Jeremi 1
1 Nan liv sa a, nou jwenn sa Jeremi, pitit gason Ilkija a, te di ak sa l' te fè. Li te yonn nan prèt ki te rete lavil Anatòt, nan pòsyon tè branch fanmi Benjamen an.
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkijah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
2 Lè Seyè a te pale ak Jeremi an, Jozyas, pitit gason Amon an, t'ap mache sou trèzan depi li te wa peyi Jida.
to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign;
3 Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè l' ankò. Lè sa a, se Jojakim, pitit gason Jozyas la, ki te wa nan peyi Jida. Anpil fwa menm apre sa, Seyè a pale avèk Jeremi, rive sou onzyèm lanne rèy wa Sedesyas, pitit gason Jozyas la, jouk senkyèm mwa nan lanne sa a, lè yo depòte moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.
it came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
5 -Mwen te konnen ou anvan menm mwen te ba ou lavi nan vant manman ou. Mwen te mete ou apa pou mwen anvan menm ou te fèt. Mwen te chwazi ou pou ou te yon pwofèt pou nasyon yo.
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I hallowed thee, I appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Mwen reponn li: -Aa! Seyè Bondye sèl mèt! Se timoun mwen ye. Mwen pa konn pale.
And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
7 Men, Seyè a di mwen: -Pa di se timoun ou ye. Ou gen pou ou ale bò kot tout moun m'ap voye ou. W'a di yo tou sa m'a ba ou lòd di yo.
But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Ou pa bezwen pè pesonn. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' pwoteje ou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di ou sa.
Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
9 Apre sa, Seyè a lonje men l', li manyen bouch mwen. Epi li di m': -Men mwen mete pawòl mwen nan bouch ou.
And Jehovah put forth his hand and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 Jòdi a, m'ap ba ou otorite sou pèp yo ak sou gouvènman yo, pou ou derasinen, pou ou koupe, pou ou kraze, pou ou demoli, pou ou bati, pou ou plante.
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up, and to break down, and to destroy, and to overthrow, to build and to plant.
11 Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' ankò: -Kisa ou wè la a, Jeremi? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon branch zanmann.
And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.
12 Lè sa a, Seyè a di: -Se sa menm! Mwen menm, m'ap veye pou sa m' di a rive vre.
And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.
13 Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè m' yon lòt fwa ankò, li di m': -Kisa ou wè la a? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon chodyè dlo k'ap bouyi sou yon dife. Vapè dlo cho a ap desann soti nan nò.
And the word of Jehovah came to me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething-pot, and its face is from the north.
14 Lè sa a Seyè a fè m' konnen: -Yon gwo malè pral soti nan nò, l'ap tonbe sou tout moun ki rete nan peyi a.
And Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north shall evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 Paske m'ap rele tout ras moun ki rete nan peyi sou bò nò yo pou yo vini. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. Y'a vini, y'a mete fotèy wa yo devan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm. Y'ap fè wonn miray ranpa l' yo, y'ap atake tout lavil nan peyi Jida yo.
For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah:
16 M'a pini moun nan peyi a jan m' te di l' la, paske yo te fè sa ki mal. Yo vire do ban mwen, y' al boule lansan pou lòt bondye. Yo fè zidòl, lèfini yo fè sèvis pou yo.
and I will pronounce my judgments against them for all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Men ou menm, Jeremi, mete gason sou ou! Leve non! Di yo tou sa mwen ba ou lòd di. Ou pa bezwen pè yo. Si ou pè yo, m'ap fè ou pi pè yo lè w'a devan yo.
Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them.
18 Jòdi a m'ap ba ou fòs pou kenbe tèt ak tout moun nan peyi Jida a, ak wa l' yo, ak chèf li yo, ak prèt li yo, ak tout rès pèp la. W'ap tankou yon lavil ak gwo miray ranpa, tankou yon poto fè, tankou yon miray fèt an kwiv.
And I, behold, I appoint thee this day as a strong city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land; against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
19 Yo tout pral leve dèyè ou. Men, yo p'ap ka fè ou anyen. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' delivre ou. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.
And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
