1The word that Yahweh spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
1 Sanno kaŋ Rabbi ci Babila nda Kaldancey laabo boŋ annabi Irimiya me ra neeya:
1The word that Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
2Declare among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and don’t conceal: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is disappointed, Merodach is dismayed; her images are disappointed, her idols are dismayed.
2 Wa baaru ci ndunnya dumey ra, Wa fe, wa wongu liiliwal kayandi. Wa fe, wa s'a tugu! Wa ne: I ga Babila ŋwa, i ga Bel kaynandi, I ga Merodak bagu-bagu, I g'a jabuyaŋ himandey haawandi, I g'a toorey bagu-bagu.
2Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
3For out of the north there comes up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and animal.
3 Zama azawa kambe haray dumi fo no ga kand'a gaa wongu kaŋ g'a laabo ciya humburandiyaŋ hari, boro kulu si goro a ra mo. Boro nda alman kulu ga zuru k'a naŋ.
3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.
4In those days, and in that time, says Yahweh, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Yahweh their God.
4 Yaa no Rabbi ci: Waati kaŋ jirbi woodin yaŋ ga kaa, Da alwaati woodin to, Israyla izey da Yahuda izey ga kaa care banda, Ka konda ngey hẽeno ka Rabbi ngey Irikoyo ceeci.
4In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
5They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, saying, Come, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
5 I ga Sihiyona fondo hã, i moydumey ga ye a do haray. I ma ne: «Wa kaa, iri m'iri boŋ margu nda Rabbi, Sappa kaŋ ga duumi ra kaŋ i si diny'a gaa.»
5They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come ye, and join yourselves to Jehovah in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
6My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
6 Ay borey ciya feeji darante yaŋ. I hawjiyey n'i darandi fonda gaa, K'i taŋ tondi kuukey ra. Tondi kuuku woone ka koy yongo tudo gaa, I ga koy-da-ye te, i dinya ngey fulanzamyaŋ do.
6My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place.
7All who found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Yahweh, the habitation of righteousness, even Yahweh, the hope of their fathers.
7 Borey kaŋ n'i gar kulu n'i ŋwa ka ban. I ibarey ne: «Iri sinda taali, zama ngey wo na zunubi te Rabbi se no, Nga kaŋ ti adilitaray nangora d'i kaayey beeja, Rabbi nooya.»
7All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
8Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the male goats before the flocks.
8 Wa zuru ka fun Babila bindo ra, Wa fun Kaldancey laabo ra, Wa ciya danga hincin jindi yaŋ ngey kuro jine.
8Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
9For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
9 Zama guna, ay ga ndunnya dumi beerey jama tunandi azawa kambe laabo ra kaŋ ga kande wongu Babila gaa. I ga wongu marga kayandi a se mo hal i m'a ŋwa. I hangawey ga hima sanda wongaari kaŋ ga goni hayyaŋ wane, Afo kulu si ye ka kaa kambe koonu.
9For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
10Chaldea shall be a prey: all who prey on her shall be satisfied, says Yahweh.
10 Kaldiya mo ga ciya wongu arzaka. Borey kaŋ n'a ku wongo ra ga ne a wasa ngey se. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
10And Chaldea shall be a prey: all that prey upon her shall be satisfied, saith Jehovah.
11Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses;
11 Ya araŋ kaŋ yaŋ n'ay wane jama ku wongu ra, Za kaŋ araŋ te bine kaani, araŋ farhã. Araŋ soobay ka fooru sanda haw zan kaŋ go kuray do, Araŋ bubuci sanda bari gu cine,
11Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder my heritage, because ye are wanton as a heifer that treadeth out [the grain], and neigh as strong horses;
12your mother shall be utterly disappointed; she who bore you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the least of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
12 Woodin sabbay se no araŋ nyaŋo ga haaw gumo. Waybora kaŋ n'araŋ hay yalu ga bare. Guna, a ga ciya ndunnya dumey kulu bananta, A ga ciya saaji da gangani da batama falulle.
12your mother shall be utterly put to shame; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
13Because of the wrath of Yahweh she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: everyone who goes by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
13 Rabbi dukuro sabbay se boro kulu si goro a ra, Amma a ga ciya kurmu. Boro kulu kaŋ ga bisa Babila gaa ga dambara hala manti moso, A ma cuusu a balaawey kulu sabbay se.
13Because of the wrath of Jehovah she shall not be inhabited, but she shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
14Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she has sinned against Yahweh.
14 Araŋ kulu kaŋ ga biraw candi, Wa wongu daaga sinji Babila gaa, W'a windi k'a daŋ game, W'a hay, wa si naŋ hangawey ma gogo, Zama a na zunubi te Rabbi se.
14Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah.
15Shout against her all around: she has submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh: take vengeance on her; as she has done, do to her.
