Jeremi 31
1 Seyè a di ankò: -Lè sa a, m'ap Bondye tout branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la. Yo tout y'ap vin pèp pa mwen.
At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, And they shall be my people.
2 Nan dezè a mwen te aji ak bon kè ak moun ki te chape anba lanmò nan lagè. Moun Izrayèl yo pral resi viv ak kè poze.
Thus saith Jehovah: The people, escaped from the sword, hath found favor in the wilderness; I will go and give rest to Israel.
3 Byen lwen, Seyè a te fè m' wè li. Li t'ap di: Nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl, mwen p'ap janm sispann renmen nou. Se poutèt sa m'ap toujou aji byen ak nou.
Jehovah appeared to me from afar, [[saying, ]] With an everlasting love do I love thee, Therefore have I kept mercy for thee.
4 Bèl pèp Izrayèl mwen sa a, m'ap rebati peyi nou an. Peyi nou an va kanpe ankò. Nou pral dekwoke tanbouren nou yo ankò. Nou pral danse ak kè kontan.
Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel! Again shalt thou adorn thy tabrets, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry.
5 Nou pral plante rezen sou tout mòn Samari yo. Moun ki va plante se yo ki va rekòlte.
Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria; The planters shall plant, and eat the fruit.
6 Wi, lè sa a moun k'ap veye yo va rete sou mòn Efrayim yo, y'a rele byen fò: Annou wè! Ann moute mòn Siyon, bò kot Seyè a, Bondye nou an.
For the day is coming when the watchmen shall cry upon Mount Ephraim, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion, To Jehovah, our God.
7 Seyè a di ankò: -Chante ak kè kontan pou pèp Izrayèl la! Pi gwo nasyon pase l' nanpwen. Fè yo tande jan n'ap chante pou Bondye. Seyè a delivre pèp li a. Li delivre sa ki te rete nan pèp Izrayèl la.
For thus saith Jehovah: Sing with gladness for Jacob, And shout for the head of the nations! Publish ye, praise ye, and say: Jehovah, thou hast saved thy people, The remnant of Israel.
8 Wi, se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap mennen yo sot nan nò. M'ap ranmase yo nan dènye bout latè. Sa ki avèg, sa k'ap bwete, fanm ki ansent, fanm ki gen tranche, yo tout ap vin ansanm. Se yon foul moun k'ap tounen.
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the North, And gather them from the extremities of the earth; And with them shall be the blind and the lame, The woman with child, and she that is in travail with child together; A great company shall return thither.
9 Sou tout wout la y'ap lapriyè, y'ap kriye de ran dlo, antan m'ap mennen yo tounen. M'ap fè yo pran yon wout plat kote yo p'ap bite, jouk yo rive bò sous dlo yo. Mwen tankou yon papa pou pèp Izrayèl la. Efrayim se premye pitit gason m'.
They shall come with weeping, And amid supplications will I lead them; I will conduct them to streams of water, In a straight way, in which they shall not stumble. For I have become a father to Israel, And Ephraim is my first-born.
10 Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm lòt nasyon yo, koute sa m'ap di: Mache fè konnen l' nan tout zile ki byen lwen yo. Di yo: Seyè a te gaye tout pèp Izrayèl la. Se li menm ki pral sanble yo ankò. Mwen pral okipe yo, tankou gadò k'ap okipe mouton l'.
Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, And proclaim it in the distant coasts, and say: “He that scattered Israel will gather him, And will guard him, as a shepherd his flock.”
11 Mwen libere moun fanmi Jakòb yo. Mwen delivre yo anba men yon nasyon ki te pi fò pase yo.
For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
12 Y'ap vini sou mòn Siyon an, y'ap chante tèlman y'ap kontan. Y'a kontan anpil pou tou sa Seyè a pral ba yo. L'ap ba yo ble, diven, lwil fre, mouton, kabrit, bèf. Y'ap tankou yon jaden byen wouze. Y'ap gen tou sa yo bezwen.
And they shall come and sing upon the height of Zion; They shall exult in the bounty of Jehovah, The corn, and the new wine, and the oil, And the young of the flock, and of the herd; And they shall be as a well-watered garden, And they shall languish no more.
