Jeremi 38
1 Alò, Schephathia, fis a Mattan e Guedalia, fis a Paschhur, fis a Malkija, te tande pawòl ke Jérémie t ap pale a tout pèp la e t ap di:
Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard the words that Jeremiah was declaring to all the people. He was saying,
2 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Sila ki rete nan vil sa a va mouri ak nepe, ak gwo grangou e ak gwo ravaj ak maladi, men sila ki sòti pou rive anvè Kaldeyen yo va viv. Li va gen pwòp lavi l kon pwòp benefis pa l e li va viv.’
“Yahweh says this: Anyone staying in this city will be killed by sword, famine, and plague. But anyone who goes out to the Chaldeans will survive. He will escape with his own life, and live.
3 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Vil sa a va anverite livre nan men a wa Babylone nan, e li va kaptire l.’”
Yahweh says this: This city will be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”
4 Epi ofisye yo te di a wa a: “Koulye a, kite nonm sa a vin mete a lanmò, konsi l ap dekouraje mesye lagè ki rete nan vil sa a, ak tout pèp la lè l pale pawòl konsa avèk yo; paske nonm sa a p ap chache byen a pèp sa a, men malè yo.”
So the officials said to the king, “Let this man die, for in this way he is weakening the hands of the fighting men who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people. He is proclaiming these words, for this man is not working for safety for this people, but disaster.”
5 Konsa, Wa Sédécias te di: “Gade byen, li nan men nou; paske wa a p ap ka fè anyen kont nou menm.”
So King Zedekiah said, “Look, he is in your hand since there is no king able to resist you.”
6 Epi yo te pran Jérémie e te jete li nan sitèn Malkija, fis a wa a, ki te nan lakou kay gad la. Yo te fè Jérémie desann ladann ak kòd yo. Alò, nan sitèn nan, pa t gen dlo, men sèlman labou, e Jérémie te fonse antre nan labou a.
Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malkijah, son of the king. The cistern was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes. There was no water in the cistern, but it was muddy, and he sank down into the mud.
7 Men Ébed Mélec, Etyopyen an, yon enik, pandan li te lakay wa a, te tande ke yo te mete Jérémie nan sitèn nan. Alò, wa a te chita nan antre Pòtay Benjamin an.
Now Ebed-Melek the Cushite was one of the eunuchs in the king's house. He heard that they had placed Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate.
8 Epi Ébed-Mélec te sòti nan palè a wa a pou pale ak wa a. Li te di:
So Ebed-Melek went from the king's house and spoke with the king. He said,
9 “Mèt mwen, wa a, mesye sila yo te aji ak mechanste nan tout sa yo te fè Jérémie yo, pwofèt ki te jete nan sitèn nan. Li va mouri kote li ye akoz gwo grangou, paske nanpwen pen ankò nan vil la.”
“My master the king, these men have done evil with the way they have treated Jeremiah the prophet. They threw him into a cistern for him to die in it from hunger, since there is no more food in the city.”
10 Epi wa a te kòmande Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an, e te di l: “Pran trant mesye soti isit la anba otorite ou e mennen fè monte Jérémie soti nan sitèn nan avan l mouri.”
Then the king gave a command to Ebed-Melek the Cushite. He said, “Take command of thirty men from here and take Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”
11 Konsa, Ébed-Mélec te pran mesye yo anba otorite li, e te antre nan palè a wa a, yon kote pi ba depo a. Li te pran la vye rad epwize ak vye twal epwize e te fè yo desann sou kòd, antre nan pwi a, rive kote Jérémie.
So Ebed-Melek took command of those men and went to the king's house, to a storeroom for clothing under the house. From there he took rags and worn-out clothing and then let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern.
12 Konsa, Ébed-Mélec, Etyopyen an te di a Jérémie: “Alò, mete rad epwize sa yo ak twal yo anba bra ou, anba kòd yo.” Jérémie te fè l.
Ebed-Melek the Cushite said to Jeremiah, “Put the rags and worn-out clothing under your arms and on top of the ropes.” So Jeremiah did so.
13 Konsa, yo te rale Jérémie fè l monte leve sòti nan sitèn nan, e Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad la.
Then they pulled Jeremiah by the ropes. In this way they brought him up from the cistern. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
14 Epi Wa Sédécias te voye fè yo mennen Jérémie, pwofèt la, kote li nan twazyèm antre ki nan kay SENYÈ a; epi wa a te di a Jérémie: “Mwen ap mande ou yon bagay. Pa kache anyen devan m.”
