Yeremia 48
1 Kuhusu Moabu: Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mungu wa Israeli, asemalo: “Ole wake Nebo, kwa maana utaharibiwa. Kiriathaimu utaaibishwa na kutekwa; Misgabu itaaibishwa na kuvunjavunjwa.
Of Moab. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and dismayed.
2 Moabu haitasifiwa tena; huko Heshboni watu watafanya shauri baya la anguko lake: ‘Njooni na tuangamize taifa lile.’ Wewe nawe, ee Madmena, utanyamazishwa; upanga utakufuatia.
The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: 'Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation.' Thou also, O Madmen, shalt be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue thee.
3 Sikiliza kilio kutoka Horonaimu, kilio cha maangamizi makuu na uharibifu.
Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!
4 Moabu utavunjwa, wadogo wake watapiga kelele.
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 Wanapanda kwenda njia ya kuelekea Luhithi, wakilia kwa uchungu wanapotembea, kwenye njia inayoshuka kwenda Horonaimu, kilio cha uchungu kwa ajili ya uharibifu kinasikika.
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for in the going down of Horonaim they have heard the distressing cry of destruction.
6 Kimbieni! Okoeni maisha yenu, kuweni kama kichaka jangwani.
Flee, save your lives, and be like a tamarisk in the wilderness.
7 Kwa kuwa mmetumainia matendo yenu na mali zenu, ninyi pia mtachukuliwa mateka, naye Kemoshi atakwenda uhamishoni, pamoja na makuhani wake na maafisa wake.
For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
8 Mharabu atakuja dhidi ya kila mji, wala hakuna mji utakaookoka. Bonde litaangamizwa na uwanda utaharibiwa, kwa sababu Bwana amesema.
And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed; as the LORD hath spoken.
9 Wekeni chumvi kwa ajili ya Moabu, kwa kuwa ataangamizwa; miji yake itakuwa ukiwa, pasipo kuwa na mtu atakayeishi ndani yake.
Give wings unto Moab, for she must fly and get away; and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein.
10 “Alaaniwe yeye afanyaye kazi ya Bwana kwa hila! Alaaniwe yeye auzuiaye upanga wake usimwage damu!
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD with a slack hand, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
11 “Moabu amestarehe tangu ujana wake, kama divai iliyoachwa kwenye machujo yake, haikumiminwa kutoka chombo kimoja hadi kingine, hajaenda uhamishoni. Kwa hiyo ana ladha ile ile kama aliyokuwa nayo, nayo harufu yake haijabadilika.
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remaineth in him, and his scent is not changed.
12 Lakini siku zinakuja,” asema Bwana, “nitakapotuma watu wamiminao kutoka kwenye magudulia, nao watamimina; wataacha magudulia yake yakiwa matupu na kuvunja mitungi yake.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him them that tilt up, and they shall tilt him up; and they shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles in pieces.
13 Kisha Moabu atamwonea aibu mungu wao Kemoshi, kama vile nyumba ya Israeli walivyoona aibu walipotegemea mungu wa Betheli.
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el their confidence.
14 “Mwawezaje kusema, ‘Sisi ni mashujaa, watu jasiri katika vita’?
How say ye: 'We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war'?
15 Moabu ataangamizwa na miji yake itavamiwa, vijana wake waume walio bora sana watachinjwa,” asema Mfalme, ambaye jina lake ni Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote.
Moab is spoiled, and they are gone up into her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
16 “Kuanguka kwa Moabu kumekaribia, janga kubwa litamjia kwa haraka.
The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
17 Ombolezeni kwa ajili yake, ninyi nyote mnaomzunguka, ninyi nyote mnaojua sifa zake, semeni, ‘Tazama jinsi ilivyovunjika fimbo ya kifalme yenye nguvu, tazama jinsi ilivyovunjika fimbo iliyotukuka!’
Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!'
18 “Shuka kutoka fahari yako na uketi katika ardhi iliyokauka, enyi wenyeji wa Binti wa Diboni, kwa maana yeye aangamizaye Moabu atakuja dhidi yako, na kuangamiza miji yako iliyozungushiwa maboma.
O thou daughter that dwellest in Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab is come up against thee, he hath destroyed thy strongholds.
19 Simama kando ya barabara na utazame, wewe unayeishi Aroeri. Muulize mwanaume anayekimbia na mwanamke anayetoroka, waulize, ‘Kumetokea nini?’
O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say: 'What hath been done?'
20 Moabu amefedheheshwa, kwa kuwa amevunjavunjwa. Lieni kwa huzuni na kupiga kelele! Tangazeni kando ya Arnoni kwamba Moabu ameangamizwa.
Moab is put to shame, for it is dismayed; wail and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled.
21 Hukumu imefika kwenye uwanda wa juu: katika Holoni, Yahasa na Mefaathi,
And judgment is come upon the country of the Plain; upon Holon, and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath;
22 katika Diboni, Nebo na Beth-Diblathaimu,
and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim;
23 katika Kiriathaimu, Beth-Gamuli na Beth-Meoni,
and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon;
24 katika Keriothi na Bosra; kwa miji yote ya Moabu, iliyoko mbali na karibu.
and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 Pembe ya Moabu imekatwa, mkono wake umevunjwa,” asema Bwana.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
26 “Mlevye, kwa kuwa amemdharau Bwana. Moabu na agaegae katika matapishi yake, yeye na awe kitu cha dhihaka.
