< Yeremia 1 >

1 Esiawoe nye Yeremia, Hilkia ƒe vi ƒe nyawo. Hilkia nye Nunɔla siwo nɔ Anatɔt le Benyaminyigba dzi la dometɔ ɖeka.
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 Yehowa ƒe nya va nɛ le Yuda fia Yosia, Amon ƒe vi ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuietɔ̃lia me.
To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his rule.
3 Egblɔ nya ɖi le Yehoyakim, Yosia ƒe vi, Yuda fia ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me hã va se ɖe Yuda fia, Zedekia, Yosia ƒe vi ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuiɖekɛlia ƒe ɣleti atɔ̃lia me. Ɣe ma ɣie wokplɔ Yerusalem nɔlawo yi aboyo mee.
And it came again in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; till Jerusalem was taken away in the fifth month.
4 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 “Hafi mava me wò ɖe dawò ƒe dɔ me la, menya wò; hafi woava dzi wò la, mekɔ ŋutiwò da ɖi eye meɖo wò Nyagblɔɖilae na dukɔwo.”
Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.
6 Ke megblɔ be, “O, Aƒetɔ Mawu, nyemenya nuƒoƒo o eye ɖevi ko meganye.”
Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
7 Ke Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Mègagblɔ be, ‘Ɖevi ko menye’ o. Ele na wò be nàyi ame sia ame si gbɔ medɔ wò ɖo eye nàwɔ nu sia nu si ƒe se mede na wò.
But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
8 Mègavɔ̃ na wo o, elabena meli kpli wò be maɖe wò.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Have no fear because of them: for I am with you, to keep you safe, says the Lord.
9 Emegbe Yehowa do eƒe asi ɖa tsɔ tɔ nu nam eye wògblɔ nam be, “Azɔ metsɔ nye nyawo de wò nu me.
Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth:
10 Kpɔ ɖa, egbe meɖo wò nyagblɔɖilae na dukɔwo kple fiaɖuƒewo be nàho nu, avuvu nu, agblẽ nu, amu nuwo aƒu anyi, nàtso aƒe, eye nàdo nu.”
See, this day I have put you over the nations and over the kingdoms, for uprooting and smashing down, for destruction and overturning, for building up and planting.
11 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam bena, “Nu ka kpɔm nèle, Yeremia?” Meɖo eŋu be, “Mele yevuziti ƒe alɔdze kpɔm.”
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a branch of an almond-tree.
12 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be, “Èkpɔe tututu, elabena manɔ ŋute akpɔ egbɔ be nye nya va eme.”
Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.
13 Yehowa ƒe nya gava nam be, “Nu ka kpɔm nèle?” Meɖo eŋu be, “Mekpɔ ze si me tsi le fiefiem le, eye wòviã ɖe anyiehe gome.”
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is from the north.
14 Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Gbegblẽ atso anyiehe ava ƒo ɖe anyigbadzinɔlawo katã dzi.
Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.
15 Esusɔ vie maƒo dzigbemefiaɖuƒe la me nɔlawo katã nu ƒu.” Yehowae gblɔe. “Woƒe fiawo ava li woƒe fiazikpuiwo anyi ɖe Yerusalem ƒe agbowo nu, woava ɖe to ɖe eƒe gliwo katã kple Yuda duwo katã ŋu.
For see, I will send for all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they will come, everyone placing his high seat at the way into Jerusalem, and against its walls on every side, and against all the towns of Judah.
16 Mabu fɔ nye amewo ɖe nu vɔ̃ɖi si wowɔ hegblẽm ɖi, eye wodo dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ na mawu bubuwo hesubɔ nu siwo woawo ŋutɔ wɔ kple asi la ta.
And I will give my decision against them on account of all their evil-doing; because they have given me up, burning perfumes to other gods and worshipping the works of their hands.
17 “Dzra ɖokuiwò ɖo! Tso kpla ne nàgblɔ nu siwo katã megblɔ na wò la na wo. Womegadzi ŋɔ na wò o, ne menye nenema o la, mado ŋɔdzi na wò le wo ŋkume.
So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.
18 Kpɔ ɖa, egbe mewɔ wò nènye du si woɖo gli sesẽwo ƒo xlãe. Mewɔ wò gasɔti kple akɔbliglii, be nàtsi tsitre ɖe anyigba blibo la ŋuti, ɖe Yuda fiawo, woƒe dumegãwo, nunɔlawo kple anyigbadzinɔlawo katã ŋuti.
For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
19 Woawɔ avu kpli wò, gake womaɖu dziwò o, elabena meli kpli wò be maɖe wò.” Yehowae gblɔe.
They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.

< Yeremia 1 >