Jeremiah 16
1 Bákan náà ni ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa tọ̀ mí wá wí pé:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said to me],
2 “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ ní ìyàwó, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ ní ọmọkùnrin tàbí ọmọbìnrin níbí yìí.”
“Do not get married and have children in this land,
3 Nítorí èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa wí nípa ọmọkùnrin tàbí ọmọbìnrin tí wọ́n bá bí nílẹ̀ yìí, àti ìyá tí ó bí wọn àti baba wọn.
because this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the children who are born in this city, and about their mothers and fathers:
4 “Wọn yóò kú ikú ààrùn, wọn kò ní sin wọ́n tàbí ṣọ̀fọ̀ fún wọn. Wọn ó dàbí ìdọ̀tí lórí ilẹ̀; wọn ó ṣègbé pẹ̀lú idà àti ìyàn. Òkú wọn yóò sì di oúnjẹ fún ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run àti ẹranko ilẹ̀.”
[Many of] them will die from terrible diseases. And no one will mourn for them. No one will even bury their corpses; the corpses will lie on the ground, [scattered] like manure. [Others] will die in wars or from hunger, and [then] their corpses will become food for vultures and wild animals.”
5 Nítorí báyìí ni Olúwa wí: “Má ṣe wọ ilé tí oúnjẹ ìsìnkú wà, má ṣe lọ síbẹ̀ láti káàánú tàbí ṣọ̀fọ̀, nítorí mo ti mú àlàáfíà, ìfẹ́ àti àánú mi kúrò lórí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí,” ni Olúwa wí.
This is [also] what Yahweh said to me: “Do not go to funerals to mourn or to show [those whose relatives have died] that you feel sorry for them, because I have stopped protecting them, and I have caused that things will not go well for them. I have stopped faithfully loving them and acting mercifully toward them.
6 “Àti ẹni ńlá àti kékeré ni yóò ṣègbé ní ilẹ̀ yìí, wọn kò ní sin wọ́n tàbí ṣọ̀fọ̀ wọn, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò sí ẹni tí yóò fá irun orí wọn nítorí wọn.
[Very many people] will die in this land, [including] those who are important and those who are not important. And no one will mourn for them, or [even] bury [their corpses]. No one will cut himself or shave his head [to show that he is very sad].
7 Kò sí ẹni tí yóò fi oúnjẹ tu àwọn tí í ṣọ̀fọ̀ nínú, kódà kì í ṣe fún baba tàbí fún ìyá, kì yóò sí ẹni tí yóò fi ohun mímu tù wọ́n nínú.
No one will bring food to comfort those who are mourning, not even if it is their father or their mother [who has died]. No one will give them a cup [of wine] to cheer them up.
8 “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ lọ sí ilé tí àjọyọ̀ wà, má ṣe jókòó jẹun tàbí mu ohun mímu.
And do not go into the houses where people are feasting. Do not eat or drink anything with them.
9 Báyìí ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun, Ọlọ́run àwọn ọmọ Israẹli wí, Ní ojú yín ní ọjọ́ yín ni òpin yóò dé bá ìró ayọ̀ àti ìdùnnú, àti sí ohùn ìyàwó àti ọkọ ìyàwó ní ibí yìí.
[I want you to do this] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say: ‘While you are still alive and seeing it happen, I will cause there to be no more singing and laughing in this land. There will be no more joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides.’
10 “Nígbà tí o bá sọ nǹkan wọ̀nyí fún àwọn ènìyàn yìí, tí wọ́n bá sì bi ọ́ wí pé, ‘Èéṣe tí Olúwa ṣe mú búburú yìí bá wa? Kí ni àṣìṣe tí àwa ṣe? Kín ni ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ tí àwa ṣẹ̀ sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa?’
When you tell these things to the people, they will ask, ‘Why has Yahweh declared that these terrible things will happen to us? What have we done [for which we deserve to be punished like this]? What sin have we committed against Yahweh our God?’
11 Nígbà náà ni ìwọ yóò sọ fún wọn wí pé, ‘Nítorí tí àwọn baba yín ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀,’ ni Olúwa wí, ‘tí wọ́n sì tẹ̀lé àwọn òrìṣà mìíràn tí wọ́n ń bọ, tí wọ́n ń sìn, wọ́n kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀ wọn kò sì tẹ̀lé òfin mi mọ́.
Then this is what you must tell them [that I am replying to them]: ‘It is because your ancestors turned away from me, Yahweh. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my commands.
12 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin ti ṣe búburú ju ti àwọn baba yín lọ. Wò ó bí gbogbo yín ṣe ń rìn, olúkúlùkù yín nínú agídí ọkàn búburú rẹ̀, dípò kí ẹ fi gbọ́ tèmi.
