ଯିରିମୀୟ 27
1 ଯୋଶୀୟର ପୁତ୍ର ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ସିଦିକୀୟର ରାଜତ୍ଵର ଆରମ୍ଭ ସମୟରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଏହି ବାକ୍ୟ ଯିରିମୀୟଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲା।
THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH HE SPOKE AGAINST BABYLON.
2 ଯଥା, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମୋତେ ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ କେତେକ ବନ୍ଧନୀ ଓ ଯୁଆଳି ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରି ଆପଣା ସ୍କନ୍ଧରେ ରଖ;
Proclaim you amongst the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress [them] not: say you, Babylon is taken, Belus is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Maerodach is delivered up.
3 ପୁଣି, ଯେଉଁ ଦୂତଗଣ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ସିଦିକୀୟ ନିକଟକୁ ଯିରୂଶାଲମକୁ ଆସିଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେସବୁ ଇଦୋମର ରାଜା ଓ ମୋୟାବର ରାଜା, ଅମ୍ମୋନ-ସନ୍ତାନଗଣର ରାଜା, ସୋରର ରାଜା ଓ ସୀଦୋନର ରାଜା ନିକଟକୁ ତାହା ପଠାଅ;
For a nation has come up against her from the north, he shall utterly ravage her land, and there shall be none to dwell in it, neither man nor beast.
4 ଆଉ, ଆପଣା ଆପଣା କର୍ତ୍ତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି କଥା କହିବା ପାଇଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ଆଦେଶ ଦିଅ, ‘ସୈନ୍ୟାଧିପତି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି; ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା କର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ ଏହି କଥା କହିବ;
In those days, and at that time, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Juda together; they shall proceed, weeping as they go, seeking the Lord their God.
5 ଆମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣାର ମହାପରାକ୍ରମ ଓ ବିସ୍ତୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବାହୁ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୃଥିବୀ ଓ ପୃଥିବୀନିବାସୀ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ଓ ପଶୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଅଛୁ; ଆଉ, ଯାହାକୁ ତାହା ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଆମ୍ଭଙ୍କୁ ଉଚିତ ଦେଖାଯାଏ, ତାହାକୁ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତାହା ଦେଉ।
They shall ask the way till [they come to] Sion, for that way shall they set their face; and they shall come and flee for refuge to the Lord their God; for the everlasting covenant shall not be forgotten.
6 ପୁଣି, ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି ଆମ୍ଭେ ଏହିସବୁ ଦେଶ ଆପଣା ଦାସ ବାବିଲର ରାଜା ନବୂଖଦ୍ନିତ୍ସରର ହସ୍ତରେ ଦେଇଅଛୁ ଓ ତାହାର ସେବା କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ଥ ପଶୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ହିଁ ତାହାକୁ ଦେଇଅଛୁ।
My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds thrust them out, they caused them to wander on the mountains: they went from mountain to hill, they forgot their resting-place.
7 ଆଉ, ତାହାର ନିଜ ଦେଶର ସମୟ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସମୁଦାୟ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ ତାହାର ଓ ତାହାର ପୁତ୍ରର ଓ ପୌତ୍ରର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବେ; ତହିଁ ଉତ୍ତାରେ ଅନେକ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ ଓ ମହାନ ମହାନ ରାଜାମାନେ ତାହାକୁ ଆପଣାମାନଙ୍କର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରାଇବେ।
All that found them consumed them: their enemies said, Let us not leave them alone, because they have sinned against the Lord: he that gathered their fathers [had] a pasture of righteousness.
8 ପୁଣି, ଯେଉଁ ଦେଶ ଓ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସେହି ବାବିଲର ରାଜା ନବୂଖଦ୍ନିତ୍ସରର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବେ ନାହିଁ ଓ ବାବିଲର ରାଜାର ଯୁଆଳି ତଳେ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ବେକ ରଖିବେ ନାହିଁ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ସେ ଦେଶକୁ ତାହାର ହସ୍ତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସଂହାରିତ ନ କରିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଖଡ୍ଗ ଓ ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଓ ମହାମାରୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଦଣ୍ଡ ଦେବା।
Flee you out of the midst of Babylon, and from the land of the Chaldeans, and go forth, and be as serpents before sleep.
9 ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ, ମନ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଞମାନେ, ସ୍ୱପ୍ନଦର୍ଶକମାନେ, ଗଣକମାନେ ଓ ମାୟାବୀମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବ ନାହିଁ ବୋଲି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କହନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କ କଥାରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମନୋଯୋଗ କର ନାହିଁ;
For, behold, I stir up against Babylon the gatherings of nations out of the land of the north; and they shall set themselves in array against her: thence shall she be taken, as the dart of an expert warrior shall not return empty.
