Yeremia 14
1 Neno la Bwana lilimjia Yeremia kuhusu ukame,
So much of the word of Yahweh as came unto Jeremiah, concerning the matter of the drought: —
2 “Wayahudi waomboleze; basi milango yake ianguke. Wao wanaomboleza kwa ajili ya ardhi; Kilio chao kwa Yerusalemu kimepaa juu.
Judah mourneth, And the gates thereof, pine They lie in gloom on the ground, —And, the outcry of Jerusalem, hath ascended;
3 Wenye nguvu huwatuma watumishi wao kwa ajili ya maji. Wanapoingia kwenye visima, hawawezi kupata maji. Wote wanarudi hawajafanikiwa; Wao hufunika vichwa vyao na aibu.
And, their nobles have sent their menials to the waters, —They have been to the pits, They have found no water They have returned, their vessels empty, They are pale and ashamed and have covered their heads.
4 Kwa sababu hii ardhi imepasuka, kwa maana hakuna mvua katika nchi. Wakulima huwa na aibu na kufunika vichwa vyao.
Because the ground, is cracked, For there hath been no rain in the land, The plowmen are pale They have covered their heads.
5 Kwa maana hata kunguru huwaacha wanawe katika mashamba, kwa maana hakuna nyasi.
For, even the hind of the field hath calved and forsaken, Because there is no young herbage;
6 Punda mwitu husimama kwenye mabonde yaliyo wazi na hupiga upepo kama mbweha. Macho yao yanashindwa kufanya kazi, kwa maana hakuna mimea.
Yea, wild asses stand still on the bare heights, They pant for air like jackals, —Dimmed are their eyes Because there is no grass.
7 Hata ingawa maovu yetu yanatushuhudia, Bwana, tenda kwa ajili ya jina lako. Kwa sababu matendo yetu yasiyo na imani yamezidi; tumekutenda dhambi.
Though, our iniquities, have testified against us, O Yahweh, effectually work thou for the sake of thy Name, —For our apostasies have abounded Against thee, have we sinned.
8 Matumaini ya Israeli, yule anayemwokoa wakati wa dhiki, kwa nini utakuwa kama mgeni katika nchi, kama mtu akaaye nchi ya kigeni ambaye hujinyoosha na kutumia hutumia usiku mmoja tu?
Thou Hope of Israel, His Saviour in the time of distress, —Wherefore shouldst thou be as a sojourner in the and? Or as a wayfarer, who hath turned aside to lodge for the night?
9 Kwa nini utakuwa kama mtu aliyechanganyikiwa, kama shujaa ambaye hawezi kuokoa mtu yeyote? Kwa maana wewe u katikati yetu, Bwana! Jina lako limetangazwa juu yetu. Usiondoke
Wherefore, shouldst thou be as a man astounded, As a mighty man who cannot save? Yet, thou, art in our midst—O Yahweh And, thy Name, on us, hath been called Do not abandon us!
10 Bwana awaambia hivi watu hawa “Kwa kuwa wanapenda kutanga tanga, hawakuzuia miguu yao kufanya hivyo.” Bwana hafurahi nao. Sasa anawakumbusha uovu wao na ameadhibu dhambi zao.
Thus, saith Yahweh To this people In this way, have they loved to wander, Their feet, have they not restrained, —Yahweh, therefore hath not accepted them, Now, will he call to mind their iniquity, —That he may punish their sins.
11 Bwana akaniambia, Usiombe kwa ajili ya watu hawa.
And Yahweh said unto me, —Do not pray for this people for blessing;
12 Maana ikiwa wanafunga, sitasikiliza kulia kwao; na wanapotoa sadaka za kuteketezwa na sadaka za unga, sitawafurahia. Kwa maana nitawaangamiza kwa upanga, njaa, na tauni.
Though they fast, I am not going to hearken unto their loud cry, and Though they offer ascending-sacrifice and meal-offering, I am not going to accept them, —For with sword and with famine and with pestilence, am, I, about to consume them.
13 Ndipo nikasema, “Ee Bwana, Bwana! Angalia! mabii wanawaambia watu, 'Huwezi kuona upanga; hakutakuwa na njaa kwako, kwa kuwa nitakupa usalama wa kweli mahali hapa.'”