15 W'a windi ka kuuwa a gaa. A na nga boŋ nooyandi, a muuley kaŋ, I n'a birni cinaro zeeri, Zama Rabbi banayaŋo nooya, Wa banayaŋo toonandi a boŋ mo. Sanda mate kaŋ nga bumbo te, Wa te nga mo se yaadin.
15Shout against her round about: she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down; for it is the vengeance of Jehovah: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.
16 Wa dum'ize dumakoy kulu pati Babila ra, Da boro kaŋ ga kooma goy te heemar waate. Boro kulu ga bare ka ye nga bumbo dumey do haray. I boro fo kulu ga zuru ka koy nga laabo ra, I ma du ka kankamandikoy takuba yana.
16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
17Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
17 Israyla ya feeji say-sayante yaŋ no, Muusu beerey n'a gaaray. Sintina Assiriya bonkoono no k'a ŋwa, Kokor banda Babila bonkoono Nebukadnezzar mo n'a biriyey kaama-kaama.
17Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18Therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
18 Woodin se binde, yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo, Israyla Irikoyo ci: Guna, ay ga alhakku bana Babila bonkoono da nga laabo kulu gaa, Sanda mate kaŋ ay jin ka te Assiriya bonkoono se cine.
18Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
19I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
19 Ay ga ye ka kande Israyla nga kuray nango do. A ga kuru Karmel da Basan boŋ, A fundo mo ga kungu Ifraymu da Jileyad tondey ra.
19And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
20In those days, and in that time, says Yahweh, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
20 Yaa no Rabbi ci: Jirbi woodin yaŋ ra, da alwaati woodin ra mo, I ga Israyla taali ceeci, amma a si bara. I ga Yahuda zunubey ceeci mo, Amma i si di ey, Zama jama cindo kaŋ ay naŋ din, ay g'i yaafa.
20In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: kill and utterly destroy after them, says Yahweh, and do according to all that I have commanded you.
21 Ziji ka wongu nda laabo kaŋ na murteyaŋ labu-care, Nga nd'a gorokoy, ka bana i se. M'i gaaray k'i wi k'i leemun parkatak! Yaadin no Rabbi ci. Ma te hay kulu kaŋ ay na ni lordi nd'a boŋ.
21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
22 I ga maa wongu kosongu da halaciyaŋ bambata laabo ra.
22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
23How is the hammer of the whole earth cut apart and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
23 Ndunnya kulu ndarka neeya! Guna dumbuyaŋ da baguyaŋ kaŋ dumi i te a se! Babila ciya humburandiyaŋ hari ndunnya dumey game ra!
23How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
24I have laid a snare for you, and you are also taken, Babylon, and you weren’t aware: you are found, and also caught, because you have striven against Yahweh.
24 Ya Babila, ay na hirrimi te ni se kaŋ ni mana bay a gaa, a na ni di mo. I na ni gar ka ni di, Zama ni na canda-canda te da Rabbi.
24I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Jehovah.
25Yahweh has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.
25 Rabbi na nga wongu jinayey jisiro feeri, A na nga futa wongu jinayyaŋ fattandi. Zama Rabbi Kundeykoyo gonda muraadu kaŋ a ga te Kaldancey laabo ra.
25Jehovah hath opened his armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, hath a work [to do] in the land of the Chaldeans.
26Come against her from the utmost border; open her storehouses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
26 Wa fun nangu mooro ka furo a ra. W'a barmey fiti, w'a ciya laabu guyaŋ, W'a halaci parkatak. A wane hay fo kulu ma si cindi.
26Come against her from the utmost border; open her store-houses; cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
27Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day has come, the time of their visitation.
27 W'a yeej'izey kulu no takuba se, i ma koy wiyaŋ do. Kaari ngey! Zama i zaaro kaa, i alhakko alwaato nooya.
27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28The voice of those who flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Yahweh our God, the vengeance of his temple.
28 Wa maa borey kaŋ goono ga zuru ka Babila laabo yana yaŋ din jinde, Zama i ma Rabbi iri Irikoyo banando fe Sihiyona ra, A sududuyaŋ fuwo banando nooya.
28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.
29Call together the archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow; encamp against her all around; let none of it escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she has done, do to her; for she has been proud against Yahweh, against the Holy One of Israel.
29 Wa tongo farmey ce i ma margu Babila wonguyaŋ se, I kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga biraw candi nooya. Wa zumbu a gaa k'a daŋ game, A ra boro kulu ma si fatta ka yana. Wa bana a se a goyo boŋ. Hay kulu kaŋ a te, wa te a se, nga mo, Zama a na boŋbeeray cabe Rabbi Israyla wane Hananyankoyo se.
29Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; encamp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her; for she hath been proud against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
30Therefore her young men will fall in her streets, and all her men of war will be brought to silence in that day, says Yahweh.
30 Woodin sabbay se no a arwasey ga halaci a kwaara fondey ra. A wongaarey kulu mo ga dangay han din hane. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
30Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith Jehovah.
