Jeremi 11
1 Seyè a pale ak Jeremi, li di l' konsa:
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
2 -Koute kondisyon nou te pase nan kontra a. W'a pale ak moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun ki rete lavil Jerizalèm yo.
“Listen to the words of this covenant and tell them to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
3 W'a di yo men sa Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di: Madichon pou tout moun ki pa kenbe kondisyon ki nan kontra a.
You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
4 Se kontra sa a mwen te pase ak zansèt nou yo lè mwen t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip, peyi ki te tankou yon gwo dife nan dèyè yo. Mwen te di yo: Se pou nou koute m', se pou nou fè tou sa mwen ban nou lòd fè. Se konsa, n'a yon pèp ki rele m' pa m'. Mwen menm, m'a sèl Bondye nou.
which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
5 Lè sa a m'a kenbe pwomès ak gwo sèman mwen te fè bay zansèt nou yo, pou m' te ba yo yon bon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl ap koule tankou dlo. Se peyi sa a ki pa nou jòdi a! Mwen reponn: -Se vre, Seyè!
This was in order to establish the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is to this day.” “Amen, LORD,” I answered.
6 Apre sa, Seyè a di m' ankò: -Al repete tout pawòl sa yo byen fò nan zòrèy moun lavil peyi Jida yo, ak nan zòrèy moun nan tout lari lavil Jerizalèm. Di yo: Koute kondisyon ki nan kontra a. Fè tou sa ki ladan l'.
Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out.
7 Paske, depi lè mwen t'ap fè zansèt nou yo soti kite peyi Lejip jouk rive jòdi a, mwen pa manke avèti yo. Depi lè sa a m' dèyè yo, m'ap mande yo pou yo koute sa m' te di yo!
For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
8 Men yo pa tande, zòrèy yo bouche. Mwen te mande yo pou yo te fè tou sa mwen te ba yo lòd fè nan kontra a, men yo derefize. Se konsa mwen pini yo jan m' te di yo sa nan kontra a.
Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”
9 Apre sa, Seyè a di m' konsa: -Moun Jida ak moun lavil Jerizalèm moute konplo sou do mwen.
And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem.
10 Yo tonbe ankò nan menm peche ak zansèt yo ki te refize koute sa m' t'ap di yo. Yo menm tou, yo kouri dèyè lòt bondye pou fè sèvis pou yo. Ni moun peyi Izrayèl yo, ni moun peyi Jida yo pa kenbe kontra mwen te pase ak zansèt yo a.
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
11 Enben! Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale: Mwen pral voye yon malè sou yo. Yo p'ap ka chape anba l'. Y'a kriye nan pye m', mwen p'ap koute yo.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
12 Lè sa a, se pou moun peyi Jida yo ak moun ki rete lavil Jerizalèm yo al kriye nan pye bondye y'ap sèvi yo. Se pa pou yo yo te konn boule ofrann yo! Tansèlman, bondye sa yo p'ap ka sove yo lè malè a va rive sou yo.
Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
13 Nou menm moun peyi Jida, nou gen yon bondye pou chak lavil nan peyi a! Nou menm moun lavil Jerizalèm, mezi lari nou genyen se mezi lotèl nou bati pou boule ofrann pou Baal, zidòl k'ap fè nou wont la!
Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
14 Ou menm, Jeremi, ou pa bezwen vin plede pou moun sa yo. Ou pa bezwen plenyen pou yo, ni ou pa bezwen lapriyè pou yo. Paske y'a rele nan pye m' lè malè a va rive sou yo, mwen p'ap tande yo.
As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me in their time of disaster.
15 Seyè a di ankò: -Pèp mwen renmen anpil la gen move lide dèyè tèt yo. Ki dwa yo genyen pou yo vin nan Tanp mwen an? Yo gen lè konprann yo ka egzante malè k'ap vin sou yo a avèk bèl pwomès y'ap fè m' yo, yo ka chape anba l' avèk vyann anpil bèt y'ap ofri pou mwen yo, apre sa pou y' al pran plezi yo?
What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom, so that you can rejoice?
16 Yon lè, mwen te rele yo: Bèl pye oliv mwen an, plen fèy, chaje donn. Men, koulye a, m'ap vini ak yon bri loraj, m'ap mete dife nan fèy li yo, m'ap kase tout branch li yo.
The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
17 Se mwen menm Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki te plante pèp Izrayèl la ansanm ak pèp Jida a. Men koulye a, mwen pran desizyon pou m' voye malè sou yo. Se yo menm ki chache l' avèk tou sa yo fè ki mal: Se yo ki fè m' fache paske y' al boule ofrann pou Baal!
The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”
18 Seyè a fè m' konnen yo t'ap moute yon konplo sou do mwen. Li fè m' wè jan yo t'ap manniganse sou do m' pou yo pran m'.
And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds.
19 Mwen menm, mwen te tankou yon ti mouton tou dou yo t'ap mennen labatwa, mwen pa t' konnen se sou do m' yo t'ap konplote konsa lè yo t'ap di: Annou koupe pyebwa ki byen kanpe a. Ann disparèt li sou latè pou pesonn pa chonje l' ankò.
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
20 Lè sa a, mwen lapriyè, mwen di: -Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, ou se yon jij ki pa nan patipri. Ou sonde tou sa ki nan kè ak nan lide moun. Mwen lage kòz mwen nan men ou. Fè m' wè jan w'ap tire revanj ou sou yo.
O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
21 Mesye lavil Anatòt yo te soti pou yo touye m'. Yo di m' konsa: O wi, si ou louvri bouch ou pou pale nan non Seyè a ankò, n'ap touye ou.
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.”
22 Enben, men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di: M' pral regle ak yo! Jenn gason yo pral mouri nan lagè. Pitit gason ak pitit fi yo pral mouri grangou.
So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
23 Lè lè a va rive pou yo peye pou sa yo fè a, m'ap voye yon sèl malè sou moun lavil Anatòt yo. Yo yonn p'ap chape.
There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
