Yeremia 21
1 Hili ndilo neno lililotoka kwa Bwana kwa Yeremia wakati mfalme Sedekia alimtuma Pashuri mwana wa Malkiya na Sefania mwana wa Maaseya, kuhani. Wakamwambia,
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:
2 “Pata ushauri kutoka kwa Bwana kwa ajili yetu, kwa kuwa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, analeta vita. Labda Bwana atafanya miujiza kwetu, kama ilivyokuwa zamani, na kumfanya aondoke kwetu.”
“Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us.”
3 Basi Yeremia akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo mtakavyomwambia Sedekia
And Jeremiah said to them: “This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 'Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi: Tazama, niageuza nyuma vyombo vya vita vilivyo mkononi mwenu, ambavyo mnapigana dhidi ya mfalme wa Babeli na Wakaldayo wanaokufunga kutoka nje ya kuta! Kwa maana nitawakusanya katikati ya jiji hili.
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.
5 Nami nitapigana nanyi kwa mkono ulioinuka na mkono wenye nguvu, na ukali, ghadhabu, na hasira kubwa.
And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.
6 Kwa maana nitawaangamiza wenyeji wa mji huu, wanadamu na wanyama, watakufa kwa tauni kali.
And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 Baada ya hayo- hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana-Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda, watumishi wake, watu, na kila mtu aishiye katika mji huu baada ya tauni, upanga na njaa, nitawatia wote mkononi mwa Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli, na mikononi mwa adui zao, na katika mkono wa wale wanaotaka uhai wao. Ndipo atawaua kwa makali ya upanga. Hatawahurumia, hatawaokoa, au kuwa na rehema.'
And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.
8 Basi uwaambie watu hawa, 'Bwana asema hivi Angalia, nitaweka mbele yako njia ya uzima na njia ya mauti.
And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Mtu yeyote anayeishi katika mji huu atakufa kwa upanga, njaa, na tauni; lakini mtu yeyote atakayetoka na kuanguka kwa magoti mbele ya Wakaldayo ambao wamefungwa dhidi yako ataishi. Yeye ataokoka na maisha yake.
Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.
10 Kwa maana nimeweka uso wangu juu ya mji huu ili kuleta maafa na sio kuleta mema-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana. Utatiwa mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli naye atauteketeza.'
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
11 Kuhusu nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, sikiliza neno la Bwana.
And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 Nyumba ya Daudi, Bwana asema, “Hukumuni kwa haki asubuhi. Umuokoe yule aliyeibiwa kwa mkono wa mwenye kuonea, au ghadhabu yangu itatoka kama moto na kuchoma, na hakuna mtu anayeweza kuizima, kwa sababu ya matendo yako mabaya.
O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.
13 Angalia, mwenyeji wa bonde na mwamba wa nchi ya wazi! Mimi niko juu yako, - hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana- Mimi ni juu ya mtu yeyote anayesema, 'Ni nani atashuka kutupiga?' au 'Ni nani atakayeingia kwenye nyumba zetu?'
Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’
14 Nitawaadhibu kutokana na matunda ya matendo yako-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana- na nitawasha moto katika misitu, na utateketeza kila kitu.'”
But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it.”
