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 which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, after that Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had let him go from Ramah. For he had taken him, and he had been bound with chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah which were carried away captive 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 captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him: “Jehovah, thy God, pronounced this evil against 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 now Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake, because ye sinned against Jehovah, and obeyed not his voice; therefore hath this thing 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.”

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains upon thy hands. If it seem good to thee to come with me to Babylon, come; and I will set my eyes upon thee; but if it seem evil to thee to come with me to Babylon, forbear; behold, the whole land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and desirable for 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 while he was not yet gone away [[he said]]: “Go to Gedaliah, the of son Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go whithersoever it seemeth good to thee to go.” And the captain of the guard gave him provisions, and a present, and dismissed him.

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 Jeremiah went to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among 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.

Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, governor over the land, and had committed to his charge men and women and children, of the poor of the land, of them that were not 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.

then they came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah; namely, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of the Maachathite, 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 Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their men, saying, “Fear not to serve the Chaldaeans; 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.”

As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldaeans, who shall come to us; but ye, gather ye in wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities which ye have taken.”

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.

Also when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant to Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

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.

then all the Jews returned from all the places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in abundance.

13 Alò, Jochanan, fis a Karéach ak tout chèf lame ki te nan chan an te vini a Guedalia nan Mitspa.

And Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah,

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 said to him, “Dost thou know that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, hath sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to slay thee?” But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, 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?”

And Johanan, the son of Kareah, spake to Gedaliah in private at Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, I pray thee, and smite Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it. Wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered to thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah 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.”

But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, “Thou shalt not do this thing, for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.”