But you [who are living now] have done more wicked things than your ancestors did! Each of you stubbornly does the evil things that he desires and refuses to pay attention to what I say.
13 Èmi yóò gbé yin kúrò ní ilẹ̀ yìí lọ sí ilẹ̀ tí baba yín tàbí ẹ̀yin kò mọ̀ rí, níbẹ̀ ni ẹ̀yin yóò ti máa sìn ọlọ́run kéékèèké ní ọ̀sán àti òru nítorí èmi kì yóò fi ojúrere wò yín.’
So, I will throw you out of this land, and I will send you to a land that you and your ancestors have never known about. There you will worship other gods day and night. And I will not act mercifully toward you.’
14 “Nítorí náà, ọjọ́ náà ń bọ̀ wá,” ni Olúwa wí, “tí àwọn ènìyàn kò ní sọ pé, ‘Dájúdájú Olúwa wà láààyè Olúwa ń bẹ, Ẹni tí ó mú Israẹli jáde kúrò ní Ejibiti.’
But there will be a time when people [who are solemnly promising to do something] will no longer say, ‘[I will do this], [just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought the Israeli people here from Egypt.’
15 Ṣùgbọ́n wọn yóò sọ wí pé, ‘Bí Olúwa ṣe wà nítòótọ́ tí ó mú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli jáde kúrò ní ilẹ̀ àríwá àti ní gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó ti lé wọn.’ Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi yóò dá wọn padà sí ilẹ̀ tí mo fún àwọn baba ńlá wọn.
Instead, they will say ‘[I will do this, just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought [us] Israeli people back to our own land, from the lands to the north and from all the other lands to which he had (exiled us/forced us to go).’ [They will be able to say that] because [some day] I will bring your descendants back to this land that I gave to your ancestors.
16 “Ṣùgbọ́n báyìí, Èmi yóò ránṣẹ́ sí àwọn apẹja púpọ̀,” ni Olúwa wí. “Wọn ó sì dẹ wọ́n lẹ́yìn èyí yìí èmi yóò ránṣẹ́ sí àwọn ọdẹ púpọ̀, wọn yóò dẹ wọ́n lórí gbogbo òkè ńlá àti òkè gíga, àti ní gbogbo pálapàla àpáta.
But now I am summoning [your enemies who will seize the people of Judah like] [MET] fishermen [catch fish]. I am summoning those who will search for them on every mountain and hill, and in every cave, [like] [MET] hunters [search for animals to kill].
17 Ojú mi wà ní gbogbo ọ̀nà wọn, wọn kò pamọ́ fún mi bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn kò fi ara sin lójú mi.
I am watching them carefully. I see every sin [that they commit]. They will not [be able to] hide from me [MTY].
18 Èmi yóò san ẹ̀san ìwà búburú àti ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn fún wọn ní ìlọ́po méjì, nítorí wọ́n ti ba ilẹ̀ mi jẹ́ pẹ̀lú àwọn ère wọn aláìlẹ́mìí, wọ́n sì fi òkú àti ohun ẹ̀gbin àti ìríra wọn kún ilẹ̀ ìní mi.”
Because of all the wicked things that they have done [DOU], I will punish them twice as much [as I would punish other people. I will do that] because they have caused my land to become unacceptable to me because of their [worshiping] lifeless statues of detestable gods, and [also because they] have done many other evil things throughout my land.”
19 Olúwa, alágbára àti okun mi, ẹni ààbò mi ní ọjọ́ ìpọ́njú, àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè yóò wá láti òpin ayé wí pé, “Àwọn baba ńlá wa kò ní ohun kan bí kò ṣe ẹ̀gbin òrìṣà, ìríra tí kò dára fún wọn nínú rẹ̀.
[Then I prayed, saying], “Yahweh, you are the one who strengthens me and protects me [MET]; you are the one to whom I go when I have [troubles]. [Some day people from] nations all over the world will come to you and say, ‘Our ancestors left/gave us only something that was false; [they worshiped idols] that are completely worthless [DOU].
20 Ṣé àwọn ènìyàn lè dá Ọlọ́run fún ara wọn bí? Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, ṣùgbọ́n àwọn wọ̀nyí kì í ṣe Ọlọ́run.”
No one can [RHQ] make their own gods; the gods that they make are [only idols]; they are not real gods.’”
21 “Nítorí náà, Èmi yóò kọ́ wọn ní àkókò yìí, Èmi yóò kọ́ wọn pẹ̀lú agbára àti títóbi mi. Nígbà náà ni wọn ó mọ pé orúkọ mi ní Olúwa.
[Then Yahweh said], “Now I will show my power to [the people of Judah]; I will show them that I am truly very powerful [DOU]. Then, finally, they will know that I, Yahweh, [am the true God].”
