Yeremia 25

1 Hili ndilo neno ambalo lilimjia Yeremia juu ya watu wote wa Yuda. Ikawa mwaka wa nne wa Yehoyakimu, mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda. Huo ndio mwaka wa kwanza wa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli.

This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

2 Yeremia nabii aliwahubiria watu wote wa Yuda na wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu.

So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:

3 Akasema, “Kwa miaka ishirini na mitatu, tangu mwaka wa kumi na tatu wa Yosia mwana wa Amoni, mfalme wa Yuda mpaka leo, maneno ya Bwana yamekuja kwangu. Nimewahubiria ninyi. Nilikuwa na nia ya kutangaza, lakini hamkunisikiliza.

“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

4 Bwana akawapeleka watumishi wake wote manabii kwako. Walikuwa na nia ya kwenda, lakini hukusikiliza wala kutega masikio.

And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.

5 Manabaii hawa walisema, 'Kila mtu auache uovu wake na udhalimu wa matendo yake na kurudi kwenye nchi ambayo Yahwe aliitoa wakati wa zamanai kwa ajili ya babu zenu na ninyi, kama zawadi ya kudumu.

The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.

6 Kwa hiyo msiifuate miungu mingine ili kuiabudu au kuiinamia chini, na msimkasirishe kwa kazi ya mikono yenu ili kwamba awaumize.

Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’

7 Lakini hamkunisikiliza-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-kwa hiyo umenikasirisha kwa kazi ya mikono yako ili kujidhuru nafsi zemu.

‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’

8 Basi, Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, 'Kwa kuwa hukusikiliza maneno yangu,

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,

9 tazama, nitaagiza amri ya kukusanya watu wote wa kaskazini- asema Bwana- na Nebukadreza, mtumishi wangu, mfalme wa Babeli, na kuwaleta juu ya nchi hii na wenyeji wake, na juu ya mataifa yote yaliyo karibu nawe. Kwa maana nitawaangamiza. Nitawageuza kuwa na hofu, kuwa kitu cha kuzomewa na ukiwa wa daima.

behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

10 Sauti ya furaha na sherehe-sauti ya bwana arusi na bibi arusi, sauti ya mawe ya kusagia na mwanga wa taa-nitafanya mambo yote haya kutoweka kutoka kwa mataifa haya.

Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

11 Ndipo nchi hii yote itakuwa ukiwa na hofu, na mataifa haya watamtumikia mfalme wa Babeli kwa miaka sabini.

And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

12 Kisha miaka sabini itakapokamilika, nitamuadhibu mfalme wa Babeli na taifa hilo, nchi ya Wakaldayo-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana-kwa uovu wao na kuifanya kuwa ukiwa milele.

But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

13 Nami nitaleta juu ya nchi hiyo maneno yote niliyosema, na kila kitu kilichoandikwa katika kitabu hiki ambacho Yeremia ametabiri juu ya mataifa yote.

I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

14 Kwa maana pia mataifa mengi na wafalme wakuu watapata watumwa kutoka mataifa haya. Nitawalipa kwa matendo yao na kazi za mikono yao.'”

For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”

15 Kwa kuwa Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, “Chukua kikombe hiki cha divai ya ghadhabu kutoka mkononi mwangu, ukawanyweshe mataifa yote niliyokutuma.

This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

16 Kwa maana watakunywa na kisha watalewa na kufanya wazimu mbele ya upanga ambao nitaupeleka kati yao.”

And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

17 Basi, nikakichukua kikombe mkononi mwa Bwana, nikawanywesha mataifa yote ambayo Bwana alinituma:

So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,

18 Yerusalemu, miji ya Yuda, na wafalme wake, na wakuu wake, na kuwafanya kuwa ukiwa na kitu cha kutisha, na kuwa kitu cha kuzomewa na laana, kama ilivyo hata leo.

to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

19 Mataifa mengine pia walipaswa kunywa: Farao mfalme wa Misri na watumishi wake; maafisa wake na watu wake wote;

Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;

