Jeremi 10
1 Tande pawòl la ke SENYÈ a ap pale ak ou, O lakay Israël.
Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh to you, O house of Israel!
2 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pa aprann abitid a nasyon yo, ni pa vin krent sign nan syèl yo, malgre nasyon yo krent yo anpil.
Thus saith Jehovah: Conform ye not to the way of the heathen, And be not dismayed at the signs of the heavens, Because the heathen are dismayed at them!
3 Paske abitid a pèp yo se afè twonpe moun; konsi se bwa ki koupe nan forè, zèv men atizan ki koupe ak zouti.
The customs of the nations are vanity. For a tree of the wood is cut down, It is wrought by the hands of the artificer with the axe,
4 Yo dekore l ak ajan ak lò; yo tache li ak klou ak mato, pou l pa deplase.
It is decked with silver and gold, And with nails and with hammers is it fastened, That it may not totter.
5 Yo tankou yon bwa palmis ki fòme pa men moun, men yo pa ka pale. Fòk yo pote yo, paske yo pa ka mache! Pa krent yo; paske yo p ap ka fè okenn mal, ni yo p ap ka fè anyen ki bon.”
They are like a turned palm-tree pillar, and cannot speak; They must be borne by men, for they cannot walk. Be not afraid of them, for they cannot hurt, Nor is it in their power to do good.
6 Nanpwen moun ki tankou Ou, O SENYÈ. Ou gran! Gran se non Ou an pwisans!
There is none like thee, O Jehovah! Thou art great, And great is thy name by mighty deeds.
7 Se kilès ki pa ta krent Ou, O Wa a nasyon yo? Anverite, se sa Ou merite! Paske pami tout moun saj nan nasyon yo, ak nan tout wayòm yo, nanpwen okenn tankou Ou.
Who shall not fear thee, O king of nations, For to thee doth it belong! For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, there is none like thee.
8 Men yo tout ansanm se ensanse e plen ak foli; instwi pa zidòl yo——se bwa yo ye!
They are all brutish and without understanding; A doctrine of vanities is the stock.
9 Ajan byen bat pote soti Tarsis ak lò ki sòti Uphaz, travay a yon atizan e men a yon òfèv. Vètman yo an vyolèt e mov; tout se zèv a ouvriye byen fò.
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the artificer and the founder; Blue and purple is their clothing; The work of the skilful is it all.
10 Men SENYÈ a se vrè Bondye a; Li se Bondye vivan an e Wa etènèl la. Devan kòlè Li, tout latè tranble e nasyon yo p ap ka sipòte gwo kòlè Li a.
But Jehovah is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting king; At his wrath the earth trembleth, And the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
11 Konsa ou va di yo: “dye ki pa t fè syèl la ak tè yo va peri soti sou latè ak anba syèl yo.”
[[Thus shall ye say to them: The gods, that have not made the heavens and the earth, Shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.]]
12 Bondye te fè tè a pa pouvwa Li. Li te etabli lemonn ak sajès Li; ak konprann Li, Li te etann syèl yo.
He made the earth by his power; He established the world by his wisdom, And by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
13 Lè Li fè vwa L sone, dlo yo mele nan syèl yo. Li fè nwaj yo monte soti nan dènye pwent tè a. Li fè loray pou lapli, e Li fè van sòti nan depo Li yo.
When he uttereth his voice there is an abundance of water in the heavens; He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He maketh lightnings with rain; He bringeth the wind from his storehouses.
14 Tout moun se ensanse, san konesans. Tout òfèv yo vin wont akoz zidòl li; paske imaj fonn li se desepsyon. Nanpwen souf nan yo.
Brutish is every one who hath not this knowledge; By his image is every founder put to shame, For his molten-work is deceit; There is no breath in it.
15 Yo san valè, yon zèv k ap twonpe. Nan lè règleman pa yo, yo va peri.
They are vanity, deceptive work; In the time of their punishment shall they perish.
16 Pòsyon ki pou Jacob la pa konsa; paske Kreyatè a tout bagay se Li menm; e Israël se tribi eritaj Li. SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li.
Not like them is He who is the portion of Jacob; He is the former of all things, And Israel is his allotted inheritance; Jehovah of hosts is his name.
17 Leve pakèt ou atè a, nou menm ki anba syèj!
Gather up thy goods out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress!
18 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, M ap voye pèp peye sa a deyò nan moman sa a. Mwen va fè yo pase anpil doulè, jis yo byen santi li.”
For thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will sling forth the inhabitants of the land at this time; I will distress them, so that they shall be taken.
19 Malè a mwen, akoz blesi m nan! Blesi m nan byen grav. Men mwen te di: “Anverite, sa se gwo doulè m; fòk mwen pote l.”
“Ah me! my wound!” [[saith the daughter of Zion; ]] “My bruise is deadly; Yet I say, This is my affliction, and I must bear it!
20 Tant mwen an fin detwi. Tout kòd mwen yo fin chire. Fis mwen yo te kite mwen. Yo pa la ankò. Nanpwen moun ki pou laji tant mwen an ankò, ni pou monte rido mwen yo.
My tent is torn down, And all my cords broken. My children are gone forth from me, and are no more; There is none to stretch forth my tent any more, Or to set up my curtains.
21 Paske bèje yo vin tankou bèt ensanse; yo pa t chache SENYÈ a. Akoz sa, yo pa reyisi; tout bann mouton yo fin gaye.
For the shepherds have become brutish; They have not sought Jehovah; Therefore have they not prospered, And all their flock is dispersed.”
22 Bri rapò a rive! Gade byen, l ap vini— yon gwo zen k ap sòti nan peyi nò a! K ap fè vil a Juda yo vin yon dezolasyon, yon andwa pou chen mawon.
[[Hark!]] the sound of tiding! Behold it cometh, And a great tumult from the land of the North, To make the cities of Judah desolate, A dwelling-place for jackals.
23 Mwen konnen, O SENYÈ, ke chemen a yon nonm pa nan li menm, ni se pa posib pou moun ki mache a dirije pwòp pa pye li.
“I know, O Jehovah, that the way of a man is not within his power, That it is not within the power of a man that walketh to establish his steps.
24 Korije mwen, O SENYÈ, men avèk jistis; pa nan kòlè Ou, sinon Ou va fè m vin pa anyen menm.
Chasten me, O Jehovah, but in measure; Not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing!
25 Vide gwo kòlè Ou a sou nasyon ki pa konnen Ou yo ak sou fanmi ki pa rekonèt non Ou yo; paske yo te devore Jacob. Yo te devore li, manje l nèt e te devaste tout abitasyon li an.
Pour out thy wrath on the nations which acknowledge thee not, And on the kingdoms which call not on thy name! For they have devoured Jacob; They have devoured and consumed him, And laid waste his dwelling-place.”
