Jeremi 31
1 “Nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va vin Bondye a tout fanmi Israël yo, e yo va vin pèp Mwen.”
At that time, Declareth Yahweh, I will become a God, to all the families of Israel; And, they, shall become my people.
2 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pèp ki te chape de nepe a, te jwenn gras nan dezè a— Israël la menm, lè M te bay li repo li.”
Thus, saith Yahweh, —There hath found favour in the desert people escaped from the sword, —I must go to cause him, even Israel, to rest.
3 SENYÈ a te parèt a li menm soti lwen epi te di: “Wi, Mwen te renmen ou ak yon lanmou ki p ap janm fini. Konsa, Mwen te atire ou ak lanmou dous.
From afar, Yahweh hath appeared unto me, Yea with an age-abiding love, have I loved thee, For this cause, have I prolonged to thee lovingkindness.
4 Yon lòt fwa ankò, Mwen va bati ou, e ou va vin rebati, O vyèj Israël la! Yon lòt fwa, ou va reprann tanbouren ou yo. Ou va vin parèt nan dans a sila k ap fete yo.
Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel, —Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:
5 Yon lòt fwa, ou va plante chan rezen yo sou kolin Samarie yo. Plantè yo va plante e yo va kontan ak fwi li.
Again, shalt thou plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria, The planters have planted, and have laid open the vineyards,
6 Paske jou a va rive lè gadyen sou kolin Éphraïm yo va kriye fò: ‘Annou leve! Annou monte Sion, kote SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.’”
For it is a day the watchmen have proclaimed throughout the hill country of Ephraim, —Arise ye and let us go up to Zion, unto Yahweh our God.
7 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Chante anlè ak kè kontan pou Jacob, e kriye fò pami chèf nasyon yo. Pwoklame, bay lwanj epi di: ‘O SENYÈ sove pèp Ou a, retay Israël la!’
For, thus, saith Yahweh—Shout ye for Jacob with gladness, Make shrill thy voice, as the head of the nations, —Publish ye praise ye and say, Save thou O Yahweh thy people, the remnant of Israel.
8 Gade byen, Mwen ap mennen yo sòti nan peyi nò a, e Mwen va ranmase yo soti nan pati pi lwen latè a. Pami yo, avèg ak bwate yo, fanm lan ak pitit li, ak sila ki gen doulè tranche ansanm. Yon gran konpanyen, yo va retounen isit la.
Behold me bringing them in out of the land of the North, And I will gather them out of the remote parts of the earth, Among them, the blind and the lame The woman with child and she that giveth birth, together, —A great convocation, shall return hither:
9 Ak dlo nan zye, yo va vini. Ak siplikasyon, Mwen va mennen yo; Mwen va fè yo mache akote sous dlo yo, sou yon chemen dwat kote yo p ap tonbe a; paske Mwen se yon Papa pou Israël. Éphraïm se premye ne Mwen.”
With weeping, shall they come in, And with supplications, will I lead them, I will bring them unto rivers of waters By a smooth way, wherein they shall not stumble, —For I have become, to Israel, a father, And as for Ephraim, my firstborn, is he!
10 “Tande pawòl SENYÈ a, O nasyon yo! E deklare nan peyi kot byen lwen yo, epi di: ‘Sila ki te gaye Israël la, va ranmase li, e kenbe li kon yon bèje k ap gade bann mouton li.’
Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O ye nations, And declare ye in the Coastlands, afar off, —And say—He that scattereth Israel, will gather him, And watch over him as a shepherd his flock;
11 Paske SENYÈ a te rachte Jacob. Li te rachte l soti nan men a sila ki te pi fò pase l.
For Yahweh hath ransomed Jacob, —And redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 Yo va vin kriye fò ak lajwa sou wotè a Sion yo, e yo va gen kè kontan nèt sou bonte SENYÈ a, sou sereyal ak diven tounèf, ak lwil e sou jenn a bann mouton an ak twoupo a. Nanm yo va tankou yon jaden wouze. Yo p ap janm soufri tristès ankò.
Then shall they come in and shall shout in triumph on the height of Zion, And shall stream unto the goodness of Yahweh To the wheat, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flocks and of the herds, —So shall their soul become like a garden well watered, And they shall not again languish any more.
13 Epi vyèj la va rejwi nan dans lan, ansanm ak jennonm yo ak ansyen yo; paske Mwen va fè tristès yo vin tounen lajwa. Mwen va rekonfòte yo, e bay yo kè kontan pou ranplase tristès yo.
