Jeremiah 50
1 The word that the LORD spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet.
Pawòl ke SENYÈ a te pale konsènan Babylone, peyi Kaldeyen yo, pa Jérémie, pwofèt la:
2 Declare ye among the nations and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
“Deklare e pwoklame pami nasyon yo. Pwoklame sa e leve yon drapo. Pa kache sa, men di: ‘Babylone te kaptire Bel gen tan plen regre, Merodac fin nan gwo twoub! Imaj li yo fè wont, e zidòl li yo fin sans espwa.’
3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.
Paske yon nasyon gen tan monte kont li soti nan nò; sa va fè peyi li vin yon objè degoutan e p ap genyen moun ki rete ladann. Ni moun, ni bèt fin egare ale; yo ale nèt!
4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek the LORD their God.
“Nan jou sa yo ak nan lè sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Fis Israël yo va vini, ni yo menm, ni fis a Juda yo tou; yo va avanse ap kriye pandan yo prale e se SENYÈ a, Bondye ke yo va chache a.
5 They shall inquire concerning Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come ye, and join yourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
Yo va mande pou chemen ki ale nan Sion an, e vire figi yo vè direksyon li. Yo va di ‘Vin mete tèt nou ak SENYÈ a, nan yon akò k ap dire jis pou tout tan, youn ki p ap janm bliye.’
6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.
Pèp Mwen an gen tan vin mouton ki pèdi. Bèje yo te egare yo. Yo te fè yo vire akote mòn yo. Yo te avanse soti sou mòn pou rive sou kolin, e yo te bliye plas repo yo.
7 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
Tout moun ki rive sou yo te devore yo; epi advèsè yo te di: ‘Nou pa koupab, paske se yo ki te peche kont SENYÈ ki se abitasyon ladwati a, menm SENYÈ a, espwa a papa zansèt yo.’
8 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flocks.
“Detounen kite mitan Babylone! Sòti nan peyi Kaldeyen yo. Fè konsi se mal kabrit k ap mache nan tèt bann an.
9 For, lo, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
Paske gade byen, Mwen va leve fè parèt kont Babylone, yon gwo foul nasyon pwisan soti nan peyi nò a. Yo va rale lign batay yo kont li. Depi la, yo va vin an kaptivite. Flèch yo va tankou yon gèrye ekspè, ki pa janm retounen men vid.
10 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
Chaldée va vin yon viktim; tout moun ki piyaje li va jwenn kont yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
11 Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder mine heritage, because ye are wanton as an heifer that treadeth out [the corn], and neigh as strong horses;
“Akoz nou kontan, akoz nou ap fete, o nou menm ki te konn piyaje eritaj Mwen an; akoz nou fè sote tankou yon jenn gazèl k ap foule sereyal; epi ki vin ranni kon jenn poulen,
12 your mother shall be sore ashamed; she that bare you shall be confounded: behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
manman nou va tèlman wont, sila ki te bay nou nesans lan va imilye. Gade byen, li va pi piti pami nasyon yo, yon savann, yon peyi sèch, yon dezè.
13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Akoz endiyasyon SENYÈ a, li p ap abite, men li va dezole nèt. Tout moun ki pase kote Babylone va vin sezi. E va sifle kon koulèv akoz tout dega li yo.
14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.
Monte lign batay ou kont Babylone tout kote, nou tout ki konn koube banza. Tire sou li. Pa konsève flèch nou yo, paske li te peche kont SENYÈ a.
15 Shout against her round about; she hath submitted herself; her bulwarks are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD; take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Leve kriye batay la kont li tout kote! Li te tonbe. Mi defans li yo fin tonbe, miray li yo fin demoli. Paske sa se vanjans SENYÈ a. Pran vanjans sou li. Jan li te konn fè a, fè l konsa.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
Koupe retire kiltivatè Babylone nan; ak sila ki voye kouto nan lè rekòlt la. Akoz krent nepe opresè a, yo chak va retounen vè pwòp pèp pa yo, e yo chak va sove ale nan pwòp peyi yo.
17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
“Israël se yon bann moun kap kouri devan lachas lyon an te chase yo ale. Premye ki te devore li a se te wa Assyrie a, e dènye ki te kraze zo li yo se te Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan.”
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria;
Pou sa, konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Gade byen, Mwen va pini wa Babylone nan ak peyi li a, menm jan ke M te pini wa Assyrie a.
19 And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead.
Epi Mwen va mennen Israël retounen nan patiraj li e li va jwen manje li sou Carmel ak sou Basan; epi dezi li va satisfè nan peyi kolin Éphraïm ak Galaad yo.
20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
Nan jou sa yo ak nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “rechèch va fèt pou jwenn inikite Israël la, men p ap genyen; epi pou peche a Juda yo, men yo p ap jwenn; paske Mwen va padone sila ke M kite kon retay yo.”
21 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: slay and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
“Kont peyi Merathaïm nan monte; kont li ak kont moun Pékod yo. Touye yo e detwi yo nèt,” deklare SENYÈ a; “epi fè selon tout sa ke M te kòmande nou yo.
22 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
Bri batay la nan peyi a ak destriksyon an vin gran.
23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Gade kijan mato k ap frape tout latè a fin koupe an moso e kraze! Gade kijan Babylone te vin yon objè degoutan pami nasyon yo!
