Jeremiah Buys a Field

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, katika mwaka wa kumi wa Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, nao ulikuwa mwaka wa kumi na nane wa Nebukadreza.

2 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
Basi, wakati huo jeshi la mfalme wa Babeli liliuzunguka Yerusalemu; na Yeremia, nabii, alikuwa amefungwa ndani ya uwanda wa walinzi, uliokuwa katika nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda.

3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Kwa maana Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, alikuwa amemfunga, akisema, Kwa nini unatabiri, na kusema, Bwana asema hivi, Angalia, nitatia mji huu katika mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, naye atautwaa;

4 and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;
tena, Sedekia, mfalme wa Yuda, hatapona kutoka katika mikono ya Wakaldayo, lakini hakika yake atatiwa katika mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, atanena naye mdomo kwa mdomo, na macho yake yatatazama macho yake;

5 and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
naye atamchukua Sedekia mpaka Babeli, naye atakuwako huko hata nitakapomjilia, asema Bwana; mjapopigana na Wakaldayo hamtafanikiwa.

6 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Yeremia akasema, Neno la Bwana limenijia, kusema,

7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it .
Tazama, Hanameli, mwana wa Shalumu, mjomba wako, atakujia, akisema, Jinunulie shamba langu lililoko Anathothi; maana haki ya ukombozi ni yako, ulinunue.

8 So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
Basi Hanameli, mwana wa mjomba wangu, akanijia ndani ya uwanda wa walinzi, sawasawa na lile neno la Bwana, akaniambia, Tafadhali, ulinunue shamba langu lililoko Anathothi, katika nchi ya Benyamini; maana haki ya urithi ni yako, na haki ya ukombozi ni yako; ujinunulie. Ndipo nikajua kama neno hili ni neno la Bwana.

9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Basi nikalinunua shamba lile lililoko Anathothi kwa Hanameli, mwana wa mjomba wangu, nikampimia fedha yake, shekeli kumi na saba za fedha.

10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it , and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Nami nikaitia sahihi ile hati, na kuipiga muhuri, nikawaita mashahidi, nikampimia ile fedha katika mizani.

11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
Nikaitwaa ile hati ya kununua, ile iliyopigwa muhuri kama ilivyo sheria na ada, na ile nayo iliyokuwa wazi;

12 and I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son , and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
na ile hati ya kununua nikampa Baruku, mwana wa Neria, mwana wa Maaseya, mbele ya uso wa Hanameli, mwana wa mjomba wangu, na mbele ya mashahidi wale walioitia sahihi hati ya kununua, mbele ya Wayahudi wote walioketi katika uwanda wa walinzi.

13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Nami nikamwagiza Baruku mbele yao, nikisema,

14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.
Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Twaa hati hizi, hati hii ya kununua, hati hii iliyopigwa muhuri, na hii iliyo wazi pia, ukazitie katika chombo cha udongo, zipate kukaa siku nyingi.

15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
Maana Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Nyumba na mashamba na mashamba ya mizabibu yatanunuliwa tena katika nchi hii.

16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Hata nikiisha kumpa Baruku, mwana wa Neria, hati ile ya kununua, nalimwomba Bwana, nikisema,

17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Aa! Bwana MUNGU, tazama, wewe umeziumba mbingu na nchi, kwa uweza wako mkuu na kwa mkono wako ulionyoshwa; hapana neno lililo gumu usiloliweza;

18 thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
wewe uwarehemuye watu elfu nyingi, uwalipaye baba za watu uovu wao vifuani mwa watoto wao baada yao; Mungu aliye mkuu, aliye hodari, Bwana wa majeshi ndilo jina lake;

19 great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
mkuu wa mashauri, mweza katika kutenda; ambaye macho yake yamefumbuka juu ya njia zote za wanadamu, kumpa kila mtu kwa kadiri ya njia zake, na kwa kadiri ya matunda ya matendo yake,

20 which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
wewe uliyeweka ishara na ajabu katika nchi ya Misri hata siku hii ya leo, katika Israeli na kati ya watu wengine; na kujifanyia jina kama ilivyo leo;

21 and hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
ukawatoa watu wako, Israeli, katika nchi ya Misri, kwa ishara, na kwa ajabu, na kwa mkono hodari, na kwa mkono ulionyoshwa, na kwa utisho mkuu;

22 and hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
ukawapa nchi hii, uliyowaapia baba zao kwamba utawapa, nchi iliyojaa maziwa na asali;

23 and they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
nao wakaingia, wakaimiliki; lakini hawakuitii sauti yako, wala hawakuenda katika sheria yako; hawakutenda neno lo lote katika haya uliyowaagiza wayatende; basi, kwa sababu hii umeleta juu yao mabaya haya yote;

24 behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it .
angalia maboma haya; wameujia mji huu ili kuutwaa; na mji huu umetiwa katika mikono ya Wakaldayo wanaopigana nao, kwa sababu ya upanga, na njaa, na tauni; na hayo uliyosema yamekuwa; na, tazama, wewe unayaona.

