Jeremiah 31
1 At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Seyè a di ankò: -Lè sa a, m'ap Bondye tout branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la. Yo tout y'ap vin pèp pa mwen.
2 Thus saith Jehovah: The people [that were] left of the sword have found grace in the wilderness, [even] Israel, when I go to give him rest.
Nan dezè a mwen te aji ak bon kè ak moun ki te chape anba lanmò nan lagè. Moun Izrayèl yo pral resi viv ak kè poze.
3 Jehovah hath appeared from afar unto me, [saying, ] Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.
Byen lwen, Seyè a te fè m' wè li. Li t'ap di: Nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl, mwen p'ap janm sispann renmen nou. Se poutèt sa m'ap toujou aji byen ak nou.
4 I will build thee again, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Thou shalt again be adorned with thy tambours, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Bèl pèp Izrayèl mwen sa a, m'ap rebati peyi nou an. Peyi nou an va kanpe ankò. Nou pral dekwoke tanbouren nou yo ankò. Nou pral danse ak kè kontan.
5 Thou shalt again plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall eat the fruit.
Nou pral plante rezen sou tout mòn Samari yo. Moun ki va plante se yo ki va rekòlte.
6 For there shall be a day, when the watchmen upon mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise, and let us go up to Zion, unto Jehovah our God.
Wi, lè sa a moun k'ap veye yo va rete sou mòn Efrayim yo, y'a rele byen fò: Annou wè! Ann moute mòn Siyon, bò kot Seyè a, Bondye nou an.
7 For thus saith Jehovah: Sing aloud [with] gladness for Jacob, and shout at the head of the nations; publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
Seyè a di ankò: -Chante ak kè kontan pou pèp Izrayèl la! Pi gwo nasyon pase l' nanpwen. Fè yo tande jan n'ap chante pou Bondye. Seyè a delivre pèp li a. Li delivre sa ki te rete nan pèp Izrayèl la.
8 Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; [and] among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
Wi, se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap mennen yo sot nan nò. M'ap ranmase yo nan dènye bout latè. Sa ki avèg, sa k'ap bwete, fanm ki ansent, fanm ki gen tranche, yo tout ap vin ansanm. Se yon foul moun k'ap tounen.
9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Sou tout wout la y'ap lapriyè, y'ap kriye de ran dlo, antan m'ap mennen yo tounen. M'ap fè yo pran yon wout plat kote yo p'ap bite, jouk yo rive bò sous dlo yo. Mwen tankou yon papa pou pèp Izrayèl la. Efrayim se premye pitit gason m'.
10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm lòt nasyon yo, koute sa m'ap di: Mache fè konnen l' nan tout zile ki byen lwen yo. Di yo: Seyè a te gaye tout pèp Izrayèl la. Se li menm ki pral sanble yo ankò. Mwen pral okipe yo, tankou gadò k'ap okipe mouton l'.
11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
Mwen libere moun fanmi Jakòb yo. Mwen delivre yo anba men yon nasyon ki te pi fò pase yo.
12 And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.
Y'ap vini sou mòn Siyon an, y'ap chante tèlman y'ap kontan. Y'a kontan anpil pou tou sa Seyè a pral ba yo. L'ap ba yo ble, diven, lwil fre, mouton, kabrit, bèf. Y'ap tankou yon jaden byen wouze. Y'ap gen tou sa yo bezwen.
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
Jennfi yo va danse tèlman y'a kontan. Jennjan ansanm ak granmoun gason yo va kontan tou. M'ap wete lapenn nan kè yo, m'ap fè yo kontan. M'ap fè yo pran kouraj. Nan mitan chagren yo, m'ap fè yo kontan.
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.
M'ap fè prèt yo manje vyann gra kont kò yo. Pèp mwen an va jwenn tou sa yo bezwen nan tout bon bagay m'a ba yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping, — Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Yo tande yon sèl rèl nan Rama. Yo tande kriye ak gwo anmwe. Se Rachèl k'ap kriye pou pitit li yo. Li pa vle kite pesonn konsole l' paske pitit li yo mouri.
16 Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for there is a reward for thy work, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Sispann rèl ou yo, Rachèl. Siye dlo nan je ou. Sa ou te fè pou pitit ou yo p'ap pèdi. Y'ap tounen soti nan peyi lènmi yo.
17 And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah, and thy children shall come again to their own border.
Gen bèl espwa pou ou denmen. Pitit ou yo pral tounen nan peyi yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
18 I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.
Mwen tande moun Izrayèl yo ap plenn. Y'ap di konsa: -Seyè, nou te tankou yon ti towo mawon. Men, ou donte nou, ou moutre nou jan pou nou obeyi ou. Fè nou tounen vin jwenn ou, paske ou se Seyè a, Bondye nou an.
19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after I knew myself, I smote upon [my] thigh. I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, for I bear the reproach of my youth.
Nou te vire do ba ou, men, koulye a nou vle tounen vin jwenn ou. Sa te fè nou lapenn, nou rekonèt sa nou te fè a mal. Nou te wont, nou te bese tèt nou atè, paske nou te peche nan tan jennès nou.
