Jeremi 22
1 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Ale desann kote kay wa Juda a, e pale pawòl sa a:
Thus said the LORD: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
2 Di l konsa: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O wa Juda, ki chita sou twòn David la, ou menm, sèvitè ou yo ak pèp ou a ki antre nan pòtay sila yo.
And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
3 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Fè jistis ak ladwati e delivre sila ki te vòlè devan pouvwa sila ki te oprime l la. Anplis pa maltrete ni fè vyolans a yon etranje, òfelen an ak vèv la. Ni pa vèse san inosan nan plas sa a.
Thus saith the LORD: Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
4 Paske si nou menm mesye yo va, anverite, fè bagay sa a, alò, wa yo va antre nan pòtay kay sa a, e va chita nan plas David sou twòn li an. Yo va monte sou cha yo ak sou cheval yo—yo menm, sèvitè yo ak pèp li a.
For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
5 Men si nou pa obeyi pawòl sa yo, Mwen sèmante pa Mwen menm,” deklare SENYÈ a: “ke kay sila a va vin dezole.”’”
But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
6 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan kay wa a Juda a: “Ou tankou Galaad pou Mwen, tankou tèt mòn Liban an. Malgre, anverite Mwen va fè nou kon yon dezè, kon vil ki abandone.
For thus saith the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, [and] the head of Lebanon: [yet] surely I will make thee a wilderness, [and] cities which are not inhabited.
7 Paske Mwen va mete destriktè apa pou ou, yo chak ak zam yo. Epi yo va koupe mete atè bwa sèd pi chwazi ou yo e jete yo nan dife.
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
8 “Anpil nasyon va pase kote vil sa a. Konsa, yo va di youn lòt: ‘Poukisa SENYÈ a te fè bagay sa a gwo vil sa a?’
And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?
9 Epi yo va reponn: ‘Akoz yo te abandone akò SENYÈ a, Bondye yo a, e te pwostène yo a lòt dye yo e te sèvi yo.’”
Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
10 Pa kriye pou mò yo. Pa fè dèy pou li, men kriye san rete pou sila ki sòti a; paske li p ap janm retounen, ni li p ap wè peyi l ankò.
Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away; for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
11 Paske se konsa SENYÈ a pale a Schallum, fis a Josias, wa Juda a, ki te vin wa nan plas Josias, papa li, ki te ale kite plas sa a: “Li p ap janm retounen la,
For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place: He shall not return thither any more;
12 men nan plas kote li te mennen an kaptivite a, se la li va mouri e li p ap wè peyi sila ankò.”
But in the place whither they have led him captive, there shall he die, and he shall see this land no more.
13 “Malè a sila ki bati kay li san ladwati, chanm anlè yo san jistis, ki itilize sèvis vwazen li san peye e ki pa bay li salè li,
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;
14 Ki di: “Mwen va bati pou mwen menm yon kay ak anpil espas, ak gwo chanm anlè. Mwen va koupe fenèt li yo, ba li panno bwa sèd e pentire l an koulè wouj.’
that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
15 “Èske ou dwe wa akoz ou pi fò nan afè bwa sèd? Èske papa ou pa t manje, bwè e fè jistis ak sa ki dwat? Epi sa te ale byen pou li.
Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? then it was well with him.
16 Li te plede koz a malere ak aflije yo, epi sa te ale byen. Èske se pa sa ki vle di ou rekonèt Mwen an?” deklare SENYÈ a.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
17 “Men zye ou ak kè ou rete sèlman sou richès ki ranmase nan zak malonèt, nan vèse san inosan, nan opresyon ak vyolans.”
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18 Pou sa, konsa SENYÈ a pale konsènan Jojakim, fis a Josias, wa Juda a: “Yo p ap fè dèy pou li. Ni rele ‘Anmwey, frè m!’ ni ‘Anmwey sè m!’ “Yo p ap fè gwo kri pou li. Ni ‘Anmwey, mèt mwen!’ Ni ‘Anmwey, pou grand pwisans li!’
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: They shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19 Li va antere ak antèman bourik, trennen e jete deyò pòtay Jérusalem yo.”
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
20 “Ale monte kote Liban. Kriye fò e leve vwa ou nan Basan. Kriye anplis depi Abarim, paske tout moun ki renmen ou yo vin kraze nèt.
Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan: and cry from Abarim; for all thy lovers are destroyed.
21 Mwen te pale ak ou nan pwosperite, men ou te di: ‘Mwen p ap koute’! Konsa abitid ou depi nan jenès ou, ke ou te refize obeyi lavwa M.
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
22 Van an va bale fè disparèt tout bèje ou yo, ak moun ki renmen ou yo, y ap wale an kaptivite. Konsa, ou va anverite wont e imilye akoz tout mechanste ou yo.
The wind shall feed all thy shepherds, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.
23 Nou menm k ap viv Liban, ki fè nich ak bwa sèd yo, nou va plenyen nan gòj lè gran doulè a rive sou ou; doulè tankou yon fanm k ap akouche a!
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
24 “Kon Mwen viv la”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Menmsi Jeconia, fis a Jojakim nan, te yon bag so nan men dwat Mwen; malgre sa, Mwen ta rale retire ou.
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
25 Epi mwen ta lese ou tonbe nan men a sila k ap chache lavi ou yo; wi, nan men a sila ke ou krent anpil yo, menm nan men Nebucadnetsar, wa a Babylone nan, e nan men a Kaldeyen yo.
and I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them of whom thou art afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
26 Mwen va jete ou ak manman ou ki te fè ou a jis nan yon lòt peyi kote ou pa t fèt, e la ou va mouri.
And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die.
27 Men pou peyi kote yo ta vle retounen an, yo p ap retounen la.”
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
28 Èske nonm sa a, Jenocia se yon po meprize, kraze nèt? Oswa èske li se yon veso lèd, san valè? Poukisa li menm ak desandan li yo te jete deyò konsa e depoze nan yon peyi ke yo pa t konnen?
Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
29 O latè, latè, latè, tande pawòl SENYÈ a!
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
30 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mete nonm sa a nan lis kon ‘san pitit’, yon nonm ki p ap reyisi nan jou li yo. Paske nanpwen moun nan desandan li yo ki va reyisi, ni k ap chita sou twòn David la, ni gouvène ankò nan Juda.”
Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
