Ermiyaas 29
1 Dubbiin xalayaa kan Ermiyaas raajichi Yerusaalem irraa gara maanguddoota namoota boojiʼaman gidduutti hafaniittii fi lubootatti, raajotattii fi warra Nebukadnezar Yerusaalemii boojiʼee Baabilonitti geesse kaan hundatti erge sanaa kanaa dha.
And these [are] words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the remnant of the elders of the removal, and unto the priests, and unto the prophets, and unto all the people — whom Nebuchadnezzar removed from Jerusalem to Babylon,
2 Kunis erga Yehooyaakiin mootichii fi haati isaa mootittiin, xuʼaashiiwwan, dura buutota Yihuudaatii fi Yerusaalem, ogeeyyii hojii mukaatii fi tumtuuwwan Yerusaalemii boojiʼamanii deemanii booddee taʼe.
After the going forth of Jeconiah the king, and the mistress, and the officers, heads of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artificer, and the smith, from Jerusalem —
3 Innis xalayaa sana harka Eleʼaasaa ilma Shaafaaniittii fi Gemaariyaa ilma Hilqiyaa warra Zedeqiyaa mootichi Yihuudaa gara Nebukadnezar mooticha Baabilonitti erge sanaatti kenne. Xalayaan sunis akkana jedha:
By the hand of Eleasah son of Shaphan, and Gemariah son of Hilkijah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon — to Babylon, saying,
4 Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu, Waaqni Israaʼel warra boojuudhaan Yerusaalemii gara Baabilonitti geeffaman hundaan akkana jedha:
'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, to all the removal that I removed from Jerusalem to Babylon,
5 “Manneen ijaarradhaatii keessa jiraadhaa; biqiltuu dhaabbadhaatii ija isaa nyaadhaa.
Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;
6 Niitii fuudhaatii ilmaanii fi intallan dhalchaa; akka isaanis ilmaanii fi intallan dhalchaniif ilmaan keessan niitii fuusisaa; intallan keessan illee heerumsiisaa. Isinis achitti baayʼadhaa malee hin xinnaatinaa.
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few;
7 Magaalaa ani boojuudhaan itti isin ergeef illee nagaa fi badhaadhummaa hawwaa. Yoo isheen badhaate, isinis waan badhaataniif isheedhaaf Waaqayyoon kadhadhaa.”
And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed you, and pray for it unto Jehovah, for in its peace ye have peace.
8 Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu, Waaqni Israaʼel akkana jedhaatii: “Raajotaa fi ilaaltota isin gidduu jiraataniin hin gowwoomfaminaa. Abjuu akka isaan abjootaniif isaan kakaaftan sana hin dhaggeeffatinaa.
'For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Let not your prophets who [are] in your midst, and your diviners, lift you up, nor hearken ye unto their dreams, that ye are causing [them] to dream;
9 Isaan maqaa kootiin soba isiniif raaju. Ani isaan hin ergine” jedha Waaqayyo.
For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.
10 Waaqayyo akkana jedha: “Yeroo Waggaan torbaatamni Baabiloniif kenname sun xumuramutti ani gara keessan dhufeen waadaa akka iddoo kanatti isin deebisuuf gale sana nan raawwadha.
'For thus said Jehovah, Surely at the fulness of Babylon — seventy years — I inspect you, and have established towards you My good word, to bring you back unto this place.
11 Yaada ani isiniif qabu anatu beekaatii; innis yaada nagaati malee yaada hamaa miti; akkasumas yaada abdiitii fi kan galgala keessaniif toluu dha” jedha Waaqayyo.
For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you — an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.
12 “Isinis na waammattu; dhuftaniis na kadhattu; anis isin nan dhagaʼa.
'And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,
13 Isin yoo garaa keessan guutuudhaan na barbaaddan, na argattu.
And ye have sought Me, and have found, for ye seek Me with all your heart;
14 Anis akka isin na argattan nan godha; boojuudhaa deebisees isin nan fida” jedha Waaqayyo. “Ani sabootaa fi lafa ani itti isin ariʼee ture hunda keessaa walitti isin qabee gara biyya ani keessaa baasee isin boojiʼamsiise sanaatti deebisee isinan fida” jedha Waaqayyo.
And I have been found of you — an affirmation of Jehovah; and I have turned back [to] your captivity, and have gathered you out of all the nations, and out of all the places whither I have driven you — an affirmation of Jehovah — and I have brought you back unto the place whence I removed you.
15 Sababii isin, “Waaqayyo Baabilon keessatti raajota nuu kaaseera” jettaniif
'Because ye have said, Jehovah hath raised up to us prophets in Babylon,
16 Waaqayyo waaʼee mootii teessoo Daawit irra taaʼuutii fi waaʼee namoota magaalaa kana keessatti hafan hundaa, firoota keessan kanneen isin wajjin boojiʼamanii Baabilonitti hin geeffaminii akkana jedha;
Surely thus said Jehovah concerning the king who is sitting on the throne of David, and concerning all the people that is dwelling in this city, your brethren who went not forth with you in the removal;
17 Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu akkana jedha: “Ani goraadee, beelaa fi dhaʼicha isaanitti nan erga; akka isaan akkuma ija harbuu kan tortoree namni nyaachuu hin dandeenyee taʼanis isaan nan godha.
