Jeremiah 16
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said to me],
Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
2 “Do not get married and have children in this land,
-Pinga ou marye pou ou pa gen ni pitit gason ni pitit fi yon kote konsa.
3 because this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the children who are born in this city, and about their mothers and fathers:
Paske se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap di ou sa ki pral rive pitit gason ak pitit fi ki fèt isit la, sa ki pral rive manman ak papa k'ap fè pitit nan peyi a.
4 [Many of] them will die from terrible diseases. And no one will mourn for them. No one will even bury their corpses; the corpses will lie on the ground, [scattered] like manure. [Others] will die in wars or from hunger, and [then] their corpses will become food for vultures and wild animals.”
Move maladi pral touye yo. P'ap gen moun ni pou kriye pou yo ni pou antere yo. Kadav yo va tounen fimye atè a. Y'ap mouri nan lagè, y'ap mouri grangou. Kadav yo ap sèvi manje pou zwezo nan syèl ak bèt nan bwa.
5 This is [also] what Yahweh said to me: “Do not go to funerals to mourn or to show [those whose relatives have died] that you feel sorry for them, because I have stopped protecting them, and I have caused that things will not go well for them. I have stopped faithfully loving them and acting mercifully toward them.
Wi, men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Pa antre nan kay kote ki gen lanmò. Pa kriye pou pesonn! Pa moutre moun sa yo ou nan lapenn pou yo, paske mwen p'ap kite yo ak kè poze ankò. Se mwen Seyè a ki di sa. Mwen p'ap gen pitye pou yo ankò. Mwen p'ap fè byen pou yo ankò.
6 [Very many people] will die in this land, [including] those who are important and those who are not important. And no one will mourn for them, or [even] bury [their corpses]. No one will cut himself or shave his head [to show that he is very sad].
Tout moun nan peyi a pral mouri, rich kou pòv. Yo p'ap antere yo. Pesonn p'ap kriye pou yo. Pesonn p'ap ni make kò yo ak kouto, ni koupe cheve nan tèt yo, pou moutre yo nan lapenn pou yo.
7 No one will bring food to comfort those who are mourning, not even if it is their father or their mother [who has died]. No one will give them a cup [of wine] to cheer them up.
Pesonn p'ap manje pen ak diven avèk moun ki nan lapenn, avèk moun ki gen lanmò nan fanmi yo. Pesonn p'ap moutre yo nan lapenn ak moun ki pèdi papa yo osinon manman yo.
8 And do not go into the houses where people are feasting. Do not eat or drink anything with them.
Pa antre nan kay kote y'ap fè fèt non plis. Pa chita sou tab pou manje bwè ak yo.
9 [I want you to do this] because this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, say: ‘While you are still alive and seeing it happen, I will cause there to be no more singing and laughing in this land. There will be no more joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides.’
Paske men sa mwen menm, Seyè a ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, mwen di: Nou tout k'ap viv isit la, m'ap fè nou wè m'ap fè tout moun sispann fè kè yo kontan, sispann fè fèt lè y'ap marye.
10 When you tell these things to the people, they will ask, ‘Why has Yahweh declared that these terrible things will happen to us? What have we done [for which we deserve to be punished like this]? What sin have we committed against Yahweh our God?’
Lè w'a di yo tou sa, y'a mande ou: Men, poukisa Seyè a pran desizyon pou li voye gwo malè sa a sou nou? Kisa nou fè ki mal? Ki krim nou fè ki pa fè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, plezi?
11 Then this is what you must tell them [that I am replying to them]: ‘It is because your ancestors turned away from me, Yahweh. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my commands.
Lè sa a, w'a reponn yo: -Men sa Seyè a di: Se paske zansèt nou yo te vire do ban mwen, y' al dèyè lòt Bondye. Yo fè sèvis pou yo, yo adore yo, yo vire do ban mwen. Yo pa kenbe lòd mwen te ba yo.
12 But you [who are living now] have done more wicked things than your ancestors did! Each of you stubbornly does the evil things that he desires and refuses to pay attention to what I say.
