1Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
1 Ifraymu bugantey, kaari i boŋbeeray koytaray fuula, D'a darza hanna kaŋ ga hima tuuri boosi kaŋ go ga lakaw, kaŋ go gooru albarkanta ra. Borey kaŋ yaŋ bugu nda duvan gooro nooya!
2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail [and] a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.
2 A go, Koy Beero gonda hin da gaabi, Danga day hari bambata kaŋ ga kaa da gari, Haw bambata kaŋ ga halacandi, sanda hari bambata kaŋ ga ciya hari-yaa ka bambari, A ga Ifraymu soote-soote kala ganda nda nga kambe.
3The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet;
3 Ifraymu bugantey boŋbeeray koytaray fuula, Ce g'a taamu-taamu.
4and the fading flower of his glorious adornment which is on the head of the fat valley shall be like an early fig before the summer: as soon as he that seeth it perceiveth it, scarcely is it in his hand, he swalloweth it down.
4 A darza hanna ga hima tuuri boosi kaŋ go ga lakaw, Kaŋ go gooru kaŋ gonda albarka ra. A ga hima jeejay hayyaŋ sintina za kaydiya mana to. Jeeja din, za a gunakwa di a, a go a kambe ra mo, Kal a m'a ŋwa ka ban.
5In that day will Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant of his people;
5 Han din hane, Rabbi Kundeykoyo ga ciya koytaray fuula darzante da boŋtobay hanno nga jama kaŋ cindi yaŋ se.
6and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
6 A ga ciya mo cimi ciiti biya boro kaŋ goono ga goro ciiti karga boŋ din se. Borey kaŋ goono ga wongu tuti ka ye banda hala birni meyey gaa, a ga ciya i se gaabi.
7But these also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are they gone astray. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink; they are overpowered by wine, they are gone astray through strong drink; they have erred in vision, they have stumbled [in] judgment.
7 Baa woone yaŋ mo harta duvan se. Baji se mo i tatanji. Za alfagey ka koy annabey, i kulu harta baji sabbay se. Duvan n'i gon, i tatanji baji sabbay se, Kaŋ i goono ga annabitaray te, i goono ga harta. I goono ga diibi-diiba te ciiti dumbuyaŋ ra.
8For all tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no [more] place.
8 Zama yeeri nda kazaamataray go taabaley kulu boŋ ga daaru, Nangu kulu si hanan.
9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?
9 May binde no a ga dondonandi bayray? May se no a ga sanni feeri, boro ma du ka bay? Zankey kaŋ yaŋ i kaa wa, i n'i kaa fafa gaa no?
10For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...
10 Zama lordi fo lordi fo boŋ, lordi fo lordi fo boŋ. Farilla fo farilla fo boŋ, farilla fo farilla fo boŋ, Ne kayna, yongo mo kayna.
11For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;
11 Yaadin gaa mo, Rabbi ga salaŋ dumo wo se da ciine waani, da mebarawey meyey,
12to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.
12 Ngey kaŋ yaŋ se a ne: «Fulanzamay neeya, Wa fulanzamay no boro kaŋ farga se.» Woone mo, nga no ga ti fundi baani. Amma kulu nda yaadin, i wangu ka maa.
13And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
13 Woodin sabbay se no Rabbi sanno ga ciya i se: Lordi fo lordi fo boŋ, lordi fo lordi fo boŋ. Farilla fo farilla fo boŋ, farilla fo farilla fo boŋ, Ne kayna, yongo mo kayna -- Zama i ma koy ka kaŋ banda-banda ka ceeri, Kumsay m'i di, i ma furo kambe mo.
14Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
14 Woodin sabbay se binde, ya araŋ donda-caray koyey, Araŋ kaŋ goono ga jama kaŋ go Urusalima ra may. Wa maa Rabbi sanno se.
15For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves.
15 Zama araŋ ne: «Iri sappe nda buuyaŋ. Iri nda Alaahara gonda amaana. Da barzu kaŋ ga faara ga bisa, A si kaa iri gaa me! Zama iri na tangari te iri koruyaŋ do, Iri tugu mo halliyaŋ cire.»
16Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.
16 Woodin sabbay se binde, Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: «Guna, ay go ga tondi sinji Sihiyona* ra, Tondi suubanante no, tondi darzakoy da daba tabbatante no fuwo se, Boro kaŋ g'a cimandi mo si zinji.
17And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
17 Ay ga cimi ciiti ciya neesiyaŋ korfo, Adilitaray mo y'a te deedandiyaŋ hari. Gari ga tangari koruyaŋ nango haabu ka kaa, Hari-yaa mo ga tuguyaŋ nango yoole.
18And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it.
18 Araŋ sappa kaŋ araŋ te da buuyaŋ din ga feeri. Araŋ da Alaahara game ra amaana mo ga fun. Waati kaŋ barzo kaŋ ga faara din ga bisa mo, Araŋ ga ciya taamu-taamuyaŋ hari.
19As it passeth through it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be terror only to understand the report.
19 Waati kaŋ a ga bisa kulu, a g'araŋ di, Zama susubay ka koy susubay no a ga bisa, Cin gaa, zaari gaa, Baaro fahamay sinda hay kulu kala humburkumay.»
20For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
20 Zama daaro dunguriya hala boro si hin ka salle a boŋ. Daabiro mo kayna hala boro si hin ka didiji a ra.
21For Jehovah will rise up as on mount Perazim, he will be moved with anger as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and perform his act, his unwonted act.
21 Zama Rabbi ga tun sanda mate kaŋ cine a tun Perazim tondo ra. A ga futu ka jijiri sanda mate kaŋ cine a te Jibeyon gooro ra, Zama nga ma nga goyo te se, A goyo kaŋ ga dambarandi. A ma nga muraadey kaŋ ga dambarandi yaŋ tabbatandi.
22Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and [one] determined, upon the whole land.
22 Sohõ binde, araŋ ma si ciya borey kaŋ ga donda sanno zama araŋ sisirey ma si kankam ka tonton. Zama Rabbi Kundeykoyo do no ay maa kaŋ a na halaciyaŋ kubante waadu ndunnya kulu boŋ.
23Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
23 Wa hangan ka maa ay jinda. Wa laakal ye ka maa ay sanno.
24Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? Is he [all day] opening and breaking the clods of his land?
24 Mate no, waati kulu no alfari ga soobay ka nangu hanse, A ma nga faro guwey feeri ka bagu-bagu dumayaŋ se?
25Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?
25 Abada! D'a na faro batama sasabandi, A ga algaru dumi izo say-say, A ma nga lamto duma, A ma alkama say-say ka sasare, da sayir* nga nango ra, Da haamo mo faro casey gaa.
26His God doth instruct him in [his] judgment, he doth teach him.
26 Zama a Irikoyo goono g'a dondonandi k'a cabe haŋ kaŋ ga saba.
27For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod.
27 Zama boro si algaru kara nda safayaŋ hari kaŋ ga tin, a si dubi mo bare lamti boŋ. Amma a ga algaru kara nda goobu mariyo, Lamti mo da sari.
28Bread [corn] is crushed, because he will not ever be threshing it; and if he drove the wheels of his cart and his horses [over it], he would not crush it.
28 Boro ga alkama bagu-bagu no? Abada, manti waati kulu no a ga soobay k'a kara. A farmi torko kanga d'a bariyey cey ga gana alkama boŋ, Amma i s'a fufu.
29This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom.
29 Woodin mo Rabbi Kundeykoyo do no a ga fun, Nga kaŋ saawara ga dambarandi. Nga kaŋ beeraykoy mo no laakal ra.