Yeremia 43

1 Esi Yeremia wu Yehowa, woƒe Mawu la ƒe nyawo gbɔgblɔ na dukɔ la nu eye esi wòwu nya siwo katã Yehowa ɖo ɖee be wòagblɔ na wo nu vɔ la,

When Jeremiah had finished speaking to all the people all the words of the LORD their God, with which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words,

2 Hosaya ƒe vi, Azaria, Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple ŋutsu tosesẽtɔwo katã gblɔ na Yeremia be, “Aʋatso kam nèle! Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la medɔ wò be nàgblɔ be, ‘Migayi Egipte, ne mianɔ afi ma o.’

then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, “You speak falsely. The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You shall not go into Egypt to live there;’

3 Ke boŋ Neria ƒe vi, Baruk, eyae le adã dem ta me na wò ɖe mía ŋu be, nàtsɔ mí ade asi na Babiloniatɔwo be woawu mí loo, alo aɖe aboyo mí ayi ɖe Babiloniae.”

but Baruch the son of Neriah has turned you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death or carry us away captive to Babylon.”

4 Ale Karea ƒe vi, Yohanan kple asrafomegã siwo katã le eŋu kple ameha la katã gbe be yewomawɔ ɖe Yehowa ƒe se si wòde na wo be woanɔ Yudanyigba dzi la dzi o.

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not obey the LORD’s voice, to dwell in the land of Judah.

5 Le esia teƒe la, Yohanan, Karea ƒe vi kple asrafomegãwo katã kplɔ ame siwo susɔ ɖe Yuda, ame siwo trɔ gbɔ be woava nɔ Yudanyigba dzi tso dukɔ siwo katã me wokaka ɖo la dzoe.

But Johanan the son of Kareah and all the captains of the forces took all the remnant of Judah, who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven, to live in the land of Judah—

6 Wokplɔ ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo, ɖeviwo kple fiavinyɔnu siwo aʋafia, Nebuzaradan gblẽ ɖe Ahikam ƒe vi, Safan ƒe vi, Gedalia gbɔ hekpe ɖe Nyagblɔɖila Yeremia, Neria ƒe vi, Baruk gbɔ la hã dzoe.

the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and every person who Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.

7 Ale woyi ɖe Egipte, hetsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu eye woɖo keke Tapanhes ke gɔ hã.

They came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the LORD’s voice; and they came to Tahpanhes.

8 Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yeremia le Tapanhes be,

Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

9 “Tsɔ kpe gã aɖewo ɖe asi ne Yudatɔwo ƒe ŋku le dziwò eye nàɖi wo ɖe Farao ƒe Fiasã ƒe mɔnu, ɖe anyikpe siwo woɖo ɖe mɔa nu la te

“Take great stones in your hand and hide them in mortar in the brick work which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah.

10 Ekema gblɔ na wo be, ‘Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Mele ame dɔ ge aɖo ɖe nye dɔla Nebukadnezar, Babilonia fia eye matsɔ eƒe fiazikpui aɖo kpe siwo meɖi ɖe teƒe sia la dzi eye wòakeke eƒe dzoya ɖe wo dzi.

Tell them, the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne on these stones that I have hidden; and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.

11 Ava dze Egipte dzi eye wòahe ku vɛ na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na ku, aboyomeyiyi na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na aboyomenɔnɔ eye yi na ame siwo woɖo ɖi na yi.

He will come, and will strike the land of Egypt; such as are for death will be put to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.

12 Atɔ dzo Egipte mawuwo ƒe gbedoxɔwo, atɔ dzo woƒe gbedoxɔwo eye wòaɖe aboyo woƒe mawuawo. Abe ale si alẽkplɔla tsɔa avɔ xatsana ɖe eɖokui ŋu ene la, nenema wòatsɔ Egipte abla ɖe eɖokui ŋu eye wòadzo kɔ̃ɔ le dedinɔnɔ me.

I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt. He will burn them, and carry them away captive. He will array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he will go out from there in peace.

13 Amu legba siwo le Ɣemawu ƒe gbedoxɔ me le Egipte la aƒu anyi eye wòatɔ dzo Egipte mawuwo ƒe trɔ̃xɔwo katã.’”

He will also break the pillars of Beth Shemesh that is in the land of Egypt; and he will burn the houses of the gods of Egypt with fire.’”