< Jeremiah 45 >
1 The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a scroll at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
Yon lè, antan Bawouk, pitit Nerija a, t'ap kouche sou papye mesaj pwofèt Jeremi t'ap repete pou li yo, Jeremi ba li yon mesaj pou li menm menm. Lè sa a, Jojakim, pitit Jozyas, te sou katriyèm lanne depi li te wa nan peyi Jida. Jeremi di Bawouk konsa:
2 "Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:
-Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay yon mesaj sou ou, Bawouk.
3 'You said, "Woe is me now. For YHWH has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest."'"
Ou te di: Ala devenn pou mwen! Seyè a mete lafliksyon sou traka m' te genyen deja. Mwen bouke plenn, mwen pa jwenn yon ti soulajman menm!
4 "You shall tell him, 'Thus says YHWH: "Look, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
Enben, men mesaj Seyè a ban mwen pou ou: Se mwen menm Seyè k'ap demoli tou sa mwen te bati. m'ap derasinen tou sa mwen te plante. M'ap fè sa toupatou sou latè!
5 Do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for, look, I will bring disaster on all flesh, says YHWH; but your life will I give to you for a reward in all places where you go."'"
Epi ou menm, w'ap mande pou yo fè pa ou, w'ap mande yon soulajman pou tèt ou ase? Pa mande anyen. M'ap voye malè a sou tout moun sou latè. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. Men ou menm, ou mèt ale kote ou vle, ou p'ap mouri, w'ap sove lavi ou!