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
Mwen te poze yon pèlen pou ou e ou menm te kenbe tou, o Babylone. Pandan ou pa t menm konnen, ou tou te dekouvri, ou e te pran, akoz ou te goumen kont SENYÈ a.”
25 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for the Lord, the LORD of hosts, hath a work [to do] in the land of the Chaldeans.
SENYÈ a te ouvri depo zam Li. Li te fè parèt zam endiyasyon Li yo, paske Senyè BONDYE Dèzame yo gen travay ki pou fèt nan peyi Kaldeyen yo.
26 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
Vin kote li soti nan lizyè ki pi lwen an. Ouvri depo li yo. Anpile li kon gwo pil. Detwi li nèt. Pa kite anyen rete pou li.
27 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Mete tout jenn towo li yo a nepe. Kite yo desann nan masak la! Malè a yo menm, paske jou pa yo a rive, lè pinisyon pa yo a.
28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Tande bri a sila k ap sove ale yo, ak sila k ap pran flit kite tè Babylone nan, pou deklare an Sion vanjans a SENYÈ Bondye nou an; vanjans pou tanp Li an.
29 Call together the archers against Babylon, all them that bend the bow; camp against her round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.
“Rele anpil kont Babylone, tout sila ki konn koube banza yo. Fè kan kont li tout kote, pa bay li mwayen pou chape menm. Rekonpanse li selon zèv li yo. Selon tout sa li te fè yo, konsa fè li; paske li te vin awogan kont SENYÈ a, kont Sila Ki Sen an Israël la.
30 Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets, and all her men of war shall be brought to silence in that day, saith the LORD.
Pou sa, jennonm pa l yo va tonbe nan lari; e tout mesye lagè li yo va tonbe an silans nan jou sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a.
31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
“Gade byen, Mwen kont ou, O sila ki plen awogans lan”, deklare Senyè BONDYE dèzame yo, “Paske jou pa ou a fin rive, lè ke M va pini ou a.
32 And the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
Sila ki awogan an va glise tonbe, san pèsòn pou leve li; epi Mwen va mete dife nan vil li yo e li va devore tout andwa l yo.”
33 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together: and all that took them captives hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Fis Israël yo vin oprime, ansanm ak fis a Juda yo. Tout moun ki te pran yo an kaptivite yo te kenbe yo di. Yo te refize lage yo.
34 Their redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
Redanmtè yo a fò. SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li; Li va plede ka yo ak gwo fòs pou L ka mennen lapè sou tè a, ak gwo twoub sou sila ki rete Babylone yo.
35 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
“Yon nepe kont Kaldeyen yo”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Kont moun ki rete Babylone yo, kont ofisye li yo ak mesye saj li yo!
36 A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed.
Yon nepe kont moun anfle yo; yo va devni moun fou! Yon nepe kont mesye pwisan li yo; yo va twouble nèt!
37 A sword is upon their horse, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed.
Yon nepe kont cheval li yo, kont cha lagè yo, kont tout etranje ki rete nan mitan l yo e yo va vin tankou fanm! Yon nepe rete sou trezò li yo, e yo va piyaje!
38 A drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad upon idols.
Yon sechrès sou dlo li yo, e yo va vin sèch nèt! Paske se yon peyi imaj taye, e yo fou pou zidòl sa yo.
39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Akoz sa, bèt dezè yo va viv la, ansanm ak chen mawon. Anplis, otrich va viv ladann, e li p ap janm gen moun ladann ankò, ni moun k ap viv la de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
40 As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man sojourn therein.
“Tankou lè Bondye te boulvèse Sodome ak Gomorrhe ak vwazen li yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Nanpwen moun k ap viv la, ni fis a lòm k ap rete ladann.
41 Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation, and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
“Gade byen, yon pèp ap vini soti nan nò, Yon gwo nasyon ak anpil wa va leve soti nan dènye pwent latè.
42 They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses; every one set in array, as man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Yo sezi banza yo, ak lans yo; yo mechan e yo san mizerikòd. Vwa yo gwonde tankou lanmè. Yo monte sou cheval yo, chaken byen òdone tankou moun pou fè batay kont ou, O fi a Babylone nan.
43 The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
Wa Babylone nan te tande rapò de yo, e men li pann san fòs. Gwo dekourajman sezi li; gwo doulè tankou yon fanm k ap pouse pitit.
44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of Jordan against the strong habitation: but I will suddenly make them run away from her; and whoso is chosen, him will I appoint over her: for who is like me? and who will appoint me a time? and who is the shepherd that will stand before me?
Gade byen, youn va monte kon yon lyon soti nan rakbwa Jourdain an, rive nan yon abitasyon byen fò; paske nan yon moman, Mwen va fè yo kouri kite li. Epi nenpòt moun ki chwazi, Mwen va dezinye l mete sou li. Paske se kilès ki tankou Mwen? E se kilès k ap fè m tan lè M? Kilès ki bèje ki ka kanpe devan M?”
45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.
Pou sa, tande konsèy SENYÈ a, ke li te fè kont Babylone; plan a ke Li deja fome kont peyi Kaldeyen yo: Anverite, yo va vin trennen deyò, menm piti nan bann mouton yo. Anverite, li va fè abitasyon yo dezole sou yo.
46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembleth, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Latè vin souke ak gwo kri “Babylone te vin pran!” E gwo kri sa a vin tande pami nasyon yo.