Make ye him drunken, for he magnified himself against the LORD; and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27 Je, Israeli hakuwa kitu chako cha kudhihakiwa? Je, alikamatwa miongoni mwa wezi, kiasi cha kutikisa kichwa chako kwa dharau kila mara unapozungumza juu yake?
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves? For as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest the head.
28 Ondokeni kwenye miji yenu, mkaishi katikati ya miamba, enyi mnaoishi Moabu. Kuweni kama huwa ambaye hutengeneza kiota chake kwenye mdomo wa pango.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the pit's mouth.
29 “Tumesikia juu ya kiburi cha Moabu: kutakabari kwake kwa kiburi na majivuno, kiburi chake na ufidhuli wake, na kujivuna kwa moyo wake.
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his haughtiness, and the assumption of his heart.
30 Ninaujua ujeuri wake, lakini ni bure,” asema Bwana, “nako kujisifu kwake hakumsaidii chochote.
I know his arrogancy, saith the LORD, that it is ill-founded; his boastings have wrought nothing well-founded.
31 Kwa hiyo namlilia Moabu, kwa ajili ya Moabu yote ninalia, ninaomboleza kwa ajili ya watu wa Kir-Haresethi.
Therefore will I wail for Moab; yea, I will cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-heres shall my heart moan.
32 Ninalia machozi kwa ajili yenu, kama Yazeri aliavyo, enyi mizabibu ya Sibma. Matawi yako yameenea hadi baharini; yamefika hadi bahari ya Yazeri. Mharabu ameyaangukia matunda yako yaliyoiva na mizabibu yako iliyoiva.
With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah; thy branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer; upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage the spoiler is fallen.
33 Shangwe na furaha vimetoweka kutoka bustani na mashamba ya Moabu. Nimekomesha kutiririka kwa divai kutoka mashinikizo; hakuna hata mmoja ayakanyagaye kwa kelele za shangwe. Ingawa kuna kelele, sio kelele za shangwe.
And gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to cease from the winepresses; none shall tread with shouting; the shouting shall be no shouting.
34 “Sauti ya kilio chao inapanda kutoka Heshboni hadi Eleale na Yahazi, kutoka Soari hadi Horonaimu na Eglath-Shelishiya, kwa kuwa hata maji ya Nimrimu yamekauka.
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, a heifer of three years old; for the Waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.
35 Nitakomesha wale wote katika Moabu watoao sadaka mahali pa juu, na kufukiza uvumba kwa miungu yao,” asema Bwana.
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high place, and him that offereth to his gods.
36 “Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unaomboleza kwa ajili ya Moabu kama filimbi; unaomboleza kama filimbi kwa ajili ya watu wa Kir-Haresethi. Utajiri waliojipatia umetoweka.
Therefore my heart moaneth for Moab like pipes, and my heart moaneth like pipes for the men of Kir-heres; therefore the abundance that he hath gotten is perished.
37 Kila kichwa kimenyolewa na kila mwenye ndevu zimekatwa; kila mkono umekatwa na kila kiuno kimefunikwa kwa nguo ya gunia.
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped; upon all the hands are cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 Juu ya mapaa yote katika Moabu na katika viwanja hakuna kitu chochote isipokuwa maombolezo, kwa kuwa nimemvunja Moabu kama gudulia ambalo hakuna mtu yeyote anayelitaka,” asema Bwana.
On all the housetops of Moab and in the broad places thereof there is lamentation every where; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
39 “Tazama jinsi alivyovunjikavunjika! Jinsi wanavyolia kwa huzuni! Tazama jinsi Moabu anavyogeuka kwa aibu! Moabu amekuwa kitu cha kudhihakiwa, kitu cha kutisha kwa wale wote wanaomzunguka.”
'How is it broken down!' wail ye! 'How hath Moab turned the back with shame!' So shall Moab become a derision and a dismay to all that are round about him.
40 Hili ndilo asemalo Bwana: “Tazama! Tai anashuka chini, akitanda mabawa yake juu ya Moabu.
For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.
41 Miji itatekwa na ngome zake zitatwaliwa. Katika siku hiyo, mioyo ya mashujaa wa Moabu itakuwa kama moyo wa mwanamke katika utungu wa kuzaa.
The cities are taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 Moabu ataangamizwa kama taifa kwa sababu amemdharau Bwana.
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
43 Hofu kuu, shimo na mtego vinawangojea, enyi watu wa Moabu,” asema Bwana.
Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
44 “Yeyote atakayeikimbia hiyo hofu kuu ataanguka ndani ya shimo, yeyote atakayepanda kutoka shimoni, atanaswa katika mtego, kwa sababu nitaletea Moabu mwaka wa adhabu yake,” asema Bwana.
He that fleeth from the terror shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the trap; for I will bring upon her, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
45 “Katika kivuli cha Heshboni, wakimbizi wamesimama pasipo msaada, kwa kuwa moto umezimika huko Heshboni, mwali wa moto kutoka katikati ya Sihoni; unaunguza vipaji vya nyuso za Moabu, mafuvu yao wenye kujivuna kwa kelele.
In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives stand without strength; for a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and it devoureth the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 Ole wako, ee Moabu! Watu wa Kemoshi wameangamizwa; wana wako wamepelekwa uhamishoni na binti zako wamechukuliwa mateka.
Woe unto thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.
47 “Lakini nitarudisha mateka wa Moabu, katika siku zijazo,” asema Bwana. Huu ndio mwisho wa hukumu juu ya Moabu.
Yet will I turn the captivity of Moab in the end of days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
