Yeremia 46
1 Hili ni neno la Yahwe lililomjia Yeremia nabii juu ya mataifa.
The word which came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations.
2 Juu ya Misri; “Hili ni juu ya jeshi la Farao Neko, mfalme wa Misri aliyekuwako Karkemishi kando ya mto Frati. Hili ni jeshi alilolishinda Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli likishindwa katika mwaka wa nne wa Yehoyakimu mwana wa Yosia, mfalme wa Yuda:
Of Egypt. Concerning the army of Pharaoh-Necho, the king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, smote, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah.
3 Wekeni tayari ngao ndogo na kubwa, na msonge vitani.
Prepare ye the buckler and shield, And move on to battle!
4 Watieni farasi lijamu na hatamu, na mpande juu yao, ninyi wapanda farasi. Jiwekeni mahali penu, mkiwa mmevaa helmeti vichwani mwenu. Inoweni mishale yenu na kuvaa silaha zenu.
Harness the horses, and mount, ye riders! Stand forth in your helmets; Make bright the spears, And put on the coats of mail!
5 Ninaona nini hapa? Wana woga na wanakimbia, maana askari wao wameshindwa. Wanakimbia kwa usalama na hawaangalii nyuma. Kitisho kipo mahali pote - hili ni tamko la Yahwe -
Wherefore do I see them dismayed, and turned back? Even their mighty ones are smitten; They flee apace; they look not back. Terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.
6 wepesi hawawezi kukimbia, na askari hawezi kukwepa. Wana jikwaa kaskazini na kuanguaka kando ya mto Frati.
Let not the swift attempt to flee away, Nor the mighty man to escape; Toward the North by the river Euphrates shall they stumble and fall.
7 Ni nani hawa wainukao kama Nile, ambao maji yao yanaruka juu na chini kama mito?
Who is he that riseth up like the Nile, Whose waters swell like floods?
8 Misri huinuka kama mto Nile, na maji yake yanaumuka juu na chini kama mito. Anasema, 'nitapanda juu; nitaifunika nchi. Nitaiharibu miji na watu wake.
Egypt riseth up like the Nile, And like floods do his waters swell. He saith, “I will arise, I will cover the land, I will destroy the city, and them that dwell therein.”
9 Inukeni, farasi. Mwe na hasira, ninyi vibandawazi. Askari na waende, Kushi na Putu, watu walio na ujuzi wa ngao, na Ludimu, watu wenye ujuzi wa kupiga pinde zao.
Come up, ye horses, and rage, ye chariots! And let the mighty men go forth, The Ethiopians, and the Libyans, that bear the shield, And the Lydians, that bear and bend the bow!
10 Siku hiyo itakuwa siku ya kisasi kwa Bwana Yahwe wa majeshi, naye atajilipizia kisasa juu ya adui zake. Upanga utararua na kujirishisha. Utakula na kujishibisha kwa damu yao. Kwa maana kutakuwa na sadaka kwa Bwana Yahwe wa majeshi katika nchi ya kaskazini kando ya mto Frati.
This is the day of the Lord Jehovah of hosts, A day of vengeance, to avenge himself of his enemies; And the sword shall devour, and satiate itself, And it shall be made drunk with their blood. For Jehovah of hosts hath a sacrifice In the North country, by the river Euphrates.
11 Panda Gileadi ujipatie dawa, binti wa Misri uliyebikra. Haifai kwamba unaweka dawa nyingi juu yako. Hakuna uponyaji kwako.
Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou use many medicines; There is no cure for thee!
12 Mataifa wamesikia kuaibika kwako. Nchi imejawa na maombolezo yako, maana askari anajikwaa juu ya askari; na wote wawili uanguka pamoja.”
The nations have heard of thy shame, And thy cry hath filled the earth; For they have stumbled, the mighty against the mighty, And they are fallen both together.
13 Hili ndilo neno Yahwe alilomwambia nabii Yeremia wakati Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli alipokuja na kushambulia nchi ya Misri:
The word which Jehovah spake to Jeremiah the prophet, concerning the coming of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to smite the land of Egypt.
14 Toa taarifa kwa Misri na isikiwe katika Migdoli na Memfisi. Wamesema katika Tapenesi, wekeni kituo na mwe imara, kwa maana upanga unakula wote kati yenu.
Declare ye in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol, Proclaim ye also in Noph and Tahpanhes! Say ye, “Stand fast and prepare thyself, For the sword shall devour round about thee!”
