Yeremia 8
1 Wakati huo - BWANA asema - wataleta kutoka makaburini mifupa ya wafalme wa Yuda na wakuu wake, mifupa ya makuhani na ya manabii na mifupa ya wakazi wa Yerusalemu.
At that time, saith Jehovah, Shall the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of the princes, The bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, And the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Be cast forth from their graves;
2 Kisha wataitandaza nje mchana kweupe na mbalamwezi na nyota zote za angani; hivi vitu katika anga vimenifuata na kunitumikia, na kwamba vimetembea na kutafuta, na kwamba vimeniabudu. Mifupa haitakusanywa na kuzikwa tena. Itakuwa kama mavi juu ya uso wa dunia.
And they shall be spread before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, Which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked; Which they have consulted and have worshipped; They shall not be gathered, nor be buried; They shall be as dung upon the face of the ground.
3 Na katika kila eneo lililobaki ambalo nimewafukuza, Watachagua mauti badala ya uzima kwa ajili yao, wote ambao watasalia kutokana na taifa hili ovu - asema BWANA wa majeshi.
And death shall be chosen rather than life By all the residue of them that remain of this evil race, Which remain in all the places whither I have driver them, Saith Jehovah of hosts.
4 Kwa hiyo uwaambie, 'BWANA asema hivi: Je, kuna mtu anyeanguka na hasimami? Je, kuna mtu anayepotea na hawezi kujaribu kurudi?
Thou shalt also say to them, Thus saith Jehovah, Doth a man fall, and not rise again? Doth one turn aside from the way, and not return,
5 Kwa nini hawa watu, Yerusalemu, wamegeukia uasi daima? Wanashikilia uongo na wanakataa kutubu.
Why then hath this people, Why hath Jerusalem, completely revolted? They hold fast deceit; They refuse to return.
6 Nilikaa kwa uangalifu na nikasikiliza, lakini hawakuongea kilicho sahihi; hakuna aliyetubia uovu wake, hakuna asemaye, “Nimefanya nini?” Kila mmoja wao huenda kule anakotaka, kama farasi aendaye kasi vitani.
I have listened and heard, But they speak not aright; No one repenteth of his wickedness, Saying, “What have I done?” Every one runneth at full speed in his rebellion, As a horse rusheth to the battle.
7 Hata koikoi angani hujua wakati sahihi; na njiwa, na mbayuayu, n a korongo. Huhama kwa wakati sahihi, lakini watu wangu hawayajui maagizo ya BWANA.
Even the stork in the heavens knoweth her times, And the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the season of their coming, But my people regard not the laws of Jehovah.
8 Kwa nini mnasema, “Sisi tuna hekima! na sheria ya BWANA tunayoi?” Hakika, Tazama! Kalamu yenye uongo ya mwandishi imefanya uongo.
How is it that ye say, “We are wise, We possess the law of Jehovah”? Behold, the false pen of the scribes Hath turned it into falsehood.
9 Wenye hekima wataaibishwa. Wameyeyuka na na kunaswa. Tazama! wanakataa neno la BWANA, kwa hiyo hekima yao ni kwa ajili ya matumizi gani?
The wise men shall be confounded; They shall be dismayed and ensnared; Behold, they have rejected the word of Jehovah, And what wisdom is there in them?
10 Kwa wake zao nitawapa wengine, na mashamba yao kwa wale watakaowamiliki, kwa kuwa kuanzia kijana hadi mkuu, kwa pamoja ni wachoyo! Kuanzia nabii hadi kuhani, wote wanasema uongo.
Therefore will I give their wives to others, And their fields to plunderers. For from the least of them even to the greatest, Every one is greedy of gain, Prophet and priest alike, Every one of them practiseth deceit.
11 Kwa kuwa wametibu jeraha ya binti za watu wangu kwa juu juu. Walijisemea, “Amani, Amani,” na kumbe hapakuwa na amani.
They heal the wound of my people slightly, Saying, Peace! peace! when there is no peace.
12 Je, waliona aibu walipofanya machukizo? Hawakuaibika. Hawakuwa na utu. Kwa hiyo wataanguka wakati wa adhabu, pamoja na wale walioanguka. Watatupwa chini, asema BWANA.
Are they ashamed, that they have done abominable things? Nay, they are not at all ashamed; They know not how to blush. Therefore shall they fall with them that fall; At the time when I punish them, They shall be cast down, saith Jehovah.
13 Nitawaondoa kabisa - asema BWANA - hapatakuwa na zabibu kwenye mizabibu yao, wala tini katika mitini yao. kwa kuwa jani litanyauka, na kile nilichowapatia kitaisha.
I will utterly consume them, saith Jehovah; There shall be no grapes on the vine, Nor shall there be from the fig-tree; Even the leaf shall be withered; For I will send those that shall overrun them.
14 Kwa nini tunakaa hapa? Njoni pamoja; twendeni kwenye hiyo miji yenye maboma, na tutakaa kimya kule katika kifo. Kwa kuwa BWANA, Mungu wetu atatunyamazisha. Atatufanya tunywe sumu, kwa kuwa tumemtenda dhambi.
“Why do we remain here?” [[shall they say.]] “Assemble yourselves and let us go into the fortified cities. And let us there wait in silence! For Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, And given us the water of hemlock to drink, Because we have sinned against Jehovah.
15 Tunatumainia amani, lakini hakutakuwa na jema. Tunatumainia wakati wa uponyaji, lakini tazama kutakuwa na hofu.
We look for peace, but no good cometh; For a time of deliverance, and behold, terror!”
16 Mkoromo wa farasi wake umesikika kutoka Dani. Dunia nzima inatikisika kwa sababu ya sauti ya kukaribia kwa farasi wake wenye nguvu. Kwa kuwa watakuja kuiangamiza nchi na utajiri wake, mji na wote wakaao nadani yake.
From Dan is heard the snorting of their horses, At the sound of the neighing of their steeds the whole land trembleth; They come and devour the land, and all that is in it; The city, and them that dwell therein.
17 Hebu tazama, ninawatuma nyoka kati yenu, fira ambao hawawezi kuzuiliwa kwa uganga. Watawauma - asema BWANA,”
Behold I send against you serpents, Basilisks, which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.
18 Huzuni yangu haina ukomo, na moyo wangu unaugua.
O where is consolation for my sorrow! My heart is faint within me.
19 Tazama! sauti ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu kutoka mbali! Je, BWANA hayumo Sayuni? Je, mfalme wake hayumo ndani yake? Kwa nini sasa wananichukiza kwa vitu vya kuchongwa na sanamu za kigeni zilizo batili?
Behold, the cry of the daughter of my people from a far country! “Is not Jehovah in Zion? Is her King there no more?” Why then have they provoked me by their graven images, And their foreign vanities?
20 Mavuno yamepita, wakati wa hari umekwisha. Lakini sisi hatujaokoka.
The harvest is passed, the summer is ended, And we are not delivered.
21 Nimeumia kwa sababu ya maumivu ya binti wa watu wangu. Ninaomboleza kwa sababu ya mambo ya kushangaza ambayo yametokea kwake; Nimeyeyuka.
For the wound of the daughter of my people am I wounded; I mourn; amazement hath taken hold of me.
22 Je, kule Gileadi hakuan dawa? Je, huko hayuko mponyaji? Kwa nini uponyaji wa binti wa watu wangu hautokei?
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then are not the wounds of my people healed?
