Jeremiah 34
1 The worde which came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord (when Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and all his hoste, and all the kingdomes of the earth, that were vnder the power of his hand, and all people fought against Ierusalem, and against all the cites thereof) saying,
Neno lililomjia Yeremia kutoka kwa Yahwe, wakati Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli, majeshi yake yote, pamoja na falme zote za dunia, maeneo yote yaliyo chini ya mamlaka yake, na watu wake wote walikuwa wanapigana vita dhidi ya Yerusalemu na miji yake yote, kusema:
2 Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, Goe, and speake to Zedekiah King of Iudah, and tell him, Thus sayth the Lord, Beholde, I will giue this citie into the hand of the King of Babel, and he shall burne it with fire,
'Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, anasema hivi: Nenda na uzungumze kwa Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda na useme kwake, 'Yahwe asema hivi: Angalia, niko karibu kuutia mji huu mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli. Atauchoma moto.
3 And thou shall not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and deliuered into his hand, and thine eyes shall beholde the face of the King of Babel, and he shall speake with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babel.
Hautapona kutoka mkono wake, kwa maana kwa hakika utakamatwa na kutiwa mkononi mwake. Macho yako yatayaangalia macho ya mfalme wa Babeli; atazungumza kwako moja kwa moja ukiwa unaenda Babeli.'
4 Yet heare the worde of the Lord, O Zedekiah, King of Iudah: thus sayth the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not dye by the sword,
Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda, sikiliza neno la Yahwe! Yahwe anasema hivi kuhusu wewe, 'Hautakufa kwa upanga.
5 But thou shalt die in peace: and according to the burning for thy fathers the former Kings which were before thee, so shall they burne odours for thee, and they shall lament thee, saying, Oh lorde: for I haue pronounced the worde, sayth the Lord.
Utakufa katika amani. Kama kwenye mafukizo ya babu zako, wafalme waliokuwepo kabla yako, watauchoma mwili wako. Watasema, 'Ole, bwana!” Watakuomboleza. Sasa nimesema—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe.”
6 Then Ieremiah the Prophet spake all these words vnto Zedekiah King of Iudah in Ierusalem,
Kwa hiyo Yeremia nabii akatangaza kwa Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda maneno haya yote katika Yerusalemu.
7 (When the King of Babels hoste fought against Ierusalem, and against all the cities of Iudah, that were left, euen against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these strong cities remained of the cities of Iudah)
Jeshi la mfalme wa Babeli likafanya dhidi ya Yerusalemu na miji yote ya Yuda iliyobaki: Lakishi, na Azeka. Miji hii ya yuda ilisalia kama miji yenye maboma.
8 This is the worde that came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, after that the King Zedekiah had made a couenant with all the people, which were at Ierusalem, to proclaime libertie vnto them,
Neno lilomjia Yeremia kutoka kwa Yahwe baada ya mfalme Sedekia kufanya agano na watu wote katika Yurusalemu, ili kuwatanagazia uhuru
9 That euery man should let his seruant go free, and euery man his handmayde, which was an Ebrue or an Ebruesse, and that none should serue himselfe of them, to wit, of a Iewe his brother.
ya kwamba kila mtu lazima amwachie huru mtumwa wake wa Kiebrania, wote wa kiume na wa kike, kwa hiyo mtu alipaswa kutomtumikisha Myahudi, ambaye alikuwa ndugu yake.
10 Now when all the princes, and all the people which had agreed to the couenant, heard that euery one should let his seruant go free, and euery one his handmaide, and that none should serue them selues of them any more, they obeyed and let them go.
Kwa hiyo watu wote na viongozi wakaingia katika agano kwamba kila mtu amwachie huru mtumwa wake wa kiume na waikke ili asiwe mtumwa tena. Walitii na kuwaweka huru.
11 But afterwarde they repented and caused the seruants and the handmayds, whom they had let go free, to returne, and helde them in subiection as seruants and handmayds.
Lakini baada ya hapo walibadili akili zao. Wakawarudisha watumwa ambao walikuwa wamewaachia huru. Wakawalazimisha kuwa wataumwa tena.
