Jeremiah 1
1 Words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who [are] in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin,
Nan liv sa a, nou jwenn sa Jeremi, pitit gason Ilkija a, te di ak sa l' te fè. Li te yonn nan prèt ki te rete lavil Anatòt, nan pòsyon tè branch fanmi Benjamen an.
2 unto whom the word of Jehovah hath been in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
Lè Seyè a te pale ak Jeremi an, Jozyas, pitit gason Amon an, t'ap mache sou trèzan depi li te wa peyi Jida.
3 and it is in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the completion of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, till the removal of Jerusalem in the fifth month.
Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè l' ankò. Lè sa a, se Jojakim, pitit gason Jozyas la, ki te wa nan peyi Jida. Anpil fwa menm apre sa, Seyè a pale avèk Jeremi, rive sou onzyèm lanne rèy wa Sedesyas, pitit gason Jozyas la, jouk senkyèm mwa nan lanne sa a, lè yo depòte moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.
4 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
5 'Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'
-Mwen te konnen ou anvan menm mwen te ba ou lavi nan vant manman ou. Mwen te mete ou apa pou mwen anvan menm ou te fèt. Mwen te chwazi ou pou ou te yon pwofèt pou nasyon yo.
6 And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known — to speak, for I [am] a youth.'
Mwen reponn li: -Aa! Seyè Bondye sèl mèt! Se timoun mwen ye. Mwen pa konn pale.
7 And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Do not say, I [am] a youth, for to all to whom I send thee thou goest, and all that I command thee thou speakest.
Men, Seyè a di mwen: -Pa di se timoun ou ye. Ou gen pou ou ale bò kot tout moun m'ap voye ou. W'a di yo tou sa m'a ba ou lòd di yo.
8 Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee [am] I to deliver thee, — an affirmation of Jehovah.'
Ou pa bezwen pè pesonn. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' pwoteje ou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di ou sa.
9 And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Apre sa, Seyè a lonje men l', li manyen bouch mwen. Epi li di m': -Men mwen mete pawòl mwen nan bouch ou.
10 See, I have charged thee this day concerning the nations, and concerning the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.'
Jòdi a, m'ap ba ou otorite sou pèp yo ak sou gouvènman yo, pou ou derasinen, pou ou koupe, pou ou kraze, pou ou demoli, pou ou bati, pou ou plante.
11 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'What art thou seeing, Jeremiah?' And I say, 'A rod of an almond tree I am seeing.'
Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' ankò: -Kisa ou wè la a, Jeremi? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon branch zanmann.
12 And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Thou hast well seen: for I am watching over My word to do it.'
Lè sa a, Seyè a di: -Se sa menm! Mwen menm, m'ap veye pou sa m' di a rive vre.
13 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me a second time, saying, 'What art thou seeing?' And I say, 'A blown pot I am seeing, and its face [is] from the north.'
Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè m' yon lòt fwa ankò, li di m': -Kisa ou wè la a? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon chodyè dlo k'ap bouyi sou yon dife. Vapè dlo cho a ap desann soti nan nò.
14 And Jehovah saith unto me, 'From the north is the evil loosed against all inhabitants of the land.
Lè sa a Seyè a fè m' konnen: -Yon gwo malè pral soti nan nò, l'ap tonbe sou tout moun ki rete nan peyi a.
15 For, lo, I am calling for all families of the kingdoms of the north, — an affirmation of Jehovah — and they have come, and put each his throne at the opening of the gates of Jerusalem, and by its walls round about, and by all cities of Judah.
Paske m'ap rele tout ras moun ki rete nan peyi sou bò nò yo pou yo vini. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. Y'a vini, y'a mete fotèy wa yo devan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm. Y'ap fè wonn miray ranpa l' yo, y'ap atake tout lavil nan peyi Jida yo.
16 And I have spoken My judgments with them concerning all their evil, in that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, and bow themselves to the works of their own hands.
M'a pini moun nan peyi a jan m' te di l' la, paske yo te fè sa ki mal. Yo vire do ban mwen, y' al boule lansan pou lòt bondye. Yo fè zidòl, lèfini yo fè sèvis pou yo.
17 'And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.
Men ou menm, Jeremi, mete gason sou ou! Leve non! Di yo tou sa mwen ba ou lòd di. Ou pa bezwen pè yo. Si ou pè yo, m'ap fè ou pi pè yo lè w'a devan yo.
18 And I, lo, I have given thee this day for a fenced city, and for an iron pillar, and for brazen walls over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its heads, to its priests, and to the people of the land;
Jòdi a m'ap ba ou fòs pou kenbe tèt ak tout moun nan peyi Jida a, ak wa l' yo, ak chèf li yo, ak prèt li yo, ak tout rès pèp la. W'ap tankou yon lavil ak gwo miray ranpa, tankou yon poto fè, tankou yon miray fèt an kwiv.
19 and they have fought against thee, and they prevail not against thee; for with thee [am] I, — an affirmation of Jehovah — to deliver thee.
Yo tout pral leve dèyè ou. Men, yo p'ap ka fè ou anyen. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' delivre ou. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
