Jeremiah 31
1 “At that time,” says the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
“Nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va vin Bondye a tout fanmi Israël yo, e yo va vin pèp Mwen.”
2 The LORD says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pèp ki te chape de nepe a, te jwenn gras nan dezè a— Israël la menm, lè M te bay li repo li.”
3 The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
SENYÈ a te parèt a li menm soti lwen epi te di: “Wi, Mwen te renmen ou ak yon lanmou ki p ap janm fini. Konsa, Mwen te atire ou ak lanmou dous.
4 I will build you again, and you will be built, O virgin of Israel. You will again be adorned with your tambourines, and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.
Yon lòt fwa ankò, Mwen va bati ou, e ou va vin rebati, O vyèj Israël la! Yon lòt fwa, ou va reprann tanbouren ou yo. Ou va vin parèt nan dans a sila k ap fete yo.
5 Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria. The planters will plant, and will enjoy its fruit.
Yon lòt fwa, ou va plante chan rezen yo sou kolin Samarie yo. Plantè yo va plante e yo va kontan ak fwi li.
6 For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry, ‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to the LORD our God.’”
Paske jou a va rive lè gadyen sou kolin Éphraïm yo va kriye fò: ‘Annou leve! Annou monte Sion, kote SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.’”
7 For the LORD says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Chante anlè ak kè kontan pou Jacob, e kriye fò pami chèf nasyon yo. Pwoklame, bay lwanj epi di: ‘O SENYÈ sove pèp Ou a, retay Israël la!’
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.
Gade byen, Mwen ap mennen yo sòti nan peyi nò a, e Mwen va ranmase yo soti nan pati pi lwen latè a. Pami yo, avèg ak bwate yo, fanm lan ak pitit li, ak sila ki gen doulè tranche ansanm. Yon gran konpanyen, yo va retounen isit la.
9 They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they will not stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.
Ak dlo nan zye, yo va vini. Ak siplikasyon, Mwen va mennen yo; Mwen va fè yo mache akote sous dlo yo, sou yon chemen dwat kote yo p ap tonbe a; paske Mwen se yon Papa pou Israël. Éphraïm se premye ne Mwen.”
10 “Hear the LORD’s word, you nations, and declare it in the distant islands. Say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’
“Tande pawòl SENYÈ a, O nasyon yo! E deklare nan peyi kot byen lwen yo, epi di: ‘Sila ki te gaye Israël la, va ranmase li, e kenbe li kon yon bèje k ap gade bann mouton li.’
11 For the LORD has ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
Paske SENYÈ a te rachte Jacob. Li te rachte l soti nan men a sila ki te pi fò pase l.
12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of the LORD, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.
Yo va vin kriye fò ak lajwa sou wotè a Sion yo, e yo va gen kè kontan nèt sou bonte SENYÈ a, sou sereyal ak diven tounèf, ak lwil e sou jenn a bann mouton an ak twoupo a. Nanm yo va tankou yon jaden wouze. Yo p ap janm soufri tristès ankò.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Epi vyèj la va rejwi nan dans lan, ansanm ak jennonm yo ak ansyen yo; paske Mwen va fè tristès yo vin tounen lajwa. Mwen va rekonfòte yo, e bay yo kè kontan pou ranplase tristès yo.
14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says the LORD.
Mwen va ranpli nanm a prèt yo ak abondans, e pèp Mwen an va satisfè ak bonte Mwen,” deklare SENYÈ a.
15 The LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “Yon vwa vin tande nan Rama, lamantasyon yo ak gwo kriye dlo k ap sòti nan zye yo. Rachel ap kriye pou pitit li yo. Li refize rekonfòte pou pitit li yo, akoz yo pa la ankò.”
16 The LORD says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” says the LORD. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Anpeche vwa ou k ap kriye, ak zye ou ap fè dlo; paske travay ou va vin rekonpanse,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Yo va retounen sòti nan peyi ènmi an.
17 There is hope for your latter end,” says the LORD. “Your children will come again to their own territory.
Gen espwa davni pou ou,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Pitit ou yo va retounen nan peyi pa yo.
18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, for you are the LORD my God.
“Anverite, Mwen te tande Éphraïm ap kriye ak doulè: ‘Ou te fè m sibi chatiman. Mwen te sibi chatiman tankou yon jenn bèf ki poko fin donte. Mennen m pou m ka restore, paske se Ou menm ki SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an.
19 Surely after that I was turned. I repented. After that I was instructed. I struck my thigh. I was ashamed, yes, even confounded, because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
Paske lè m te retounen, mwen te repanti. Epi apre mwen te enstwi. Mwen te frape pwòp kwis mwen. Mwen te vin wont e twouble menm; paske mwen te pote repwòch jenès mwen.’
20 Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says the LORD.
