Jeremi 17
1 Peche a Juda ekri ak yon plim fèt an fè, ak yon pwent dyaman. Li grave sou tablo kè yo, ak sou kòn lotèl pa yo.
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond is it engraved Upon the tablet of their hearts, Upon the horns of their altars.
2 Menm jan yo sonje pitit pa yo, se konsa yo sonje lotèl pa yo, ak Asherim sou kote bwa vèt, sou wo kolin yo.
While their children remember the altars, and the images of Astarte, Near the green trees, And upon the high hills.
3 O mòn nan vil andeyò Mwen an, Mwen va bay yo tout richès ou yo ak tout trezò ou yo kon piyaj, wo plas ou yo pou peche, nan tout lizyè ou yo.
My mountain in the field! thy substance and all thy treasures will I give up for spoil; Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.
4 Epi ou va menm pou kont ou, kite eritaj ke M te ba ou la. Konsa, Mwen va fè ou sèvi lènmi ou yo nan peyi ke ou pa konnen an; paske ou te limen nan kòlè Mwen yon dife ki va brile jis pou tout tan.
Thou shalt of thyself cease to possess the inheritance which I gave thee, And I will cause thee to serve thy enemies in a land which thou knowest not; For ye have kindled a fire in my anger, Which shall burn forever.
5 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Modi se moun ki mete konfyans nan lòm, ki fè lachè vin fòs li, ak kè a sila ki tounen lwen SENYÈ a.
Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed be the man who trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from Jehovah!
6 Paske li va tankou bwa raje nan dezè; li p ap janm wè lè bonè rive, men li va viv pami wòch savann nan dezè a, nan yon peyi sale, san moun ki rete ladann.
He shall be like a poor wanderer in the desert, Who seeth not when good cometh, But dwelleth in the parched places of the desert, In a salt land, and uninhabited.
7 “Beni se nonm ki konfye nan SENYÈ a, ak sila ki mete konfyans li nan SENYÈ a.
Blessed is the man who trusteth in Jehovah; Who in Jehovah placeth his hope!
8 Paske li va tankou yon ab ki plante kote dlo, ki lonje rasin li akote yon sous dlo. Li p ap pè lè chalè a rive, men fèy li yo va vèt. Li p ap twouble nan ane sechrès la, ni sispann bay fwi.
He shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, That spreadeth out her roots by the stream, That feeleth not when the heat cometh, But whose leaf is green; That careth not in the year of drought, Nor ceaseth from yielding fruit.
9 Kè lòm plen manti plis ke tout lòt yo. Nanpwen lasante ladann nan. Se kilès ki ka konprann li?
The heart is deceitful above all things; Yea, it is corrupt; who can know it?
10 “Mwen, SENYÈ a, Mwen sonde kè; Mwen pase panse a leprèv, pou M ka menm bay a chak moun selon chemen pa li, selon fwi a zèv li yo.”
I, Jehovah, search the heart, And try the reins, To give to every man according to his ways, And according to the fruit of his doings.
11 Kon yon pentad ki kale ze ki pa t pou li, se konsa sila ki ranmase richès san dwa. Nan mitan jou li yo, yo va kite li, e lè vi l fini, li va yon moun bèt.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, So is he that getteth riches, and not by right; In the midst of his days shall he leave them, And in his latter end find himself a fool.
12 Yon twòn plen ak laglwa plase an wo, depi kòmansman an, se li ki azil nou.
A glorious, lofty throne from the beginning Hath been the place of our sanctuary.
13 O SENYÈ, espwa Israël la, tout moun ki abandone Ou yo, va vin wont. Sila yo ki kite Mwen sou latè yo, sou latè non yo va vin enskri, akoz yo te abandone SENYÈ a, sous dlo vivan an.
O thou hope of Israel, Jehovah! All that forsake thee shall be put to shame; Yea, all that depart from me shall be written in dust, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, they have forsaken Jehovah.
14 Geri mwen, O SENYÈ e mwen va geri nèt! Sove mwen e mwen va sove! Paske se Ou menm ki lwanj mwen an.
Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved; For thou art my praise!
15 Gade, y ap di mwen tout tan: “Kote pawòl SENYÈ a? Kite l ranpli koulye a”.
Behold, they say to me, “Where is the word of Jehovah? Let it come to pass!”
