Jeremi 34
1 Pawòl ki te vini a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a, lè Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, ak tout lame li a, ak tout wayòm latè ki te anba pouvwa l yo ak tout pèp yo, t ap goumen kont Jérusalem e kont tout vil li yo, ki te di:
The word which came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, —when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force and all the kingdoms of the earth the dominion of his hand, and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and against all her cities, saying:
2 Konsa pale SENYÈ Bondye Israël la: “Ale pale a Sédécias, wa Juda a, epi di li: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen ap bay vil sa a pou antre nan men a wa Babylone nan, e li va brile li ak dife.
Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Go and speak unto Zedekiah king of Judah, —and say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire;
3 Ou p ap chape nan men l, paske anverite, ou va kapte e va livre nan men l. Konsa, zye ou va wè wa Babylone nan. Li va pale avèk ou fasafas. Se nan Babylone ou prale.”’”
And, thou, shalt not escape out of his hand, For thou shalt be, taken, And into his hand, shalt thou be delivered, —And, thine own eyes, into the eyes of the king of Babylon, shall look, And his mouth, with thy mouth, shall speak And Babylon, shalt thou enter.
4 “Sepandan, tande pawòl SENYÈ a, O Sédécias, wa Juda a. Konsa pale SENYÈ a konsènan ou menm, ‘Ou p ap mouri pa nepe.
Nevertheless, hear the word of Yahweh, O Zedekiah, king of Judah, —Thus, saith Yahweh Concerning thee, Thou shalt not die, by the sword;
5 Ou va mouri anpè. Tankou epis yo te brile pou antèman papa zansèt ou yo, ansyen wa ki te avan ou yo, se konsa yo va brile epis pou ou. Yo va fè kri dèy pou ou: “Anmwey mèt nou an”, paske se Mwen ki bay mo sa a’ deklare SENYÈ a.”
In peace, shalt thou die, And with the burnings made for thy fathers the former kings who were before thee, so, shall they make a burning unto thee, And, with an, Alas lord! shall they lament thee, —Because of the word, I, have spoken, Declareth Yahweh.
6 Epi Jérémie te pale tout pawòl sila yo a Sédécias, wa Juda nan Jérusalem
Then spake Jeremiah the prophet, unto Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem;
7 lè lame a wa Babylone nan te goumen kont Jérusalem e kont tout rès vil Juda yo; konsi, Lakis ak Azéka, paske se sèl yo ki te rete kon vil fòtifye pami vil a Juda yo.
when, the force of the king of Babylon, was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, —against Lachish and against Azekah, for they, remained among the cities of Judah as fortified cities.
8 Pawòl ki te vini a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a apre Wa Sédécias te fin fè yon antant ak tout moun ki te Jérusalem yo pou libere yo:
The word which came unto Jeremiah, from Yahweh, —after that King Zedekiah had solemnised a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem, proclaiming unto them liberty:
9 pou chak moun ta bay libète a sèvitè li e chak moun a sèvant li, yon gason Ebre oswa yon fanm Ebre; pou pèsòn pa ta kenbe yo, yon Jwif frè parèy yo, nan esklavaj.
that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free, —so that no man should use them as slaves, to wit a Jew his brother;
10 Epi tout ofisye yo ak tout pèp la te obeyi a sila ki te antre nan akò a, ke chan moun ta libere sèvitè ak sèvant li yo, pou okenn moun pa ta kenbe yo an esklavaj. Yo te obeyi e te bay yo libète.
so then they hearkened—even all the princes and all the people who had entered into the covenant that every man should let his servant and every man his handmaid, go free, so as not to use them as slaves, any longer, —yea they hearkened, and let them go,
11 Men apre yo te fin vire, yo te reprann sèvitè ak sèvant ke yo te bay libète yo, e te fè yo soumèt ankò nan wòl sèvitè ak sèvant yo.
howbeit they turned after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids,
12 Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a. Li te di:
So then the word of Yahweh came unto Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying:
13 Konsa pale SENYÈ Bondye Israël la: Mwen te fè yon akò ak papa zansèt nou yo nan jou ke M te mennen yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la, soti nan kay esklavaj la. Mwen te di:
Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, —I myself, solemnised a covenant with your fathers, in the day when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves saying:
14 Nan fen sèt ane yo, nou chak va libere frè Ebre ki te vann a li menm nan, e ki te sèvi nou pandan sis ane yo. Yo va voye li lib de nou menm. Men papa zansèt nou yo pa t obeyi Mwen, ni pa t panche zòrèy yo kote Mwen.
