Yeremia 44
1 Nya sia va na Yeremia tso Yudatɔ siwo katã le Egipte ƒe anyigbe, le Migdol, Tapanhes, Memfis kple Egipte ƒe dzigbe be,
The word which came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews that dwelt in the land of Egypt, that dwelt at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the land of Pathros, saying:
2 “Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Miekpɔ gbegblẽ gã si mehe va Yerusalem kple Yuda duwo katã dzi. Egbe la, wozu aƒedo siwo me ame aɖeke mele o,
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil which I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein;
3 ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi si wowɔ la ta. Wodo dziku nam vevie elabena wodo dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ na gbetsiwo eye wode ta agu na mawu tutɔ siwo woawo ŋutɔwo loo, alo miawo alo wo fofowo menya kpɔ o.
because of their wickedness, which they have committed, to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense and to serve strange gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers;
4 Zi geɖe meɖo nye dɔla nyagblɔɖilawo ɖe wo, ame siwo gblɔ na wo be, ‘Migawɔ ŋunyɔnu si metsri vevie la o!’
and I sent to you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying: O do not this abominable thing, which I hate!
5 Ke womeɖo to alo tsɔ ɖeke le eme o; Womeɖe asi le woƒe nu vɔ̃ɖiwo wɔwɔ ŋu alo dzudzɔ dzudzɔʋeʋĩdodo na mawu tutɔwo o,
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense to strange gods.
6 eya ta metrɔ nye dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ la kɔ ɖi eye wòbi le Yuda ƒe duwo kple Yerusalem kpɔdomewo, hewɔ wo wozu aƒedo abe ale si miele ekpɔm egbea ene.
Therefore hath my fury been poured forth, and mine anger, and hath burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are become a desolation and a waste at this day.
7 “Azɔ la, ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Nu ka ta miehe gbegblẽ gã sia va mia ɖokuiwo dzi, be mieɖe ŋutsuwo, nyɔnuwo, ɖeviwo kple vidzĩwo ɖa le Yuda eye miegble ɖeke ɖi na mia ɖokuiwo o?
And now thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore do ye commit this great evil against your own souls, that ye may cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, so as to leave yourselves no remnant?
8 Nu ka wɔ mietsɔ miaƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo do dziku nam, eye miedo dzudzɔʋeʋĩ na Egipte mawu tutɔwo, afi si mieva be mianɔ? Miele mia ɖokuiwo dome gblẽ ge, ahawɔe be miazu ɖiŋudonu kple ŋunyɔnu le anyigbadzidukɔwo katã dome.
Why do ye provoke me to wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense to strange gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye are gone to dwell, so that ye may cut yourselves off, and that ye may be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
9 Ɖe mieŋlɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi si mia fofowo, Yuda fiawo kple fiasrɔ̃wo wɔ kple nu vɔ̃ɖi siwo miawo kple mia srɔ̃wo miewɔ le Yudanyigba dzi kple Yerusalem kpɔdomewo bea?
Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
10 Va se ɖe egbe sia womebɔbɔ wo ɖokuiwo, de bubu ŋunye loo, alo wɔ nye sewo kple ɖoɖo siwo metsɔ ɖo mi kple mia fofowo ŋkume la dzi o.
They have not been humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, which I set before you, and before your fathers.
11 “Eya ta ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: Meɖoe kplikpaa be, mahe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va mia dzi, eye matsrɔ̃ Yuda katã.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I set my face against you for evil, even to cut off all Judah.
12 Makplɔ Yuda ƒe ame mamlɛ siwo ɖoe be yewoayi aɖanɔ Egipte godoo la adzoe. Wo katã woatsrɔ̃ ɖe Egipte; woatsi yi nu loo, alo aku ɖe dɔwuame ƒe asi me. Tso ɖeviwo dzi va se ɖe tsitsiawo dzi la, woatsi yi nu alo aku ɖe dɔwuame ƒe asi me. Woazu ɖiŋudonu, ŋɔdzinu, fiƒodenu kple fewuɖunu.
And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed; in the land of Egypt shall they fall; by the sword and by famine shall they be consumed, from the least to the greatest; by the sword and by famine shall they die; and they shall become an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
13 Matsɔ yi, dɔwuame kple dɔvɔ̃ ahe toe na ame siwo le Egipte abe ale si mehe toe na Yerusalem nɔlawo ene.
For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.
14 Yuda ƒe ame mamlɛ siwo si yi ɖe Egipte la dometɔ aɖeke masi alo atsi agbe be wòatrɔ ayi ɖe Yudanyigba dzi, afi si ŋu woƒe dzi ku ɖo vevie be woaɖanɔ o; ame aɖeke matrɔ agbɔ o, negbe aʋasila aɖewo ko.”
And none shall escape or remain of the remnant of Judah which are gone into the land of Egypt, to sojourn there, and to return into the land of Judah, to which they have a desire to return, to dwell there; for none shall return but a few fugitives that escape.
15 Tete ŋutsu siwo katã nya be yewo srɔ̃wo le dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ dom na mawu tutɔwo, kpe ɖe nyɔnuawo katã ŋuti, wonye ameha gã aɖe ŋutɔ eye ame siwo katã le Egipte ƒe anyigbe kple dzigbe kpe ɖe wo ŋuti wova gblɔ na Yeremia bena,
Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to strange gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, and in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying:
16 “Míaɖo to nya si nègblɔ na mí le Yehowa ŋkɔ me la o!
