Jeremiah 38
1 Ṣefatia ọmọ Mattani, Gedaliah ọmọ Paṣuri, Jehukali ọmọ Ṣelemiah, àti Paṣuri ọmọ Malkiah, gbọ́ ohun tí Jeremiah ń sọ fún àwọn ènìyàn nígbà tí ó sọ wí pé,
Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, and Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying:
2 “Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa wí: ‘Ẹnikẹ́ni tó bá dúró nínú ìlú yìí yóò kú nípa idà, ìyàn àti àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn; ṣùgbọ́n ẹnikẹ́ni tó bá lọ sí Babeli yóò yè; yóò sá àsálà, yóò sì yè.’
“Thus says the Lord: Whoever will remain in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will flee away from the Chaldeans, will live, and his soul will dwell in safety.
3 Àti pé èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa wí: ‘Ìdánilójú wà wí pé a ó fi ìlú náà lé ọwọ́ àwọn ọmọ-ogun ọba Babeli; tí yóò sì kó wa nígbèkùn.’”
Thus says the Lord: This city will certainly be delivered into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”
4 Nígbà náà ni àwọn ìjòyè wí fún ọba pé, “Ó yẹ kí a pa ọkùnrin yìí; ó ń kó ìrẹ̀wẹ̀sì bá àwọn ọmọ-ogun tókù nínú ìlú pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn nípa ohun tí ó ń sọ fún wọn. Ọkùnrin yìí kò fẹ́ ìre fún àwọn ènìyàn bí kò ṣe ìparun.”
And the leaders said to the king: “We petition you to put this man to death. For he is deliberately weakening the hands of the men of war, who have remained in this city, and the hands of the people, by speaking to them with these words. For this man is certainly not seeking peace for this people, but evil.”
5 Sedekiah ọba sì wí pé, “Ó wà lọ́wọ́ yín. Ọba kò lè ṣe ohunkóhun láti takò yín.”
And king Zedekiah said: “Behold, he is in your hands. For it is not fitting for the king to deny you anything.”
6 Wọ́n gbé Jeremiah sọ sínú ihò Malkiah, ọmọ ọba, tí ó wà ní àgbàlá ilé túbú; wọ́n fi okùn sọ Jeremiah kalẹ̀ sí ìsàlẹ̀ ihò; kò sì ṣí omi nínú ihò náà bí kò ṣe ẹrọ̀fọ̀, Jeremiah sì rì sínú ẹrọ̀fọ̀ náà.
Therefore, they took Jeremiah and cast him into the pit of Malchiah, the son of Amelech, which was at the entrance to the prison. And they lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the pit, in which there was no water, but only mud. And so Jeremiah descended into the mire.
7 Ṣùgbọ́n, Ebedimeleki, ará Kuṣi ìjòyè nínú ààfin ọba gbọ́ pé wọ́n ti ju Jeremiah sínú kànga. Nígbà tí ọba jókòó ní ẹnu-bodè Benjamini.
Now Ebedmelech, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who was in the king’s house, heard that they had sent Jeremiah into the pit, and also that the king was sitting at the gate of Benjamin.
8 Ebedimeleki jáde kúrò láàfin ọba, ó sì sọ fún un pé,
And so Ebedmelech departed from the king’s house, and he spoke to the king, saying:
9 “Olúwa mi ọba, àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ti ṣe ohun búburú sí Jeremiah wòlíì Ọlọ́run. Wọ́n ti gbé e sọ sínú kànga níbi tí kò sí oúnjẹ kankan nínú ìlú mọ́.”
“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have perpetrated against Jeremiah the prophet, casting him into the pit so that he would die there from famine. For there is no more bread in the city.”
10 Nígbà náà ni ọba pàṣẹ fún Ebedimeleki ará Kuṣi pé, “Mú ọgbọ̀n ọkùnrin láti ibí pẹ̀lú rẹ, kí ẹ sì fa wòlíì Jeremiah sókè láti inú ihò, kí ó tó kú.”
