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!
Then said Jehovah to me: Though Moses and Samuel should stand before me, Yet would I not be reconciled to this people. Send them out of my sight, 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 if they say to thee, “Whither shall we go forth?” Then say thou to them, Thus saith Jehovah: They that are for the pestilence, to the pestilence, And they that are for the sword, to the sword. And they that are for famine, to famine, And they that 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.
I will commission against them four woes, saith Jehovah! The sword to slay, And the dogs to drag about, And the birds of heaven, and the beasts of the earth, 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.”
I will cause them to be harassed in all the kingdoms of the earth, On account of Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, On account of all which 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?
For who will have pity on thee, O Jerusalem? Or who condole with thee? Or who turn aside to ask thee of 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 forsaken me, saith Jehovah; Thou hast gone backward; Therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary of relenting.
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.
I will scatter them with a winnowing-fan through the gates of the land; I will bereave them of their sons; I will destroy my people, Since they return not from their ways.
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 shall be more numerous than the sand of the sea; Against the mother of the young men do I bring a spoiler at noonday; Suddenly will I bring alarm and terrors upon them.
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 hath borne seven, languisheth; She is ready to expire; Her sun goeth down while it is yet day; She is ashamed and confounded. Their remnant will I also give to the sword Before their enemies, saith Jehovah.
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.
Alas for me, my mother, that thou hast borne me, To live in strife and contention with all the land! I have neither borrowed nor lent money, Yet doth every one 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.
Jehovah said: Surely I will deliver and prosper thee, Surely, in the time of trouble and in the time of distress, Will I cause the adversary to be a suppliant to thee.
12 Èske yon moun ka kraze fè; fè ki sòti nan nò, oswa bwonz?
Who is able to break iron, Iron from the North, and brass?
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.
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give for spoil, without price, On account of all thy sins 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.”
I will cause them to pass with thy enemies into a land which thou knowest not; For a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn against 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.
Thou, O Jehovah, knowest all my concerns! O remember me, and have regard to me, And revenge me of my persecutors! Do not, through thy long-suffering, take me away! Consider that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke!
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.
As soon as I found thy words, I devoured them; For thy words were the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts!
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 that made merry, nor rejoiced; On account of thy hand I have sat alone; For thou hast filled me with indignation.
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 is my pain perpetual, And my wound mortal, refusing to be healed? Thou hast been to me like a deceitful stream; Like waters that fail.
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.
Then answered Jehovah thus: If thou wilt return, then will I restore thee, and thou shalt stand before me; And if thou wilt separate the precious from the vile, Thou shalt be as my mouth. They shall turn to thee, And thou shalt not turn 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.
I will make thee against this people a strong wall of brass; When they war against thee, they shall not prevail against thee, For I will be with thee to save thee, And to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.
21 “Konsa, Mwen va delivre ou nan men a mechan yo e Mwen va rachte ou soti nan men a vyolan yo.”
I will rescue thee from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem thee from the grasp of the violent.
