Jeremiah 22
1 Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Ale desann kote kay wa Juda a, e pale pawòl sa a:
2 and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who sits upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people who enter in by these gates.
Di l konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O wa Juda, ki chita sou twòn David la, ou menm, sèvitè ou yo ak pèp ou a ki antre nan pòtay sila yo.
3 Thus says Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness. And deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong. Do no violence to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Fè jistis ak ladwati e delivre sila ki te vòlè devan pouvwa sila ki te oprime l la. Anplis pa maltrete ni fè vyolans a yon etranje, òfelen an ak vèv la. Ni pa vèse san inosan nan plas sa a.
4 For if ye do this thing indeed, then there shall enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
Paske si nou menm mesye yo va, anverite, fè bagay sa a, alò, wa yo va antre nan pòtay kay sa a, e va chita nan plas David sou twòn li an. Yo va monte sou cha yo ak sou cheval yo—yo menm, sèvitè yo ak pèp li a.
5 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says Jehovah, that this house shall become a desolation.
Men si nou pa obeyi pawòl sa yo, Mwen sèmante pa Mwen menm,” deklare SENYÈ a: “ke kay sila a va vin dezole.”’”
6 For thus says Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou are Gilead to me, and the head of Lebanon, yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan kay wa a Juda a: “Ou tankou Galaad pou Mwen, tankou tèt mòn Liban an. Malgre, anverite Mwen va fè nou kon yon dezè, kon vil ki abandone.
7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, each one with his weapons, and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
Paske Mwen va mete destriktè apa pou ou, yo chak ak zam yo. Epi yo va koupe mete atè bwa sèd pi chwazi ou yo e jete yo nan dife.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say each man to his neighbor, Why has Jehovah done thus to this great city?
“Anpil nasyon va pase kote vil sa a. Konsa, yo va di youn lòt: ‘Poukisa SENYÈ a te fè bagay sa a gwo vil sa a?’
9 Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them.
Epi yo va reponn: ‘Akoz yo te abandone akò SENYÈ a, Bondye yo a, e te pwostène yo a lòt dye yo e te sèvi yo.’”
10 Weep ye not for him who is dead, nor bemoan him. But weep greatly for him who goes away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
Pa kriye pou mò yo. Pa fè dèy pou li, men kriye san rete pou sila ki sòti a; paske li p ap janm retounen, ni li p ap wè peyi l ankò.
11 For thus says Jehovah concerning Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went forth out of this place: He shall not return there any more.
Paske se konsa SENYÈ a pale a Schallum, fis a Josias, wa Juda a, ki te vin wa nan plas Josias, papa li, ki te ale kite plas sa a: “Li p ap janm retounen la,
12 But in the place where they have led him captive, there he shall die, and he shall see this land no more.
men nan plas kote li te mennen an kaptivite a, se la li va mouri e li p ap wè peyi sila ankò.”
13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice, who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and gives him not his hire,
“Malè a sila ki bati kay li san ladwati, chanm anlè yo san jistis, ki itilize sèvis vwazen li san peye e ki pa bay li salè li,
14 who says, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cuts out windows for himself, and it is overlaid with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Ki di: “Mwen va bati pou mwen menm yon kay ak anpil espas, ak gwo chanm anlè. Mwen va koupe fenèt li yo, ba li panno bwa sèd e pentire l an koulè wouj.’
15 Shall thou reign, because thou strive to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
“Èske ou dwe wa akoz ou pi fò nan afè bwa sèd? Èske papa ou pa t manje, bwè e fè jistis ak sa ki dwat? Epi sa te ale byen pou li.
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says Jehovah.
Li te plede koz a malere ak aflije yo, epi sa te ale byen. Èske se pa sa ki vle di ou rekonèt Mwen an?” deklare SENYÈ a.
17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
“Men zye ou ak kè ou rete sèlman sou richès ki ranmase nan zak malonèt, nan vèse san inosan, nan opresyon ak vyolans.”
18 Therefore thus says Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! They shall not lament for him, saying Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
Pou sa, konsa SENYÈ a pale konsènan Jojakim, fis a Josias, wa Juda a: “Yo p ap fè dèy pou li. Ni rele ‘Anmwey, frè m!’ ni ‘Anmwey sè m!’ “Yo p ap fè gwo kri pou li. Ni ‘Anmwey, mèt mwen!’ Ni ‘Anmwey, pou grand pwisans li!’
19 He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Li va antere ak antèman bourik, trennen e jete deyò pòtay Jérusalem yo.”
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry. And lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from Abarim. For all thy lovers are destroyed.
“Ale monte kote Liban. Kriye fò e leve vwa ou nan Basan. Kriye anplis depi Abarim, paske tout moun ki renmen ou yo vin kraze nèt.
21 I spoke to thee in thy prosperity, but thou said, I will not hear. This has been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyed not my voice.
Mwen te pale ak ou nan pwosperite, men ou te di: ‘Mwen p ap koute’! Konsa abitid ou depi nan jenès ou, ke ou te refize obeyi lavwa M.
22 The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy loved ones shall go into captivity. Surely then thou shall be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
Van an va bale fè disparèt tout bèje ou yo, ak moun ki renmen ou yo, y ap wale an kaptivite. Konsa, ou va anverite wont e imilye akoz tout mechanste ou yo.
23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied thou shall be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
Nou menm k ap viv Liban, ki fè nich ak bwa sèd yo, nou va plenyen nan gòj lè gran doulè a rive sou ou; doulè tankou yon fanm k ap akouche a!
24 As I live, says Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet I would pluck thee from there,
“Kon Mwen viv la”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Menmsi Jeconia, fis a Jojakim nan, te yon bag so nan men dwat Mwen; malgre sa, Mwen ta rale retire ou.
25 and I will give thee into the hand of those who seek thy life, and into the hand of those of whom thou are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Epi mwen ta lese ou tonbe nan men a sila k ap chache lavi ou yo; wi, nan men a sila ke ou krent anpil yo, menm nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa a Babylone nan, e nan men a Kaldeyen yo.
26 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother who bore thee, into another country where ye were not born, and there ye shall die.
Mwen va jete ou ak manman ou ki te fè ou a jis nan yon lòt peyi kote ou pa t fèt, e la ou va mouri.
27 But to the land to which their soul longs to return, there they shall not return.
Men pou peyi kote yo ta vle retounen an, yo p ap retounen la.”
28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which none delights? Why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
Èske nonm sa a, Jenocia se yon po meprize, kraze nèt? Oswa èske li se yon veso lèd, san valè? Poukisa li menm ak desandan li yo te jete deyò konsa e depoze nan yon peyi ke yo pa t konnen?
29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
O latè, latè, latè, tande pawòl SENYÈ a!
30 Thus says Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, a man who shall not prosper in his days. For no more shall a man of his seed prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling in Judah.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mete nonm sa a nan lis kon ‘san pitit’, yon nonm ki p ap reyisi nan jou li yo. Paske nanpwen moun nan desandan li yo ki va reyisi, ni k ap chita sou twòn David la, ni gouvène ankò nan Juda.”
