¹The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

¹Li Kâcuaß quiâtinac riqßuin laj Jeremías ut quixye re:

²Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

²—Anakcuan tatxic saß rochoch laj pacßonel ut aran tâcuabi li tinye âcue, chan li Dios.

³Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

³Joßcan nak côin saß rochoch laj pacßonel ut aßan yô chi pacßoc saß xbên lix pacßlebâl.

⁴And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

⁴Ut li cuc yô chixyîbanquil qui-ukßeß saß rukß. Ut laj pacßonel quixyokßi cuißchic li seb ut quixyîb jun chic li cuc joß quiraj aßan.

⁵Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

⁵Ut li Kâcuaß quixye cue:

⁶O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

⁶—¿Ma incßaß ta biß târûk tinbânu êre lâex ralal xcßajol laj Israel joß naxbânu laj pacßonel aßin? Lâex cuanquex saß cuukß joß nak li seb cuan saß rukß laj pacßonel.

⁷At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

⁷Lâin naru ninsach ru junak li tenamit saß junpât joß ajcuiß li cuanqueb xcuanquil. Naru tincuisiheb saß xnaßajeb, tinjucß ut tinsacheb.

⁸If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

⁸Abanan cui eb li tenamit aßin teßxjal xcßaßux ut teßxcanab xbânunquil li mâusilal, lâin tincuil xtokßobâl ruheb ut incßaß chic tinrahobtesiheb joß xincßoxla xbânunquil reheb.

⁹And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

⁹Lâin naru tincuaclesi saß junpât junak li tenamit ut tinqßue xcuanquil.

¹⁰If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

¹⁰Abanan, cui eb li tenamit aßan nequeßxkßet li cuâtin ut nequeßxbânu li mâusilal, incßaß chic tinbânu usilal reheb li xincßoxla xbânunquil, chan li Kâcuaß Dios.

¹¹Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

¹¹Joßcan nak tâye reheb li cuanqueb Judá ut reheb li cuanqueb Jerusalén nak joßcaßin naxye li Kâcuaß: Lâin oc cue chixqßuebal li raylal saß êbên. Yôquin chixcßûbanquil ru cßaßru tinbânu re êsachbal. Joßcan nak canabomak lê mâusilal. Jalomak êcßaßux ut yîbomak lê yußam.

¹²And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

¹²Abanan eb aßan teßxye, “Mâcßaß na-oc cuiß li cßaßru yôcat chixyebal. Takabânu cßaßru nakaj lâo. Takabânu li mâusilal li nakacßoxla xbânunquil,” chaßakeb.

¹³Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

¹³Joßcan nak li Kâcuaß naxye: —Patzßomak saß eb li xnînkal ru tenamit ma quicßulman na jun sutak chi joßcaßin. Abanan eb laj Israel queßxbânu chi joßcan. Kßaxal yibru queßxbânu.

¹⁴Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

¹⁴¿Ma naru ta biß napaltoß li nieve saß eb li tzûl li cuanqueb Líbano? ¿Ma naru ta biß nachakic li nimaß li nachal chak chi najt?

¹⁵Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

¹⁵Li Kâcuaß quixye: —Abanan eb lin tenamit xineßxtzßektâna. Incßaß chic niquineßxlokßoni. Aß chic li jalanil dios nequeßxlokßoni ut nequeßxcßat li pom chiru. Queßxcanab xbânunquil li tîquilal li queßxbânu junxil. Junes chic li incßaß us nequeßxbânu.

¹⁶To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

¹⁶Joßcan nak lix naßajeb tâcanâk joß chaki chßochß. Junelic tâhobekß. Chixjunileb li tenamit li teßnumekß aran teßxsach xchßôleb chirilbal ut teßrecßasi lix jolomeb.

¹⁷I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

¹⁷Chanchan nak nachal li tikcual ikß nak tinjeqßuiheb laj Israel nak teßêlelik chiruheb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Tintzßektânaheb ut incßaß tintenkßaheb nak tâchâlk li raylal saß xbêneb.

¹⁸Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

¹⁸Ut eb li tenamit queßxye: —Takacßûb ru cßaßru takabânu riqßuin laj Jeremías. Moco palta tixbânu chiku. Eb laj tij junelic teßxcßut chiku li cßaßru naxye li chakßrab. Eb li cuanqueb xnaßleb junelic teßxqßue kanaßleb ut eb li profeta junelic teßxye ke li râtin li Dios. Takajit laj Jeremías ut incßaß takabi li cßaßru tixye, chanqueb.

¹⁹Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

¹⁹Laj Jeremías quixye: —At Kâcuaß, chacuabi lin tij. Chaqßue taxak retal li cßaßru yôqueb chixyebal chicuix eb li xicß nequeßiloc cue.

²⁰Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

²⁰¿Ma naru ta biß tâkßajcâmûk li us riqßuin li mâusilal? Eb aßan chanchan nak ac xeßxbec injulel. Jultic âcue nak xincol rixeb châcuu. Us xinâtinac chirixeb re nak incßaß tâqßueheb chixtojbal xmâqueb xban âjoskßil.

²¹Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

²¹Anakcuan tâtakla taxak li cueßej saß xbêneb li ralal xcßajoleb. Cheßcamsîk ta riqßuin chßîchß. Eb li ixakilbej cheßcanâk chi mâcßaßak chic lix cocßaleb ut chi mâcßaßak chic lix bêlomeb. Eb li bêlomej cheßcâmk ut eb li toj sâjeb cheßcamsîk saß li plêt.

²²Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

²²Chataklaheb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb chi pletic riqßuineb chi mâcßaß saß xchßôleb xban nak eb aßan xeßxbec li jul re intßanbal ut xeßxqßue li raßal re inchapbal. Japjôk ta reheb xban xxiuheb.At Kâcuaß, lâat nacanau nak xeßxcßûb ru incamsinquil. Mâcuy xmâqueb ut misach taxak saß âchßôl li mâusilal xeßxbânu. Teßsachekß taxak ruheb. Chaqßueheb ta chixtojbal lix mâqueb nak yô âjoskßil saß xbêneb, chan laj Jeremías.

²³Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger.

²³At Kâcuaß, lâat nacanau nak xeßxcßûb ru incamsinquil. Mâcuy xmâqueb ut misach taxak saß âchßôl li mâusilal xeßxbânu. Teßsachekß taxak ruheb. Chaqßueheb ta chixtojbal lix mâqueb nak yô âjoskßil saß xbêneb, chan laj Jeremías.