Jeremiah 22
1 This is what Yahweh says, “Go down to the house of the king of Judah and proclaim this word there.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Ale desann kote kay wa Juda a, e pale pawòl sa a:
2 Say, 'King of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh—you who sit on David's throne—you, and your servants, and your people who come through these gates.
Di l konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O wa Juda, ki chita sou twòn David la, ou menm, sèvitè ou yo ak pèp ou a ki antre nan pòtay sila yo.
3 Yahweh says this, “Perform justice and righteousness, and anyone who has been robbed—rescue him from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat any foreigner in your land, or any orphan or widow. Do not commit violence or pour out innocent blood in this place.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Fè jistis ak ladwati e delivre sila ki te vòlè devan pouvwa sila ki te oprime l la. Anplis pa maltrete ni fè vyolans a yon etranje, òfelen an ak vèv la. Ni pa vèse san inosan nan plas sa a.
4 For if you truly do these things, then kings sitting on David's throne will enter the gates of this house riding in a chariot and on horses, he, his servants, and his people!
Paske si nou menm mesye yo va, anverite, fè bagay sa a, alò, wa yo va antre nan pòtay kay sa a, e va chita nan plas David sou twòn li an. Yo va monte sou cha yo ak sou cheval yo—yo menm, sèvitè yo ak pèp li a.
5 But if you do not listen to these words from me that I have announced—this is Yahweh's declaration—then this royal house will become a ruin.”'
Men si nou pa obeyi pawòl sa yo, Mwen sèmante pa Mwen menm,” deklare SENYÈ a: “ke kay sila a va vin dezole.”’”
6 For Yahweh says this concerning the house of the king of Judah, 'You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon to me. Yet I will turn you into a wilderness, into cities with no inhabitants.
Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan kay wa a Juda a: “Ou tankou Galaad pou Mwen, tankou tèt mòn Liban an. Malgre, anverite Mwen va fè nou kon yon dezè, kon vil ki abandone.
7 For I have designated destroyers to come against you! Men with their weapons will cut off the best of your cedars and let them fall into the fire.
Paske Mwen va mete destriktè apa pou ou, yo chak ak zam yo. Epi yo va koupe mete atè bwa sèd pi chwazi ou yo e jete yo nan dife.
8 Then many nations will pass by this city. Each person will say to the next, “Why has Yahweh acted in this way toward this great city?”
“Anpil nasyon va pase kote vil sa a. Konsa, yo va di youn lòt: ‘Poukisa SENYÈ a te fè bagay sa a gwo vil sa a?’
9 Then the other will answer, “Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and bowed down to other gods and worshiped them.”
Epi yo va reponn: ‘Akoz yo te abandone akò SENYÈ a, Bondye yo a, e te pwostène yo a lòt dye yo e te sèvi yo.’”
10 Do not weep for the one who is dead or mourn for him; but weep bitterly for him who is about to go away, because he will never return and see his native land again.'
Pa kriye pou mò yo. Pa fè dèy pou li, men kriye san rete pou sila ki sòti a; paske li p ap janm retounen, ni li p ap wè peyi l ankò.
11 For Yahweh says this about Jehoahaz son of Josiah king of Judah, who served as king instead of Josiah his father, 'He has gone from this place and will not come back.
Paske se konsa SENYÈ a pale a Schallum, fis a Josias, wa Juda a, ki te vin wa nan plas Josias, papa li, ki te ale kite plas sa a: “Li p ap janm retounen la,
12 He will die there in the place to where they have exiled him, and he will never again see this land.'
men nan plas kote li te mennen an kaptivite a, se la li va mouri e li p ap wè peyi sila ankò.”
13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor work for him for nothing, and he does not give him his wages;
“Malè a sila ki bati kay li san ladwati, chanm anlè yo san jistis, ki itilize sèvis vwazen li san peye e ki pa bay li salè li,
14 he says, 'I will build for myself a large house with spacious upper rooms.' So he cuts out large windows for it, and he panels it with cedar, and he paints it red.
Ki di: “Mwen va bati pou mwen menm yon kay ak anpil espas, ak gwo chanm anlè. Mwen va koupe fenèt li yo, ba li panno bwa sèd e pentire l an koulè wouj.’
15 Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have boards of cedar? Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do justice and righteousness? Then things went well for him.
“Èske ou dwe wa akoz ou pi fò nan afè bwa sèd? Èske papa ou pa t manje, bwè e fè jistis ak sa ki dwat? Epi sa te ale byen pou li.
