Jeremi 50
1 Men mesaj Seyè a te mete nan bouch pwofèt Jeremi sou lavil Babilòn ak sou tout moun peyi a:
The word that the Lord hath spoken against Babylon, and against the land of the Chaldeans in the hand of Jeremias the prophet.
2 -Bay tout nasyon yo nouvèl la. Fè yo konnen l'. Bay siyal la, fè nouvèl la mache. Pa kenbe nouvèl la kache. Di yo: Yo pran lavil Babilòn, yo fè bondye Babilòn lan wont. Yo fini ak Madouk. Tout zidòl li yo wont. Yo kraze tout vye bagay sa yo.
Declare ye among the nations, and publish it, lift up a standard: proclaim, and conceal it not: say: Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is overthrown, their graven things are confounded, their idols are overthrown.
3 Paske yon nasyon ap soti nan nò, l'ap mache pran peyi a, l'ap fè l' tounen yon dezè. p'ap gen pesonn ladan l'. Bèt kou moun ap kouri met deyò.
For a nation is come up against her out of the north, which shall make her land desolate: and there shall be none to dwell therein, from man even to beast: yea they are removed, and gone away.
4 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Jou sa yo, lè sa a, moun peyi Izrayèl yo ak moun peyi Jida yo ap vini ansanm. Y'ap mache, y'ap kriye, y'ap chache Seyè a, Bondye yo a.
In those days, and at that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Juda together: going and weeping they shall make haste, and shall seek the Lord their God.
5 Y'ap mande chemen pou y' al mòn Siyon, y'ap pran chemen an ale. Yo pral siyen yon kontra ak Seyè a, yon kontra k'ap la pou tout tan, yon kontra yo p'ap janm bliye.
They shall ask the way to Sion, their faces are hitherward. They shall come, and shall be joined to the Lord by an everlasting covenant, which shall never be forgotten.
6 Pèp mwen an te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Se gadò yo ki te lage yo, kifè yo gaye nan mòn yo. Y'ap mache pwonmennen nan tout mòn yo. Yo pèdi chemen kay yo.
My people have been a lost flock, their shepherds have caused them to go astray, and have made them wander in the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting place.
7 Tout moun ki jwenn yo sou wout yo tonbe sou yo. Lè konsa lènmi yo di: Se pa fòt nou! Se yo menm ki fè peche kont Seyè a ki te ka rann yo jistis, kont Seyè a ki te tout espwa zansèt yo.
All that found them, have devoured them: and their enemies said: We have not sinned in so doing: because they have sinned against the Lord the beauty of justice, and against the Lord the hope of their fathers.
8 Nou menm pèp Izrayèl la, kouri kite lavil Babilòn! Mete deyò nan peyi moun Kalde yo! Se nou menm ki pou pati an premye kite peyi a.
Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans: and be ye as kids at the head of the flock.
9 Mwen pral leve yon bann gwo nasyon bò nan nò, mwen pral fè yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Yo pral pran pozisyon pou yo goumen avè l', yo pral kraze l'. Sòlda yo, se moun ki gen anpil ladrès nan sèvi ak banza, yo pa janm manke sa y'ap vize a.
For behold I raise up, and will bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north: and they shall be prepared against her, and from thence she shall be taken: their arrows, like those of a mighty man, a destroyer, shall not return in vain.
10 Y'ap piye lavil Babilòn. Wi, tout moun k'ap piye l' yo ap pran pot ale jouk yo pa konn kote pou yo mete ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
And Chaldea shall be made a prey: all that waste her shall be filled, saith the Lord.
11 Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm moun lavil Babilòn ki t' al piye pèp ki rele m' pa m' lan, nou te kontan, nou t'ap fè fèt, nou t'ap sote ponpe tankou ti gazèl lage nan savann, nou t'ap ranni tankou jenn poulen.
Because you rejoice, and speak great things, pillaging my inheritance: because you are spread abroad as calves upon the grass, and have bellowed as bulls.
12 Men, peyi nou an, lavil kote nou moun lan, pral wont. Yo pral trennen yo nan labou. Nan tout nasyon yo, Babilòn pral dèyè nèt. L'ap tounen yon dezè, san dlo, san yon pyebwa.
Your mother is confounded exceedingly, and she that bore you is made even with the dust: behold she shall be the last among the nations, a wilderness unpassable, and dry.
13 Paske Seyè a pral move sou li. p'ap gen pesonn rete nan lavil Babilòn lan. Tout kay li yo ap tounen mazi. Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi, y'a mete men nan tèt lè y'a wè tout sa ki rive l'.
Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but shall be wholly desolate: every one that shall pass by Babylon, shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
14 Nou menm ki sèvi ak banza, ranje kò nou, sènen lavil Babilòn. Tire sou li! Voye tout flèch nou yo sou li, paske li fè peche kont Seyè a.
Prepare yourselves against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow: fight against her, spare not arrows: because she hath sinned against the Lord.
