Jeremiah 29
1 NOW these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Pwofèt Jeremi rete lavil Jerizalèm li voye yon lèt bay tout moun Nèbikadneza te depòte soti lavil Jerizalèm ale lavil Babilòn, ki vle di bay chèf fanmi, prèt, pwofèt ak tout rès pèp lavil Jerizalèm wa a te fè depòte.
2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem; )
Se te apre yo te fin pran wa Jekonya, manman li, gwo zotobre nan palè a, chèf peyi Jida ak chèf lavil Jerizalèm yo, atizan yo, bòs fòjon yo pou depòte yo.
3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
Jeremi renmèt lèt la nan men de moun Sedesyas, wa peyi Jida a, t'ap voye bò kote Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan. Se te Elasa, pitit Chafan ak Gemarya, pitit Ilkija. Jeremi voye di yo nan lèt la:
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
-Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, voye pou tout moun li te fè yo pran lavil Jerizalèm pou depòte jouk lavil Babilòn.
5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
Nou mèt bati kay pou nou rete, nou mèt plante jaden pou nou manje.
6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Marye, fè pitit. Marye pitit gason nou yo, marye pitit fi nou yo pou yo ka fè pitit. Kote nou ye laba a, peple. Pa kite nou fin mouri.
7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Travay pou fè peyi kote Seyè a fè yo depòte nou an wè zafè l' mache byen. Lapriyè Seyè a pou yo. Paske, si sa bon pou yo la bon pou nou tou.
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Wi, men avètisman Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, voye ban nou: Pa kite pwofèt ki nan mitan nou yo ak divinò yo ban nou manti! Pa koute moun k'ap rakonte rèv yo fè.
9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
Se pou yo ka twonpe nou pi byen kifè yo pran non m' mete devan. Se pa mwen ki voye yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
10 For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Seyè a di ankò: Lè lavil Babilòn lan va rive sou swasanndizan depi li kanpe a, m'a vin vizite nou, m'a fè kichòy pou nou. M'a kenbe bèl pwomès mwen te fè nou an, m'a fè nou tounen lakay nou ankò.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Se mwen ki konnen sa m' gen nan tèt mwen pou nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale. Se byen nou mwen ta vle wè, pa malè nou. Mwen ta vle denmen nou jwenn sa n'ap tann lan.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Lè sa a, n'a rele m', n'a vin lapriyè nan pye m', m'a reponn nou.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
N'a chache m', n'a jwenn mwen paske n'a chache m' ak tout kè nou.
14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Wi, m'a kite nou jwenn mwen. Se mwen menm ki di sa. M'a fè peyi nou an kanpe ankò. M'ap pase men m' ranmase nou nan tout peyi toupatou kote m' te gaye nou yo. M'ap mennen nou tounen kote m' te pran nou pou m' te depòte nou an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
15 Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
Seyè a voye di nou sa paske nou pretann di li voye pwofèt ban nou lavil Babilòn.
16 Know that thus saith the Lord of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
Enben, men sa Seyè a di sou wa ki chita sou fotèy wa David la, sou pèp lavil Jerizalèm la, ki vle di rès fanmi yo pa t' depòte ansanm ak nou yo.
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
Wi. Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di: Mwen pral voye lagè, grangou ak move maladi sou yo. M'ap fè yo tounen tankou vye fig pouri moun pa ka manje.
18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
M'ap rete la dèyè yo ak lagè, grangou, move maladi. Tout nasyon sou latè pral sezi lè y'a wè sa ki rive yo. Nan tout peyi kote mwen pral gaye yo, moun pral fè sezisman, y'ap mete men nan tèt lè y'a wè yo. Y'a pran non yo pou sèvi jouman, pou bay moun madichon.
19 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.
Tou sa va rive yo paske yo pa t' vle koute sa m' t'ap di yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Malgre mwen pa t' sispann voye pwofèt yo, sèvitè m' yo, ba yo, yo pa janm vle koute.
20 Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
Men, nou menm Seyè a te pran lavil Jerizalèm pou l' depòte lavil Babilòn, manyè koute sa Seyè a ap di nou!
21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay sou Akab, pitit Kolaja, ansanm ak Sedesyas, pitit Maseja, ki t'ap pran non Seyè a pou bay manti. Mwen pral lage yo nan men Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, ki pral fè touye yo la devan nou tout.
22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Apre sa, lè moun peyi Jida yo te depòte lavil Babilòn yo va bezwen bay moun madichon y'a sèvi ak non mesye sa yo. Y'a di: Se pou Seyè a fè ou sa l' te fè Sedesyas ansanm ak Akab wa Babilòn lan te fè boule tou vivan.
23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.
Se sa k'ap rive yo, paske yo te yon gwo wont pou pèp Izrayèl la. Yo fè adiltè ak madanm jwif parèy yo, lèfini y'ap pran non mwen pou bay manti, pou bay mesaj mwen pa t' mete nan bouch yo. Mwen konnen sa yo fè, mwen te wè yo ak je m'. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
Seyè a te bay pwofèt Jeremi yon mesaj pou Chemaja, moun Nekelam,
25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
paske Chemaja te pran reskonsablite voye yon lèt bay yon prèt yo te rele Sefanya, pitit Maseja, pou tout lòt prèt yo ansanm ak tout moun lavil Jerizalèm yo. Chemaja te voye di yo:
26 The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
-Seyè a te fè ou prèt nan plas Jeojada pou veye sa k'ap pase nan tanp lan. Se devwa ou pou ou pran tout moun fou k'ap pran pòz pwofèt yo pou mete yo nan chenn ak yon kolye fè nan kou yo.
27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
Poukisa ou pa fè anyen ak Jeremi, nonm Anatòt la, k'ap pran pòz pwofèt li nan mitan pèp la?
28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Men koulye a li ekri nou isit lavil Babilòn, li voye di nou n'ap rete lontan nan sitiyasyon sa a. Nou mèt bati kay pou nou rete, nou mèt plante jaden pou nou ka manje.
29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Sefanya, prèt la, te li lèt la bay pwofèt Jeremi.
30 Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,
Lè sa a, Seyè a bay Jeremi lòd sa a:
31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
-Voye mesaj sa a bay tout moun yo depòte lavil Babilòn yo. Men sa Seyè a di sou Chemaja, moun Nekelam. Chemaja pran pòz pwofèt li, men se pa mwen ki voye l'. Li fè nou bwè yon bann manti.
32 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord; because he hath taught rebellion against the Lord.
Se poutèt sa, mwen menm Seyè a, mwen pral pini Chemaya ansanm ak tout kòt fanmi li. Mwen p'ap kite yon moun nan fanmi li vivan nan mitan nou pou wè bèl bagay mwen pral fè pou pèp mwen an, paske li te moute tèt pèp la kont Bondye, Seyè a.
