Jeremiah 23
1 Woe be vnto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheepe of my pasture, saith the Lord.
Madichon pou chèf sa yo ki tankou move gadò k'ap touye, k'ap gaye bann mouton m' mete sou kont yo a. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel vnto the pastors that feede my people, Yee haue scattered my flock and thrust them out, and haue not visited them: beholde, I will visite you for the wickednesse of your works, saith the Lord.
Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di sou chèf li mete reskonsab pèp li a: Nou gaye tout mouton m' yo. Nou lage yo nan bwa, nou pa okipe yo. Mwen pral regle nou pou tout mechanste nou yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
3 And I will gather the remnant of my sheepe out of all countreyes, whither I had driuen them, and will bring them againe to their foldes, and they shall growe and encrease.
M'ap sanble sa ki rete nan pèp mwen an, m' pral pran yo nan tout peyi kote mwen te gaye yo a, m'ap fè yo tounen lakay yo. Y'a fè anpil pitit, y'a peple.
4 And I will set vp shepheardes ouer them, which shall feede them: and they shall dread no more nor be afraide, neither shall any of them be lacking, saith the Lord.
M'a mete lòt chèf ki va okipe yo. Pèp mwen an p'ap pè anyen ankò, yo p'ap viv ak kè sote ankò. Yonn ladan yo p'ap pèdi. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
5 Behold, The dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will raise vnto Dauid a righteous branche, and a King shall reigne, and prosper, and shall execute iudgement, and iustice in the earth.
Seyè a di ankò: -Yon jou ap vini. Lè sa a, m'a chwazi yon moun ki dwat nan fanmi David la pou wa. L'a gouvènen yo ak bon konprann. L'a fè sa ki dwat, l'a mete jistis nan tout peyi a.
6 In his dayes Iudah shalbe saued, and Israel shall dwell safely, and this is the Name wherby they shall call him, The Lord our righteousnesse.
Sou rèy wa sa a, pèp Jida a va sove, pèp Izrayèl la va viv ak kè poze nan peyi l'. Y'a rele wa a: Seyè a, Delivrans nou.
7 Therefore behold, the dayes come, sayth the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liueth, which brought vp the children of Israel out of the lande of Egypt,
Seyè a di ankò: Se poutèt sa yon jou va rive lè moun pèp Izrayèl yo p'ap di lè y'ap fè sèman: Se nan non Seyè ki vivan an, li menm ki te fè nou soti kite peyi Lejip.
8 But the Lord liueth, which brought vp and led the seede of the house of Israel out of the North countrey and from all countryes where I had scattered them, and they shall dwell in their owne lande.
Lè sa a y'a di: Se nan non Seyè ki vivan an, li menm ki te fè pitit pitit moun pèp Izrayèl yo soti kite peyi nan nò a ak nan tout lòt peyi kote li te gaye yo pou yo vin rete nan peyi ki rele yo pa yo a.
9 Mine heart breaketh within mee, because of the prophets, all my bones shake: I am like a drunken man (and like a man whome wine hath ouercome) for the presence of the Lord and for his holie wordes.
Mesaj sou pwofèt yo: -Kè m' ap fann! M'ap tranble nan tout kò m'. Mwen tankou yon moun ki sou, yon moun ki bwè twòp. Se Seyè a ki lakòz sa avèk pawòl li yo ki pawòl Bondye tout bon.
10 For the lande is full of adulterers, and because of othes the lande mourneth, the pleasant places of the wildernesse are dried vp, and their course is euill, and their force is not right.
Peyi a plen moun ki vire do bay Bondye. Madichon Bondye fè tout peyi a nan lapenn. Jaden zèb yo fin cheche. Tout moun deyò pou fè sa ki mal. Yo pran fòs kouraj yo pou fè sa ki pa dwat.
11 For both the prophet and the Priest doe wickedly: and their wickednesse haue I found in mine House, saith the Lord.
Seyè a di ankò: -Pwofèt yo ansanm ak prèt yo, se yon bann moun ki pa konn Bondye. Mwen bare yo ap fè sa ki mal nan Tanp lan menm.
12 Wherefore their way shalbe vnto them as slipperie wayes in the darknesse: they shalbe driuen foorth and fall therein: for I will bring a plague vpon them, euen the yeere of their visitation, saith the Lord.
Enben, chemen yo pran an pral tankou yon tè glise nan fènwa pou yo. Yo pral pèdi wout yo, yo pral tonbe. Mwen pral voye yon sèl malè sou yo lè lè a va rive pou m' pini yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
13 And I haue seene foolishnesse in the prophets of Samaria, that prophecied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to erre.
