Jeremiah 5
1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
“Lọ sókè àti sódò àwọn òpópó Jerusalẹmu, wò yíká, kí o sì mọ̀, kí o sì wá kiri. Bí o bá le è rí ẹnìkan, tí ó jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ àti olódodo, n ó dáríjì ìlú yìí.
2 Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”
Bí wọ́n tilẹ̀ wí pé, ‘Bí Olúwa ti ń bẹ,’ síbẹ̀ wọ́n búra èké.”
3 O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
Olúwa, ojú rẹ kò ha wà lára òtítọ́? Ìwọ lù wọ́n, kò dùn wọ́n; ìwọ bá wọn wí, wọ́n kọ̀ láti yípadà. Wọ́n mú ojú wọn le ju òkúta lọ, wọ́n sì kọ̀ láti yípadà.
4 Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
Èmi sì rò pé, “Tálákà ni àwọn yìí; wọn jẹ́ aṣiwèrè, nítorí pé wọn kò mọ ọ̀nà Olúwa, àti ohun tí Ọlọ́run wọn ń fẹ́.
5 I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
Nítorí náà, èmi yóò tọ àwọn adarí lọ, n ó sì bá wọn sọ̀rọ̀; ó dájú wí pé wọ́n mọ ọ̀nà Olúwa àti ohun tí Ọlọ́run wọn ń fẹ́.” Ṣùgbọ́n pẹ̀lú ìfìmọ̀ṣọ̀kan, wọ́n ti ba àjàgà jẹ́, wọ́n sì ti já ìdè.
6 Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
Nítorí náà, kìnnìún láti inú igbó yóò kọlù wọ́n, ìkookò aginjù yóò sì pa wọ́n run, ẹkùn yóò máa ṣe ibùba sí ẹ̀bá ìlú yín ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá jáde ni yóò fàya pẹ́rẹpẹ̀rẹ, nítorí àìgbọ́ràn yín pọ, ìpadàsẹ́yìn wọn sì pọ̀.
7 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
“Kí ni ṣe tí èmi ó ṣe dáríjì ọ́? Àwọn ọmọ rẹ ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀ àti pé wọ́n ti fi ọlọ́run tí kì í ṣe Ọlọ́run búra. Mo pèsè fún gbogbo àìní wọn, síbẹ̀ wọ́n tún ń ṣe panṣágà wọ́n sì kórajọ sí ilé àwọn alágbèrè.
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
Wọ́n jẹ́ akọ ẹṣin tí a bọ́ yó, tí ó lágbára, wọ́n sì ń sọkún sí aya arákùnrin wọn.
9 Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Èmi kì yóò ha ṣe ìbẹ̀wò nítorí nǹkan wọ̀nyí?” ni Olúwa wí. “Èmi kì yóò wá gba ẹ̀san fúnra mi lára irú orílẹ̀-èdè bí èyí bí?
10 Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
“Lọ sí ọgbà àjàrà rẹ̀, kí ẹ sì pa wọ́n run, ẹ má ṣe pa wọ́n run pátápátá. Ya ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ kúrò, nítorí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí kì í ṣe ti Olúwa.
11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,”
Ilé Israẹli àti ilé Juda ti jẹ́ aláìṣòdodo sí mi,” ni Olúwa wí.
12 They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
Wọ́n ti pa irọ́ mọ́ Olúwa; wọ́n wí pé, “Òun kì yóò ṣe ohun kan! Ibi kan kì yóò sì tọ̀ wá wá; àwa kì yóò sì rí idà tàbí ìyàn.
13 The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”
Àwọn wòlíì wá dàbí afẹ́fẹ́, ọ̀rọ̀ kò sí nínú wọn. Nítorí náà, jẹ́ kí ohun tí wọ́n bá sọ ṣẹlẹ̀ sí wọn.”
14 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
Nítorí náà, báyìí ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Alágbára wí: “Nítorí tí àwọn ènìyàn ti sọ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí; Èmi yóò sọ ọ̀rọ̀ mi lẹ́nu wọn di iná, àti àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí di igi tí yóò jórun.
