Jeremiah 21

1 Yahweh gave me another message when King Zedekiah [of Judah] sent [a man who was also named] Pashhur, the son of Malkijah, and a priest named Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, [to talk to me. They pleaded with me], saying,

Hili ndilo neno lililotoka kwa Bwana kwa Yeremia wakati mfalme Sedekia alimtuma Pashuri mwana wa Malkiya na Sefania mwana wa Maaseya, kuhani. Wakamwambia,

2 “[The army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Please speak to Yahweh for us. [Ask him if he will help us]. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] to leave by performing a miracle for us, like the miracles he performed [previously].”

“Pata ushauri kutoka kwa Bwana kwa ajili yetu, kwa kuwa Nebukadreza, mfalme wa Babeli, analeta vita. Labda Bwana atafanya miujiza kwetu, kama ilivyokuwa zamani, na kumfanya aondoke kwetu.”

3 I replied to them, “[Go back to King] Zedekiah. Tell him,

Basi Yeremia akawaambia, “Hivi ndivyo mtakavyomwambia Sedekia

4 ‘This is what Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: “I will cause your weapons to be useless in fighting against the king of Babylon and his army that is outside the walls of Jerusalem, attacking. I will enable them to enter into the center of this city.

'Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, asema hivi: Tazama, niageuza nyuma vyombo vya vita vilivyo mkononi mwenu, ambavyo mnapigana dhidi ya mfalme wa Babeli na Wakaldayo wanaokufunga kutoka nje ya kuta! Kwa maana nitawakusanya katikati ya jiji hili.

5 I myself will fight against your [army] with my very great power, [MTY, DOU] because I am very angry with you.

Nami nitapigana nanyi kwa mkono ulioinuka na mkono wenye nguvu, na ukali, ghadhabu, na hasira kubwa.

6 I will send a very (terrible plague/big sickness) on the people of this city, and on their domestic animals, and [many of] them will die.”

Kwa maana nitawaangamiza wenyeji wa mji huu, wanadamu na wanyama, watakufa kwa tauni kali.

7 And Yahweh says there are many people in this city who want to kill you. So, he will enable [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and other people in this city to capture [you], King Zedekiah, and your officials, and [all the other] people who do not die from the plague. His army will slaughter your soldiers; they will not act mercifully toward you(pl) or pity you at all. [DOU]’

Baada ya hayo- hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana-Sedekia mfalme wa Yuda, watumishi wake, watu, na kila mtu aishiye katika mji huu baada ya tauni, upanga na njaa, nitawatia wote mkononi mwa Nebukadreza mfalme wa Babeli, na mikononi mwa adui zao, na katika mkono wa wale wanaotaka uhai wao. Ndipo atawaua kwa makali ya upanga. Hatawahurumia, hatawaokoa, au kuwa na rehema.'

8 And tell this to [all] the people: ‘Yahweh says that you must decide whether you want to die or to remain alive.

Basi uwaambie watu hawa, 'Bwana asema hivi Angalia, nitaweka mbele yako njia ya uzima na njia ya mauti.

9 Everyone who remains in Jerusalem will die. They will be killed in battles or die from being hungry or from diseases. But those who surrender to the army of Babylon that is surrounding your city will remain alive. They will escape dying.

Mtu yeyote anayeishi katika mji huu atakufa kwa upanga, njaa, na tauni; lakini mtu yeyote atakayetoka na kuanguka kwa magoti mbele ya Wakaldayo ambao wamefungwa dhidi yako ataishi. Yeye ataokoka na maisha yake.

10 [That will happen] because I, Yahweh, have decided to cause this city to experience disasters, not to experience something good. The army of the king of Babylon will capture this city and will destroy it [completely] by fire.’”

Kwa maana nimeweka uso wangu juu ya mji huu ili kuleta maafa na sio kuleta mema-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana. Utatiwa mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli naye atauteketeza.'

11 [Yahweh also told me to] say this to the family of the king of Judah: “Listen to this message from Yahweh!

Kuhusu nyumba ya mfalme wa Yuda, sikiliza neno la Bwana.

12 This is what he says to you descendants of King David: ‘Every day, make fair decisions for the people whom you judge. Help those who have been robbed. Rescue/Save them from those [SYN] who (oppress them/treat them cruelly). If you do not do that, I will be angry and punish [MTY] you with a fire that will be impossible to extinguish, because of [all] the sins that you have committed.

Nyumba ya Daudi, Bwana asema, “Hukumuni kwa haki asubuhi. Umuokoe yule aliyeibiwa kwa mkono wa mwenye kuonea, au ghadhabu yangu itatoka kama moto na kuchoma, na hakuna mtu anayeweza kuizima, kwa sababu ya matendo yako mabaya.

13 I will fight against you people [of Jerusalem], you who live on top of a rocky hill above the valley. [I will fight against] you people who boast, saying, “No one can attack us and break through [our defenses].”

Angalia, mwenyeji wa bonde na mwamba wa nchi ya wazi! Mimi niko juu yako, - hii ndiyo ahadi ya Bwana- Mimi ni juu ya mtu yeyote anayesema, 'Ni nani atashuka kutupiga?' au 'Ni nani atakayeingia kwenye nyumba zetu?'

14 I will punish you for your wicked deeds like you deserve to be punished; [It will be as though] I will light a fire in your forests that will burn up everything around you!’”

Nitawaadhibu kutokana na matunda ya matendo yako-hili ndilo tamko la Bwana- na nitawasha moto katika misitu, na utateketeza kila kitu.'”