Jeremi 7
1 Seyè a pale ak Jeremi, li di l' konsa:
The word which 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 the house of Jehovah, and proclaim these words, and say: —Hear the word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, Who 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 suffer 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.
Trust ye not in lying words, when they say, “The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah are these.”
5 Se pou nou chanje jan n'ap viv la. Sispann fè sa n'ap fè a! Rann tout moun jistis san patipri.
Yet if ye will thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, And dispense justice between man and man,
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 not innocent blood in this place, And go not after other gods to your own 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 which I gave to your fathers, For ever and ever.
8 Men, nou chita ap kwè yon bann pawòl manti ki p'ap sèvi nou anyen.
Behold, ye trust in lying words without 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.
Ye steal, and murder, and commit adultery, And swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, And go after strange gods, which 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?
And then come and stand before me in this house, Which is called by my name, And say, “We are delivered!” Whilst ye practise 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, Become a den for robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself 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.
But go now to my place, which was in Shiloh, Where I caused my name to dwell at the first, And see what I have done to it On account of 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 have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, But ye hearkened not, And I have called to you, But 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.
Therefore will I do to the house which is called by my name, In which ye place your confidence, And to 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.
I will cast you out from my presence, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole race 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 as for thee, pray not for this people, Nor lift up a cry or a prayer for them, Nor make intercession to me for them; 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 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 sons gather the wood, And the fathers kindle the fire, And the women knead dough, To make cakes for the queen of heaven, And to pour out libations to strange gods, That they may vex me.
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.
But do they vex me, saith Jehovah? Do they not rather vex themselves, to the confusion of their own faces?
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 my anger and my fury shall be poured out on this place, Upon man and upon beast; Upon the trees of the field, And upon the fruit of the ground; It shall burn and 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 ye 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 spake not to your fathers, nor commanded them Concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, At the time when 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 this command gave I to them: “Hearken,” said I, “to my voice, And I will be your God, And ye shall be my people. And walk ye in all the ways which I command you, That it may go 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 devices and obstinacy of their evil heart, Turning their backs and not their faces toward me.
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.
From the day when your fathers came forth from the land of Egypt, Even to this day, I have also sent to you all my servants, the prophets, Daily rising early and sending.
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 to me, Nor have they inclined their ear; But they have hardened their neck, And acted more wickedly 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 when thou shalt speak all these things to them, They will not hearken to thee; And when thou shalt call to them, They will make thee no answer.
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.
Therefore shalt thou say to them, This is the nation that hearkeneth not to the voice of Jehovah their God, And taketh no correction; Truth hath failed, 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 locks, O Jerusalem, and cast them away! Set up a lamentation upon the high place! For Jehovah hath rejected and forsaken the children Against which his wrath hath been kindled.
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 pollute 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.
They have built the high places of Tophet, Which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, To burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, Which I commanded not, Which even came not 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, the days come, saith Jehovah, That it shall no more be called Tophet, Or the valley of the son of Hinnom, But the Valley of Slaughter; For they shall bury in Tophet till there be no room left.
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 dead bodies of this people shall be for meat To the birds of the air and to 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 gladness, The voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; For the land shall be desolate.
