Jeremiah 38
1 And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
Alò, Schephathia, fis a Mattan e Guedalia, fis a Paschhur, fis a Malkija, te tande pawòl ke Jérémie t ap pale a tout pèp la e t ap di:
2 Thus says Jehovah: He who abides in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
“Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Sila ki rete nan vil sa a va mouri ak nepe, ak gwo grangou e ak gwo ravaj ak maladi, men sila ki sòti pou rive anvè Kaldeyen yo va viv. Li va gen pwòp lavi l kon pwòp benefis pa l e li va viv.’
3 Thus says Jehovah: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Vil sa a va anverite livre nan men a wa Babylone nan, e li va kaptire l.’”
4 Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death, inasmuch as he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them. For this man seeks not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Epi ofisye yo te di a wa a: “Koulye a, kite nonm sa a vin mete a lanmò, konsi l ap dekouraje mesye lagè ki rete nan vil sa a, ak tout pèp la lè l pale pawòl konsa avèk yo; paske nonm sa a p ap chache byen a pèp sa a, men malè yo.”
5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand, for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
Konsa, Wa Sédécias te di: “Gade byen, li nan men nou; paske wa a p ap ka fè anyen kont nou menm.”
6 Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard. And they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
Epi yo te pran Jérémie e te jete li nan sitèn Malkija, fis a wa a, ki te nan lakou kay gad la. Yo te fè Jérémie desann ladann ak kòd yo. Alò, nan sitèn nan, pa t gen dlo, men sèlman labou, e Jérémie te fonse antre nan labou a.
7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
Men Ébed Mélec, Etyopyen an, yon enik, pandan li te lakay wa a, te tande ke yo te mete Jérémie nan sitèn nan. Alò, wa a te chita nan antre Pòtay Benjamin an.
8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,
Epi Ébed-Mélec te sòti nan palè a wa a pou pale ak wa a. Li te di:
9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon. And he is likely to die in the place where he is because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.
“Mèt mwen, wa a, mesye sila yo te aji ak mechanste nan tout sa yo te fè Jérémie yo, pwofèt ki te jete nan sitèn nan. Li va mouri kote li ye akoz gwo grangou, paske nanpwen pen ankò nan vil la.”
10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from here thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies.
Epi wa a te kòmande Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an, e te di l: “Pran trant mesye soti isit la anba otorite ou e mennen fè monte Jérémie soti nan sitèn nan avan l mouri.”
11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took from there rags and worn-out garments, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Konsa, Ébed-Mélec te pran mesye yo anba otorite li, e te antre nan palè a wa a, yon kote pi ba depo a. Li te pran la vye rad epwize ak vye twal epwize e te fè yo desann sou kòd, antre nan pwi a, rive kote Jérémie.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Now put these rags and worn-out garments under thine armpits under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Konsa, Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an te di a Jérémie: “Alò, mete rad epwize sa yo ak twal yo anba bra ou, anba kòd yo.” Jérémie te fè l.
13 So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
Konsa, yo te rale Jérémie fè l monte leve sòti nan sitèn nan, e Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad la.
14 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet to him into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah. And the king said to Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Epi Wa Sédécias te voye fè yo mennen Jérémie, pwofèt la, kote li nan twazyèm antre ki nan kay SENYÈ a; epi wa a te di a Jérémie: “Mwen ap mande ou yon bagay. Pa kache anyen devan m.”
15 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I declare it to thee, will thou not surely put me to death? And if I give thee counsel, thou will not hearken to me.
Epi Jérémie te reponn a Sédécias: “Si mwen pale ou, anverite, ou p ap mete m a lanmò? Anplis, menm si m bay ou konsèy, ou p ap koute mwen.”
16 So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah lives, who made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, nor will I give thee into the hand of these men who seek thy life.
Men wa Sédécias te sèmante a Jérémie an sekrè. Li te di: “Kon SENYÈ a viv la, ki te fè nanm nou, anverite, mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò, ni mwen p ap livre ou nan men a mesye sila k ap chache pran lavi ou yo.”
17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, Thus says Jehovah, the God of hosts, the God of Israel. If thou will go forth to the king of Babylon's rulers, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and thou shall live, and thy house.
Epi Jérémie te di a Sédécias: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la; ‘Si, anverite, ou va sòti deyò pou vin soumèt a wa Babylone nan; alò, ou va viv, vil sa a p ap brile ak dife e ou menm ak lakay ou va viv.
18 But if thou will not go forth to the king of Babylon's rulers, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shall not escape out of their hand.
Men si ou pa ale deyò kote ofisye a wa Babylone yo, alò, vil sa va livre nan men a Kaldeyen yo. Epi yo va brile li ak dife e ou menm, ou p ap chape nan men yo.’”
19 And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who have fallen away to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they abuse me.
Epi Wa Sédécias te reponn a Jérémie: “Mwen krent Jwif ki te janbe kote Kaldeyen yo, paske yo kapab petèt livre mwen nan men yo, e yo va abize m.”
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak to thee, so it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
Men Jérémie te di: “Yo p ap livre ou nan men yo. Souple, obeyi SENYÈ a nan sa ke m ap di ou a, pou l ka ale byen pou ou, e pou ou kapab viv.
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that Jehovah has shown me:
Men si ou kontinye refize ale deyò, men pawòl ke SENYÈ a te montre m nan:
22 Behold, all the women who are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's rulers. And those women shall say, Thy familiar friends have set upon thee, and have prevailed over thee. Since thy feet are sunk in the mire, they have turned back away.
Alò, gade byen, tout fanm ki te rete nan palè wa Juda a, va mennen deyò kote prens a wa Babylone yo; epi fanm sa yo va di: “Pwòch zanmi ou yo te egare ou e te vin domine sou ou; pandan pye ou te kole nan labou a, yo te vire kite ou.”
23 And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy sons to the Chaldeans. And thou shall not escape out of their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And thou shall cause this city to be burned with fire.
Anplis, yo va mennen deyò tout madanm ou yo ak fis ou yo devan Kaldeyen yo, e ou menm, ou p ap ka chape nan men yo, men ou va sezi pa men wa Babylone nan e vil sa a va brile ak dife.’”
24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shall not die.
Epi Sédécias te di a Jérémie: “Pa kite pèsòn konnen pawòl sa yo, e ou p ap mouri.
25 But if the rulers hear that I have talked with thee, and they come to thee, and say to thee, Declare to us now what thou have said to the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death, also what the king said to thee,
Men si ofisye yo tande ke mwen te pale avèk ou, te vin rekonèt ou e di ou: ‘Pale a nou sa ke ou te di wa a, sa ke wa a te di ou a; pa kache sa devan nou e nou p ap mete ou a lanmò,’
26 then thou shall say to them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house to die there.
alò, ou gen pou di yo: ‘Mwen t ap prezante siplikasyon mwen yo devan wa a, pou l pa fè m retounen lakay Jonathan pou m pa ta mouri la.’”
27 Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, and asked him. And he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him, for the matter was not perceived.
Epi tout ofisye yo te vin kote Jérémie pou te kesyone li. Pou sa, li te reponn yo selon pawòl ke wa a te kòmande yo. Epi yo te sispann pale ak li, konsi konvèsasyon an pa t koute pa okenn moun.
28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
Konsa, Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad yo jis rive jou ke Jérusalem te vin kaptire a.
