Jeremi 29
1 Pwofèt Jeremi rete lavil Jerizalèm li voye yon lèt bay tout moun Nèbikadneza te depòte soti lavil Jerizalèm ale lavil Babilòn, ki vle di bay chèf fanmi, prèt, pwofèt ak tout rès pèp lavil Jerizalèm wa a te fè depòte.
Now these are the wordes of the booke that Ieremiah the Prophet sent from Ierusalem vnto the residue of the Elders which were caryed away captiues, and to the Priestes, and to the Prophets, and to all the people whome Nebuchad-nezzar had caried away captiue from Ierusalem to Babel:
2 Se te apre yo te fin pran wa Jekonya, manman li, gwo zotobre nan palè a, chèf peyi Jida ak chèf lavil Jerizalèm yo, atizan yo, bòs fòjon yo pou depòte yo.
(After that Ieconiah the King, and the Queene, and the eunuches, the princes of Iudah, and of Ierusalem, and the workemen, and cunning men were departed from Ierusalem)
3 Jeremi renmèt lèt la nan men de moun Sedesyas, wa peyi Jida a, t'ap voye bò kote Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan. Se te Elasa, pitit Chafan ak Gemarya, pitit Ilkija. Jeremi voye di yo nan lèt la:
By the hand of Elasah the sonne of Shaphan and Gemariah the sonne of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah King of Iudah sent vnto Babel to Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel) saying,
4 -Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, voye pou tout moun li te fè yo pran lavil Jerizalèm pou depòte jouk lavil Babilòn.
Thus hath the Lord of hostes the God of Israel spoken vnto all that are caryed away captiues, whome I haue caused to be caryed away captiues from Ierusalem vnto Babel:
5 Nou mèt bati kay pou nou rete, nou mèt plante jaden pou nou manje.
Buylde you houses to dwell in, and plant you gardens, and eate the fruites of them.
6 Marye, fè pitit. Marye pitit gason nou yo, marye pitit fi nou yo pou yo ka fè pitit. Kote nou ye laba a, peple. Pa kite nou fin mouri.
Take you wiues, and beget sonnes and daughters, and take wiues for your sonnes, and giue your daughters to husbands, that they may beare sonnes and daughters, that ye may bee increased there, and not diminished.
7 Travay pou fè peyi kote Seyè a fè yo depòte nou an wè zafè l' mache byen. Lapriyè Seyè a pou yo. Paske, si sa bon pou yo la bon pou nou tou.
And seeke the prosperitie of the citie, whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiues, and pray vnto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you haue peace.
8 Wi, men avètisman Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, voye ban nou: Pa kite pwofèt ki nan mitan nou yo ak divinò yo ban nou manti! Pa koute moun k'ap rakonte rèv yo fè.
For thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Let not your prophets, and your southsayers that bee among you, deceiue you, neither giue eare to your dreames, which you dreame.
9 Se pou yo ka twonpe nou pi byen kifè yo pran non m' mete devan. Se pa mwen ki voye yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
For they prophecie you a lie in my Name: I haue not sent them, saith the Lord.
10 Seyè a di ankò: Lè lavil Babilòn lan va rive sou swasanndizan depi li kanpe a, m'a vin vizite nou, m'a fè kichòy pou nou. M'a kenbe bèl pwomès mwen te fè nou an, m'a fè nou tounen lakay nou ankò.
But thus saith the Lord, That after seuentie yeeres be accomplished at Babel, I will visite you, and performe my good promise toward you, and cause you to returne to this place.
11 Se mwen ki konnen sa m' gen nan tèt mwen pou nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale. Se byen nou mwen ta vle wè, pa malè nou. Mwen ta vle denmen nou jwenn sa n'ap tann lan.
For I knowe the thoughtes, that I haue thought towards you, saith the Lord, euen the thoughtes of peace, and not of trouble, to giue you an ende, and your hope.
12 Lè sa a, n'a rele m', n'a vin lapriyè nan pye m', m'a reponn nou.
Then shall you crie vnto mee, and ye shall go and pray vnto me, and I will heare you,
13 N'a chache m', n'a jwenn mwen paske n'a chache m' ak tout kè nou.
And ye shall seeke mee and finde mee, because ye shall seeke mee with all your heart.
14 Wi, m'a kite nou jwenn mwen. Se mwen menm ki di sa. M'a fè peyi nou an kanpe ankò. M'ap pase men m' ranmase nou nan tout peyi toupatou kote m' te gaye nou yo. M'ap mennen nou tounen kote m' te pran nou pou m' te depòte nou an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And I wil be found of you, saith the Lord, and I will turne away your captiuitie, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places, whither I haue cast you, saith the Lord, and will bring you againe vnto the place, whence I caused you to be caryed away captiue.
15 Seyè a voye di nou sa paske nou pretann di li voye pwofèt ban nou lavil Babilòn.
Because ye haue sayd, The Lord hath raised vs vp Prophets in Babel,
16 Enben, men sa Seyè a di sou wa ki chita sou fotèy wa David la, sou pèp lavil Jerizalèm la, ki vle di rès fanmi yo pa t' depòte ansanm ak nou yo.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of the King, that sitteth vpon the throne of Dauid, and of all the people, that dwell in this citie, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captiuitie:
17 Wi. Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a di: Mwen pral voye lagè, grangou ak move maladi sou yo. M'ap fè yo tounen tankou vye fig pouri moun pa ka manje.
Euen thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will sende vpon them the sworde, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figges, that cannot bee eaten, they are so naughtie.
