Jeremiah 1
1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Pawòl a Jérémie yo, fis a Hilkija a, yon nan prèt yo ki te nan Anathoth nan peyi Benjamin.
2 To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his rule.
Pawòl SENYÈ a te vini kote li nan jou Josias yo, fis a Amon an, wa Juda a, nan trèzyèm ane règn li an.
3 And it came again in the days of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, up to the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; till Jerusalem was taken away in the fifth month.
Li te anplis, vin rive nan jou Jojakim yo, fis a Josias la, wa Juda a, jis rive nan fen onzyèm ane Sédécias, fis a Josias la, wa Juda a, jis rive nan egzil a Jérusalem nan senkyèm mwa a.
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen e te di:
5 Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.
Avan Mwen te fòme ou nan vant, Mwen te konnen ou, e avan ou te fèt mwen te konsakre ou. Mwen te deziye ou kon yon pwofèt a nasyon yo.
6 Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
Konsa, mwen te di: “Malè a mwen, Senyè BONDYE! Gade byen, mwen pa menm konnen kijan pou m pale, paske mwen se sèlman yon jennonm.”
7 But the Lord said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for wherever I send you, you are to go, and whatever I give you orders to say, you are to say.
Men SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Pa di: ‘Mwen se sèlman yon jennonm’, paske tout kote Mwen voye ou, ou va ale, e tout sa ke Mwen kòmande ou, ou va pale l.
8 Have no fear because of them: for I am with you, to keep you safe, says the Lord.
Pa pè yo, Paske Mwen avèk ou pou delivre ou”, SENYÈ a di.
9 Then the Lord put out his hand, touching my mouth; and the Lord said to me, See, I have put my words in your mouth:
Epi SENYÈ a te lonje men L e te touche bouch mwen. Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Gade byen, Mwen te mete pawòl Mwen nan bouch ou.
10 See, this day I have put you over the nations and over the kingdoms, for uprooting and smashing down, for destruction and overturning, for building up and planting.
Ou wè, Mwen te deziye ou nan jou sa a sou nasyon yo, ak sou wayòm yo, pou rache, pou demoli, pou detwi, pou boulvèse, pou bati ak pou plante.”
11 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I said, I see a branch of an almond-tree.
Pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di: “Se kisa ou wè, Jérémie?” Mwen te reponn: “Mwen wè yon bout branch zanmann.”
12 Then the Lord said to me, You have seen well: for I keep watch over my word to give effect to it.
Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Ou te wè byen; paske Mwen ap veye sou pawòl Mwen pou pawòl Mwen vin fèt.”
13 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying, What do you see? And I said, I see a boiling pot, and its face is from the north.
Pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa epi te di: “Se kisa ou wè”? Epi mwen te di: “Mwen wè yon chodyè k ap bouyi, k ap apiye fas li kont nò a.”
14 Then the Lord said to me, Out of the north evil will come, bursting out on all the people of the land.
Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Depi nan nò a, mal la va pete vin parèt sou tout sila ki rete nan peyi a.
15 For see, I will send for all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord; and they will come, everyone placing his high seat at the way into Jerusalem, and against its walls on every side, and against all the towns of Judah.
Paske gade byen, Mwen ap rele tout fanmi a wayòm yo nan nò”, deklare SENYÈ a; “Yo va vini, e yo chak va plase twòn yo nan antre pòtay Jérusalem nan, kont tout miray antoure li yo, e kont tout vil Juda yo.
16 And I will give my decision against them on account of all their evil-doing; because they have given me up, burning perfumes to other gods and worshipping the works of their hands.
Mwen va pwononse jijman Mwen sou yo pou tout mechanste yo, akòz yo te abandone Mwen, te ofri sakrifis a lòt dye yo, e te adore pwòp zèv men pa yo.
17 So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.
“Alò, pou sa a, mare senti ou, epi leve pou pale yo tout sa ke M kòmande ou. Pa pè devan yo, sinon Mwen va fè ou pè devan yo.
18 For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Gade byen, Mwen te fè ou menm jodi a kon yon vil fòtifye, kon yon pilye fè e kon miray an bwonz kont yon peyi nèt—a wa Juda yo, ak prens li yo, vè prèt li yo e a pèp a peyi a.
19 They will be fighting against you, but they will not overcome you: for I am with you, says the Lord, to give you salvation.
Yo va goumen kont ou, men yo p ap reyisi; paske Mwen avèk ou pou delivre ou,” deklare SENYÈ a.
