Kiilaariyaa kumoo meŋ fota Babiloni bankoo kamma
1 Yaawe* ye ñiŋ kiilaariyaa kumoo le fo ka bo niŋ Annabilayi Yeremiya la, Babiloni niŋ a banku moolu la kuwo to:
2 “Kiilaariyaa kumoo bankee bankoolu kaŋ ka a kankulaa,
bandeeroo wulindi, i ye a kankulaa.
Kana a ke kulloo ti,
a fo ko,
ì be Babiloni muta la keloo to le!
Jalaŋ Beli be bula la maloo kono le,
wo jalaŋ Merodaki be jikilateyi la le!
Babiloni batufeŋolu be bula la maloo kono le,
a jalaŋ ñewundiŋolu ye jikilateyi!
3 Bankoo le be bo la naŋ maraa karoo la ka a kele,
a ye a kenseŋyandi,
moo te tu la siiriŋ jee,
moolu niŋ beeyaŋolu bee le be bori la.”
Banisirayilankoolu be seyi la ì la bankoo kaŋ ne
4 Yaawe ko:
“Wo luŋolu la, a waatoo la,
Banisirayilankoolu aniŋ Yahuuda moolu kafuriŋo
ñaajiitoo be nte Yaawe, ì la Alla ñini la le.
5 Ì be Siyoni* siloo ñininkaa la le,
ì ye ì kuŋ tiliŋ jee la.
Ì be naa le ka ì faŋ seyi nte Yaawe ma,
ka bo niŋ badaa-badaa kambeŋo la,
ì te ñina la meŋ na.
6 “N na moolu keta saajii filiriŋolu le ti,
ì kantarilaalu ye ì filindi,
ì ye ì caawundi konkoolu kaŋ taariŋ,
ì tarata yaayi la ka bo konko ka taa konko,
ì ñinata ì la koorewo be daameŋ.
7 Moo-wo-moo ye ì je, a ka i baluu ì la le,
ì jawoolu ka a fo le ko,
‘Ntolu maŋ kasi ke,
kaatu ì ye junuboo le ke Yaawe la,
ì taradulaa tooñaa be meŋ fee,
Yaawe, ì la alifaa foloolu jikoo.’
8 “Ali bori ka bo Babiloni,
ali finti Babiloninkoolu la bankoo kaŋ,
ali foloo ye tambi koorewo ñaato,
ko baakotoŋolu ka ke ñaameŋ.
9 A juubee, n ka banku sembemaalu le sukusuku Babiloni kaŋ,
ì kafuriŋo ye bo maraa karoo la naŋ,
ì ye tembe ka keledaalu muta a kamma,
wo to le ì be jee muta la.
Ì la kalabeñoolu ka munta le ko
kelenoolaa la kalabeñoo meŋ buka foo,
ka seyi bulu kenseŋ.
10 Ì be Babiloni ke la ñapinkaŋ feŋo le ti,
mennu bee ye a ñapinkaŋ,
ì ye ì sawoo soto a la.”
Yaawe le ye a fo.
Babiloni la boyoo
11 Yaawe ko:
“Babiloninkoolu, n na keetaabankoo ñapinkannaalu,
ali niŋ seewoo niŋ kontaanoo mu ñaa-wo-ñaa,
ali ka sawuŋ-sawuŋ ko ninsiriŋo ka ke ñaamoo kaŋ ñaameŋ,
ali ka kuma ko suukewolu,
12 bari ali wuluu bankoo be bula la maloo kono le,
ate meŋ ye ali wuluu,
dooyaaroo be laa la a kaŋ ne.
A la kuwo le be dooyaa la bankoolu bee ti,
a ye ke keñewula* jaaroo ti, aniŋ lewo.
13 Nte Yaawe la kamfaa baa le be a tinna
moo te sii la Babiloni kotenke,
a be tu la kenseŋyaariŋ ne,
moo-wo-moo tambita jee la,
a kijoo be bo la le,
a ye ciipuroo ke, ñiŋ kamma
kasaara kuwolu mennu keta jee la.
