Jeremi 7
1 Seyè a pale ak Jeremi, li di l' konsa:
The word that came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
2 -Al kanpe devan gwo pòtay kay Bondye a. Pale byen fò, epi di: Nou tout moun peyi Jida k'ap vini pase nan pòtay sa a pou n' al fè sèvis pou Seyè a, koute sa Seyè a voye di nou.
Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.
3 Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di: Se pou nou chanje jan n'ap viv la! Manyè sispann fè sa n'ap fè a pou m' ka kite nou viv isit la.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
4 Nou pa bezwen kwè pawòl manti y'ap plede repete yo: Sa se gwo kay Seyè a! Sa se gwo kay Seyè a! Sa se gwo kay Seyè a! Anyen p'ap rive nou la.
Confide ye not in words of falsehood, saying, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple is this.
5 Se pou nou chanje jan n'ap viv la. Sispann fè sa n'ap fè a! Rann tout moun jistis san patipri.
But if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye really do justice between a man and his neighbour,
6 Pa pwofite sou moun lòt nasyon yo, sou timoun ki san papa yo, sou fanm ki pèdi mari yo. Sispann fè san moun inonsan koule nan peyi a. Pa kouri dèyè lòt bondye yo. Se va pou malè nou.
[if] ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt;
7 Lè sa a, m'a kite nou viv isit la, nan peyi mwen te bay zansèt nou yo pou tout tan tout tan.
then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers from of old even for ever.
8 Men, nou chita ap kwè yon bann pawòl manti ki p'ap sèvi nou anyen.
Behold, ye confide in words of falsehood that cannot profit.
9 Kouman nou ta vle sa? N'ap vòlò, n'ap touye moun, n'ap fè adiltè, n'ap fè sèman pou bay manti, n'ap fè ofrann pou yo boule pou Baal, n'ap kouri fè sèvis pou yon bann lòt bondye nou pa t' janm konnen anvan.
What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...
10 Lèfini, n'ap vin kanpe devan m' nan kay yo mete apa pou mwen an, n'ap plede di: Nou sove! Epi nou donnen pi rèd nan fè bagay mwen pa vle wè?
then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered, — in order to do all these abominations!
11 Sanble nou pran kay yo mete apa pou mwen an fè yon kachèt pou vòlò? Se sa mwen wè n'ap fè. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
Is this house, which is called by my name, a den of robbers in your eyes? Even I, behold, I have seen it, saith Jehovah.
12 Moute Silo, ale wè kote yo te mete apa pou mwen an, premye kote mwen te chwazi pou m' te rete nan mitan nou an. Ale wè sa m' te fè l' poutèt mechanste pèp Izrayèl mwen sa a.
For go now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I caused my name to dwell at the first, and see what I did to it, for the wickedness of my people Israel.
13 Koulye a menm, gade tou sa nou fè. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Se pa ti kras pale mwen pale nou, nou derefize koute m'. Se pa ti kras rele mwen rele nou, nou pa reponn.
And now, because ye have done all these works, saith Jehovah, and I spoke unto you, rising up early and speaking, and ye heard not, and I called you, and ye answered not;
14 Enben! Sa m' te fè Silo a, se sa mwen pral fè kay yo mete apa pou mwen an, kay nou kwè ki ka sove nou an, ak peyi mwen te bay zansèt nou yo ansanm ak nou an.
I will even do unto the house which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh;
15 M'ap wete nou devan je m', menm jan mwen te voye tout frè nou yo, tout moun branch fanmi Efrayim yo, jete byen lwen.
and I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, all the seed of Ephraim.
16 Seyè a di ankò: -Jeremi monchè, ou pa bezwen lapriyè nan pye m' pou pèp sa a. Ou pa bezwen rele, ni ou pa bezwen lapriyè pou yo. Pa vin plede kòz yo bò kote m'. Paske mwen p'ap koute ou.
And thou, pray not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, and make not intercession to me; for I will not hear thee.
17 Ou pa wè sa y'ap fè nan lavil peyi Jida yo, ak nan lari lavil Jerizalèm?
Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
18 Timoun yo ap ranmase bwa. Mesye yo ap limen dife. Medam yo ap bat farin pou fè gato pou Larenn syèl la. Y'ap ofri diven vide atè pou lòt bondye. Y'ap fè tou sa pou yo fè m' lapenn.