25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Nawe, Ee Bwana MUNGU, umeniambia, Jinunulie shamba lile kwa fedha, ukawaite mashahidi; iwapo mji huu umetiwa katika mikono ya Wakaldayo; je! Itakuwaje?

26 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Ndipo neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia, kusema,

27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
Tazama, mimi ni Bwana, Mungu wa wote wenye mwili; je! Kuna neno gumu lo lote nisiloliweza?

28 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
Basi, Bwana asema hivi, Tazama, nitautia mji huu katika mikono ya Wakaldayo, na katika mikono ya Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, naye atautwaa;

29 and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.
na Wakaldayo, wanaopigana na mji huu, watakuja, na kuutia moto mji huu, na kuuteketeza, pamoja na nyumba zake, ambazo juu ya dari zake wamemfukizia Baali uvumba, na kuwamiminia miungu mingine vinywaji, ili kunikasirisha.

30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.
Maana wana wa Israeli, na wana wa Yuda, wametenda yaliyo mabaya tu mbele za uso wangu, tangu ujana wao; maana wana wa Israeli wamenichokoza tu kwa matendo ya mikono yao, asema Bwana.

31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
Kwa kuwa mji huu umekuwa sababu ya kunitia hasira, na sababu ya ghadhabu yangu, tangu siku ile walipoujenga hata siku hii ya leo; ili niuondoe usiwe mbele za uso wangu;

32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
kwa sababu ya mabaya yote ya wana wa Israeli, na ya wana wa Yuda, waliyoyatenda ili kunitia hasira, wao, na wafalme wao, na wakuu wao, na makuhani wao, na manabii wao, na watu wa Yuda, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu.

33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them , yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.
Tena wamenigeuzia visogo vyao, wala si nyuso zao; ingawa naliwafundisha, niliondoka mapema na kuwafundisha, lakini hawakusikiliza ili wapate mafundisho.

34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
Bali waliweka machukizo yao ndani ya nyumba iliyoitwa kwa jina langu, ili kuinajisi.

35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.
Tena walijenga mahali palipoinuka kwa Baali, palipo katika bonde la mwana wa Hinomu, ili kuwapitisha wana wao na binti zao katika moto kwa ajili ya Moleki, jambo nisilowaagiza; wala halikuingia moyoni mwangu kwamba walitende chukizo hilo; wapate kumkosesha Yuda.

36 And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;
Basi sasa, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, katika habari za mji huu, ambao ninyi mnasema juu yake maneno haya, Umetiwa katika mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, kwa upanga, na kwa njaa, na kwa tauni;

37 behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
Tazama, nitawakusanya, na kuwatoa katika nchi zote nilikowafukuza, katika hasira yangu, na uchungu wangu, na ghadhabu yangu nyingi; nami nitawaleta tena hata mahali hapa, nami nitawakalisha salama salimini;

38 and they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
nao watakuwa watu wangu, nami nitakuwa Mungu wao;

39 and I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
nami nitawapa moyo mmoja na njia moja, wapate kunicha sikuzote; kwa mema yao, na ya watoto wao baada yao;

40 and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
nami nitafanya agano la milele pamoja nao, kwamba sitageuka wala kuwaacha, ili niwatendee mema; nami nitatia kicho changu mioyoni mwao, ili wasiniache.

41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Naam, nitafurahi juu yao niwatendee mema, nami nitawapanda katika nchi hii kweli kweli, kwa moyo wangu wote, na kwa roho yangu yote.

42 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Maana Bwana asema hivi, Kama nilivyoleta mabaya makuu haya yote juu ya watu hawa, vivyo hivyo nitaleta juu yao mema hayo yote niliyowaahidia.

43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Na mashamba yatanunuliwa katika nchi hii, mnayoitaja, mkisema, Ni ukiwa, haina mwanadamu wala mnyama; imetiwa katika mikono ya Wakaldayo.

44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them , and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
Watu watanunua mashamba kwa fedha, watazitia sahihi hati zake, na kuzipiga muhuri, na kuwaita mashahidi, katika nchi ya Benyamini, na katika mahali palipo pande zote za Yerusalemu, na katika miji ya Yuda, na katika miji ya nchi yenye vilima, na katika miji ya nchi tambarare, na katika miji ya Negebu; kwa maana nitawarudisha wafungwa wao, asema Bwana.

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