Jeremiah 3
1 ...saying: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, may he return unto her again? Will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; and wouldest thou yet return to Me? saith the LORD.
Seyè a di ankò: -Lè yon nonm divòse ak madanm li, si apre madanm lan fin kite avè l', li al fè afè ak yon lòt gason, èske premye nonm lan ap tounen ak madanm lan ankò? Eske si sa ta rive fèt se p'ap yon gwo bagay derespektan ki t'ap rive nan peyi a? Konsa tou, nou menm pèp Izrayèl, nou te tankou yon fanm ki te gen anpil nonm pou jan nou te kouri fè sèvis pou yon bann lòt bondye. Epi koulye a nou ta renmen tounen vin jwenn mwen? Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high hills, and see: Where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy harlotries and with thy wickedness.
Leve je nou, gade tèt mòn yo! Eske gen yonn ladan yo kote nou pa t' aji tankou yon fanm k'ap fè jennès? Nou rete chita sou tout bò chemen ap veye gason, tankou arab k'ap veye moun nan dezè a pou piye yo. Nou avili tout peyi a ak lenkondite nou ansanm ak mechanste nou yo.
3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
Se poutèt sa pa t' gen lapli. Lapli prentan yo pa vini. Men, je nou chèch tankou jennès, nou pa janm wont.
4 Didst thou not just now cry unto Me: 'My father, Thou art the friend of my youth.
Koulye a menm, n'ap vin di m': O wi, se mwen ki papa nou, nou te toujou renmen m' depi lè nou te piti.
5 Will He bear grudge for ever? Will He keep it to the end?' Behold, thou hast spoken, but hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.
Nou konnen mwen p'ap ret fache pou tout tan, mwen p'ap kenbe nou nan kè m'. Pèp Izrayèl, se sa nou te toujou di. Epi apre sa, nou lage kò nou pi rèd nan fè sa ki mal.
6 And the LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king: 'Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel did? she went up upon every high mountain and under every leafy tree, and there played the harlot.
Yon lòt fwa Seyè a pale avè m' ankò. Lè sa a, se Jozyas ki te wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Seyè a di m' konsa: -Ou wè sa peyi Izrayèl la fè? L'ap twonpe m'. li ale sou tout gwo mòn yo, anba tout kalite gwo pyebwa, tankou yon jennès ak nonm li yo, l'ap fè sèvis pou lòt bondye.
7 And I said: After she hath done all these things, she will return unto me; but she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
Mwen t'ap di nan kè m': lè l'a fin fè tout bagay sa yo, l'a tounen vin jwenn mwen. Men, li pa tounen. Jida, sè l' la ki pa t' kenbe pawòl li avè m', wè sa.
8 And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot;
Li wè mwen te divòse ak Izrayèl, mwen te voye l' al lakay li paske li te vire do ban mwen, paske li te lage kò l' nan fè jennès sou mwen. Men, Jida, sè Izrayèl la ki pa t' kenbe pawòl li avè m', pa t' pè. Li menm tou, li al lage kò l' nan jennès.
9 and it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks;
Li pa t' wont. Li avili tout peyi a avèk lenkondite li. li al fè sèvis pou wòch ak pyebwa.
10 and yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto Me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD —
Lè li fin fè tou sa, Jida, sè Izrayèl la ki pa t' kenbe pawòl li avè m', li tounen vin jwenn mwen. Men, se te pawòl nan bouch. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
11 even the LORD said unto me — backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Apre sa, Seyè a di konsa: -Izrayèl te vire do ban mwen, men li te pi bon pase Jida ki te chita la ap twonpe m'.
12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever.
Ale nan nò, w'a di moun peyi Izrayèl yo pou mwen: Nou menm moun peyi Izrayèl ki te vire do ban mwen, tounen vin jwenn mwen. Mwen gen kè sansib, mwen p'ap fache sou nou. Mwen p'ap fache sou nou pou tout tan. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and ye have not hearkened to My voice, saith the LORD.
