Yeremia 20
1 Ikawa kuhani Pashuri mwana wa Imeri, mkuu wa maafisa wa Hekalu la Bwana, alipomsikia Yeremia akitoa unabii juu ya mambo haya,
Now Phassur the son of Emmur, the priest, who was appointed chief in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremias prophesying these words.
2 akaamuru Yeremia nabii apigwe na kufungwa kwenye mkatale katika Lango la Juu la Benyamini huko Hekaluni la Bwana.
And Phassur struck Jeremias the prophet, and put him in the stocks, that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, in the house of the Lord.
3 Siku ya pili Pashuri alipomwachia kutoka kwenye mkatale, Yeremia akamwambia, “Bwana hakukuita jina lako kuwa Pashuri bali Magor-Misabibu.
And when it was light the next day, Phassur brought Jeremias out of the stocks. And Jeremias said to him: The Lord hath not called thy name Phassur, but fear on every side.
4 Kwa kuwa hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: ‘Nitakufanya kuwa hofu kuu kwako wewe mwenyewe na rafiki zako wote, na kwa macho yako mwenyewe utawaona wakianguka kwa upanga wa adui zao. Nitawatia Yuda wote mikononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli, ambaye atawachukua na kuwapeleka Babeli, ama awaue kwa upanga.
For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and I will give all Juda into the hand of the king of Babylon: and he shall strike them with the sword.
5 Nitatia utajiri wote wa mji huu kwa adui zao: yaani mazao yao yote, vitu vyao vyote vya thamani, na hazina zote za wafalme wa Yuda. Watavitwaa kwa nyara na kuvipeleka Babeli.
And I will give all the substance of this city, and all its labour, and every precious thing thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Juda will I give into the hands of their enemies: and they shall pillage them, and take them away, and carry them to Babylon.
6 Nawe Pashuri pamoja na wote waishio katika nyumba yako mtakwenda uhamishoni Babeli. Mtafia humo na kuzikwa, wewe na rafiki zako wote ambao umewatabiria uongo.’”
But thou, Phassur, and all that dwell in thy house, shall go into captivity, and thou shalt go to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied a lie.
7 Ee Bwana, umenidanganya, nami nikadanganyika; wewe una nguvu kuniliko, nawe umenishinda. Ninadharauliwa mchana kutwa, kila mmoja ananidhihaki.
Thou hast deceived me, O Lord, and I am deceived: thou hast been stronger than I, and thou hast prevailed. I am become a laughing-stock all the day, all scoff at me.
8 Kila ninenapo, ninapiga kelele nikitangaza ukatili na uharibifu. Kwa hiyo neno la Bwana limeniletea matukano na mashutumu mchana kutwa.
For I am speaking now this long time, crying out against iniquity, and I often proclaim devastation: and the word of the Lord is made a reproach to me, and a derision all the day.
9 Lakini kama nikisema, “Sitamtaja wala kusema tena kwa jina lake,” neno lake linawaka ndani ya moyo wangu kama moto, moto uliofungwa ndani ya mifupa yangu. Nimechoka sana kwa kulizuia ndani mwangu; kweli, siwezi kujizuia.
Then I said: I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: and there came in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was wearied, not being able to bear it.
10 Ninasikia minongʼono mingi, “Hofu iko pande zote! Mshtakini! Twendeni tumshtaki!” Rafiki zangu wote wananisubiri niteleze, wakisema, “Labda atadanganyika; kisha tutamshinda na kulipiza kisasi juu yake.”
For I heard the reproaches of many, and terror on every side: Persecute him, and let us persecute him: from all the men that were my familiars, and continued at my side: if by any means he may be deceived, and we may prevail against him, and be revenged on him.
11 Lakini Bwana yu pamoja nami kama shujaa mwenye nguvu; hivyo washtaki wangu watajikwaa na kamwe hawatashinda. Watashindwa, nao wataaibika kabisa; kukosa adabu kwao hakutasahauliwa.
But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior: therefore they that persecute me shall fall, and shall be weak: they shall be greatly confounded, because they have not understood the everlasting reproach, which never shall be effaced.
12 Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, wewe umjaribuye mwenye haki na kupima moyo na nia, hebu nione ukilipiza kisasi juu yao, kwa maana kwako nimeliweka shauri langu.
And thou, O Lord of hosts, prover of the just, who seest the reins and the heart: let me see, I beseech thee, thy vengeance on them: for to thee I have laid open my cause.
13 Mwimbieni Bwana! Mpeni Bwana sifa! Yeye huokoa uhai wa mhitaji kutoka mikononi mwa waovu.
Sing ye to the Lord, praise the Lord: because he hath delivered the soul of the poor out of the hand of the wicked.
14 Ilaaniwe siku niliyozaliwa! Nayo isibarikiwe ile siku mama yangu aliyonizaa!
Cursed be the day wherein I was borne: let not the day in which my mother bore me, be blessed.
15 Alaaniwe mtu yule aliyemletea baba yangu habari, yule aliyemfanya afurahi sana, akisema, “Mtoto amezaliwa kwako, tena mtoto wa kiume!”
Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and made him greatly rejoice.
16 Mtu huyo na awe kama miji ile ambayo Bwana Mungu aliiangamiza bila huruma. Yeye na asikie maombolezo asubuhi na kilio cha vita adhuhuri.
Let that man be as the cities that the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide:
17 Kwa sababu hakuniua nikiwa tumboni, hivyo mama yangu angekuwa kaburi langu, nalo tumbo lake la uzazi lingebaki kuwa kubwa daima.
Who slew me not from the womb, that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb an everlasting conception.
18 Kwa nini basi nilitoka tumboni ili kuona taabu na huzuni, na kuzimaliza siku zangu katika aibu?
Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion?
