Jeremiah 2
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
Alò pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen epi te di:
2 'Go, and thou hast called in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus said Jehovah: I have remembered for thee The kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, Thy going after Me in a wilderness, in a land not sown.
“Ale e pwoklame nan zòrèy a Jérusalem pou di: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mwen sonje de ou, jan ou te renmen M lè ou te jenn; lanmou ou lè ou te fiyanse avè M, jan ou te swiv Mwen nan dezè a, nan yon peyi ki pa t konn simen.
3 Holy [is] Israel to Jehovah, The first-fruit of His increase, All consuming him are guilty, Evil cometh in unto them, an affirmation of Jehovah.
Israël te sen a SENYÈ, premye a rekòlt Li a. Tout moun ki te manje de li va vin koupab. Se mal ki va rive yo,’” deklare SENYÈ a.”
4 Hear a word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all ye families of the house of Israel.
Tande pawòl SENYÈ a, O lakay Jacob ak tout fanmi lakay Israël yo.
5 Thus said Jehovah: What — have your fathers found in Me perversity, That they have gone far off from Me, And go after the vanity, and become vain,
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Ki enjistis papa zansèt nou yo te jwenn nan Mwen, pou yo te ale lwen Mwen, pou yo te mache dèyè sa ki vid pou te vin vid yo menm?
6 And have not said, Where [is] Jehovah, Who bringeth us up out of the land of Egypt, Who leadeth us in a wilderness, In a land of deserts and pits, In a dry land, and of death-shade, In a land — none hath passed through it, Nor dwelt hath man there?'
Yo pa t mande: ‘Kote SENYÈ a ki te mennen nou sòti nan peyi Égypte la, ki te mennen nou nan dezè a, pou travèse yon peyi dezè ak fòs yo, nan yon peyi ak sechrès e ak fon tenèb, yon peyi ke pèsòn pa t konn travèse e kote okenn moun pa t rete?’
7 Yea, I bring you in to a land of fruitful fields, To eat its fruit and its goodness, And ye come in and defile My land, And Mine inheritance have made an abomination.
Mwen te mennen ou antre nan yon peyi fètil pou manje fwi li ak bon bagay li yo. Men nou te vini, e nou te souye peyi Mwen an ak eritaj Mwen an, nou te fè li vin abominab.
8 The priests have not said, 'Where [is] Jehovah?' And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.
Prèt yo pa t di: ‘Kote SENYÈ a ye?’ Epi sila yo ki te responsab lalwa a pa t rekonèt Mwen. Chèf yo tou te fè transgresyon kont Mwen; pwofèt yo te pwofetize pou Baal, e te mache dèyè bagay ki pa t gen benefis.
9 Therefore, yet I plead with you, An affirmation of Jehovah, And with your sons' sons I plead.
“Pou sa, jiska prezan, Mwen va fè kont avèk nou”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Menm avèk pitit a pitit nou yo, Mwen va fè kont.
10 For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see, And to Kedar send, and consider well, And see if there hath been like this:
Alò, travèse rive nan peyi kot yo nan Kittim pou wè; voye Kédar pou obsève e wè si janmen te gen yon bagay konsa!
11 Hath a nation changed gods? (And they [are] no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit.
Èske yon nasyon janm te chanje dye pa yo, malgre, se pa dye yo te ye? Men pèp Mwen an te fè echanj glwa pa yo pou sa ki san benefis.
12 Be astonished, ye heavens, at this, Yea, be frightened, be greatly wasted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Menm syèl yo etonnen, jis yo vin fremi. Reste byen dezole, deklare SENYÈ a.
13 For two evils hath My people done, Me they have forsaken, a fountain of living waters, To hew out for themselves wells — broken wells, That contain not the waters.
Paske pèp Mwen an te komèt de kalite mal: Yo te abandone Mwen, fontèn dlo vivan yo, epi yo te fouye pou kont yo lòt sitèn; sitèn yo ki kraze ki pa ka kenbe dlo.
14 A servant [is] Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?
Èske Israël se yon esklav? Èske li se yon esklav ki te fèt lakay nou? Pou ki rezon li te devni yon kaptif?
15 Against him roar do young lions, They have given forth their voice, And make his land become a desolation, His cities have been burnt without inhabitant.
Jenn lyon yo gwonde sou li; ak gwo bri yo leve vwa yo. Yo te fin gate peyi li nèt. Vil li yo brile nèt. Pa gen moun ki pou rete ladann.
16 Also sons of Noph and Tahapanes Consume thee — the crown of the head!
Anplis, mesye Memphis ak Tachpanès yo te brize kouwòn tèt ou a.
17 Dost thou not do this to thyself? [By] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, At the time He is leading thee in the way?
Èske Se pa ou menm ki fè sa lè ou kite SENYÈ Bondye ou a, pandan Li t ap mennen ou nan chemen an?
18 And now, what — to thee in the way of Egypt, To drink the waters of Sihor? And what — to thee in the way of Asshur, To drink the waters of the River?
Men koulye a, se kisa w ap fè nan wout pou rive Égypte la, lè w ale pou bwè dlo nan Rivyè Nil lan? Oswa se kisa w ap fè nan wout pou ale Assyrie a, pou bwè dlo nan flèv pa yo a?
19 Instruct thee doth thy wickedness, And thy backslidings reprove thee, Know and see that an evil and a bitter thing [Is] thy forsaking Jehovah thy God, And My fear not being on thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.
