewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu eye mieɖo toe o.

Now the LORD has brought it, and done according as he has said: because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come on you.

4 Ke egbe la, meɖe ga le alɔnu na wò, ne elɔ̃ la, kplɔm ɖo míayi Babilonia, makpɔ dziwò nyuie, gake ne melɔ̃ o la, ate ŋu anɔ anyi faa. Kpɔ ɖa, anyigba blibo la le ŋkuwò me, yi afi sia afi si nèlɔ̃ la faa.”

And now, behold, I loose you this day from the chains which were on your hand. If it seem good to you to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well to you: but if it seem ill to you to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before you: where it seems good and convenient for you to go, thither go.

5 Gake hafi Yeremia natrɔ be yeadzo la, Nebuzaradan gblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu nɛ be, “Trɔ yi ɖe Gedalia, Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi ame si Babilonia fia tsɔ ɖo Yuda duwo nu la gbɔ eye nànɔ egbɔ le ameawo dome alo nàyi afi sia afi si nèlɔ.” Emegbe aʋafia la tsɔ nu hiahiã aɖewo kple nunana aɖe nɛ eye wòɖe asi le eŋu.

Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wherever it seems convenient to you to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.

6 Ale Yeremia yi ɖe Ahikam ƒe vi, Gedalia gbɔ le Mizpa eye wònɔ egbɔ le ame siwo susɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi la dome.

Then went Jeremiah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelled with him among the people that were left in the land.

7 Esi asrafowo ƒe amegã siwo le aʋagbedzi se be Babilonia fia tsɔ Ahikam ƒe vi, Gedalia ɖo mɔmefiae ɖe anyigba la dzi, hetsɔ ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo, ame siwo nye ame dahewo eye womekplɔ wo yi aboyo mee le Babilonia o la de eƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te la,

Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

8 wova Gedalia gbɔ le Mizpa. Ameawoe nye Ismael, Netania ƒe vi; Yohanan kple Yonatan, Karea ƒe viŋutsuwo; Seraya, Tanhumet ƒe vi; Efai Netofatitɔ viŋutsuwo kple Yazania, Makatitɔ ƒe vi kple wo ŋutimewo.

Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

9 Gedalia, Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi, ka atam na wo kple wo ŋutimewo be wòaɖo kpe nu si wòagblɔ la dzi: Egblɔ na wo be, “Migavɔ̃ na Babiloniatɔwo subɔsubɔ o, mitsi anyigba la dzi eye miasubɔ Babilonia fia, ekema nu sia nu adze edzi na mi nyuie.

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

10 Nye ŋutɔ manɔ Mizpa, be manɔ mia teƒe le Babiloniatɔ siwo va mia gbɔ la ŋkume. Ke miawo la, mixa wain tsetsewo, dzomeŋɔli ƒe kutsetsewo eye miɖa ami, miazi wo ɖe amigowo me eye minɔ du siwo míexɔ la me.”

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come to us: but you, gather you wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that you have taken.

11 Esi Yudatɔ siwo katã le Moab, Amon, Edom kple du bubuwo me se bena Babilonia fia gblẽ ame aɖewo ɖe Yuda eye wòtsɔ Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi, Gedalia ɖo mɔmefiae ɖe wo nu la,

Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;

12 wo katã wotrɔ gbɔ va Yudanyigba dzi, tso du siwo me wokaka ɖo la heva ƒo ta kpli ɖe Gedalia gbɔ le Mizpa. Woyi ɖaxa waintsetse gbogbo aɖewo kple dzomeŋɔli ƒe kutsetsewo.

Even all the Jews returned out of all places where they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.

13 Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple asrafomegã siwo gale gbea dzi la va Gedalia gbɔ le Mizpa

Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,

14 eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Mènya be Amonitɔwo ƒe fia Balis dɔ Netania ƒe vi, Ismael be wòava ɖe wò agbe ɖa oa?” Ke Ahikam ƒe vi, Gedalia mexɔ woƒe nya la dzi se o.

And said to him, Do you certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay you? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

15 Tete Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan ɖe kpɔ Gedalia le Mizpa hegblɔ nɛ be, “Na mayi aɖawu Netania ƒe vi, Ismael eye ame aɖeke manya o. Nu ka ta wòaɖe wò agbe ɖa, ahawɔe be Yudatɔ siwo katã ƒo ta kpli ɖe ŋuwò la nakaka eye Yuda ƒe ame mamlɛawo natsrɔ̃?”

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly saying, Let me go, I pray you, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: why should he slay you, that all the Jews which are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?

16 Ke Gedalia, Ahikam ƒe vi, ɖo eŋu na Yohanan, Karea ƒe vi la be, “Mègawɔ nenema o! Nya si gblɔm nèle la nye alakpa nèle dadam ɖe Ismael si.”

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, You shall not do this thing: for you speak falsely of Ishmael.