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;
Alò, sila yo se pawòl a lèt ke Jérémie, pwofèt la, te voye soti Jérusalem bay lòt ansyen an egzil yo, ansanm ak prèt yo, pwofèt yo ak tout moun ke Nebucadnetsar te pran pou fè antre an egzil soti Jérusalem pou rive Babylone yo,
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; )
( lè Wa Jeconia ak manman rèn nan, ofisye tribinal yo, prens a Juda yo, gwo bòs atizan yo, ak sila ki travay nan metal yo te fin pati Jérusalem.)
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,
Lèt la te voye pa men Éleasa, fis a Schaphan ak Guemaria a, fis a Hilkija a, ke Sédécias, fis wa Juda a, te voye Babylone kote wa Nebucadnetsar. Li te di:
4 Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, a tout egzile ke m te voye an egzil soti Jérusalem pou rive Babylone yo:
5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
“Bati kay e viv nan yo. Plante jaden e manje pwodwi yo.
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.
Pran madanm e vin papa a fis ak fi. Pran madanm pou fis nou yo e bay a fi nou yo mari yo, epi vin miltipliye la e pa diminye.
7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto Yhwh for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Chache bonè a peyi sa a kote Mwen te voye nou an egzil la, e priye a SENYÈ a pou li; paske nan bonè pa li, ou va jwenn bonè.”
8 For thus saith Yhwh of Armies, 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.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Pa kite pwofèt ki rete nan mitan nou yo ak divinò nou yo twonpe nou, ni pa koute rèv ke yo fè.
9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Yhwh.
Paske yo fè fo pwofesi bannou nan non Mwen. Mwen pa t voye yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
10 For thus saith Yhwh, 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.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Lè swasann-dizan yo fin ekoule pou Babylone, Mwen va vizite nou, e ranpli nou ak bon pawòl Mwen a nou menm, pou mennen nou retounen nan plas sa a.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Yhwh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Paske Mwen konnen plan ke M genyen pou nou yo,” deklare SENYÈ a, “plan pou bonè e pa pou malè, pou bay nou yon bon avni ak espwa.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Epi nou va rele Mwen, vin kote Mwen pou priye, e Mwen va koute nou.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Nou va chache Mwen e nou va jwenn Mwen lè nou chache M ak tout kè nou.
14 And I will be found of you, saith Yhwh: 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 Yhwh; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Mwen va vin twouve pa nou menm” deklare SENYÈ a: “Epi Mwen va restore bonte nou e ranmase nou soti nan tout nasyon yo ak plas kote Mwen te chase fè nou rive yo,” deklare SENYÈ a. “Epi Mwen va mennen nou fè nou retounen rive nan plas ke Mwen te fè nou pòte ale kon kaptif yo.”
15 Because ye have said, Yhwh hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
Akoz nou te di: “SENYÈ a te fè leve pwofèt yo pou nou Babylone”—
16 Know that thus saith Yhwh 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;
Pou sa, pale SENYÈ a konsènan wa ki chita sou twòn David la, e konsènan tout moun ki rete nan vil sa yo, frè nou yo ki pa t antre ak nou an egzil yo—
17 Thus saith Yhwh of Armies; 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.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Gade byen, Mwen ap voye sou yo nepe ak gwo grangou, ensèk ak maladi pou ravaje chan yo, Mwen va fè yo tankou fig etranje ki louvri pete fann, e ki pa ka manje akoz yo pouri nèt.
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:
Mwen va kouri dèyè yo ak nepe, ak gwo grangou, ak ensèk ak maladi pou ravaje chan yo. Mwen va fè yo jete ale retou pami tout wayòm latè yo, pou yo kapab vin yon gwo laperèz pou tout wayòm sou latè yo, pou yo kapab vin yon madichon, yon bagay lèd e degoutan, yon objè k ap fè moun sifle anlè kon koulèv, yon repwòch pami tout nasyon kote Mwen te chase fè yo ale yo,
19 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith Yhwh, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith Yhwh.
akoz yo pa t koute pawòl Mwen yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “ke Mwen te voye bay yo ankò e ankò pa sèvitè Mwen yo, pwofèt yo. Men nou pa t koute”, deklare SENYÈ a.
20 Hear ye therefore the word of Yhwh, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
Pou sa, nou menm, koute pawòl SENYÈ a, nou menm ki ekzile yo, ke M te voye ale kite Jérusalem pou rive Babylone yo.
21 Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, 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 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
“Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, konsènan Achab, fis a Kolaja a, e konsènan Sédécias, fis a Maaséja a, k ap fè fo pwofesi bannou nan non Mwen, ‘Gade Byen, Mwen va livre yo nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan e li va touye yo devan zye nou.
22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, Yhwh make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Akoz yo menm, yon madichon va vin itilize pa tout egzile Juda ki Babylone yo, ki va di: “Ke SENYÈ a fè ou tankou Sédécias ak tankou Achab, ke wa Babylone nan te boukannen nan dife a,
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 Yhwh.
akoz yo te aji ak foli an Israël. Yo te komèt adiltè ak madanm a vwazen yo, e yo te pale manti nan non Mwen, ke M pa t janm kòmande yo fè. Mwen se Sila ki konnen, e Mwen se temwen,” deklare SENYÈ a.’”
24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
A Schemaeja, Nechelamit lan, ou va di:
25 Thus speaketh Yhwh of Armies, 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,
“Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Akoz ou te voye lèt nan pwòp non pa w a tout pèp Jérusalem nan, a Sophonie, fis a Maaséja a, prèt la, epi a tout prèt yo, epi di:
26 Yhwh hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of Yhwh, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
“SENYÈ a te fè nou prèt olye Johojada, prèt la, pou vin chèf lakay SENYÈ a sou chak moun fou ki pwofetize, pou mete li nan sèp ak nan kolye an fè.
27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
Alò, konsa, poukisa ou pa t repwoche Jérémie a Anathoth ki fè pwop tèt li pwofet ou menm nan?
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.
Paske, li te voye nou Babylone e li te di: Egzil la va byen long. Bati kay pou viv. Plante jaden pou manje pwodwi yo.”’”
29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Sophonie, prèt la, te li lèt sa a bay Jérémie, pwofèt la.
30 Then came the word of Yhwh unto Jeremiah, saying,
Epi pawòl a SENYÈ a te vini a Jérémie ki te di:
31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Yhwh 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 kote tout egzile yo e di: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan Schemaeja, Nechelamit lan: “Akoz Schemaeja te pwofetize a nou menm, malgre Mwen pa t voye l e li te fè nou kwè nan yon manti,”
32 Therefore thus saith Yhwh; 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 Yhwh; because he hath taught rebellion against Yhwh.
Akoz sa, pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou pini Schemaeja, Nechelamit lan, ak desandan li yo. Li p ap gen pèsòn k ap viv pami pèp sa a, ni li p ap wè bonte ke Mwen prèt pou fè pou pèp Mwen an,” deklare SENYÈ a: “akoz li te preche rebelyon kont SENYÈ a.”’”
