Yeremia 9
1 Oo, ɖe nye ta anye tsidzɔƒe eye nye ŋkuwo anye aɖatsivudo la, mafa avi zã kple keli na nye dukɔ ƒe ame siwo wowu.
O that my head were waters, And mine eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Oo, ɖe dzeƒe le asinye le gbegbe na mɔzɔlawo, anye ne magblẽ nye dukɔ ɖi adzo le wo gbɔ, elabena wo katã wonye ahasiwɔlawo, ameha siwo nye nu tovo wɔlawo sɔŋ.
O that I had a traveller's lodge in the wilderness, That I might leave my people, and go from them! For they are all adulterers; An assembly of revolters.
3 Yehowa be, “Wovua woƒe aɖewo abe dati ene ne woada alakpaŋutrɔ. Menye nyateƒee wotsɔ le dzi ɖum le anyigba la dzi o. Wotsoa nu vɔ̃ ɖeka gbɔ yia bubu gbɔ eye womenyam o.
They bend their tongues, like their bows, for lies, And not by truth do they grow mighty in the earth; They proceed from wickedness to wickedness, And have no regard to me, saith Jehovah.
4 Kpɔ nyuie le xɔlɔ̃wòwo ŋu. Megaka ɖe nɔviwò ŋutsuwo dzi o, elabena nɔvi ɖe sia ɖe nye ameblela eye xɔlɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe nye ameŋugblẽla.
Be on your guard each one against his neighbor, And trust ye not in any brother; For every brother will supplant, And every neighbor will slander.
5 Xɔlɔ̃ blea xɔlɔ̃ eye ame aɖeke metoa nyateƒe o. Wofia aʋatsokaka woƒe aɖewo eye woɖea fu na wo ɖokuiwo vevie kple nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ.
They deceive every one his neighbor, And do not speak the truth; They have accustomed their tongues to speak lies; They weary themselves in doing iniquity.
6 Amebeble le gã dom ɖe edzi. Le woƒe amebeble ta la, wogbe sidzedzem.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit, [[O prophet!]] Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
7 Eya ta ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi: “Kpɔ ɖa malolõ wo ado wo akpɔ, elabena nu bubu ka mawɔ le nye dukɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta?
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold I will melt them and try them; For what else can I do on account of the daughter of my people?
8 Woƒe aɖe le abe aŋutrɔ si nu aɖi vɔ̃ɖi le la ene, elabena woƒoa nu bebletɔe, ame sia ame tsɔa eƒe nu ƒoa nu na ehavi bubutɔe, gake le eƒe dzi me la, etre mɔ ɖi nɛ.
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; Every one of them speaketh treachery; With their mouth they speak peace to their neighbor, But in their heart they lay snares for him.
9 Yehowa be, ‘Ɖe mele be mahe to na wo le esia ta oa? Ɖe mele be mabia hlɔ̃ dukɔ sia tɔgbi oa?’
Shall I not punish them for these things? saith Jehovah; Shall I not be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 “Mafa avi ado ɣli na towo, eye madzi konyifaha ɖe gbegbelãnyiƒewo ŋu. Elabena wozu gbegbe, ame aɖeke mato afi ma ayi o eye womagase nyiwo ƒe xɔxlɔ̃ le afi ma o, dziƒoxewo gɔ̃ hã si dzo eye gbemelãwo hã si.
For the mountains will I lift up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the plains a lamentation, For they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; No more is heard the voice of the cattle; Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled, and are gone.
11 “Mawɔ Yerusalem wòazu glikpo gbagbã si woli kɔe kple nɔƒe na amegaxiwo, eye mawɔ Yuda duwo woazu aƒedo ale be ame aɖeke manɔ wo me o.”
I will make Jerusalem heaps of stones, The dwelling-place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
12 Ame kae nye nunyala si ase nu sia gɔme? Ame kae Yehowa fia nu eye wòate ŋu aɖe eme? Nu ka ta anyigba gblẽ eye wowɔe wòle abe gbegbe si ame aɖeke mate ŋu ato ayi o la ene?
Who is the wise man, that he may understand this, And he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it? Why is it that the land perisheth, That it is burned up like a desert, which none passeth through?