At the end of seven years, shall ye let go every man his brother, being a Hebrew, who shall sell himself unto thee and serve thee, six years, then shalt thou let him go, free, from thee, Howbeit your fathers hearkened not unto me neither inclined their ear.
15 Malgre sa, nan tan sa a, nou te vire fè sa ki dwat nan zye M, chak moun te pwoklame libète a vwazen li e nou te fè yon akò avèk Mwen nan kay ki rele pa non Mwen an.
And, though, ye, just now turned and did that which was right in mine eyes, by proclaiming liberty, every man to his neighbour, —and solemnised a covenant before me, in the house on which my Name hath been called,
16 Men koulye a, nou te vire derespekte non Mwen, chak moun te reprann sèvitè ak sèvant ke nou te libere selon dezi yo, e nou te fè yo vin soumèt pou devni ankò sèvitè ak sèvant nou.
yet have ye turned and profaned my Name, and brought back, every man his servant and every man his hand-maid, whom ye had let go, free, at their own desire, —and have brought them into subjection, to become your servants and handmaids.
17 Akoz sa, pale SENYÈ a: “Nou pa t obeyi Mwen nan pwoklame libète chak mesye a frè li, e chak mesye a vwazen li, gade byen, Mwen ap pwoklame libète pou nou,” deklare SENYÈ a: “pou nepe a, pou envazyon ensèk ak maladi, pou gwo grangou. Konsa, Mwen va fè nou vin yon objè lèd e degoutan pou tout wayòm yo sou latè yo.
Therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye, have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother and every man to his neighbour: Behold me! proclaiming, to you, a liberty: Declareth Yahweh unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, so will I make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth;
18 Mwen va bay mesye ki te transgrese akò Mwen yo, ki pa t akonpli pawòl a akò ke yo te fè devan M, lè yo te koupe jenn bèf lan an de mòso pou te pase nan mitan de pati li yo—
and will give the men who are transgressing my covenant, in that they have not confirmed the words of the covenant, which they solemnised, before me, when they cut the calf, in twain, and passed between the parts thereof;
19 Ofisyèl a Juda yo, ak ofisyèl a Jérusalem yo, ofisye tribinal la e prèt ak tout pèp peyi ki te pase antre de pati jenn bèf la—
even the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, —who passed between the parts of the calf,
20 Mwen va livre yo nan men a lènmi yo, e nan men a sila k ap chache pran lavi yo. Epi kadav yo va sèvi kon manje pou zwazo syèl yo, ak bèt sovaj latè yo.
yea I will give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —and their dead bodies shall become food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.
21 “Sédécias, wa Juda a, ak ofisye pa l yo, Mwen va livre yo nan men lènmi pa yo, nan men a sila k ap chache lavi yo ak nan men a lame Babylone ki te ale kite nou an.
Zedekiah king of Judah also with his princes, will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life, —even into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, who are going up from you.
22 Gade byen, Mwen va pase lòd”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Epi Mwen va mennen yo retounen nan vil sa a. Konsa, yo va goumen kont li, pran li e brile li ak dife, epi Mwen va fè lavil Juda yo vin yon kote dezète san moun ki rete ladan yo.”
Behold me! giving command, Declareth Yahweh, and I will bring them back unto this city, and they will fight against it and capture it, and consume it with fire, —and, the cities of Judah, will I make too desolate to have an inhabitant.
