Stays with the Remnant
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
Neno hili ndilo lililomjia Yeremia, kutoka kwa Bwana, baada ya wakati ule Nebuzaradani, amiri wa askari walinzi, alipomwacha aende zake toka Rama, baada ya kumchukua hali ya kufungwa minyororo, pamoja na wafungwa wote wa Yerusalemu na Yuda, waliochukuliwa hali ya kufungwa mpaka Babeli.
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.
Naye amiri wa askari walinzi akamtwaa Yeremia, akamwambia, Bwana, Mungu wako, alitamka mabaya haya juu ya mahali hapa;
3 Now the LORD hath brought it , and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
naye Bwana ameyaleta, na kufanya kama alivyosema; kwa sababu mmemwasi Bwana, wala hamkuitii sauti yake; ndiyo maana neno hili limewajia ninyi.
4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
Na sasa, tazama, nakufungulia leo minyororo hii iliyo mikononi mwako. Kama ukiona ni vema kwenda Babeli pamoja nami, haya! Njoo, nami nitakutunza sana; lakini kama ukiona ni vibaya kwenda Babeli pamoja nami, basi, acha; tazama, nchi yote i mbele yako; palipo pema machoni pako na pa kukufaa, enenda huko.
5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said , Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Alipokuwa bado hajaenda, akasema, Rudi sasa kwa Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, mwana wa Shafani, ambaye mfalme wa Babeli amemweka kuwa liwali juu ya miji ya Yuda, ukakae pamoja naye kati ya watu; au enenda po pote utakapoona mwenyewe kuwa pakufaa. Basi, amiri wa askari walinzi akampa vyakula na zawadi, akamwacha aende zake.
6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Basi, Yeremia akaenda kwa Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, huko Mizpa, akakaa pamoja naye kati ya watu wale waliosalia katika nchi.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Kisha, wakuu wote wa majeshi waliokuwa katika bara, wao na watu wao, waliposikia kwamba mfalme wa Babeli amemweka Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, kuwa liwali juu ya nchi, na kwamba amemkabidhi wanaume na wanawake na watoto, na baadhi ya maskini wa nchi wasiochukuliwa mateka Babeli;
8 then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
ndipo wakamwendea Gedalia huko Mizpa; nao ni hawa, Ishmaeli, mwana wa Nethania, na Yohana na Yonathani, wana wa Karea, na Seraya, mwana wa Tanhumethi, na wana wa Efai, Mnetofa, na Yezania, mwana wa Mmaaka, wao na watu wao.
9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Na Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, mwana wa Shafani, akawaapia wao na watu wao, akisema, Msiogope kuwatumikia Wakaldayo; kaeni katika nchi, mkamtumikie mfalme wa Babeli; nayo itawafaa.
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
Na mimi, tazama, nitakaa Mizpa, ili nisimame mbele ya Wakaldayo watakaotujilia; lakini ninyi chumeni divai, na matunda ya wakati wa jua, na mafuta, mkaviweke vitu hivyo katika vyombo vyenu, mkakae katika miji yenu mliyoitwaa.
11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
Kadhalika waliposikia Wayahudi wote, waliokuwa katika Moabu, na kati ya wana wa Amoni, na hao waliokuwa katika Edomu, na hao waliokuwa katika nchi zote, ya kuwa mfalme wa Babeli amewaachia Yuda mabaki, na ya kuwa amemweka Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, mwana wa Shafani, juu yao;
12 even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
basi, Wayahudi wote wakarudi kutoka kila mahali walikofukuzwa wakaenda mpaka nchi ya Yuda, wakamwendea Gedalia huko Mizpa, wakakusanya divai, na matunda ya wakati wa jua mengi sana.
Murder of the Governor
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
Tena Yohana, mwana wa Karea, na wakuu wote wa majeshi ya barani, wakamwendea Gedalia huko Mizpa,
14 and said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
wakamwambia, Je! Una habari wewe ya kuwa Baalisi, mfalme wa wana wa Amoni, amemtuma Ishmaeli mwana wa Nethania, akuue? Lakini Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, hakusadiki neno hili.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
Basi, Yohana, mwana wa Karea, akamwambia Gedalia huko Mizpa kwa siri, akisema, Niache niende nikampige Ishmaeli, mwana wa Nethania, wala hapana mtu atakayejua jambo hili; kwani akuue wewe, hata wakatawanyike Wayahudi waliokukusanyikia, na mabaki ya Yuda wakaangamie?
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Lakini Gedalia, mwana wa Ahikamu, akamwambia Yohana, mwana wa Karea, Usilitende jambo hili, maana unamsingizia Ishmaeli.
