A Great Drought
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
Neno la Bwana lililomjia Yeremia, katika habari ya ukosefu wa mvua.
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Yuda huomboleza, Na malango yake yamelegea; Wameketi chini wamevaa kaniki; Na kilio cha Yerusalemu kimepaa juu.
3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
Na wakuu wao huwatuma watoto wao kwenye maji; Nao hufika visimani wasione maji; Hurudi, na vyombo vyao ni vitupu; Wametahayarika na kufadhaika, Na kuvifunika vichwa vyao.
4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Kwa sababu ya nchi iliyopasuka, Kwa kuwa mvua haikunyesha katika nchi, Wenye kulima wametahayarika, Na kuvifunika vichwa vyao.
5 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it , because there was no grass.
Naam, kulungu naye uwandani amezaa, Akamwacha mwanawe kwa kuwa hapana majani.
6 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
Na punda-mwitu husimama juu ya vilele vya milima, Hutwetea pumzi kama mbwa-mwitu; Macho yao hayaoni sawasawa, Kwa kuwa hapana majani.
7 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Ijapokuwa maovu yetu yanatushuhudia, lakini utende wewe kwa ajili ya jina lako, Ee Bwana, maana kurudi nyuma kwetu ni kwingi; tumekutenda dhambi.
8 O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Wewe uliye tumaini la Israeli, wewe uliye Mwokozi wake wakati wa taabu, kwa nini wewe umekuwa kama mtu akaaye katika nchi, hali ya mgeni, na kama mtu mwenye kusafiri, ageukaye upande ili kukaa usiku mmoja tu?
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
Kwa nini wewe umekuwa kama mtu aliyesituka, kama shujaa asiyeweza kuokoa? Lakini wewe, Bwana, u katikati yetu, nasi tunaitwa kwa jina lako; usituache.
10 Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Bwana awaambia watu hawa hivi, Hivyo ndivyo walivyopenda kutanga-tanga; hawakuizuia miguu yao; basi, Bwana hawakubali; sasa ataukumbuka uovu wao, atawapatiliza dhambi zao.
11 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Naye Bwana akaniambia, Usiwaombee watu hawa wapate heri.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Wafungapo, mimi sitasikia kilio chao; na watoapo sadaka za kuteketezwa na sadaka ya unga, sitazitakabali; bali nitawaangamiza kwa upanga, na kwa njaa, na kwa tauni.
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Ndipo nikasema, Aa, Bwana, MUNGU! Tazama, manabii huwaambia, Hamtauona upanga, wala hamtakuwa na njaa; bali nitawapa amani iliyo thabiti mahali hapa.
14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Ndipo Bwana akaniambia, Hao manabii wanatabiri uongo kwa jina langu mimi; mimi sikuwatuma, wala sikuwaamuru, wala sikusema nao; wanawapeni unabii wa maono ya uongo, na uaguzi, na neno la ubatili, na hadaa ya mioyo yao.
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
Basi, kwa hiyo Bwana asema hivi, Kwa habari za manabii wanaotabiri kwa jina langu, wala mimi sikuwatuma, lakini husema, Upanga na njaa havitaingia katika nchi hii; Kwa upanga na njaa manabii hao wataangamizwa.
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Na watu hao, waliopewa unabii na wao, watatupwa nje katika njia kuu za Yerusalemu kwa sababu ya upanga na njaa; wala hawatakuwa na mtu wa kuwazika, wao na wake zao, na wana wao, na binti zao; maana nitamwaga uovu wao wenyewe juu yao.
17 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
Nawe utawaambia neno hili, Macho yangu na yatiririke machozi, usiku na mchana, wala yasikome; kwa maana bikira, binti ya watu wangu, amevunjika mavunjiko makuu, kwa jeraha isiyoponyeka.
18 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
Nikitoka kwenda shambani, tazama, wako huko waliouawa kwa upanga! Na nikiingia mjini, tazama, wamo humo wanaougua kwa sababu ya njaa! Maana nabii na kuhani, wote wawili, huenda huko na huko katika nchi, wala hawana maarifa.
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
Je! Umemkataa Yuda kabisa? Roho yako imeichukia Sayuni? Mbona umetupiga, tusiwe na dawa ya kutuponya? Tulitazamia amani, lakini hayakuja mema yo yote, tulitazamia wakati wa kupona, na tazama, kufadhaika tu!
20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
Ee Bwana, tunakiri uovu wetu, na ubaya wa baba zetu; maana tumekutenda dhambi.
21 Do not abhor us , for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Usituchukie, kwa ajili ya jina lako; usikifedheheshe kiti cha enzi cha utukufu wako, kumbuka, usilivunje agano ulilofanya nasi.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? Art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things .
Je! Katika vitu vya ubatili vya mataifa, kiko kitu kiwezacho kuleta mvua? Je! Mbingu zaweza kutoa manyunyu? Je! Si wewe, Ee Bwana, Mungu wetu? Kwa sababu hiyo tutakungoja; kwa kuwa wewe umevifanya vitu hivi vyote.
