Jeremi 17
1 Seyè a di: -Yo ekri peche moun Jida yo ak yon sizo an fè. Li make nan kè nou ak yon pwent an dyaman. Li grave sou kat kwen lotèl nou yo,
Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and will lean his arm of flesh upon him, while his heart departs from the Lord.
2 pou pitit yo ka chonje tout lotèl yo ak tout poto repozwa yo plante bò pyebwa plen fèy sou tèt mòn yo.
3 Nou menm k'ap fè sèvis sou mòn yo, nan mitan pyebwa yo, m'ap fè moun vin piye richès nou yo ak trezò nou yo poutèt peche nou te fè sou mòn yo toupatou nan peyi a.
4 Se nou menm ankò ki pral bay peyi mwen te ban nou an. M'ap fè nou tounen domestik lènmi nou yo, nan yon peyi nou pa t' janm konnen paske nou te fè m' fache. Kòlè m' tankou yon dife ki p'ap janm mouri.
5 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Madichon pou moun ki vire do ban mwen pou mete konfyans yo nan moun parèy yo, pou konte sou sa moun ap fè pou yo.
6 Y'ap tankou yon ti pyebwa nan dezè k'ap pouse nan yon tè sèk, san dlo, nan yon tè sale kote pèsonn pa rete. Yo p'ap janm wè zafè yo mache byen.
And he shall be as the wild tamarisk in the desert: he shall not see when good comes; but he shall dwell in barren [places], and in the wilderness, in a salt land which is not inhabited.
7 benediksyon pou moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a, wi, pou moun ki mete tout espwa yo nan li.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord shall be.
8 L'ap tankou pyebwa yo plante bò larivyè, k'ap plonje rasin li nan dlo. Li pa pè anyen lè sezon chalè rive, paske fèy li yo ap toujou vèt. Te mèt gen yon lanne chechrès, sa pa fè l' anyen, l'ap toujou donnen.
And he shall be as a thriving tree by the waters, and he shall cast forth his root toward a moist place: he shall not fear when heat comes, and there shall be upon him shady branches: he shall not fear in a year of drought, and he shall not fail to bear fruit.
9 Pa gen anyen ki ka twonpe moun pase sa ki nan kè lòt moun. Pa gen renmèd pou sa. Ki moun ki ka rive konprann sa k'ap pase nan kè lèzòm?
The heart is deep beyond all things, and it is the man, and who can know him?
10 Mwen menm Seyè a, mwen konnen tout lide ki nan tèt yo, mwen sonde santiman ki nan kè yo. M'ap bay chak moun sa yo merite dapre jan yo mennen bak yo.
I the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices.
11 Moun k'ap fè mal pou yo ka rive rich, yo tankou zwezo k'ap kouve ze yo pa t' ponn. Yo poko parèt, y'ap pèdi tou sa yo te genyen. Anvan yo mouri, yo gen tan pèdi tèt yo.
The partridge utters her voice, she gathers [eggs] which she did not lay; [so is a man] gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days [his riches] shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool.
12 Tanp nou an tankou yon bèl fotèy ki kanpe sou tèt mòn lan depi nan konmansman.
An exalted throne of glory is our sanctuary.
13 Seyè! Se ou ki tout espwa pèp Izrayèl la. Tout moun ki lage ou pral wont. Moun ki vire do ba ou ap disparèt tankou non ki ekri sou sab, paske yo lage ou, Seyè, ou menm ki sous dlo fre a.
O Lord, the hope of Israel, let all that have left you be ashamed, let them that have revolted be written on the earth, because they have forsaken the fountain of life, the Lord.
14 Seyè, geri m' non, m'a gaya! Delivre m' non, m'a sove! Se pou ou m'a fè lwanj.
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my boast.
15 Moun yo ap di mwen: Kote sa Seyè a te di a? Se pou l' rive vre!
Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come.
16 Men, Seyè, mwen pa t' janm kole dèyè ou pou ou te voye malè sou yo! Mwen pa t' janm mande pou move tan tonbe sou yo! Seyè, ou konn sa! Se devan ou mwen te di tou sa m' te di.
But I have not been weary of following you, nor have I desired the day of man; you know; the [words] that proceed out of my lips are before your face.