Pwòp mechanste ou va korije ou, e enfidelite ou va repwoche ou. Pou sa, konnen e wè ke se mal e anmè ke ou te abandone SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a. Laperèz Mwen pa nan ou,” deklare Senyè BONDYE dèzame yo.
20 For from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, 'I do not serve,' For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering — a harlot.
Paske lontan sa, Mwen te kraze jouk ou a. Mwen te chire kòd mare ou yo. Men ou te di: “Mwen p ap sèvi!’ Paske sou chak kolin ki wo, e anba chak bwa vèt, ou te kouche tankou pwostitiye.
21 And I planted thee a choice vine, wholly a true seed, And how hast thou been turned to Me, To the degenerate shoots of a strange vine?
Sepandan, Mwen te plante chan rezen pi chwazi pou ou, yon grenn ki fidèl nèt. Alò kòman konsa ou te vin detounen devan M pou tounen yon boujon ki dejenere nèt sou yon chan rezen etranje?
22 But though thou dost wash with nitre, And dost multiply to thyself soap, Marked is thine iniquity before Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Malgre se ak savon lesiv ou ta savonnen ak anpil savon, tach inikite ou rete devan M,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
23 How sayest thou, 'I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways,
“Kòman ou ka di: ‘Mwen pa sal, Mwen pa t kouri dèyè Baal yo?’ Gade chemen ou nan vale a! Konnen byen sa ou te fè a! Ou se yon jenn femèl chamo byen rapid, k ap fè chemen l kote li pito.
24 A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.
Yon femèl bourik mawon ki abitye nan savann nan, k ap pran sant van pou lè l bezwen kwaze ak mal. Nan lè chalè li, se kilès ki ka detounen l? Tout moun k ap chache l p ap fatige kò yo; nan mwa li, yo va jwenn ak li.
25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst, And thou sayest, 'It is incurable, No, for I have loved strangers, and after them I go.'
Kenbe bon fè sou pye ou e mouye gòj ou pou ou pa swaf; men ou te di: ‘Sa p ap ka fèt, Non! Paske mwen te fè renmen ak etranje yo; se dèyè yo m ap prale.’
26 As the shame of a thief when he is found, So put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, And their priests, and their prophets,
Tankou vòlè vin wont lè l vin dekouvri, se konsa lakay Israël vin wont— wa yo, prens yo, ak prèt yo ak pwofèt yo!
27 Saying to wood, 'My father [art] thou!' And to a stone, 'Thou hast brought me forth,' For they turned unto me the back and not the face, And in the time of their vexation, They say, 'Arise Thou, and save us.'
kap di pyebwa a: ‘Se ou ki papa mwen’, epi a yon wòch: ‘Se ou ki fè mwen.’ Paske yo te vire do ban Mwen olye figi yo; men nan tan gwo pwoblèm yo, yo va di Mwen: ‘Leve pou sove nou.’
28 And where [are] thy gods, that thou hast made to thyself? Let them arise, if they may save thee, In the time of thy vexation, For — the number of thy cities have been thy gods, O Judah,
Men kote dye ke ou te fè pou kont ou yo ye? Kite yo leve, si yo ka sove ou nan tan twoub ou yo; paske selon fòs kantite vil ou yo, kantite dye ou ye, O Juda.
29 Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Poukisa ou fè kont avè M? Nou tout te fè transgresyon kont Mwen,” deklare SENYÈ a.
30 In vain I have smitten your sons, Instruction they have not accepted, Devoured hath your sword your prophets, As a destroying lion.
“Anven Mwen te frape fis ou yo; men yo pa t aksepte okenn chatiman. Nepe ou te fin devore pwofèt ou yo tankou lyon k ap detwi.
31 O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, 'We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.'
O jenerasyon, koute byen a pawòl SENYÈ a. Èske Mwen te yon dezè pou Israël, oswa yon peyi fènwa byen pwès? Poukisa pèp Mwen an di: ‘Nou lib pou nou gaye toupatou. Nou p ap vin kote Ou ankò?’
32 Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.
Èske vyèj la ka bliye dekorasyon li yo, oswa fi maryaj la, vètman li an? Sepandan, pèp Mwen an fin bliye Mwen pandan jou ki pa ka menm konte.
33 What — dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways.
A la byen ou prepare chemen ou pou chache lanmou! Konsa, menm fanm mechan yo, ou te enstwi nan chemen ou yo.
34 Also in thy skirts hath been found the blood of innocent needy souls, Not by digging have I found them, but upon all these.
Anplis, sou jip ou, yo twouve san lavi a malere ki inosan yo. Ou pa t jwenn yo t ap kase kay ou. Men se akoz tout bagay sa yo,
35 And thou sayest, 'Because I have been innocent, Surely turned back hath His anger from me?' Lo, I have been judged with thee, Because of thy saying, 'I have not sinned.'
Sepandan, ou te di: ‘Mwen inosan. Asireman, kòlè Li pa sou mwen.’ Gade byen, Mwen va antre nan jijman avèk ou, paske ou di: ‘Mwen pa t peche.’
36 What? thou art very vile to repeat thy way, Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur,
Poukisa ou mache toupatou konsa nan chanje wout ou? Anplis, Égypte va fè ou wont, menm jan ke Assyrie te fè ou wont lan.
37 Also from this thou goest out, And thy hands on thy head, For Jehovah hath kicked at thy confidences, And thou dost not give prosperity to them!
Soti kote sa a tou, ou va sòti ak men ou sou tèt; paske SENYÈ a te rejte sila ke ou te fè konfyans yo e ou p ap jwenn avantaj avèk yo.”
