Jeremi 3
1 Bondye di: “Si yon mari divòse ak madanm li, e li kite li pou jwenn yon lòt gason, èske li va retounen kote li? Èske tè sa a p ap souye nèt? Men ou se yon pwostitiye ak anpil renmen; sepandan, se bò kote M, ou vin vire,” deklare SENYÈ a.
"They say, 'If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and become another man's, will he return to her again?' Wouldn't that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me," says YHWH.
2 “Leve zye ou pou wè mòn toutouni yo epi gade: “Se ki kote yo pa t kouche ak nou? Akote chemen yo, ou te chita tann yo. Tankou yon Arab nan dezè, ou te pouri peyi a ak pwostitisyon ou ak mechanste ou.
"Lift up your eyes to the bare heights, and see. Where have you not been lain with? You have sat for them by the ways, as an Arabian in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your prostitution and with your wickedness.
3 Akoz sa, farinaj lapli te vin sispann e lapli sezon prentan pa t rive. Men fon ou te gen yon fontèn pwostitiye; ou te refize vin wont.
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.
4 Se pa depi koulye a, ou va rele a Mwen: ‘Papa mwen, ou se zanmi jenès mwen’?
Will you not from this time cry to me, 'My Father, you are the guide of my youth?'
5 “‘Èske Li va fache jis pou tout tan? Èske Li va ensanse ak kòlè jiska lafen?’ Gade byen, ou te pale, ou te fè bagay ki mal e ou te fè pwòp volonte ou.”
"'Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?' Look, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way."
6 Alò, SENYÈ a te di m nan jou a wa Josias yo: “Èske ou te wè sa ke Israël enfidèl te fè a? Li te monte sou tout kolin ki wo yo e anba tout bwa vèt. La, li te yon pwostitiye.
Moreover, YHWH said to me in the days of Josiah the king, "Have you seen that which backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there has played the prostitute.
7 Mwen te reflechi: ‘Apre li fin fè tout bagay sa yo, li va retounen kote Mwen.’ Men li pa t retounen e sè trèt li a, Juda, te wè l.
I said after she had done all these things, 'She will return to me;' but she did not return; and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
8 Konsa, lè Mwen te wè tout enfidelite ak pwostitiye li yo, Mwen te voye li ale, e Mwen te fè yon dekrè pou divòse ak li. Men sè trèt li a, Juda, pa t gen lakrent, men li te ale fè pwostitiye tou.
She saw that for all the causes for which faithless Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, did not fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.
9 Akoz li te pran pwostitiye li a kon yon bagay lejè, li te pouri peyi a e te fè adiltè ak wòch ak pyebwa.
And it came to pass, through her casual prostitution, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stone and wood.
10 Men malgre tout sa, sè trèt li a, Juda, pa t retounen kote Mwen ak tout kè l, men pito ak desepsyon”, deklare SENYÈ a.
Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense," says YHWH.
11 Konsa, SENYÈ a te di m: “Israël enfidèl la te montre li pi dwat pase trèt la, Juda.
YHWH said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
12 Ale pwoklame pawòl sa yo vè nò, epi di: ‘Retounen, Israël enfidèl’, deklare SENYÈ a; ‘Mwen p ap gade ou ak kòlè. Paske Mwen gen mizerikòd, deklare SENYÈ a; Mwen p ap rete fache jis pou tout tan.
Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, 'Return, you backsliding Israel,' says YHWH; 'I will not look in anger on you; for I am merciful,' says YHWH. 'I will not keep anger forever.
13 Sèlman rekonèt inikite ou, ke ou te transgrese kont SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a. Ou te gaye favè ou bay etranje yo anba tout bwa vèt e ou pa t obeyi vwa M,’” deklare SENYÈ a.
Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against YHWH your God, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,'" says YHWH.
14 “Retounen, O fis enfidèl,” deklare SENYÈ a, “paske Mwen se yon mèt pou nou. Mwen va retire de nou, youn nan yon vil e de nan yon fanmi, e Mwen va mennen nou Sion.”
"Return, backsliding children," says YHWH; "for I am a husband to you. I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
15 “Konsa, Mwen va bannou bèje selon pwòp kè Mwen, ki va fè nou manje sou konesans ak bon konprann.
I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 Li va vin rive nan jou sa yo ke lè nou vin ogmante, e vin anpil nan peyi a”, deklare SENYÈ a, “yo p ap di mo ankò: ‘Lach akò SENYÈ a’. Ni sa p ap vini nan tèt yo. Yo p ap sonje li, yo p ap remake pèt li, ni li p ap refèt ankò.
It shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days," says YHWH, "they shall say no more, 'The ark of the covenant of YHWH.' neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.
17 Nan lè sa a, yo va rele Jérusalem: ‘Twòn SENYÈ a’ e tout nasyon yo va rasanble vè li; vè Jérusalem, vè non SENYÈ a. Ni yo p ap ankò mache ak tèt di ak kè mechan yo.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem 'The throne of YHWH;' and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of YHWH, to Jerusalem. Neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
18 Nan jou sa yo, lakay Juda va mache ak lakay Israël, e yo va vini ansanm sòti nan peyi nò pou rive nan peyi ke Mwen te bay a papa zansèt nou yo kon eritaj la.”
In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance to your fathers.
19 “Epi Mwen te di: ‘Kòman Mwen fè lanvi pou plase ou pami fis Mwen yo, e bay ou yon bèl peyi, eritaj ki pi bèl pami nasyon yo!’ Epi Mwen te di: ‘Ou va rele Mwen: “Papa Mwen”, e ou p ap detounen sispann swiv Mwen.’”
"But I said, 'How I would put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations.' and I said, 'You shall call me "My Father," and shall not turn away from following me.'
20 “Anverite, kon yon fanm fè trèt pou kite mari li, se konsa ou te fè trèt kite Mwen, O lakay Israël”, deklare SENYÈ a.
"Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel," says YHWH.
21 Yon vwa vin tande sou wotè mòn vid yo; vwa k ap kriye ak vwa siplikasyon a fis Israël yo; akoz yo te pèvèti chemen yo, yo te bliye SENYÈ a, Bondye yo.
A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping and the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten YHWH their God.
22 “Retounen, O fis enfidèl, Mwen va geri enfidelite ou.” “Gade byen, nou vin kote Ou; paske Ou se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.
"Return, you backsliding children, I will heal your backsliding." "Look, we have come to you; for you are YHWH our God.
23 Anverite, soutyèn kolin yo se yon desepsyon, yon zen sou mòn yo. Anverite, SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, se sali Israël.
Truly the hills are a delusion, the tumult on the mountains. Truly the salvation of Israel is in YHWH our God.
24 Men afè wont sa a te manje fòs zèv zansèt nou yo depi nan jenès nou. Li te manje bann mouton yo ak twoupo yo, fis ak fi yo.
But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
25 Kite nou kouche nan wont nou, e kite imilyasyon kouvre nou. Paske nou te peche kontre Senyè a, nou menm ak papa nou yo, depi nan jenès nou yo, jis rive menm jodi a. E nou pa t obeyi lavwa Senyè a, papa nou.
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against YHWH our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day. We have not obeyed the voice of YHWH our God."
