Jeremi 50
1 Pawòl ke SENYÈ a te pale konsènan Babylone, peyi Kaldeyen yo, pa Jérémie, pwofèt la:
The word that Jehovah spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet.
2 “Deklare e pwoklame pami nasyon yo. Pwoklame sa e leve yon drapo. Pa kache sa, men di: ‘Babylone te kaptire Bel gen tan plen regre, Merodac fin nan gwo twoub! Imaj li yo fè wont, e zidòl li yo fin sans espwa.’
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and lift up a banner; publish, conceal not! Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed: her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.
3 Paske yon nasyon gen tan monte kont li soti nan nò; sa va fè peyi li vin yon objè degoutan e p ap genyen moun ki rete ladann. Ni moun, ni bèt fin egare ale; yo ale nèt!
For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: both man and beast are fled; they are gone.
4 “Nan jou sa yo ak nan lè sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Fis Israël yo va vini, ni yo menm, ni fis a Juda yo tou; yo va avanse ap kriye pandan yo prale e se SENYÈ a, Bondye ke yo va chache a.
In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping as they go, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
5 Yo va mande pou chemen ki ale nan Sion an, e vire figi yo vè direksyon li. Yo va di ‘Vin mete tèt nou ak SENYÈ a, nan yon akò k ap dire jis pou tout tan, youn ki p ap janm bliye.’
They shall inquire concerning Zion, with their faces thitherward, [saying, ] Come, and let us join ourselves to Jehovah, in an everlasting covenant that shall not be forgotten.
6 Pèp Mwen an gen tan vin mouton ki pèdi. Bèje yo te egare yo. Yo te fè yo vire akote mòn yo. Yo te avanse soti sou mòn pou rive sou kolin, e yo te bliye plas repo yo.
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they turned them away on the mountains: they went from mountain to hill, they forgot their resting-place.
7 Tout moun ki rive sou yo te devore yo; epi advèsè yo te di: ‘Nou pa koupab, paske se yo ki te peche kont SENYÈ ki se abitasyon ladwati a, menm SENYÈ a, espwa a papa zansèt yo.’
All that found them devoured them, and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
8 “Detounen kite mitan Babylone! Sòti nan peyi Kaldeyen yo. Fè konsi se mal kabrit k ap mache nan tèt bann an.
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he-goats before the flock.
9 Paske gade byen, Mwen va leve fè parèt kont Babylone, yon gwo foul nasyon pwisan soti nan peyi nò a. Yo va rale lign batay yo kont li. Depi la, yo va vin an kaptivite. Flèch yo va tankou yon gèrye ekspè, ki pa janm retounen men vid.
For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon, an assemblage of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her: from thence shall she be taken. Their arrows shall be as those of a mighty expert man: none shall return empty.
10 Chaldée va vin yon viktim; tout moun ki piyaje li va jwenn kont yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all the spoilers thereof shall be satiated, saith Jehovah.
11 “Akoz nou kontan, akoz nou ap fete, o nou menm ki te konn piyaje eritaj Mwen an; akoz nou fè sote tankou yon jenn gazèl k ap foule sereyal; epi ki vin ranni kon jenn poulen,
For ye rejoiced, for ye triumphed, ye plunderers of my heritage; for ye have been wanton as the heifer at grass, and neighed as steeds.
12 manman nou va tèlman wont, sila ki te bay nou nesans lan va imilye. Gade byen, li va pi piti pami nasyon yo, yon savann, yon peyi sèch, yon dezè.
Your mother hath been sorely put to shame; she that bore you hath been covered with reproach: behold, [she is become] hindmost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
13 Akoz endiyasyon SENYÈ a, li p ap abite, men li va dezole nèt. Tout moun ki pase kote Babylone va vin sezi. E va sifle kon koulèv akoz tout dega li yo.
Because of the wrath of Jehovah, it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate; every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and shall hiss, because of all her plagues.
14 Monte lign batay ou kont Babylone tout kote, nou tout ki konn koube banza. Tire sou li. Pa konsève flèch nou yo, paske li te peche kont SENYÈ a.
Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about, all ye that bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against Jehovah.
15 Leve kriye batay la kont li tout kote! Li te tonbe. Mi defans li yo fin tonbe, miray li yo fin demoli. Paske sa se vanjans SENYÈ a. Pran vanjans sou li. Jan li te konn fè a, fè l konsa.
Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand; her ramparts are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for this is the vengeance of Jehovah. Take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
16 Koupe retire kiltivatè Babylone nan; ak sila ki voye kouto nan lè rekòlt la. Akoz krent nepe opresè a, yo chak va retounen vè pwòp pèp pa yo, e yo chak va sove ale nan pwòp peyi yo.
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest. For fear of the oppressing sword let them turn every one to his people, and let them flee every one to his own land.
17 “Israël se yon bann moun kap kouri devan lachas lyon an te chase yo ale. Premye ki te devore li a se te wa Assyrie a, e dènye ki te kraze zo li yo se te Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan.”
Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria devoured him, and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
18 Pou sa, konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Gade byen, Mwen va pini wa Babylone nan ak peyi li a, menm jan ke M te pini wa Assyrie a.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will visit the king of Babylon and his land, like as I have visited the king of Assyria.
19 Epi Mwen va mennen Israël retounen nan patiraj li e li va jwen manje li sou Carmel ak sou Basan; epi dezi li va satisfè nan peyi kolin Éphraïm ak Galaad yo.
And I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and in Gilead.
20 Nan jou sa yo ak nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “rechèch va fèt pou jwenn inikite Israël la, men p ap genyen; epi pou peche a Juda yo, men yo p ap jwenn; paske Mwen va padone sila ke M kite kon retay yo.”
In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon those whom I leave remaining.
21 “Kont peyi Merathaïm nan monte; kont li ak kont moun Pékod yo. Touye yo e detwi yo nèt,” deklare SENYÈ a; “epi fè selon tout sa ke M te kòmande nou yo.
Go up against the land of double rebellion, against it, and against the inhabitants of visitation; waste and utterly destroy after them, saith Jehovah, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22 Bri batay la nan peyi a ak destriksyon an vin gran.
A sound of battle is in the land, and great destruction.
23 Gade kijan mato k ap frape tout latè a fin koupe an moso e kraze! Gade kijan Babylone te vin yon objè degoutan pami nasyon yo!
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
24 Mwen te poze yon pèlen pou ou e ou menm te kenbe tou, o Babylone. Pandan ou pa t menm konnen, ou tou te dekouvri, ou e te pran, akoz ou te goumen kont SENYÈ a.”
I have laid a snare for thee, and thou, Babylon, art also taken, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, for thou hast contended with Jehovah.
25 SENYÈ a te ouvri depo zam Li. Li te fè parèt zam endiyasyon Li yo, paske Senyè BONDYE Dèzame yo gen travay ki pou fèt nan peyi Kaldeyen yo.
Jehovah hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation; for this is a work for the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Vin kote li soti nan lizyè ki pi lwen an. Ouvri depo li yo. Anpile li kon gwo pil. Detwi li nèt. Pa kite anyen rete pou li.
Come ye against her from every quarter, open her storehouses; pile her up like sheaves, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
27 Mete tout jenn towo li yo a nepe. Kite yo desann nan masak la! Malè a yo menm, paske jou pa yo a rive, lè pinisyon pa yo a.
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
28 Tande bri a sila k ap sove ale yo, ak sila k ap pran flit kite tè Babylone nan, pou deklare an Sion vanjans a SENYÈ Bondye nou an; vanjans pou tanp Li an.
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our God, the vengeance of his temple.
29 “Rele anpil kont Babylone, tout sila ki konn koube banza yo. Fè kan kont li tout kote, pa bay li mwayen pou chape menm. Rekonpanse li selon zèv li yo. Selon tout sa li te fè yo, konsa fè li; paske li te vin awogan kont SENYÈ a, kont Sila Ki Sen an Israël la.
Call together the archers against Babylon, all those that bend the bow: encamp against her round about; let there be no escaping: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath acted proudly against Jehovah, against the Holy One of Israel.
30 Pou sa, jennonm pa l yo va tonbe nan lari; e tout mesye lagè li yo va tonbe an silans nan jou sa a,” deklare SENYÈ a.
Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets; and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith Jehovah.
31 “Gade byen, Mwen kont ou, O sila ki plen awogans lan”, deklare Senyè BONDYE dèzame yo, “Paske jou pa ou a fin rive, lè ke M va pini ou a.