16 Men pou mwen menm, mwen pa t kouri pou m ta sispann fè bèje pou Ou, ni mwen pa t anvi wè jou malè sa a. Ou konnen! Tout pawòl lèv mwen yo te nan prezans Ou.
I have not refused to follow thee, as thy shepherd, Neither have I desired the day of woe, as thou knowest! That which came from my lips hath been before thine eyes.
17 Pa fè m gwo laperèz. Ou se azil mwen nan jou gwo twoub la.
Be not thou a terror to me, Thou, my refuge in the day of distress! Let my persecutors be confounded, but let not me be confounded!
18 Ke sila ki pèsekite mwen yo vin wont, men pou mwen menm, pa kite mwen vin wont; kite yo twouble nèt, men pa kite m vin twouble. Mennen sou yo yon jou gwo twoub. Detwi yo ak yon destriksyon ki doub!
Let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed! Bring upon them the day of calamity, And destroy them with double destruction!
19 Konsa SENYÈ a te pale mwen: “Ale kanpe nan pòtay piblik la, kote wa Juda yo fè antre sòti a, nan tout pòtay Jérusalem yo.
Thus said Jehovah to me: Go and stand in the people's gate, Through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, And in all the gates of Jerusalem,
20 Pale yo konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, wa Juda yo, e tout Juda ak tout sila k ap viv Jérusalem yo, k ap fè antre sòti nan pòtay yo:
And say to them, Hear the word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, All Judah, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, Who enter in through these gates!
21 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Veye afè nou e pa pote okenn chaj nan jou Saba a, ni pa mennen anyen antre nan pòtay Jérusalem nan.
Thus saith Jehovah: Take heed to yourselves, And carry no burden on the sabbath-day, And bring none through the gates of Jerusalem.
22 Nou p ap fè okenn chaj sòti lakay nou nan jou Saba a. Ni pa fè okenn travay, men kenbe jou Saba a sen, jan Mwen te kòmande papa zansèt nou yo.
Bear no burden from your houses on the sabbath-day, And do no kind of work; But keep ye holy the sabbath-day, As I commanded your fathers.
23 Men yo pa t koute, ni panche zòrèy yo, men yo te fè tèt di pou yo pa ta koute, ni vin korije.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, But made their necks stiff, and refused to hear, And refused to receive instruction.
24 Men li va vin rive ke si ou koute M byen pre,” deklare SENYÈ a, “pou pa fè chaj antre nan pòtay lavil sa a nan jou Saba a, men ou kenbe Saba a sen e pa fè travay sou li,
If ye will now diligently hearken to me, saith Jehovah, And bring no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath-day, But keep holy the sabbath-day, Doing no work therein,
25 alò, va genyen moun ki antre nan pòtay lavil sa a, wa ak prens ki chita sou twòn a David yo, monte sou cha yo ak sou cheval yo, yo menm ak prens pa yo, moun Juda ak sila ki rete Jérusalem yo e vil sa a va abite jis pou tout tan.
Then shall enter the gates of this city kings and princes, Who sit upon the throne of David, Riding in chariots and on horses, They and their chieftains, The men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; And this city shall be inhabited forever.
26 Yo va antre ladann soti nan vil a Juda yo ak tout andwa ki antoure Jérusalem yo; soti nan peyi Benjamin, soti nan ba plèn nan, nan peyi kolin yo ak nan dezè a, k ap pote ofrann brile, sakrifis, ofrann sereyal, ak lansan e yo va mennen sakrifis a remèsiman lakay SENYÈ a.
Then from the cities of Judah, and the places around Jerusalem, From the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, From the mountains, and from the South, Shall they come bringing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, And flour-offerings, and incense, And bringing thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah.
27 Men si nou pa koute Mwen e pa kenbe jou Saba a sen ak sispann pote chaj e antre nan pòtay Jérusalem nan jou Saba a; alò, Mwen va limen yon dife nan pòtay li yo. Konsa, li va devore palè Jérusalem yo, e li p ap etenn menm.”’”
But if ye will not hearken to me, To keep holy the sabbath-day, And to carry no burden through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day, Then will I kindle in her gates an unquenchable fire, Which shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
