Jeremia 26
1 Rĩrĩa Jehoiakimu mũrũ wa Josia, mũthamaki wa Juda ambĩrĩirie gũthamaka-rĩ, ndũmĩrĩri nĩyanginyĩrire yumĩte kũrĩ Jehova, ngĩĩrwo atĩrĩ:
Soon after Jehoiakim became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave [me] this message:
2 “Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Rũgama nja ya nyũmba ya Jehova warĩrie andũ othe a matũũra ma Juda, acio mokaga kũhoera thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ĩno ya Jehova. Mahe ũhoro ũrĩa wothe ngũgwatha; ndũgatige o na kiugo kĩmwe.
“This is what [I], Yahweh, am telling you: Stand in the courtyard [in front] of my temple, and speak to all [the people from] the various towns in Judah who come there to worship me. Tell them everything that I tell you; do not omit anything.
3 Hihi nĩmegũgũthikĩrĩria na mũndũ o mũndũ wao agarũrũke atigane na mĩthiĩre yake mĩũru. Hĩndĩ ĩyo na niĩ ndĩĩricũkwo ndige kũmarehera mwanangĩko ũrĩa nduĩte atĩ nĩngũmarehera, nĩ ũndũ wa ciĩko ciao njũru iria mekĩte.
[If you do tell them everything], perhaps they will pay attention, and each one of them will turn away from his evil behavior. Then I will change my mind, and not cause them to experience the disaster that I was planning to cause them to experience because of the evil things that they have done.
4 Meere atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: Mũngĩrega kũnjigua na kũrũmĩrĩra mawatho makwa marĩa njigĩte mbere yanyu,
Say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh says: I sent to you the prophets who serve me, to tell you what you should do. I sent them to you many times, but you have not paid attention to what they said. If you will not pay attention to what I say and do not obey the message that I have given to you, and if you do not pay attention to what the prophets say,
5 na mũngĩaga gũthikĩrĩria ciugo cia ndungata ciakwa anabii, o icio ndĩmũtũmagĩra kaingĩ kaingĩ (o na gwatuĩka mũticiiguaga),
6 hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩngatũma nyũmba ĩno ĩtuĩke ta Shilo, o narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene ndĩrĩtue rĩa kũgwetagwo ta kĩrumi nĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia thĩ.’”
I will destroy this temple like I destroyed Shiloh, [the place where the Sacred Tent was put]. And I will cause Jerusalem to be a place whose name [people in] every nation on the earth will say when they curse someone.’”
7 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na anabii, na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩigua Jeremia akĩaria ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo kũu nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova.
[When I did what Yahweh told me to do, ] the priests, the [false] prophets, and many [other] people listened to me as I told them that message outside the temple.
8 No rĩrĩ, Jeremia aarĩkia kwĩra andũ maũndũ marĩa mothe Jehova aamwathĩte ameere-rĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na anabii, na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩmũnyiita, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee no nginya ũkue!
But as soon as I finished telling them everything that Yahweh had commanded me to say, they all seized me and said, “You must be executed!
9 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte ũrathe mohoro ũkĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova, ũkoiga atĩ nyũmba ĩno ĩgaatuĩka ta Shilo, narĩo itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩkire ihooru na rĩtiganĩrio?” Nao andũ acio othe makĩũngana, makĩrigiicĩria Jeremia kũu thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Jehova.
Why [RHQ] are you prophesying that this temple will be [destroyed] like Shiloh [was destroyed]? Why are you saying that this city will be destroyed, and that no one will live here [any more]? (OR, You should not be prophesying) [RHQ]” All the people surrounded me [as I stood] in [front of] the temple.
10 Rĩrĩa anene a Juda maaiguire maũndũ macio, makĩambata moimĩte nyũmba ya ũthamaki, magĩthiĩ nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova, makĩrũgama o mũndũ handũ hake itoonyero-inĩ rĩa Kĩhingo kĩrĩa Kĩerũ kĩa nyũmba ya Jehova.
When the officials of Judah heard about all this [that was happening], they rushed from the palace and sat down at the gate of the temple named The New Gate, [to judge my case].
11 Hĩndĩ ĩyo athĩnjĩri-Ngai na anabii makĩĩra anene acio na andũ othe atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ agĩrĩire atuĩrwo kũũragwo, tondũ nĩarathĩte maũndũ mooru makoniĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene. Nĩmũmeiguĩrĩire na matũ manyu!”
The priests and the [false] told the officials and the other people [who were there], “This man should be executed, because he has prophesied that this city [will be destroyed], and you yourselves [MTY] have heard him say that!”
12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jeremia akĩĩra anene othe na andũ othe atĩrĩ: “Nĩ Jehova wandũmire ngarathe maũndũ ma gũũkĩrĩra nyũmba ĩno na itũũra rĩĩrĩ, o ta ũguo mũrĩkĩtie kũigua.
Then I replied to the officials and the other people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy all the things that you heard me say about [what will happen to] this temple and this city.
13 Rĩu garũrĩrai mĩthiĩre yanyu na ciĩko cianyu na mwathĩkĩre Jehova Ngai wanyu. Nake Jehova nĩekwĩricũkwo aage kũrehe mwanangĩko ũcio aamũgweteire.
