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 which to be to(wards) Jeremiah from with LORD after to send: let go [obj] him Nebuzaradan chief guard from [the] Ramah in/on/with to take: take he [obj] him and he/she/it to bind in/on/with chains in/on/with midst all captivity Jerusalem and Judah [the] to reveal: remove Babylon [to]

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

and to take: take chief guard to/for Jeremiah and to say to(wards) him LORD God your to speak: promise [obj] [the] distress: harm [the] this to(wards) [the] place [the] this

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.

and to come (in): fulfill and to make: do LORD like/as as which to speak: speak for to sin to/for LORD and not to hear: obey in/on/with voice his and to be to/for you ([the] word: thing *Q(K)*) [the] this

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 to open you [the] day from [the] chains which upon hand your if be pleasing in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to come (in): come with me Babylon to come (in): come and to set: consider [obj] eye: appearance my upon you and if be evil in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to come (in): come with me Babylon to cease to see: see all [the] land: country/planet to/for face: before your to(wards) pleasant and to(wards) [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to go: went there [to] to go: went

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.

and still he not to return: return and to return: return [emph?] to(wards) Gedaliah son: child Ahikam son: child Shaphan which to reckon: overseer king Babylon in/on/with city Judah and to dwell with him in/on/with midst [the] people or to(wards) all [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance your to/for to go: went to go: went and to give: give to/for him chief guard ration and tribute and to send: let go him

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.

and to come (in): come Jeremiah to(wards) Gedaliah son: child Ahikam [the] Mizpah [to] and to dwell with him in/on/with midst [the] people [the] to remain in/on/with land: country/planet

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,

and to hear: hear all ruler [the] strength: soldiers which in/on/with land: country they(masc.) and human their for to reckon: overseer king Babylon [obj] Gedaliah son: child Ahikam in/on/with land: country/planet and for to reckon: overseer with him human and woman and child and from poor [the] land: country/planet from whence not to reveal: remove Babylon [to]

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.

and to come (in): come to(wards) Gedaliah [the] Mizpah [to] and Ishmael son: child Nethaniah and Johanan and Jonathan son: child Kareah and Seraiah son: child Tanhumeth and son: child (Ephai *Q(K)*) [the] Netophathite and Jezaniah son: child [the] Maacathite they(masc.) and human their

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 to swear to/for them Gedaliah son: child Ahikam son: child Shaphan and to/for human their to/for to say not to fear from to serve [the] Chaldea to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet and to serve [obj] king Babylon and be good to/for 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.”

and I look! I to dwell in/on/with Mizpah to/for to stand: stand to/for face: before [the] Chaldea which to come (in): come to(wards) us and you(m. p.) to gather wine and summer and oil and to set: put in/on/with article/utensil your and to dwell in/on/with city your which to capture

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,

and also all [the] Jew which in/on/with Moab and in/on/with son: child Ammon and in/on/with Edom and which in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet to hear: hear for to give: give king Babylon remnant to/for Judah and for to reckon: overseer upon them [obj] Gedaliah son: child Ahikam son: child 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.

and to return: return all [the] Jew from all [the] place which to banish there and to come (in): come land: country/planet Judah to(wards) Gedaliah [the] Mizpah [to] and to gather wine and summer to multiply much

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

and Johanan son: child Kareah and all ruler [the] strength: soldiers which in/on/with land: country to come (in): come to(wards) Gedaliah [the] Mizpah [to]

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 to say to(wards) him to know to know for Baalis king son: child Ammon to send: depart [obj] Ishmael son: child Nethaniah to/for to smite you soul: life and not be faithful to/for them Gedaliah son: child Ahikam

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?”

and Johanan son: child Kareah to say to(wards) Gedaliah in/on/with secrecy in/on/with Mizpah to/for to say to go: went please and to smite [obj] Ishmael son: child Nethaniah and man: anyone not to know to/for what? to smite you soul: life and to scatter all Judea [the] to gather to(wards) you and to perish remnant Judea

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.”

and to say Gedaliah son: child Ahikam to(wards) Johanan son: child Kareah not (to make: do *Q(k)*) [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this for deception you(m. s.) to speak: speak to(wards) Ishmael