Jeremia 49
1 Ũhoro ũkoniĩ andũ a Amoni: Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Kaĩ Isiraeli atarĩ na aanake? Ndarĩ na andũ a kũmũgaya? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩgĩtũmĩte Moleku egwatĩre bũrũri wa Gadi? Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte andũ ake matũũre matũũra-inĩ makuo?”
[This message is] about the Ammon people-group. This is what Yahweh says: “There are [RHQ] plenty of Israeli people left to occupy [the land of the tribe of] Gad. So, why are [RHQ] [the people who worship the god] Molech living in those towns?
2 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “No rĩrĩ, matukũ nĩmarooka rĩrĩa ngoigithia mbu ya mbaara ya gũũkĩrĩra Raba kũu kwa andũ a Amoni; nakuo gũgaatuĩka hĩba ya mwanangĩko, natuo tũtũũra tũrĩa tũkũrigiicĩirie tũcinwo na mwaki. Hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo Isiraeli akaingata andũ arĩa maamũingatĩte,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
There will be a time when I will sound the battle-cry [for their enemies] to attack [their capital city], Rabbah. [Then] it will become a heap of ruins, and [all] the nearby towns will be burned. Then [the people of] Israel will again possess the land that the Ammon people-group took away from them.
3 “Wee Heshiboni, girĩka, nĩgũkorwo Ai nĩ kwanange! Rĩrai, inyuĩ mũtũũraga Raba! Mwĩhumbei nguo cia makũnia mũcakae; Tengʼerai ũũ na ũũ kũu thingo-inĩ ciakuo, nĩgũkorwo Moleku nĩegũtahwo atwarwo bũrũri ũngĩ, hamwe na athĩnjĩri-ngai na anene ake.
You people of Heshbon [city] [MTY], wail, because Ai [town nearby] will be destroyed. You people of Rabbah [city], weep; put on (rough clothing/sackcloth) [to show you are mourning]; run back and forth [in confusion] inside the city walls, because [your god] Milcom, along with its priests and officials, will be taken away (in exile/to other countries).
4 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga wĩrahĩre ituamba ciaku, ũkeraha nĩ ũndũ wa ituamba ciaku icio noru mũno? Wee mwarĩ ũyũ ũtarĩ mwĩhokeku, wee ũtũũrĩte wĩhokete ũtonga waku ũkiugaga atĩrĩ, ‘Nũũ ũngĩĩtharĩkĩra?’
You are [RHQ] very proud of your very fertile valleys, [but they will soon be ruined]. You rebellious people, you trusted in your wealth, and you said, ‘Certainly no [RHQ] army will be able to attack us!’
5 Nĩngakũrehithĩria imakania kuuma kũrĩ arĩa othe makũrigiicĩirie,” nĩguo Mwathani ekuuga, o we Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe. “Andũ othe anyu nĩmakaingatwo, na gũtikagĩa na mũndũ wa gũcookereria andũ acio mahurunjũkĩte.
But listen to this: 'I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will cause you to become terrified. You will all be forced to flee [to other countries], and no one will be able to bring you together [again].'
6 “No rĩrĩ, thuutha-inĩ nĩngacookia ũgaacĩru wa andũ a Amoni,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
But some day I will enable the Ammon people-group to return to their land. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
7 Ha ũhoro ũkoniĩ Edomu: Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Kaĩ gũtarĩ na ũũgĩ ũtigarĩte kũu Temani? Kaĩ kĩrĩra gĩthirĩte harĩ andũ arĩa akuũku? Kaĩ ũũgĩ wao ũbuthĩte biũ?
[This message is] about the Edom people-group. This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “It seems that [RHQ] there are no wise people in Teman [district in Edom]! There are no people left who can give others [good] advice. The people who were wise [PRS] have disappeared.
8 Garũrũkai mwĩthare, mũthiĩ mũkehithe thĩinĩ wa ngurunga iria ndiku, inyuĩ arĩa mũtũũraga kũu Dedani, tondũ nĩngarehithĩria Esaũ mwanangĩko rĩrĩa ngaamũherithia.
You people of Dedan [city in the south of Edom], turn and flee and hide in deep [caves], because when I cause the Edom people-group to experience disaster, I will punish you, too.
