Jeremiah 5
1 “Lọ sókè àti sódò àwọn òpópó Jerusalẹmu, wò yíká, kí o sì mọ̀, kí o sì wá kiri. Bí o bá le è rí ẹnìkan, tí ó jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ àti olódodo, n ó dáríjì ìlú yìí.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in its broad places, if ye can find a man, if there is [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2 Bí wọ́n tilẹ̀ wí pé, ‘Bí Olúwa ti ń bẹ,’ síbẹ̀ wọ́n búra èké.”
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3 Olúwa, ojú rẹ kò ha wà lára òtítọ́? Ìwọ lù wọ́n, kò dùn wọ́n; ìwọ bá wọn wí, wọ́n kọ̀ láti yípadà. Wọ́n mú ojú wọn le ju òkúta lọ, wọ́n sì kọ̀ láti yípadà.
O LORD, [are] not thy eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, [but] they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4 Èmi sì rò pé, “Tálákà ni àwọn yìí; wọn jẹ́ aṣiwèrè, nítorí pé wọn kò mọ ọ̀nà Olúwa, àti ohun tí Ọlọ́run wọn ń fẹ́.
Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.
5 Nítorí náà, èmi yóò tọ àwọn adarí lọ, n ó sì bá wọn sọ̀rọ̀; ó dájú wí pé wọ́n mọ ọ̀nà Olúwa àti ohun tí Ọlọ́run wọn ń fẹ́.” Ṣùgbọ́n pẹ̀lú ìfìmọ̀ṣọ̀kan, wọ́n ti ba àjàgà jẹ́, wọ́n sì ti já ìdè.
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, [and] the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, [and] burst the bonds.
6 Nítorí náà, kìnnìún láti inú igbó yóò kọlù wọ́n, ìkookò aginjù yóò sì pa wọ́n run, ẹkùn yóò máa ṣe ibùba sí ẹ̀bá ìlú yín ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá jáde ni yóò fàya pẹ́rẹpẹ̀rẹ, nítorí àìgbọ́ràn yín pọ, ìpadàsẹ́yìn wọn sì pọ̀.
Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.
7 “Kí ni ṣe tí èmi ó ṣe dáríjì ọ́? Àwọn ọmọ rẹ ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀ àti pé wọ́n ti fi ọlọ́run tí kì í ṣe Ọlọ́run búra. Mo pèsè fún gbogbo àìní wọn, síbẹ̀ wọ́n tún ń ṣe panṣágà wọ́n sì kórajọ sí ilé àwọn alágbèrè.
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by [them that are] no gods: when I had fed them to the full, then they committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.
8 Wọ́n jẹ́ akọ ẹṣin tí a bọ́ yó, tí ó lágbára, wọ́n sì ń sọkún sí aya arákùnrin wọn.
They were [as] fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
9 Èmi kì yóò ha ṣe ìbẹ̀wò nítorí nǹkan wọ̀nyí?” ni Olúwa wí. “Èmi kì yóò wá gba ẹ̀san fúnra mi lára irú orílẹ̀-èdè bí èyí bí?
Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 “Lọ sí ọgbà àjàrà rẹ̀, kí ẹ sì pa wọ́n run, ẹ má ṣe pa wọ́n run pátápátá. Ya ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ kúrò, nítorí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí kì í ṣe ti Olúwa.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they [are] not the LORD'S.
11 Ilé Israẹli àti ilé Juda ti jẹ́ aláìṣòdodo sí mi,” ni Olúwa wí.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
12 Wọ́n ti pa irọ́ mọ́ Olúwa; wọ́n wí pé, “Òun kì yóò ṣe ohun kan! Ibi kan kì yóò sì tọ̀ wá wá; àwa kì yóò sì rí idà tàbí ìyàn.
They have belied the LORD, and said, [It is] not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13 Àwọn wòlíì wá dàbí afẹ́fẹ́, ọ̀rọ̀ kò sí nínú wọn. Nítorí náà, jẹ́ kí ohun tí wọ́n bá sọ ṣẹlẹ̀ sí wọn.”
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word [is] not in them: thus shall it be done to them.
14 Nítorí náà, báyìí ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Alágbára wí: “Nítorí tí àwọn ènìyàn ti sọ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí; Èmi yóò sọ ọ̀rọ̀ mi lẹ́nu wọn di iná, àti àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí di igi tí yóò jórun.
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, Behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Háà, ẹ̀yin ilé Israẹli,” ni Olúwa wí, “Èmi yóò mú kí orílẹ̀-èdè láti ọ̀nà jíjìn dìde sí i yín Orílẹ̀-èdè àtijọ́ àti alágbára nì àwọn ènìyàn tí ìwọ kò mọ èdè rẹ̀, tí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ kò sì yé ọ.