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
19 Men, se pa mwen y'ap fè mal. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa. Se pwòp tèt yo menm y'ap fè mal, se tèt yo y'ap fè wont.
Is it I whom they provoke to anger? saith Jehovah; is it not themselves, to the shame of their own face?
20 Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, mwen di: Mwen pral pase gwo kòlè m' ni sou Tanp lan, ni sou moun, ni sou bèt, ni sou pyebwa, ni sou rekòt yo. Kòlè mwen pral tankou yon dife pesonn p'ap ka tenyen.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place; upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
21 Men sa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di ankò: -Pran tout vyann nou te konn ofri pou boule nan dife, mete yo sou vyann bèt nou touye yo. Lèfini, manje tout.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
22 Lè mwen t'ap fè zansèt nou yo soti peyi Lejip, mwen pa t' ba yo ankenn lòd sou bèt pou yo te boule nan dife pou mwen, ni sou bèt pou yo te touye pou mwen.
For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt;
23 Sèl bagay mwen te mande yo, se pou yo te koute m' lè m'ap pale ak yo. Konsa m'a toujou Bondye yo. Yo menm y'a pèp mwen. Mwen te di pou yo te swiv chemen mwen t'ap mete devan yo, pou tout bagay te ka mache byen pou yo.
but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
24 Men, yo pa t' vle koute m', yo te bouche zòrèy yo. Yo fè sa ki nan lide yo, yo fè tèt di. Pase yo vin pi bon, yo vin pi mal.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels, in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.
25 Depi jou zansèt nou yo te soti kite peyi Lejip rive jòdi a, mwen toujou voye sèvitè m' yo, pwofèt yo, pou pale ak nou.
Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt, unto this day, have I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them;
26 Men, pesonn pa koute yo, tout moun bouche zòrèy yo. Nou fè tèt di, nou fè pi mal pase zansèt nou yo.
but they have not hearkened unto me, nor inclined their ear; and they have hardened their neck: they have done worse than their fathers.
27 Se poutèt sa, Jeremi, ou pral di yo tou sa, men yo p'ap koute ou. W'ap rele yo, men yo p'ap reponn.
And thou shalt speak all these words unto them, but they will not hearken unto thee; and thou shalt call unto them, but they will not answer thee.
28 W'a di yo: se yon nasyon ki pa koute sa Seyè a ap di yo yo ye. Malgre Bondye pini yo, yo pa chanje. Pesonn pa kenbe pawòl yo ak li. Yo pa pale sou sa menm ankò.
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the nation which hath not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah their God, nor received correction; fidelity is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
29 Nou menm moun lavil Jerizalèm, koupe tout cheve nan tèt nou voye jete. Moute sou tèt mòn yo, pou nou chante plenn sò nou, paske Seyè a pa vle wè moun ki fè l' fache. Li vire do ba yo, li voye yo jete.
Cut off thy hair, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on the heights; for Jehovah hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.
30 Moun peyi Jida yo fè sa ki mal devan je m'. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa: Yo pran zidòl yo, yo enstale yo nan kay yo te mete apa pou mwen an. Konsa, li pa nan kondisyon pou sèvi m' ankò.
For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith Jehovah; they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
31 Nan Fon Benninon an, yo bati yon lotèl yo rele Tofèt pou yo ka boule pitit gason ak pitit fi yo nan dife sou li. Sa se bagay mwen p'ap mande yo fè, bagay ki pa janm vin nan lide m' pou m' mande yo fè.
And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither did it come up into my mind.
32 Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm Seyè a, mwen di: Yon lè yo p'ap rele kote sa a Tofèt, osinon Fon Benninon, men Fon Masak: Se la y'a antere moun, paske p'ap gen plas lòt kote ankò pou antere yo.
Therefore, behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when it shall no more be said, Topheth, and Valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter; for they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place.
33 Kadav moun yo va sèvi manje pou zwazo nan syèl ak bèt nan bwa. P'ap gen pesonn pou pouse bèt yo ale.
And the carcases of this people shall be food for the fowl of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall scare [them] away.
34 Peyi a pral tounen yon dezè. Nan lavil peyi Jida yo ak nan lari lavil Jerizalèm, ou p'ap tande yon moun ap pran plezi l', ou p'ap tande yon moun ap ri. p'ap menm gen fèt pou moun marye yo. Se mwen menm k'ap fè tou sa rive.
And I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