9 Agethi a thabibũ mangĩũka kũrĩ we-rĩ, githĩ to matigie tũthabibũ tũnini? Aici mangĩũka ũtukũ-rĩ, githĩ matingĩiya o indo iria imabatarĩtie?
Those who harvest grapes always [RHQ] leave some on the vines. When thieves come at night, they surely [RHQ] steal only as much as they want.
10 No rĩrĩ, niĩ nĩngaguũria Esaũ nguo atigwo njaga, nĩngaguũria ciĩhitho ciake, nĩguo ndakanacooke kuona gwa kwĩhitha. Ciana ciake, na andũ a nyũmba yao, na andũ a itũũra rĩake nĩmakaniinwo, na o nake ndagatigara.
But I will cause everything in Edom to be destroyed, and there will be nothing left, and there will be no place for people to hide. [Many of] [HYP] the children, their relatives and their neighbors, will die, and Edom will not exist any more.
11 Ndigĩrai ciana cianyu cia ngoriai; nĩngagitĩra mĩoyo yacio. Atumia anyu a ndigwa mũreke o nao manjĩhoke.”
But I will protect the orphans, and the widows [also] will [be able to] depend on me [to help them].”
12 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Kũngĩkorwo arĩa mataagĩrĩirwo kũnyuĩra gĩkombe kĩu no nginya makĩnyuĩre-rĩ, wee ũngĩkĩaga kũherithio nĩkĩ? Ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũtakaherithio, no rĩrĩ, no nginya ũgaakĩnyuĩra.”
And this is [also] what Yahweh says: “If those who do not deserve to suffer [MET] must suffer, you people of Edom must [RHQ] suffer much more [DOU]! You will not escape being punished.
13 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Ngwĩhĩta ngĩgwetaga rĩĩtwa rĩakwa, njuge atĩ Bozara gũgaatuĩka kũndũ kwanangĩku na kũrĩ magigi, gwa kũmenwo na gwa kũnyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi; namo matũũra makuo mothe magatũũra marĩ manangĩku nginya tene.”
I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that [your chief city] Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”
14 Nĩnjiguĩte ndũmĩrĩri kuuma kũrĩ Jehova: Atĩ nĩatũmire mũrekio athiĩ kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ, agaciĩre atĩrĩ, “Ũnganai mũrĩtharĩkĩre! Arahũkai mũkarũe mbaara!”
I heard this message from Yahweh: “I have sent an ambassador to [many] nations, [to tell them to] gather together to attack Edom. They must prepare for battle!”
15 “Rĩu nĩngũkũnyiihia mũno gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ, ndũme ũmenwo nĩ andũ.
[And Yahweh says to the people of Edom, ] “I will cause your nation to become very unimportant among the [other] nations. They will all despise your country.
16 Guoya ũrĩa ũtũmaga andũ magwĩtigĩre na mwĩtĩĩo wa ngoro yaku-rĩ, nĩikũheenetie, o wee ũtũũraga thĩinĩ wa ngurunga cia ndwaro cia mahiga, o na ũgaikaraga tũcũmbĩrĩ igũrũ twa karĩma. O na ũngĩgaaka itara igũrũ mũno ta cia nderi, ngaakũruta kuo, ngũharũrũkie,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
You have caused [people of other nations] to be terrified, and you [MTY] have been very proud, but you have deceived yourselves. You live in caves in the rock cliffs; [you think that you are safe there because] you live high up there. But even if you make your homes as high up as the eagles’ nests, I will cause you to come [crashing] down.
17 “Edomu gũgaatuĩka kũndũ gwa kũmakania; arĩa othe makaahĩtũkĩra kuo nĩmakamaka na makũnyũrũrie, nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa gũgaakorwo kwanangĩtwo.
Edom will become a place about which people are horrified; people who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) when they see the destruction.
18 O ta ũrĩa Sodomu na Gomora kwangʼaũranirio, hamwe na matũũra marĩa maariganĩtie namo, atĩ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩtũũra kuo; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaacooka gũtũũra kuo,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Edom will be destroyed as [completely as] Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns were destroyed [long ago]. [As a result, ] no one will live there [any more] [DOU].
