Ermiyaas 18
1 Dubbiin Waaqayyo biraa gara Ermiyaas dhufe isa kanaa dha:
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying:
2 “Kaʼiitii gara mana namicha suphee dhaʼu sanaa dhaqi. Anis achitti dubbii koo sitti nan hima.”
Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there will I cause thee to hear my words.
3 Kanaafuu ani gara mana namicha suphee dhaʼu sanaatti gad nan buʼe; innis geengoo irratti waa hojjechaa ture.
So I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was at work at the wheel.
4 Okkoteen inni suphee irraa hojjechaa ture sun garuu harka isaatti fashalaaʼe; kanaafuu namichi suphee dhaʼu sun akkuma itti toletti suphee sanaan okkotee kan biraa hojjete.
And the vessel which he was making of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he began anew and made it another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Ergasii dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara koo dhufe:
Then came the word of Jehovah to me, saying:
6 “Yaa mana Israaʼel, anis akkuma suphee dhooftuun kun hojjetu isin gochuu hin dandaʼuu?” jedha Waaqayyo. “Yaa mana Israaʼel, akkuma supheen harka suphee dhooftuu keessa jiru isinis harka koo keessa jirtu.
Cannot I do after the manner of this potter With respect to you. O house of Israel, saith Jehovah? Behold, as the clay is in the hand of the potter, So are ye in my hand, O house of Israel!
7 Yeroo ani akka sabni yookaan mootummaan tokko buqqifamu, gargar qoodamuu fi barbadeeffamu labsutti,
Whenever I speak concerning a nation or a kingdom, That I will pluck it up, cast it down, or destroy it,
8 yoo sabni ani akeekkachiise sun hammina isaa irraa deebiʼe, ani waan hamaa isatti fiduuf yaade sana irraa nan deebiʼa.
If that nation shall turn from its wickedness On account of which I threatened it, Then will I repent of the evil which I purposed to do to it.
9 Yoo ani yeroo biraa immoo akka sabni yookaan mootummaan tokko ijaaramee dhaabamu labse,
And whenever I speak concerning a nation or a kingdom, That I will build it, or plant it,
10 yoo inni fuula koo duratti waan hamaa hojjetee anaaf ajajamuu dide, ani waan gaarii isaaf gochuu barbaade sana nan dhiisa.
And it shall do that which is evil in my sight, And not hearken to my voice, Then will I repent of the good with which I promised to bless them.
11 “Kanaafuu amma saba Yihuudaatii fi warra Yerusaalem keessa jiraataniin akkana jedhi; ‘Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Kunoo! Ani badiisa isiniif qopheesseen mala isinitti karoorsaa jira. Kanaafuu tokkoon tokkoon keessan karaa keessanii fi hojii keessan qajeelfadhaa.’
And now speak to the men of Judah, And to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am framing evil against you, And meditating a design against you; Return ye now every one from his evil way, And amend your ways and your doings.
12 Isaan garuu akkana jedhanii deebii kennan: ‘Kun faayidaa hin qabu. Nu karooruma keenyaan itti fufna; tokkoon tokkoon keenya mata jabinaa fi hammina garaa keenyaa duukaa buuna.’”
But they say, “There is no remedy, For we will walk after our own devices, And we will practise every one the perverseness of his evil heart.”
13 Kanaafuu Waaqayyo akkana jedha: “Mee saboota keessa iyyaafadhaa: Eenyutu takkumaa waan akkanaa dhagaʼee beeka? Israaʼel Durbi Qulqullittiin waan suukaneessaa tokko hojjetteerti.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Inquire ye now among the nations, Who hath heard such things as these? The virgin of Israel hath done a deed of horror.
14 Cabbiin Libaanoon takkumaa ededa kattaa isaa irraa badee beekaa? Bishaan isaa diilallaaʼaan burqaa fagootii dhufu sun takkumaa citee beekaa?
Shall the snow from the rocks of Lebanon forsake my fields? Or shall the cold flowing waters, that come from afar, be dried up?
15 Sabni koo garuu na irraanfateera; isaan waaqota tolfamoo faayidaa hin qabne kanneen karaawwan isaanii irrattii fi daandiiwwan durii irratti isaan gufachiisaniif ixaana aarsu. Isaan karaa hin tolfamne irra daandii qalʼoo irra isaan deemsisaniiru.
Yet my people have forgotten me, And burned incense to vanity; They stumble in their paths, the old ways, And walk in ways that have not been thrown up,
16 Biyyi isaanii ni ona; bara baraanis biyya qoosaa taʼa; warri achiin darban hundi ni naʼu; mataa isaaniis ni raasu.
To make their land a desolation, A perpetual hissing; Every one that passeth through it shall be amazed, And shake his head.
17 Akkuma bubbee baʼa biiftuutii dhufuu, ani fuula diinota isaanii duratti isaan nan bittinneessa; bara badiisa isaanii keessa, ani dugda koo malee fuula koo isaanitti hin argisiisu.
I will scatter them before the enemy, as with the east wind; I will show them the back, and not the face, In the day of their calamity.
18 “Jarris, ‘Seerri luba biraa, gorsi ogeeyyii biraa, dubbiin immoo raajota biraa waan hin dhabamneef kottaa Ermiyaasitti mariʼannaa; kanaafuu kottaa nu arraba keenyaan isa miinaa; waan inni dubbatu kam iyyuus hin fudhannu’” jedhan.
But they say, “Come, let us devise measures against Jeremiah; For the law shall not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet; Come, let us smite him with the tongue, And not give heed to any of his words.”
19 Yaa Waaqayyo, na dhaggeeffadhu; waan warri na himatan jedhanis dhagaʼi!
Give heed to me, O Jehovah, And hear the voice of my adversaries!
20 Gatiin waan gaarii waan hamaadhaa? Isaan garuu boolla anaaf qotaniiru. Ani akkan dheekkamsa kee isaan irraa deebisuuf fuula kee dura dhaabadhee iddoo isaanii buʼee dubbadhe yaadadhu.
Shall evil be returned for good? For they have digged a pit for me. Remember how I have stood before thee, To announce good to them, And to turn away thy wrath from them!
21 Kanaafuu ati ijoollee isaanii dabarsii beelatti kenni; jara immoo dabarsii humna goraadeetti kenni. Niitota isaanii jalaa ijoollee fi dhirsoonni haa dhuman; dhiironni isaanii haa ajjeefaman; dargaggoonni isaanii immoo lola keessatti goraadeedhaan haa qalaman.
Therefore give thou up their sons to famine, And deliver them to the edge of the sword! Let their wives be childless and widows, Let their men be slain by pestilence, And their young men fall by the sword in battle!
22 Yeroo ati akkuma tasaa weeraartoota isaanitti fiddutti, iyyi mana isaaniitii haa dhagaʼamu; isaan na qabuuf boolla qotanii, miilla kootiifis kiyyoo kaaʼaniiruutii.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, When thou shalt bring a troop upon them suddenly! For they have digged a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet.
23 Yaa Waaqayyo, ati garuu mala isaan na ajjeesuuf malatan hunda ni beekta. Yakka isaanii hin dhiisiniif; yookaan cubbuu isaanii fuula kee duraa hin haqin. Isaan fuula kee duratti lafatti haa gataman; yeroo dheekkamtuttis isaan adabi.
Thou, O Jehovah, knowest all their plots against my life! Cover not their iniquity, And blot not out their sin from thy sight! But let them be overthrown before thee; Deal with them in the time of thy wrath!