Then said I, Ah, My Lord Yahweh! Lo! the prophets, are saying to them—Ye shall not see the sword And famine, shall ye not have, —For prosperity in truth, will I give you, in this place.
14 Bwana akaniambia, 'manabii wanatabiri uongo kwa jina langu. Sikuwafukuza, wala sikuwapa amri au kusema nao. Lakini maono ya udanganyifu na ya maana, uchawi wa udanganyifu unaotokana na akili zao ndicho wanachowahubiria.”
So then Yahweh said unto me, Falsehood, are the prophets prophesying in my name, I have not sent them Neither have I commanded them, Neither have I spoken unto them, —A vision of falsehood, and A divination of worthlessness and A fraud of their own hearts, They, are prophesying unto you.
15 Kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, “Kwa habari ya manabii wakihubiri kwa jina langu, ambao mimi siwakutuma; wale wanaosema kuwa hakutakuwa na upanga wala njaa katika nchi hii mabii hawa wataangamia kwa upanga na njaa.
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh concerning the prophets who are prophesying in my Name though, I, sent them not, and yet, they have been, saying, Neither sword nor famine, shall there be in this land, —By sword or by famine, shall, those prophets, be consumed;
16 Na watu waliopewa utabiri watafukuzwa nje ya barabara za Yerusalemu kwa sababu ya njaa na upanga; kwa kuwa hakuna mtu wa kuwazikas-wao, na wake zao, na wana wao, wala binti zao; kwa maana nitamwaga uovu wao wenyewe juu yao.
And the people to whom they have been prophesying shall be getting cast out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and of there being none to give burial unto them, them, their wives, nor their sons nor their daughters, —So will I pour out upon them their own wickedness.
17 Sema neno hili kwao 'Acha macho yangu yatokwe machozi, usiku na mchana. wala yasikome, kwa kuwa kutakuwa na kuanguka kwa bikira, binti ya watu wangu - jeraha kubwa lisilotibika.
Therefore shalt thou say unto them this word, Let mine eyes, run down with tears night and day, And let them not rest, —For with a grievous injury, hath been injured the virgin the daughter of my people, With a wound, severe indeed!
18 Ikiwa nitatoka kwenye shamba basi angalia! kuna wale waliouawa kwa upanga. Na kama nitakuja mjini, basi, tazama! kuna wale walio na ugonjwa wa njaa. Hata nabii na kuhani wote wanatembea juu ya nchi bila maarifa.'”
If I have gone out into the field, Then lo! the slain of the sword! And, if I have entered the city, Then lo! the diseases of famine! For, both prophet and priest, have trafficked against the land unnoticed.
19 Je! Umemkataa kabisa Yuda? Je, unaichukia Sayuni? Kwa nini umetupiga wakati hakuna uponyaji kwetu? Tulitumaini amani, lakini hapakuwa na kitu kizuri-na kwa wakati wa uponyaji, lakini tazama, kuna hofu tu.
Hast thou, utterly rejected, Judah? Zion itself, hath thy soul loathed? Why, hast thou smitten us so that there is for us no healing? A waiting For prosperity, but no welfare, and For a time of healing, but lo! terror!
20 Tunakubali, Bwana, makosa yetu, uovu wa babu zetu, kwa kuwa tumekukosea.
We acknowledge O Yahweh Our own lawlessness The iniquity of our fathers, —For we have sinned against thee.
21 Usitukatae! Kwa ajili ya jina lako, usikifedheheshe kiti chako cha enzi cha utukufu. Kumbuka na usivunje agano lako na sisi.
Do not despise—for the sake of thy Name, Do not treat with contempt—the throne of thy glory, —Remember!—do not break thy covenant with us.
22 Je, kuna miongoni mwa sanamu za mataifa yeyote zinazoweza kuifanya mbingu kutoa mvua? Je, si wewe, Bwana Mungu wetu, ambaye hufanya jambo hili? Tunatumaini kwako, kwa kuwa umefanya mambo haya yote.
Are there, among the vanities of the nations senders of rain? Or can, the heavens themselves, give myriad drops? Art not, thou, he, O Yahweh our God? Therefore will we wait for thee, For, thou, hast made all these.