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it [is] a mighty nation, it [is] an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16 Apó-ọfà rẹ sì dàbí isà òkú tí a ṣí gbogbo wọn sì jẹ́ akọni ènìyàn.
Their quiver [is] as an open sepulcher, they [are] all mighty men.
17 Wọn yóò jẹ ìkórè rẹ àti oúnjẹ rẹ, àwọn ọmọ rẹ ọkùnrin àti obìnrin, wọn yóò sì jẹ agbo àti ẹran rẹ, wọn yóò jẹ àjàrà àti igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ rẹ. Pẹ̀lú idà ni wọn ó run ìlú tí ìwọ gbẹ́kẹ̀lé.
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, [which] thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees: they shall impoverish with the sword thy fortified cities, in which thou hast trusted.
18 “Ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì,” ni Olúwa wí, “Èmi kì yóò pa yín run pátápátá.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
19 Àti pé, nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn bá sì béèrè wí pé, ‘Kí ni ìdí rẹ̀ tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa fi ṣe gbogbo èyí sí wa?’ Ìwọ yóò sì sọ fún wọn wí pé, ‘Ẹ̀yin ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀, ẹ sì ń sin ọlọ́run àjèjì ní ilẹ̀ yín. Nísinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin yóò máa sin àjèjì ní ilẹ̀ tí kì í ṣe tiyín.’
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Why doeth the LORD our God all these [things] to us? then shalt thou answer them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land [that is] not yours.
20 “Kéde èyí fún ilé Jakọbu, kí ẹ sì polongo rẹ̀ ní Juda.
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
21 Gbọ́ èyí, ẹ̀yin aṣiwèrè àti aláìlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn, tí ó lójú ti kò fi ríran tí ó létí ti kò fi gbọ́rọ̀.
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:
22 Kò ha yẹ kí ẹ bẹ̀rù mi?” ni Olúwa wí. “Kò ha yẹ kí ẹ̀yin ó wárìrì níwájú mi bí? Mo fi yanrìn pààlà òkun, èyí tí kò le è rékọjá rẹ̀ láéláé. Ìjì lè jà, kò le è borí rẹ̀; wọ́n le è bú, wọn kò le è rékọjá rẹ̀.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though its waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
23 Ṣùgbọ́n, àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ní ọkàn líle àti ọkàn ọ̀tẹ̀, wọ́n ti yípadà, wọ́n sì ti lọ.
But this people have a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.
24 Wọn kò sọ fún ara wọn pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ ká a bẹ̀rù Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa, ẹni tí ó fún wa ní òjò àkọ́rọ̀ àti àrọ̀kúrò òjò ní ìgbà rẹ̀, tí ó fi wá lọ́kàn balẹ̀ nípa ìkórè ọ̀sẹ̀ déédé.’
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season: he reserveth to us the appointed weeks of harvest.
25 Àìṣedéédéé yín mú gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí kúrò, ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín sì mú kí a fi nǹkan rere dù yín.
Your iniquities have turned away these [things], and your sins have withheld good [things] from you.
26 “Láàrín ènìyàn mi ni ìkà ènìyàn wà tí ó wà ní ibùba bí ẹni tí ó ń dẹ ẹyẹ, àti bí àwọn tí ó ń dẹ pàkúté láti mú ènìyàn.
For among my people are found wicked [men]: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
27 Bí àgò tí ó kún fún ẹyẹ, ilé wọn sì kún fún ẹ̀tàn; wọ́n ti di ọlọ́lá àti alágbára,
As a cage is full of birds, so [are] their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, and have grown rich.
28 wọ́n sanra wọ́n sì ń dán. Ìwà búburú wọn kò sì lópin; wọn kò bẹ̀bẹ̀ fún ẹjọ́ àwọn aláìní baba láti borí rẹ̀. Wọn kò jà fún ẹ̀tọ́ àwọn tálákà.
They have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Èmi kì yóò ha fi ìyà jẹ wọ́n fún èyí bí?” ni Olúwa wí. “Èmi kì yóò wá gbẹ̀san ara mi lára orílẹ̀-èdè bí èyí bí?
Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 “Nǹkan ìbànújẹ́ àti ohun ìtara ti ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ilẹ̀ náà.
A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 Àwọn wòlíì ń sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ èké, àwọn àlùfáà sì ń ṣe àkóso pẹ̀lú àṣẹ ara wọn, àwọn ènìyàn mi sì ní ìfẹ́ sí èyí, kí ni ẹ̀yin yóò ṣe ní òpin?
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