18 M'ap rete la dèyè yo ak lagè, grangou, move maladi. Tout nasyon sou latè pral sezi lè y'a wè sa ki rive yo. Nan tout peyi kote mwen pral gaye yo, moun pral fè sezisman, y'ap mete men nan tèt lè y'a wè yo. Y'a pran non yo pou sèvi jouman, pou bay moun madichon.
And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence: and I will make them a terror to all kingdomes of the earth, and a curse, and astonishment and an hissing, and a reproche among all the nations whither I haue cast them,
19 Tou sa va rive yo paske yo pa t' vle koute sa m' t'ap di yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Malgre mwen pa t' sispann voye pwofèt yo, sèvitè m' yo, ba yo, yo pa janm vle koute.
Because they haue not hearde my words, saith the Lord, which I sent vnto them by my seruantes the Prophetes, rising vp earely, and sending them, but yee woulde not heare, saith the Lord.
20 Men, nou menm Seyè a te pran lavil Jerizalèm pou l' depòte lavil Babilòn, manyè koute sa Seyè a ap di nou!
Heare ye therefore the word of the Lord all ye of the captiuitie, whome I haue sent from Ierusalem to Babel.
21 Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay sou Akab, pitit Kolaja, ansanm ak Sedesyas, pitit Maseja, ki t'ap pran non Seyè a pou bay manti. Mwen pral lage yo nan men Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, ki pral fè touye yo la devan nou tout.
Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, of Ahab the sonne of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the sonne of Maaseiah, which prophecie lyes vnto you in my Name, Beholde, I will deliuer them into the hande of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and he shall slay them before your eyes.
22 Apre sa, lè moun peyi Jida yo te depòte lavil Babilòn yo va bezwen bay moun madichon y'a sèvi ak non mesye sa yo. Y'a di: Se pou Seyè a fè ou sa l' te fè Sedesyas ansanm ak Akab wa Babilòn lan te fè boule tou vivan.
And al they of the captiuitie of Iudah, that are in Babel, shall take vp this curse against them, and say, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whome the King of Babel burnt in the fire,
23 Se sa k'ap rive yo, paske yo te yon gwo wont pou pèp Izrayèl la. Yo fè adiltè ak madanm jwif parèy yo, lèfini y'ap pran non mwen pou bay manti, pou bay mesaj mwen pa t' mete nan bouch yo. Mwen konnen sa yo fè, mwen te wè yo ak je m'. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Because they haue committed vilenie in Israel, and haue committed adulterie with their neighbours wiues, and haue spoken lying words in my Name, which I haue not commanded them, euen I knowe it, and testifie it, saith the Lord.
24 Seyè a te bay pwofèt Jeremi yon mesaj pou Chemaja, moun Nekelam,
Thou shalt also speake to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
25 paske Chemaja te pran reskonsablite voye yon lèt bay yon prèt yo te rele Sefanya, pitit Maseja, pou tout lòt prèt yo ansanm ak tout moun lavil Jerizalèm yo. Chemaja te voye di yo:
Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy Name vnto all the people, that are at Ierusalem, and to Zephaniah the sonne of Maaseiah the Priest, and to all the Priests, saying,
26 -Seyè a te fè ou prèt nan plas Jeojada pou veye sa k'ap pase nan tanp lan. Se devwa ou pou ou pran tout moun fou k'ap pran pòz pwofèt yo pou mete yo nan chenn ak yon kolye fè nan kou yo.
The Lord hath made thee Priest for Iehoiada the Priest, that yee should bee officers in the House of the Lord, for euery man that raueth and maketh himselfe a Prophet, to put him in prison and in the stockes.
27 Poukisa ou pa fè anyen ak Jeremi, nonm Anatòt la, k'ap pran pòz pwofèt li nan mitan pèp la?
Nowe therefore why hast not thou reproued Ieremiah of Anathoth, which prophecieth vnto you?
28 Men koulye a li ekri nou isit lavil Babilòn, li voye di nou n'ap rete lontan nan sitiyasyon sa a. Nou mèt bati kay pou nou rete, nou mèt plante jaden pou nou ka manje.
For, for this cause hee sent vnto vs in Babel, saying, This captiuitie is long: buyld houses to dwell in, and plant gardens, and eate the fruites of them.
29 Sefanya, prèt la, te li lèt la bay pwofèt Jeremi.
And Zephaniah the Priest red this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.
30 Lè sa a, Seyè a bay Jeremi lòd sa a:
Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Ieremiah, saying,
31 -Voye mesaj sa a bay tout moun yo depòte lavil Babilòn yo. Men sa Seyè a di sou Chemaja, moun Nekelam. Chemaja pran pòz pwofèt li, men se pa mwen ki voye l'. Li fè nou bwè yon bann manti.
Send to all them of the captiuitie, saying, Thus saith the Lord of Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah hath prophecied vnto you, and I sent him not, and hee caused you to trust in a lye,
32 Se poutèt sa, mwen menm Seyè a, mwen pral pini Chemaya ansanm ak tout kòt fanmi li. Mwen p'ap kite yon moun nan fanmi li vivan nan mitan nou pou wè bèl bagay mwen pral fè pou pèp mwen an, paske li te moute tèt pèp la kont Bondye, Seyè a.
Therefore thus saieth the Lord, Behold, I wil visite Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seede: hee shall not haue a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he beholde the good, that I will doe for my people, sayth the Lord, because he hath spoken rebelliously against the Lord.