Lèfini, nou menm nou fè pi mal pase yo. Nou tout ap fè tèt di, n'ap swiv tout vye lide ki pase nan tèt nou, nou pa vle koute m'.
13 So, I will throw you out of this land, and I will send you to a land that you and your ancestors have never known about. There you will worship other gods day and night. And I will not act mercifully toward you.’
Se konsa, m'ap mete nou deyò nan peyi sa a, m'ap voye nou nan yon peyi ni nou menm ni zansèt nou yo pa t' janm konnen. Se la nou pral sèvi lòt bondye lajounen kou lannwit. Mwen p'ap fè pa nou ankò.
14 But there will be a time when people [who are solemnly promising to do something] will no longer say, ‘[I will do this], [just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought the Israeli people here from Egypt.’
Se konsa, men sa Seyè a di: -Yon jou va rive lè moun pèp Izrayèl yo p'ap di lè y'ap fè sèman: Se nan non Seyè a ki vivan, li menm ki te fè nou soti kite peyi Lejip.
15 Instead, they will say ‘[I will do this, just as surely] as Yahweh lives—the one who brought [us] Israeli people back to our own land, from the lands to the north and from all the other lands to which he had (exiled us/forced us to go).’ [They will be able to say that] because [some day] I will bring your descendants back to this land that I gave to your ancestors.
Lè sa a, y'a di pito: Se nan non Seyè a ki vivan, li menm ki fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi nan nò a ak tout lòt peyi kote li te gaye yo. Wi, m'ap mennen yo tounen nan peyi mwen te bay zansèt yo a.
16 But now I am summoning [your enemies who will seize the people of Judah like] [MET] fishermen [catch fish]. I am summoning those who will search for them on every mountain and hill, and in every cave, [like] [MET] hunters [search for animals to kill].
Seyè a di ankò: -Mwen voye chache anpil moun ki konn fè lapèch pou vin pran yo. Apre sa, m'ap voye chache kantite moun ki konn fè lachas pou kouri dèyè yo sou tout mòn, sou tout ti mòn, jouk nan twou wòch.
17 I am watching them carefully. I see every sin [that they commit]. They will not [be able to] hide from me [MTY].
Je m' louvri sou tou sa y'ap fè. Anyen pa kache pou mwen. Yo mèt kache kò yo jan yo vle, mwen wè tou sa yo fè ki mal.
18 Because of all the wicked things that they have done [DOU], I will punish them twice as much [as I would punish other people. I will do that] because they have caused my land to become unacceptable to me because of their [worshiping] lifeless statues of detestable gods, and [also because they] have done many other evil things throughout my land.”
Pou konmanse, m'ap fè yo peye doub pou tout peche yo, pou tou sa yo fè ki mal, paske yo derespekte tout peyi m' lan ak vye zidòl yo ki tankou kadav santi. Yo plen peyi a ak fo bondye.
19 [Then I prayed, saying], “Yahweh, you are the one who strengthens me and protects me [MET]; you are the one to whom I go when I have [troubles]. [Some day people from] nations all over the world will come to you and say, ‘Our ancestors left/gave us only something that was false; [they worshiped idols] that are completely worthless [DOU].
Seyè, ou menm ki tout pwoteksyon mwen, ou menm ki ban m' tout fòs mwen, se bò kote ou mwen kouri lè mwen nan pwoblèm. Moun lòt nasyon yo va soti byen lwen, nan dènye bout latè pou yo vin nan pye ou. Y'a di: -Sa zansèt nou yo te mouri kite pou nou yo pa bondye tout bon. Se yon bann zidòl ki pa vo anyen.
20 No one can [RHQ] make their own gods; the gods that they make are [only idols]; they are not real gods.’”
Eske moun ka fè bondye pa yo? Zidòl sa yo pa bondye tout bon.
21 [Then Yahweh said], “Now I will show my power to [the people of Judah]; I will show them that I am truly very powerful [DOU]. Then, finally, they will know that I, Yahweh, [am the true God].”
Se konsa, fwa sa a, mwen pral fè yo konprann. Fwa sa a, mwen pral fè yo konnen fòs ponyèt mwen. Lè sa a, y'a konnen se mwen menm ki Bondye sèl Mèt la.
