Jeremiah 10
1 Hear ye the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O house of Israel.
Tande pawòl la ke SENYÈ a ap pale ak ou, O lakay Israël.
2 Thus saith the Lord: Learn not according to the ways of the Gentiles: and be not afraid of the signs of heaven, which the heathens fear:
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pa aprann abitid a nasyon yo, ni pa vin krent sign nan syèl yo, malgre nasyon yo krent yo anpil.
3 For the laws of the people are vain: for the works of the hand of the workman hath cut a tree out of the forest with an axe.
Paske abitid a pèp yo se afè twonpe moun; konsi se bwa ki koupe nan forè, zèv men atizan ki koupe ak zouti.
4 He hath decked it with silver and gold: he hath put it together with nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder.
Yo dekore l ak ajan ak lò; yo tache li ak klou ak mato, pou l pa deplase.
5 They are framed after the likeness of a palm tree, and shall not speak: they must be carried to be removed, because they cannot go. Therefore, fear them not, for they can neither do evil nor good.
Yo tankou yon bwa palmis ki fòme pa men moun, men yo pa ka pale. Fòk yo pote yo, paske yo pa ka mache! Pa krent yo; paske yo p ap ka fè okenn mal, ni yo p ap ka fè anyen ki bon.”
6 There is none like to thee, O Lord: thou art great and great is thy name in might.
Nanpwen moun ki tankou Ou, O SENYÈ. Ou gran! Gran se non Ou an pwisans!
7 Who shall fear thee, O king of nations? for thine is the glory: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee.
Se kilès ki pa ta krent Ou, O Wa a nasyon yo? Anverite, se sa Ou merite! Paske pami tout moun saj nan nasyon yo, ak nan tout wayòm yo, nanpwen okenn tankou Ou.
8 They shall all proved together to be senseless and foolish: the doctrine of their vanity is wood.
Men yo tout ansanm se ensanse e plen ak foli; instwi pa zidòl yo——se bwa yo ye!
9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tharsis, and gold from Ophaz: the work of the artificer, and of the hand of the coppersmith: violet and purple is their clothing: all these things are the work of artificers.
Ajan byen bat pote soti Tarsis ak lò ki sòti Uphaz, travay a yon atizan e men a yon òfèv. Vètman yo an vyolèt e mov; tout se zèv a ouvriye byen fò.
10 But the Lord is the true God: he is the living God, and the everlasting king, at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his threatening.
Men SENYÈ a se vrè Bondye a; Li se Bondye vivan an e Wa etènèl la. Devan kòlè Li, tout latè tranble e nasyon yo p ap ka sipòte gwo kòlè Li a.
11 Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth, and from among those places that are under heaven.
Konsa ou va di yo: “dye ki pa t fè syèl la ak tè yo va peri soti sou latè ak anba syèl yo.”
12 He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.
Bondye te fè tè a pa pouvwa Li. Li te etabli lemonn ak sajès Li; ak konprann Li, Li te etann syèl yo.
13 At his voice he giveth a multitude of waters in the heaven, and lifteth up the clouds from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings for rain, and bringeth for the wind out of his treasures.
Lè Li fè vwa L sone, dlo yo mele nan syèl yo. Li fè nwaj yo monte soti nan dènye pwent tè a. Li fè loray pou lapli, e Li fè van sòti nan depo Li yo.
14 Every man is become a fool for knowledge every artist is confounded in his graven idol: for what he hath cast is false, and there is no spirit in them.
Tout moun se ensanse, san konesans. Tout òfèv yo vin wont akoz zidòl li; paske imaj fonn li se desepsyon. Nanpwen souf nan yo.
15 They are vain things and a ridiculous work: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Yo san valè, yon zèv k ap twonpe. Nan lè règleman pa yo, yo va peri.
16 The portion of Jacob is not like these: for it is he who formed all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the Lord of hosts is his name.
Pòsyon ki pou Jacob la pa konsa; paske Kreyatè a tout bagay se Li menm; e Israël se tribi eritaj Li. SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li.
17 Gather up thy shame out of the land, thou that dwellest in a siege.
Leve pakèt ou atè a, nou menm ki anba syèj!
18 For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will cast away far off the inhabitants of the land at this time: and I will afflict them, so that they may be found.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, M ap voye pèp peye sa a deyò nan moman sa a. Mwen va fè yo pase anpil doulè, jis yo byen santi li.”
19 Woe is me for my destruction, my wound is very grievous. But I said: Truly this is my own evil, and I will bear it.
Malè a mwen, akoz blesi m nan! Blesi m nan byen grav. Men mwen te di: “Anverite, sa se gwo doulè m; fòk mwen pote l.”
20 My tabernacle is laid waste, all my cords are broken: my children are gone out from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.
Tant mwen an fin detwi. Tout kòd mwen yo fin chire. Fis mwen yo te kite mwen. Yo pa la ankò. Nanpwen moun ki pou laji tant mwen an ankò, ni pou monte rido mwen yo.
21 Because the pastors have done foolishly, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is scattered.
Paske bèje yo vin tankou bèt ensanse; yo pa t chache SENYÈ a. Akoz sa, yo pa reyisi; tout bann mouton yo fin gaye.
22 Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the land of the north: to make the cities of Juda a desert, and a dwelling for dragons.
Bri rapò a rive! Gade byen, l ap vini— yon gwo zen k ap sòti nan peyi nò a! K ap fè vil a Juda yo vin yon dezolasyon, yon andwa pou chen mawon.
23 I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.
Mwen konnen, O SENYÈ, ke chemen a yon nonm pa nan li menm, ni se pa posib pou moun ki mache a dirije pwòp pa pye li.
24 Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgement: and not in fury, lest thou bring me to nothing.
Korije mwen, O SENYÈ, men avèk jistis; pa nan kòlè Ou, sinon Ou va fè m vin pa anyen menm.
25 Pour out thy indignation upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the provinces that have not called upon thy name: because they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have destroyed his glory.
Vide gwo kòlè Ou a sou nasyon ki pa konnen Ou yo ak sou fanmi ki pa rekonèt non Ou yo; paske yo te devore Jacob. Yo te devore li, manje l nèt e te devaste tout abitasyon li an.
