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.”
Thus said Jehovah unto me: Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins; but dip it not in water.
2 Konsa mwen te achte senti a selon pawòl SENYÈ a, e te mete l nan senti mwen.
And I bought a girdle according to the word of Jehovah, and put it upon my loins.
3 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa a, epi te di:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying,
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 girdle that thou hast bought, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
5 Konsa, mwen te ale kache li akote Rivyè Euphrate la, jan SENYÈ a te kòmande mwen an.
So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah 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.”
And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee 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.
And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.
8 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
9 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Se konsa Mwen va detwi ògèy a Juda ak gwo ògèy a Jérusalem nan.
Thus saith Jehovah: After this manner will I spoil 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.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.
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 as a girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith Jehovah; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
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?’
And thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they will say unto thee, Do we not very well know that every skin shall 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!
And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings that sit for David upon his throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
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.”’”
And I will dash them one against another, both the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah; I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy so as not to destroy them.
15 Koute e prete atansyon ak sa. Pa fè ògèy, paske SENYÈ a fin pale.
Hear ye, and give ear, be not lifted up; for Jehovah hath 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 Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the mountains of twilight; and ye shall look for light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death, and make [it] gross 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.
And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for [your] pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is gone into captivity.
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 unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.
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 south are shut up, and there is none to open [them]; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away 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 behold them that come from the north. Where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?
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 wilt thou say when he shall visit thee, since thou thyself hast trained them to be princes in chief over thee? Shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
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 thou say in thy heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts uncovered, [and] thy heels have suffered violence.
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 an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? [Then] may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
24 Akoz sa, Mwen va gaye yo kon pay nan van, nan van dezè a.
And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
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 shall be thy lot, thy measured portion from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and confided in falsehood.
26 Akoz sa, Mwen menm va retire jip ou anwo figi ou, pou wont ou kapab vin vizib.
Therefore will I also turn thy skirts over thy face, and thy shame shall 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?
Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy fornication, on the hills, in the fields, — thine abominations, have I seen. Woe unto thee, Jerusalem! Wilt thou not be made clean? after how long a time yet?
