Jeremiah 49

49 ¹Concerning di Ammon people: na dis one our Papa talk: Israel no get sons? E no get anybody wey go inherit im property? Why Milcom come take Gad as im own, and im people come settle for di towns? ²Na why di days dey come, our Papa talk, wey I go blow di war-cry against Rabbah of di Ammon people; e go turn heap wey don waste, and dem go burn im villages with fire. Den Israel go collect back from dem wey collect from am, na so our Papa talk. ³“Cry loud, Heshbon, because dem don waste Ai! Shout, una daughters of Rabbah! Wear mourning cloth and mourn; run up and down among di walls, because Milcom go go exile, together with im priests and im officials. ⁴Why you dey brag about your valleys, your valley wey full with fruit, daughter wey no dey faithful—you wey put your trust for your treasures, dey talk say, ‘Who fit come near me?’” ⁵I dey come bring fear come on top you, na so di Papa of heaven army talk, from all dose wey surround you. Dem go drive una comot, everybody dey run anyhow, and nobody go dey to gather dem wey dey run. ⁶But afta all dis, I go bring di Ammon people fortune back, na so our Papa talk.

Our Papa Bring Edom Proud-Head Come Down

⁷About Edom: na so di Papa of heaven army talk: Wisdom no dey Teman again? Good advice don finish from di people wey get sense? Dem wisdom don rotten? ⁸“Run, turn back, hide for deep place, una wey dey live for Dedan, because I go bring disaster come on top Esau for di time wey I go punish am. ⁹If people wey dey pick grape come meet you, dem no go leave small wey remain? If tiff come for night, dem no go tiff only wetin dem want? ¹⁰But na me myself strip Esau bare; I don open im hiding places, and e no fit hide imself again. Im pikin dem don destroy, im brothers and im neighbours, and e no dey again. ¹¹Leave your pikin dem wey no get papa; I go keep dem alive. Make your widows put dem trust for me.”

¹²Na dis one our Papa talk: Dose wey dem no judge say make dem drink di cup still dey drink am—you go go free? No o, you must drink. ¹³Because I swear by myself, na so our Papa talk: Bozrah go turn something wey go make person shock, something wey be disgrace, wey don waste, and wey be curse, and all im towns go be ruins wey no go end. ¹⁴I don hear message from our Papa: dem don send messenger among di nations to talk say, ‘Gather together come march against am! Rise up for war!’ ¹⁵Now I go make you small among di nations, and dem go despise you among mankind. ¹⁶Di fear wey you dey put for people and di proud-head for your heart don deceive you, you wey dey live for di crack of di rock, wey dey occupy di top of di hill. Even if you build your nest high reach like di eagle own, na from there I go bring you come down, na so our Papa talk. ¹⁷Edom go turn something wey go make person shock; everybody wey pass go wonder and go laugh am for all im wounds. ¹⁸Just like dem overthrow Sodom and Gomorrah, together with di towns wey dey near dem, na so our Papa talk, na so nobody go live there, no human being go stay for am. ¹⁹“Like lion wey dey come up from di bush of Jordan go one green pasture wey sweet, na so I go sharp-sharp chase Edom comot from im land. Who be di chosen one wey I go put on top am? Because who be like me, and who fit call me come? Wetin shepherd fit stand against me? ²⁰Na why make you hear di plan wey our Papa don plan against Edom, and di purpose wey e don form against dem wey dey live for Teman: Even di small ones for di flock dem go drag dem comot; for sure dem pasture go shock for di kind thing wey happen dem. ²¹For di sound of dem fall di earth go shake; dem go hear di sound of dem cry for di Red Sea. ²²Look! Eagle go fly high come swoop, dey spread im wings over Bozrah. For dat day di heart of Edom war-people go be like di heart of woman wey dey labour to born.”

Our Papa Bring Judgment Come On Top Damascus

²³“About Damascus. Shame don catch Hamath and Arpad, because dem don hear bad news, dem heart don melt with fear, dem dey restless like sea wey no dey calm. ²⁴Damascus don weak; e don turn to run, and fear don grip am. Trouble and pain don hold am, like di pain of woman wey dey labour to born. ²⁵Why dem never leave di city of praise, di town wey my heart dey sweet with? ²⁶For sure im young men go fall for im streets; all im soldiers go quiet for dat day, na so di Papa of heaven army talk. ²⁷I go set fire for di walls of Damascus; e go burn di strong houses of Ben-hadad.”

Our Papa Judge Kedar and Hazor

²⁸Concerning Kedar and di kingdoms of Hazor, wey Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon knock down. Na dis one our Papa talk: Rise up, march against Kedar! Destroy di people of di east! ²⁹Dem go carry dem tents and dem flocks— dem tent curtains and all dem goods. Dem go carry dem camels comot, and people go shout give dem, ‘Fear dey every side!’ ³⁰Run quick-quick! Hide for deep place, una wey dey live for Hazor, na so our Papa talk, because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon don form plan against una; e don plan strategy against una. ³¹Rise up, march against nation wey dey enjoy peace, wey dey live with confidence, na so our Papa talk—nation wey no get gates or bars, wey dey live by imself. ³²Dem camels go turn plunder, and dem plenty herds go be spoil. I go scatter to every wind dose wey dey cut di corner of dem hair, and from every side I go bring disaster come on top dem, na so our Papa talk. ^a a v32 To cut di corner of di hair na special custom for some Arab desert tribes. ³³Hazor go turn place wey jackals dey stay, place wey don waste forever. Nobody go live there, no human being go stay for am.

Our Papa Scatter Elam Come Bring Dem Back

³⁴Di word of our Papa wey come to Jeremiah di prophet about Elam, as Zedekiah king of Judah just start to rule:

³⁵Na dis one di Papa of heaven army talk: I dey break di bow of Elam, di place where dem dey get dem strength. ³⁶I go bring di four winds against Elam from di four corners of heaven; I go scatter dem to all dis winds, and no nation go dey wey di exile of Elam no go reach. ³⁷I go shatter Elam in front of dem enemies, in front of dose wey dey find to kill dem. I go bring disaster come on top dem, my hot anger, na so our Papa talk; I go chase dem with sword until I don finish dem. ³⁸I go set my throne for Elam and destroy im king and im officials, na so our Papa talk. ³⁹But for di days wey dey come, I go bring di fortune of Elam back, na so our Papa talk.