Jeremiah 12
1 Right wouldest Thou be, O LORD, were I to contend with Thee, yet will I reason with Thee: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they secure that deal very treacherously?
Ou menm Seyè, ou pa nan patipri. Mwen pa ka nan plede avè ou. Men, mwen ta renmen mande ou yon bagay sou sa w'ap fè a. Poukisa zafè mechan yo mache byen konsa? Poukisa tout moun malonèt yo alèz konsa?
2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit; Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
Ou plante yo, yo pran rasin. Yo grandi, yo donnen. Non ou toujou nan bouch yo! Men, nan kè yo, yo pa sou bò ou.
3 But Thou, O LORD, knowest me, Thou seest me, and triest my heart toward Thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
Men, ou menm Seyè, ou konn ki moun mwen ye, ou wè sa m'ap fè, ou wè jan m' renmen ou. Pote mechan yo ale tankou mouton y'ap mennen labatwa! Kenbe yo la jouk lè a va rive pou yo touye yo!
4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said: 'He seeth not our end.'
Kilè n'a sispann wè tè a sèk? Kilè n'a sispann wè zèb nan jaden yo ap fennen? Zannimo yo ap mouri, zwezo yo ap depafini. Tou sa, akòz mechanste pèp la k'ap plede di Bondye pa wè sa n'ap fè.
5 'If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? And though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the thickets of the Jordan?
Seyè a di: -Jeremi, si ou pèdi souf lè w'ap kouri ak moun, ki jan ou ka fè kouri ak chwal? Si kè ou pa poze lè tout bagay ap mache byen, si se lè peyi a pa an danje, ou gen kè poze, kisa w'a fè lè larivyè Jouden ap desann?
6 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee; believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.'
Ata frè ou yo, pwòp fanmi ou yo, ap trayi ou. Yo mete tèt yo ansanm ak lòt moun sou do ou. Pa fè yo konfyans, menm lè ou wè yo ap pale byen avè ou.
7 I have forsaken My house, I have cast off My heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of My soul into the hand of her enemies.
Seyè a di ankò: -Mwen lage pèp Izrayèl la, mwen voye pèp mwen te chwazi a jete, mwen lage pèp mwen te renmen anpil la nan men lènmi yo.
8 My heritage is become unto Me as a lion in the forest; she hath uttered her voice against Me; therefore have I hated her.
Pèp ki te rele m' pa m' lan vire do ban mwen. Tankou yon lyon nan gwo rakbwa, y'ap gwonde sou mwen. Se poutèt sa mwen pa vle wè yo ankò!
9 Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her round about? Come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour.
Pèp ki te rele m' pa m' lan tankou yon zwazo tout koulè, malfini sènen l' toupatou. Ale non! Sanble tout bèt nan bwa. Fè yo vini pran pa yo nan manje a!
10 Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard, they have trodden My portion under foot, they have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
Yon bann chèf lòt nasyon ap sakaje jaden rezen mwen an. Yo kraze jaden m' lan anba pye yo. Yo fè bèl peyi mwen an tounen yon dezè kote moun pa rete.
11 They have made it a desolation, it mourneth unto Me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
Yo fè l' tounen yon savann. Men, li la devan je m'. Li fini, san anyen ladan l'. Tout peyi a tounen yon dezè, san pesonn pa di anyen.
12 Upon all the high hills in the wilderness spoilers are come; for the sword of the LORD devoureth from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land, no flesh hath peace.
Moun soti lòt bò mòn ki nan dezè a vin piye. Paske Seyè a voye lagè pou detwi tout peyi a nèt. Pesonn pa ka viv ak kè poze.
13 They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, they profit not; be ye then ashamed of your increase, because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Yo plante ble, yo rekòlte pikan. Yo travay di, sa pa rapòte yo anyen. Yo wont, rekòt la pa bay anyen paske Seyè a move anpil.
14 Thus saith the LORD: As for all Mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit, behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.
Seyè a di ankò: -Men sa Seyè a di sou move vwazen pèp li a ki leve men yo sou peyi li te bay pèp Izrayèl la pou rele l' pa l' la: Mwen pral rache yo soti nan peyi yo a, tankou pyebwa y'ap derasinen. M'a wete moun peyi Jida yo nan mitan yo.
15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them back, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
Men, lè m'a fin rache yo, m'a gen pitye pou yo. M'a fè yo tounen lakay yo, nan peyi yo.
16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people to swear by My name: 'As the LORD liveth,' even as they taught My people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of My people.
Si lè sa a yo aprann viv byen tankou pèp mwen, si yo pran non m' pou fè sèman sa a: Nan non Seyè ki vivan an!, menm jan yo te moutre pèp mwen an pou li fè sèman nan non Baal, enben, lè sa a yo menm tou, y'a fè pati pèp mwen an, epi zafè yo va mache byen.
17 But if they will not hearken, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, saith the LORD.
Men, si yon nasyon pa koute m', m'ap rache l', m'ap derasinen l', m'ap detwi li nèt. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
