Jeremiah 10
1 Listen to the message the Lord is sending to you, people of Israel.
Tande pawòl la ke SENYÈ a ap pale ak ou, O lakay Israël.
2 This is what the Lord says: Don't adopt the practices of other nations. Don't be terrified as they are by signs in the heavens that they interpret as predicting disaster.
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 The religious beliefs of the peoples are pointless. They chop down a tree in the forest and a craftsman carves the wood with a tool to make an idol.
Paske abitid a pèp yo se afè twonpe moun; konsi se bwa ki koupe nan forè, zèv men atizan ki koupe ak zouti.
4 They decorate it with silver and gold, and nail it down with a hammer so it won't fall over.
Yo dekore l ak ajan ak lò; yo tache li ak klou ak mato, pou l pa deplase.
5 Just like a scarecrow in a field of cucumbers, their idols can't speak. They have to be carried around because they can't walk. You don't have to be afraid of them because they can't hurt you—and they can't do you any good either.
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's no one like you, Lord! You are so great! You are incredibly powerful!
Nanpwen moun ki tankou Ou, O SENYÈ. Ou gran! Gran se non Ou an pwisans!
7 Everyone should respect you, King of the nations. This is how you should be treated. There's no one like you among all the wise men of every nation and kingdom.
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 Yet these “wise men” are completely foolish and stupid, because they think they can be taught by useless idols made of wood!
Men yo tout ansanm se ensanse e plen ak foli; instwi pa zidòl yo——se bwa yo ye!
9 Sheets of hammered silver are shipped in from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, to be used by craftsmen and metalworkers. These idols are dressed in clothes of blue and purple made by experts.
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 only true God. He is the living God and eternal King. The earth shakes when he is angry; the nations can't withstand his fury.
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 This is what you are to tell the nations: “These gods, who didn't make either the heavens or the earth, will be wiped out from this earth and from under these heavens.”
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 It was God who made the earth by his power. He created the world by his wisdom and by his understanding he put the heavens in place.
Bondye te fè tè a pa pouvwa Li. Li te etabli lemonn ak sajès Li; ak konprann Li, Li te etann syèl yo.
13 The waters of the heavens rain down with a roar at his command. He makes the clouds to rise all over the earth. He makes lightning to accompany rain, and sends the wind from his storehouses.
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 Everyone is stupid; they don't know anything. Every metalworker is embarrassed by the idols they make. For their images made of molten metal are fraudulent—they're not alive!
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 useless, an object to be laughed at. They will be destroyed at the time of their punishment.
Yo san valè, yon zèv k ap twonpe. Nan lè règleman pa yo, yo va peri.
16 The God of Jacob is not like these idols, for he is the Creator of everything, and Israel is the tribe that belongs to him. The Lord Almighty 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 You people living in Jerusalem under siege, get all your things together ready to leave,
Leve pakèt ou atè a, nou menm ki anba syèj!
18 because this is what the Lord says: Look! Right now I'm about to throw out the people living in this country, bringing them trouble they will really feel.
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 The people of Jerusalem responded, “We're suffering terribly because we've been badly hurt—our injuries are really serious. We thought it wouldn't be that bad and that we could 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 Our tents have been destroyed; all our ropes have been broken. Our children have been taken from us and are no more. We don't have anyone left to put up our tents or hang our 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 The “shepherds” have become stupid—they don't ask the Lord for advice. That's why they have failed, and all their flock has been 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 Listen to the news that an noisy army is invading from a country to the north. The towns of Judah will be knocked down, they will be places where only jackals live.
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 realize, Lord, that people don't control their own lives—no one really knows how to choose their way.
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 Please discipline me fairly, Lord—not while you're angry, otherwise you'll kill me!
Korije mwen, O SENYÈ, men avèk jistis; pa nan kòlè Ou, sinon Ou va fè m vin pa anyen menm.
25 Pour out your fury on the nations that don't recognize you as God, and on their families that don't worship you. For they have completely destroyed the Israelites, wiping us out. They have devastated our country.
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.
