Jeremiah 40
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon.
Pawòl ki te rive kote Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a lè Nebuzaradan, chèf a gad yo te lage li nan Rama, lè l te pran li mare ak chenn pami tout egzil a Jérusalem ak Juda ki t ap egzile Babylone yo.
2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him: 'The LORD thy God pronounced this evil upon this place;
Alò, chèf a gad yo te pran Jérémie. Yo te di l: “SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, te pwomèt gwo malè sa a kont plas sa a;
3 and the LORD hath brought it, and done according as He spoke; because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not hearkened to His voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
epi SENYÈ a te fè l vin parèt. Li te fè l jan sa te pwomèt la. Akoz nou te peche kont SENYÈ a e pa t koute vwa li, pou sa, bagay sa a te vin rive nou.
4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear; behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go. —
Men koulye a, gade byen, mwen ap libere ou jodi a de chenn ki nan men ou yo. Si ou ta prefere vini ak mwen Babylone, vini e mwen va okipe ou. Men si ou prefere pa ale, ou pa oblije. Gade, tout peyi a devan ou. Ale kote li sanble bon e an règ pou ou ta ale.”
5 Yet he would not go back. — Go back then to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right unto thee to go.' So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance and a present, and let him go.
Kòm Jérémie poko t ap tounen, li te di: “Ale konsa, alò, retounen a Guedalia, fis a Achikam, fis a Schaphan an, ke wa Babylone nan te apwente sou vil a Juda yo, e rete la pami pèp la; oswa, ale kote li sanble pi bon pou ou ta ale.” Konsa chèf gad la te bay li yon pòsyon manje ak yon kado e te kite li ale.
6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
Konsa, Jérémie te ale Mitspa, kote Guedalia, fis a Achikam e te rete avè l pami moun ki te rete nan peyi a.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Alò, tout chèf lame ki te nan chan an ak mesye pa yo te tande ke wa Babylone nan te chwazi Guedalia, fis a Achikam nan, sou peyi a, e ke li te mete li an chaj de tout mesye yo, fanm ak timoun yo, sila ki te pi malere pase tout moun nan peyi a, ki pa t oblije fè egzil Babylone yo.
8 then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
Pou sa, yo te vin kote Guedalia Mitspa, ansanm ak Ismaël, fis a Nethania a ak Jochanan e Jonathan, fis a Karéach, Seraja, fis a Thanhumeth, fis a Éphaï, Nethopha ak Jezania, fis a Maacatite, yo menm ak mesye pa yo.
9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying: 'Fear not to serve the Chaldeans; dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Epi Guedalia, fis a Achikam, fis a Schaphan an, te sèmante a yo menm e a mesye pa yo. Li te di: “Pa pe sèvi Kaldeyen yo. Rete nan peyi a pou sèvi wa Babylone nan, pou sa ale byen pou nou.
10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that may come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.'
Alò, pou mwen menm, gade byen, mwen ap rete Mitspa, pou m ka kanpe pou nou devan Kaldeyen ki va vini kote nou yo. Men pou nou, ranmase divin nan, fwi sezon ete a ak lwil epi mete yo nan veso pou konsève yo e rete nan vil nou ke nou fin okipe yo.”
11 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
Menm jan an osi, tout Jwif ki te Moab yo, pami fis a Ammon nan Edom yo e ki te nan tout lòt peyi yo, te tande ke wa Babylone nan te kite yon retay pou Juda, e ke li te deziyen sou yo, Guedalia, fis a Achakim, fis a Schaphan an.
12 then all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
Epi tout Jwif yo te retounen soti tout kote ke yo te chase ale yo pou te vini nan peyi Juda, kote Guedalia nan Mitspa e te ranmase diven nan gran sezon an an gran kantite.
13 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
Alò, Jochanan, fis a Karéach ak tout chèf lame ki te nan chan an te vini a Guedalia nan Mitspa.
14 and said unto him: 'Dost thou know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take thy life?' But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
Yo te di a li menm: “Èske ou konnen ke Baalis, wa a fis Ammon yo te voye Ismaël, fis a Nethania a, pou pran lavi ou?” Men Guedalia, fis a Achakim nan, pa t kwè yo.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it; wherefore should he take thy life, that all the Jews that are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?'
Epi Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, te pale an sekrè ak Guedalia nan Mitspa. Li te di: “Kite mwen ale touye Ismaël, fis a Nethania a e pèsòn p ap konnen! Poukisa li ta dwe pran lavi ou pou tout Jwif ki rasanble a ou menm yo ta gaye, e pou retay Juda a ta peri?”
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah: 'Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.'
Men Guedalia, fis a Achikam nan, te di a Jochanan, fis a Karéach la: “Pa fè bagay sa a, paske ou ap di yon manti sou Ismaël.”