Sèlman, se pou nou rekonèt sa nou fè a pa bon. Nou pa t' kenbe pawòl nou avè m', Seyè a, Bondye nou an! Nou t' al toupatou, anba tout kalite pyebwa, pou fè sèvis pou bondye lòt nasyon yo. Nou pa t' koute m' lè mwen t'ap pale nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
14 Return, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am a lord unto you, and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion;
Nou menm ki vire do ban mwen, tounen vin jwenn mwen. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. Paske, se mwen menm ki mèt nou. Mwen pral pran yon moun nan chak lavil nou yo, de moun nan chak branch fanmi, m'ap mennen nou tounen sou mòn Siyon an.
15 and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
M'ap ban nou chèf k'ap fè tou sa m' vle yo fè. Y'a gen konesans ak bon konprann pou gouvènen nou.
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more: The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they make mention of it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.
Apre sa, lè m'a fè n' peple nan peyi a, moun p'ap pale sou Bwat Kontra Seyè a ankò. Lide yo p'ap sou li, y'ap bliye l' nèt. Yo p'ap menm wè si li pa la. Yo p'ap fè yon lòt.
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem The throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem; neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
Lè sa a, y'a rele Jerizalèm Fotèy Seyè a. Lèfini tout nasyon yo va vin sanble la pou fè sèvis pou Seyè a. Y'a sispann swiv move lide ki t'ap fè yo kenbe tèt ak mwen an.
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.'
Lè sa a, moun peyi Jida yo va mete tèt ansanm ak moun peyi Izrayèl yo ankò. Ansanm y'a soti kite peyi nan nò a pou yo vin nan peyi mwen te bay zansèt yo pou rele yo pa yo a.
19 But I said: 'How would I put thee among the sons, and give thee a pleasant land, the goodliest heritage of the nations!' And I said: 'Thou shalt call Me, My father; and shalt not turn away from following Me.'
Seyè a te di ankò: -Jan m' ta renmen asepte ou pou pitit mwen! Mwen ta ba ou yon peyi ki plen bèl bagay, peyi ki pi bèl pase tout lòt peyi sou latè, peyi ki t'ap rele ou pa ou. Mwen t'ap di nan kè m' yo pral rele m' papa. Yo p'ap janm vire do ban mwen ankò.
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Men, tankou yon fanm k'ap twonpe mari l', nou menm, moun peyi Izrayèl yo, nou twonpe m'. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
21 Hark! upon the high hills is heard the suppliant weeping of the children of Israel; for that they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Yo tande yon sèl rèl sou tèt mòn yo: Se pèp Izrayèl la k'ap kriye, k'ap rele. Paske yo fin pèdi tèt yo, yo bliye Seyè a, Bondye yo a.
22 Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. — 'Here we are, we are come unto Thee; for Thou art the LORD our God.
Tounen vin jwenn mwen non, nou tout ki te vire do bay Bondye. M'a geri nou, m'a fè nou kenbe pawòl nou yo. Nou di: Men nou! Nou tounen vin jwenn ou. Wi, se ou menm Seyè a ki Bondye nou!
23 Truly vain have proved the hills, the uproar on the mountains; truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Se pou gremesi nou t'ap fè tout bri sa yo sou tèt mòn yo. Yo pa ka fè anyen pou nou. Wi, se Seyè a, Bondye nou an, sèl ki ka sove pèp Izrayèl la.
24 But the shameful thing hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Men, depi nou te tou piti, zidòl k'ap fè nou wont la fin manje dènye sa zansèt nou yo te kite pou nou: bèf, kabrit ak mouton, pitit gason ak pitit fi.
25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not hearkened to the voice of the LORD our God.'
Se pou nou bese tèt nou jouk atè tèlman nou wont. Wont la twòp pou nou! Li kouvri nou nèt! Wi, ni nou ni zansèt nou yo, depi nou tou piti rive jouk jòdi a, n'ap fè sa ki mal devan Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Nou pa koute Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou nou fè sa l' mande nou fè.
