Jeremi 15
1 Alò, SENYÈ a te di mwen: “Menm si Moïse ak Samuel te kanpe devan M, kè M pa t ap avèk pèp sa a. Voye yo sòti nan prezans Mwen! Kite yo ale nèt!
And the Lord said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before my face, my soul could not be toward them: dismiss this people, and let them go forth.
2 Konsa l ap rive ke lè yo mande ou: ‘Ki jan n ap prale?’, alò, ou va di yo: ‘Se konsa SENYÈ a pale: “Sila ki pou mouri yo, a lanmò; ak sila ki pou nepe yo, a nepe; sila ki pou gwo grangou yo, a gwo grangou a; e sila ki pou kaptif yo, a kaptivite.”’
And it shall be, if they say to thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; As many as are for death, to death; and as many as are for famine, to famine; and as many as are for the sword, to the sword; and as many as are for captivity, to captivity.
3 “Mwen va chwazi sou yo kat kalite jan,” pale SENYÈ a: “nepe ki pou touye, chen ki pou chire yo, e bèt syèl yo, ak bèt latè pou devore e detwi yo.
And I will punish them with four kinds [of death], saith the Lord, the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the wild beasts of the earth, and the birds of the sky to devour and destroy.
4 Mwen va fè yo yon objè sezisman pami tout wayòm latè yo, akoz Manassé, fis a Ézéchias la, wa Juda a, pou sa li te fè Jérusalem nan.”
And I will deliver them up for distress to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasses son of Ezekias king of Juda, for all that he did in Jerusalem.
5 “Anverite, se kilès k ap gen pitye pou ou, O Jérusalem? Oswa kilès k ap fè gwo kri pou ou? Oswa k ap vire sou kote pou mande si ou byen?
Who will spare thee, O Jerusalem? and who will fear for thee? or who will turn back [to ask] for thy welfare?
6 Ou menm ki abandonen Mwen an,” deklare SENYÈ a, “Ou kontinye ap fè bak. Pou sa, Mwen te lonje men M kont ou e Mwen te pou detwi ou. Mwen bouke demontre ou konpasyon!
Thou hast turned away from me, saith the Lord, thou wilt go back: therefore I will stretch out my hand, and will destroy thee, and will no more spare them.
7 Mwen te vannen yo ak yon fouchèt vannen nan pòtay peyi a. Mwen te prive yo de pitit yo. Mwen te detwi pèp Mwen an. Yo pa t vire kite chemen yo.
And I will completely scatter them; in the gates of my people they are bereaved of children: they have destroyed my people because of their iniquities.
8 Vèv pa yo vin plis ke grenn sab lanmè devan Mwen. Mwen te fè parèt kont yo; kont manman a yon jennonm, yon destriktè a midi. Mwen te sibitman fè desann sou li gwo doulè ak sezisman.
Their widows have been multiplied more than the sand of the sea: I have brought young men against the mother, [even] distress at noon-day: I have suddenly cast upon her trembling and anxiety.
9 Sila ki te fè sèt pitit gason te vin chagren; li te rale denyè souf. Solèy pa li te vin desann nan mitan lajounen; li te soufri wont e li te menm imilye. Konsa, Mwen va remèt sila ki chape de nepe yo devan lènmi yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
She that bore seven is spent; her soul has fainted under trouble; her sun is gone down while it is yet noon; she is ashamed and disgraced: I will give the remnant of them to the sword before their enemies.
10 Malè se mwen, manman m, ki te fè mwen, yon nonm ki fè twoub leve, yon nonm ki fè kontansyon nan tout latè a! Mwen pa t prete lajan a lòt moun, ni pèsòn pa t prete mwen; malgre sa, yo tout ban m madichon.
Woe is me, [my] mother! thou hast born me as some man of strife, and at variance with the whole earth; I have not helped [others], nor has any one helped me; my strength has failed among them that curse me.
11 SENYÈ a te di: “Anverite, Mwen va bay ou fòs pou sa ki bon. Anverite, Mwen va fè lènmi an fè siplikasyon pou ou nan yon tan gwo dezas, ak yon tan gwo doulè.
Be it so, Lord, in their prosperity; surely I stood before thee in the time of their calamities, and in the time of their affliction, for [their] good against the enemy.
12 Èske yon moun ka kraze fè; fè ki sòti nan nò, oswa bwonz?
Will iron be known? whereas thy strength is a brazen covering.
13 Mwen va bay gwo richès ou ak trezò ou yo, kon piyaj ki san frè; sa a, konsa, pou tout peche ou yo, menm anndan tout lizyè ou yo.
Yea, I will give thy treasures for a spoil as a recompence, because of all thy sins and [that] in all thy borders.
14 Mwen va fè lènmi ou yo mennen yo nan yon peyi ke ou pa konnen; paske yon dife te vin limen nan kòlè Mwen ki va brile sou ou.”
And I will enslave thee to thine enemies round about, in a land which thou hast not known; for a fire has been kindled out of my wrath; it shall burn upon you.
15 Ou menm ki konnen, O SENYÈ, sonje mwen e pran vanjans sou pèsekitè mwen yo. Nan pasyans Ou, O SENYÈ, pa retire m nèt; rekonèt ke pou non Ou, mwen te sipòte repwòch.
O Lord, remember me, and visit me, and vindicate me before them that persecute me; do not bear long with them; know how I have met with reproach for thy sake, from those who set at nought thy words;
16 Pawòl Ou yo te vin twouve; mwen te manje yo. Pawòl Ou yo te vin pou mwen yon gwo jwa ki fè kè m rejwi; paske mwen te rele pa non Ou, O SENYÈ Bondye Dèzame yo.
consume them; and thy word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.
17 Mwen pa t chita nan sèk moun k ap fè banbòch, ni mwen pa t vante tèt mwen wo. Akoz men Ou sou mwen, mwen te chita apa pou kont mwen, paske Ou te ranpli mwen ak endiyasyon.
I have not sat in the assembly of them as they mocked, but I feared because of thy power: I sat alone, for I was filled with bitterness.
18 Poukisa, doulè mwen an rete tout tan, eblese mwen an reste san gerizon? Èske Ou menm, anverite, va devni pou mwen kon yon sous twonpe, ak dlo sou sila yo pa ka depann?
Why do they that grieve me prevail against me? my wound is severe; whence shall I be healed? it is indeed become to me as deceitful water, that has no faithfulness.
19 Konsa, pale SENYÈ a: “Si ou retounen, alò, Mwen va mennen ou ankò pou ou kanpe devan M. Si ou separe sa ki presye soti de sa ki san valè, ou va vin tankou bouch Mwen. Yo va retounen kote ou; men ou menm, ou pa p retounen kote yo menm.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou wilt return, then will I restore thee, and thou shalt stand before my face: and if thou wilt bring forth the precious from the worthless, thou shalt be as my mouth: and they shall return to thee; but thou shalt not return to them.
20 Mwen va fè ou devan pèp sa a, yon miray fòtifye ak bwonz. Malgre yo goumen kont ou, yo p ap genyen sou ou; paske Mwen avèk ou pou ba ou sekou e pou delivre ou,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And I will make thee to this people as a strong brazen wall; and they shall fight against thee, but they shall by no means prevail against thee;
21 “Konsa, Mwen va delivre ou nan men a mechan yo e Mwen va rachte ou soti nan men a vyolan yo.”
for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee out of the hand of wicked [men]; and I will ransom thee out of the hand of pestilent [men].
