Word Concerning di Nations
The first among the words about the nations. Egypt gather for Carchemish, rise like Nile wey dey flood, and we Papa scatter am for Euphrates side; no balm from Gilead fit heal am. Later people go settle for Egypt again, and dem tell Jacob make e no fear.
46 1Na dis be di word of our Papa wey come to Jeremiah di prophet concerning di nations.
Our Papa Bring Egypt Low for Carchemish
2About Egypt: against di army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt for Carchemish for di side of Euphrates River, wey Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeat for di fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah.
3"Ready una shield—big and small—and comot go fight! 4Tie di horses; climb up, una wey dey ride! Take una place with una helmet for head; polish di spears, wear di armour!' 5Why I dey see am? Fear don catch dem, dem dey fall back; dem strong warriors don scatter. Dem dey run anyhow, dem no dey look back—fear dey every side! na so our Papa talk. 6'Di sharp-leg one no fit run, di warrior no fit escape. For di north, for di side of Euphrates River, dem dey stumble and fall. 7Who be dis, wey dey rise like di Nile, like rivers wey dem water dey surge?"
8Egypt dey rise like di Nile, like rivers wey dem water dey surge. She talk say, "I go rise, I go cover di earth; I go destroy cities and dem wey dey live inside." 9Charge, una horses! Drive with vex, una chariots! Make di warriors comot—Cush and Put wey dey hold di shield, di Ludim wey dey hold and bend di bow. 10Dat day belong to di Papa of heaven army, a day of justice, to bring justice against im enemies. Di sword go chop till e belleful, e go drink dem blood till e satisfy; because di Papa of heaven army get sacrifice for di land of di north, for di side of Euphrates River. a a v10 Dem paint di battle like sacrifice wey di Papa dey offer — di enemies wey dem kill na di offering. 11Go up to Gilead go collect balm, virgin daughter of Egypt! You fit gather plenty medicine, but healing no dey for you. 12Di nations don hear about your shame, and di earth full with your cry; because warrior dey stumble against warrior, and di two of dem dey fall togeda.
13Di word wey our Papa talk to Jeremiah di prophet about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon wey dey come strike di land of Egypt:
14Declare am for Egypt, proclaim am for Migdol; proclaim am for Memphis and Tahpanhes. Talk say: "Take una place and ready, because di sword dey chop everywhere round una."
15Why dem carry your mighty ones comot? Dem no fit stand, because our Papa push dem down. 16E make plenty of dem stumble; true-true, dem fall on top each oda. Dem talk say, "Stand up! Make we go back to we own people, to di land wey dem born us, comot from di sword wey dey oppress." 17For there dem cry: "Pharaoh king of Egypt na noise just noise; e don let di appointed time pass am by." 18As I dey alive true-true, na so di King talk, wey im name na di Papa of heaven army, one go come like Tabor among di mountains, like Carmel for di side of di sea. b b v18 Tabor and Carmel na two of di most prominent, unmissable mountains for Israel — di comparison dey paint one big, unstoppable conqueror wey tall well well. 19Pack your load for exile, daughter of Egypt, wey dey sidon well well for safety! Because Memphis go turn to wasteland, ruin wey nobody dey live.
20"Egypt na fine heifer, but stinging horsefly from di north dey come against am. 21Even her hired soldiers wey dey her midst be like calf wey dem don fatten; dem too go turn and run togeda, dem no fit stand, because di day of dem disaster don come on top dem, di time wey dem go answer for wetin dem do. 22Egypt dey hiss comot like snake wey dey run as di enemy dey advance with plenty force; dem come against am with axe, like people wey dey cut wood.' 23Dem go cut down her forest, na so our Papa talk, even as e thick well well, because dem plenty pass locust; nobody fit count dem. 24Dem go put di daughter of Egypt to shame, dem go hand am over to people from di north."
25"Di Papa of heaven army, our Papa of Israel, talk say: 'I dey punish Amon god of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods and kings—Pharaoh and everybody wey dey trust am.' 26I go hand dem over to dem wey dey find dem life—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and im officers. But afta, people go live for Egypt like before, na so our Papa talk.
27"But you, no dey fear, Jacob my servant; no let your mind fall, Israel. Because I dey go save you from far away, and your pikin dem from di land wey dem carry dem go captivity. Jacob go come back to quiet and rest, and nobody go make am fear. 28No dey fear, Jacob my servant, na so your Papa talk, because I dey with you. Even doh I go completely destroy all di nations wey I don scatter you go, I no go completely destroy you. I go discipline you with justice; I no go leave you comot punishment completely."
