Jeremiah 15
1 Then said Jehovah to me: Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, Yet would I not be reconciled to this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go forth!
Lè sa a, Seyè a di m' konsa: -Menm si Moyiz ak Samyèl ta kanpe la pou plede avè m' pou yo, mwen pa t'ap gen pitye pou pèp sa a. Wete yo devan je m'. Fè yo ale.
2 And if they say to thee, “Whither shall we go forth?” Then say thou to them, Thus saith Jehovah: They that are for the pestilence, to the pestilence, And they that are for the sword, to the sword. And they that are for famine, to famine, And they that are for captivity, to captivity.
Lè y'a mande ou kote pou yo ale, w'a di yo: Men sa Seyè a di: Sa ki la pou mouri anba maladi pral mouri anba maladi! Sa ki la pou mouri nan lagè pral mouri nan lagè! Sa ki la pou mouri grangou pral mouri grangou! Sa ki la pou depòte, yo pral depòte yo!
3 I will commission against them four woes, saith Jehovah! The sword to slay, And the dogs to drag about, And the birds of heaven, and the beasts of the earth, To devour and destroy.
Mwen pral voye kat kalite malè sou yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa: Nepe pou touye yo, chen pou trennen yo pote ale, zwezo nan syèl pou devore yo, bèt nan bwa pou fini ak yo.
4 I will cause them to be harassed in all the kingdoms of the earth, On account of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, On account of all which he did in Jerusalem.
M'ap fè tout nasyon sou latè sezi lè y'a wè sa ki rive yo poutèt sa Manase, pitit gason Ezekyas la, te fè nan lavil Jerizalèm lè li te wa nan peyi Jida a.
5 For who will have pity on thee, O Jerusalem? Or who condole with thee? Or who turn aside to ask thee of thy welfare?
Seyè a di: -Ki moun ki va gen pitye pou nou, nou menm moun lavil Jerizalèm? Ki moun ki va pran lapenn pou nou? Ki moun ki va kite sa y'ap fè pou vin pran nouvèl nou?
6 Thou hast forsaken me, saith Jehovah; Thou hast gone backward; Therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary of relenting.
Se nou menm ki voye m' jete. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Se nou menm ki vire do ban mwen. Se konsa, mwen leve men m' sou nou pou m' detwi nou, paske mwen bouke pran pasyans ak nou.
7 I will scatter them with a winnowing-fan through the gates of the land; I will bereave them of their sons; I will destroy my people, Since they return not from their ways.
Nan tout ti bouk nan peyi a, mwen mete nou nan laye pou vannen nou tankou pay. Mwen detwi pèp mwen an, mwen kite yo san pitit. Men, yo pa kite move chemen yo t'ap swiv la.
8 Their widows shall be more numerous than the sand of the sea; Against the mother of the young men do I bring a spoiler at noonday; Suddenly will I bring alarm and terrors upon them.
Mwen fè gen plis madanm ki pèdi mari yo nan peyi a pase gen grenn sab bò lanmè. Mwen touye jenn gason nou yo ki te fèk parèt nan lavi a. Mwen mete manman yo nan lapenn. M' rete konsa m' ba yo kè sere ak kè sote.
9 She, that hath borne seven, languisheth; She is ready to expire; Her sun goeth down while it is yet day; She is ashamed and confounded. Their remnant will I also give to the sword Before their enemies, saith Jehovah.
Manman ki pèdi sèt pitit la tonbe san konesans. Souf li kout. Gwo midi, solèy kouche pou li. Li wont, li pa konn sa pou l' fè ankò. M'ap lage sa ki vivan toujou nan nou yo nan men lènmi k'ap touye yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
10 Alas for me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, To live in strife and contention with all the land! I have neither borrowed nor lent money, Yet doth every one curse me!
Ala yon malè pou mwen! O manman mwen, poukisa ou te fè m'? Mwen nan kont, mwen nan pale anpil ak tout moun nan peyi a. Mwen pa prete moun lajan, mwen pa prete lajan nan men moun. Malgre sa, tout moun ap ban m' madichon.
