Jeremiah 5
1 Go everywhere through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and pay attention! Search all through her city squares to see if you can find even just one person who does what's right, anyone who is faithful, and I'll forgive the city.
“Mache ale retou toupatou nan lari Jérusalem. Gade koulye a, e byen nòte. Chèche nan plas ouvri li yo. Si ou ka twouve yon moun ki fè jistis, k ap chache verite, alò Mwen va padone Jérusalem.
2 They may make promises in my name, but they're not sincere.
E poutan, yo di: ‘Tankou SENYÈ a viv la’! Anverite y ap fè fo temwayaj.”
3 Lord, aren't you always looking for faithfulness? You beat them, but they didn't care. You just about destroyed them, but they refused to accept your discipline. They were stubborn, hard as rock, and they wouldn't repent.
O SENYÈ, èske zye Ou pa chache verite? Ou te frape yo, men yo pa t sanse doulè. Ou te fè yo megri, men yo pa t aksepte korije. Yo fè figi yo pi di pase wòch. Yo refize repanti.
4 Then I said to myself, “These people are only the poor—they're just fools who don't know any better. They certainly don't know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.
Alò, mwen te di: “Se sèlman malere ke yo ye. Se ensanse yo ye; yo pa konnen chemen SENYÈ a, ni règleman a Bondye yo.
5 Let me go to and talk to the ones in charge. They would surely know what the Lord wants, God's right way of living.” But they had all broken off the yoke as well, and ripped off the chains.
Mwen va ale kote moun pwa yo. Se ak yo ke mwen va pale, paske yo menm konnen chemen SENYÈ a, ak règleman a Bondye yo.” Men yo menm tou, ak volonte ansanm te kraze jouk la, e chire tout kòd yo.
6 As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.
Akoz sa, yon lyon ki sòti nan forè va touye yo. Yon lou dezè a va detwi yo, yon leyopa ap veye vil yo. Tout moun ki sòti kote yo va chire an mòso, akoz transgresyon yo anpil, enfidelite yo bokou.
7 Why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me and believe in gods that are not gods. I gave them everything they need, yet they went and committed adultery, gathering together at prostitutes' houses.
Pou ki rezon Mwen ta padone ou? Fis ou yo te abandone Mwen pou yo sèmante pa sila ki pa dye yo. Lè M te fin bay yo manje vant plen, yo te fè adiltè. Yo te mache rive lakay pwostitiye a.
8 They're like virile stallions wanting sex, each of them neighing with lust after his neighbor's wife.
Yo te tankou gwo cheval kò dyanm, byen nouri, yo chak t ap ranni dèyè madanm vwazen yo.
9 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
“Èske Mwen pa dwe pini pèp sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Sou yon nasyon konsa, èske Mwen pa dwe pran vanjans?
10 Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.
“Ale monte nan ranje chan rezen li yo e detwi yo, men pa fin detwi nèt. Rache branch li yo, paske se pa pou SENYÈ a yo ye.
11 The people of Israel and Judah have completely betrayed me, declares the Lord.
Paske lakay Israël ak lakay Juda te fè M trèt anpil”, deklare SENYÈ a.
12 They have lied about the Lord, saying, “He won't do anything. Nothing bad will happen to us. We won't have war or famine.
Yo te manti sou SENYÈ a, pou di: “Li pa la; malè p ap rive nou e nou p ap wè nepe ni gwo grangou.
13 The prophets are just like the wind. The Lord doesn't speak through them. What they predict can happen to them!”
Pwofèt yo se tankou van, e pawòl la pa nan yo. Se konsa, li va rive yo!”
14 So this is the reply from the Lord God Almighty: Because of what you've said, I will make my words like a fire in your mouth and you people like the wood it burns up.
Pou sa, pale SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo: “Akoz nou te pale pawòl sa a, gade byen, Mwen ap fè pawòl Mwen nan bouch ou vin dife, pèp sa a vin bwa a, e li va manje yo nèt.
15 Look! I am bringing a nation from far away to attack you, people of Israel, declares the Lord. It's a powerful nation that has existed for a long time; it's a nation whose language you don't know, and when they speak you can't understand them.
Gade byen, M ap fè parèt yon nasyon kont nou soti byen lwen, O lakay Israël,” deklare SENYÈ a. “Li se yon nasyon ki dire anpil, yon nasyon depi nan tan lansyen yo, yon nasyon ak yon lang ou pa konnen, ni ou p ap ka konprann sa y ap di.
16 Their arrows bring death; they are all strong warriors.
Fouwo pa yo se kon yon tonm tou louvri; yo tout se gèrye vanyan.
