Jeremiah 7
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Pawòl ki te vini a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a, ki te di:
2 Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.
“Kanpe nan pòtay lakay SENYÈ a. La, pwoklame pawòl sa a. Di l konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, nou tout nan Juda, ki antre nan pòtay sa yo pou adore SENYÈ a!’”
3 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, “Korije chemen nou yo ak zèv nou yo, e Mwen va kite nou rete nan plas sa a.
4 Confide ye not in words of falsehood, saying, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple is this.
Pa mete konfyans nan pawòl manti k ap di nou: ‘Sa se tanp SENYÈ a, tanp SENYÈ a, tanp SENYÈ a.’
5 But if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye really do justice between a man and his neighbour,
Paske si, anverite, nou korije chemen nou yo, ak zèv nou yo; si, anverite, nou pratike jistis antre yon nonm ak vwazen li,
6 [if] ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt;
si nou pa oprime etranje a, òfelen an, oswa vèv la e pa vèse san inosan a nan plas sa, ni mache dèyè lòt dye anvè pwòp destriksyon nou,
7 then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers from of old even for ever.
alò, Mwen va kite nou rete nan plas sa a, nan peyi ke M te bay a papa zansèt nou yo jis pou tout tan.
8 Behold, ye confide in words of falsehood that cannot profit.
Gade byen, nou ap mete konfyans nan pawòl riz yo. Yo p ap ka fè anyen pou nou.
9 What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...
Èske nou va vòlè, touye moun, komèt adiltè, bay fo temwayaj, ofri sakrifis a Baal, e mache dèyè lòt dye ke nou pa t konnen,
10 then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered, — in order to do all these abominations!
epi konsa, vin kanpe devan Mwen nan kay sila a, ki rele pa non Mwen an, pou di M: ‘Nou delivre,’ —konsa pou nou ka fè tout bagay abominab sila yo?
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, a den of robbers in your eyes? Even I, behold, I have seen it, saith Jehovah.
Èske kay sila a, ki rele pa non pa M nan, èske non l vin chanje pou l vin yon kav plen vòlè devan zye nou? Gade byen, Mwen menm, Mwen te wè l,” deklare SENYÈ a.
12 For go now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it, for the wickedness of my people Israel.
“Men ale koulye a kote plas Mwen an Silo, kote non Mwen te rete an premye a. Gade la pou wè sa M te fè li akoz mechanste a pèp Mwen an, Israël la.
13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spoke unto you, rising up early and speaking, and ye heard not, and I called you, and ye answered not;
Konsa, akoz nou te fè tout bagay sa yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “akoz Mwen te pale ak nou, lè M te leve bonè pou nou te pale, men nou pa t tande. Mwen te rele nou, men nou pa t reponn.
14 I will even do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh;
Akoz sa a, Mwen va fè rive nan kay ki rele pa non Mwen an, nan sila nou mete konfyans lan e plas ke M te bay a nou menm ak papa zansèt nou yo, menm sa M te fè nan Silo a.
15 and I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, all the seed of Ephraim.
Mwen va jete nou deyò pou zye m pa wè nou, tankou Mwen te jete tout frè nou yo deyò, tout desandan Éphraïm yo.
16 And thou, pray not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, and make not intercession to me; for I will not hear thee.
“Pou ou menm, pa priye pou pèp sila a. Pa leve yon kri pou yo, ni entèsede avè M, paske Mwen pa tande ou.
17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Èske ou pa wè ki sa y ap fè nan vil Juda yo ak nan lari Jérusalem yo?
18 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Timoun yo ranmase bwa, papa yo mete dife ladann e fanm yo bat pat farin nan pou fè gato pou rèn syèl la. Yo vide ofrann bwason bay lòt dye yo pou yo ka vekse M.
19 Is it I whom they provoke to anger? saith Jehovah; is it not themselves, to the shame of their own face?
Èske yo vekse M? deklare SENYÈ a. “Èske se pa tèt yo ke y ap vekse jis rive nan malkonprann ki rive sou pwòp figi yo?”
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place; upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
Pou sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a, “Kòlè Mwen ak chalè Mwen va vide sou plas sa a, ni sou lòm, ni bèt, ni bwa chan, ak sou tout fwi tè yo. Li va brile, e li p ap ka etenn.”
21 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Ajoute ofrann nou yo sou sakrifis nou yo e manje chè.
22 For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt;
Paske Mwen pa t pale ak papa zansèt nou yo, ni kòmande yo nan jou ke M te mennen yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la, pou ofrann brile, ni pou sakrifis.
23 but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
Men sa ke M te kòmande yo e Mwen te di: ‘Obeyi vwa M, e Mwen va Bondye nou e nou va pèp Mwen. Mache nan tout vwa ke M kòmande nou yo, pou tout bagay ale byen ak nou.’
24 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.
Sepandan, yo pa t obeyi, ni yo pa t panche zòrèy vè Mwen. Men yo te mache nan pwòp konsèy pa yo, nan tèt di a kè mechan yo, e yo te fè an aryè olye yo fè devan.
25 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt, unto this day, have I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them;
Depi nan jou ke papa zansèt nou yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la, jis rive nan jou sila a, Mwen te voye bannou tout sèvitè Mwen yo ak pwofèt yo. Chak jou Mwen te leve granmmaten pou voye yo.
26 but they have not hearkened unto me, nor inclined their ear; and they have hardened their neck: they have done worse than their fathers.
Sepandan, yo pa t koute Mwen, ni panche zòrèy yo, men yo te fè tèt di. Yo te fè plis mal pase papa yo.
27 And thou shalt speak all these words unto them, but they will not hearken unto thee; and thou shalt call unto them, but they will not answer thee.
“Ou va pale tout pawòl sa yo avèk yo, men yo p ap koute ou. Ou va rele kote yo, men yo p ap reponn ou.
28 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation which hath not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah their God, nor received correction; fidelity is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Ou va di yo: ‘Sa se nasyon ki pa t obeyi vwa SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, ni ki pa t aksepte koreksyon. Verite fin peri e koupe retire nèt nan bouch yo.
29 Cut off thy hair, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the heights; for Jehovah hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
Koupe retire cheve ou, e jete li. Kòmanse fè gwo kri sou wotè vid yo. Paske SENYÈ a fin rejte e abandone jenerasyon kòlè Li a.’
30 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith Jehovah; they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
“Paske fis a Juda yo te fè mal nan zye M,” deklare SENYÈ a. “Yo te mete bagay abominab pa yo nan kay ki rele pa non Mwen an, pou souye li.
31 And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither did it come up into my mind.
Yo te bati wo plas la nan Topheth, ki nan vale a fis a Hinnom an, pou brile fis ak fi pa yo nan dife, ke M pa t kòmande, ni sa pa t rive nan tèt Mwen.
32 Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when it shall no more be said, Topheth, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter; for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place.
Pou sa, gade byen, jou yo ap vini,” deklare SENYÈ a: “lè li p ap rele Topheth ankò, ni vale a fis a Hinnom an, men vale a masak la; paske yo va fè antèman Topheth, jis pa gen plas pou antere ankò.
33 And the carcases of this people shall be food for the fowl of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall scare [them] away.
Kadav mouri a pèp sila yo va fè manje pou zwazo syèl yo ak pou bèt latè yo. Epi nanpwen moun k ap chase yo ale.
34 And I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
Nan moman sa a, Mwen va fè sispann soti nan vil a Juda yo ak lari a Jérusalem yo, vwa a kè kontan ak vwa a jennonm k ap marye a, ak fi maryaj la; paske peyi a va devaste nèt.”
