Jeremiah 8
1 "At that time," says the LORD, "they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his officials, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
“Nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “yo va mennen fè vin parèt zo a wa a Juda yo, ak zo a prens pa yo, zo a prèt yo ak zo a pwofèt yo, e zo a pèp Jérusalem yo soti nan tonm pa yo.
2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have loved, and which they have served, and after which they have walked, and which they have sought, and which they have worshiped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried, they shall be for dung on the surface of the earth.
Yo va gaye yo parèt devan solèy la, lalin nan ak tout lame syèl, ke yo te renmen yo, ke yo te sèvi yo, ke yo te kouri dèyè yo, e ke yo te adore yo. Yo p ap ranmase, ni yo p ap antere; yo va rete kon fimye bèt sou sifas latè.
3 Death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places where I have driven them," says the LORD of hosts.
Epi pami retay sila ki rete nan fanmi mechan sila yo, se lanmò ke y ap chwazi pito ke lavi, retay ki rete nan tout plas ke M te konn bourade yo rive yo,” deklare SENYÈ dèzame yo.
4 "Moreover you shall tell them, 'Thus says the LORD: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall one turn away, and not return?
“Ou va di yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “‘Èske moun konn tonbe pou l pa leve ankò? Èske moun konn vire kite pou l pa retounen
5 Why then do these people of Jerusalem turn away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit; they refuse to return.
Poukisa pèp sa a, Jérusalem, te vire akote nan enfidelite san rete a? Yo kenbe rèd a desepsyon. Yo refize retounen.
6 I listened and heard, but they did not speak what is right: no man repents him of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" Everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
Mwen te koute e te tande, men yo pa t pale sa ki dwat; okenn moun pa t repanti de mechanste yo pou l ta di: ‘Kisa mwen te fè la a?’ Yo chak vin vire nan pwòp chemen pa yo, tankou yon cheval k ap kouri antre nan batay.
7 Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people do not know the LORD's law.
Menm zwazo sigòy anlè a konnen sezon li. Toutrèl ak iwondèl ak valèt kontwole lè antre sòti pa yo; men pèp Mwen an pa konnen règleman SENYÈ a.
8 How can you say, "We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us?" But, look, the lying pen of the scribes has worked falsehood.
“‘Kòman nou ka di: “Mwen saj’, epi lalwa SENYÈ a avèk nou?” Men gade byen, fo plim a skrib yo fè sa tounen gwo manti.
9 The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: look, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what kind of wisdom is in them?
Mesye saj yo vin wont, yo vin deranje e sezi. Gade byen, yo te rejte pawòl SENYÈ la. Ki kalite sajès ka rete nan yo?
10 therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.
Akoz sa, Mwen va bay madanm pa yo a lòt moun, ak chan pa yo a lòt moun k ap okipe yo. Paske soti nan pi piti a jis rive nan pi gran an, yo tout lanvi gen sa ki pou lòt. Soti nan pwofèt la jis rive nan prèt la, tout aji ak desepsyon.
11 They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people superficially, saying, "Peace, peace;" when there is no peace.
Yo fè gerizon pèp Mwen an ak pansma lejè. Y ap di: “Lapè, lapè,” men nanpwen lapè.
12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No. They were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says the LORD.
Èske yo pa t wont akoz zak abominab yo te fè yo? Anverite, yo pa t wont. Yo pa t konprann menm ki jan pou yo ta vin wont. Akoz sa, yo va tonbe pami sila k ap tonbe yo. Nan lè pinisyon pa yo, yo va abese,” di SENYÈ a.
13 I will utterly consume them, says the LORD: no grapes shall be on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.'"
“‘Anverite, Mwen va detwi yo nèt, “deklare SENYÈ a. P ap gen rezen sou chan rezen an, ni fig sou pye figye etranje a. Fèy yo va fennen, epi sa ke M te bay yo va disparèt.’”
14 "Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
“Poukisa nou chita an plas? Rasanble nou! Annou antre nan vil fòtifye yo, epi la, annou rete an silans; paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te fè nou tonbe an silans. Li te bannou dlo anpwazone pou nou bwè, paske nou te peche kont SENYÈ a.
15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and look, dismay.
Nou te tann lapè, men anyen bon pa t vini; yon tan gerizon, men gade byen, gwo laperèz.
16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembles; for they have come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those who dwell in it.
Soti nan Dan te tande gwo souf cheval. Ak son ranni a etalon li yo, tout tè a souke; paske yo te vini devore peyi a ak tout ki sa ki ladann, vil la ansanm ak tout moun ki rete ladann.
17 For, look, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you," says the LORD.
“Paske gade byen, Mwen ap voye sèpan yo kont nou, vipè yo ki p ap ka chame; e yo va mòde nou,” deklare SENYÈ a.
18 "My joy for me is sorrow. My heart is faint within me.
Tristès Mwen depase gerizon; kè M fennen anndan m!
19 Look, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: 'Isn't the LORD in Zion? Isn't her King in her?'" "Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign vanities?"
Gade byen! Koute kri a fi pèp mwen an soti nan yon peyi byen lwen: “Èske SENYÈ a pa nan Sion? Èske wa li a pa nan li?” “Poukisa yo pwovoke fachez Mwen ak imaj taye yo; ak zidòl etranje yo?”
20 "'The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.'
“Rekòlt la fin pase. Gran sezon an fini, e nou poko sove.”
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay has taken hold on me.
Akoz fi a pèp mwen an brize, mwen menm brize tou; mwen fè dèy konsi pou yon mò. Mwen kraze ba nèt.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then isn't the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Èske pa gen pomad gerizon nan Galaad? Èske nanpwen doktè la? Alò poukisa lasante fi a pèp mwen an pa t restore?