13 Jennfi yo va danse tèlman y'a kontan. Jennjan ansanm ak granmoun gason yo va kontan tou. M'ap wete lapenn nan kè yo, m'ap fè yo kontan. M'ap fè yo pran kouraj. Nan mitan chagren yo, m'ap fè yo kontan.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and old men together, For I will change their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and cheer them after their sorrow.
14 M'ap fè prèt yo manje vyann gra kont kò yo. Pèp mwen an va jwenn tou sa yo bezwen nan tout bon bagay m'a ba yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And I will satisfy the priests with fatness, And my people shall be satisfied with my bounty, saith Jehovah.
15 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Yo tande yon sèl rèl nan Rama. Yo tande kriye ak gwo anmwe. Se Rachèl k'ap kriye pou pitit li yo. Li pa vle kite pesonn konsole l' paske pitit li yo mouri.
Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel, weeping for her children, Refuseth to be comforted, because they are no more.
16 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Sispann rèl ou yo, Rachèl. Siye dlo nan je ou. Sa ou te fè pou pitit ou yo p'ap pèdi. Y'ap tounen soti nan peyi lènmi yo.
Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears, For thy labor shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; They shall come again from the land of the enemy.
17 Gen bèl espwa pou ou denmen. Pitit ou yo pral tounen nan peyi yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
There is hope for thy future days, saith Jehovah; Thy children shall come again to their border.
18 Mwen tande moun Izrayèl yo ap plenn. Y'ap di konsa: -Seyè, nou te tankou yon ti towo mawon. Men, ou donte nou, ou moutre nou jan pou nou obeyi ou. Fè nou tounen vin jwenn ou, paske ou se Seyè a, Bondye nou an.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a steer not broken. Turn thou me, and I shall be turned, For thou, O Jehovah, art my God!
19 Nou te vire do ba ou, men, koulye a nou vle tounen vin jwenn ou. Sa te fè nou lapenn, nou rekonèt sa nou te fè a mal. Nou te wont, nou te bese tèt nou atè, paske nou te peche nan tan jennès nou.
Surely, after I returned, I repented, And after I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh; I was ashamed, yea, I was confounded, Because I bore the reproach of my youth.”
20 Izrayèl, nou se pitit gason mwen pi renmen an, pitit mwen pi pito a. Chak fwa non nou vin nan bouch mwen pou m' pini nou, mwen chonje jan mwen renmen nou. Se poutèt sa mwen fèb pou nou, m'a gen pitye pou nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a beloved child? For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still. My heart beateth for him; I will have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
21 Mete mak sou tout wout la, plante jalon sou tout chemen an. Jwenn chemen ou te pran lè ou taprale a. Tounen non, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, tounen lakay nou nan lavil ki pou nou yo.
Set thee up waymarks; Raise thee pillars; Have regard to the highway, the way that thou goest! Return, O virgin of Israel, Return to these thy cities!
22 Kilè n'a sispann drive deyò, bann wòklò! Mwen fè yon bagay tou nèf nan peyi a: Koulye a se fanm k'ap liyen gason.
How long wilt thou wander about, O rebellious daughter? Behold, Jehovah createth a new thing in the earth: The woman shall protect the man.
23 Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di ankò: -Lè m'a fè pèp mwen an tounen lakay li, men sa yo pral mache di ankò nan tout peyi Jida ak nan tout lavil li yo: Se pou Seyè a beni mòn ki apa pou li a, mòn kote Bondye k'ap delivre a rete a.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Again shall they say in the land of Judah, And in the cities thereof, when I bring back their captives, “May Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of justice, O holy mountain!”
24 Se sou mòn sa a moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun tout lavil yo pral rete. Se la moun k'ap travay latè yo ansanm ak moun k'ap gade mouton yo pral rete tou.
And Judah shall dwell in it, and all his cities together, Husbandmen, and they that go forth with their flocks.
25 Mwen pral bay tout moun ki bouke yo kouraj. Mwen pral plen vant tout moun k'ap mouri grangou yo.
For I will refresh him that is thirsty, And I will satisfy him that languisheth.
26 Lè sa a, pèp la va di: M' al dòmi. Lè m' leve, mwen wè dòmi an te bon pou mwen.
Upon this I awoke, and beheld, And my sleep was sweet to me.