20 watu wote wa urithi wa mchanganyiko na wafalme wote wa nchi ya Uzi; na wafalme wote wa nchi ya Wafilisti, na Ashkeloni, na Gaza, na Ekroni, na mabaki ya Ashdodi;

all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

21 Edomu na Moabu na wana wa Amoni.

Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

22 Wafalme wa Tiro na Sidoni, wafalme wa pwani ng'ambo ya pili ya bahari,

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

23 Dedani, Tema, na Busi pamoja na wale wanyoao nywele zao upande wa pili wa vichwa vyao, pia walipaswa kukinywa.

Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;

24 Watu hawa pia walitakiwa kukinywa; wafalme wote wa Uarabuni na wafalme wote wa watu wa asili mchanganyiko wanaoishi nyikani;

all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;

25 wafalme wote wa Zimri, wafalme wote wa Elamu, na wafalme wote wa Wamedi;

all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;

26 wafalme wote wa kaskazini, wale wa karibu na wale wa mbali—kila mmoja na ndugu zake na falme zote za ulimwengu ambazo ziko chini ya uso wa dunia. Hatimaye mfalme wa Babeli atakunywa baada yao wote.

all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.

27 Bwana akaniambia, “Basi, uwaambie, 'Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi kunywa na kulewa, kisha tapika, uanguke, wala usisimame mbele ya upanga nitakaoutuma kati yenu.'

“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’

28 Kisha itatokea kwamba ikiwa wanakataa kuchukua kikombe mkononi mwako ili kunywa, utawaambia, 'Bwana wa majeshi asema hii lazima mnywe.

If they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink it, you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘You most certainly must drink it!

29 Kwa maana, tazama, nitaleta janga juu ya mji ulioitwa kwa jina langu, je ninyi mtaachiliwa msiadhibiwe? Hutakuwa huru, kwa maana nitaita upanga juu ya wenyeji wote wa nchi! - ndilo tamko la Bwana wa majeshi.'

For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’

30 Basi wewe mwenyewe, Yeremia, tabiri kwao maneno haya yote. Uwaambie, 'Bwana atanguruma kutoka juu, naye atapaza sauti yake toka makao yake matakatifu, na radi kutoka mahali pake patakatifu; naye atapiga kelele kama wale wakanyagao zabibu dhidi ya wote wanaoishi duniani.

So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.

31 Kelele huja mpaka mwisho wa nchi, kwa sababu mgogoro kutoka kwa Bwana utaleta mashtaka dhidi ya mataifa. Ataleta haki kwa wote wenye mwili. Yeye atawatia waovu katika upanga-hili ndi'o tamko la Bwana.'

The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’”

32 Bwana wa majeshi asema hivi, 'Tazameni, taabu itatokea toka kwa taifa hadi taifa, na dhoruba kubwa itatokea toka pande za mwisho za dunia.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”

33 Kisha wale waliouawa na Bwana watakuja kutoka upande mmoja wa dunia hadi mwingine; hawataomboleza, kukusanyika, au kuzikwa. Watakuwa kama samadi chini.

Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.

34 Pigeni Yowe, wachungaji, na pigeni kelele ya kuomba msaada! Gaagaa katika ardhi, enyi mlio hodari katika kundi. Kwa kuwa siku yako ya kuuawa na kutawanywa imekuja. Utaanguka kama kondoo waliochaguliwa.

Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.

35 Wachungaji hawatakuwa na pa kukimbilia. Hakuna kutoroka kwa watu walio hodari katika kundi.

Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.

36 Kuna mlio wa wasiwasi wa wachungaji na milio ya kulalama kwa watu walio hodari katika kundi, kwa kuwa Yahweh anayaharibu malisho yao.

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

37 Kwa hiyo, malisho ya amani yataharibiwa kwa sababu ya hasira ya Bwana.

The peaceful meadows have been silenced because of the LORD’s burning anger.

38 Kama simba, ameacha shimo lake, kwa kuwa ardhi yao itakuwa kitu cha kushangaza kwa sababu ya hasira ya muonevu, kwa sababu ya ghadhabu yake kali'”

He has left His den like a lion, for their land has been made a desolation by the sword of the oppressor, and because of the fierce anger of the LORD.