20 Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
Izrayèl, nou se pitit gason mwen pi renmen an, pitit mwen pi pito a. Chak fwa non nou vin nan bouch mwen pou m' pini nou, mwen chonje jan mwen renmen nou. Se poutèt sa mwen fèb pou nou, m'a gen pitye pou nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
21 Set up waymarks, make for thyself signposts; set thy heart toward the highway, the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
Mete mak sou tout wout la, plante jalon sou tout chemen an. Jwenn chemen ou te pran lè ou taprale a. Tounen non, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, tounen lakay nou nan lavil ki pou nou yo.
22 How long wilt thou wander about, thou backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man.
Kilè n'a sispann drive deyò, bann wòklò! Mwen fè yon bagay tou nèf nan peyi a: Koulye a se fanm k'ap liyen gason.
23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: They shall again use this speech, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall turn their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness!
Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di ankò: -Lè m'a fè pèp mwen an tounen lakay li, men sa yo pral mache di ankò nan tout peyi Jida ak nan tout lavil li yo: Se pou Seyè a beni mòn ki apa pou li a, mòn kote Bondye k'ap delivre a rete a.
24 And therein shall dwell Judah, and all the cities thereof together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.
Se sou mòn sa a moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun tout lavil yo pral rete. Se la moun k'ap travay latè yo ansanm ak moun k'ap gade mouton yo pral rete tou.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every languishing soul have I replenished.
Mwen pral bay tout moun ki bouke yo kouraj. Mwen pral plen vant tout moun k'ap mouri grangou yo.
26 — Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Lè sa a, pèp la va di: M' al dòmi. Lè m' leve, mwen wè dòmi an te bon pou mwen.
27 Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah [with] the seed of man and the seed of beast.
Talè konsa mwen pral simen moun ak bèt nan tout peyi Izrayèl la ak nan tout peyi Jida a. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
28 And it shall come to pass, as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to overthrow, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.
Menm jan mwen te pran san m' pou m' te derasinen yo, lage yo atè, demoli yo, detwi yo, fè malè sou yo, se konsa tou mwen pral pran san m' pou m' rebati yo, pou m' replante yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge:
Lè sa a, pesonn p'ap di ankò: Papa ak manman te manje rezen vèt, se dan timoun yo ki gasi.
30 for every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Moun ki manje rezen vèt la, se li menm ki va gen dan gasi. Chak moun va mouri pou sa li fè ki mal.
31 Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
Seyè a di ankò: Lè a pral rive, mwen pral pase yon lòt kontra avèk moun peyi Izrayèl yo ansanm ak moun peyi Jida yo.
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day of my taking them by the hand, to lead them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they broke, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.
Se p'ap tankou kontra mwen te pase avèk zansèt yo a lè m' te pran men yo pou m' te fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip. Atout se mwen ki te mèt yo, yo pa t' kenbe kontra mwen an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa!
33 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Men kontra mwen pral pase ak pèp Izrayèl la. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Lè sa a, m'ap mete prensip mwen yo anndan kè yo, m'ap make lòd mwen yo nan lespri yo. M'a tounen Bondye pou yo, y'a tounen yon pèp pou mwen.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will pardon their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
Pesonn p'ap bezwen moutre lòt moun nan peyi a kouman pou yo chache konnen Seyè a, paske yo tout ap konnen m', depi sa ki pi piti a jouk sa ki pi gran an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. M'a padonnen sa yo fè ki mal, mwen p'ap chonje peche yo ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for light by day, the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirreth up the sea so that the waves thereof roar, — Jehovah of hosts is his name:
Seyè a mete solèy la pou l' klere lajounen. Li bay lalin ak zetwal yo lòd pou yo klere lannwit. Li eksite lanmè a, li fè l' move. Se li menm ki Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a: Se konsa yo rele l'.
36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Toutotan prensip sa yo va kenbe, se toutotan pèp Izrayèl la va yon nasyon devan mwen. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
37 Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off the whole seed of Israel, for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.
Si yon jou yo ka rive mezire wotè syèl la, si yo ka rive konnen fondasyon latè a, konsa tou, yon jou mwen ka rive voye tout pèp Izrayèl la jete poutèt tou sa yo fè ki mal. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
38 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah, from the tower of Hananeel unto the corner-gate.
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Pa rete lontan ankò, yo pral rebati tout lavil Jerizalèm pou Seyè a, depi gwo fò Ananyèl la jouk Pòtay Kwen an.
39 And the measuring line shall yet go forth before it unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn toward Goath.
Limit lavil la va konmanse la, l'a pran direksyon ti mòn Garèb la sou bò lwès, l'a vire bò Goa.
40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the torrent Kidron, unto the corner of the horse-gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah: it shall not be plucked up, nor overthrown any more for ever.
Y'a pran tout fon ki sèvi pou antere kadav ak pou boule fatra a, tout tè ki soti depi bò ravin Sedwon an rive nan kwen Pòtay Chwal yo sou bò lès, y'a mete yo apa pou mwen. Yo p'ap janm kraze, ni yo p'ap janm demoli yo ankò.
