Jeremiah 15
1 Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, 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 And it will be, when they say to you, Where are we to go? then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are to be in need of food, to need of food; and such as are to be taken away prisoners, to be taken away.
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 And I will put over them four divisions, says the Lord: the sword causing death, dogs pulling the dead bodies about, and the birds of heaven, and the beasts of the earth to take their bodies for food and put an end to them.
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 And I will make them a cause of fear to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and what he 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 For who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? and who will have sorrow for you? or who will go out of his way to see how you are?
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 given me up, says the Lord, you have gone back: so my hand is stretched out against you for your destruction; I am tired of changing my purpose.
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 And I have sent a cleaning wind on them in the public places of the land; I have taken their children from them; I have given my people to destruction; they have not been 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 have let their widows be increased in number more than the sand of the seas: I have sent against them, against the mother and the young men, one who makes waste in the heat of the day, causing pain and fears to come on her suddenly.
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 is without strength; her spirit is gone from her, her sun has gone down while it is still day: she has been shamed and overcome: and the rest of them I will give up to the sword before their haters, says the Lord.
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 Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing 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.
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 Is it possible for iron to be broken; even iron from the north, and brass?
Pesonn pa ka kraze bout fè k'ap soti nan nò a, fè ki melanje ak kwiv la.
13 I will give your wealth and your stores to your attackers, without a price, because of all your sins, even in every part of your land.
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 They will go away with your haters into a land which is strange to you: for my wrath is on fire with a flame which will be burning on 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 O Lord, you have knowledge: keep me in mind and come to my help, and give their right reward to those who are attacking me; take me not away, for you are slow to be angry: see how I have undergone shame because of you from all those who make little of your word;
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 But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.
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 did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.
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 without hope of being made well? Sorrow is mine, for you are to me as a stream offering false hope and as waters which are not certain.
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 For this cause the Lord has said, If you will come back, then I will again let you take your place before me; and if you give out what is of value and not that which has no value, you will be as my mouth: let them come back to you, but do not go back 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 And I will make you a strong wall of brass to this people; they will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you to keep you safe, says 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 keep you safe from the hands of the evil-doers, and I will give you salvation from the hands of the cruel ones.
M'ap delivre ou anba men mechan yo, m'ap fè ou soti anba ponyèt lwijanboje yo.
