Jeremiah 4
1 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, si nou vle chanje vre, se tounen pou nou tounen vin jwenn mwen. Si nou wete vye zidòl nou yo devan je m', si nou sispann lage kò nou nan raje,
2 and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
si nou pran non mwen, non mwen menm Bondye vivan an, pou fè sèman, si nou pa bay manti, si nou pa fè lenjistis, si nou fè sa ki dwat, lè sa a, tout nasyon yo va mande m' pou beni yo, y'a fè lwanj mwen.
3 For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.
Men sa Seyè a di moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo: Fè bwa nèf. Pa plante nan pikan.
4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”
Nou menm ki pote mak kontra m' lan nan kò nou, kenbe kontra nou fè avè m' lan. Louvri kè nou ban mwen, nou menm moun peyi Jida ak moun Jerizalèm. Si nou pa fè sa, m'ap fè kòlè. Tankou yon dife, m'ap boule nou, poutèt tout move bagay nou fè yo. Lè sa a, pesonn p'ap ka sove nou anba men m'.
5 Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
Mache pale tout moun nan peyi Jida a. Fè moun Jerizalèm yo konn sa. Avèti yo! Kònen twonpèt nan tout peyi a. Rele byen fò. Di yo pou yo sanble, pou yo kouri ale nan lavil ki gen ranpa yo.
6 Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.
Ba yo direksyon mòn Siyon an! Kouri al kache! Pa mize sou wout! Mwen menm, Seyè a, m' ap fè yon malè soti nan nò. Li pral fè gwo dega.
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
Tankou yon lyon ki soti nan kachèt li anba raje, moun ki pral detwi nasyon yo derape. Li kite lakay li, l'ap vin devaste peyi Jida a. L'ap boule lavil peyi Jida yo, li p'ap kite yon moun ladan yo.
8 So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
Se poutèt sa, mete rad sak sou nou! Kriye! Plenn sò nou! Paske se pa ti move Seyè a move, li p'ap fè pa nou!
9 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
Seyè a di konsa: -Jou sa a, wa a ansanm ak chèf li yo ap pèdi kouraj. Prèt yo pral sezi, pwofèt yo p'ap konn sa pou yo di.
10 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
Lè sa a, mwen di: Aaa! Seyè, Bondye! Ou twonpe moun lavil Jerizalèm yo nèt. Ou te di yo yo pa t'ap gen pwoblèm menm, epi se yon nepe ou voye pou touye yo.
11 At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
Yon jou ap vini. Lè sa a, y'a di pèp lavil Jerizalèm lan: Men yon van byen cho k'ap soufle soti nan dezè a. L'ap desann sou moun pèp Jida yo. Se pa yon ti van pou vannen, ni pou netwaye grenn.
12 a wind too strong for that comes from Me. Now I also pronounce judgments against them.”
Men se yon gwo van m'ap fè soti laba a. Koulye a se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki pral ba yo santans yo.
13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Gade! Men lènmi yo ap vini tankou nwaj nan syèl la. Cha lagè yo tankou yon van siklòn. Chwal yo pi rapid pase malfini. Zafè nou pa bon! Y'ap fini ak nou!
14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Moun Jerizalèm, lave mechanste ki nan kè nou pou nou ka sove. Kilè n'a sispann fè move lide nan tèt nou?
15 For a voice resounds from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.
Depi lavil Dann y'ap bay nouvèl la. Depi sou mòn Efrayim lan y'ap anonse malè a.
16 Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
Y'ap avèti tout nasyon yo. Y'ap fè lavil Jerizalèm konnen sa k'ap rive l'. Lènmi ap soti nan yon peyi byen lwen. Y'ap rele byen fò, y'ap kouri sou lavil Jida yo.
17 They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
Yo pral sènen lavil Jerizalèm tankou moun k'ap veye jaden, paske moun li yo te refize obeyi Seyè a. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
18 “Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
Jida, se lenkondite ou ak move lajisman ou ki lakòz tou sa. Se mechanste ou ki fè sa rive ou. Sa pa dous menm! Li frape ou nan kè.
19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
Ay! Vant mwen! Vant mwen! Tout anndan m' ap fè m' mal! Kè mwen ap bat byen fò. M' pa ka pa pale. Mwen tande twonpèt lagè a ansanm ak rèl moun k'ap atake yo.
20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Y'ap anonse malè sou malè! Y'ap fini ak tout peyi a. Nou rete konsa, nou wè yo kraze tout tant nou yo. Yo demoli tout kay andeyò nou yo.
21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?
Kilè m'a wè bout batay la? Kilè m'a sispann tande twonpèt lagè a?
22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Seyè a di konsa: Pèp mwen an sòt! Yo pa konnen m'! Se yon bann timoun, lespri yo bouche! Yo pa konprann anyen! Yo fò nan fè sa ki mal ase. Yo pa konn fè sa ki byen.
23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
Mwen gade tè a: Pa yon pyebwa! Anyen menm! Mwen gade syèl la: Pa yon ti limyè!
24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
Mwen gade mòn yo, yo t'ap tranble! Mwen gade ti bit yo, yo t'ap balanse adwat agoch!
25 I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
Mwen gade, m' pa wè yon moun. Tout zwazo yo met deyò.
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.
Bèl jaden yo tounen dezè. Tout lavil yo boule ratè. Se travay Seyè a, paske Seyè a move anpil.
27 For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
Men sa Seyè a di: Se pou tout tè a tounen dezè. Men, mwen p'ap fin detwi l' nèt.
28 Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
Tè a nan lapenn. Syèl la tou nwa. Seyè a pale, li p'ap tounen sou sa li di. Li fin pran desizyon l', li p'ap chanje lide.
29 Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
Lè yo tande bri kavalye yo ak mesye k'ap tire flèch yo, tout moun nan lavil la pran kouri. Gen ki kouri al kache nan bwa. Gen ki kouri moute nan wòch yo. Tout lavil yo san moun ladan yo. Pa gen yon moun ki rete la ankò.
30 And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
Ou menm, lavil Jerizalèm, ou fini! Kisa ou ka fè? W'ap mete bèl rad wouj sou ou? W'ap mete tout bijou ou yo? W'ap pentire po je ou? Ou mèt fè ou bèl, sa p'ap sèvi ou anyen. Se meprize moun ki te renmen ou yo ap meprize ou! Yo soti pou yo touye ou.
31 For I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child— the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”
Mwen tande yon rèl, tankou rèl fanm ki gen tranche, rèl fanm k'ap fè premye pitit li. Se rèl moun lavil Jerizalèm yo k'ap chache pran souf. Y'ap lonje men yo. Y'ap rele: -Anmwe! Nou pa kapab ankò! Men y'ap fin touye nou.
