Jeremiah 2
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
1Angraeng ih lok kai khaeah angzoh,
2Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I remember for thee the affection of thy youth, the love of thine espousals; how thou wentest after Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
2caeh ah loe Jerusalem ih kaminawk mah thaih hanah thui ah; Angraeng mah hae tiah thuih; lawk ah vat ai ih praezaek ah ka hnukah na bang naah, na qoeng li nathuem ih na hoihhaih, sava sak tangsuek nathuem ih baktiah nang palunghaih to ka pahnet ai.
3Israel is the LORD'S hallowed portion, His first-fruits of the increase; all that devour him shall be held guilty, evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
3To nathuem ah Israel loe Angraeng hanah ciimcai moe, a qoenghaih thingthai tangsuek ah oh; anih paaeh kaminawk boih loe kami kazae ah oh o; to kaminawk nuiah amrohaih to pha tih, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
4Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel;
4Aw Jakob imthung takoh, Israel imthung takohnawk boih, Angraeng ih lok hae tahngai oh,
5Thus saith the LORD: What unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that they are gone far from Me, and have walked after things of nought, and are become nought?
5Angraeng mah hae tiah thuih; Nam panawk mah kai khaeah tih zaehaih maw a hnuk o moe, kai khae hoi kangthla ah a caeh o ving? Nihcae loe tidoeh avang ai krangnawk to patom o pongah, tidoeh avang ai kami ah oh o boeh.
6Neither said they: 'Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt; that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?'
6Nihcae loe Izip prae hoi zaehoikung, praezaek hoi zaehoikung, praezaek hoi tangqom cing ah kaom prae thung hoiah zaehoikung, khokhahaih hoi duekhaih tahlip thung hoiah zaehoikung, kami caeh vai ai prae hoi kami om vai ai prae thung hoiah zaehoikung, Angraeng loe naa ah maw oh ving boeh? tiah thui o ai.
7And I brought you into a land of fruitful fields, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled My land, and made My heritage an abomination.
7Thingthai hoi hoihhaih to caak hanah, long kahoih prae ah kang caeh o haih; toe na kun o naah kai ih long to nam hnong o sak, kai ih qawk doeh panuet kaom ah na sak o.
8The priests said not: 'Where is the LORD?' And they that handle the law knew Me not, and the rulers transgressed against Me; the prophets also prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
8Qaimanawk mah Angraeng loe naa ah maw oh? tiah thui o ai; Ka lok patuk kaminawk mah kai to panoek o ai; zaehoikungnawk mah doeh ka lok to aek o; tahmaanawk loe Baal ih ahmin hoiah lokthuih o moe, tidoeh avang ai hmuennawk to patom o.
9Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead.
9To pongah lokcaekhaih ahmuen ah kang khingh o han, na caanawk ih caanawk doeh ka khingh han, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
10For pass over to the isles of the Kittites, and see, and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there hath been such a thing.
10Kittim tuipui thung ih praenawk to poeng ah loe, khenah: Kedan ah kami to patoeh ah, to baktih hmuen oh vaih boeh maw, tiah kahoihah poek ah loe khen ah.
11Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? But My people hath changed its glory for that which doth not profit.
11Prae kalah kaminawk loe Sithaw tang to bok o ai, toe angmacae ih sithaw to pahnawt o vaih maw? Toe kai ih kaminawk loe angmacae lensawkhaih to tidoeh avang ai krang hoiah athlaeng o ving boeh.
12Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD.
12Aw, vannawk, hae hmuen pongah dawnraihaih, palungboenghaih, tasoehhaih hoiah om oh, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
13For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
13Kai ih kaminawk loe zaehaih hnetto a sak o; hinghaih tuipuek, kai hae ang pahnawt o moe, tui tabu, tui angbuem thai ai kakoi tui tabunawk to a sak o.
14Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a prey?
14Israel loe tamna ah maw oh? Misong ah maw tapen? Tipongah anih loe amro ving loe?
15The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant.
15Kaipuinawk mah anih to hang o thuih moe, hnah hroek o thuih; a prae to paro pae o moe, vangpuinawk to hmai hoi thlaek pae o pongah, mi doeh om o ai boeh.
16The children also of Noph and Tahpanhes feed upon the crown of thy head.
16Noph hoi Tahpanhes ih kaminawk mah na lu nui ih angraeng lumuek to amro o sak ving boeh.
17Is it not this that doth cause it unto thee, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when He led thee by the way?
17Nangcae zaehoikung, Angraeng na Sithaw to na caeh o taak pongah na ai maw, to baktih hmuen to nangmacae nuiah phak?
18And now what hast thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? Or what hast thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?
18Tipongah vaihi Shihor ih tui naek hanah Izip loklam ah na caeh o moe, vapui tui naek hanah, Assyria loklam ah na caeh o loe?
19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, neither is My fear in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
19Nangmacae sakpazaehaih mah nangmacae to thuitaek tih; hnuk nang nawn o haih mah na zoeh o tih; to pongah Angraeng na Sithaw to na pahnawt o moe, kai zithaih tawn ai ah na oh o haih loe, kawkrukmaw set moe, khaa, tito panoek oh, tiah Angraeng Sithaw mah thuih.
20For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and thou saidst: 'I will not transgress'; upon every high hill and under every leafy tree thou didst recline, playing the harlot.
20Canghnii hoi boeh ni na phawh ih hnam hoi qui to ka petsak boeh; nang mah, Ka zae mak ai boeh, tiah na thuih; toe maesang hoi aqam kahing thing tlim boih ah, tangzat zawh hanah nang songh.
