Jeremi 42
1 Lè sa a, tout chèf lame yo ansanm ak Jokanan, pitit Kareja a, ak Jezanya, pitit Ochaya a ak tout moun yo, gran kou piti, y' al bò kot pwofèt Jeremi,
And all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
2 yo di l' konsa: -Tanpri, fè sa n'ap mande ou la a. Lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou nou. Lapriyè pou ti rès moun ki chape yo. Paske, jan ou ka wè l' la, nou te anpil, koulye a se yon ti ponyen moun nou ye.
came near and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication come before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant (for we are left a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us);
3 Mande Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou l' fè nou konnen ki chimen pou n' pran, kisa pou n' fè.
that Jehovah thy God may shew us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.
4 Jeremi reponn yo: -Dakò. Mwen pral lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, jan nou mande m' lan. Apre sa, m'a fè nou konnen repons Seyè a ban nou. Mwen p'ap kache nou anyen.
And Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass [that] whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you: I will keep nothing back from you.
5 Yo di Jeremi konsa: -Si nou pa fè tou sa Seyè a, Bondye ou la, va di ou pou nou fè, se pou Seyè a kanpe pou l' akize nou. Lè sa a, l'a gen rezon l' nan pla men l'.
And they said to Jeremiah, Jehovah be a true and faithful witness amongst us, if we do not even according to all the word for which Jehovah thy God shall send thee to us.
6 Se nou menm ki mande ou pou lapriyè Seyè a pou nou. Kit sa fè nou plezi, kit sa pa fè nou plezi, se pou nou koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va di nou. Konsa, tout bagay va mache byen pou nou, si nou koute l'.
Whether it be good or whether it be evil, we will hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us when we hearken unto the voice of Jehovah our God.
7 Dis jou apre, Seyè a bay Jeremi repons lan.
And it came to pass at the end of ten days, that the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah.
8 Jeremi rele Jokanan, pitit Karejak la, ak tout lòt chèf lame ki te avè l' yo ansanm ak tout pèp la, gran kou piti.
And he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest,
9 Li di yo: -Nou te voye m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou m' te mande l' kichòy pou nou. Men repons li bay:
and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel, to whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him:
10 Si nou vle rete nan peyi sa a, m'ap mete nou kanpe ankò. Mwen p'ap kraze nou. M'ap fè nou pran rasin ankò, mwen p'ap dechouke nou. Paske malè mwen te voye sou nou an ban m' gwo lapenn.
If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not overthrow [you], and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up; for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
11 Koulye a, nou pa bezwen tranble devan wa Babilòn lan. Nou pa bezwen pè l'. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap pale ak nou. Mwen la avèk nou pou sove nou, pou delivre nou anba men l'.
Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid: be not afraid of him, saith Jehovah; for I will be with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
12 Paske mwen gen bon kè, m'a fè l' gen pitye pou nou, l'a kite nou tounen lakay nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And I will grant mercies to you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 Jeremi di yo ankò: -Si nou pa koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, fè nou konnen, si nou di: Non, nou p'ap rete nan peyi a!
But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land; so as not to hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God,
14 Non! Se nan peyi Lejip nou pral viv, kote nou p'ap wè lagè, kote nou p'ap tande twonpèt k'ap bay siyal lagè a, kote nou p'ap soufri grangou. Se la pou n' al viv.
saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;
15 Enben, nou menm ti ponyen moun ki rete nan moun Jida yo, koute byen sa Seyè a di nou: Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la bay: Si nou soti vre pou nou ale nan peyi Lejip, si nou desann nan peyi sa a pou nou rete,
— and now, therefore, hear the word of Jehovah, ye remnant of Judah: thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: If ye really set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there,
16 enben, lagè k'ap fè nou pè a ap rive jwenn nou jouk laba nan peyi Lejip la. Grangou k'ap ban nou tout tèt chaje sa yo pral swiv nou jouk laba a. N'ap mouri nan peyi Lejip.
then it shall come to pass, that the sword which ye fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
17 Tout moun ki soti vre pou y' ale nan peyi Lejip pou yo ka rete viv la pral mouri nan lagè, grangou pral touye yo, move maladi ap fini ak yo nèt. Lè sa a, nou yonn p'ap chape anba malè m'ap voye sou nou an.
And it shall be that all the men that have set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.
18 Wi! Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay ankò: Menm jan mwen te move anpil sou moun lavil Jerizalèm yo, se menm jan an tou m'ap move anpil sou nou si nou desann peyi Lejip. Konsa, moun va sezi wè nou, y'a vire tèt yo pou yo pa gade nou. Y'a pase nou nan betiz, y'a sèvi ak non nou pou bay madichon. Nou p'ap janm wè peyi sa a ankò.
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: As mine anger and my fury have been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt; and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach, and ye shall see this place no more.
19 Wi, men sa Seyè a voye fè nou konnen, nou menm ti ponyen ki rete nan peyi Jida a. Piga nou desann nan peyi Lejip. Mwen tou pale nou jòdi a.
Jehovah hath said concerning you, the remnant of Judah, Go ye not into Egypt. Know certainly that I have admonished you this day.
20 Se pi gwo erè nou te fè. Lè nou te mande m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou nou, nou te di m': Lapriyè li pou nou. W'a fè nou konnen tou sa l'a di ou, epi n'a fè l'.
For ye deceived yourselves in your own souls, when ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according to all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.
21 Jòdi a, mwen fè nou konnen repons li, men nou pa vle koute anyen nan sa li voye m' di nou an.
And I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah your God, nor anything for which he hath sent me unto you.
22 Enben, konn sa byen, nou pral mouri nan lagè, grangou ap touye nou, move maladi ap fini ak nou nan peyi kote nou vle al rete a.
And now know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go to sojourn.