16 He judged in favor of the poor and needy. It was good then. Is this not what it means to know me?—this is Yahweh's declaration.
Li te plede koz a malere ak aflije yo, epi sa te ale byen. Èske se pa sa ki vle di ou rekonèt Mwen an?” deklare SENYÈ a.
17 But there is nothing in your eyes and heart except worry for your unjust profit and for pouring out innocent blood, for producing oppression and crushing of others.
“Men zye ou ak kè ou rete sèlman sou richès ki ranmase nan zak malonèt, nan vèse san inosan, nan opresyon ak vyolans.”
18 Therefore this is what Yahweh says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not lament for him, saying, 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' They will not lament for him, saying, 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!'
Pou sa, konsa SENYÈ a pale konsènan Jojakim, fis a Josias, wa Juda a: “Yo p ap fè dèy pou li. Ni rele ‘Anmwey, frè m!’ ni ‘Anmwey sè m!’ “Yo p ap fè gwo kri pou li. Ni ‘Anmwey, mèt mwen!’ Ni ‘Anmwey, pou grand pwisans li!’
19 He will be buried with a donkey's burial, dragged away and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Li va antere ak antèman bourik, trennen e jete deyò pòtay Jérusalem yo.”
20 Go up Lebanon's mountains and shout. Lift your voice in Bashan. Shout from the Abarim mountains, for all of your friends will be destroyed.
“Ale monte kote Liban. Kriye fò e leve vwa ou nan Basan. Kriye anplis depi Abarim, paske tout moun ki renmen ou yo vin kraze nèt.
21 I spoke to you when you were safe, but you said, 'I will not listen.' This was your custom since your youth, for you have not listened to my voice.
Mwen te pale ak ou nan pwosperite, men ou te di: ‘Mwen p ap koute’! Konsa abitid ou depi nan jenès ou, ke ou te refize obeyi lavwa M.
22 The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds, and your friends will go into captivity. Then you will certainly be ashamed and humiliated by all of your evil deeds.
Van an va bale fè disparèt tout bèje ou yo, ak moun ki renmen ou yo, y ap wale an kaptivite. Konsa, ou va anverite wont e imilye akoz tout mechanste ou yo.
23 You who live in 'Lebanon,' who is nestled in cedar buildings, how you will be pitied when the labor pains come upon you, pain like that of a woman in labor!”
Nou menm k ap viv Liban, ki fè nich ak bwa sèd yo, nou va plenyen nan gòj lè gran doulè a rive sou ou; doulè tankou yon fanm k ap akouche a!
24 “As I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on my right hand, I would tear you off.
“Kon Mwen viv la”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Menmsi Jeconia, fis a Jojakim nan, te yon bag so nan men dwat Mwen; malgre sa, Mwen ta rale retire ou.
25 For I have given you to the hand of the ones seeking your life and to the hand of those before whom you are afraid, even to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldeans.
Epi mwen ta lese ou tonbe nan men a sila k ap chache lavi ou yo; wi, nan men a sila ke ou krent anpil yo, menm nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa a Babylone nan, e nan men a Kaldeyen yo.
26 I will throw you and your mother who bore you into another land, a country where you were not born, and there you will die.
Mwen va jete ou ak manman ou ki te fè ou a jis nan yon lòt peyi kote ou pa t fèt, e la ou va mouri.
27 About this land to which they will want to return, they will not come back here.
Men pou peyi kote yo ta vle retounen an, yo p ap retounen la.”
28 Is this a despised and shattered vessel? Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one? Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, and have poured them out into a land that they did not know?
Èske nonm sa a, Jenocia se yon po meprize, kraze nèt? Oswa èske li se yon veso lèd, san valè? Poukisa li menm ak desandan li yo te jete deyò konsa e depoze nan yon peyi ke yo pa t konnen?
29 Land, Land, Land! Hear the word of Yahweh!
O latè, latè, latè, tande pawòl SENYÈ a!
30 Yahweh says this, 'Write about this man Jehoiachin: He will be childless. He will not prosper during his days, and no one among his descendants will achieve success or ever again sit on David's throne and rule over Judah.'”
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mete nonm sa a nan lis kon ‘san pitit’, yon nonm ki p ap reyisi nan jou li yo. Paske nanpwen moun nan desandan li yo ki va reyisi, ni k ap chita sou twòn David la, ni gouvène ankò nan Juda.”