Then shall the virgin rejoice, in the dance, And young men and elders [rejoice] together, And I will turn their mourning into gladness and will comfort them, And will make them rejoice from their sorrow;
14 Mwen va ranpli nanm a prèt yo ak abondans, e pèp Mwen an va satisfè ak bonte Mwen,” deklare SENYÈ a.
Then will I satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, And my people with my goodness, shall be satisfied, Declareth Yahweh.
15 Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “Yon vwa vin tande nan Rama, lamantasyon yo ak gwo kriye dlo k ap sòti nan zye yo. Rachel ap kriye pou pitit li yo. Li refize rekonfòte pou pitit li yo, akoz yo pa la ankò.”
Thus, saith Yahweh—A voice, in Ramah, is heard, Wailing, bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, —She refuseth to be comforted for her children, For they are not!
16 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Anpeche vwa ou k ap kriye, ak zye ou ap fè dlo; paske travay ou va vin rekonpanse,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Yo va retounen sòti nan peyi ènmi an.
Thus, saith Yahweh—Restrain thy voice from weeping, And thine eyes from tears, —For there is a reward for thy labour, Declareth Yahweh, So they shall return from the land of the enemy:
17 Gen espwa davni pou ou,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Pitit ou yo va retounen nan peyi pa yo.
Yea there is hope for thy future Declareth Yahweh, —And thy sons shall return to their own boundary.
18 “Anverite, Mwen te tande Éphraïm ap kriye ak doulè: ‘Ou te fè m sibi chatiman. Mwen te sibi chatiman tankou yon jenn bèf ki poko fin donte. Mennen m pou m ka restore, paske se Ou menm ki SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an.
I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.
19 Paske lè m te retounen, mwen te repanti. Epi apre mwen te enstwi. Mwen te frape pwòp kwis mwen. Mwen te vin wont e twouble menm; paske mwen te pote repwòch jenès mwen.’
Surely after my return, I was filled with regret, And after I came to know myself, I smote upon the thigh, —I turned pale and was even confounded For I had borne the reproach of my youthful days.
20 Èske Éphraïm se fis Mwen? Èske li se yon pitit ki fè M anpil plezi? Anverite, Mwen te pale kont li souvan, men M sonje l toujou; konsa kè M gen gwo dezi pou li. Anverite, Mwen va fè gras pou li”, deklare SENYÈ a.
Was Ephraim, a very precious son to me? Was he a most delightful child? For as often as I have spoken against him, I have, remembered, him again! For this cause, have my affections been deeply moved for him, I must have, compassion, upon him, Declareth Yahweh.
21 “Plase pou ou menm ransèyman chemen yo; mete pou kont ou poto k ap dirije. Konsantre tout panse ou sou direksyon gran chemen an, wout sou sila ou te ale a. Retounen, O vyèj Israël; retounen kote vil sila yo, vil pa w yo.
Erect thee waymarks Set thee up finger-posts, Apply thy heart to The highway—The road by which thou didst depart, —Return O virgin of Israel, Return unto these thy cities.
22 Pou konbyen de tan ou va fè ale retou, O fi ki enfidèl? Paske SENYÈ a te fè yon bagay nèf sou latè: yon fanm va antoure yon nonm.”
How long wilt thou turn hither and thither, O apostate daughter? For Yahweh hath created a new thing in the earth, A female defendeth, a strong man!
23 Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Yon fwa ankò, yo va pale pawòl sa a nan peyi Juda ak nan vil li yo lè M fin restore bonè li: ‘Ke SENYÈ a beni ou, O kay ladwati a, O mòn sen an!’
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Again, shall they say this word, in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I cause their captivity to return, Yahweh, bless thee, Thou home of righteousness! Thou mountain of holiness!
24 Juda ak tout vil li yo va demere ansanm ladann, kiltivatè a ak sila k ap deplase ak bann mouton li yo.
Then shall there dwell throughout Judah itself and all the cities thereof, together, —Husbandmen, who shall move about with a flock;
25 Paske Mwen rafrechi chak nanm ki fatige ak tout moun ki pèdi fòs yo.”
For I have satiated the weary soul, —And every languishing soul, have I filled.
26 Nan moman sa a, mwen te reveye nan dòmi, e mwen te gade; dòmi an te tèlman dous pou mwen.
Upon this, I awoke and considered, —And, my sleep, had been sweet to me!
27 “Gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Lè M va plante lakay Israël ak lakay Juda avèk semans a lòm e avèk semans a bèt.