15 Nou tout ki sènen l' yo, rele byen fò, mache pran li! Lavil Babilòn rann tèt li. Miray li yo tonbe, gwo poto l' yo atè. Se konsa m'ap tire revanj mwen. Tire revanj nou sou li. Fè l' pase sa li te fè nou pase a.
Shout against her, she hath every where given her hand, her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down, for it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance upon her: as she hath done, so do to her.
16 Pa kite pesonn pou plante jaden! Pa kite pesonn pou ranmase lè sezon rekòt rive! Lè lagè a va pete, tout moun lòt nasyon yo va chache chemen pa yo, y'a kouri met deyò al lakay yo.
Destroy the sower out of Babylon, and him that holdeth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the sword of the dove every man shall return to his people, and every one shall flee to his own land.
17 Seyè a di ankò: -Pèp Izrayèl la te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Lyon gaye yo nan tout raje. Premye moun ki mete men sou yo se te wa peyi Lasiri a. Apre sa, se te Nèbikadneza, wa peyi Babilòn lan, ki te kraze tout zo yo.
Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria devoured him: and last this Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18 Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, men sa mwen di: Mwen pral regle wa Babilòn lan ansanm ak tout peyi li a, menm jan mwen te regle wa peyi Lasiri a.
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Behold I will visit the king of Babylon and his land, as I have visited the king of Assyria.
19 Apre sa, m'ap fè pèp Izrayèl la tounen nan peyi l'. Y'a manje tou sa k'ap pouse sou mòn Kamèl ak nan zòn Bazan. Y'a manje plen vant yo tou sa y'a rekòlte sou mòn Efrayim yo ak nan peyi Galarad.
And I will bring Israel again to his habitation: and he shall feed on Carmel, and Bason, and his soul shall be satisfied in mount Ephraim, and Galaad.
20 Jou sa yo, lè sa a, yo p'ap jwenn yon peche pou mete sou kont moun Izrayèl yo, ni yon mechanste pou mete sou kont moun Jida yo, paske m'ap padonnen tout moun m'a kite chape anba lanmò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
In those days, and at that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none: and the sin of Juda, and there shall none be found: for I will be merciful to them, whom I shall leave.
21 Seyè a di ankò: -Mache pran peyi moun Mira-Tayim yo! Atake moun peyi Pekòd yo! Touye yo tout, fini ak yo nèt! Se pou nou fè tou sa mwen menm mwen ban nou lòd fè a!
Go up against the land of the rulers, and punish the inhabitants thereof, waste, and destroy all behind them, saith the Lord: and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22 Nan tout peyi a, se lagè k'ap fèt! Se kraze brize nèt ale!
A noise of war in the land, and a great destruction.
23 Lavil Babilòn te tankou yon gwo mato ki t'ap kraze tout moun sou latè. Koulye a, mato a chape, li tonbe, li kraze. Yo fini ak Babilòn. Yo fè l' tounen yon dezè san moun ladan l' nan mitan tout nasyon yo!
How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!
24 Babilòn! Mwen te pare yon pèlen pou ou! Ou tonbe ladan l' san ou pa konnen! Yo jwenn ou, yo mete men sou ou, paske ou te soti pou goumen avè m'.
I have caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware of it: thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord.
25 Seyè a louvri depo zam li yo. Li fè kòlè, li mete yo deyò, paske mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, mwen gen yon travay pou m' fè ak moun Babilòn yo.
The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be done in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Soti toupatou sou latè, vin atake l'! Louvri tout depo pwovizyon l' yo! Anpile tou sa nou jwenn, boule tout pou Seyè a. Pa kite anyen!
Come ye against her from the uttermost borders: open that they may go forth that shall tread her down: take the stones out of the way, and make heaps, and destroy her: and let nothing of her be left.
27 Touye tout sòlda li yo tankou bèf nan labatwa! Madichon pou moun Babilòn yo! Jòdi a, lè chatiman yo a rive!
Destroy all her valiant men, let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them, for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28 Koute! Moun k'ap kouri chape kò yo, moun k'ap kouri kite lavil Babilòn lan, ap moute sou mòn Siyon, y'ap fè konnen jan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap tire revanj li pou sa moun Babilòn yo fè tanp li a.
The voice of them that flee, and of them that have escaped out of the land of Babylon: to declare in Sion the revenge of the Lord our God, the revenge of his temple.
29 Voye chache tout moun ki konn sèvi ak banza pou yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Fè yo sènen lavil la nèt, pou pesonn pa ka chape. Fè l' peye tou sa li te fè. Fè l' pase tou sa li te fè lòt moun pase, paske li te konprann pou l' te kenbe tèt ak Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa.
Declare to many against Babylon, to all that bend the bow: stand together against her round about, and let nose escape; pay her according to her work: according to all that she hath done, do ye to her: for she hath lifted up herself against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Se poutèt sa, yo pral touye tout jenn gason l' yo nan tout lari. Jou sa a, yo pral disparèt tout sòlda li yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets: and all her men of war shall hold their peace in that day, saith the Lord.