Then King Zedekiah sent word and brought Jeremiah the prophet to himself, to the third entrance in Yahweh's house. The king said to Jeremiah, “I want to ask you something. Do not keep the answer from me.”
15 Epi Jérémie te reponn a Sédécias: “Si mwen pale ou, anverite, ou p ap mete m a lanmò? Anplis, menm si m bay ou konsèy, ou p ap koute mwen.”
Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I answer you, will you not certainly kill me? But if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
16 Men wa Sédécias te sèmante a Jérémie an sekrè. Li te di: “Kon SENYÈ a viv la, ki te fè nanm nou, anverite, mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò, ni mwen p ap livre ou nan men a mesye sila k ap chache pran lavi ou yo.”
But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private and said, “As Yahweh lives, the one who made us, I will not kill you or give you into the hand of those men who are seeking your life.”
17 Epi Jérémie te di a Sédécias: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la; ‘Si, anverite, ou va sòti deyò pou vin soumèt a wa Babylone nan; alò, ou va viv, vil sa a p ap brile ak dife e ou menm ak lakay ou va viv.
So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, says this: If you indeed go out to the officials of the king of Babylon then you will live, and this city will not be burned. You and your family will live.
18 Men si ou pa ale deyò kote ofisye a wa Babylone yo, alò, vil sa va livre nan men a Kaldeyen yo. Epi yo va brile li ak dife e ou menm, ou p ap chape nan men yo.’”
But if you do not go out to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans. They will burn it, and you will not escape from their hand.”
19 Epi Wa Sédécias te reponn a Jérémie: “Mwen krent Jwif ki te janbe kote Kaldeyen yo, paske yo kapab petèt livre mwen nan men yo, e yo va abize m.”
King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “But I am afraid of the people of Judah who have deserted to the Chaldeans, because I might be given over into their hand, for them to treat me badly.”
20 Men Jérémie te di: “Yo p ap livre ou nan men yo. Souple, obeyi SENYÈ a nan sa ke m ap di ou a, pou l ka ale byen pou ou, e pou ou kapab viv.
Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over to them. Obey the message from Yahweh that I am telling you, so that things will go well for you, and so that you will live.
21 Men si ou kontinye refize ale deyò, men pawòl ke SENYÈ a te montre m nan:
But if you refuse to go out, this is what Yahweh has shown me.
22 Alò, gade byen, tout fanm ki te rete nan palè wa Juda a, va mennen deyò kote prens a wa Babylone yo; epi fanm sa yo va di: “Pwòch zanmi ou yo te egare ou e te vin domine sou ou; pandan pye ou te kole nan labou a, yo te vire kite ou.”
Look! All the women who are left in your house, king of Judah, will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. These women will say to you, 'You have been deceived by your friends; they have ruined you. Your feet are now sunk into the mud, and your friends will run away.'
23 Anplis, yo va mennen deyò tout madanm ou yo ak fis ou yo devan Kaldeyen yo, e ou menm, ou p ap ka chape nan men yo, men ou va sezi pa men wa Babylone nan e vil sa a va brile ak dife.’”
For all of your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand. You will be captured by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned.”
24 Epi Sédécias te di a Jérémie: “Pa kite pèsòn konnen pawòl sa yo, e ou p ap mouri.
Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not inform anyone about these words, so that you do not die.
25 Men si ofisye yo tande ke mwen te pale avèk ou, te vin rekonèt ou e di ou: ‘Pale a nou sa ke ou te di wa a, sa ke wa a te di ou a; pa kache sa devan nou e nou p ap mete ou a lanmò,’
If the officials hear that I have talked with you, and if they come and say to you, 'Tell us what you said to the king and do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,'
26 alò, ou gen pou di yo: ‘Mwen t ap prezante siplikasyon mwen yo devan wa a, pou l pa fè m retounen lakay Jonathan pou m pa ta mouri la.’”
then you must say to them, 'I made a humble plea before the king that he would not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.'”
27 Epi tout ofisye yo te vin kote Jérémie pou te kesyone li. Pou sa, li te reponn yo selon pawòl ke wa a te kòmande yo. Epi yo te sispann pale ak li, konsi konvèsasyon an pa t koute pa okenn moun.
Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, so he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped talking with him, because they had not heard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king.
28 Konsa, Jérémie te rete nan lakou kay gad yo jis rive jou ke Jérusalem te vin kaptire a.
So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