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh—That I will sow, The house of Israel, and The house of Judah, With the seed of men, and With the seed of beasts;
28 Konsi Mwen te veye sou yo pou rache yo, pou kraze yo, pou boulvèse yo, pou detwi yo, e pou mennen gwo dezas; se konsa mwen va veye sou yo pou bati e pou plante,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And it shall come to pass, that—Just as I watched over them, to root up and to break down and to tear out and to destroy, and to break in pieces, So, will I watch over them, to build and to plant, Declareth Yahweh.
29 “Nan jou sa yo, yo p ap di ankò: ‘Papa yo te manje rezen si, e dan timoun yo vin kanpe apik.’
In those days, shall they say no more, Fathers, did eat sour grapes, —And, children’s teeth, are blunted!
30 Men chak moun va mouri akoz pwòp inikite pa li. Chak moun ki manje rezen si yo, se pwòp dan pa l k ap vin kanpe apik.
But, every one, for his own iniquity, shall die, —Any human being who eateth the sour grapes, his own teeth, shall be blunted.
31 “Gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “lè Mwen va fè yon akò tounèf avèk lakay Israël, e avèk lakay Juda,
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, —When I will solemnize—With the house of Israel and With the house of Judah, A new covenant:
32 pa tankou akò ke M te fè ak papa yo a nan jou ke M te pran yo pa lamen pou mennen yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la; akò Mwen ke yo te kraze a, malgre Mwen te yon mari pou yo a,” deklare SENYÈ a.
Not like the covenant which I solemnised with their fathers, In the day when I grasped their hand, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt, —In that, they, brake my covenant Though, I, had become a husband unto them, Declareth Yahweh.
33 “Men sa se akò ke M va fè ak lakay Israël apre jou sa yo”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va mete lalwa M anndan yo e sou kè yo Mwen va ekri l; epi Mwen va Bondye yo, e yo va pèp Mwen.
For, this, is the covenant which I will solemnize with the house of Israel after those days Declareth Yahweh, I will put my law within them, Yea, on their heart, will I write it, —So will I become their God, And they shall become my people.
34 “Yo p ap ankò enstwi, chak moun vwazen pa li, e chak moun frè pa li pou di: ‘Konnen SENYÈ a,’ paske yo tout va konnen Mwen, soti nan pi piti nan yo jis rive nan pi gran nan yo a,” deklare SENYÈ a, “paske Mwen va padone inikite yo, e peche yo, Mwen p ap sonje yo ankò.”
Then shall they no longer teach Every man his neighbour, and Every man his brother, saying, Know ye Yahweh, —For, they all, shall know me, From the least of them Even unto the greatest of them, Declareth Yahweh, For I will forgive their iniquity, And their sin, will I remember, no more.
35 SENYÈ a ki bay solèy kon limyè nan lajounen e ki etabli lòd pou lalin ak zetwal yo pou bay limyè nan aswè, ki boulvèse lanmè a jis lanm li gwonde— SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li, k ap di:
Thus, saith Yahweh—Who hath given the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, —Who excited the sea, and the waves thereof roared Yahweh of hosts, is his name: —
36 “Si lòd sa a vin deregle devan M, deklare SENYÈ a: “Alò desandan Israël yo osi va sispann kon yon nasyon devan M, jis pou tout tan.”
If these ordinances depart from before me, Declareth Yahweh, —the seed of Israel also, may cease from being a nation before me, all the days,
37 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Si syèl anwo yo ka mezire, e fondasyon tè yo ka kontwole pa anba; alò, Mwen va osi jete tout desandan Israël yo nèt pou tout sa yo te fè yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
Thus, saith Yahweh—If the heavens above can be measured, Or the foundations of the earth beneath, be searched out I also, may reject all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, Declareth Yahweh.
38 “Gade byen, jou yo ap vini,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Lè vil la va rebati pou SENYÈ a, soti nan fò Hananeel la jis rive nan Pòtay Kwen an.
Lo days, are coming, Declareth Yahweh, That the city shall be built for Yahweh, From the tower of Hananeel, [As far as] the gate of the corner;
39 Konsa lign mezi a va kontinye ale tou dwat jis rive nan kolin Gareb, epi li va vire Goath.
Then shall go forth again the measuring-line straight forward, Over the hill Gareb, And it shall go round to Goah;
40 “Konsa tout vale kadav yo ak sann yo, e tout chan yo jis rive nan flèv Cédron nan, pou rive nan kwen Pòtay Cheval la, vè lès, va sen a SENYÈ a. Konsa, li p ap rache retire, ni jete ba ankò, jis pou tout tan.”
And, all the vale of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron torrent-bed, as far as the horse-gate corner on the east, Shall be holy unto Yahweh, —It shall not be rooted up, nor thrown down, any more, unto times age-abiding.
