Jeremi 40
1 Pawòl ki te rive kote Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a lè Nebuzaradan, chèf a gad yo te lage li nan Rama, lè l te pran li mare ak chenn pami tout egzil a Jérusalem ak Juda ki t ap egzile Babylone yo.
The word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, after that Nabuzardan the general had let him go from Rama, when he had taken him, being bound with chains, among all them that were carried away from Jerusalem and Juda, and were carried to Babylon.
2 Alò, chèf a gad yo te pran Jérémie. Yo te di l: “SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, te pwomèt gwo malè sa a kont plas sa a;
And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,
3 epi SENYÈ a te fè l vin parèt. Li te fè l jan sa te pwomèt la. Akoz nou te peche kont SENYÈ a e pa t koute vwa li, pou sa, bagay sa a te vin rive nou.
And he hath brought it: and the Lord hath done as he hath said: because you have sinned against the Lord, and have not hearkened to his voice, and this word is come upon you.
4 Men koulye a, gade byen, mwen ap libere ou jodi a de chenn ki nan men ou yo. Si ou ta prefere vini ak mwen Babylone, vini e mwen va okipe ou. Men si ou prefere pa ale, ou pa oblije. Gade, tout peyi a devan ou. Ale kote li sanble bon e an règ pou ou ta ale.”
Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon, come: and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go.
5 Kòm Jérémie poko t ap tounen, li te di: “Ale konsa, alò, retounen a Guedalia, fis a Achikam, fis a Schaphan an, ke wa Babylone nan te apwente sou vil a Juda yo, e rete la pami pèp la; oswa, ale kote li sanble pi bon pou ou ta ale.” Konsa chèf gad la te bay li yon pòsyon manje ak yon kado e te kite li ale.
And come not with me: but dwell with Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Juda: dwell therefore with him in the midst of the people: or whithersoever it shall please thee to go, go. And the general of the army gave him victuals and presents, and let him go.
6 Konsa, Jérémie te ale Mitspa, kote Guedalia, fis a Achikam e te rete avè l pami moun ki te rete nan peyi a.
And Jeremias went to Godolias the son of Ahicam to Masphath: and dwelt with him in the midst of the people that were left in the land.
7 Alò, tout chèf lame ki te nan chan an ak mesye pa yo te tande ke wa Babylone nan te chwazi Guedalia, fis a Achikam nan, sou peyi a, e ke li te mete li an chaj de tout mesye yo, fanm ak timoun yo, sila ki te pi malere pase tout moun nan peyi a, ki pa t oblije fè egzil Babylone yo.
And when all the captains of the army that were scattered through the countries, they and their companions, had heard that the king of Babylon had made Godolias the son of Ahicam governor of the country, and that he had committed unto him men and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon:
8 Pou sa, yo te vin kote Guedalia Mitspa, ansanm ak Ismaël, fis a Nethania a ak Jochanan e Jonathan, fis a Karéach, Seraja, fis a Thanhumeth, fis a Éphaï, Nethopha ak Jezania, fis a Maacatite, yo menm ak mesye pa yo.
They came to Godolias to Masphath: and Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and Johanan, and Jonathan, the sons of Caree, and Sareas the son of Thanehumeth, and the children of Ophi, that were of Netophathi, and Jezonias the son of Maachati, they and their men.
9 Epi Guedalia, fis a Achikam, fis a Schaphan an, te sèmante a yo menm e a mesye pa yo. Li te di: “Pa pe sèvi Kaldeyen yo. Rete nan peyi a pou sèvi wa Babylone nan, pou sa ale byen pou nou.
And Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan swore to them and to their companions, saying: Fear not to serve the Chaldeass: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
10 Alò, pou mwen menm, gade byen, mwen ap rete Mitspa, pou m ka kanpe pou nou devan Kaldeyen ki va vini kote nou yo. Men pou nou, ranmase divin nan, fwi sezon ete a ak lwil epi mete yo nan veso pou konsève yo e rete nan vil nou ke nou fin okipe yo.”
Behold I dwell in Masphath, that I may answer the commandment of the Chaldeans that are sent to us: but as for you, gather ye the vintage, and the harvest, and the oil, and lay it up in your vessels, and abide in your cities which you hold.
11 Menm jan an osi, tout Jwif ki te Moab yo, pami fis a Ammon nan Edom yo e ki te nan tout lòt peyi yo, te tande ke wa Babylone nan te kite yon retay pou Juda, e ke li te deziyen sou yo, Guedalia, fis a Achakim, fis a Schaphan an.
Moreover all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and in all the countries, when they heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judea, and that he had made Godolias the son of Ahicam the son of Saphan ruler over them:
12 Epi tout Jwif yo te retounen soti tout kote ke yo te chase ale yo pou te vini nan peyi Juda, kote Guedalia nan Mitspa e te ranmase diven nan gran sezon an an gran kantite.
All the Jews, I say, returned out of all the places to which they had fled, and they came into the land of Juda to Godolias to Masphath: and they gathered wine, and a very great harvest.
13 Alò, Jochanan, fis a Karéach ak tout chèf lame ki te nan chan an te vini a Guedalia nan Mitspa.
Then Johanan the son of Caree, and all the captains of the army, that had been scattered about in the countries, came to Godolias to Masphath.
14 Yo te di a li menm: “Èske ou konnen ke Baalis, wa a fis Ammon yo te voye Ismaël, fis a Nethania a, pou pran lavi ou?” Men Guedalia, fis a Achakim nan, pa t kwè yo.
And they said to him: Know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ismahel the son of Nathanias to kill thee. And Godolias the son of Ahicam believed them not.
15 Epi Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, te pale an sekrè ak Guedalia nan Mitspa. Li te di: “Kite mwen ale touye Ismaël, fis a Nethania a e pèsòn p ap konnen! Poukisa li ta dwe pran lavi ou pou tout Jwif ki rasanble a ou menm yo ta gaye, e pou retay Juda a ta peri?”
But Johanan the son of Caree, spoke to Oodolias privately in Masphath, saying: I will go, and I will kill Ismahel the son of Nathanias, and no man shall know it, lest he kill thee, and all the Jews be scattered, that are gathered unto thee, and the remnant of Juda perish.
16 Men Guedalia, fis a Achikam nan, te di a Jochanan, fis a Karéach la: “Pa fè bagay sa a, paske ou ap di yon manti sou Ismaël.”
And Codolias the son of Ahicam said to Johanan the son of Cares: Do not this thing: for what thou sayst of Ismahel is false.
