Jeremiah 16
1 Yahweh gave me another message. [He said to me],
Anplis, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
2 “Do not get married and have children in this land,
“Ou p ap pran yon madanm pou ou menm, ni fè fis ak fi nan kote sa a.”
3 because this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the children who are born in this city, and about their mothers and fathers:
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan fis ak fi ki fèt nan plas sila a, e konsènan manman yo ki te fè yo ak papa yo ki te fè yo nan peyi sa 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.”
“Yo va mouri mo yo ki byen move. Yo p ap fè dèy pou yo, ni antere yo. Yo va rete tankou fimye bèt sou sifas latè. Yo va manje nèt ak nepe ak gwo grangou. Kadav yo va devni manje pou zwazo syèl ak pou bèt sovaj latè yo.”
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.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pa antre nan kay doulè a, ni pa ale kriye pou yo! Pa regret yo! Paske Mwen te retire lapè M de pèp sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a: “lanmou Mwen ak konpasyon Mwen.”
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].
Ni gran, ni piti va mouri nan peyi sa a. Yo p ap antere, yo p ap fè dèy pou yo, ni p ap gen moun ki blese kò l oswa pase razwa nan tèt li 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.
Pèsòn p ap kase pen doulè a pou yo, pou konsole okenn moun pou lanmò, ni bay yo yon tas konsolasyon pou bwè pou papa yo, oswa manman yo.
8 And do not go into the houses where people are feasting. Do not eat or drink anything with them.
“Anplis, ou pa prale nan yon kay ki gen fèt pou chita ak yo pou manje ak bwè.”
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 konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Gade byen, Mwen va elimine nèt nan plas sa, vwa rejwisans ak vwa kè kontan, vwa a jèn gason fenk marye ak vwa a jèn fi marye, devan zye nou e nan pwòp tan pa nou.
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?’
Alò, lè ou di pèp sa a tout pawòl sa yo, yo va di ou: ‘Pou ki rezon SENYÈ a te deklare tout gwo malè sa a kont nou? Epi ki inikite oswa ki peche ke nou te fè kont SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an?’
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.
Nan lè sa a, ou gen pou di yo: ‘Akoz papa zansèt nou yo te abandone Mwen,’ deklare SENYÈ a: ‘pou te swiv lòt dye yo, pou te sèvi yo e te pwostène devan yo. Konsa yo te abandone Mwen e yo pa t kenbe lalwa Mwen an.
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.
Nou tou, te fè mal plis menm ke papa zansèt nou yo. Paske gade byen, nou chak ap mache selon tèt di a pwòp kè mechan pa nou, san koute Mwen.
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.’
Akoz sa, Mwen va jete nou deyò peyi sa a, antre nan yon peyi ke nou pa t janm konnen, ni nou menm, ni papa zansèt nou yo. La menm, nou va sèvi lòt dye yo lajounen kon lannwit, paske Mwen p ap bannou okenn favè.’
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.’
“Akoz sa, gade byen, gen jou k ap vini,” deklare SENYÈ a: “lè fraz sila a p ap menm repete ankò: ‘Jan SENYÈ vivan an, ki te mennen, fè fis Israël yo soti nan peyi Égypte la’,
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.
Men: ‘Jan SENYÈ vivan an, ki te mennen fè monte fis Israël yo soti nan peyi nò a e soti nan tout peyi kote Li te ekzile yo.’ Paske Mwen va restore yo a pwòp peyi yo, ke Mwen te bay a papa zansèt yo.
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].
“Gade byen, Mwen ap voye anpil moun lapèch,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Epi yo va fè lapèch pou yo. Apre sa a, Mwen va voye anpil moun lachas e yo va fè lachas pou yo nan tout kolin ak nan tout kwen nan gwo wòch yo.
17 I am watching them carefully. I see every sin [that they commit]. They will not [be able to] hide from me [MTY].
Paske zye M sou tout chemen pa yo. Yo pa kache devan figi Mwen, ni inikite yo pa kache devan zye M.
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.”
Premyèman, Mwen va rekonpanse doub tout inikite ak peche yo, akoz yo te fè peyi a pouri nèt. Akoz yo te ranpli eritaj Mwen an ak kadav a zidòl abominab yo, e eritaj Mwen an ak abominasyon pa yo.”
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].
O SENYÈ, fòs mwen an, sitadèl mwen an e sekou mwen an nan jou gwo malè a, vè Ou menm, nasyon yo va vini soti nan dènye pwent latè. Yo va di: “Papa zansèt nou yo pa t gen okenn eritaj sof ke manti sa ki pouriyen, san enpòtans e san benefis.”
20 No one can [RHQ] make their own gods; the gods that they make are [only idols]; they are not real gods.’”
Èske lòm dwe fè dye pou kont li, malgre se pa dye yo ye?
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].”
“Akoz sa, gade byen, Mwen va fè yo konnen, fwa sa a, Mwen va fè yo konnen pouvwa M, ak pwisans Mwen. Konsa, yo va konnen ke non Mwen se SENYÈ a.”