14 “Alitolu kalafayilaalu bee,
ali tembe keledaalu to Babiloni kamma, ka a murubeŋ.
Ali a buŋ, ali kana hani kalabeñe kiliŋ tu fayibali,
kaatu a ye junuboo le ke nte Yaawe la.
15 Ali wuuroo kumandi a ma karoo bee la,
Babiloni ye a faŋ seyi le, a tatoolu boyita,
ì ye a tata sansaŋolu boyi le.
Nte Yaawe le la julujoo mu ñiŋ ti ko:
Ali si juloo joo a to,
a ye meŋ ke, ka wo ñoŋ ke a la.
16 Ali fiifeŋ fiilaalu turutumbuŋ Babiloni,
ka taa katirilaalu niŋ ì la worotoolu.
Ì mantooralaalu la hawusari* keloo be a tinna le
tumarankewo bee ye muru ì fansuŋ moolu yaa,
moo-wo-moo ye bori a fansuŋ bankoo to.”
Banisirayilankoolu la seyoo
17 Yaawe ko:
“Banisirayila ka munta le saajiyolu,
jatoolu ye mennu bayindi ka ì janjandi.
Meŋ foloo ye i baluu a la,
wo le mu Asiriya mansakewo ti.
Silaŋ meŋ labanta a kuloolu feefee la,
wo le mu Babiloni mansakewo Nebukanesa ti.”
18 Wo kamma la, Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo*, Banisirayila la Alla ye ñiŋ ne fo ko:
“M be Babiloni mansakewo niŋ a la bankoo jarabi la le,
ko ŋa Asiriya mansakewo kuluu ñaameŋ.
19 Bari m be Banisirayila murundi la a la bankoo kaŋ ne,
a be i daañini la Karimeli Konkoo kaŋ ne,
aniŋ Basani tundoo,
ka taa Efurayimu* konkotundoo*,
aniŋ Kileyadi konkotundoo kaŋ,
a ye wasa ko a lafita a la ñaameŋ.
20 Wo luŋolu la, a waatoo la,
moo si Banisirayila la boyidaa ñini le,
bari hani kiliŋ, a te a je la,
aniŋ Yahuuda la boyidaa,
bari hani kiliŋ, a te a je la,
kaatu m be yamfa la wo moo toomaalu ye le,
ŋa mennu tu baluwo to.”
Yaawe le ye a fo.
21 Yaawe ko:
“Ali taa Meratayimunkoolu kele,
aniŋ Pekodinkoolu,
ñiŋ Babiloni banku muritiriŋo,
ali ì faa, ali niŋ kasaaroo ye ì nooma,
ŋa ali yaamari meŋ ke la, ka a ke.”
Yaawe le ye a fo.
22 “Ali si kele maakaŋo moyi bankoo kaŋ,
aniŋ kasaara baa!
23 Babiloni bankoo, duniyaa bee keleraŋ maritoo,
wo le katiŋ-katinta teŋ!
Babiloni le kenseŋyaata teŋ
ka ke bankoolu ye kijaboo ti!
24 Ite Babiloni, ŋa dooliŋo le laa i ye, a ye i muta,
aduŋ i maŋ a loŋ.
Ŋa i soto le, ŋa i ñankoŋ,
kaatu i ka nte Yaawe le kele.
25 Nte Yaawe ye n na jooraŋ buŋo le daa yele,
ŋa n na kamfaa jooraŋolu bondi naŋ,
kaatu nte Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo
ka naa dookuwo le ke Babiloni bankoo kaŋ.
26 Ali naa naŋ ka Babiloni kele karoo bee la,
ali ye a la siimaŋ buntuŋolu yele,
ali ye a faŋo juruma duuma ko siimaŋ kesoo,
ka a bee kasaara kewu,
hani feŋ kana tu jee!
27 Ali a kee kanaŋ tuuraalu bee faa,
ka ì samba ka ì kanateyi.
