Jeremi 13
1 Konsa SENYÈ a te pale mwen: “Ale achte pou kont ou yon senti an twal len. Mete l nan senti ou, men pa mete li nan dlo.”
This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
2 Konsa mwen te achte senti a selon pawòl SENYÈ a, e te mete l nan senti mwen.
So I bought a loincloth as the LORD had instructed me, and I put it around my waist.
3 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa a, epi te di:
Then the word of the LORD came to me a second time:
4 “Pran senti ke ou te achte a, ki antoure senti ou a, leve ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la, e kache li la nan yon twou wòch.”
“Take the loincloth that you bought and are wearing, and go at once to Perath and hide it there in a crevice of the rocks.”
5 Konsa, mwen te ale kache li akote Rivyè Euphrate la, jan SENYÈ a te kòmande mwen an.
So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.
6 Apre anpil jou, SENYÈ a te di m: “Leve ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la e leve pran senti ke M te kòmande ou sere la a.”
Many days later the LORD said to me, “Arise, go to Perath, and get the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.”
7 Epi mwen te ale nan Rivyè Euphrate la, mwen te fouye e mwen te pran senti a sòti nan plas kote mwen te sere li. Konsa, gade byen, senti a te gate. Li te vin san valè.
So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.
8 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
Then the word of the LORD came to me:
9 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Se konsa Mwen va detwi ògèy a Juda ak gwo ògèy a Jérusalem nan.
“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
10 Pèp mechan sila a, ki refize koute pawòl Mwen yo, ki mache nan kou tèt di a kè yo e te ale dèyè lòt dye pou sèvi yo, e pou pwostène devan yo, kite yo vin tankou senti sa a, san okenn valè nèt.
These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
11 Paske jan senti a kwoke nan senti a yon nonm nan, se konsa Mwen te fè tout lakay Israël kwoke sou Mwen,’ deklare SENYÈ a: ‘pou yo ta kapab pou Mwen, yon pèp, de rekonesans, pou lwanj e pou glwa; men yo pa t koute.’
For just as a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I have made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to Me, declares the LORD, so that they might be My people for My renown and praise and glory. But they did not listen.
12 “Pou sa, ou gen pou pale pawòl sa a yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, “Fòk tout veso yo plen ak diven.”’ Epi lè yo di ou: ‘Èske nou pa konnen ke tout veso oblije plen ak diven?’
Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
13 Alò, pale yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou plen tout sila ki rete nan peyi sa yo—wa k ap chita pou David sou twòn li an, prèt yo, pwofèt yo ak tout moun nan peyi Jérusalem yo—ak koze vin sou nèt la!
then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
14 Mwen va kraze yo, youn kont lòt, ni papa ni fis ansanm”, deklare SENYÈ a. “Mwen p ap gen pitye, ni regrè, ni konpasyon pou yo pa detwi.”’”
I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
15 Koute e prete atansyon ak sa. Pa fè ògèy, paske SENYÈ a fin pale.
Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.
16 Bay glwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, avan li pote fènwa, avan pye nou vin glise tonbe sou mòn k ap plen tenèb yo; pou pandan nou ap tann limyè, Li pa fè l antre nan fènwa lanmò a pou l rive nan tenèb ki san espwa.
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
17 Men si ou pa koute sa a, nanm mwen va kriye an sekrè pou kalite ògèy sa a. Wi, zye m va kriye anmè e koule anpil dlo, akoz bann mouton SENYÈ a fin kaptif nèt.
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
18 Di a wa a ak manman rèn nan: “Pran yon chèz ki ba, paske bèl kouwòn ou an, kouwòn de glwa a menm, fin tonbe kite tèt ou.”
Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”
19 Vil negev yo te fèmen ak kle, e nanpwen moun ki pou louvri yo. Tout Juda fin antre an egzil, antre an egzil nèt.
The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive.
20 Leve zye ou pou wè, men sila k ap vini soti nan nò yo. Kote bann mouton ki te bay a ou menm nan, bèl mouton ou yo?
Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?
21 Kisa ou va di lè Li chwazi yo chèf sou nou— konsi, se nou menm ki te enstwi yo— ansyen zanmi nou yo vin chèf sou nou? Èske gwo doulè p ap sezi ou tankou yon fanm nan akouchman?
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
22 “Si ou di nan kè ou, poukisa bagay sa te rive mwen?” Akoz grandè a inikite ou, jip ou yo te vin retire e talon ou yo te vin ekspoze.
And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.
23 Èske Etyopyen an ka chanje koulè po li, oswa leyopa a takte li yo? Sèl Konsa nou menm tou, ak abitid fè mal, ta ka chanje 1 pou vin fè byen.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.
24 Akoz sa, Mwen va gaye yo kon pay nan van, nan van dezè a.
“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
25 “Sa se tiraj osò pa nou, pòsyon ke nou resevwa sòti nan Mwen an”, deklare SENYÈ a, “akoz nou te bliye Mwen e te mete konfyans nan sa ki fo.
This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
26 Akoz sa, Mwen menm va retire jip ou anwo figi ou, pou wont ou kapab vin vizib.
So I will pull your skirts up over your face, that your shame may be seen.
27 Mwen te wè abominasyon nou yo, akadiltè ou yo e ranni ak anvi pou fè pwostitisyon lèd ou yo, sou kolin ak nan chan yo. Malè a ou menm, O Jérusalem! Pou jiskilè ou va rete pa pwòp?” Pou konbyen de tan sa va dire?
Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields— I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”
