Jeremi 12
1 Byen dwat, se Ou menm, O SENYÈ, lè m plede ka m avèk Ou. Anverite, mwen ta diskite yon ka lajistis avèk Ou. Poukisa chemen mechan an byen reyisi konsa? Poukisa tout sa ki aji nan manti yo rete alèz konsa?
You [are] righteous, O YHWH, When I plead toward You, Only, let me speak judgments with You, Why did the way of the wicked prosper? All treacherous dealers have been at rest.
2 Ou te plante yo. Wi, konsa yo fin pran rasin. Yo grandi. Wi, yo fè fwi. Ou toupre nan lèv yo, men lespri yo lwen W.
You have planted them, Indeed, they have taken root, They go on, indeed, they have made fruit, You [are] near in their mouth, And far off from their reins.
3 Men Ou konnen mwen, O SENYÈ. Ou wè mwen. Ou fè egzamen pou wè kè m vè Ou menm. Rale yo akote, tankou mouton k ap prale labatwa; mete yo apa pou jou gwo masak la.
And You, O YHWH, You have known me, You see me, and have tried my heart with You, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.
4 Depi kilè peyi a va gen dèy konsa, e vèdi chan an vin sèch konsa? Akoz mechanste a sila ki rete ladann yo, ni bèt ni zwazo detwi nèt; akoz yo te di: “Li p ap wè dènye fen nou an.”
Until when does the earth mourn, And the herb of the whole field wither? For the wickedness of those dwelling in it, Beast and bird have been consumed, Because they said, “He does not see our latter end.”
5 Si ou te kouri ak moun apye yo, e yo fè ou bouke, kijan ou ka fè kous ak cheval? Malgre, nan yon peyi lapè, ou gen sekirite, men kijan ou va reyisi nan vye rakbwa Jourdain an?
“For you have run with footmen, And they weary you, And how you fret yourself with horses! Even in the land of peace, [In which] you are confident—And how will you do in the rising of Jordan?
6 Paske menm frè ou yo ak lakay papa ou a; menm yo menm, te fè trèt avèk ou! Menm yo menm, te rele dèyè ou. Pa kwè yo, malgre bèl pawòl dous.
For even your brothers and the house of your father, Even they dealt treacherously against you, Even they called after you fully, Do not trust in them when they speak good things to you.
7 “Mwen te abandone lakay Mwen an, Mwen te abandone eritaj Mwen an; Mwen fin bay fi byeneme a nanm Mwen an pou antre nan men lènmi li yo.
I have forsaken My house, I have left My inheritance, I have given the beloved of My soul Into the hand of her enemies.
8 Eritaj Mwen an te vini pou Mwen, kon yon lyon k ap gwonde nan forè a. Li te gwonde kont Mwen. Akoz sa, Mwen te vin rayi li.
My inheritance has been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.
9 Èske eritaj Mwen an gen tan vin tankou yon zwazo takte nan lachas? Èske gen zwazo voras kont li tout kote? Ale, rasanble tout bèt sovaj nan chan yo. Mennen yo pou yo ka devore!
[Is] My inheritance a speckled bird to Me? Is the bird around against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come for food.
10 Anpil bèje fin gate chan rezen Mwen yo. Yo te foule chan Mwen an anba pye; yo te fè bèl chan Mwen an vin yon savann dezole.
Many shepherds destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden down My portion, They have made My desirable portion Become a wilderness—a desolation.
11 Li te vin yon dezè. Abandonen, li plenyen devan M. Tout latè vin dezole, akoz pèsòn pa pran sa an kè.
He has made it become a desolation, The desolation has mourned to Me, All the land has been desolated, But there is no one laying it to heart.
12 Sou tout do mòn sèch nan dezè yo, destriktè yo vin parèt, paske yon nepe SENYÈ a ap devore soti nan yon pwent peyi a jis rive nan lòt la. Nanpwen lapè pou pèsòn.
Spoilers have come in on all high places in the plain, For the sword of YHWH is consuming, From the end of the land even to the end of the land, There is no peace to any flesh.
13 Se ble yo te simen e yo rekòlte pikan. Yo te fè gwo efò, san ke yo pa reyisi anyen. Men se pou nou vin wont rekòlt nou an akoz gwo kòlè SENYÈ a.”
They sowed wheat, and have reaped thorns, They have become sick—they do not profit, And they have been ashamed of your increases, Because of the fierceness of the anger of YHWH.”
14 Konsa pale SENYÈ a de tout vwazen mechan k ap atake eritaj ke Mwen te bay a pèp Mwen an, Israël: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou dechouke yo depi nan peyi pa yo. Anplis, Mwen va dechouke lakay Juda soti nan mitan yo.
Thus said YHWH: “Concerning all My evil neighbors, who are striking against the inheritance that I caused My people—Israel—to inherit: Behold, I am plucking them from off their ground, And I pluck the house of Judah out of their midst.
15 Epi li va vin rive ke apre Mwen dechouke yo, Mwen va ankò gen konpasyon pou yo. Mwen va mennen yo retounen, yo chak a eritaj pa yo, e yo chak nan pwòp peyi pa yo.
And it has been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.
16 Epi si, anverite, yo va aprann chemen a pèp Mwen an, pou sèmante pa non Mwen: ‘Kon SENYÈ a viv la’, menm jan ke yo menm te enstwi pèp Mwen an pou sèmante pa Baal yo, yo va vin etabli nan mitan pèp Mwen an.
And it has come to pass, If they learn the ways of My people well, To swear by My Name, YHWH lives, As they taught My people to swear by Ba‘al, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.
17 Men si yo pa koute, alò, Mwen va dechouke nasyon sa a, dechouke e detwi li,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And if they do not listen, Then I have plucked up that nation, Plucking up and destroying,” A declaration of YHWH!
