Jeremiah 7
1 The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
Pawòl ki te vini a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a, ki te di:
2 Stand in the gate of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast proclaimed there this word, and hast said, Hear a word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, who are coming in at these gates, to bow before Jehovah:
“Kanpe nan pòtay lakay SENYÈ a. La, pwoklame pawòl sa a. Di l konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, nou tout nan Juda, ki antre nan pòtay sa yo pou adore SENYÈ a!’”
3 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Amend your ways, and your doings, And I cause you to dwell in this place.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, “Korije chemen nou yo ak zèv nou yo, e Mwen va kite nou rete nan plas sa a.
4 Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah [are] they!
Pa mete konfyans nan pawòl manti k ap di nou: ‘Sa se tanp SENYÈ a, tanp SENYÈ a, tanp SENYÈ a.’
5 For, if ye do thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, If ye do judgment thoroughly Between a man and his neighbour,
Paske si, anverite, nou korije chemen nou yo, ak zèv nou yo; si, anverite, nou pratike jistis antre yon nonm ak vwazen li,
6 Sojourner, fatherless, and widow, ye oppress not, And innocent blood do not shed in this place, And after other gods do not walk, for evil to yourselves,
si nou pa oprime etranje a, òfelen an, oswa vèv la e pa vèse san inosan a nan plas sa, ni mache dèyè lòt dye anvè pwòp destriksyon nou,
7 Then I have caused you to dwell in this place, In the land that I gave to your fathers, From age even unto age.
alò, Mwen va kite nou rete nan plas sa a, nan peyi ke M te bay a papa zansèt nou yo jis pou tout tan.
8 Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.
Gade byen, nou ap mete konfyans nan pawòl riz yo. Yo p ap ka fè anyen pou nou.
9 Stealing, murdering, and committing adultery, And swearing to falsehood, and giving perfume to Baal, And going after other gods whom ye knew not.
Èske nou va vòlè, touye moun, komèt adiltè, bay fo temwayaj, ofri sakrifis a Baal, e mache dèyè lòt dye ke nou pa t konnen,
10 And ye have come in and stood before Me, In this house on which My name is called, And have said, 'We have been delivered,' In order to do all these abominations.
epi konsa, vin kanpe devan Mwen nan kay sila a, ki rele pa non Mwen an, pou di M: ‘Nou delivre,’ —konsa pou nou ka fè tout bagay abominab sila yo?
11 A den of burglars hath this house, On which My name is called, been in your eyes? Even I, lo, I have seen, an affirmation of Jehovah.
Èske kay sila a, ki rele pa non pa M nan, èske non l vin chanje pou l vin yon kav plen vòlè devan zye nou? Gade byen, Mwen menm, Mwen te wè l,” deklare SENYÈ a.
12 But go ye, I pray you, Unto My place that [is] in Shiloh, Where I caused My name to dwell at first, And see that which I have done to it, For the wickedness of My people Israel.
“Men ale koulye a kote plas Mwen an Silo, kote non Mwen te rete an premye a. Gade la pou wè sa M te fè li akoz mechanste a pèp Mwen an, Israël la.
13 And now, because of your doing all these works, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, And ye have not hearkened, And I call you, and ye have not answered,
Konsa, akoz nou te fè tout bagay sa yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “akoz Mwen te pale ak nou, lè M te leve bonè pou nou te pale, men nou pa t tande. Mwen te rele nou, men nou pa t reponn.
14 I also to the house on which My name is called, In which ye are trusting, And to the place that I gave to you, and to your fathers, Have done, as I have done to Shiloh.
Akoz sa a, Mwen va fè rive nan kay ki rele pa non Mwen an, nan sila nou mete konfyans lan e plas ke M te bay a nou menm ak papa zansèt nou yo, menm sa M te fè nan Silo a.
15 And I have cast you from before My face, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole seed of Ephraim.
Mwen va jete nou deyò pou zye m pa wè nou, tankou Mwen te jete tout frè nou yo deyò, tout desandan Éphraïm yo.
16 And thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.
“Pou ou menm, pa priye pou pèp sila a. Pa leve yon kri pou yo, ni entèsede avè M, paske Mwen pa tande ou.
17 Art thou not seeing what they are doing In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?
Èske ou pa wè ki sa y ap fè nan vil Juda yo ak nan lari Jérusalem yo?
18 The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.
Timoun yo ranmase bwa, papa yo mete dife ladann e fanm yo bat pat farin nan pou fè gato pou rèn syèl la. Yo vide ofrann bwason bay lòt dye yo pou yo ka vekse M.
19 Me are they provoking to anger? an affirmation of Jehovah, Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces?
Èske yo vekse M? deklare SENYÈ a. “Èske se pa tèt yo ke y ap vekse jis rive nan malkonprann ki rive sou pwòp figi yo?”