15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
Háà, ẹ̀yin ilé Israẹli,” ni Olúwa wí, “Èmi yóò mú kí orílẹ̀-èdè láti ọ̀nà jíjìn dìde sí i yín Orílẹ̀-èdè àtijọ́ àti alágbára nì àwọn ènìyàn tí ìwọ kò mọ èdè rẹ̀, tí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ kò sì yé ọ.
16 Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
Apó-ọfà rẹ sì dàbí isà òkú tí a ṣí gbogbo wọn sì jẹ́ akọni ènìyàn.
17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
Wọn yóò jẹ ìkórè rẹ àti oúnjẹ rẹ, àwọn ọmọ rẹ ọkùnrin àti obìnrin, wọn yóò sì jẹ agbo àti ẹran rẹ, wọn yóò jẹ àjàrà àti igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ rẹ. Pẹ̀lú idà ni wọn ó run ìlú tí ìwọ gbẹ́kẹ̀lé.
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
“Ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì,” ni Olúwa wí, “Èmi kì yóò pa yín run pátápátá.
19 And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
Àti pé, nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn bá sì béèrè wí pé, ‘Kí ni ìdí rẹ̀ tí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa fi ṣe gbogbo èyí sí wa?’ Ìwọ yóò sì sọ fún wọn wí pé, ‘Ẹ̀yin ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀, ẹ sì ń sin ọlọ́run àjèjì ní ilẹ̀ yín. Nísinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin yóò máa sin àjèjì ní ilẹ̀ tí kì í ṣe tiyín.’
20 Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
“Kéde èyí fún ilé Jakọbu, kí ẹ sì polongo rẹ̀ ní Juda.
21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Gbọ́ èyí, ẹ̀yin aṣiwèrè àti aláìlọ́gbọ́n ènìyàn, tí ó lójú ti kò fi ríran tí ó létí ti kò fi gbọ́rọ̀.
22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Kò ha yẹ kí ẹ bẹ̀rù mi?” ni Olúwa wí. “Kò ha yẹ kí ẹ̀yin ó wárìrì níwájú mi bí? Mo fi yanrìn pààlà òkun, èyí tí kò le è rékọjá rẹ̀ láéláé. Ìjì lè jà, kò le è borí rẹ̀; wọ́n le è bú, wọn kò le è rékọjá rẹ̀.
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
Ṣùgbọ́n, àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí ní ọkàn líle àti ọkàn ọ̀tẹ̀, wọ́n ti yípadà, wọ́n sì ti lọ.
24 They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
Wọn kò sọ fún ara wọn pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ ká a bẹ̀rù Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa, ẹni tí ó fún wa ní òjò àkọ́rọ̀ àti àrọ̀kúrò òjò ní ìgbà rẹ̀, tí ó fi wá lọ́kàn balẹ̀ nípa ìkórè ọ̀sẹ̀ déédé.’
25 Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
Àìṣedéédéé yín mú gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí kúrò, ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín sì mú kí a fi nǹkan rere dù yín.
26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
“Láàrín ènìyàn mi ni ìkà ènìyàn wà tí ó wà ní ibùba bí ẹni tí ó ń dẹ ẹyẹ, àti bí àwọn tí ó ń dẹ pàkúté láti mú ènìyàn.
27 Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
Bí àgò tí ó kún fún ẹyẹ, ilé wọn sì kún fún ẹ̀tàn; wọ́n ti di ọlọ́lá àti alágbára,
28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
wọ́n sanra wọ́n sì ń dán. Ìwà búburú wọn kò sì lópin; wọn kò bẹ̀bẹ̀ fún ẹjọ́ àwọn aláìní baba láti borí rẹ̀. Wọn kò jà fún ẹ̀tọ́ àwọn tálákà.
29 Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Èmi kì yóò ha fi ìyà jẹ wọ́n fún èyí bí?” ni Olúwa wí. “Èmi kì yóò wá gbẹ̀san ara mi lára orílẹ̀-èdè bí èyí bí?
30 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.
“Nǹkan ìbànújẹ́ àti ohun ìtara ti ṣẹlẹ̀ ní ilẹ̀ náà.
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
Àwọn wòlíì ń sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ èké, àwọn àlùfáà sì ń ṣe àkóso pẹ̀lú àṣẹ ara wọn, àwọn ènìyàn mi sì ní ìfẹ́ sí èyí, kí ni ẹ̀yin yóò ṣe ní òpin?
