Doom of Babylon
1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Haya, shuka, keti mavumbini, Ewe bikira, binti Babeli; Keti chini pasipo kiti cha enzi, Ewe binti wa Wakaldayo; Maana hutaitwa tena mwororo, mpenda anasa.
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Twaa mawe ya kusagia, usage unga; Vua utaji wako, ondoa mavazi yako, Funua mguu wako, pita katika mito ya maji.
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Uchi wako utafunuliwa, Naam, aibu yako itaonekana. Nitalipa kisasi; simkubali mtu ye yote.
4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Mkombozi wetu, Bwana wa majeshi ndilo jina lake, Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Kaa kimya, ingia gizani, Ee binti wa Wakaldayo; Maana hutaitwa tena Malkia wa falme.
6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Nalikuwa nimekasirika na watu wangu, naliutia unajisi urithi wangu, nikawatia mkononi mwako; wewe hukuwatendea rehema; uliwatia wazee nira yako, nayo nzito sana.
7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
Ukasema, Mimi nitakuwa bibi milele; hata hukuyatia hayo moyoni mwako, wala hukukumbuka mwisho wa mambo hayo.
8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am , and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Sasa, basi, sikia haya, wewe upendaye anasa, ukaaye na kujiona salama, wewe usemaye moyoni mwako, Mimi ndiye, wala hapana mwingine zaidi yangu mimi; sitaketi mfano wa mjane, wala sitajua kufiwa na watoto;
9 but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
lakini mambo haya mawili yatakupata katika dakika moja siku moja, kufiwa na watoto, na ujane; yatakupata kiasi kitimilifu, uchawi wako ujapokuwa mwingi, na uganga wako mwingi mno.
10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am , and none else beside me.
Maana umeutumainia ubaya wako; umesema, Hapana anionaye; hekima yako, na maarifa yako yamekupotosha, nawe umesema moyoni mwako, Mimi ndiye, wala hapana mwingine zaidi yangu mimi.
11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
Kwa sababu hiyo ubaya utakupata; wala hutajua kutopoa kwake; na msiba utakuangukia; hutaweza kuuondoa; na ukiwa utakupata kwa ghafula, usioujua.
12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Simama sasa na uganga wako, na wingi wa uchawi wako, uliojitaabisha nao tangu ujana wako; labda utaweza kupata faida, labda utaweza kushinda.
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Umechoka kwa wingi wa mashauri yako; basi, na wasimame hao wajuao falaki, wazitazamao nyota, watabirio kila mwezi mambo ya mwezi huo, wakakuokoe na mambo yatakayokupata.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
Tazama, watakuwa kama mabua makavu; moto utawateketeza; hawatajiokoa na nguvu za mwali wa moto; hautakuwa kaa la kukota moto, wala moto wa kukaa karibu nao.
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
Ndivyo yatakavyokuwa mambo hayo uliyojitaabisha nayo; wale waliofanya biashara nawe tangu ujana wako watatanga-tanga mbali nawe, kila mtu akienda zake; hapatakuwa na mtu wa kukuokoa.