27 Talè konsa mwen pral simen moun ak bèt nan tout peyi Izrayèl la ak nan tout peyi Jida a. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah. With the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
28 Menm jan mwen te pran san m' pou m' te derasinen yo, lage yo atè, demoli yo, detwi yo, fè malè sou yo, se konsa tou mwen pral pran san m' pou m' rebati yo, pou m' replante yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
And it shall be that as I have watched over them To pluck up, and to pull down, and to overthrow, And to destroy, and to afflict, So will I watch over them To build, and to plant, saith Jehovah.
29 Lè sa a, pesonn p'ap di ankò: Papa ak manman te manje rezen vèt, se dan timoun yo ki gasi.
In those days they shall no more say, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge.”
30 Moun ki manje rezen vèt la, se li menm ki va gen dan gasi. Chak moun va mouri pou sa li fè ki mal.
But every one shall die for his own iniquity; Every man that eateth sour grapes, His teeth shall be set on edge.
31 Seyè a di ankò: Lè a pral rive, mwen pral pase yon lòt kontra avèk moun peyi Izrayèl yo ansanm ak moun peyi Jida yo.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will make with the house of Israel, And with the house of Judah, a new covenant;
32 Se p'ap tankou kontra mwen te pase avèk zansèt yo a lè m' te pran men yo pou m' te fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip. Atout se mwen ki te mèt yo, yo pa t' kenbe kontra mwen an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa!
Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, In the day when I took them by the hand To bring them out of the land of Egypt; Which covenant of mine they broke, And I rejected them, saith Jehovah.
33 Men kontra mwen pral pase ak pèp Izrayèl la. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Lè sa a, m'ap mete prensip mwen yo anndan kè yo, m'ap make lòd mwen yo nan lespri yo. M'a tounen Bondye pou yo, y'a tounen yon pèp pou mwen.
But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith Jehovah, I will put my law into their inward parts, And upon their hearts will I write it; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people.
34 Pesonn p'ap bezwen moutre lòt moun nan peyi a kouman pou yo chache konnen Seyè a, paske yo tout ap konnen m', depi sa ki pi piti a jouk sa ki pi gran an. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. M'a padonnen sa yo fè ki mal, mwen p'ap chonje peche yo ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And they shall teach no more, Every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, Saying, “Know ye Jehovah!” For they shall all know me, From the least of them even to the greatest of them, saith Jehovah; For I will forgive their iniquity, And I will remember their sin no more.
35 Seyè a mete solèy la pou l' klere lajounen. Li bay lalin ak zetwal yo lòd pou yo klere lannwit. Li eksite lanmè a, li fè l' move. Se li menm ki Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a: Se konsa yo rele l'.
Thus saith Jehovah, Who made the sun for a light by day, And the ordinances of the moon and stars for a light by night, Who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar, Jehovah of hosts is his name:
36 Toutotan prensip sa yo va kenbe, se toutotan pèp Izrayèl la va yon nasyon devan mwen. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
If these ordinances shall depart from before me, Then shall the race of Israel also cease from being a nation before me forever.
37 Si yon jou yo ka rive mezire wotè syèl la, si yo ka rive konnen fondasyon latè a, konsa tou, yon jou mwen ka rive voye tout pèp Izrayèl la jete poutèt tou sa yo fè ki mal. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Thus saith Jehovah: If the heavens above can be measured, Or the foundations of the earth beneath searched out, Then will I cast off all the race of Israel For all which they have done, saith Jehovah.
38 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Pa rete lontan ankò, yo pral rebati tout lavil Jerizalèm pou Seyè a, depi gwo fò Ananyèl la jouk Pòtay Kwen an.
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, That the city shall be built to Jehovah From the tower of Hananeel to the corner-gate.
39 Limit lavil la va konmanse la, l'a pran direksyon ti mòn Garèb la sou bò lwès, l'a vire bò Goa.
And the measuring line shall go forth over against it even to the hill Gareb, And extend itself to Goath.
40 Y'a pran tout fon ki sèvi pou antere kadav ak pou boule fatra a, tout tè ki soti depi bò ravin Sedwon an rive nan kwen Pòtay Chwal yo sou bò lès, y'a mete yo apa pou mwen. Yo p'ap janm kraze, ni yo p'ap janm demoli yo ankò.
And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, And all the fields to the brook Kidron, Even to the corner of the horsegate toward the East, Shall be holy to Jehovah. No more shall it be plucked up, Or thrown down, forever.
