Ermiyaas 13
1 Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe: “Dhaqiitii sabbata quncee talbaa irraa hojjetame bitadhuu mudhii keetti hidhadhu; garuu bishaan hin tuqsiisin.”
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Kanaafuu ani akkuma Waaqayyo na ajajetti sabbata bitadhee mudhii kootti nan hidhadhe.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee yeroo lammaffaa gara koo dhufe:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
4 “Sabbata bitattee mudhiitti hidhatte sana fuudhiitii gara Laga Efraaxiis dhaqi; sabbata sanas baqaqaa kattaa keessa dhoksi.”
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Kanaafuu ani akkuma Waaqayyo na ajajetti dhaqee sabbata sana Laga Efraaxiis bira nan dhokse.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Bultii hedduu booddee Waaqayyo, “Amma gara Efraaxiis dhaqiitii sabbata ani akka ati achitti dhoksitu si ajaje sana fudhadhu” naan jedhe.
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
7 Kanaafuu ani gara Efraaxiis dhaqee sabbata sana iddoon itti dhoksee ture sanaa qotee baasee nan fudhadhe; sabbanni sun garuu yeroo sanatti ciccitee guutumaan guutuutti horoomaa baʼee ture.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe;
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 “Waaqayyo akkana jedha; ‘Ani haaluma wal fakkaatuun of tuulummaa Yihuudaatii fi of tuulummaa Yerusaalem guddaa sana nan balleessa.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
10 Sabni hamaan dubbii koo dhagaʼuu didee mata jabina garaa isaa duukaa buʼee waaqota biraa tajaajiluu fi waaqeffachuuf isaan faana buʼe kun akkuma sabbata kanaa ni taʼa; guutumaan guutuuttis horoomaa baʼa.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
11 Akkuma sabbanni tokko mudhii namaatti hidhamu sana anis akka isaan saba, maqaa, galataa fi ulfina naa taʼaniif guutummaa mana Israaʼelii fi guutummaa mana Yihuudaa ofitti maxxanseen ture. Isaan garuu na hin dhaggeeffanne’ jedha Waaqayyo.
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
12 “Ati akkana isaaniin jedhi: ‘Waaqayyo Waaqni Israaʼel akkana jedha: qalqalloon daadhii wayinii hundi daadhii wayiniitiin guutamuu qaba.’ Yoo isaan, ‘Nu akka qalqalloon daadhii wayinii hundi daadhii wayiniitiin guutamuu qabu hin beeknuu?’ siin jedhan,
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
13 ati akkana jedhiin; ‘Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Ani namoota biyya kana keessa jiraatan hunda, mootota teessoo Daawit irra taaʼan, luboota, raajotaa fi warra Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan hunda machiidhaan nan guuta.
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
14 Ani tokkoo tokkoo isaanii walittin buusa; abbootii fi ilmaanis akkasuma walitti nan buusa, jedha Waaqayyo. Ani isaan nan balleessa malee isaaniif hin naʼu yookaan isaaniif hin araaramu yookaan garaa hin laafuuf.’”
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Dhagaʼaa; qalbeeffadhaas; of hin tuulinaa; Waaqayyo dubbateeraatii.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
16 Utuu inni dukkana hin fidin, utuu miilli keessan tulluu dukkanaaʼaa jiru irratti hin gufatin Waaqayyo Waaqa keessaniif ulfina kennaa. Isin ifa abdattu; inni garuu ifa sana dimimmisatti deebisee dukkana duudaatti geeddara.
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
17 Yoo isin dhagaʼuu baattan garuu, sababii of tuulummaa keessaniitiif lubbuun koo dhoksaatti ni boossi; sababii bushaayeen Waaqayyoo boojuun fuudhamaniif iji koo akka malee boossee imimmaan ishee keessaa ni rooba.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
18 Mootichaa fi haadha mootichaatiin, “Teessoo keessan irraa buʼaa; gonfoon keessan ulfina qabeessi sun mataa keessan irraa ni buʼaatii” jedhi.
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 Magaalaawwan Negeeb ni cufamu; namni isaan banu tokko iyyuu hin jiru. Yihuudaan hundi ni boojiʼamti; guutumaan guutuuttis biyyaa fudhatamti.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
20 Ija keessan ol fudhadhaatii warra gama kaabaatii dhufaa jiran ilaalaa. Bushaayeen imaanaa sitti kennaman, hoolonni ati ittiin boonte sun eessa jiru?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
21 Yommuu Waaqayyo warra ati akka isaan michoota siif taʼaniif leenjifte sana sirratti muudutti ati maal jetta? Akkuma dubartii ciniinsifattu tokkoo dhiphinni si hin qabuu?
What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
22 Yoo ati, “Wanni kun maaliif natti dhufe?” jettee of gaafatte wanni wandaboon kee sirraa mulqamee dhagni kee salphifameef sababii cubbuu kee baayʼee sanaatiif.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
23 Namni Itoophiyaa tokko bifa isaa yookaan qeerransi buburrina isaa geeddaruu ni dandaʼaa? Isin warri hammina hojjechuu barattanis waan gaarii hojjechuu hin dandeessan.
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 “Akkuma bubbeen gammoojjii habaqii bittinneessu sana anis isin nan bittinneessa.
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 Sababii ati na irraanfattee waaqota sobaa amanatteef, kun ixaa kee, qooda ani siif safaree dha” jedha Waaqayyo.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 “Akka qaaniin kee mulʼatuuf ani wandaboo kee fuula keetti ol nan soqola.
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
27 Ejjummaa fi himimsuun kee, sagaagalummaan kee kan qaanii hin qabne sunis ni mulʼata! Ani hojii kee jibbisiisaa sana gaarran irraa fi bakkee keessatti argeera. Yaa Yerusaalem, siif wayyoo! Ati hamma yoomiitti xurooftee hafta?”
I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
