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 that [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 reign.
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.
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
Then 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 I formed thee in embryo I knew thee; and before thou wast born I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet to the nations.
6 Ke megblɔ be, “O, Aƒetɔ Mawu, nyemenya nuƒoƒo o eye ɖevi ko meganye.”
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: 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, Say not, I [am] a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Mègavɔ̃ na wo o, elabena meli kpli wò be maɖe wò.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith 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 forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put my words in thy 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, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
11 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam bena, “Nu ka kpɔm nèle, Yeremia?” Meɖo eŋu be, “Mele yevuziti ƒe alɔdze kpɔm.”
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Jeremiah, What seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
12 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be, “Èkpɔe tututu, elabena manɔ ŋute akpɔ egbɔ be nye nya va eme.”
Then said the LORD to me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform 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 the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and its face [is] towards 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 an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants 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 lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls around, and against all the cities 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 utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own 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.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee 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 behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against her princes, against her 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.
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I [am] with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