10 କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱଦେଶରୁ ଦୂରୀକୃତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଡ଼ିଦେଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଯେପରି ନଷ୍ଟ ହେବ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ମିଥ୍ୟା ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାର କରନ୍ତି।
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied.
11 ମାତ୍ର ଯେଉଁ ଦେଶୀୟ ଲୋକେ ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଯୁଆଳି ତଳେ ଆପଣାମାନଙ୍କର ବେକ ଦେବେ ଓ ତାହାର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱଦେଶରେ ରହିବାକୁ ଦେବା, ସେମାନେ ସେଠାରେ କୃଷିକର୍ମ କରି ବାସ କରିବେ।’”
Because you rejoiced, and boasted, [while] plundering mine heritage; because you exulted as calves in the grass, and pushed with the horn as bulls.
12 ଏଥିଉତ୍ତାରେ ମୁଁ ସେହି ସମସ୍ତ ବାକ୍ୟାନୁସାରେ ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ସିଦିକୀୟକୁ ଏହି କଥା କହିଲି, “ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ବେକ ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଯୁଆଳି ତଳେ ଦେଇ ତାହାର ଓ ତାହାର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କର, ତହିଁରେ ବଞ୍ଚିବ।
Your mother is greatly ashamed; your mother that bore you for prosperity is confounded: [she is] the last of the nations, desolate,
13 ଯେଉଁ ଦେଶୀୟ ଲୋକେ ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବେ ନାହିଁ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ବିଷୟରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯାହା କହିଅଛନ୍ତି, ତଦନୁସାରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ, ଅର୍ଥାତ୍, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନେ ଖଡ୍ଗ, ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଓ ମହାମାରୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା କାହିଁକି ମରିବ?
by reason of the Lord's anger: it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be all a desolation; and every one that passes through Babylon shall scowl, and they shall hiss at all her plague.
14 ପୁଣି, ‘ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କରିବ ନାହିଁ’ ବୋଲି ଯେଉଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କହନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ୟରେ ମନୋଯୋଗ କର ନାହିଁ; ଯେହେତୁ ସେମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ମିଥ୍ୟା ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାର କରନ୍ତି।
Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare not your arrows,
15 କାରଣ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଠାଇ ନାହୁଁ, ମାତ୍ର ଆମ୍ଭେ ଯେପରି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ତଡ଼ି ଦେବୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାରକାରୀ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ ଯେପରି ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହେବେ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ମିଥ୍ୟାରେ ଆମ୍ଭ ନାମରେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାର କରନ୍ତି।”
and prevail against her: her hands are weakened, her bulwarks are fallen, and her wall is broken down: for it is vengeance from God: take vengeance upon her; as she has done, do to her.
16 ଆହୁରି, ମୁଁ ଯାଜକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ କହିଲି, “ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି; ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାର କରି କହନ୍ତି, ‘ଦେଖ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଗୃହର ପାତ୍ରସକଳ ଅଳ୍ପ କାଳ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବାବିଲରୁ ଅଣାଯିବ,’ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ କଥାରେ ମନୋଯୋଗ କର ନାହିଁ; କାରଣ ସେମାନେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ମିଥ୍ୟା ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବାକ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଚାର କରନ୍ତି।
Utterly destroy seed out of Babylon, [and] him that holds a sickle in time of harvest: for fear of the Grecian sword, they shall return every one to his people, and every one shall flee to his own land.
17 ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ କଥାରେ ମନୋଯୋଗ କର ନାହିଁ; ବାବିଲ ରାଜାର ଦାସ୍ୟକର୍ମ କର; ତହିଁରେ ବଞ୍ଚିବ; ଏହି ନଗର କାହିଁକି ଉତ୍ସନ୍ନ ସ୍ଥାନ ହେବ?
Israel is a wandering sheep; the lions have driven him out: the king of Assyria first devoured him, and afterward this king of Babylon [has gnawed] his bones.
18 ମାତ୍ର ଯଦି ସେମାନେ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତା ଅଟନ୍ତି ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ବାକ୍ୟ ଯଦି ସେମାନଙ୍କଠାରେ ଥାଏ, ତେବେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଗୃହରେ, ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜଗୃହରେ ଓ ଯିରୂଶାଲମରେ ଯେସକଳ ପାତ୍ର ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅଛି, ତାହା ଯେପରି ବାବିଲକୁ ନ ଯାଏ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ସେମାନେ ସୈନ୍ୟାଧିପତି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ବିନତି କରନ୍ତୁ।
Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] take vengeance on the king of Babylon, and upon his land, as I took vengeance on the king of Assyria.
