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 put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
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 thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy 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 withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
4 Se pa depi koulye a, ou va rele a Mwen: ‘Papa mwen, ou se zanmi jenès mwen’?
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art 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] for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy 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 the LORD said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
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.
And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: 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.
And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.
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 the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
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.
And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
11 Konsa, SENYÈ a te di m: “Israël enfidèl la te montre li pi dwat pase trèt la, Juda.
And the LORD said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath shewn 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, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not look in anger upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not keep [anger] for ever.
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 thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
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, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am a husband unto you: and 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.
and I will give you shepherds according to mine heart, which 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.
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD; neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall [that] be done 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 the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, 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 unto 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 shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations? and I said, Ye 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 departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
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 upon the bare heights, the weeping [and] the supplications of the children of Israel; for that they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD 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, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings, Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art the LORD 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 in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
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 hath devoured the labour 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 the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day: and we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
