Jeremi 14
1 Sa se pawòl SENYÈ a a Jérémie konsènan gwo sechrès la:
That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the matters of the dearths:
2 Juda kriye ak doulè e pòtay li yo vin abandone. Yo chita atè pou fè dèy e kri Jérusalem vin monte.
Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
3 Prens pa yo te voye sèvitè yo chache dlo. Yo rive nan sitèn yo, men nanpwen dlo. Yo te retounen ak veso yo vid. Yo te vin wont, imilye e yo te kouvri tèt yo.
And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back — their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head.
4 Akoz tè sèch la vin fann, akoz pa t gen lapli sou peyi a; kiltivatè yo te vin wont. Yo te kouvri tèt yo.
Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.
5 Wi, menm femèl sèf nan chan an fè pitit pou kite yo. Nanpwen zèb.
For even the hind in the field hath brought forth — to forsake [it!] For there hath been no grass.
6 Bourik mawon yo kanpe sou kolin sèch yo. Y ap rale soufle fò tankou chen mawon. Zye yo vin febli, paske nanpwen anyen ki vèt.
And wild asses have stood on high places, They have swallowed up wind like dragons, Consumed have been their eyes, for there is no herb.
7 Malgre inikite nou yo temwaye kont nou, O SENYÈ, aji pou koz a non Ou! Rebelyon nou anpil. Nou te peche kontre Ou.
Surely our iniquities have testified against us, O Jehovah, work for Thy name's sake, For many have been our backslidings, Against Thee we have sinned.
8 O Espwa Israël la, Sovè li nan tan gwo twoub la, poukisa Ou tankou yon etranje nan peyi a? Oswa yon vwayajè ki te monte tant li lannwit?
O Hope of Israel — its saviour in time of trouble, Why art Thou as a sojourner in the land? And as a traveller turned aside to lodge?
9 Poukisa Ou tankou yon nonm twouble, tankou yon nonm pwisan ki pa kapab bay sekou? Malgre sa, Ou nan mitan nou, O SENYÈ e nou vin rele pa non Ou; pa abandone nou!
Why art Thou as one dumb? As a mighty one not able to save? And Thou [art] in our midst, O Jehovah, And Thy name over us is called, leave us not.
10 Konsa pale SENYÈ a a pèp sa a: “Malgre yo tèlman renmen egare; yo pa t kenbe pye yo nan bon kontwòl. Akoz sa, SENYÈ a pa aksepte yo. Koulye a, li sonje inikite yo. Li fè yo rand kont pou peche yo.”
Thus said Jehovah concerning this people: Well they have loved to wander, Their feet they have not restrained, And Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin.
11 Pou sa, SENYÈ a te di m: “Pa fè lapriyè nan favè a pèp sa a.
And Jehovah saith unto me: Thou dost not pray for this people for good,
12 Lè yo fè jèn, Mwen p ap koute kri yo; epi lè yo ofri ofrann brile ak ofrann sereyal, Mwen p ap aksepte yo. Pito Mwen va fè yo disparèt ak nepe, ak gwo grangou, bèt ak maladi k ap ravaje chan yo.”
When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them.
13 Men “A, Senyè, BONDYE a!” Mwen te di: “Gade, pwofèt yo ap di yo: ‘Ou p ap wè nepe, ni gwo grangou, men se lapè k ap rete nèt nan plas sa a.’”
And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, Lo, the prophets are saying to them: Ye do not see a sword, yea, famine is not to you, For true peace I give to you in this place.'
14 Konsa, SENYÈ a te di Mwen: “Pwofèt yo ap pwofetize sa ki fo nan non Mwen. Mwen pa t voye yo, ni kòmande yo, ni pale avèk yo. Y ap pwofetize yon vizyon ki fo, prediksyon, sa ki san enpòtans, ak manti k ap sòti nan pwòp panse pa yo.
And Jehovah saith unto me: Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in My name, I did not send them, nor command them, Nor have I spoken unto them: A false vision, and divination, and vanity, And the deceit of their own heart, they are prophesying to you.
15 Pou sa, pale SENYÈ a, selon pwofèt ki pwofetize nan non Mwen, malgre se pa Mwen ki te voye yo—men yo kontinye ap di: ‘P ap gen nepe ni gwo grangou nan peyi sa a’, ak nepe e gwo grangou, pwofèt sa yo ap rankontre fen yo!
Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, and I have not sent them, and they are saying, Sword and famine is not in this land: By sword and by famine are these prophets consumed.
16 Pèp la tou, a sila yo bay pwofesi sa a ap jete deyò nan lari Jérusalem akoz gwo grangou ak nepe. P ap menm gen moun ki pou antere yo—ni yo menm, ni madanm yo, ni fis yo ni fi yo—paske Mwen va vide pwòp mechanste pa yo sou yo.
And the people to whom they are prophesying, Are cast into out-places of Jerusalem, Because of the famine, and of the sword, And they have none burying them, Them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, And I have poured out upon them this evil.
17 “Ou va di yo pawòl sa a: ‘Kite zye m koule ak dlo lannwit kon lajounen e pa kite dlo yo sispann; Paske fi vyèj a pèp mwen an te kraze ak yon gran brèch, ak yon blesi byen grav.
And thou hast said unto them this word: Tears come down mine eyes night and day, And they do not cease, For, [with] a great breach, Broken hath been the virgin daughter of my people, A very grievous stroke.
18 Si mwen ale andeyò peyi a, gade byen, tout sila ki mouri ak nepe yo! Oswa si mwen antre nan vil la, gade byen, maladi ak gwo grangou! Paske pwofèt la, ak prèt la tou te fè ale vini nan yon peyi ke yo pa t menm konnen.’”
If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the city, Then, lo, the diseased of famine! For both prophet and priest have gone up and down Unto a land that they knew not.
19 Èske Ou te rejte Juda nèt? Oswa èske Ou te rayi Sion? Poukisa Ou te frape nou jiskaske nou vin pa ka geri? Nou t ap tann lapè, men anyen ki bon pa t vini; pou yon tan pou nou ta ka geri, men gade byen, se gwo laperèz!
Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.
20 Nou konnen mechanste nou yo, O SENYÈ, inikite a papa zansèt nou yo, paske nou te peche kont Ou.
We have known, O Jehovah, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against Thee.
21 Pa meprize nou, pou koz a pwòp non Ou: pa kite twòn a glwa ou a dezonore. Sonje e pa kase akò Ou avèk nou.
Do not despise, for Thy name's sake, Dishonour not the throne of Thine honour, Remember, break not Thy covenant with us.
22 Èske genyen pami zidòl a nasyon yo ki konn bay lapli? Oswa èske syèl yo ka fè lapli pou kont yo? Èske se pa Ou menm, O SENYÈ, Bondye nou an? Akoz sa, nou mete espwa nan Ou, paske se Ou ki te fè tout bagay sa yo.
Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou — Thou hast done all these!
