Jeremi 1
1 Pawòl a Jérémie yo, fis a Hilkija a, yon nan prèt yo ki te nan Anathoth nan peyi Benjamin.
The words of Jeremias the son of Helcias, of the priests that were in Anathoth, in the land of Benjamin.
2 Pawòl SENYÈ a te vini kote li nan jou Josias yo, fis a Amon an, wa Juda a, nan trèzyèm ane règn li an.
The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3 Li te anplis, vin rive nan jou Jojakim yo, fis a Josias la, wa Juda a, jis rive nan fen onzyèm ane Sédécias, fis a Josias la, wa Juda a, jis rive nan egzil a Jérusalem nan senkyèm mwa a.
And which came to him in the days of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, unto the end of the eleventh year of Sedecias the son of Josias king of Juda, even unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive, in the fifth month.
4 Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen e te di:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 Avan Mwen te fòme ou nan vant, Mwen te konnen ou, e avan ou te fèt mwen te konsakre ou. Mwen te deziye ou kon yon pwofèt a nasyon yo.
Before I formed thee in the bowels of thy mother, I knew thee: and before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and made thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Konsa, mwen te di: “Malè a mwen, Senyè BONDYE! Gade byen, mwen pa menm konnen kijan pou m pale, paske mwen se sèlman yon jennonm.”
And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.
7 Men SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Pa di: ‘Mwen se sèlman yon jennonm’, paske tout kote Mwen voye ou, ou va ale, e tout sa ke Mwen kòmande ou, ou va pale l.
And the Lord said to me: Say not: I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee: and whatsoever I shall command thee, thou shalt speak.
8 Pa pè yo, Paske Mwen avèk ou pou delivre ou”, SENYÈ a di.
Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Epi SENYÈ a te lonje men L e te touche bouch mwen. Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Gade byen, Mwen te mete pawòl Mwen nan bouch ou.
And the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth: and the Lord said to me: Behold I have given my words in thy mouth:
10 Ou wè, Mwen te deziye ou nan jou sa a sou nasyon yo, ak sou wayòm yo, pou rache, pou demoli, pou detwi, pou boulvèse, pou bati ak pou plante.”
Lo, I have set thee this day over the nations, and over the kingdoms, to root up, and pull down, and to waste, and to destroy, and to build, and to plant.
11 Pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di: “Se kisa ou wè, Jérémie?” Mwen te reponn: “Mwen wè yon bout branch zanmann.”
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What seest thou, Jeremias? And I said: I see a rod watching.
12 Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Ou te wè byen; paske Mwen ap veye sou pawòl Mwen pou pawòl Mwen vin fèt.”
And the Lord said to me: Thou hast seen well: for I will watch over my word to perform it.
13 Pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa epi te di: “Se kisa ou wè”? Epi mwen te di: “Mwen wè yon chodyè k ap bouyi, k ap apiye fas li kont nò a.”
And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What seest thou? I see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof from the face of the north.
14 Konsa, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Depi nan nò a, mal la va pete vin parèt sou tout sila ki rete nan peyi a.
And the Lord said to me: from the north shall an evil break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 Paske gade byen, Mwen ap rele tout fanmi a wayòm yo nan nò”, deklare SENYÈ a; “Yo va vini, e yo chak va plase twòn yo nan antre pòtay Jérusalem nan, kont tout miray antoure li yo, e kont tout vil Juda yo.
For behold I will call together all the families of the kingdoms of the north: saith the Lord: and they shall come, and shall set every one his throne in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and upon all the walls thereof round about, and upon all the cities of Juda,
16 Mwen va pwononse jijman Mwen sou yo pou tout mechanste yo, akòz yo te abandone Mwen, te ofri sakrifis a lòt dye yo, e te adore pwòp zèv men pa yo.
And I will pronounce my judgements against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands.
17 “Alò, pou sa a, mare senti ou, epi leve pou pale yo tout sa ke M kòmande ou. Pa pè devan yo, sinon Mwen va fè ou pè devan yo.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not afraid at their presence: for I will make thee not to fear their countenance.
18 Gade byen, Mwen te fè ou menm jodi a kon yon vil fòtifye, kon yon pilye fè e kon miray an bwonz kont yon peyi nèt—a wa Juda yo, ak prens li yo, vè prèt li yo e a pèp a peyi a.
For behold I have made thee this day a fortified city, and a pillar of iron, and a wall of brass, over all the land, to the kings of Juda, to the princes thereof, and to the priests, and to the people of the land.
19 Yo va goumen kont ou, men yo p ap reyisi; paske Mwen avèk ou pou delivre ou,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