31 Moun Babilòn, nou awogan twòp! Mwen leve dèyè nou! Se mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, ki di sa. Jou pa ou la rive, lè pou m' pini ou lan rive sou ou.
Behold I come against thee, O proud one, saith the Lord the God of hosts: for thy day is come, the time of thy visitation.
32 Peyi moun awogan sa yo pral tonbe. Pesonn p'ap ka fè l' kanpe ankò. M'ap mete dife nan tout lavil yo. Tout bagay alawonn pral boule.
And the proud one shall fall, he shall fall down, and there shall be none to lift him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.
33 Wi, men sa Seyè a di ankò: Y'ap peze moun peyi Izrayèl yo ansanm ak moun peyi Jida yo. Moun ki te depòte yo kenbe yo kout, yo pa vle lage yo.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of Israel, and the children of Juda are oppressed together: all that have taken them captives, hold them fast, they will not let them go.
34 Men, moun k'ap vin delivre yo a fò tou! Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a. Se konsa li rele. L'ap pran defans yo, l'ap fè tout lòt nasyon yo viv ak kè poze, men l'ap bay moun lavil Babilòn yo kè sote.
Their redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is his name: he will defend their cause in judgment, to terrify the land, and to disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Lanmò pou lavil Babilòn! Lanmò pou tout moun ki rete ladan l'! Lanmò pou chèf li yo, pou moun save l' yo!
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
36 Lanmò pou divinò li yo! Se yon bann egare yo ye. Lanmò pou sòlda li yo! Y'ap tranble, yo pa konn sa pou yo fè.
A sword upon her diviners, and they shall be foolish: a sword upon her valiant ones, and they shall be dismayed.
37 Lanmò pou chwal li yo! Kraze tout cha lagè li yo. Lanmò pou tout moun lòt nasyon k'ap fè djòb sòlda lakay yo! Se pou yo vin tankou fanm. Disparèt tout richès li yo. Piye tout byen li yo.
A sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the people that are in the midst of her: and they shall become as women: a sword upon her treasures, and they shall be made a spoil.
38 Chechrès nan tout peyi a. Se pou tout dlo rivyè yo cheche. Babilòn se yon peyi zidòl, k'ap fè moun pèdi tèt yo.
A drought upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things.
39 Se poutèt sa, se chat mawon ak vye bèt nan bwa ki pral rete nan peyi sa a. Se la gwo zwazo otrich yo pral rete. P'ap janm gen moun rete ladan l' ankò pou tout tan, jouk sa kaba.
Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns: and ostriches shall dwell therein, and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be built up from generation to generation.
40 Sa pral tankou gwo malè Bondye te voye sou lavil Sodòm ak lavil Gomò, malè ki te detwi yo ansanm ak tout ti bouk nan vwazinaj yo. Pesonn p'ap rete la, p'ap gen yon moun nan peyi a ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a wi ki di sa.
As the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, and their neighbour cities, saith the Lord: no man shall dwell there, neither shall the son of man inhabit it.
41 Moun ap soti nan yon peyi bò nan nò. Yon gwo pèp ak anpil chèf vanyan soti byen lwen, y'ap pare pou fè lagè.
Behold a people cometh from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth.
42 Yo pran banza ak frenn yo. Yo mechan anpil, se yon bann san manman. Lè yo sou chwal yo, y'ap fè bri tankou lanmè lè l' move. Yo pare lame yo pou yo vin fè lagè kont Babilòn.
They shall take the bow and the shield: they are cruel and unmerciful: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses: like a man prepared for battle against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
43 Wa Babilòn lan pran nouvèl la. Li santi de bra l' kase. Li gen yon sèl kè sere, l'ap soufri tankou yon fanm ki gen tranche.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands are grown feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, pangs as a, woman in labour.
44 Tankou yon lyon k'ap soti nan rakbwa bò larivyè Jouden an pou l' ale kote bèt yo ye nan savann yo, mwen menm Seyè a, m'ap vini. M'ap fè moun yo kouri kite peyi a, anvan yo bat je yo. Lè sa a, se moun m'a chwazi a m'a mete pou gouvènen peyi a. Ki moun ki tankou m'? Ki moun ki ka koresponn avè m'? Ki chèf ki ka kenbe tèt avè m'?
Behold he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan to the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall bear up against me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance?
45 Konsa, koute sa mwen soti pou m' fè moun lavil Babilòn yo, sa mwen fè lide fè moun peyi Kalde yo: Sèten, ata timoun yo yo pral trennen pot ale. Yo pral devaste tout peyi a devan je yo.
Therefore hear ye the counsel of the Lord, which he hath taken against Babylon: and his thoughts which he hath thought against the land of the Chaldeans: surely the little ones of the flocks shall pull them down, of a truth their habitation shall be destroyed with them.
46 Lè lavil Babilòn tonbe, l'ap fè yon kokennchenn bri, latè ap tranble. Y'ap tande rèl moun yo nan tout lòt nasyon yo.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard amongst the nations.