15 Kwa nini Apisi mungu wenu amekimbia? Kwa nini ng'ombe dume mungu wenu hakuweza kusimama? Yahwe amemwangusha chini.
Wherefore are thy mighty ones overthrown? They stood not, because Jehovah cast them down.
16 Ameongeza idadi ya waliojikwaa. Kila askari anaanguka kinyume cha anayefuata. Wanasema, “Inuka. Haya twende nyumbani. Haya na turudi kwa watu wetu, katika nchi yetu ya asili. Na tuuache upanga huu unaotuuwa.”
He caused many to fall; one fell upon another; And they said, “Arise, and let us go to our own people, And to the land of our nativity, from the overpowering sword.”
17 Walitangaza pale, “Farao mfalme wa Misri ni kelele tu, ameuacha wasaa wake mbali.”
There they cry, “Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is undone! He hath let pass the appointed time.”
18 Kama niishivyo - hili ni tamko la mfalme - Yahwe wa majeshi kwa jina, kuna mtu atakuja aliye kama Mlima Tabori na Mlima Karmeli kando ya bahari.
As I live, saith the King, Whose name is Jehovah of hosts: Like Tabor among the mountains, And like Carmel by the sea, he cometh! Prepare thyself travelling equipage,
19 Wekeni masanduku yenu kuyachukua uhamishoni, binti mwishio Misri. Kwani Memfisi haitafaa, magofu. Hakuna atakayeishi huko.
Thou who dwellest in Egypt! For Noph shall become waste, Yea, desolate without an inhabitant.
20 Misri ni mtamba mzuri sana, lakini mdudu aumaye anakuja kutoka kaskazini. Anakuja.
Egypt is a fair heifer, But destruction cometh; it cometh from the North.
21 Askari wake wakukodiwa ni kama dume la ng'ombe lililonona kati yake. lakini wao pia watageuka na kukimbia. Hawatasimama pamoja, kwani siku yao ya madhara inakuja kunyume chao, wakatik wa kuadhibiwa kwao.
Her mercenaries also in the midst of her are like fatted bullocks; Yet they also turn back; they flee together; they stand not; For the day of their calamity is come upon them, And the time of their punishment.
22 Misri anatoa sauti kama ya nyoka na kuondoka kwa kutambaa. maana adui yake anajiandaa kinyume chake. Wanamkabili kama mkata miti aliye na shoka.
Her voice shall be heard like that of a serpent, When they shall march against her with their forces, And come against her with axes like fellers of trees.
23 Wataangusha misitu - japokuwa ni mingi sana - hili ni tamko la Yahwe. Kwa maana adui watakuwa wengi kuliko nzige, wasiohesabika.
They shall cut down her forest, though it be impenetrable; For they exceed the locusts in multitude, And are innumerable.
24 Binti Misri ataaibishwa. Atawekwa mkononi mwa watu kutoka kaskazini.”
The daughter of Egypt is brought to shame; She is given into the hand of the people of the North.
25 Yahwe wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema, “Tazama, niko karibu kumwadhibu Amoni wa Thebesi, Farao, Misri na miungu yake, Farao mfalme wake, na wote wanaomtumaini.
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Ammon of No, And Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods and their kings; Even Pharaoh and all that trust in him.
26 Nitawaweka katika mkono wa wanaoyaona maisha yao, na katika mkono wa Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli na watumishi wake. Kisha baada ya haya Misri itakaliwa kama mwanzo - asema Yahwe.”
And I will deliver them into the hands of those that seek their lives, And into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, And into the hand of his servants. But after this it shall be inhabited, As in the days of old, saith Jehovah.
27 Lakini, wewe Yakobo mtumishi wangu, usihofu. Usifadhaike, Israeli, maana tazama, nitakurudisha kutoka mbali, na uzao wako kutoka nchi ya mateka. Kisha Yakobo atarudi, tafuta amani, na kuwa salama, na hapatakuwa na wa kumwogofya.
But fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, And be not thou dismayed, O Israel! For, behold, I will bring thee safe from afar, And thy posterity from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall return and be at rest, Yea, he shall be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
28 Wewe, mtumishi wangu Yakobo, usiogope - asema Yahwe - kwa maana nipo nawe, hivyo nitaleta maangamizi makamilifu dhidi ya mataifa yote nilikokupeleka. Lakini sitakuharibu kabisa. Hata hivyo nitakuadhibu kwa haki na hakika sitakuacha bila adhabu.”
Fear thou not, O Jacob, my servant, saith Jehovah, For I will be with thee; When I shall make a full end of all the nations Whither I have dispersed thee, Yet will I not make a full end of thee; I will correct thee in measure; Yet must I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