21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed; how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto Me?
21Nang hae atii kahoih koek misurkung ah kang thling; toe ka hmaa ah oep kaom ah kho na sah ai, tipongah tangtang ai misurkung ah nang coeng ving loe?
22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord GOD.
22Lungtui hoiah na pasaeh moe, sabung kapop ah na patoh cadoeh, na zaehaih ka hmaa ah amtueng vop tih, tiah Angraeng Sithaw mah thuih.
23How canst thou say: 'I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim'? See thy way in the Valley, know what thou hast done; thou art a swift young camel traversing her ways;
23Kawbangmaw, Kai loe kam hnong ai, Baal hnukah doeh ka bang ai, tiah na thui thai tih? Azawn ah na caehhaih loklam to khen ah loe, na sak ih hmuen to poek ah; nang loe ahnuk ahma kacawn kaengkuu hrang amno ah na oh boeh.
24A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
24Apaa koeh naah praezaek ih takhi kahroek laa hrang kasan baktiah na oh boeh; apaa cuukhaih tue phak naah, anih to mi mah maw pakaa pae thai tih? Mi mah doeh anih to angpho qawt ah pakrong mak ai, atue phak naah anih to hnu o tih.
25Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst; but thou saidst: 'There is no hope; no, for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.'
25Khok bangkrai ah omsak hmah loe, tui anghaesak hmah, tiah ka thuih; toe nang mah, Oephaih om ai, tiah na thuih. To tiah na ai ni, minawk kalah ni ka koeh, nihcae hnukah ka bang han, tiah na thuih.
26As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;
26Kamqu loe naeh naah azak baktih toengah, Israel imthung takoh doeh azat o boeh; angmacae, angmacae ih siangpahrangnawk, ukkung angraengnawk, qaimanawk hoi tahmaanawk doeh azathaih tongh o boih boeh.
27Who say to a stock: 'Thou art my father', and to a stone: 'Thou hast brought us forth', for they have turned their back unto Me, and not their face; but in the time of their trouble they will say: 'Arise, and save us.'
27Thingkung khaeah, Nang loe kam pa ah na oh, tiah a naa o: thlung khaeah, Nang mah nang tapen, tiah a naa o: mikhmai khen ai ah, kai to hnukbang ah angqoi o taak; toe raihaih a tongh o naah loe, Angzo ah loe na pahlong ah, tiah a thuih o.
28But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble; for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
28To tiah nahaeloe na sak o ih na sithawnawk loe naa ah maw oh o loe? Raihaih na tong o naah nihcae to angzo o nasoe loe, nangcae to pahlong o nasoe khae! Aw Judah, na sithaw loe na vangnawk zetto pop boeh.
29Wherefore will ye contend with Me? Ye all have transgressed against Me, saith the LORD.
29Tipongah kai kasae nang net o loe? Nangcae loe ka nuiah na zae o boih boeh, tiah Angraeng mah thuih.
30In vain have I smitten your children — they received no correction; your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
30Na caanawk danpaekhaih loe azom pui ni; nihcae loe thuitaekhaih koeh o ai; nangcae ih sumsen loe moi kaek thaih kaipui baktiah, nangmacae ih tahmaanawk to paaeh boih boeh.
31O generation, see ye the word of the LORD: have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say My people: 'We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee'?
31Aw dung kangtha kaminawk, Angraeng ih lok to poek oh. Kai loe Israel hanah praezaek hoi khoving prae ah ka oh vai maw? Tipongah kai ih kaminawk mah, Kaicae loe angraeng ah ka oh o boeh; nang khaeah kang zo o mak ai boeh, tiah a thuih o loe?
32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.
32Tangla mah amthoephaih hmuennawk to pahnet vaih maw, to tih ai boeh loe sava sah tangla mah amthoephaih khukbuen to pahnet vaih maw? Toe kai ih kaminawk mah kai ang pahnet o haih ni loe kroeklaek ai boeh.
33How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! Therefore — even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways;
33Tipongah tlangai pakrong naah loe palung na ha o loe? To baktih kasae na caeh o haih loklam to kasae nongpatanawk hanah na patuk o.
34Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor; thou didst not find them breaking in; yet for all these things
34Nang khuk o ih khukbuen nuiah, zaehaih tawn ai kamtang kaminawk humhaih athii to amtueng boeh; tamquta hoiah ka pakrong pongah ka hnuk ih na ai ah, athii loe na sak ih hmuennawk boih nui ah kamnoek ah amtueng boeh.
35Thou saidst: 'I am innocent; surely His anger is turned away from me' — behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest: 'I have not sinned.'
35Toe nangmah, Kai loe zaehaih ka tawn ai pongah, ka nuiah palungphuihaih dii let tih, tiah na thuih. Khenah, zaehaih ka tawn ai, tiah na thuih pongah, lok kang caek han.
36How greatly dost thou cheapen thyself to change thy way? Thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Asshur.
36Tipongah na caehhaih loklam to hae tiah na pakhraih loe? Assyria mah tongh ih azathaih baktiah, Izip doeh azathaih tong toeng tih.
37From him also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head; for the LORD hath rejected them in whom thou didst trust, and thou shalt not prosper in them.
37Ue, lu nuiah na ban to koeng ueloe, to prae hoiah na tacawt tih; na oep ih hmuennawk to Angraeng mah pahnawt sut boeh pongah, khosakhoihaih na tawn mak ai boeh.
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