Jeremiah 23
1 Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.
“Malè a bèje k ap detwi e gaye mouton patiraj Mwen yo!” deklare SENYÈ a.
2 Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Akoz sa, pale SENYÈ Bondye Israël la konsènan bèje k ap fè gadyen pèp Mwen yo: “Nou fin gaye bann mouton Mwen, chase yo ale, e nou pa t okipe yo. Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou regle nou pou mechanste a zak nou yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
3 And I do gather the remnant of My flock Out of all the lands whither I drove them, And have brought them back unto their fold, And they have been fruitful, and multiplied.
“Epi konsa, Mwen va rasanble retay bann mouton Mwen an soti nan tout peyi ke m te pouse yo ale yo, e mennen yo retounen nan pa yo. Yo va vin bay fwi e peple anpil.
4 And I have raised for them shepherds, And they have fed them, And they fear no more, nor are affrighted, Nor are they lacking — an affirmation of Jehovah.
Anplis, Mwen va leve bèje sou yo e yo va okipe yo. Konsa, yo p ap pè ankò, ni plen ak laperèz ni okenn moun p ap manke,” deklare SENYÈ a.
5 Lo, days are coming — an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
“Gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “lè Mwen va fè leve pou lakay David, yon branch plen ladwati. Li va renye kon wa, aji ak sajès e fè jistis ak ladwati nan peyi a.
6 In his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, 'Our Righteousness.'
Nan jou Li yo, Juda va sove, e Israël va rete ansekirite. Men non pa sila yo va rele Li a: ‘SENYÈ a, Ladwati Nou an.’”
7 Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they do not say any more, Jehovah liveth who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,
“Akoz sa, gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “lè yo p ap di ankò: ‘Kon SENYÈ a viv ki te mennen fè monte fis Israël yo soti nan peyi Égypte;’
8 But — Jehovah liveth, who brought up, And who brought in, the seed of the house of Israel, From the land of the north, And from all the lands whither I drove them, And they have dwelt on their own ground!
men: ‘Kon SENYÈ a viv, ki te mennen e fè retounen desandan lakay Israël yo soti nan peyi nò a e soti nan tout peyi kote mwen te chase yo ale yo.’ Konsa, yo va viv sou pwòp tèren pa yo.”
9 In reference to the prophets: Broken hath been my heart in my midst, Fluttered have all my bones, I have been as a man — a drunkard, And as a man — wine hath passed over him, Because of Jehovah, and of His holy words.
Epi pou pwofèt yo: kè m fin kase anndan m. Tout zo m yo tranble; Mwen vin kon yon moun sou, menm yon moun ki soumèt anba gwòg, akoz SENYÈ a, e akoz pawòl sen Li yo.
10 For of adulterers hath the land been full, For because of these hath the land mourned, Dried up hath been the pleasant places of the wilderness, And their course is evil, and their might — not right.
“Paske peyi a plen ak adiltè; paske akoz madichon, peyi a ap kriye. Patiraj nan savann yo fin seche. Y ap kouri nan move chemen e pwisans yo pa pou sa ki dwat.
11 For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Ni pwofèt ni prèt yo vin pouri nèt. Menm anndan lakay Mwen an, Mwen jwenn mechanste yo”, deklare SENYÈ a.
12 Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Akoz sa, chemen pa yo va yon wout ki glise nan tenèb la; yo va vin chase jis rive nan fènwa e vin glise tonbe ladann; paske Mwen va mennen gwo kalamite sou yo nan ane règleman yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
13 And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people — Israel — to err.
“Anplis, pami pwofèt Samarie yo, Mwen te wè yon betiz. Yo te pwofetize pa Baal e yo te egare pèp Mwen an, Israël.
14 And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me — all of them — as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.
Osi, pami pwofèt Jérusalem yo, Mwen te wè yon move bagay: Zak adiltè, e yo mache nan sa ki fo. Yo ranfòse men a malfektè yo, pou okenn moun pa vire kite mechanste li. Yo tout vin pou Mwen tankou Sodome e abitan li yo kon Gomorrhe.
15 Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, concerning the prophets: Lo, I am causing them to eat wormwood, And have caused them to drink water of gall, For, from prophets of Jerusalem Hath profanity gone forth to all the land.
Akoz sa, pale SENYÈ dèzame yo konsènan pwofèt yo: “Gade byen, Mwen ap bay yo manje bwa lanmè e fè yo bwè dlo anpwazone; paske soti nan pwofèt Jérusalem yo, tout kalite pouriti gaye nan tout peyi a.”
16 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Pa koute pawòl a pwofèt k ap fè pwofesi devan nou yo. Y ap mennen nou nan bagay ki pou ryen. Yo pale yon vizyon ki sòti nan pwòp imajinasyon pa yo, men pa nan bouch SENYÈ a.
17 Saying diligently to those despising The word of Jehovah: Peace is for you, And [to] every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said: Evil doth not come in unto you.
Yo kontinye di a sila k ap meprize Mwen yo, ‘SENYÈ a te di: “Nou va gen lapè”’” e pou tout sila k ap mache nan pwòp tèt di yo, yo di: “Malè p ap rive nou.”
18 For who hath stood in the counsel of Jehovah, And seeth and heareth His word? Who hath regarded My word, and hearkeneth?
Men se kilès ki te kanpe nan konsèy a SENYÈ a, pou l ta wè e tande pawòl li? Kilès ki te prete atansyon a pawòl Mwen, e te koute l?
19 Lo, a whirlwind of Jehovah — Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
Gade byen, tanpèt SENYÈ a deja sòti ak gwo kòlè li. Tankou yon toubiyon k ap vire touwon, li va vire desann sou tèt a mechan an.
