Jeremiah 38
1 And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
Alò, Schephathia, fis a Mattan e Guedalia, fis a Paschhur, fis a Malkija, te tande pawòl ke Jérémie t ap pale a tout pèp la e t ap di:
2 Thus saith Jehovah: He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
“Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Sila ki rete nan vil sa a va mouri ak nepe, ak gwo grangou e ak gwo ravaj ak maladi, men sila ki sòti pou rive anvè Kaldeyen yo va viv. Li va gen pwòp lavi l kon pwòp benefis pa l e li va viv.’
3 Thus saith Jehovah: This city shall certainly be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, and he shall take it.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Vil sa a va anverite livre nan men a wa Babylone nan, e li va kaptire l.’”
4 And the princes said unto the king, Let this man, we pray thee, be put to death; for why should he weaken the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking to them according to these words? for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Epi ofisye yo te di a wa a: “Koulye a, kite nonm sa a vin mete a lanmò, konsi l ap dekouraje mesye lagè ki rete nan vil sa a, ak tout pèp la lè l pale pawòl konsa avèk yo; paske nonm sa a p ap chache byen a pèp sa a, men malè yo.”
5 And king Zedekiah said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do a thing against you.
Konsa, Wa Sédécias te di: “Gade byen, li nan men nou; paske wa a p ap ka fè anyen kont nou menm.”
6 Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
Epi yo te pran Jérémie e te jete li nan sitèn Malkija, fis a wa a, ki te nan lakou kay gad la. Yo te fè Jérémie desann ladann ak kòd yo. Alò, nan sitèn nan, pa t gen dlo, men sèlman labou, e Jérémie te fonse antre nan labou a.
7 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon — now the king was sitting in the gate of Benjamin,
Men Ébed Mélec, Etyopyen an, yon enik, pandan li te lakay wa a, te tande ke yo te mete Jérémie nan sitèn nan. Alò, wa a te chita nan antre Pòtay Benjamin an.
8 — and Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spoke to the king, saying,
Epi Ébed-Mélec te sòti nan palè a wa a pou pale ak wa a. Li te di:
9 My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.
“Mèt mwen, wa a, mesye sila yo te aji ak mechanste nan tout sa yo te fè Jérémie yo, pwofèt ki te jete nan sitèn nan. Li va mouri kote li ye akoz gwo grangou, paske nanpwen pen ankò nan vil la.”
10 And the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
Epi wa a te kòmande Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an, e te di l: “Pran trant mesye soti isit la anba otorite ou e mennen fè monte Jérémie soti nan sitèn nan avan l mouri.”
11 And Ebed-melech took the men under his order, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old shreds and worn-out clothes, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Konsa, Ébed-Mélec te pran mesye yo anba otorite li, e te antre nan palè a wa a, yon kote pi ba depo a. Li te pran la vye rad epwize ak vye twal epwize e te fè yo desann sou kòd, antre nan pwi a, rive kote Jérémie.
12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, Put, I pray, [these] old shreds and rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
Konsa, Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an te di a Jérémie: “Alò, mete rad epwize sa yo ak twal yo anba bra ou, anba kòd yo.” Jérémie te fè l.
13 And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
Konsa, yo te rale Jérémie fè l monte leve sòti nan sitèn nan, e Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad la.
14 And king Zedekiah sent and took the prophet Jeremiah unto him, into the third entry that is in the house of Jehovah; and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing: hide nothing from me.
Epi Wa Sédécias te voye fè yo mennen Jérémie, pwofèt la, kote li nan twazyèm antre ki nan kay SENYÈ a; epi wa a te di a Jérémie: “Mwen ap mande ou yon bagay. Pa kache anyen devan m.”
15 And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare [it] unto thee, wilt thou not certainly put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, thou wilt not hearken unto me.
Epi Jérémie te reponn a Sédécias: “Si mwen pale ou, anverite, ou p ap mete m a lanmò? Anplis, menm si m bay ou konsèy, ou p ap koute mwen.”
16 And king Zedekiah swore secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Men wa Sédécias te sèmante a Jérémie an sekrè. Li te di: “Kon SENYÈ a viv la, ki te fè nanm nou, anverite, mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò, ni mwen p ap livre ou nan men a mesye sila k ap chache pran lavi ou yo.”
17 And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thy house.
Epi Jérémie te di a Sédécias: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la; ‘Si, anverite, ou va sòti deyò pou vin soumèt a wa Babylone nan; alò, ou va viv, vil sa a p ap brile ak dife e ou menm ak lakay ou va viv.
18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Men si ou pa ale deyò kote ofisye a wa Babylone yo, alò, vil sa va livre nan men a Kaldeyen yo. Epi yo va brile li ak dife e ou menm, ou p ap chape nan men yo.’”
19 And king Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me over into their hand, and they mock me.
Epi Wa Sédécias te reponn a Jérémie: “Mwen krent Jwif ki te janbe kote Kaldeyen yo, paske yo kapab petèt livre mwen nan men yo, e yo va abize m.”
20 And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Men Jérémie te di: “Yo p ap livre ou nan men yo. Souple, obeyi SENYÈ a nan sa ke m ap di ou a, pou l ka ale byen pou ou, e pou ou kapab viv.
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word which Jehovah hath shewn me:
Men si ou kontinye refize ale deyò, men pawòl ke SENYÈ a te montre m nan:
22 Behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes; and they shall say, Thy familiar friends have set thee on, and have prevailed over thee; thy feet are sunk in the mire, they are turned away back.
Alò, gade byen, tout fanm ki te rete nan palè wa Juda a, va mennen deyò kote prens a wa Babylone yo; epi fanm sa yo va di: “Pwòch zanmi ou yo te egare ou e te vin domine sou ou; pandan pye ou te kole nan labou a, yo te vire kite ou.”
23 And they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand; for thou shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon, and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire.
Anplis, yo va mennen deyò tout madanm ou yo ak fis ou yo devan Kaldeyen yo, e ou menm, ou p ap ka chape nan men yo, men ou va sezi pa men wa Babylone nan e vil sa a va brile ak dife.’”
24 And Zedekiah said unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Epi Sédécias te di a Jérémie: “Pa kite pèsòn konnen pawòl sa yo, e ou p ap mouri.
25 And if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; and what hath the king said unto thee?
Men si ofisye yo tande ke mwen te pale avèk ou, te vin rekonèt ou e di ou: ‘Pale a nou sa ke ou te di wa a, sa ke wa a te di ou a; pa kache sa devan nou e nou p ap mete ou a lanmò,’
26 then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
alò, ou gen pou di yo: ‘Mwen t ap prezante siplikasyon mwen yo devan wa a, pou l pa fè m retounen lakay Jonathan pou m pa ta mouri la.’”
27 — And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew quietly from him; for the matter was not reported.
Epi tout ofisye yo te vin kote Jérémie pou te kesyone li. Pou sa, li te reponn yo selon pawòl ke wa a te kòmande yo. Epi yo te sispann pale ak li, konsi konvèsasyon an pa t koute pa okenn moun.
28 And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.
Konsa, Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad yo jis rive jou ke Jérusalem te vin kaptire a.
