Jeremi 50
1 Pawòl ke SENYÈ a te pale konsènan Babylone, peyi Kaldeyen yo, pa Jérémie, pwofèt la:
The word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the hand of 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 nations, and sound, And lift up an ensign, sound, do not hide, Say ye: Captured hath been Babylon, Put to shame hath been Bel, Broken hath been Merodach, Put to shame have been her grievous things, Broken have been her idols.
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 come up against her hath a nation from the north, It maketh her land become a desolation, And there is not an inhabitant in it. From man even unto beast, They have moved, they have 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, An affirmation of Jehovah, Come in do sons of Israel, They and sons of Judah together, Going on and weeping they go, And Jehovah their God they seek.
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.’
[To] Zion they ask the way, Thitherward [are] their faces: Come in, and we are joined unto Jehovah, A covenant age-during — not 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.
A perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, [To] the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-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 finding them have devoured them, And their adversaries have said: We are not guilty, Because that they sinned against Jehovah, The habitation of righteousness, And the hope of their fathers — Jehovah.
8 “Detounen kite mitan Babylone! Sòti nan peyi Kaldeyen yo. Fè konsi se mal kabrit k ap mache nan tèt bann an.
Move ye from the midst of Babylon, And from the land of the Chaldeans go out. And be as he-goats before a 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, lo, I am stirring up, And am causing to come up against Babylon, An assembly of great nations from a land of the north, And they have set in array against her, From thence she is captured, Its arrow — as a skilful hero — returneth not empty,
10 Chaldée va vin yon viktim; tout moun ki piyaje li va jwenn kont yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
And Chaldea hath been for a spoil, All her spoilers are satisfied, An affirmation of 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,
Because thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer [at] the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls,
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.
Ashamed hath been your mother greatly, Confounded hath she been that bare you, Lo, the hindermost of nations [is] 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 is not inhabited, And it hath been a desolation — all of it. Every passer by at Babylon is astonished, And doth 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.
Set yourselves in array against Babylon round about, All ye treading a bow, Shoot at her, have no pity on the arrow, For against Jehovah she hath sinned.
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 forth her hand, Fallen have her foundations, Thrown down have been her walls, For it [is] the vengeance of Jehovah, Be avenged of her, as she did — do ye to 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 handling the sickle in the time of harvest, Because of the oppressing sword, Each unto his people — they turn, And each to his land — they flee.
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.”
A scattered sheep is Israel, lions have driven away, At first, devour him did the king of Asshur, And now, at last, broken his bone Hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
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 said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am seeing after the king of Babylon, And after his land, As I have seen after the king of Asshur;
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 have brought back Israel unto his habitation, And he hath fed on Carmel, and on Bashan. And in mount Ephraim, and on Gilead is his soul satisfied.
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, An affirmation of Jehovah, Sought is the iniquity of Israel, and it is not, And the sin of Judah, and it is not found, For I am propitious to those whom I leave!
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.
Against the land of Merathaim: Go up against it, and unto the inhabitants of Pekod, Waste and devote their posterity, An affirmation of Jehovah, And do according to all that I have commanded thee.
22 Bri batay la nan peyi a ak destriksyon an vin gran.
A noise of battle [is] in the land, and of 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 hath it been cut and broken, The hammer of the whole earth! How hath Babylon been for a desolation among 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 also — thou art captured, O Babylon, And thou — thou hast known, Thou hast been found, and also art caught, For against Jehovah thou hast stirred thyself up.
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 treasury, And He bringeth out the weapons of His indignation, For a work [is] to 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 in to her from the extremity, Open ye her storehouses, Raise her up as heaps, and devote her, Let her have no remnant.
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 kine, they go down to slaughter, Woe [is] on them, for come hath their day, The time of their inspection.
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.
A voice of fugitives and escaped ones [Is] from 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.
Summon unto Babylon archers, all treading the bow, Encamp against her round about, Let [her] have no escape; Recompense to her according to her work, According to all that she did — do to her, For unto Jehovah she hath been proud, Unto 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 fall do her young men in her broad places, And all her men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of 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.
Lo, I [am] against thee, O pride, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, For thy day hath come, the time of thy inspection.
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 stumbled hath pride, And he hath fallen, and hath no raiser up, And I have kindled a fire in his cities, And it hath devoured all 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 said Jehovah of Hosts: Oppressed are the sons of Israel, And the sons of Judah together, And all their captors have kept hold on them, They have refused to send them away.
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 doth thoroughly plead their cause, So as to cause the land to rest, And He hath given trouble to 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!
A sword [is] for the Chaldeans, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it [is] on the inhabitants of Babylon, And on her heads, and on 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!
A sword [is] on the princes, And they have become foolish; A sword [is] on her mighty ones, And they have been broken down;
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!
A sword [is] on his horses and on his chariot, And on all the rabble who [are] in her midst, And they have become women; A sword [is] on her treasuries, And they have been spoiled;
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 sword [is] on her waters, and they have been dried up, For it [is] a land of graven images, And in idols they do boast themselves.
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 dwell do Ziim with Iim, Yea, dwelt in her have daughters of the ostrich, And it is not inhabited any more for ever, Nor dwelt in unto all generations.
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 overthrown by God with Sodom, And with Gomorrah, and with its neighbours, An affirmation of Jehovah, none doth dwell there, Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.
41 “Gade byen, yon pèp ap vini soti nan nò, Yon gwo nasyon ak anpil wa va leve soti nan dènye pwent latè.
Lo, a people hath come from the north, Even a great nation, And many kings are stirred up from the sides 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.
Bow and halbert they seize, Cruel [are] they, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea soundeth, and on horses they ride, Set in array as a man for 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.
Heard hath the king of Babylon their report, And feeble have been his hands, Distress hath seized him; pain as a travailing woman.
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?”
Lo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause them to run from off her. And who is chosen? on her I lay a charge, For who [is] like Me? And who doth convene Me? And who [is] this shepherd who standeth 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 ye the counsel of Jehovah, That He counselled concerning Babylon, And His devices that He hath devised Concerning the land of the Chaldeans; Drag them out do not little ones of the flock, Doth He not make desolate over them the habitation?
46 Latè vin souke ak gwo kri “Babylone te vin pran!” E gwo kri sa a vin tande pami nasyon yo.
From the voice: Captured was Babylon, Hath the earth been shaken, And a cry among nations hath been heard!