Mwen wè pwofèt lavil Samari yo ap fè bagay ki pa fè m' plezi. Y'ap bay mesaj nan non Baal. Yo fè pèp mwen an, pèp Izrayèl la, pèdi chemen l'.
14 I haue seene also in the prophets of Ierusalem filthines: they commit adulterie and walke in lies: they strengthen also the hands of the wicked that none can returne from his wickednesse: they are all vnto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorah.
Men, sa m' wè pwofèt lavil Jerizalèm yo ap fè a ban m' degoutans. Y'ap sèvi lòt bondye sou mwen. Y'ap plede bay manti. Y'ap ede moun yo fè mechanste. Konsa, pesonn pa sispann fè sa ki mal. Pou mwen, yo tankou moun lavil Sodòm ak lavil Gomò yo.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes concerning the prophets, Beholde, I will feede them with wormewood, and make them drinke the water of gall: for from the prophets of Ierusalem is wickednesse gone forth into all the lande.
Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di sou pwofèt yo: -Mwen pral ba yo zèb anmè pou yo manje. Mwen pral ba yo dlo pwazonnen pou yo bwè, paske pwofèt Jerizalèm yo lakòz tout moun nan peyi a lage kò yo nan fè sa ki mal.
16 Thus sayth ye Lord of hosts, Heare not the wordes of the prophets that prophecie vnto you, and teach you vanitie: they speake the vision of their owne heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
Men sa Seyè a di moun Jerizalèm yo: -Pa koute sa pwofèt sa yo ap di nou lè y'ap ban nou mesaj. Se manti y'ap ban nou pou yo ka pran tèt nou. Se sa ki vin nan tèt yo y'ap di pèl la. Sa yo di a pa soti nan mwen.
17 They say still vnto them that despise mee, The Lord hath sayde, Ye shall haue peace: and they say vnto euery one that walketh after the stubbernesse of his owne heart, No euill shall come vpon you.
Yo pale ak moun ki derefize koute m' yo, y'ap di yo: Tout bagay ap mache byen pou nou. Yo pale ak tout moun ki soti pou kenbe tèt avè m', y'ap di yo: Anyen p'ap rive nou!
18 For who hath stand in the counsel of the Lord that he hath perceiued and heard his word? Who hath marked his worde and heard it?
Mwen di: Pa gen yonn ladan yo ki te la lè Seyè a t'ap fè plan travay li. Yo yonn pa t' wè, yo yonn pa t' tande sa Seyè a te di. Yo yonn pa t' louvri zòrèy yo pou yo te koute sa li t'ap di.
19 Beholde, the tempest of the Lord goeth forth in his wrath, and a violent whirlewinde shall fall downe vpon the head of the wicked.
Lè Bondye ankòlè se tankou yon van tanpèt, yon siklòn k'ap tonbe sou tèt mechan yo.
20 The anger of the Lord shall not returne vntill he haue executed, and till he haue perfourmed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter dayes ye shall vnderstande it plainely.
Li p'ap sispann toutotan li pa fin fè tou sa li soti pou li fè a. Nan jou k'ap vini yo, pèp la va konprann sa pi byen.
21 I haue not sent these prophets, sayth the Lord, yet they ranne; I haue not spoken to them, and yet they prophecied.
Seyè a di ankò: Se pa mwen ki voye pwofèt sa yo. Men, y'ap kouri ale toupatou. Mwen pa menm pale ak yo. Men, y'ap mache pale nan non mwen.
22 But if they had stande in my counsell, and had declared my words to my people, then they should haue turned them from their euill way, and from the wickednesse of their inuentions.
Si yo te la lè m' t'ap fè plan travay mwen an, yo ta fè pèp la konnen mesaj mwen voye ba yo a, yo ta fè pèp la kite vye chemen y'ap swiv la, yo ta fè l' sispann fè sa ki mal.
23 Am I a God at hande, saith the Lord, and not a God farre off?
Seyè a di: Mwen se yon Bondye ki toupatou. Mwen pa rete yon sèl kote ase.
24 Can any hide him selfe in secrete places, that I shall not see him, sayth the Lord? Do not I fill heauen and earth, saieth the Lord?
Pa gen kote yon moun ka al kache pou m' pa wè l'. Nou pa konnen mwen toupatou nan syèl la ak sou latè a? Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
25 I haue heard what the prophets said, that prophecie lies in my Name, saying, I haue dreamed, I haue dreamed.
Mwen tande tou sa pwofèt yo di lè yo pran non m' pou bay manti, lè yo pretann yo te fè vizyon nan rèv.
