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,

And it came to pass, that when Jeremias had made an end of speaking to the people all the words of the Lord their God, for which the Lord their God had sent him to them, 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.’

Azarias the son of Osaias, and Johanan the son of Caree, and all the proud men, made answer, saying to Jeremias: Thou tellest a lie: the Lord our God hath not sent thee, saying: Go not into Egypt, to dwell 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 Nerias setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, and to cause us to be carried away captives 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 Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to remain in the land of Juda.

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 Caree, and all the captains of the soldiers took all the remnant of Juda, that were returned out of all nations, to which they had before been scattered, to dwell in the land of Juda:

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.

Men, and women, and children, and the king’s daughters, and every soul, which Nabuzardan the general had left with Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, and Jeremias the prophet, and Baruch the son of Nerias.

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

And they went Into the land of Egypt, for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: and they came as far as Taphnis.

8 Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yeremia le Tapanhes be,

And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in Taphnis, 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 thy hand, and thou shalt hide them in the vault that is under the brick wall at the gate of Pharao’s house in Taphnis: in the sight of the men of Juda.

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.

And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will send, and take Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon my servant: and I will set his throne over these stones which I have hid, and he shall set his throne 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.

And he shall come and strike the land of Egypt: such as are for death, 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.

And he shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them, and he shall carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment: and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

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

And he shall break the statues of the house of the sun, that are in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.