Behold, I am against thee, proud one, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I visit thee:
32 Sila ki awogan an va glise tonbe, san pèsòn pou leve li; epi Mwen va mete dife nan vil li yo e li va devore tout andwa l yo.”
and the proud one shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up; yea, I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him.
33 Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Fis Israël yo vin oprime, ansanm ak fis a Juda yo. Tout moun ki te pran yo an kaptivite yo te kenbe yo di. Yo te refize lage yo.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah were together oppressed; and all that took them captives held them fast: they refused to let them go.
34 Redanmtè yo a fò. SENYÈ dèzame yo se non Li; Li va plede ka yo ak gwo fòs pou L ka mennen lapè sou tè a, ak gwo twoub sou sila ki rete Babylone yo.
Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 “Yon nepe kont Kaldeyen yo”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Kont moun ki rete Babylone yo, kont ofisye li yo ak mesye saj li yo!
The sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith Jehovah, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men;
36 Yon nepe kont moun anfle yo; yo va devni moun fou! Yon nepe kont mesye pwisan li yo; yo va twouble nèt!
the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;
37 Yon nepe kont cheval li yo, kont cha lagè yo, kont tout etranje ki rete nan mitan l yo e yo va vin tankou fanm! Yon nepe rete sou trezò li yo, e yo va piyaje!
the sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her, and they shall become as women; the sword is upon her treasures, and they shall be robbed:
38 Yon sechrès sou dlo li yo, e yo va vin sèch nèt! Paske se yon peyi imaj taye, e yo fou pou zidòl sa yo.
a drought is upon her waters, and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of graven images, and they are mad after frightful idols.
39 Akoz sa, bèt dezè yo va viv la, ansanm ak chen mawon. Anplis, otrich va viv ladann, e li p ap janm gen moun ladann ankò, ni moun k ap viv la de jenerasyon an jenerasyon.
Therefore wild beasts of the desert with jackals shall dwell there, and ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40 “Tankou lè Bondye te boulvèse Sodome ak Gomorrhe ak vwazen li yo,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Nanpwen moun k ap viv la, ni fis a lòm k ap rete ladann.
As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and their neighbour cities, saith Jehovah, no one shall dwell there, neither shall a son of man sojourn therein.
41 “Gade byen, yon pèp ap vini soti nan nò, Yon gwo nasyon ak anpil wa va leve soti nan dènye pwent latè.
Behold, a people cometh from the north, and a great nation. And many kings shall arise from the uttermost parts of the earth.
42 Yo sezi banza yo, ak lans yo; yo mechan e yo san mizerikòd. Vwa yo gwonde tankou lanmè. Yo monte sou cheval yo, chaken byen òdone tankou moun pou fè batay kont ou, O fi a Babylone nan.
They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel, and will not shew mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses — set in array like a man for the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
43 Wa Babylone nan te tande rapò de yo, e men li pann san fòs. Gwo dekourajman sezi li; gwo doulè tankou yon fanm k ap pouse pitit.
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands wax feeble; trouble hath taken hold of him, pangs as of a woman in travail.
44 Gade byen, youn va monte kon yon lyon soti nan rakbwa Jourdain an, rive nan yon abitasyon byen fò; paske nan yon moman, Mwen va fè yo kouri kite li. Epi nenpòt moun ki chwazi, Mwen va dezinye l mete sou li. Paske se kilès ki tankou Mwen? E se kilès k ap fè m tan lè M? Kilès ki bèje ki ka kanpe devan M?”
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will make him suddenly run away from it; and who is a chosen [man] whom I may appoint over her? For who is like me? and who will assign me a time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
45 Pou sa, tande konsèy SENYÈ a, ke li te fè kont Babylone; plan a ke Li deja fome kont peyi Kaldeyen yo: Anverite, yo va vin trennen deyò, menm piti nan bann mouton yo. Anverite, li va fè abitasyon yo dezole sou yo.
Therefore hear the counsel of Jehovah, which he hath taken against Babylon, and his purposes which he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: The little ones of the flock shall certainly draw them away; he shall certainly make their habitation desolate for them.
46 Latè vin souke ak gwo kri “Babylone te vin pran!” E gwo kri sa a vin tande pami nasyon yo.
At the sound of the taking of Babylon the earth hath quaked, and the cry is heard among the nations.