Kooroo boyita ì kaŋ, kaatu ì la luŋo siita le,
waatoo meŋ m be ì kuluu la.
28 Ali i lamoyi moolu wuurikaŋo la,
mennu borita keloo la, ì kanata,
ì naata Yaawe, ǹ na Alla la julujoo dantee Siyoni,
a la julujoo Babiloninkoolu to,
ì ye meŋ ke a la Batudulaa Buŋo* la.
29 “Ali kalafayilaalu kili Babiloni kamma,
moo-wo-moo ka kaloo ŋaaji ka a fayi.
Ali a suki karoo bee la,
hani moo kiliŋ kana kana.
Ali a joo a la baaroolu la,
a ye meŋ ke, ka wo ñoŋ ke a la.
A ye a faŋ wara nte Yaawe kaŋ ne ka n sooki,
Banisirayila la Senuŋ Baa.
30 Wo kamma la, ì be a fondinkewolu faa la le,
a mbeedoolu kaŋ taariŋ,
ì ye a kelediŋolu kasaara wo luŋo la.”
Yaawe le ye a fo.
31 Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo ko:
“M be looriŋ i kamma le, ite faŋ waralaa Babiloni,
kaatu i la luŋo siita le,
waatoo meŋ m be i jarabi la.
32 Faŋ waralaa Babiloni si taki a ye boyi,
moo te soto la ka a wulindi.
M be dimbaa le duŋ na a saatewolu la,
ka feŋ-wo-feŋ domo meŋ be a dandaŋo la.”
33 Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo ye ñiŋ ne fo ko:
“Ì ye Banisirayilankoolu mantoora le,
doolu fanaa ye wo ñoŋ ke Yahuuda moolu la,
mennu ye ì samba mutoo kono,
ì balanta ì fee kat,
ì maŋ soŋ ì bula la ì ye seyi muk.
34 Bari ì Kumakaalaa bambanta le,
a too mu Yaawe Alihawaa Maariyo le ti.
A be loo la ì la kuwo la le famfaŋ,
ka dahaa naati duniyaa ye,
bari a be dahaabaliyaa le naati la Babiloninkoolu kaŋ.”
35 Yaawe ko:
“Hawusaroo* le be naa Babiloninkoolu kamma,
a be naa Babiloni moolu kamma,
a be naa a maralilaalu kamma,
aniŋ a moo ñaamendiŋolu!
36 Hawusaroo be naa a juubeerilaa fanoolu kamma le,
fo ì la tooleeyaa si loŋ,
a be naa a kelejawaroolu kamma,
fo ì si kasaara!
37 Hawusaroo be naa a suwoolu kamma le,
aniŋ a keleraŋ sareetoolu,
aniŋ a la banku koteŋ kelediŋolu bee kamma,
fo ì si lamfu ko musoolu!
Hawusaroo be naa a naafuloolu bee kamma le,
fo ì si ke ñapinkaŋ feŋolu ti!
38 Jaa be naa a baajiyolu kaŋ ne,
fo ì si jaa kos!
Kaatu a bankoo bee niŋ batufeŋolu le mu,
ì ñaamaata jalaŋ jawoolu la kuwo la le.
39 “Wo to keñewuloo daafeŋolu,
ka taa suluwolu le be sabati la jee,
kiikiyaŋolu fanaa ye sabati jee.
Moo nene te sabati la jee kotenke,
sako moo si sii jee, jamaani naalaalu bee kono.
40 Ko nte Alla ye Sodomu niŋ Komora kasaara ñaameŋ,
ì niŋ ì dandanna saatewolu,
moo te sii la Babiloni fanaa,
sako moo si sabati jee.”
Yaawe le ye a fo.
41 Yaawe ko:
“A juubee, kelediŋ kafoo le ka bo naŋ
maraa kara bankoo kaŋ.
Banku sembemaa aniŋ mansakee jamaalu le be maamaŋ kaŋ naŋ,
ka bo dulaa jamfariŋ baalu to.