13 Yehowa be, “Elabena wogblẽ nye se si metsɔ ɖo woƒe ŋkume la ɖi. Womeɖo tom alo wɔ nye se dzi o.
Jehovah himself hath said: It is because they have forsaken my law, Which I set before them, And have not hearkened to my voice, Nor walked according to it;
14 Ke boŋ wodze woƒe dzi dzeaglãwo yome hekplɔ Baalwo ɖo abe ale si wo fofowo fia woe ene.”
But have walked after the obstinacy of their own heart, And after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.
15 Eya ta ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: “Kpɔ ɖa, mana dukɔ sia naɖu nu veve, eye woano aɖitsi.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, And give them water of hemlock to drink.
16 Makaka wo ɖe dukɔwo dome, dukɔ siwo woawo ŋutɔ alo wo fofowo menya o eye mati wo yome kple yi va se ɖe esime metsrɔ̃ wo keŋkeŋ.”
I will also scatter them among nations Which neither they nor their fathers have known, And I will send after them the sword, Till I have made an end of them.
17 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi: “Mibu eŋuti azɔ! Miyɔ nyɔnu avihadzilawo vɛ. Miyɔ esiwo tea ŋu dzinɛ nyuie.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, And send to the skilful ones, that they may come;
18 Mina woava kaba ne woadzi aviha na mí va se ɖe esime aɖatsi nalolõ ɖe ŋku dzi na mí, eye aɖatsi nado bababa tso míaƒe ŋku me.
Let them make haste, and lift up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run down with tears, And our eyelids gush forth with waters.
19 Wose aviɣli le Zion. ‘Aleke wohetsrɔ̃ mí ale! Aleke míaƒe ŋukpe lolo ale! Ele be míadzo le míaƒe anyigba dzi, elabena míaƒe aƒewo zu aƒedo!’”
Behold, a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How are we spoiled! How are we put to shame! We must leave our native land; They have cast down our habitations.”
20 Azɔ la, Oo nyɔnuwo, mise Yehowa ƒe nya, mike miaƒe towo ɖe eƒe numenyawo ŋuti. Mifia mia vinyɔnuwo ale si woado ɣlii. Mifia konyifaha mia nɔewo
Hear, O ye women, the word of Jehovah! Let your ear receive the word of his mouth! Teach your daughters a lamentation, And every one her companion a mournful dirge!
21 Ku to míaƒe fesrewo nu ge ɖe mía dzi. Ege ɖe míaƒe mɔ sesẽwo me. Ekplɔ ɖeviwo dzoe le mɔtatawo dzi eye wòɖe ɖekakpuiwo ɖa le dua ƒe ablɔ me.
For death cometh in through our windows, It entereth our palaces; It cutteth off the children from the street, And the young men from the public places.
22 Gblɔ be, “Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “‘Amegbetɔwo ƒe ŋutilã kukuwo akaka abe gbeɖuɖɔ wolɔ kɔ ɖe agble dzi ene. Woanɔ abe nukue nuŋela ŋe ƒo ɖi, eye ame aɖeke meli afɔ wo o ene.’”
Declare it, saith Jehovah! The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, And as the handful behind the reaper, Which none gathereth up.
23 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Nunyala megatsɔ eƒe nunya ƒo adegbee alo ŋusẽtɔ natsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ aƒo adegbee alo kesinɔtɔ natsɔ eƒe kesinɔnuwo aƒo adegbee o,
Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty glory in his might, Nor let the rich glory in his riches!
24 ke boŋ ame si aƒo adegbe la, neƒo adegbe tso nu sia ŋu be, yenyam hese gɔnyeme nyuie be nyee nye Yehowa, ame si nye dɔmenyotɔ, ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe drɔ̃la kple dzɔdzɔetɔ le anyigba dzi eye esiawo mee medzɔa dzi le,” Yehowae gblɔe.
But let him that glorieth glory in this, That he hath regard to me, and knoweth me, That I am Jehovah, who exercise loving-kindness, Justice, and righteousness upon the earth; For in these do I delight, saith Jehovah.
25 Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna, esi mahe to na ame siwo tso aʋa le ŋutilã me ko.
Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will punish all the circumcised with the uncircumcised,
26 Woawoe nye Egipte, Yuda, Edom, Amon, Moab kple ame siwo katã le dzogbenyigba siwo le didiƒe la dzi, elabena le nyateƒe me la, dukɔ siawo katã metso aʋa o. Israel ƒe aƒe blibo la gɔ̃ hã metso aʋa le dzi me o.”
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, And the sons of Ammon and Moab, And all with shaven cheeks, that dwell in the wilderness. For all the nations are uncircumcised, And all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.