17 They will consume your harvest and your food; they will destroy your sons and your daughters; they will eat your flocks and your herds; they will feed on your vines and your fig trees. They will attack and will destroy the fortified towns that you have so much confidence in.
Yo va devore rekòlt ou ak manje ou. Yo va devore fis ou yo ak fi ou yo. Yo va devore bann mouton ou yo ak twoupo ou yo. Yo va devore chan rezen ou yo ak figye etranje ou yo. Yo va kraze ak nepe, tout vil fòtifye ou yo, kote ou te konn mete konfyans ou.”
18 But even at that time I won't completely destroy you, declares the Lord.
“Malgre, menm nan jou sa yo”, deklare SENYÈ a, “Mwen p ap fin detwi nou nèt.
19 When people ask you Jeremiah, “Why did the Lord our God do all these things to us?” you are to tell them, “In the same way you have abandoned me and served foreign gods here in your country, so you will serve foreigners in a country that isn't your own.”
Li va vin rive ke lè yo di: ‘Poukisa SENYÈ Bondye nou an te fè nou tout bagay sa yo?’ ke ou va di yo: ‘Jan nou te abandone M nan pou te sèvi dye etranje nan peyi nou; alò, se konsa nou va sèvi etranje nan yon peyi ki pa pou nou.’
20 Announce this to the people of Jacob and Judah:
“Deklare sa a nan kay Jacob la e pwoklame li nan Juda, pou di:
21 Listen to this, you foolish, stupid people, who have eyes but don't see, who have ears but don't hear.
‘Tande sa, O pèp ki plen foli, ki san konprann, ki gen zye, men ki pa ka wè, ki gen zòrèy, men ki pa tande.
22 Aren't you afraid of what I can do? declares the Lord. Don't you think you should tremble in my presence? I am the one who set up the shore as the sea's boundary, an everlasting limit that it can't cross. The waves crash against it, but they can't defeat it. They roar, but they can't cross the barrier.
Èske nou pa krent Mwen?’ deklare SENYÈ a. ‘Èske nou pa tranble devan prezans Mwen? Paske Mwen te poze sab la kon lizyè lanmè a; yon dekrè etènèl, pou l pa ka travèse l. Malgre lanm lanmè yo vole, yo p ap ka enpoze yo; malgre yo fè raj, yo p ap ka travèse li.’
23 But you people have a stubborn and rebellious attitude. You have left me and gone your own way.
“Men pèp sa a gen kè rebèl ak kè ki di; yo te vire sou kote e yo te ale.
24 You didn't think to say, “We should appreciate the Lord our God, who sends the autumn and spring rains at the right time, who makes sure we can have a harvest every year.”
Yo pa di nan kè yo: ‘Alò koulye a, annou gen lakrent SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, ki bay lapli nan sezon li, ni lapli sezon otòn ak lapli sezon prentan, Sila ki kenbe pou nou semèn rekòlt nou yo.’
25 Your wrong actions have taken these benefits from you; your sins have deprived you of my blessings.
“Inikite nou yo fin detounen bagay sa yo, e peche nou yo te retire tout sa ki bon pou nou.
26 For there are wicked men among my people. They're like bird-trappers, secretly watching and waiting to catch people in their snare.
Paske moun mechan twouve yo pami pèp Mwen an. Y ap veye tankou moun k ap pran bèt nan pèlen. Yo ranje pèlen an. Se moun yo pran.
27 Their homes are full of their ill-gotten gains, like cages full of birds. That's why they've become powerful and rich.
Kon yon kalòj plen zwazo, se konsa lakay yo plen desepsyon. Akoz sa, yo te vin moun byen enpòtan ak anpil byen.
28 They've grown fat and smooth, and have become experts in evil. They deny justice to orphans, and they don't defend the rights of those in need.
Yo fin gra. Kò yo plen ak grès e yo vin reyisi depase ak zèv fèt ak mechanste yo. Yo pa plede koz òfelen an, pou yo ta reyisi; ni yo pa defann dwa malere yo.
29 Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?
“Èske Mwen p ap pini pèp sa a?” deklare SENYÈ a, “Sou yon nasyon konsa, èske Mwen p ap pran vanjans Mwen?
30 Something horrible, something terrible has happened here in this country.
“Yon bagay degoutan e etonan te rive nan peyi a:
31 The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?
Pwofèt yo fè fo pwofesi e prèt yo domine selon pwòp otorite yo. Epi, a la renmen pèp Mwen an renmen l konsa! Men se kisa n ap fè lè sa rive nan bout pou l fini?