42 Ì niŋ kalabeñoolu niŋ hawusaroolu le mu,
ì tilimbaliyaata, balafaa te ì la.
Ì maakaŋo ka munta le ko fankaasoo kumakaŋo,
ì be suwoolu le koo to naŋ,
ì temberiŋolu be naa kaŋ,
ite Dimmusuriŋ* Babiloni kamma,
ko kewolu ka i paree keloo kamma ñaameŋ.”
43 Yaawe ko:
“Babiloni mansakewo ye ì kibaaroo moyi le,
a buloolu tuta yondiŋ.
Kijafaroo le ye a muta,
aniŋ dimiŋo ko tiŋ ye musu maa.
44 Ko niŋ jatoo bota naŋ ñunkoo kono,
Yoridani sutoo kono,
ka naa boyinkaŋo la,
kantari kene kendoolu to,
m be a moolu bayi la bankoo kaŋ wo ñaama le,
kataba kiliŋ.
Ŋa moo-wo-moo tomboŋ,
wo le be a mara la.
Jumaa le niŋ nte si tembe noo,
ka i loo m fee?
Ñaatonka jumaa le si loo noo n ñaato?
45 “Wo to ali lamoyiri ke,
nte Yaawe ye meŋ feere Babiloni kamma,
ŋa meŋ nata Babiloninkoolu la bankoo kamma.
Hani dindiŋolu, ì la koorewolu kono,
ì be ì kuruntu la le taariŋ.
Ì kafoo muumewo be teekumu la
ì la mantoora kuwo la le.
46 Ì muta tumoo maakaŋo be bankoo jarajarandi la le,
ì wuurikaŋo ye moyi hani banku koteŋolu kaŋ.”
Babylon's Capture
1 This is the message that the Lord gave me about the city of Babylon and its people:
2 “Tell the news to the nations! Proclaim it!
Give the signal and announce the news!
Do not keep it a secret!
Babylon has fallen!
Her god Marduk has been shattered!
Babylon's idols are put to shame;
her disgusting images are crushed!
3 “A nation from the north has come to attack Babylonia and will make it a desert. People and animals will run away, and no one will live there.”
Israel's Return
4 The Lord says, “When that time comes, the people of both Israel and Judah will come weeping, looking for me, their God. 5 They will ask the way to Zion and then go in that direction. They will make an eternal covenant with me and never break it.
6 “My people are like sheep whose shepherds have let them get lost in the mountains. They have wandered like sheep from one mountain to another, and they have forgotten where their home is. 7 They are attacked by all who find them. Their enemies say, ‘They sinned against the Lord, and so what we have done is not wrong. Their ancestors trusted in the Lord, and they themselves should have remained faithful to him.’
8 “People of Israel, run away from Babylonia! Leave the country! Be the first to leave! 9 I am going to stir up a group of strong nations in the north and make them attack Babylonia. They will line up in battle against the country and conquer it. They are skillful hunters, shooting arrows that never miss the mark. 10 Babylonia will be looted, and those who loot it will take everything they want. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Babylon's Fall
11 The Lord says, “People of Babylonia, you plundered my nation. You are happy and glad, going about like a cow threshing grain or like a neighing horse, 12 but your own great city will be humiliated and disgraced. Babylonia will be the least important nation of all; it will become a dry and waterless desert. 13 Because of my anger no one will live in Babylon; it will be left in ruins, and all who pass by will be shocked and amazed.
14 “Archers, line up for battle against Babylon and surround it. Shoot all your arrows at Babylon, because it has sinned against me, the Lord. 15 Raise the war cry all around the city! Now Babylon has surrendered. Its walls have been broken through and torn down. I am taking my revenge on the Babylonians. So take your revenge on them, and treat them as they have treated others. 16 Do not let seeds be planted in that country nor let a harvest be gathered. Every foreigner living there will be afraid of the attacking army and will go back home.”
