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, an affirmation of Jehovah, I am for God to all families of Israel, And they — they are to Me for a 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 said Jehovah: Found grace in the wilderness Hath a people remaining from the sword Going to cause it to rest — Israel.
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 Jehovah hath appeared to me, With love age-during I have loved thee, Therefore I have drawn thee [with] kindness.
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 do I build thee, And thou hast been built, O virgin of Israel, Again thou puttest on thy tabrets, And hast gone out in the chorus of the playful.
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 thou dost plant vineyards In mountains of Samaria, Planters have planted, and made common.
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 there is a day, Cried have watchmen on mount Ephraim, 'Rise, and we go up to Zion, unto Jehovah 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 said Jehovah: Sing, O ye to Jacob, [with] joy, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound ye, praise ye, and say, Save, O Jehovah, 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.
Lo, I am bringing them in from the north country, And have gathered them from the sides of the earth, Among them [are] blind and lame, Conceiving and travailing one — together, A great assembly — they turn back 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 they come in, And with supplications I bring them, I cause them to go unto streams of waters, In a right way — they stumble not in it, For I have been to Israel for a father, And Ephraim — My first-born [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 a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd [doth] 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 Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand 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.
And they have come in, And have sung in the high place of Zion, And flowed unto the goodness of Jehovah, For wheat, and for new wine, and for oil, And for the young of the flock and herd, And their soul hath been as a watered garden, And they add not to grieve 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 rejoice doth a virgin in a chorus, Both young men and old men — together, And I have turned their mourning to joy, And have comforted them, And gladdened them above their sorrow,
14 Mwen va ranpli nanm a prèt yo ak abondans, e pèp Mwen an va satisfè ak bonte Mwen,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And satisfied the soul of the priests [with] fatness, And My people with My goodness are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 said Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is heard, wailing, weeping most bitter, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She hath refused to be comforted for her sons, because 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 said Jehovah: Withhold thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, For there is a reward for thy work, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they have turned back from the land of the enemy.
17 Gen espwa davni pou ou,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Pitit ou yo va retounen nan peyi pa yo.
And there is hope for thy latter end, An affirmation of Jehovah, And the sons have turned back [to] their border.
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 surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou [art] Jehovah 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.’
For after my turning back I repented, And after my being instructed I struck on the thigh, I have been ashamed, I have also blushed, For I have borne the reproach of my youth.
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.
A precious son is Ephraim to Me? A child of delights? For since My speaking against him, I do thoroughly remember him still, Therefore have My bowels been moved for him, I do greatly love him, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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.
Set up for thee signs, make for thee heaps, Set thy heart to the highway, the way thou wentest, Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back 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.”
Till when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass 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 said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Still they say this word in the land of Judah, And in its cities, In My turning back [to] their captivity, Jehovah doth bless thee, habitation of righteousness, 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.
And dwelt in Judah have husbandmen, and in all its cities together, And they have journeyed in order.
25 Paske Mwen rafrechi chak nanm ki fatige ak tout moun ki pèdi fòs yo.”
For I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'
26 Nan moman sa a, mwen te reveye nan dòmi, e mwen te gade; dòmi an te tèlman dous pou mwen.
On this I have awaked, and I behold, and my sleep hath 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, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sown the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, With seed of man, and seed of beast.
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 hath been, as I watched over them to pluck up, And to break down, and to throw down, And to destroy, and to afflict; So do I watch over them to build, and to plant, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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 they do not say any more: Fathers have eaten unripe fruit, And the sons' 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 — each for his own iniquity doth die, Every man who is eating the unripe fruit, Blunted are his teeth.
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, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have made 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 that I made with their fathers, In the day of My laying hold on their hand, To bring them out of the land of Egypt, In that they made void My covenant, And I ruled over them — an affirmation of Jehovah.
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 that I make, With the house of Israel, after those days, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have given My law in their inward part, And on their heart I do write it, And I have been to them for God, And they are to me for a 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.”
And they do not teach any more Each his neighbour, and each his brother, Saying, Know ye Jehovah, For they all know Me, from their least unto their greatest, An affirmation of Jehovah; For I pardon their iniquity, And of their sin I make mention 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 said Jehovah, Who is giving the sun for a light by day, The statutes of moon and stars for a light by night, Quieting the sea when its billows roar, Jehovah 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 statutes depart from before Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, Even the seed of Israel doth 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 said Jehovah: If the heavens above be measured, And the foundations of earth below searched, Even I kick against all the seed of Israel, For all that they have done, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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], an affirmation of Jehovah, And the city hath been built to Jehovah, From the tower of Hananeel to 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.
And gone out again hath the measuring line Over-against it, unto the height of Gareb, And it hath compassed 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 valley of the carcases and of the ashes, And all the fields unto the brook Kidron, Unto the corner of the horse-gate eastward, [Are] holy to Jehovah, it is not plucked up, Nor is it thrown down any more to the age!