12 Therefore the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, saying,
Kwa hiyo neno la Yahwe likaja kwa Yeremia, likisema,
13 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I made a couenant with your fathers, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of seruants, saying,
“Yahwe, Mungu wa Israeli, anasema hivi, 'Mimi mwenyewe nilifanya agano na babu zenu katika siku ambayo niliwatoa nje ya nchi ya Misiri, nje ya nyumba ya utumwa. Hapo ndipo niliposema,
14 At the terme of seuen yeres let ye go, euery man his brother an Ebrewe which hath bene solde vnto thee: and when he hath serued the sixe yeres, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers obeyed me not, neither inclined their eares.
Katika mwisho wa mwaka wa saba, kila mtu lazima amwachie ndugu yake, Mwebrania mwenzake aliyejiuza mwenyewe kwako ili kukutumikia kwa miaka sita. Mwagize aende kwa uhuru.” Lakini babu zenu hawakunisikiliza wala kutega masikio yao kwangu.
15 And ye were nowe turned, and had done right in my sight in proclayming libertie, euery man to his neighbour, and ye had made a couenant before mee in the house, whereupon my Name is called.
Sasa ninyi wenyewe mlitubu na kuanza yaliyomema katika macho yangu. Mlitangaza uhuru, kila mtu kwa jirani yake, na mlifanya agano mbele zangu kwenye nyumba iitwayo kwa jina langu.
16 But ye repented, and polluted my Name: for ye haue caused euery man his seruant, and euery man his handmayde, whom ye had set at libertie at their pleasure, to returne, and holde them in subiection to bee vnto you as seruantes and as handmaydes.
Lakini tena mmegeuka na kulichafua jina langu; mmemsababisha kila mtu kumleta tena mtumwa wake wa kiume na wa kike, wale mliowachie kwenda walikotaka. Mmewalazimisha kuwa watumwa tena.'
17 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Ye haue not obeyed mee, in proclayming freedome euery man to his brother, and euery man to his neighbour: beholde, I proclaime a libertie for you, saith the Lord, to the sworde, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you a terrour to all the kingdomes of the earth.
Kwa hiyo Yahwe asema hivi, 'Ninyi wenyewe hamkunisikiliza. Mlipaswa kuwa mmetangaza uhuru, kila mmoja wenu, kwa ndugu zenu na Waisraeli wenzenu. Kwa hiyo angalia! Niko karibu kutangaza uhuru kwenu—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe—uhuru wa upanga, tauni, na njaa, kwa maana naenda kuwafanya kitu cha ajabu katika macho aya kila ufalme juu ya dunia.
18 And I will giue those men that haue broken my couenant, and haue not kept the wordes of the couenant, which they had made before me, when they cut the calfe in twaine, and passed betweene the partes thereof:
Kisha nitashughulika na watu waliolivuja agano langu, ambao hawakuyashika maneno ya agano ambalo walilithibitisha mbele zangu walipomkata ng'ombe dume katika vipande viwili na kutembea katika vipande vyake,
19 The princes of Iudah, and the princes of Ierusalem, the Eunuches, and the Priestes, and all the people of the lande, which passed betweene the partes of the calfe,
na kisha viongozi wa Yuda na Yerusalemu, matowashi na makuhani, na watu wote wa nchi wakatembea katika vipande vya yule ng'ombe dume.
20 I wil euen giue them into the hand of their enemies, and into the handes of them that seeke their life: and their dead bodies shalbe for meate vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the earth.
Nitawatia katika mikono ya adui zao na katika mikono ya hao wanaoutafuta uhai wao. Miili yao itakuwa chakula cha ndege wa angani na wanyama juu ya dunia.
21 And Zedekiah King of Iudah, and his princes will I giue into the hand of their enemies, and into the hande of them that seeke their life, and into the hande of the King of Babels hoste, which are gone vp from you.
Kwa hiyo nitawatia Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda na viongozi wake kwenye mikono ya adui zao na kwenye miko ya wale wanaoutafuta uhai wao na katika mikono ya majeshi ya mfalme wa Babeli ambayo yameinuka dhidi yenu.
22 Beholde, I will commande, saith the Lord, and cause them to returne to this citie, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burne it with fire: and I will make the cities of Iudah desolate without an inhabitant.
Angalia, niko karibu kutoa amari—hili ni tangazo la Yahwe—na nitawaleta tena kwenye mji huu ili wapigane dhidi yake, na kuunguza kwa moto. Kwa maana nitaigeuza miji ya Yuda kuwa sehemu za ukiwa ambamo hapatakuwa na wakaaji.”