19 “O ta mũrũũthi ũũkĩte kuuma ihinga-inĩ cia Jorodani, ũgakinya ũrĩithio-inĩ ũrĩa mũnoru-rĩ, noguo ngaingata Edomu oime bũrũri-inĩ wake o rĩmwe. Nũũ ũthuurĩtwo wa kũruta wĩra ũcio nĩgeetha ndĩmũtue wa kũũrũgamĩrĩra? Nũũ ũngĩ ũhaana ta niĩ, na nũũ ũngĩhota kũngararia? Ningĩ nĩ mũrĩithi ũrĩkũ ũngĩkĩhota kũregana na niĩ?”
I will come to Edom [suddenly] like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are] eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; [I can do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ta thikĩrĩriai, mũigue ũrĩa Jehova athugundĩte gwĩka Edomu, o na ũrĩa atuĩte gwĩka arĩa matũũraga Temani: Arĩa anini thĩinĩ wa rũũru rũu rwa mbũri magaakururio matwarwo kũndũ kũraya; nĩakaniina ũrĩithio wao ũthire biũ nĩ ũndũ wao.
Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Teman [town] and [the rest of] Edom: Even the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely get rid of the people [MET] who live there.
21 Thĩ nĩĩkainainio nĩ mũrurumo wao makĩgũa thĩ; kayũ ga kĩrĩro kĩao gakaiguuo o nginya Iria Itune.
When Edom is destroyed, the noise [will be extremely great], with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard [as far away as] the Red Sea.
22 Atĩrĩrĩ! Nderi nĩĩkombũka na ĩcuuhũke, ĩtambũrũkĩtie mathagu mayo igũrũ rĩa Bozara. Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, ngoro cia njamba iria irĩ hinya cia Edomu igaatuĩka ta ngoro ya mũndũ-wa-nja akĩrũmwo.
Look! The enemy troops will swoop/rush down over Bozrah like an eagle spreads its wings when it swoops down [to seize an animal]. On that day, [even the strongest] warriors of Edom will [be afraid] like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth.”
23 Ha ũhoro ũkoniĩ Dameski: “Hamathu na Aripadi nĩamaku, nĩ ũndũ nĩmaiguĩte ndeto njũru. Nĩmorĩtwo nĩ hinya, makaagaaga ta maaĩ ma iria.
[This message is] about Damascus. [This is what Yahweh says]: “[The people in the nearby cities of] Hamath and Arpad are confused, because they have heard bad news [about Damascus]. They are very anxious and restless, like [SIM] a sea in a big storm.
24 Dameski nĩrĩũrĩtwo nĩ hinya, nao andũ a rĩo makahũndũka meethare, rĩiyũrĩtwo nĩ kũinaina; andũ a rĩo manyiitĩtwo nĩ ruo rwa ngoro na kĩeha, ruo ta rwa mũndũ-wa-nja akĩrũmwo.
The people of Damascus have become very weak, and [they all] have (panicked/fled [because] they are very afraid). The people are anguished and in pain like [SIM] a woman [experiences] who is about to give birth.
25 Nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmĩte itũũra rĩrĩa rĩrĩ ngumo rĩage gũtiganĩrio, o itũũra rĩu rĩngenagia?
That famous city, that I was [previously] pleased with, will be abandoned.
26 Ti-itherũ, aanake a rĩo nĩmakarũndwo barabara-inĩ ciarĩo; thigari ciakuo ciothe igaakirio ki mũthenya ũcio,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga.
Its young men will fall in the streets. Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.
27 “Nĩngacina thingo cia Dameski; naguo mwaki ũcio nĩũgaacina ciĩgitĩro cia Beni-Hadadi.”
And I, the Commander of the armies of angels, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus, and the palaces of [King] Ben-Hadad will be burned down.”
28 Ũhoro ũkoniĩ Kedari, o na mothamaki ma Hazoru, marĩa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni aatharĩkĩire: Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Arahũkai mũtharĩkĩre Kedari, na mũniine andũ acio a mwena wa Irathĩro.
[This is a message] about the Kedar [people-group] and the kingdom of Hazor which [the army of] Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon attacked. This is what Yahweh says: “[I will cause an army to] advance to attack Kedar and destroy those people who live east [of Judah].
29 Hema ciao na ndũũru ciao cia mbũri nĩigatahwo; ciandarũa ciao nĩigakuuo, hamwe na indo ciao ciothe, na ngamĩĩra ciao ciothe. Andũ nĩmakanĩrĩra, mameere atĩrĩ, ‘Kĩmako kĩnene kiumanĩte na mĩena yothe!’