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Lo, I am sending among them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I have given them up as figs that [are] vile, that are not eaten for badness.
18 Ani goraadee, beelaa fi dhaʼichaan isaan nan ariʼa; akka isaan saboota ani itti isaan ariʼe hunda gidduutti waan abaarsaatii fi waan sodaachisaa, waan tuffiitii fi waan fafaa taʼaniif ani fuula mootummoota lafaa hundaa duratti jibbisiisoo isaan nan godha.
And I have pursued after them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have given them for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them,
19 Isaan dubbii koo, dubbii ani ammumaa amma karaa tajaajiltoota koo raajotaatiin isaanitti erge hin dhaggeeffanneetii” jedhan Waaqayyo. “Isin warri boojiʼamtanis akkasuma hin dhaggeeffanne” jedha Waaqayyo.
Because that they have not hearkened unto My words — an affirmation of Jehovah — that I sent unto them by My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye hearkened not — an affirmation of Jehovah.
20 Kanaafuu isin boojiʼamtoonni ani Yerusaalemii baasee gara Baabilonitti erge hundi dubbii Waaqayyoo dhagaʼaa.
'And ye, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon,
21 Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu, Waaqni Israaʼel waaʼee Ahaab ilma Qolaayaatii fi waaʼee Maʼaseyaa ilma Zedeqiyaa warra maqaa kootiin raajii sobaa isinitti dubbatan sanaa akkana jedha: “Ani dabarsee Nebukadnezar mooticha Baabilonitti isaan kenna; innis ijuma keessan duratti isaan fixa.
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you in My name falsehood: Lo, I am giving them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he hath smitten them before your eyes,
22 Sababii isaaniitiifis boojiʼamtoonni Yihuudaa warri biyya Baabilon jiraatan, ‘Waaqayyo akka Zedeqiyaatii fi akka Ahaab warra Nebukadnezar mootichi Baabilon ibiddaan gube sanaa si haa godhu!’ jedhanii wal abaaru.
And taken from them hath been a reviling by all the removed of Judah that [are] in Babylon, saying, Jehovah doth set thee as Zedekiah, and as Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with fire;
23 Isaan waan akka malee hamaa taʼe Israaʼel keessatti hojjetaniiruutii; isaan niitota ollaa isaanii wajjin ejjaniiru; waan ani akka isaan hojjetan isaanitti hin himin hojjechuudhaan maqaa kootiin soba dubbataniiru; ani waan kana nan beeka; dhugaa illee nan baʼa” jedha Waaqayyo.
Because that they have done folly in Israel, and commit adultery with the wives of their neighbours, and speak a word in My name falsely that I have not commanded them, and I [am] He who knoweth and a witness — an affirmation of Jehovah.
24 Shemaaʼiyaa namicha Nehelaamiin akkana jedhi:
'And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou dost speak, saying,
25 “Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu, Waaqni Israaʼel akkana jedha: Ati namoota Yerusaalem keessa jiraatan hundatti, Sefaaniyaa ilma Maʼaseyaa lubichaattii fi luboota biraa hundatti maqaa keetiin xalayaa ergiteerta. Sefaaniyaanis akkana jetteerta;
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, Because that thou hast sent in thy name letters unto all the people who [are] in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the priests, saying,
26 ‘Waaqayyo akka ati mana Waaqayyoo keessatti itti gaafatamaa taatuuf iddoo Yehooyaadaa luba godhee si muudeera; ati maraatuu raajii dubbatu kam iyyuu miilla isaa jirma gidduu, morma isaa immoo hudhaa sibiilaa keessa galchitee hidhuu qabda.
Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.
27 Yoos ati maaliif Ermiyaas namicha Anaatoot kan gidduu keessanitti raajii dubbatu sana ifachuu dhiifte ree?
And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?
28 Inni akkana jedhee dhaamsa kana gara keenya, gara Baabilonitti ergeera: Barri boojuu ni dheerata. Kanaafuu manneen ijaarradhaatii keessa jiraadhaa; biqiltuu illee dhaabadhaa ija isaa nyaadhaa.’”
Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.'
29 Sefaaniyaa lubichis xalayaa sana Ermiyaas raajichaaf dubbise.
And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Kana irratti dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara Ermiyaas dhufe:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,
31 “Ergaa kana boojiʼamtoota hundatti ergi; ‘Waaqayyo waaʼee Shemaaʼiyaa namicha Nehelaam sanaa akkana jedha: Waan Shemaaʼiyaan yoo ani isa erguu baadhe iyyuu raajii isinii dubbatee akka isin soba amanattan godheef
'Send unto all the removal, saying, Thus said Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I — I have not sent him, and he doth cause you to trust on falsehood,
32 Waaqayyo akkana jedha: ani dhugumaan Shemaaʼiyaa namicha Nehelaam sanaa fi sanyii isaa nan adaba. Inni saba kana gidduutti hambaa tokko iyyuu hin qabaatu yookaan waan gaarii ani saba kootiif godhu hin argu; inni na mormuun fincila lallabeeraatii’ jedha Waaqayyo.”
Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am seeing after Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and after his seed, he hath none dwelling in the midst of this people, nor doth he look on the good that I am doing to My people — an affirmation of Jehovah — for apostasy he hath spoken against Jehovah.'
