Jeremiah 15
1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
Lè sa a, Seyè a di m' konsa: -Menm si Moyiz ak Samyèl ta kanpe la pou plede avè m' pou yo, mwen pa t'ap gen pitye pou pèp sa a. Wete yo devan je m'. Fè yo ale.
2 If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’
Lè y'a mande ou kote pou yo ale, w'a di yo: Men sa Seyè a di: Sa ki la pou mouri anba maladi pral mouri anba maladi! Sa ki la pou mouri nan lagè pral mouri nan lagè! Sa ki la pou mouri grangou pral mouri grangou! Sa ki la pou depòte, yo pral depòte yo!
3 I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
Mwen pral voye kat kalite malè sou yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa: Nepe pou touye yo, chen pou trennen yo pote ale, zwezo nan syèl pou devore yo, bèt nan bwa pou fini ak yo.
4 I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.
M'ap fè tout nasyon sou latè sezi lè y'a wè sa ki rive yo poutèt sa Manase, pitit gason Ezekyas la, te fè nan lavil Jerizalèm lè li te wa nan peyi Jida a.
5 Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
Seyè a di: -Ki moun ki va gen pitye pou nou, nou menm moun lavil Jerizalèm? Ki moun ki va pran lapenn pou nou? Ki moun ki va kite sa y'ap fè pou vin pran nouvèl nou?
6 You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.
Se nou menm ki voye m' jete. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Se nou menm ki vire do ban mwen. Se konsa, mwen leve men m' sou nou pou m' detwi nou, paske mwen bouke pran pasyans ak nou.
7 I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.
Nan tout ti bouk nan peyi a, mwen mete nou nan laye pou vannen nou tankou pay. Mwen detwi pèp mwen an, mwen kite yo san pitit. Men, yo pa kite move chemen yo t'ap swiv la.
8 I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
Mwen fè gen plis madanm ki pèdi mari yo nan peyi a pase gen grenn sab bò lanmè. Mwen touye jenn gason nou yo ki te fèk parèt nan lavi a. Mwen mete manman yo nan lapenn. M' rete konsa m' ba yo kè sere ak kè sote.
9 The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,”
Manman ki pèdi sèt pitit la tonbe san konesans. Souf li kout. Gwo midi, solèy kouche pou li. Li wont, li pa konn sa pou l' fè ankò. M'ap lage sa ki vivan toujou nan nou yo nan men lènmi k'ap touye yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
10 Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
Ala yon malè pou mwen! O manman mwen, poukisa ou te fè m'? Mwen nan kont, mwen nan pale anpil ak tout moun nan peyi a. Mwen pa prete moun lajan, mwen pa prete lajan nan men moun. Malgre sa, tout moun ap ban m' madichon.
11 The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
Seyè, se pou tout madichon yo rive m' vre si mwen pa sèvi ou byen, si mwen pa t' plede avè ou pou tout lènmi m' yo, lè yo te nan malè, lè yo te nan tou sak pa bon.
12 Can anyone smash iron— iron from the north—or bronze?
Pesonn pa ka kraze bout fè k'ap soti nan nò a, fè ki melanje ak kwiv la.
13 Your wealth and your treasures I will give up as plunder, without charge for all your sins within all your borders.
Seyè a di m' ankò: -M'ap pran tout richès ak tout trezò pèp mwen an, m'ap lage yo nan piyay. Se konsa yo pral peye pou tout peche yo te fè toupatou nan peyi a.
14 Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”
M'ap fè nou tounen domestik lènmi nou yo nan yon peyi nou pa konnen, paske nou fè m' fè kolè. Tankou yon dife m'ap boule nou.
15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
Lè sa a mwen di: -Ou menm, Seyè, ou konn tout bagay. Pa bliye m' non! Vin pote m' sekou! Tire revanj pou mwen sou moun k'ap pèsekite m' yo! Pa al twò dousman ak yo pou yo pa gen tan touye m'. Chonje se poutèt ou y'ap joure m' konsa!
16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
Lè ou pale avè m', mwen koute tou sa ou di m'. Pawòl ou yo, se tout plezi m'. Yo fè kè m' kontan, paske yo mete m' apa pou ou, Seyè, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a.
17 I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
Mwen pa pèdi tan m' chita ak moun k'ap bay blag pou m' pran plezi m' ak yo. Ou te pran m' anba ponyèt ou. M' mete kò m' sou kote, paske ou te fè m' fache menm jan avè ou!
18 Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.
Poukisa m'ap soufri san rete konsa? Poukisa kote m' blese a pa ka geri? M' pa ka jwenn renmèd pou li. Gen lè ou soti pou ou woule m'? Ou tankou yon sous ki bay dlo lè l' vle.
19 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
Men sa Seyè a reponn mwen: -Si ou tounen vin jwenn mwen, m'ap resevwa ou, w'a kanpe devan m' ankò pou ou sèvi m'. Si ou sispann pale anlè pou se bon pawòl k'ap soti nan bouch ou ase, m'a fè ou pale pou mwen ankò. Lè sa a, se pèp la ki va tounen vin jwenn ou. Ou p'ap bezwen al dèyè yo.
20 Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
M'ap fè ou kanpe devan moun sa yo tankou yon miray fèt an kwiv byen solid. Y'a goumen avè ou, men yo p'ap ka fè ou anyen. M'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' pwoteje ou, pou m' delivre ou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
21 I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”
M'ap delivre ou anba men mechan yo, m'ap fè ou soti anba ponyèt lwijanboje yo.