Èske Éphraïm se fis Mwen? Èske li se yon pitit ki fè M anpil plezi? Anverite, Mwen te pale kont li souvan, men M sonje l toujou; konsa kè M gen gwo dezi pou li. Anverite, Mwen va fè gras pou li”, deklare SENYÈ a.
21 “Set up road signs. Make guideposts. Set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went. Turn again, virgin of Israel. Turn again to these your cities.
“Plase pou ou menm ransèyman chemen yo; mete pou kont ou poto k ap dirije. Konsantre tout panse ou sou direksyon gran chemen an, wout sou sila ou te ale a. Retounen, O vyèj Israël; retounen kote vil sila yo, vil pa w yo.
22 How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the earth: a woman will encompass a man.”
Pou konbyen de tan ou va fè ale retou, O fi ki enfidèl? Paske SENYÈ a te fè yon bagay nèf sou latè: yon fanm va antoure yon nonm.”
23 The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘The LORD bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Yon fwa ankò, yo va pale pawòl sa a nan peyi Juda ak nan vil li yo lè M fin restore bonè li: ‘Ke SENYÈ a beni ou, O kay ladwati a, O mòn sen an!’
24 Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks.
Juda ak tout vil li yo va demere ansanm ladann, kiltivatè a ak sila k ap deplase ak bann mouton li yo.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Paske Mwen rafrechi chak nanm ki fatige ak tout moun ki pèdi fòs yo.”
26 On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
Nan moman sa a, mwen te reveye nan dòmi, e mwen te gade; dòmi an te tèlman dous pou mwen.
27 “Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal.
“Gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Lè M va plante lakay Israël ak lakay Juda avèk semans a lòm e avèk semans a bèt.
28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says the LORD.
Konsi Mwen te veye sou yo pou rache yo, pou kraze yo, pou boulvèse yo, pou detwi yo, e pou mennen gwo dezas; se konsa mwen va veye sou yo pou bati e pou plante,” deklare SENYÈ a.
29 “In those days they will say no more, “‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
“Nan jou sa yo, yo p ap di ankò: ‘Papa yo te manje rezen si, e dan timoun yo vin kanpe apik.’
30 But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
Men chak moun va mouri akoz pwòp inikite pa li. Chak moun ki manje rezen si yo, se pwòp dan pa l k ap vin kanpe apik.
31 “Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,
“Gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “lè Mwen va fè yon akò tounèf avèk lakay Israël, e avèk lakay Juda,
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, which covenant of mine they broke, although I was a husband to them,” says the LORD.
pa tankou akò ke M te fè ak papa yo a nan jou ke M te pran yo pa lamen pou mennen yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la; akò Mwen ke yo te kraze a, malgre Mwen te yon mari pou yo a,” deklare SENYÈ a.
33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the LORD: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
“Men sa se akò ke M va fè ak lakay Israël apre jou sa yo”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va mete lalwa M anndan yo e sou kè yo Mwen va ekri l; epi Mwen va Bondye yo, e yo va pèp Mwen.
34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor, and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD;’ for they will all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says the LORD, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
“Yo p ap ankò enstwi, chak moun vwazen pa li, e chak moun frè pa li pou di: ‘Konnen SENYÈ a,’ paske yo tout va konnen Mwen, soti nan pi piti nan yo jis rive nan pi gran nan yo a,” deklare SENYÈ a, “paske Mwen va padone inikite yo, e peche yo, Mwen p ap sonje yo ankò.”
35 The LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar— the LORD of Armies is his name, says:
SENYÈ a ki bay solèy kon limyè nan lajounen e ki etabli lòd pou lalin ak zetwal yo pou bay limyè nan aswè, ki boulvèse lanmè a jis lanm li gwonde— SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li, k ap di:
36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says the LORD, “then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
“Si lòd sa a vin deregle devan M, deklare SENYÈ a: “Alò desandan Israël yo osi va sispann kon yon nasyon devan M, jis pou tout tan.”
37 The LORD says: “If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says the LORD.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Si syèl anwo yo ka mezire, e fondasyon tè yo ka kontwole pa anba; alò, Mwen va osi jete tout desandan Israël yo nèt pou tout sa yo te fè yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
38 “Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that the city will be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
“Gade byen, jou yo ap vini,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Lè vil la va rebati pou SENYÈ a, soti nan fò Hananeel la jis rive nan Pòtay Kwen an.
39 The measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah.
Konsa lign mezi a va kontinye ale tou dwat jis rive nan kolin Gareb, epi li va vire Goath.
40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”
“Konsa tout vale kadav yo ak sann yo, e tout chan yo jis rive nan flèv Cédron nan, pou rive nan kwen Pòtay Cheval la, vè lès, va sen a SENYÈ a. Konsa, li p ap rache retire, ni jete ba ankò, jis pou tout tan.”