“As for the word which thou hast spoken to us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken to thee,
17 Ke boŋ míawɔ nu sia nu si míegblɔ be míawɔ, míado dzudzɔʋeʋĩ na Dziƒofianyɔnu, eye míaƒo aha ɖi nɛ abe ale si ko mía fofowo, míaƒe fiawo kple dumegãwo wɔe le Yuda duwo kple Yerusalem kpɔdomewo ene. Le ɣe ma ɣi la, nuɖuɖu geɖe nɔ mía si, agbe hã dze dzi na mí nyuie eye míekpe hiã aɖeke o.
But whatever hath gone forth from our mouth, that will we do, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of bread, and were prosperous, and saw no calamity.
18 Gake tso esime míedzudzɔ dzudzɔdodo na Dziƒofianyɔnu la kple ahaƒoƒo ɖe anyi nɛ la, naneke megadzea edzi na mí o, eye míele tsɔtsrɔ̃m ɖe yi kple dɔwuame ƒe asi me boŋ.”
But from the time we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, we have been in want of all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by famine.
19 Nyɔnuawo gblɔ kpe ɖe ŋu be, “Esi míedoa dzudzɔ na Dziƒofianyɔnu la eye míeƒoa aha ɖi nɛ la, mía srɔ̃ŋutsuwo menya hã be míemea akpɔnɔ vivi si míewɔ ɖe eƒe nɔnɔme me la heƒoa aha ɖi nɛ oa?”
And when we [[said the women]] burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings to her, did we without the knowledge of our men make cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings to her?”
20 Tete Yeremia gblɔ na ameawo katã, ŋutsu kple nyɔnu siwo le nya ŋu ɖom nɛ la be,
Then spake Jeremiah to all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people who had given him that answer, saying:
21 “Ɖe Yehowa meɖo ŋku edzi eye wòbu dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ si miawo ŋutɔ, mia fofowo, miaƒe fiawo, miaƒe dumegãwo kple anyigbadzitɔwo dona le Yuda duwo kple Yerusalem kpɔdomewo ŋuti oa?
“The incense which ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not Jehovah remember it, and came it not into his mind?
22 Esi Yehowa magate ŋu atsɔ miaƒe nuwɔna vɔ̃ɖiwo kple miaƒe ŋunyɔnu siwo miewɔ o ta la, miaƒe anyigba zu ɖiŋudonu, aƒedo kple gbegbe eye amewo meganɔ dzi o, abe ale si wòle egbea ene.
And Jehovah could no longer bear the evil of your doings, and the abominations which ye committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant at this day.
23 Esi miedo dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ, hewɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe Yehowa ŋu eye mieɖo toe alo wɔ eƒe sewo, ɖoɖowo kple dɔdeasiwo dzi o tae dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia va mia dzi ɖo, abe ale si miele ekpɔm egbea ene.”
Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his ordinances, therefore is this evil come upon you, at this day.”
24 Emegbe Yeremia gblɔ na ameha la katã kple nyɔnuwo siaa be, “Mi Yudatɔ siwo katã le Egiptenyigba dzi, mise Yehowa ƒe nya.
And Jeremiah said to all the people and to all the women, Hear the word of Jehovah, all Judah, that are in the land of Egypt!
25 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Miawo ŋutɔ kple mia srɔ̃nyɔnuwo, to miaƒe nuwɔnawo me, ɖe ŋugbe si miedo la fia, esi miegblɔ be, míawɔ adzɔgbe si míeɖe be míado dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ, aƒo aha ɖi na Dziƒofianyɔnu la dzi godoo.’ “Eya ta, miyi edzi, miwɔ ɖe miaƒe ŋugbedodowo dzi! Milé miaƒe adzɔgbeɖeɖewo me ɖe asi!
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye and your wives speak with your mouths, and fulfill with your hands; ye say, “We will keep our vows, which we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings to her”; ye will surely accomplish your vows; ye will surely perform your vows.
26 Gake mise Yehowa ƒe nya, mi Yudatɔ siwo katã le Egiptenyigba dzi: ‘Yehowa be, meta nye ŋkɔ gã la be, Yudatɔ siwo kaka ɖe Egiptenyigba dzi ƒe ɖeke magayɔ nye ŋkɔ alo aka atam be, “Meta Aƒetɔ Yehowa ƒe agbe” o,
Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, that dwell in the land of Egypt! Behold, I swear by my great name, saith Jehovah, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, “As the Lord Jehovah liveth!”
27 elabena nye ŋku le wo ŋuti hena vɔ̃, menye nyui o. Yudatɔ siwo le Egipte la atsrɔ̃ ɖe yi kple dɔwuame ƒe asi me va se ɖe esime wo katã woavɔ.
Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good; and all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, until there be an end of them.
28 Ame siwo asi le yi nu le Egipte atrɔ ayi Yudanyigba dzi la anɔ ʋɛe ko, ekema Yuda ƒe ame mamlɛawo katã, ame siwo va Egipte nɔ ge la, anya ame si ƒe nya le eteƒe, tɔnye loo, alo wo tɔ.’
And they that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, few in number; and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine or theirs.
29 “Yehowa be, ‘Esia anye dzesi na mi be mele to he ge na mi le teƒe sia, ale be mianya be nye atam si meka be mawɔ vɔ̃ mi la anɔ edzi godoo.’
And this shall be a sign to you, saith Jehovah, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil.
30 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: ‘Matsɔ Farao Hofra, Egipte fia ade asi na eƒe futɔ siwo le eƒe agbe yome tim, abe ale si metsɔ Yuda fia Zedekia de asi na Babilonia fia Nebukadnezar si nye eƒe futɔ si le eƒe agbe yome tim la ene.’”
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah, the king of Judah, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, his enemy, that sought his life.”
