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 the Lord unto me, Go and buy thee a linen girdle, and put it around thy loins, and lay it not in water.
2 Konsa mwen te achte senti a selon pawòl SENYÈ a, e te mete l nan senti mwen.
So I bought the girdle, according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my loins.
3 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen yon dezyèm fwa a, epi te di:
And the word of the Lord 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 around thy loins; and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft 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 the Lord has 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 the Lord said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the girdle, 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 dug, and took the girdle from the place where I had hidden it: and, behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was useful for nothing.
8 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
Then came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
9 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Se konsa Mwen va detwi ògèy a Juda ak gwo ògèy a Jérusalem nan.
Thus hath said the Lord, After this manner will I destroy the pride of Judah, and the pride of Jerusalem, which is great.
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.
And this bad people, who refuse to hearken to my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and have followed other gods, to serve them, and to bow down to them, shall even be as this girdle which is useful 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 the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so had I caused to cleave unto me all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah, saith the Lord, —to become unto me a people, and [to be] for a name, and for praise, and for honor; 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?’
Therefore shalt thou say unto them this word, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and when they will say unto thee, Do we not know full well that every bottle 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!
Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit after 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 the other, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: 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 bend your ear: be not proud; for the Lord 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 unto the Lord your God glory, before he cause darkness, and before your feet strike upon the mountains of twilight, and [where], while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and change it into 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.
But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places because of [your] pride; and my eye shall weep sorely, and run down with tears, because the flock of the Lord is driven away 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 unto the king and to the queen-mother, Sit down very lowly; for sunk down are your head-attires, the crown of your ornament.
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 no one to open them: Judah is carried away into exile altogether, it is carried into exile completely.
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 that are coming from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy splendid 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 will punish thee? since thou hast accustomed them to be over thee captains, and chiefs? shall not pangs seize upon thee, as on 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 wilt say in thy heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thy iniquity are thy skirts laid open, thy heels are made bare violently.
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? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
24 Akoz sa, Mwen va gaye yo kon pay nan van, nan van dezè a.
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away before 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 is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
26 Akoz sa, Mwen menm va retire jip ou anwo figi ou, pou wont ou kapab vin vizib.
Therefore do I also strip up thy skirts over thy face, that thy 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?
Thy adulteries and thy loud shoutings, the lewdness of thy incest, thy abominations on the hills in the fields have I seen. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! thou wilt not be made clean after ever so long a time.