19 କାରଣ ବାବିଲର ରାଜା ନବୂଖଦ୍ନିତ୍ସର ଯିହୋୟାକୀମ୍ର ପୁତ୍ର ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜା ଯିହୋୟାଖୀନ୍କୁ, ଆଉ ଯିହୁଦାର ଓ ଯିରୂଶାଲମର ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରଧାନବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ବନ୍ଦୀ କରି ଯିରୂଶାଲମରୁ ବାବିଲକୁ ନେଇଯିବା ସମୟରେ,
And I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and on mount Ephraim and in Galaad, and his soul shall be satisfied.
20 ଯେଉଁ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭଦ୍ୱୟ ଓ ସମୁଦ୍ରପାତ୍ର, ବୈଠିକି ଓ ଯେସମସ୍ତ ପାତ୍ର ସଙ୍ଗରେ ନେଇ ନ ଥିଲା, ଯାହା ଏହି ନଗରରେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅଛି, ସେହି ସକଳର ବିଷୟରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି;
In those days, and at that time, they shall seek for the iniquity of Israel, and there shall be none; and for the sins of Juda, and they shall not be found: for I will be merciful to them that are left
21 ହଁ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଗୃହରେ, ଯିହୁଦାର ରାଜଗୃହରେ ଓ ଯିରୂଶାଲମରେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଥିବା ସେହି ସକଳ ପାତ୍ର ବିଷୟରେ ସୈନ୍ୟାଧିପତି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଏହି କଥା କହନ୍ତି;
on the land, says the Lord. Go up against it roughly, and against them that dwell on it: avenge, O sword, and destroy utterly, says the Lord, and do according to all that I command you.
22 ସେସବୁ ବାବିଲକୁ ନିଆଯିବ ଓ ଆମ୍ଭେ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱାନୁସନ୍ଧାନ ନ କରିବା ଦିନ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସେସବୁ ସେସ୍ଥାନରେ ଥିବ, ଏହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହନ୍ତି, ତଦନନ୍ତର ଆମ୍ଭେ ସେସବୁ ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ଫେରାଇ ଆଣିବା।”
A sound of war, and great destruction in the land of the Chaldeans!
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken and crushed! How is Babylon become a desolation amongst the nations!
They shall come upon you, and you shall not know it, Babylon, that you will even be taken captive: you are found and taken, because you did resist the Lord.
The Lord has opened his treasury, and brought forth the weapons of his anger: for the Lord God [has] a work in the land of the Chaldeans.
For her times are come: open you her storehouses: search her as a cave, and utterly destroy her: let there be no remnant of her.
Dry you up all her fruits, and let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day is come, and the time of their retribution.
A voice of men fleeing and escaping from the land of Babylon, to declare to Sion the vengeance [that comes] from the Lord our God.
Summon many against Babylon, [even] every one that bends the bow: camp against her round about; let no one of her [people] escape: render to her according to her works; according to all that she has done, do to her: for she has resisted the Lord, the Holy God of Israel.
Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her warriors shall be cast down, says the Lord.
Behold, I am against you the haughty one, says the Lord: for your day is come, and the time of your retribution.
And your pride shall fail, and fall, and there shall be no one to set it up again: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all things round about her.
Thus says the Lord; The children of Israel and the children of Juda have been oppressed: all they that have taken them captive have oppressed them together; for they would not let them go.
But their Redeemer is strong; the Lord Almighty is his name: he will enter into judgement with his adversaries, that he may destroy the earth;
and he will sharpen a sword against the Chaldeans, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her nobles and upon her wise men;
a sword upon her warriors, and they shall be weakened: a sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots:
a sword upon their warriors and upon the mixed people in the midst of her; and they shall be as women: a sword upon the treasures, and they shall be scattered upon her water,
and they shall be ashamed: for it is a land of graven [images]; and in the islands, where they boasted.
Therefore shall idols dwell in the islands, and the young of monsters shall dwell in it: it shall not be inhabited any more for ever.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities bordering upon them, says the Lord: no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn there.
Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the end of the earth; holding bow and dagger:
[the people] is fierce, and will have no mercy: their voices shall sound as the sea, they shall ride upon horses, prepared for war, like fire, against you, O daughter of Babylon.
The king of Babylon heard the sound of them, and his hands were enfeebled: anguish overcame him, pangs as of a woman in travail.
Behold, he shall come up as a lion from Jordan to Gaethan; for I will speedily drive them from her, and I will set all the youths against her: for who is like me? and who will resist me? and who is this shepherd who will stand before me?
Therefore hear you the counsel of the Lord, which he has taken against Babylon; and his devices, which he has devised upon the Chaldeans inhabiting [it]: surely lambs of their flock shall be destroyed: surely pasture shall be cut off from them.
For at the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth shall quake, and a cry shall be heard amongst the nations.