20 The anger of Jehovah doth not turn back Till His doing, and till His establishing, The thoughts of His heart, In the latter end of the days ye attend to it With understanding.
Kòlè SENYÈ a p ap vire fè bak jiskaske Li fin fèt pou l acheve tout volonte a kè li yo. Nan dènye jou yo, nou va konprann sa byen klè.
21 I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.
Mwen pa t voye pwofèt sila yo, men yo te kouri. Mwen pa t pale ak yo, men yo te fè pwofesi.
22 But — if they stood in My counsel, Then they cause My people to hear My words, And they turn them back from their evil way, And from the evil of their doings.
Men si yo te konn kanpe nan konsèy Mwen an; alò, yo t ap anonse pawòl Mwen yo a pèp Mwen an pou fè yo vire fè bak kite wout mechan yo, ak mechanste a zak pa yo.
23 A God near [am] I — an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?
“Èske Mwen se pa yon Bondye ki toupre?” deklare SENYÈ a: “E ki pa yon Bondye ki lwen?
24 Is any one hidden in secret places, And I see him not? an affirmation of Jehovah, Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? An affirmation of Jehovah.
Èske yon nonm ka kache kò l yon kote kachèt pou M pa wè l?” deklare SENYÈ a? “Èske Mwen pa ranpli syèl yo ak tè a?” deklare SENYÈ a?”
25 I have heard that which the prophets said, Who prophesy in My name falsehood, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'
“Mwen te tande sa pwofèt ki fè fo pwofesi nan non Mwen yo te di. Y ap di: ‘Mwen te fè yon rèv, mwen te fè yon rèv!’
26 Till when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,
Pou konbyen de tan? Èske gen yon bagay nan kè pwofèt ki fè fo pwofesi yo, menm pwofèt sila ki twonpe pwòp kè yo?
27 Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
Yo gen entansyon fè pèp Mwen an bliye non Mwen ak rèv ke yo repete youn ak lòt yo, menm jan ke papa zansèt yo te bliye non M akoz Baal?
28 The prophet with whom [is] a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom [is] My word, Let him truly speak My word. What — to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.
Pwofèt ki fè rèv la, kite li repete rèv li a. Epi sila ki gen pawòl pa M, kite l pale pawòl pa M nan ak verite. Kisa gen nan pay ki sanble ak sereyal?
29 Is it not thus? My word [is] as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer — it breaketh in pieces a rock.
Èske pawòl Mwen pa tankou yon dife?” deklare SENYÈ a: “Èske li pa tankou yon mato ki kraze fann wòch?”
30 Therefore, lo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Stealing My words each from his neighbour.
Pou sa, gade byen, “Mwen kont pwofèt yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Ki vòlè pawòl Mwen yo soti nan youn lòt.”
31 Lo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm — an affirmation.
“Gade byen, Mwen kont pwofèt yo”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Ki sèvi lang yo pou deklare, ‘SENYÈ a deklare’.
32 Lo, I [am] against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I — I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Gade byen, Mwen kont sila ki te fè pwofesi fo rèv” deklare SENYÈ a: “E ki te repete yo pou egare pèp Mwen yo ak manti yo, ak ògèy san kontwòl yo, malgre se pa Mwen ki te voye yo, ni kòmande yo. Ni yo pa founi okenn benefis pou pèp sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a.
33 And when this people, or the prophet, Or a priest, doth ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye [are] the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.
“Alò, lè pèp sa a, pwofèt la oswa prèt la mande ou pou di: ‘Se kilès ki pòt pawòl SENYÈ a?’ Alò, ou va reponn yo: ‘Ki pòt pawòl sa a?’ “Mwen va retire jete nou” deklare SENYÈ a’.
34 And the prophet, and the priest, and the people, That saith, The burden of Jehovah, I have seen after that man, and after his house.
Epi pou pwofèt la, prèt la oswa pèp la ki di: ‘Pòt pawòl SENYÈ a’, Mwen va mennen pinisyon sou moun sila a ak lakay li.
35 Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah spoken?
Konsa nou chak va di a vwazen li, ak frè li: ‘Se ki repons SENYÈ a te bay’, oswa ‘se ak kilès SENYÈ a te pale?’
36 And the burden of Jehovah ye do not mention any more, For the burden to each is — His word, And ye have overturned the words of the living God, Jehovah of Hosts, our God.
Paske nou p ap sonje pwofesi SENYÈ a ankò, akoz pawòl a chak moun va devni pwop mesaj li. Konsa nou fin tòde pawòl a SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye nou an.
37 Thus dost thou say unto the prophet What hath Jehovah answered thee? And what hath Jehovah spoken?
Pou sa a, nou va di a pwofèt sa a: ‘Ki repons SENYÈ a te bannou?’ epi ‘Kisa SENYÈ a te di’?
38 And if the burden of Jehovah ye say, Therefore thus said Jehovah: Because of your saying this word, The burden of Jehovah, And I do send unto you, saying, Ye do not say, The burden of Jehovah.
Akoz nou di: ‘Pwofesi SENYÈ a,’ anverite, konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Akoz nou sèvi pawòl sila a, “pwofesi SENYÈ a,” Mwen ap voye kote nou pou di: “Nou pa pou di ‘Pwofesi SENYÈ a!”’
39 Therefore, lo, I — I have taken you utterly away, And I have sent you out, And the city that I gave to you, And to your fathers, from before My face,
Akoz sa, gade byen, Mwen va, anverite, bliye nou e jete nou lwen prezans Mwen, ansanm ak vil ke M te bannou ak papa zansèt nou yo.
40 And I have put on you reproach age-during, And shame age-during that is not forgotten!
Mwen va fè poze yon repwòch ki p ap janm sòti sou nou, ak yon imilyasyon ki p ap janm bliye.”
