Jeremiah's Counsel
1 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,
Ndipo maakida wote wa majeshi, na Yohana, mwana wa Karea, na Yezania, mwana wa Hoshaya, na watu wote tangu wadogo hata wakubwa, wakakaribia,
2 and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
wakamwambia Yeremia, nabii, Twakusihi, maombi yetu yakubaliwe mbele yako, ukatuombee kwa Bwana, Mungu wako, yaani, watu hawa wote waliosalia; maana tumesalia wachache tu katika watu wengi, kama macho yako yatuonavyo;
3 that the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.
ili kwamba Bwana, Mungu wako, atuonyeshe njia ambayo yatupasa tuiendee, na jambo litupasalo tulitende.
4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you ; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
Ndipo Yeremia, nabii, akawaambia, Nimewasikia; tazama, nitamwomba Bwana, Mungu wenu, sawasawa na maneno yenu; tena itakuwa, neno lo lote ambalo Bwana atawajibu, nitawaambia; sitawazuilia neno liwalo lote.
5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
Wakamwambia Yeremia, Bwana na awe shahidi wa kweli na uaminifu kati yetu; ikiwa hatufanyi sawasawa na neno lile, ambalo Bwana, Mungu wako, atakutuma utuletee.
6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
Likiwa jema, au likiwa baya, sisi tutaitii sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wetu, ambaye tunakutuma kwake; ipate kuwa faida yetu, tunapoitii sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wetu.
7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Ikawa, baada ya siku kumi, neno la Bwana likamjia Yeremia.
8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
Ndipo akamwita Yohana, mwana wa Karea, na maakida wote wa majeshi waliokuwa pamoja naye, na watu wote tangu wadogo hata wakubwa,
9 and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;
akawaambia, Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, ambaye mlinituma kwake, ili niyaweke maombi yenu mbele yake, asema hivi;
10 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Ikiwa mtakaa bado katika nchi hii, ndipo nitawajenga, wala sitawabomoa, nami nitawapanda, wala sitawang'oa; kwa maana nayajutia mabaya niliyowatenda.
11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
Msimwogope mfalme wa Babeli, mnayemwogopa; msimwogope, asema Bwana; maana mimi ni pamoja nanyi, niwaokoe, na kuwaponya na mkono wake.
12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
Nami nitawapa rehema, kwamba awarehemu ninyi, na kuwarudisha mkae katika nchi yenu wenyewe.
13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,
Lakini mkisema, Hatutaki kukaa katika nchi hii; msiitii sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wenu;
14 saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
mkisema, La! Lakini tutakwenda nchi ya Misri, ambayo hatutaona vita, wala kuisikia sauti ya tarumbeta, wala kuona njaa kwa kukosa chakula; nasi tutakaa huko;
15 and now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
basi, lisikieni neno la Bwana, enyi mabaki ya Yuda; Bwana wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Ikiwa mwakaza nyuso zenu kuingia Misri, na kwenda kukaa huko;
16 then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt, and there ye shall die.
basi, itakuwa, upanga mnaouogopa utawapata huko, katika nchi ya Misri, nayo njaa mnayoiogopa itawafuatia mbio huko Misri, nanyi mtakufa huko.
17 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
Haya ndiyo yatakayowapata watu wote waelekezao nyuso zao kwenda Misri, na kukaa huko; watakufa kwa upanga, na kwa njaa, na kwa tauni; hapana mtu awaye yote miongoni mwao atakayesalia, au kuokoka katika mabaya nitakayoyaleta juu yao.
18 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
Maana Bwana wa majeshi Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi, Kama hasira yangu, na ghadhabu yangu, ilivyomwagwa juu ya hao wakaao Yerusalemu, ndivyo ghadhabu yangu itakavyomwagwa juu yenu, mtakapoingia Misri; nanyi mtakuwa apizo, na ajabu, na laana, na aibu; wala hamtapaona mahali hapa tena.
19 The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
Bwana asema katika habari zenu, enyi mabaki ya Yuda, Msiingie Misri; jueni sana ya kuwa nimewashuhudia hivi leo.
20 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it .
Maana mmetenda kwa hila juu ya nafsi zenu wenyewe; kwa kuwa mmenituma kwa Bwana, Mungu wenu, mkisema, Utuombee kwa Bwana, Mungu wetu, ukatufunulie sawasawa na yote atakayoyanena Bwana, Mungu wetu, nasi tutayatenda;
21 And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.
nami nimewafunulia haya leo; lakini ninyi hamkuitii sauti ya Bwana, Mungu wenu, katika neno lo lote ambalo amenituma kwenu.
22 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.
Basi, sasa jueni sana ya kuwa mtakufa kwa upanga, na kwa njaa, na kwa tauni, katika mahali pale mnapopatamani kwenda na kukaa.