Their tents and their flocks [of sheep] will be captured. The curtains [in their tents] and their camels and their other possessions will be taken away. [Everywhere] men will shout, ‘We are terrified [because terrible things are happening] all around us!’
30 “Mwĩtharei narua! Ikarai thĩinĩ wa ngurunga iria ndiku, inyuĩ mũtũũraga kũu Hazoru. Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni nĩaciirĩire kũmũũkĩrĩra; nĩathugundĩte ũrĩa ekũmũũkĩrĩra,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
So [I, ] Yahweh, say, ‘Run away [quickly]! You people who live in Hazor, go and hide in deep [caves], because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon wants to attack you [with his army]; he is planning to destroy you!’
31 “Arahũkai mũtharĩkĩre rũrĩrĩ rũu rũtũũrĩte rũgaacĩire na rũhooreire, o rũu rũtũũrĩte rũrĩ na thayũ, rũrĩrĩ rũteehingagĩra na ihingo kana rũkeirigĩra na igera; andũ aruo matũũraga marĩ oiki,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
But I say [to Nebuchadnezzar], ‘Go up and attack that nation whose people feel secure; they do not have allies [who will help them] and do not have [walls with] gates that have bars in them.
32 “Ngamĩĩra ciao igaatuĩka cia gũtahwo, nacio ndũũru icio ciao nyingĩ cia ngʼombe ituĩke cia ndaho. Arĩa marĩ kũndũ kũraya nĩngamahurunjĩra mĩena yothe ĩrĩa yumaga rũhuho. na nĩngamarehithĩria mwanangĩko kuuma mĩena yothe,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Your troops will seize their camels and [other] livestock. I will scatter in every direction [IDM] those people who live in remote places (OR, who cut their hair short). I will cause them to experience disasters from every direction.
33 “Hazoru gũgaatuĩka ũtũũro wa mbwe, gũtũũre gũkirĩte ihooru nginya tene. Gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaatũũra kuo; gũtirĩ mũndũ ũgaikara kuo.”
Hazor will become a place where jackals/wolves live, and it will be deserted forever. No one will live there again; no one will settle there [DOU].’”
34 Ĩno nĩyo ndũmĩrĩri ya Jehova ĩrĩa yakinyĩrĩire Jeremia ũcio mũnabii ĩkoniĩ Elamu, o kĩambĩrĩria-inĩ kĩa wathani wa Zedekia mũthamaki wa Juda:
I received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.
35 Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe ekuuga: “Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngoinanga ũta wa Elamu, ũrĩa arĩ guo kĩhumo kĩa hinya wao.
This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: “The men of Elam are famous (archers/men who shoot arrows well); that is how they have made their country very powerful. But I will get rid of them [MET].
36 Nĩngarehithĩria andũ a Elamu huho iria inya ciumaga mĩena ĩrĩa ĩna ya igũrũ; ngaamahurunjĩra na kũu huho icio inya ciumaga, na gũtirĩ rũrĩrĩ o na rũmwe andũ acio aingate a Elamu matakoorĩra.
I will bring their enemies from all directions [IDM, DOU], and they will scatter the people of Elam in all directions. The people of Elam will be exiled to every nation on the earth [LIT, HYP].
37 Nĩngahehenja Elamu maitho-inĩ ma thũ ciao, marĩ o mbere ya andũ arĩa macaragia kũmaruta muoyo; nĩngamarehithĩria mwanangĩko, o na marakara makwa mahiũ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Ngaamatengʼeria na rũhiũ rwa njora nginya ndĩmaniine biũ.
Because I am very angry with the people of Elam, I will enable their enemies to smash Elam; I will cause the people of Elam to experience great disasters. I will enable their enemies, who want to kill them, to pursue them [and kill them] with swords until I completely get rid of all of them.
38 Nĩngaiga gĩtĩ gĩakwa kĩa ũnene kũu Elamu, na niine mũthamaki wakuo o na anene akuo,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
I, Yahweh, will judge them there [MTY], and [then] I will get rid of their king and [his] officials.
39 “No rĩrĩ, nĩngacookia ũgaacĩru wa Elamu matukũ-inĩ marĩa magooka,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
But some day, I will enable the people of Elam to return to their land. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