And so the king instructed Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying: “Take with you thirty men from here, and lift Jeremiah the prophet from the pit, before he dies.”
11 Ebedimeleki kó àwọn ọkùnrin náà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀, wọ́n lọ sínú yàrá kan nínú ààfin ọba. Ó mú àwọn aṣọ àkísà àti okùn tọ Jeremiah lọ nínú kànga.
Therefore, Ebedmelech, taking the men with him, entered into the king’s house to a place below the storehouse. And he took from there old garments, no longer in use, and he sent them down by rope to Jeremiah in the pit.
12 Ebedimeleki ará Kuṣi sọ fún Jeremiah pé, “Fi àkísà àti okùn bọ abẹ́ abíyá rẹ, Jeremiah sì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.”
And Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, said to Jeremiah: “Place these old garments, and these cut and decaying cloths, under your arms and over the ropes.” And Jeremiah did so.
13 Báyìí ni wọ́n ṣe fi okùn yọ Jeremiah jáde, wọ́n sì mu un gòkè láti inú ihò wá, Jeremiah sì wà ní àgbàlá ilé túbú.
And they pulled up Jeremiah with the ropes, and they led him away from the pit. And Jeremiah remained in the vestibule of the prison.
14 Nígbà náà ni ọba Sedekiah ránṣẹ́ pe, Jeremiah òjíṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run àti láti mú un wá sí ẹnu ibodè kẹta nílé Olúwa. Ọba sì sọ fún Jeremiah pé, “Èmi yóò bi ọ́ ní ohun kan; má sì ṣe fi ohun kan pamọ́ fún mi.”
And king Zedekiah sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to him at the third gate, which was at the house of the Lord. And the king said to Jeremiah: “I will question you about a matter. You shall conceal nothing from me.”
15 Jeremiah sì sọ fún Sedekiah pé, “Tí mo bá fún ọ ní èsì, ṣé o kò nípa mí? Tí mo bá gbà ọ́ nímọ̀ràn, o kò ní gbọ́ tèmi.”
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “If I announce to you, will you not put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.”
16 Ṣùgbọ́n ọba Sedekiah búra ní ìkọ̀kọ̀ fún Jeremiah wí pé, “Dájúdájú bí Olúwa ti ń bẹ, ẹni tí ó fún wa ní ẹ̀mí, èmi kò nípa ọ́ tàbí fà ọ́ fún àwọn tó ń lépa ẹ̀mí rẹ.”
Then king Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah, secretly, saying: “As the Lord lives, who made this soul for us, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of those men who are seeking your life.”
17 Nígbà náà ni Jeremiah sọ fún Sedekiah pé, “Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run alágbára, Ọlọ́run Israẹli wí: ‘Àyàfi bí o bá jọ̀wọ́ ara rẹ fún àwọn olóyè ọba Babeli, a ó dá ẹ̀mí rẹ sí àti pé ìlú yìí kò ní di jíjó ní iná; ìwọ àti ilé rẹ yóò sì wà láààyè.
And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: If, having set out, you go to the rulers of the king of Babylon, your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire. And you and your house will be safe.
18 Ṣùgbọ́n tí o kò bá jọ̀wọ́ ara rẹ fún àwọn ìjòyè ọba Babeli, a ó fa ìlú yìí lé ọwọ́ àwọn Babeli. Wọn yóò sì fi iná sun ún, ìwọ gan an kò ní le sá mọ́ wọn lọ́wọ́.’”
But if you will not go to the rulers of the king of Babylon, this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire. And you will not escape from their hand.”
19 Ọba Sedekiah sọ fún Jeremiah pé, “Mò ń bẹ̀rù àwọn Júù tó ti sálọ sí ilẹ̀ Babeli, nítorí pé àwọn ará Babeli lè fà mí lé wọn lọ́wọ́ láti fìyà jẹ mí.”
