Ermiyaas 14
1 Dubbiin Waaqayyoo waaʼee hongee akkana jedhee gara Ermiyaas dhufe:
The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.
2 “Yihuudaan ni boossi; magaalaawwan ishees gad deebiʼaa jiru; isaan biyyattiidhaaf ni wawwaatu; iyyi tokkos Yerusaalemii dhagaʼamaa jira.
Judah mourns, and the gates thereof languish. They sit in black upon the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3 Namoonni gurguddoonni hojjettoota isaanii bishaan waraabuuf ergatu; isaanis gara boolla bishaanii dhaqu; garuu bishaan hin argatan. Isaan okkotee isaanii duwwaa qabatanii deebiʼu; isaan qaanaʼanii abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
And their ranking men send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads,
4 Sababii biyyattii keessaa bokkaan dhabameef lafti ni babbaqaqxe; qonnaan bultoonnis abdii kutatanii mataa isaanii haguuggatu.
because of the ground which is cracked. Because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame; they cover their heads.
5 Sababii margi hin jirreef, borofni bakkee iyyuu ilmoo ishee kan reefuu dhalatte gattee deemti.
Yea, the hind also in the field calves, and forsakes it because there is no grass.
6 Harroonni diidaa lafa ol kaʼaa qullaa irra ijaajjanii akkuma waangotaa arganu; sababii waan dheedan dhabaniif iji isaanii waa arguu dadhabe.”
And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail because there is no herbage.
7 Yaa Waaqayyo, cubbuun keenya nutti dhugaa baʼu iyyuu ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii waa nuu godhi. Duubatti deebiʼuun keenya baayʼateera; nu cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against thee.
8 Yaa abdii Israaʼel, Fayyisaa ishee kan yeroo rakkinaa, ati maaliif akkuma kara deemtuu halkan tokko qofa bultuu biyyattii keessatti akkuma keessummaa taata?
O thou hope of Israel, the Savior of it in the time of trouble, why should thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to tarry for a night?
9 Ati maaliif akka nama waan godhu wallaale tokkoo, akkuma loltuu nama oolchuu hin dandeenye tokkoo taata? Yaa Waaqayyo, ati nu gidduu jirta; nu maqaa keetiin waamamna; ati nu hin gatin.
Why should thou be as a man frightened, as a mighty man who cannot save? Yet thou, O Jehovah, are in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name. Do not leave us.
10 Waaqayyo waaʼee saba kanaa akkana jedha: “Isaan jooruu jaallatu; miilla isaanii hin ittifatan. Kanaafuu Waaqayyo isaanitti hin gammadu; inni amma hammina isaanii ni yaadata; cubbuu isaaniitiifis isaan adaba.”
Thus says Jehovah to this people: Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Jehovah does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
11 Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Akka sabni kun nagaan jiraatu na hin kadhatin.
And Jehovah said to me, Pray not for this people for good.
12 Yoo isaan sooman iyyuu ani iyya isaanii hin dhagaʼu; yoo isaan aarsaa gubamuu fi aarsaa midhaanii dhiʼeessan iyyuu ani hin fudhadhu. Qooda kanaa ani goraadeedhaan, beelaa fi dhaʼichaan isaan nan balleessa.”
When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
13 Ani garuu akkana nan jedhe; “Wayyoo yaa Waaqayyo Gooftaa, raajonni saba kanaan, ‘Isin goraadee hin argitan yookaan hin beeloftan. Ani dhugumaan nagaa dhuma hin qabne iddoo kanatti isiniif nan kenna’ jedhu.”
Then I said, Ah, lord Jehovah! Behold, the prophets say to them, Ye shall not see the sword, nor shall ye have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.
14 Amma illee Waaqayyo akkana naan jedhe; “Raajonni sun maqaa kootiin soba raaju. Ani isaan hin ergine yookaan isaan hin muudne yookaan isaanitti hin dubbanne. Isaan mulʼataa fi raajii sobaa, waaqa tolfamaa waaqeffachuu fi waan ofuma isaaniitii yaadan isinitti himu.
Then Jehovah said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I did not send them, nor have I commanded them, nor did I speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their own heart.
15 Kanaafuu Waaqayyo waaʼee raajota maqaa isaatiin raajan sanaa akkana jedha: ani isaan hin ergine; isaan garuu, ‘Goraadeen yookaan beelli tokko iyyuu biyya kana hin tuqu’ jedhu. Raajonni sun iyyuu goraadee fi beelaan dhumu.
Therefore thus says Jehovah concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, and I did not send them, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
16 Namoonni isaan raajii dubbataniif sunis beelaa fi goraadeedhaan daandiiwwan Yerusaalem irratti harcaafamu. Namni isaan yookaan niitota isaanii, ilmaan isaanii yookaan intallan isaanii awwaalu tokko iyyuu hin jiru. Ani badiisa isaaniif malu isaanitti nan dhangalaasaatii.
And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and they shall have none to bury them-them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour their wickedness upon them.
17 “Akkana jedhii dubbii kana isaanitti dubbadhu: “‘Iji koo halkanii fi guyyaa utuu gargar hin kutin imimmaan haa lolaasu; intalli, Durbi Qulqullittiin saba kootii akka malee madooftee dhaʼicha hamaadhaan dhaʼamte.
And thou shall say this word to them: Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease. For the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
18 Ani yoon baadiyyaa dhaqe, warra goraadeedhaan dhuman nan arga; yoon magaalaa seene immoo, warra beelaan dhuman nan arga. Raajonnii fi luboonni biyya hin beekne keessa jooru.’”
If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! And if I enter into the city, then, behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
19 Ati Yihuudaa guutumaan guutuutti gatteertaa? Xiyooniinis ni tuffattaa? Ati maaliif akka nu fayyuu hin dandeenyeef nu miita? Nu nagaa abdanne; garuu wanni gaariin tokko iyyuu hin dhufne; nu yeroo fayyinaa abdanne; garuu raafama qofatu jira.
Have thou utterly rejected Judah? Has thy soul loathed Zion? Why have thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came, and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
20 Yaa Waaqayyo, nu hammina keenyaa fi yakka abbootii keenyaa ni beekna; nu dhugumaan cubbuu sitti hojjenneerra.
We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against thee.
21 Ati maqaa keetiif jedhiitii nu hin tuffatin; teessoo kee ulfina qabeessa sanas hin qaanessin. Kakuu nu wajjin galte sana yaadadhu; isas hin cabsin.
Do not abhor us. For thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory. Remember, do not break thy covenant with us.
22 Waaqota Namoota Ormaa kanneen faayidaa hin qabne sana keessaa tokko iyyuu bokkaa ni roobsaa? Samiiwwan mataan isaanii iyyuu tiifuu gad erguu? Yaa Waaqayyo Waaqni keenya suma mitii? Kanaafuu abdiin keenya suma; situ waan kana hunda hojjetaatii.
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are not thou he, O Jehovah our God? Therefore we will wait for thee, for thou have made all these things.
