A Pen of Iron
1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
Dhambi ya Yuda imeandikwa kwa kalamu ya chuma, na kwa ncha ya almasi; imechorwa katika kibao cha moyo wao, na katika pembe za madhabahu zenu;
2 whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
na wakati huo watoto wao wazikumbuka madhabahu zao, na maashera yao, karibu na miti yenye majani mabichi juu ya milima mirefu.
3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
Ee mlima wangu wa uwandani, nitatoa mali zako na hazina zako zote ziwe nyara, na mahali pako palipoinuka, kwa sababu ya dhambi, katika mipaka yako yote.
4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
Nawe, naam, wewe nafsi yako, utaachana na urithi wako niliokupa; nami nitakulazimisha kuwatumikia adui zako katika nchi usiyoijua; maana umewasha moto katika hasira yangu, utakaowaka milele.
Trust in the Lord
5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Bwana asema hivi, Amelaaniwa mtu yule amtegemeaye mwanadamu, Amfanyaye mwanadamu kuwa kinga yake Na moyoni mwake amemwacha Bwana.
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Maana atakuwa kama fukara nyikani, Hataona yatakapotokea mema; Bali atakaa jangwani palipo ukame, Katika nchi ya chumvi isiyokaliwa na watu.
7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Amebarikiwa mtu yule anayemtegemea Bwana, Ambaye Bwana ni tumaini lake.
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Maana atakuwa kama mti uliopandwa kando ya maji, Uenezao mizizi yake karibu na mto; Hautaona hofu wakati wa hari ujapo, Bali jani lake litakuwa bichi; Wala hautahangaika mwaka wa uchache wa mvua, Wala hautaacha kuzaa matunda.
9 The heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Moyo huwa mdanganyifu kuliko vitu vyote, una ugonjwa wa kufisha; nani awezaye kuujua?
10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Mimi, Bwana, nauchunguza moyo, navijaribu viuno, hata kumpa kila mtu kiasi cha njia zake, kiasi cha matunda ya matendo yake.
11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs , and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Kama kware akusanyaye makinda asiyoyazaa, ndivyo alivyo mtu ajipatiaye mali, wala si kwa haki, katikati ya siku zake zitaachana naye, na mwisho wake atakuwa mpumbavu.
12 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Kiti cha enzi, cha utukufu, kilichowekwa juu tangu mwanzo, ndicho mahali patakatifu petu.
13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
Ee Bwana, tumaini la Israeli, wote wakuachao watatahayarika. Wao watakaojitenga nami wataandikwa katika mchanga, kwa sababu wamemwacha Bwana, kisima cha maji yaliyo hai.
14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Uniponye, Ee Bwana, nami nitaponyeka; uniokoe, nami nitaokoka; kwa maana wewe ndiwe uliye sifa zangu.
15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
Tazama, wao waniambia, Neno la Bwana liko wapi? Na lije, basi.
16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
Mimi hapa sikufanya haraka kuacha kuwa mchungaji nyuma yako; wala sikuitamani siku ya maradhi ya kufisha; wewe unajua; yaliyotoka midomoni mwangu yalikuwa mbele za uso wako.
17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
Usiwe sababu ya hofu kuu kwangu mimi; wewe ndiwe uliye kimbilio langu siku ya uovu.
18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Na waaibike watu wanaoniudhi, lakini nisiaibike mimi; na waone hofu kuu, lakini mimi nisione hofu kuu; ulete juu yao siku ya uovu; uwaangamize maangamizo maradufu.
Keep the Sabbath
19 Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
Bwana akaniambia hivi, Enenda ukasimame katika lango la wana wa watu hawa, waingiapo wafalme wa Yuda, na watokeapo, na katika malango yote ya Yerusalemu,
20 and say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
ukawaambie, Lisikieni neno la Bwana, enyi wafalme wa Yuda, na Yuda wote, nanyi wenyeji wote wa Yerusalemu, ninyi mwingiao kwa malango haya;
21 thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
Bwana asema hivi, Jihadharini nafsi zenu, msichukue mzigo wo wote siku ya sabato, wala msiulete ndani kwa malango ya Yerusalemu;
22 neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
wala msitoe mzigo katika nyumba zenu siku ya sabato, wala msifanye kazi yo yote; bali itakaseni siku ya sabato, kama nilivyowaamuru baba zenu;
23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
lakini hawakusikiliza, wala hawakutega masikio yao, bali walifanya shingo zao kuwa ngumu, ili wasisikilize wala wasipokee mafundisho.
24 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
Na itakuwa, kama mkinisikiliza mimi kwa bidii, asema Bwana, msiingize mzigo wo wote kwa malango ya mji huu siku ya sabato, bali mkiitakasa siku ya sabato, bila kufanya kazi yo yote siku hiyo;
25 then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
ndipo watakapoingia wafalme na wakuu kwa malango ya mji huu; wataketi katika kiti cha enzi cha Daudi, na kupanda magari na farasi, wao, na wakuu wao, watu wa Yuda, na wenyeji wa Yerusalemu; na mji huu utakaa hata milele.
26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD.
Nao watatoka miji ya Yuda, na mahali palipo pande zote za Yerusalemu, na nchi ya Benyamini, na Shefela, na milima, na upande wa Negebu, wakileta sadaka za kuteketezwa, na dhabihu, na sadaka za unga, na ubani, wakileta pia sadaka za shukurani, nyumbani kwa BWANA.
27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Lakini kama hamtaki kunisikiliza, kuitakasa siku ya sabato, kutokuchukua mzigo na kuingia kwa malango ya Yerusalemu siku ya sabato; basi, nitawasha moto malangoni mwake, nao utaziteketeza nyumba za enzi za Yerusalemu, wala hautazimika.