But if you change your behavior and stop sinning, and [start to] obey Yahweh our God, he will change his mind, and not cause you to experience the disasters that he said that he would send.
14 No niĩ-rĩ, ndĩ moko-inĩ manyu; njĩkai o ũrĩa mũkuona arĩ wega na kwagĩrĩire.
As for me, I am not able to free myself from your grasp. [So you can] do to me whatever you want to do.
15 No rĩrĩ, menyai wega, atĩ mũngĩnjũraga nĩmũgũcookererwo nĩ mahĩtia ma gũita thakame ya mũndũ ũtarĩ ũũru ekĩte, inyuĩ ene ĩmũcookerere, hamwe na itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene, na arĩa othe matũũraga kuo, tondũ ti-itherũ nĩ Jehova ũndũmĩte kũrĩ inyuĩ njarie ũhoro ũyũ wothe mũkĩũiguaga.”
[But you need to] know that if you kill me, you will be killing a man [SYN] who (is innocent/has not done anything wrong). And you and everyone else in this city will be guilty, because the truth is that it was Yahweh who sent me to speak every word that you have heard me say.”
16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo anene na andũ acio angĩ othe makĩĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai na anabii atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ ndaagĩrĩire gũtuĩrwo gũkua! Aatwarĩirie akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai witũ.”
Then the officials and the other people said to the priests and the [false] prophets, “This man does not deserve to be executed, because he has spoken to us the message [MTY] that Yahweh gave him!”
17 Athuuri amwe a bũrũri ũcio makĩrũgama hau mbere, makĩĩra ũngano ũcio wa andũ othe atĩrĩ,
Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people who were gathered [there].
18 “Mika ũrĩa Mũmoreshethu nĩarathire ũhoro matukũ-inĩ ma Hezekia, mũthamaki wa Juda. Eerire andũ othe a Juda atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga: “‘Zayuni nĩgũkarĩmwo ta mũgũnda, Jerusalemu gũgaatuĩka ta hĩba ya kagoto, nakĩo kĩrĩma gĩkĩ gĩakĩtwo hekarũ gĩtuĩke ta kĩhumbu kĩmereirwo nĩ ithaka.’
They said, “([Remember/Think about) what] Micah, [the prophet] from Moresheth [town], prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: [Some day] Zion [Hill] will be plowed like fields [are plowed]; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’
19 “Hezekia mũthamaki wa Juda kana mũndũ ũngĩ wothe kũu Juda nĩamũũragire? Githĩ Hezekia ti gwĩtigĩra eetigĩrire Jehova, na agĩcaria gwĩtĩkĩrĩka nĩwe? Na githĩ Jehova ndeericũkirwo agĩtiga kũrehe mwanangĩko ũrĩa oigĩte nĩekũmarehera? Tũrorete kwĩrehere mwanangĩko mũũru mũno!”
But did [RHQ] King Hezekiah or anyone else in Judah kill Micah [for saying that]? No! Instead, Hezekiah revered Yahweh, and pleaded that he would (act mercifully toward/not destroy) them. So, Yahweh changed his mind about causing them to experience the terrible disaster that he said he would send. And now [if we kill Jeremiah], we are going to cause ourselves to experience a terrible disaster!”
20 (Ningĩ nĩ haarĩ mũndũ ũngĩ wetagwo Uria mũrũ wa Shemaia, wa kuuma Kiriathu-Jearimu, nake aarathire ũhoro akĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova; aarathire o maũndũ ta maya megiĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene na bũrũri ũyũ, o ta ũguo Jeremia aarathĩte.
[At that time, ] the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim [city] was also prophesying/proclaiming messages [MTY] from Yahweh. He was predicting that the city and the rest of the land would experience the same disasters that I was predicting.
21 No rĩrĩa Mũthamaki Jehoiakimu, na atongoria ake a mbaara na anene maiguire ndũmĩrĩri yake, mũthamaki agĩcaria njĩra ya kũmũũraga. No Uria nĩaiguire ũhoro ũcio, agĩĩtigĩra, na akĩũrĩra bũrũri wa Misiri.
When King Jehoiakim and his army officers and officials heard what Uriah was saying, the king sent someone to kill Uriah. But Uriah heard about it, and became [very] afraid, and he (escaped/ran away) to Egypt.
22 Na rĩrĩ, Mũthamaki Jehoiakimu agĩtũma Elinathani mũrũ wa Akiboru athiĩ bũrũri wa Misiri, marĩ hamwe na andũ angĩ.
Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Acbor along with several other men to Egypt.
23 Nao makĩgĩĩra Uria kuuma Misiri, makĩmũtwara kũrĩ Jehoiakimu ũcio mũthamaki, nake akĩmũũragithia na rũhiũ rwa njora, nakĩo kĩimba gĩake gĩgĩteeo mbĩrĩra-inĩ harĩa haathikagwo andũ arĩa mataarĩ bata).
They captured Uriah and took him [back to Jerusalem] to King Jehoiakim. The king then [had a soldier] kill Uriah with a sword. Then they buried his corpse in a place where poor people are buried.
24 No rĩrĩ, Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani akĩgitĩra Jeremia, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndaaneanirwo kũrĩ andũ mamũũrage.
However, Ahikam the son of Shaphan defended me, and persuaded the officials not to allow [MTY] the mob to murder me.