20 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah, Lo, Mine anger and My fury is poured out on this place, On man, and beast, and on tree of the field, And on fruit of the ground, And it hath burned, and it is not quenched.
Pou sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a, “Kòlè Mwen ak chalè Mwen va vide sou plas sa a, ni sou lòm, ni bèt, ni bwa chan, ak sou tout fwi tè yo. Li va brile, e li p ap ka etenn.”
21 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Your burnt-offerings add to your sacrifices, And eat ye flesh.
Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Ajoute ofrann nou yo sou sakrifis nou yo e manje chè.
22 For I did not speak with your fathers, Nor did I command them in the day of My bringing them out of the land of Egypt, Concerning the matters of burnt-offering and sacrifice,
Paske Mwen pa t pale ak papa zansèt nou yo, ni kòmande yo nan jou ke M te mennen yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la, pou ofrann brile, ni pou sakrifis.
23 But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye — ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.
Men sa ke M te kòmande yo e Mwen te di: ‘Obeyi vwa M, e Mwen va Bondye nou e nou va pèp Mwen. Mache nan tout vwa ke M kòmande nou yo, pou tout bagay ale byen ak nou.’
24 And they have not hearkened, nor inclined their ear, And they walk in the counsels, In the stubbornness, of their evil heart, And are for backward, and not for forward.
Sepandan, yo pa t obeyi, ni yo pa t panche zòrèy vè Mwen. Men yo te mache nan pwòp konsèy pa yo, nan tèt di a kè mechan yo, e yo te fè an aryè olye yo fè devan.
25 Even from the day when your fathers Went out of the land of Egypt till this day, I send to you all my servants the prophets, Daily rising early and sending,
Depi nan jou ke papa zansèt nou yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la, jis rive nan jou sila a, Mwen te voye bannou tout sèvitè Mwen yo ak pwofèt yo. Chak jou Mwen te leve granmmaten pou voye yo.
26 And they have not hearkened unto Me, Nor inclined their ear, and harden their neck, They have done evil above their fathers.
Sepandan, yo pa t koute Mwen, ni panche zòrèy yo, men yo te fè tèt di. Yo te fè plis mal pase papa yo.
27 And thou hast spoken unto them all these words, And they do not hearken to thee, And thou hast called unto them, And they do not answer thee.
“Ou va pale tout pawòl sa yo avèk yo, men yo p ap koute ou. Ou va rele kote yo, men yo p ap reponn ou.
28 And thou hast said unto them: This [is] the nation that hath not hearkened, To the voice of Jehovah its God, Nor have they accepted instruction, Perished hath stedfastness, Yea, it hath been cut off from their mouth.
Ou va di yo: ‘Sa se nasyon ki pa t obeyi vwa SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, ni ki pa t aksepte koreksyon. Verite fin peri e koupe retire nèt nan bouch yo.
29 Cut off thy crown, and cast [it] away, And lift up on high places lamentation, For Jehovah hath rejected, And He leaveth the generation of His wrath.
Koupe retire cheve ou, e jete li. Kòmanse fè gwo kri sou wotè vid yo. Paske SENYÈ a fin rejte e abandone jenerasyon kòlè Li a.’
30 For the sons of Judah Have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, An affirmation of Jehovah, They have set their abominations in the house On which My name is called — to defile it,
“Paske fis a Juda yo te fè mal nan zye M,” deklare SENYÈ a. “Yo te mete bagay abominab pa yo nan kay ki rele pa non Mwen an, pou souye li.
31 And have built the high places of Tophet, That [are] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters with fire, Which I did not command, Nor did it come up on My heart.
Yo te bati wo plas la nan Topheth, ki nan vale a fis a Hinnom an, pou brile fis ak fi pa yo nan dife, ke M pa t kòmande, ni sa pa t rive nan tèt Mwen.
32 Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more, 'The Tophet,' And 'Valley of the son of Hinnom,' But 'Valley of the slaughter,' And they have buried in Tophet — without place.
Pou sa, gade byen, jou yo ap vini,” deklare SENYÈ a: “lè li p ap rele Topheth ankò, ni vale a fis a Hinnom an, men vale a masak la; paske yo va fè antèman Topheth, jis pa gen plas pou antere ankò.
33 And the carcase of this people hath been for food To a fowl of the heavens, and to a beast of the earth, And there is none troubling.
Kadav mouri a pèp sila yo va fè manje pou zwazo syèl yo ak pou bèt latè yo. Epi nanpwen moun k ap chase yo ale.
34 And I have caused to cease from cities of Judah, And from streets of Jerusalem, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, Voice of bridegroom, and voice of bride, For the land doth become a desolation!
Nan moman sa a, Mwen va fè sispann soti nan vil a Juda yo ak lari a Jérusalem yo, vwa a kè kontan ak vwa a jennonm k ap marye a, ak fi maryaj la; paske peyi a va devaste nèt.”
