Jeremias 13
1 Thus says the Lord, Go and procure for yourself a linen girdle, and put it about your loins, and let it not be put in water.
Konsa SENYÈ a te pale mwen: “Ale achte pou kont ou yon senti an twal len. Mete l nan senti ou, men pa mete li nan dlo.”
2 So I procured the girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it about my loins.
Konsa mwen te achte senti a selon pawòl SENYÈ a, e te mete l nan senti mwen.
3 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa a, epi te di:
4 Take the girdle that is upon your loins, and arise, and go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
“Pran senti ke ou te achte a, ki antoure senti ou a, leve ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la, e kache li la nan yon twou wòch.”
5 So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
Konsa, mwen te ale kache li akote Rivyè Euphrate la, jan SENYÈ a te kòmande mwen an.
6 And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take thence the girdle, which I commanded you to hide there.
Apre anpil jou, SENYÈ a te di m: “Leve ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la e leve pran senti ke M te kòmande ou sere la a.”
7 So I went to the river Euphrates, and dug, and took the girdle out of the place where I [had] buried it: and, behold, it was rotten, utterly good for nothing.
Epi mwen te ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la, mwen te fouye e mwen te pran senti a sòti nan plas kote mwen te sere li. Konsa, gade byen, senti a te gate. Li te vin san valè.
8 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thus says the Lord,
Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
9 Thus will I mar the pride of Juda, and the pride of Jerusalem;
“Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Se konsa Mwen va detwi ògèy a Juda ak gwo ògèy a Jérusalem nan.
10 [even] this great pride [of the men] that will not listen to my words, and have gone after strange gods, to serve them, and to worship them: and they shall be as this girdle, which can be used for nothing.
Pèp mechan sila a, ki refize koute pawòl Mwen yo, ki mache nan kou tèt di a kè yo e te ale dèyè lòt dye pou sèvi yo, e pou pwostène devan yo, kite yo vin tankou senti sa a, san okenn valè nèt.
11 For as a girdle cleaves about the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave to myself the house of Israel, and the whole house of Juda; that they might be to me a famous people, and a praise, and a glory: but they did not listen to me.
Paske jan senti a kwoke nan senti a yon nonm nan, se konsa Mwen te fè tout lakay Israël kwoke sou Mwen,’ deklare SENYÈ a: ‘pou yo ta kapab pou Mwen, yon pèp, de rekonesans, pou lwanj e pou glwa; men yo pa t koute.’
12 And you shall say to this people, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and it shall come to pass, if they shall say to you, Shall we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? that you shall say to them,
“Pou sa, ou gen pou pale pawòl sa a yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, “Fòk tout veso yo plen ak diven.”’ Epi lè yo di ou: ‘Èske nou pa konnen ke tout veso oblije plen ak diven?’
13 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I [will] fill the inhabitants of this land, and their kings the sons of David that sit upon their throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and Juda and all the dwellers in Jerusalem, with strong drink.
Alò, pale yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou plen tout sila ki rete nan peyi sa yo—wa k ap chita pou David sou twòn li an, prèt yo, pwofèt yo ak tout moun nan peyi Jérusalem yo—ak koze vin sou nèt la!
14 And I will scatter them a man and his brother, and their fathers and their sons together: I will not have compassion, says the Lord, and I will not spare, neither will I pity [to save them] from destruction.
Mwen va kraze yo, youn kont lòt, ni papa ni fis ansanm”, deklare SENYÈ a. “Mwen p ap gen pitye, ni regrè, ni konpasyon pou yo pa detwi.”’”
15 Hear you, and give ear, and be not proud: for the Lord has spoken.
Koute e prete atansyon ak sa. Pa fè ògèy, paske SENYÈ a fin pale.
16 Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and you shall wait for light, and behold the shadow of death, and they shall be brought into darkness.
Bay glwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, avan li pote fènwa, avan pye nou vin glise tonbe sou mòn k ap plen tenèb yo; pou pandan nou ap tann limyè, Li pa fè l antre nan fènwa lanmò a pou l rive nan tenèb ki san espwa.
17 But if you will not listen, your soul shall weep in secret because of pride, and your eyes shall pour down tears, because the Lord's flock is sorely bruised.
Men si ou pa koute sa a, nanm mwen va kriye an sekrè pou kalite ògèy sa a. Wi, zye m va kriye anmè e koule anpil dlo, akoz bann mouton SENYÈ a fin kaptif nèt.
18 Say you to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.
Di a wa a ak manman rèn nan: “Pran yon chèz ki ba, paske bèl kouwòn ou an, kouwòn de glwa a menm, fin tonbe kite tèt ou.”
19 The cities toward the south were shut, and there was none to open [them]: Juda is removed [into captivity, ]they have suffered a complete removal.
Vil negev yo te fèmen ak kle, e nanpwen moun ki pou louvri yo. Tout Juda fin antre an egzil, antre an egzil nèt.
20 Lift up your eyes, O Jerusalem, and behold them that come from the north; where is the flock that was given you, the sheep of your glory?
Leve zye ou pou wè, men sila k ap vini soti nan nò yo. Kote bann mouton ki te bay a ou menm nan, bèl mouton ou yo?
21 What will you say when they shall visit you, for you did teach them lessons for rule against yourself; shall not pangs seize you as a woman in travail?
Kisa ou va di lè Li chwazi yo chèf sou nou— konsi, se nou menm ki te enstwi yo— ansyen zanmi nou yo vin chèf sou nou? Èske gwo doulè p ap sezi ou tankou yon fanm nan akouchman?
22 And if you should say in your heart, Therefore have these things happened to me? Because of the abundance of your iniquity have your skirts been discovered, that your heels might be exposed.
“Si ou di nan kè ou, poukisa bagay sa te rive mwen?” Akoz grandè a inikite ou, jip ou yo te vin retire e talon ou yo te vin ekspoze.
23 If the Ethiopian shall change his skin, or the leopardess her spots, then shall you be able to do good, having learned evil.
Èske Etyopyen an ka chanje koulè po li, oswa leyopa a takte li yo? Sèl Konsa nou menm tou, ak abitid fè mal, ta ka chanje 1 pou vin fè byen.
24 So I scattered them as sticks carried by the wind into the wilderness.
Akoz sa, Mwen va gaye yo kon pay nan van, nan van dezè a.
25 Thus is your lot, and the reward of your disobedience to me, says the Lord; as you did forget me, and trust in lies,
“Sa se tiraj osò pa nou, pòsyon ke nou resevwa sòti nan Mwen an”, deklare SENYÈ a, “akoz nou te bliye Mwen e te mete konfyans nan sa ki fo.
26 I also will expose your skirts upon your face, and your shame shall be seen;
Akoz sa, Mwen menm va retire jip ou anwo figi ou, pou wont ou kapab vin vizib.
27 your adultery also, and your neighing, and the looseness of your fornication: on the hills and in the fields I have seen your abominations. Woe to you, O Jerusalem, for you have not been purified so as to follow me; how long yet [shall it be]?
Mwen te wè abominasyon nou yo, akadiltè ou yo e ranni ak anvi pou fè pwostitisyon lèd ou yo, sou kolin ak nan chan yo. Malè a ou menm, O Jérusalem! Pou jiskilè ou va rete pa pwòp?” Pou konbyen de tan sa va dire?
