1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
Na Shefatia, mwana wa Matani, na Gedalia, mwana wa Pashuri, na Yukali, mwana wa Shelemia, na Pashuri, mwana wa Malkiya, wakayasikia maneno ambayo Yeremia aliwaambia watu wote, kusema,
2 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
Bwana asema hivi, Akaaye ndani ya mji huu atakufa kwa upanga, na kwa njaa, na kwa tauni; bali yeye atokaye kwenda kwa Wakaldayo ataishi, naye atapewa maisha yake yawe kama nyara, naye ataishi.
3 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
Bwana asema hivi, Bila shaka mji huu utatiwa katika mikono ya jeshi la mfalme wa Babeli, naye atautwaa.
Condemned to Death
4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Ndipo wakuu wakamwambia mfalme, Twakuomba, mtu huyu auawe, kwa kuwa aidhoofisha mikono ya watu wa vita, waliobaki katika mji huu, na mikono ya watu wote, kwa kuwaambia maneno kama hayo; maana mtu huyu hawatafutii watu hawa heri, bali shari.
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
Naye mfalme Sedekia akasema, Tazama, yu mikononi mwenu; maana mfalme siye awezaye kufanya neno lo lote kinyume chenu.
6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Basi wakamtwaa Yeremia, wakamtupa katika shimo la Malkiya, mwana wa mfalme, lililo katika uwanda wa walinzi; wakamshusha kwa kamba. Na mle shimoni hamkuwa na maji, ila matope tu; naye Yeremia akazama katika matope hayo.
Rescued by an Ethiopian
7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Basi, Ebedmeleki, Mkushi, towashi, aliyekuwa katika nyumba ya mfalme, aliposikia kama wamemtia Yeremia shimoni; na wakati huo mfalme alikuwa amekaa katika lango la Benyamini;
8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
Ebedmeleki akatoka nyumbani mwa mfalme, akamwambia mfalme, akisema,
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Ee bwana wangu, mfalme, watu hawa wametenda mabaya katika mambo yote waliyomtenda Yeremia, nabii, ambaye wamemtupa shimoni; naye hakosi atakufa pale alipo, kwa sababu ya njaa; kwa kuwa hapana mkate kabisa katika mji.
10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Ndipo mfalme akamwamuru Ebedmeleki, Mkushi, akisema, Chukua pamoja nawe watu thelathini toka hapa, ukamtoe Yeremia shimoni, kabla hajafa.
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Basi Ebedmeleki akawachukua watu hao pamoja naye, akaingia ndani ya nyumba ya mfalme chini ya ghala, akatoa mle nguo zilizotupwa, na vitambaa vikuukuu, akamtelemshia Yeremia shimoni kwa kamba.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Naye Ebedmeleki, Mkushi, akamwambia Yeremia, Tia nguo hizi zilizotupwa, na vitambaa hivi vikuukuu, chini ya kamba kwapani. Naye Yeremia akafanya hivyo.
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Basi wakamwinua Yeremia kwa kamba hizo, wakamtoa shimoni; naye Yeremia akakaa katika uwanda wa walinzi.
A Secret Interview
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Kisha mfalme Sedekia akatuma watu, akamleta nabii Yeremia kwake, ndani ya maingilio ya tatu ya nyumba ya Bwana; mfalme akamwambia Yeremia, Nataka kukuuliza neno, nawe usinifiche neno lo lote.
15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
Basi Yeremia akamwambia Sedekia, Kama nikikufunulia neno hilo, je! Hutaniua wewe? Tena, mimi nikikupa shauri wewe hutanisikiliza.
16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Basi Sedekia mfalme akamwapia Yeremia kwa siri, akisema, Kama Bwana aishivyo, yeye aliyetufanyia roho zetu, sitakuua, wala sitakutia katika mikono ya watu hao wanaokutafuta wakuue.
17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:
Ndipo Yeremia akamwambia Sedekia, Bwana, Mungu wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Kama ukitoka kwenda kwa wakuu wa mfalme wa Babeli, basi nafsi yako utaishi, wala mji huu hautateketezwa; nawe utaishi na nyumba yako;
18 but if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
bali ukikataa kutoka kwenda kwa wakuu wa mfalme wa Babeli, basi, mji huu utatiwa katika mikono ya Wakaldayo nao watauteketeza, hata na wewe hutajiepusha na mikono yao.
19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
Mfalme Sedekia akamwambia Yeremia, Nawaogopa Wayahudi waliowakimbilia Wakaldayo, wasije wakanitia katika mikono yao, nao wakanidhihaki.
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee . Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Lakini Yeremia akasema, La! Hawatakutoa. Nakusihi, uitii sauti ya Bwana katika hayo ninayokuambia; ndivyo itakavyokufaa, na nafsi yako utaishi.
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me:
Lakini kama ukikataa kutoka, hili ndilo neno ambalo Bwana amenionyesha;
22 and, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Tazama, wanawake wote, walioachwa ndani ya nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, watatolewa na kuchukuliwa kwa wakuu wa mfalme wa Babeli, na wanawake hao watasema, Rafiki zako walio karibu wamekudanganya, nao wamekushinda; na kwa kuwa miguu yako imezama matopeni sasa, wamegeuka na kurudi nyuma.
23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
Na watawatoa wake zako, na watoto wako wote, na kuwachukua kwa Wakaldayo; wala wewe hutapona na mikono yao, bali utakamatwa kwa mkono wa mfalme wa Babeli, nawe utakuwa sababu ya kuteketezwa mji huu.
24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Ndipo Sedekia akamwambia Yeremia, Mtu ye yote asipate habari ya maneno haya, nawe hutakufa.
25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee:
Lakini kama wakuu wakisikia ya kuwa nimenena nawe, nao wakija kwako, na kukuambia, Tufunulie sasa uliyomwambia mfalme; usimfiche, nasi hatutakuua; na pia uliyoambiwa na mfalme;
26 then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
basi, utawaambia, Nalimwomba mfalme asinirudishe nyumbani kwa Yonathani, nisije nikafa humo.
27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
Ndipo wakuu wakamwendea Yeremia, wakamwuliza; naye akawaambia sawasawa na maneno aliyoamriwa na mfalme. Basi wakaacha kunena naye; maana neno lile halikujulikana.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
Basi Yeremia akakaa katika uwanda wa walinzi hata siku ile Yerusalemu ulipotwaliwa.