31Behold, I am against you, you proud one, says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies; for your day has come, the time that I will visit you.
31 Yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci: A go, ya nin boŋbeeraykoyo, ay ga gaaba nda nin, Zama ni zaaro kaa, Alwaato kaŋ ay ga ni alhakko bana nooya.
31Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
32The proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all who are around him.
32 Boŋbeeraykoyo din binde ga kati ka kaŋ. A sinda tunandiko. Ay ga danji daŋ a galley gaa kaŋ ga hay kulu kaŋ go a windanta ŋwa.
32And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
33Thus says Yahweh of Armies: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all who took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
33 Yaa no Rabbi Kundeykoyo ci: I na Israyla da Yahuda izey kulu kankam care banda. Borey kaŋ n'i di mo goono g'i gaay da gaabi, I wangu k'i taŋ.
33Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
34Their Redeemer is strong; Yahweh of Armies is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
34 Amma i Fansakwa gonda gaabi, Rabbi Kundeykoyo no ga ti a maa. A ga faasa i se da himma, Zama a ma fulanzamay no laabo se, A ma Babila gorokoy mo jijirandi.
34Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35A sword is on the Chaldeans, says Yahweh, and on the inhabitants of Babylon, and on her princes, and on her wise men.
35 Takuba kaa Kaldancey gaa, da Babila ra gorokoy, D'a mayraykoyey d'a laakalkooney mo gaa. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
35A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
36A sword is on the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is on her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
36 Takuba goono ga tangarikomey ceeci, I ga ciya saamoyaŋ mo. Takuba goono g'a wane gaabikooni beerey ceeci, K'i sukurutandi mo.
36A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
37A sword is on their horses, and on their chariots, and on all the mixed people who are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
37 A bariyey, d'a torkey, Da yawey kulu dumi-dumey kaŋ yaŋ go a bindo ra, Takuba goono g'i ceeci. I ga ciya sanda wayboroyaŋ mo. Takuba goono g'a arzaka ceeci, a g'a kom mo.
37A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
38A drought is on her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images, and they are mad over idols.
38 Kwaari g'a isa haro di, a ga sundu mo, Zama laabo din ya tooru laabu no. I ga fooma mo da ngey toorey.
38A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad over idols.
39Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever; neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation.
39 Woodin se no ganji hamey da zoŋey no ga goro noodin. Taatagayyaŋ mo ga ngey goray te noodin, A ra gorokoy si cindi koyne hal abada. Zamana ka koy zamana boro kulu si goro a ra.
39Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities of it, says Yahweh, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man live therein.
40 A ga ciya sanda alwaato kaŋ Irikoy na Saduma nda Gomorata nd'i gorokasiney zeeri, Yaadin cine no boro si no kaŋ ga goro Babila ra. Adam-ize kulu si no kaŋ ga te jirbiyaŋ a ra mo. Yaadin no Rabbi ci.
40As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities thereof, saith Jehovah, so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.
41Behold, a people comes from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
41 Guna dumi fo neeya ga fun azawa kambe kaŋ kunda bambata no. Bonkooni boobo ga tun ka fun ndunnya nangu moorey do.
41Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
42They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.
42 I gonda biraw da yaaji ga gaay, Bine-bi-koy yaŋ no, i si bakar. I jindey ga yooje beeri te sanda teeku cine, Bari-kariyaŋ mo no. I boro fo kulu go wongu daaga me gaa soolante. Ya Babila ize wayo, i go kaa ni gaa no.
42They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
43The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, pains as of a woman in labor.
43 Babila bonkoono maa i baaru, a kambey londey bu mo. Doori gurzugay da zaŋay n'a di, Sanda wayboro kaŋ ga ba ka hay.
43The king of Babylon hath heard the tidings of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
44Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd who can stand before me?
44 Guna, dumo din ga tun sanda mate kaŋ muusu beeri ga fun Urdun* tuuri zugey ra, A ga wongu nda gaabikoono nangora, Amma ay g'a gartandi a ma zuru k'a naŋ, porot folloŋ! Man no suubananta kaŋ ay ga kayandi a boŋ? Zama man boro kaŋ in d'a ga saba, May mo no ga han kosu ay se? Wala man gaa hawjiyo kaŋ ga hin ka kay ay jine?
44Behold, [the enemy] shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that can stand before me?
45Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
45 Kala binde, araŋ ma maa Rabbi saawara kaŋ a kunsum Babila boŋ, Da miila kaŋ a anniya Kaldancey laabo boŋ, ngey neeya: Daahir i ga kurey ra alman ize kayney kurru ka kond'ey. Daahir mo a g'i nangora ciya kurmu i sabbay se.
45Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
46 D'a maa Babila ŋwaayaŋo yooja, laabo ga zinji. I ga maa kaatiyaŋ beeri mo ndunnya dumey ra.
46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.