Jeremiah 22
1 Thus said Jehovah, 'Go down [to] the house of the king of Judah, and thou hast spoken there this word, and hast said,
Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Ale desann kote kay wa Juda a, e pale pawòl sa a:
2 Hear a word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, who art sitting on the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people, who are coming in at 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 Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed 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 ye certainly do this thing, Then come in by the gates of this house Have kings sitting for David on his throne, Riding on chariot, and on horses, He, and 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 And if ye do not hear these words, By myself I have sworn — an affirmation of Jehovah, That this house is for a desolation.
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 thus said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead [art] thou to Me — head of Lebanon, If not — I make thee a wilderness, Cities not inhabited.
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 And I have separated for thee destroyers, Each with his weapons, And they have cut down the choice of thy cedars, And have cast them on 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 And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to 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 And they have said, 'Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve 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 Ye do not weep for the dead, nor bemoan for him, Weep ye sore for the traveller, For he doth not return again, Nor hath he seen the land of his birth.
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 thus said Jehovah concerning Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah, who is reigning instead of Josiah his father, who hath gone forth from this place: He doth not turn back hither again;
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 For in the place whither they have removed him he dieth, And this land he doth not see again.
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 is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
“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 Who is saying, 'I build for myself a large house, And airy upper chambers,' And he hath cut out for himself its windows, Ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
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 Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father — did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then [it is] well with 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 decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then [it is] well — is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.
“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, thus said Jehovah concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: They do not lament for him, Ah, my brother, and Ah, sister, They do not lament for him, Ah, lord, and Ah, his honour.
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 The burial of an ass — he is buried, Dragged and cast out thence to the gates of Jerusalem.
Li va antere ak antèman bourik, trennen e jete deyò pòtay Jérusalem yo.”
20 Go up to Lebanon, and cry, And in Bashan give forth thy voice, And cry from Abarim, For destroyed have been all loving thee.
“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 have spoken unto thee in thine ease, Thou hast said, 'I do not hearken,' This [is] thy way from thy youth, For thou hast not hearkened 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 All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
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 O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, How gracious hast thou been when pangs come to thee, Pain — as of a travailing woman.
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 I live — an affirmation of Jehovah, Though Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah Were a seal on My right hand, Surely thence I draw thee away,
“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 And I have given thee into the hand of those seeking thy life, And into hands of which thou art afraid, Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, And into the hand of 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 And I have cast thee, And thy mother who bore thee, unto another country, Where ye were not born, and there do ye 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 And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
Men pou peyi kote yo ta vle retounen an, yo p ap retounen la.”
28 A grief — a despised broken thing — is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?
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 Earth, earth, earth, hear a word of Jehovah,
O latè, latè, latè, tande pawòl SENYÈ a!
30 Thus said Jehovah: Write ye this man childless, A man — he doth not prosper in his days, For none of his seed doth prosper, Sitting on the throne of David, And ruling again in 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.”
