Jeremi 21
1 Wa Sedesyas te voye Pachou, pitit gason Malkija a, ak Sefanya, pitit gason Mesaja a, prèt la, bò kote Jeremi pou mande l' yon sèvis.
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
2 Yo di l': -Tanpri, pale ak Seyè a pou nou, paske Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, ap fè nou lagè. Ou pa janm konnen! Seyè a ka fè ankò pou nou yonn nan mirak li yo pou fòse Nèbikadneza vire do l' al fè wout li.
“Please inquire of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
3 Lè sa a, Seyè a pale ak Jeremi. Lèfini, Jeremi di mesye yo: -Men sa n' aval di wa Sedesyas pou mwen:
Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
4 Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pale. Li di konsa: Mwen pral pran tout zam ou genyen pou goumen kont wa Nèbikadneza ak lame moun Kalde ki sènen nou yo, mwen pral detounen yo, m'ap anpile yo nan mitan lavil la.
‘The LORD, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
5 Se mwen menm menm ki pral goumen ak nou avèk tout fòs mwen, avèk tout kouraj mwen, avèk kòlè, avèk raj, avèk yon gwo kòlè.
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
6 Mwen pral touye tout moun ki rete nan lavil sa a. Mwen pral voye yon gwo maladi sou tout moun ak sou tout bèt pou yo mouri.
I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.
7 Apre sa, -se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa-m'ap pran nou tout, ni Sedesyas, wa peyi Jida a, ni chèf li yo, ni rès moun ki pa mouri nan lagè, nan grangou ak anba maladi yo, m'ap lage nou nan men Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, nan men lènmi ki soti pou touye nou yo. Y'ap touye nou anba kout nepe. Yo p'ap kite yonn nan nou chape. Yo p'ap gen pitye pou pesonn, yo p'ap pran priyè.
Afterward,” says the LORD, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’
8 Lèfini, w'a di pèp la men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, mwen di: Mwen pral mande nou pou nou chwazi ant lavi ak lanmò.
“You shall say to this people, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Tout moun ki va rete nan lavil la pral mouri nan lagè, osinon anba grangou, ou ankò maladi pral fini ak yo. Men, tout moun ki va soti al pote tèt yo bay moun Kalde k'ap sènen nou yo p'ap mouri. Y'a sove lavi yo nan batay la.
He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will escape with his life.
10 Wi, mwen pral fè kichòy pou lavil sa a, men se va pou malè yo, pa pou byen yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale. Mwen pral lage l' nan men wa Babilòn lan. Li pral boule l' ratè.
For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’
11 Men sa w'a di moun ki lakay wa peyi Jida a: -Koute pawòl Seyè a.
“Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear the LORD’s word:
12 Nou menm ki soti nan branch fanmi wa David la, men sa Seyè a voye di nou. Rann tout moun jistis chak jou. Pwoteje moun y'ap peze yo, wete yo anba ponyèt moun k'ap peze yo a. Si nou pa fè sa, mwen pral fè kòlè sou nou. M'ap boule nou tankou dife moun pa ka touye, paske nou fè anpil mechanste.
House of David, the LORD says, ‘Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
13 Nou menm moun Jerizalèm ki chita nan fon an, tankou gwo wòch nan mitan yon plenn, mwen menm Seyè a, mwen pral regle nou. N'ap plede di: Pa gen moun ki ka atake nou, pa gen moun ki ka antre kote n' kache a.
Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says the LORD. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?”
14 Men m'ap pini nou pou sa nou fè. M'ap mete dife nan gwo bèl kay bwa nou yo. Dife a pral boule tou sa ki bò kote yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’”
