Jeremi 1
1 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.
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 Lè Seyè a te pale ak Jeremi an, Jozyas, pitit gason Amon an, t'ap mache sou trèzan depi li te wa peyi Jida.
to whom the word of YHWH came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 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.
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4 Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
Now the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
5 -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.
"Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."
6 Mwen reponn li: -Aa! Seyè Bondye sèl mèt! Se timoun mwen ye. Mwen pa konn pale.
Then I said, "Ah, Lord YHWH. Look, I do not know how to speak; for I am a child."
7 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.
But YHWH said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a child;' for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.
8 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.
Do not be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you," says YHWH.
9 Apre sa, Seyè a lonje men l', li manyen bouch mwen. Epi li di m': -Men mwen mete pawòl mwen nan bouch ou.
Then YHWH put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and YHWH said to me, "Look, I have put my words in your mouth.
10 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.
Look, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant."
11 Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' ankò: -Kisa ou wè la a, Jeremi? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon branch zanmann.
Moreover the word of YHWH came to me, saying, "Jeremiah, what do you see?" I said, "I see a branch of an almond tree."
12 Lè sa a, Seyè a di: -Se sa menm! Mwen menm, m'ap veye pou sa m' di a rive vre.
Then YHWH said to me, "You have seen well; for I watch over my word to perform it."
13 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.
The word of YHWH came to me the second time, saying, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a boiling caldron; and it is tipping away from the north."
14 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.
Then YHWH said to me, "Out of the north evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
15 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.
For, look, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north," says YHWH; "and they shall come, and they shall each set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 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.
I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
17 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.
"You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.
18 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.
For, look, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
19 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.
They will fight against you; but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you," says YHWH, "to deliver you."