17 Tanpri, pa kite sa vire mal pou mwen! Jou malè se ou ki tout pwoteksyon m'!
Be not to me a stranger, [but] spare me in the evil day.
18 Se moun k'ap chache touye m' yo ki pou wont. Pa mwen. Se yo ki pou gen kè kase. Pa mwen. Fè malè tonbe sou yo. Kraze yo an miyèt moso!
Let them that persecute me be ashamed, but let me not be ashamed: let them be alarmed, but let me not be alarmed: bring upon them the evil day, crush them with double destruction.
19 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Al kanpe bò Pòtay Pèp la, kote wa Jida yo pase pou antre soti nan lavil la. W'a bay mesaj sa a. Lèfini, al kanpe bò tout lòt pòtay lavil yo, w'a di menm bagay la.
Thus says the Lord; Go and stand in the gates of the children of your people, by which the kings of Juda enter, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem:
20 W'a di yo: Nou menm, wa peyi Jida ak tout moun nan peyi a, nou tout moun lavil Jerizalèm ki pase nan pòtay sa yo, koute sa Seyè a di:
and you shall say to them, Hear the word of the Lord, you kings of Juda, and all Judea, and all Jerusalem, [all] who go in at these gates:
21 Li te di si nou renmen lavi nou, pa pote ankenn chay jou repo a. Pa kite yo pote chay antre nan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm yo.
thus says the Lord; Take heed to your souls, and take up no burdens on the sabbath-day, and go not forth [through] the gates of Jerusalem;
22 Pa pote chay soti lakay nou jou repo a. Piga nou fè ankenn travay jou sa a. Se pou nou mete jou repo a apa pou Seyè a, jan mwen te bay zansèt nou yo lòd la.
and carry forth no burdens out of your houses on the sabbath-day, and you shall do no work: sanctify the sabbath-day, as I commanded your fathers.
23 Men zansèt nou yo pa t' koute m', yo pa okipe sa m' te di yo a. Yo fè tèt di. Yo pa obeyi m'. Yo derefize fè sa m' te di yo fè.
But they listened not, and inclined not their ear, but stiffened their neck more than their fathers [did], so as not to hear me, and not to receive correction.
24 Men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, mwen di: Si nou menm nou koute lòd mwen ban nou, si nou pa kite pesonn pote chay antre nan pòtay lavil la jou repo a, si nou kenbe jou repo a tankou yon jou nou mete apa pou mwen, si nou pa fè ankenn travay jou sa a,
And it shall come to pass, if you will listen to me, says the Lord, to carry in no burdens through the gates of this city on the sabbath-day, and to sanctify the sabbath-day, so as to do no work [upon it],
25 lè sa a, wa nou yo va antre nan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm yo ansanm ak chèf nou yo. Y'a chita sou fotèy wa David la. Yo menm ansanm ak tout pèp Jida a ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo, y'a moute cha lagè yo ak chwal yo. Ap toujou plen moun nan lavil Jerizalèm.
that there shall enter through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, and riding on their chariots and horses, they, and their princes, the men of Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited for ever.
26 Moun va soti nan tout lavil peyi Jida yo, nan tout vwazinaj lavil Jerizalèm lan, y'a soti nan peyi moun Benjamen yo, nan zòn ki nan pye mòn yo, nan mòn yo ak nan sid peyi Jida a, y'a pote bèt pou boule nèt pou Seyè a, bèt pou yo touye sou lotèl li a, ofrann grenn jaden yo ak lansan, ansanm ak ofrann pou di Bondye mèsi nan kay Seyè a.
And [men] shall come out of the cities of Juda, and from round about Jerusalem, and out of the land of Benjamin, and out of the plain country, and from the hill country, and from the south [country], bringing whole burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and incense, and manna, and frankincense, bringing praise to the house of the Lord.
27 Tansèlman, si nou pa koute m', si nou pa mete jou repo a apa pou Bondye, si jou sa a nou pote chay, si nou kite moun antre nan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm yo ak chay, m'ap mete dife nan pòtay li yo. Dife a va boule tout gwo kay lavil Jerizalèm yo. Pesonn p'ap ka touye dife sa a.
But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to me to sanctify the sabbath-day, to bear no burdens, nor go in [with them by] the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the streets of Jerusalem, and shall not be quenched.