And king Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: “I am anxious, because of the Jews who have crossed over to the Chaldeans, lest perhaps I may be delivered into their hands, and they may abuse me.”
20 Jeremiah sì dáhùn wí pé, “Wọn kò ní fi ọ́ lé e lọ́wọ́. Pa ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa mọ́ nípa ṣíṣe ohun tí mo sọ fún ọ; yóò sì dára fún ọ, ẹ̀mí rẹ yóò sì wà.
But Jeremiah responded: “They will not deliver you. Listen, I ask you, to the voice of the Lord, which I am speaking to you, and it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
21 Ṣùgbọ́n bí ìwọ bá kọ̀ láti jọ̀wọ́ ara rẹ, èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa ti fihàn mí.
But if you refuse to depart, this is the word that the Lord has revealed to me:
22 Gbogbo àwọn obìnrin tókù ní ààfin ọba Juda ni wọn yóò kó jáde fún àwọn ìjòyè ọba Babeli. Àwọn obìnrin náà yóò sì sọ fún ọ pé: “‘Àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ tàn ọ́ jẹ, wọ́n sì borí rẹ. Ẹsẹ̀ rẹ rì sínú ẹrọ̀fọ̀; àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ ti fi ọ́ sílẹ̀.’
Behold, all the women who remain in the house of the king of Judah will be led away to the rulers of the king of Babylon. And the women will say: ‘Your men of peacefulness have led you astray, and they have prevailed against you. They have immersed your feet in mud and have set them in a slippery place. And they have withdrawn from you.’
23 “Wọn yóò kó àwọn ìyàwó àti ọmọ rẹ wá sí Babeli. Ìwọ gan an kò ní bọ́ níbẹ̀, ọba Babeli yóò mú ọ, wọn yóò sì jó ìlú yìí kanlẹ̀.”
And all your wives and your sons will be led away to the Chaldeans, and you will not escape from their hands. Instead, you will be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon. And he will burn this city with fire.”
24 Nígbà náà ni Sedekiah sọ fún Jeremiah pé, “Má ṣe jẹ́ kí ẹnikẹ́ni mọ̀ nípa ọ̀rọ̀ yìí, tàbí kí o kú.
Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah: “Let no one know of these words, and you will not die.
25 Tí àwọn ìjòyè bá mọ̀ pé mo bá ọ sọ̀rọ̀, tí wọ́n bá wá bá ọ wí pé, ‘Sọ fún wa ohun tí o bá ọba sọ tàbí ohun tí ọba sọ fún ọ; má ṣe fi pamọ́ fún wa tàbí kí a pa ọ́,’
But if the leaders hear that I have spoken with you, and if they come to you, and say to you: ‘Tell us what you said to the king. Do not conceal it from us, and we will not put you to death. And tell us what the king said to you,’
26 nígbà náà kí o sọ fún wọn, ‘Mò ń bẹ ọba láti má jẹ́ kí n padà lọ sí ilé Jonatani láti lọ kú síbẹ̀.’”
then you shall say to them: ‘I presented my supplication before the king, so that he would not order me to be led back to the house of Jonathan, to die there.’”
27 Gbogbo àwọn olóyè sì wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ Jeremiah láti bi í léèrè, ó sì sọ gbogbo ohun tí ọba ní kí ó sọ. Wọn kò sì sọ ohunkóhun mọ́, nítorí kò sí ẹni tí ó gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ tí òun àti ọba jọ sọ.
Then all the leaders came to Jeremiah, and they questioned him. And he spoke to them in accord with all the words that the king had commanded him. And they withdrew from him, for they had learned nothing.
28 Jeremiah wà nínú àgbàlá àwọn ẹ̀ṣọ́ títí di ọjọ́ tí wọ́n fi kó Jerusalẹmu:
Yet truly, Jeremiah remained at the entrance of the prison, until the day when Jerusalem was seized. And it happened that Jerusalem was captured.