11 Jehovah said: Surely I will deliver and prosper thee, Surely, in the time of trouble and in the time of distress, Will I cause the adversary to be a suppliant to thee.
Seyè, se pou tout madichon yo rive m' vre si mwen pa sèvi ou byen, si mwen pa t' plede avè ou pou tout lènmi m' yo, lè yo te nan malè, lè yo te nan tou sak pa bon.
12 Who is able to break iron, Iron from the North, and brass?
Pesonn pa ka kraze bout fè k'ap soti nan nò a, fè ki melanje ak kwiv la.
13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give for spoil, without price, On account of all thy sins in all thy borders.
Seyè a di m' ankò: -M'ap pran tout richès ak tout trezò pèp mwen an, m'ap lage yo nan piyay. Se konsa yo pral peye pou tout peche yo te fè toupatou nan peyi a.
14 I will cause them to pass with thy enemies into a land which thou knowest not; For a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn against you.
M'ap fè nou tounen domestik lènmi nou yo nan yon peyi nou pa konnen, paske nou fè m' fè kolè. Tankou yon dife m'ap boule nou.
15 Thou, O Jehovah, knowest all my concerns! O remember me, and have regard to me, And revenge me of my persecutors! Do not, through thy long-suffering, take me away! Consider that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke!
Lè sa a mwen di: -Ou menm, Seyè, ou konn tout bagay. Pa bliye m' non! Vin pote m' sekou! Tire revanj pou mwen sou moun k'ap pèsekite m' yo! Pa al twò dousman ak yo pou yo pa gen tan touye m'. Chonje se poutèt ou y'ap joure m' konsa!
16 As soon as I found thy words, I devoured them; For thy words were the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts!
Lè ou pale avè m', mwen koute tou sa ou di m'. Pawòl ou yo, se tout plezi m'. Yo fè kè m' kontan, paske yo mete m' apa pou ou, Seyè, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a.
17 I have not sat in the assembly of them that made merry, nor rejoiced; On account of thy hand I have sat alone; For thou hast filled me with indignation.
Mwen pa pèdi tan m' chita ak moun k'ap bay blag pou m' pran plezi m' ak yo. Ou te pran m' anba ponyèt ou. M' mete kò m' sou kote, paske ou te fè m' fache menm jan avè ou!
18 Why is my pain perpetual, And my wound mortal, refusing to be healed? Thou hast been to me like a deceitful stream; Like waters that fail.
Poukisa m'ap soufri san rete konsa? Poukisa kote m' blese a pa ka geri? M' pa ka jwenn renmèd pou li. Gen lè ou soti pou ou woule m'? Ou tankou yon sous ki bay dlo lè l' vle.
19 Then answered Jehovah thus: If thou wilt return, then will I restore thee, and thou shalt stand before me; And if thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, Thou shalt be as my mouth. They shall turn to thee, And thou shalt not turn to them.
Men sa Seyè a reponn mwen: -Si ou tounen vin jwenn mwen, m'ap resevwa ou, w'a kanpe devan m' ankò pou ou sèvi m'. Si ou sispann pale anlè pou se bon pawòl k'ap soti nan bouch ou ase, m'a fè ou pale pou mwen ankò. Lè sa a, se pèp la ki va tounen vin jwenn ou. Ou p'ap bezwen al dèyè yo.
20 I will make thee against this people a strong wall of brass; When they war against thee, they shall not prevail against thee, For I will be with thee to save thee, And to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
M'ap fè ou kanpe devan moun sa yo tankou yon miray fèt an kwiv byen solid. Y'a goumen avè ou, men yo p'ap ka fè ou anyen. M'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' pwoteje ou, pou m' delivre ou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
21 I will rescue thee from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem thee from the grasp of the violent.
M'ap delivre ou anba men mechan yo, m'ap fè ou soti anba ponyèt lwijanboje yo.