26 Howe long? Doe the prophets delite to prophecie lies, euen prophecying the deceit of their owne heart?
Kilè y'a sispann, pwofèt sa yo k'ap bay manti, k'ap bay mesaj ki pa vre, k'ap twonpe pèp la ak pawòl manti ki nan bouch yo?
27 Thinke they to cause my people to forget my Name by their dreames, which they tell euery man to his neyghbour, as their forefathers haue forgotten my Name for Baal?
Yo konprann yo ka fè pèp la bliye m' ak bann rèv y'ap plede rakonte yo, menm jan zansèt yo te bliye m' pou y' al dèyè Baal?
28 The prophet that hath a dreame, let him tell a dreame, and hee that hath my worde, let him speake my worde faithfully: what is the chaffe to the wheate, sayth the Lord?
Lè yon pwofèt fè yon rèv, se pou l' di se yon rèv li fè. Men, pwofèt ki resevwa mesaj mwen, li fèt pou l' bay mesaj la jan l' ye a. Piga nou pran pay la pou grenn lan. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
29 Is not my word euen like a fire, sayeth the Lord? and like an hammer, that breaketh the stone?
Mesaj mwen tankou dife, tankou mato k'ap kraze wòch an miyèt moso. Se mwen menm menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
30 Therefore beholde, I will come against the prophets, saieth the Lord, that steale my word euerie one from his neighbour.
Se poutèt sa mwen pral regle ak pwofèt yo k'ap pran pawòl yonn nan bouch lòt, pou fè l' pase pou mesaj mwen.
31 Beholde, I will come against the prophets, saith the Lord, which haue sweete tongues, and say, He saith.
Mwen pral regle ak pwofèt sa yo k'ap bay pawòl pa yo pou mesaj y'ap bay nan non mwen.
32 Beholde, I will come against them that prophecie false dreames, saith the Lord, and doe tell them, and cause my people to erre by their lies, and by their flatteries, and I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they bring no profite vnto this people, saith the Lord.
Tande byen sa m'ap di: Mwen pral regle ak pwofèt sa yo k'ap rakonte rèv ki plen manti. Lè konsa, yo fè pèp mwen an pèdi tèt li ak manti y'ap ba li, ak bèl pawòl y'ap di pou tèt pa yo. Se pa mwen ki te voye yo. Se pa mwen ki te ba yo lòd ale. Yo pa ka fè anyen menm pou pèp la. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki pale.
33 And when this people, or the prophet, or a Priest shall aske thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say vnto them, What burden? I will euen forsake you, saith the Lord.
Seyè a di m': -Jeremi, lè yon moun nan pèp la, osinon yon pwofèt, ou ankò yon prèt mande ou ki chay Seyè a ban nou pote, w'a reponn yo: Se nou menm ki yon chay pou Seyè a. Li pral lage nou atè. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
34 And the prophet, or the Priest, or the people that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will euen visite euerie such one, and his house.
Lè yon moun nan pèp la, osinon yon pwofèt, ou ankò yon prèt va pale mal sou chay Seyè a bay pote a, m'ap pini l' ansanm ak tout fanmi li.
35 Thus shall yee say euery one to his neighbour, and euerie one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and what hath the Lord spoken?
Okontrè, chak moun gen pou mande zanmi yo ak fanmi yo kisa Seyè a reponn, kisa li di ki pral rive.
36 And the burden of the Lord shall yee mention no more: for euery mans worde shall bee his burden: for ye haue peruerted the words of the liuing God, the Lord of hostes our God.
Konsa, piga nou pale sou chay Seyè a bay ankò paske m'ap fè mesaj mwen an tounen yon chay tout bon pou nou. Nou pran pawòl Bondye vivan an, pawòl Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, pawòl Bondye nou an, nou vire l' lanvè.
37 Thus shalt thou say to the Prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and what hath the Lord spoken?
Jeremi, mande pwofèt yo ki repons Seyè a bay? Kisa Seyè a di ki pral rive?
38 And if you say, The burden of the Lord, Then thus saith the Lord, Because yee say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I haue sent vnto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord,
Si yo reponn: Men chay Seyè a bay, lè sa a w'a di yo, men sa Seyè a di: Paske nou di: Men chay Seyè a bay, atout mwen te ban nou lòd pa di sa,
39 Therefore beholde, I, euen I will vtterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the citie that I gaue you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence,
m'ap pran nou leve anlè, m'ap voye nou jete byen lwen mwen, ni nou, ni lavil mwen te bay pou nou ansanm ak pou zansèt nou yo.
40 And will bring an euerlasting reproche vpon you, and a perpetual shame which shall neuer be forgotten.
M'ap fè nou wont yon wont ki p'ap janm fini, yon wont moun p'ap janm bliye.