Israel's Return
17 The Lord says, “The people of Israel are like sheep, chased and scattered by lions. First, they were attacked by the emperor of Assyria, and then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia gnawed on their bones. 18 Because of this, I, the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, will punish King Nebuchadnezzar and his country, just as I punished the emperor of Assyria. 19 I will restore the people of Israel to their land. They will eat the food that grows on Mount Carmel and in the region of Bashan, and they will eat all they want of the crops that grow in the territories of Ephraim and Gilead. 20 When that time comes, no sin will be found in Israel and no wickedness in Judah, because I will forgive those people whose lives I have spared. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
God's Judgment on Babylonia
21 The Lord says, “Attack the people of Merathaim and of Pekod. Kill and destroy them. Do everything I command you. I, the Lord, have spoken. 22 The noise of battle is heard in the land, and there is great destruction. 23 Babylonia hammered the whole world to pieces, and now that hammer is shattered! All the nations are shocked at what has happened to that country. 24 Babylonia, you fought against me, and you have been caught in the trap I set for you, even though you did not know it. 25 I have opened the place where my weapons are stored, and in my anger I have taken them out, because I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have work to do in Babylonia. 26 Attack it from every side and break open the places where its grain is stored! Pile up the loot like piles of grain! Destroy the country! Leave nothing at all! 27 Kill all their soldiers! Slaughter them! The people of Babylonia are doomed! The time has come for them to be punished!”
( 28 Refugees escape from Babylonia and come to Jerusalem, and they tell how the Lord our God took revenge for what the Babylonians had done to his Temple.)
29 “Tell the archers to attack Babylon. Send out everyone who knows how to use the bow and arrow. Surround the city and don't let anyone escape. Pay it back for all it has done, and treat it as it has treated others, because it acted with pride against me, the Holy One of Israel. 30 So its young men will be killed in the city streets, and all its soldiers will be destroyed on that day. I, the Lord, have spoken.
31 “Babylonia, you are filled with pride, so I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, am against you! The time has come for me to punish you. 32 Your proud nation will stumble and fall, and no one will help you up. I will set your cities on fire, and everything around will be destroyed.”
33 The Lord Almighty says, “The people of Israel and of Judah are oppressed. All who captured them are guarding them closely and will not let them go. 34 But the one who will rescue them is strong—his name is the Lord Almighty. He himself will take up their cause and will bring peace to the earth, but trouble to the people of Babylonia.”
35 The Lord says,
“Death to Babylonia!
Death to its people,
to its rulers, to its people of wisdom.
36 Death to its lying prophets—
what fools they are!
Death to its soldiers—
how terrified they are!
37 Destroy its horses and chariots!
Death to its hired soldiers—
how weak they are!
Destroy its treasures;
plunder and loot.
38 Bring a drought on its land
and dry up its rivers.
Babylonia is a land of terrifying idols
that have made fools of the people.
39 “And so Babylon will be haunted by demons and evil spirits, and by unclean birds. Never again will people live there, not for all time to come. 40 The same thing will happen to Babylon that happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when I destroyed them and the nearby towns. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken.
41 “People are coming from a country in the north,
a mighty nation far away;
many kings are preparing for war.
42 They have taken their bows and swords;
they are cruel and merciless.
They sound like the roaring sea,
as they ride their horses.
They are ready for battle against Babylonia.
43 The king of Babylonia hears the news,
and his hands hang limp.
He is seized by anguish,
by pain like a woman in labor.
44 “Like a lion coming out of the thick woods along the Jordan up to the green pasture land, I, the Lord, will come and make the Babylonians run away suddenly from their city. Then the leader I choose will rule the nation. Who can be compared to me? Who would dare challenge me? What ruler could oppose me? 45 So listen to the plan that I have made against the city of Babylon and to what I intend to do to its people. Even their children will be dragged off, and everyone will be horrified. 46 When Babylon falls, there will be such a noise that the entire earth will shake, and the cries of alarm will be heard by the other nations.”
