Jeremi 42

1 Epi tout gran chèf lame yo, Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, Jezania, fis Hosée a, ak tout pèp la, ni piti, ni gran, te pwoche.

THEN all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

2 Yo te di a Jérémie, pwofèt la: “Souple, kite demand nou an vin parèt devan ou, e priye SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, pou nou; pou tout retay sa a, akoz nou se sèlman kèk grenn ki rete pami anpil nan nou, jan zye ou konn wè nou an,

And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us: )

3 pou SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, kapab pale nou de chemen ke nou ta dwe pran an, ak bagay ke nou ta dwe fè a.”

That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

4 Jérémie, pwofèt la, te di yo: “Mwen te tande. Gade byen, mwen va priye a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, an akò ak tout pawòl nou yo, epi mwen va di nou tout mesaj avèk sila SENYÈ a va reponn nou yo. Mwen p ap kenbe dèyè menm yon mo pou nou.”

Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

5 Epi yo te di a Jérémie: “Ke SENYÈ a kapab yon vrè fidèl temwen kont nou si nou pa aji selon tout mesaj ke SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, va voye pou nou.

Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.

6 Kit li dous, kit li pa dous, nou va koute vwa SENYÈ a sou sila nou ap voye ou a, pou sa kapab ale byen pou nou lè nou koute vwa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.”

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God.

7 Alò, lè sèt jou fin ekoule, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote Jérémie.

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah.

8 Konsa, li te rele Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, ak tout chèf lame ki te avè l yo ak tout pèp la, ni piti, ni gran.

Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 Epi li te di yo: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, a Sila nou te voye mwen pou prezante sa nou t ap mande devan L lan:

And said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

10 ‘Si, anverite, nou va rete nan peyi sa a; alò, Mwen va ankouraje nou, Mwen p ap detwi nou, Mwen va plante nou e Mwen p ap dechouke nou, men Mwen va ralanti sou malè avèk sila Mwen te aflije nou an.

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

11 Pa pè wa Babylone nan, k ap bannou perèz nan moman sa a. Pa pè l, paske Mwen avèk nou pou sove nou e pou delivre nou de men l.

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

12 Anplis, Mwen va montre nou konpasyon, pou l ta genyen konpasyon anvè nou e restore nou sou pwòp tè pa nou.

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 “‘Men si nou ap di: “Nou p ap rete nan peyi sa a,” pou nou pa ta koute vwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an,

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,

14 epi di: “Non, men nou va ale nan peyi Égypte, kote nou p ap tande afè lagè, ni son a twonpèt, ni grangou pou pen, e se la nou va rete;”’

Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

15 alò, nan ka sa a, koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O retay a Juda yo. Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Si nou, anverite, fikse vizaj nou pou antre an Égypte e pou antre nan rezidans lan,

And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

16 alò, nepe ke nou vrèman krent lan va rive pran nou nan peyi Égypte la, epi grangou ke nou krent anpil la, va swiv nou de prè an Égypte, e la nou va mouri.

Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

17 Konsa, tout mesye ki fikse panse yo pou rive la an Égypte, pou fè rezidans yo la, va mouri pa nepe, pa grangou, ak gwo epidemi. Yo p ap gen retay, ni ki chape sou gwo malè ke Mwen va fè vini sou yo a.’

So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

18 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Tankou gwo kòlè ak mekontantman Mwen te vide sou sila ki rete Jérusalem yo, se konsa gwo kòlè Mwen va vide sou nou lè nou antre an Égypte. Konsa, nou va devni yon madichon, yon objè degoutan, yon anatèm e yon repwòch. Ni nou p ap janm wè kote sila a ankò.’

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

19 “SENYÈ a te pale ak nou, O retay Juda a: ‘Pa ale antre an Égypte!’ Nou ta dwe konprann byen klè ke jodi a, mwen te avèti nou sa.

The Lord hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 Paske nou twonpe pwòp tèt nou. Se nou menm ki te voye mwen kote SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Nou te di: “Priye pou nou a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, epi nenpòt sa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an di, fè nou konnen e nou va fè l.”

For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

21 Konsa, jodi a, mwen te di nou, men nou pa t obeyi SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, menm nan tout sa Li te voye mwen pale nou yo.

And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you.

22 Akoz sa, nou ta koulye a dwe konprann ke nou va mouri pa nepe, pa grangou e pa gwo epidemi, nan plas kote nou vle ale rezide a.

Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.