Jeremi 51
1 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen va fè leve kont Babylone e kont moun k ap viv Chaldée yo, lespri a yon van kap detwi.
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, And against them that dwell in the midst of mine adversaries, A destroying wind;
2 Mwen va voye etranje yo Babylone pou yo ka vannen l, pou yo kapab devaste peyi li a; paske tout kote nan jou gwo malè li a, yo va kontra li toupatou.
And I will send against Babylon winnowers, And they shall winnow her, and empty her land; For they shall come against her on every side.
3 Kontra sila a ki koube a, kite achè koube banza li. Kontra sila a ki leve nan pwotèj li yo, pa kite jennonm li yo chape! Touye tout lame li nèt!
Against him that bendeth, let the archer bend his bow, And against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine! And spare ye not her young men; Destroy ye utterly her whole host!
4 Yo va tonbe atè mouri nan peyi Kaldeyen yo, frennen nèt, kouche nan lari yo.
Thus shall they fall down slain in the land of the Chaldaeans, And thrust through in her streets.
5 Paske ni Israël, ni Juda te abandone pa Bondye li, SENYÈ dèzame yo; sepandan, peyi yo plen koupabilite devan Sila Ki Sen an Israël la.
For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah abandoned of his God, of Jehovah of hosts; For their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.
6 “Sove ale soti nan mitan Babylone! Nou chak sove lavi nou! Pa vin koupe retire nan inikite l, paske sa se lè vanjans SENYÈ a. Li va rann rekonpans bay li.
Flee ye out of Babylon, And save ye every man his life, That ye be not cut off in her punishment! For this is the time of Jehovah's vengeance; He will render to her a recompense.
7 Babylone te yon tas fèt an lò nan men SENYÈ a, ki te fè tout mond lan vin sou. Nasyon yo te bwè nan diven li an; akoz sa, nasyon yo ap vin anraje.
Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of Jehovah, That made all the earth drunken; The nations have drunken of her wine, Therefore the nations are mad.
8 Sibitman, Babylone vin tonbe e kraze nèt; rele anmwey sou li! Pote pomad pou doulè li. Petèt li ka geri.
Babylon is suddenly fallen, and broken; Howl ye over her; Bring ye balm for her wounds, If so be she may be healed.
9 “Nou te pito gerizon pou Babylone, men li pa t geri. Abandone l. Kite nou chak ale nan pwòp peyi pa nou; paske jijman li an fin rive nan syèl la, e leve wo rive jis nan syèl yo.
“We would have healed Babylon, But she cannot be healed. Forsake her, and let us go every one to his own country! For her punishment reacheth to the heavens, And ascendeth even to the skies.”
10 ‘SENYÈ a te mennen ladwati nou an. Vini, annou rakonte depi nan Sion zèv a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an!’
Jehovah hath brought forth our deliverance; Come ye, and let us declare in Zion The work of Jehovah our God.
11 “File flèch, plen fouwo yo! Kenbe pwotèj yo djanm! SENYÈ a te fè leve lespri a wa yo nan Médie, paske volonte L kont Babylone, pou detwi li. Paske se vanjans SENYÈ a, vanjans pou tanp Li an.
Make sharp the arrows; put on the shields! Jehovah hath roused up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; For his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; For this is the vengeance of Jehovah, The vengeance for his temple.
12 Leve yon sinyal kont miray Babylone yo! Plase yon gad byen fò! Pozisyone santinèl yo, mete gason an anbiskad. Paske SENYÈ a pa t sèlman fè plan, men te acheve objektif sa Li te pale konsènan sila ki rete Babylone yo.
Against the walls of Babylon set up a standard, Make strong the guard, appoint the watchmen, prepare the ambush! For Jehovah deviseth and doeth that which he spake Against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 O nou menm ki rete bò kote anpil dlo yo, plen ak richès yo, dènye lè nou an gen tan rive, mezi gwo lanvi nou.
O thou that dwellest by great waters, That aboundest in treasures, Thine end is come; The measure of thy rapaciousness is full!
14 SENYÈ dèzame yo te sèmante pa kont Li. Li te di: ‘Anverite, mwen va plen nou ak moun kon yon gwo foul krikèt volan e yo va kriye fò ak gwo kri laviktwa sou nou.’
Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, [[saying, ]] Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillars, Who shall raise the war-shout against thee.
15 “Sila ki te fè latè a ak fòs pouvwa Li a, ki te etabli lemonn ak sajès Li, e ak bon konprann Li, te etabli syèl yo.
He made the earth by his power, He established the world by his wisdom, And by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
16 Lè vwa L sone, yon gwo kaskad dlo desann nan syèl yo, e Li fè nwaj monte soti nan dènye pwent latè yo. Li fè loray pou lapli, e mennen van parèt sòti nan depo Li yo.
When he uttereth his voice there is an abundance of water in the heavens; He causeth clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth; He bringeth the wind from his storehouses.
17 “Tout lòm gen tan fè bèt, san okenn konesans; tout òfèv yo fè wont akoz imaj fonn yo, paske imaj fonn yo se yon desepsyon e nanpwen souf nan yo.
Brutish is every man who hath not this knowledge; By his images is every founder put to shame; For his molten work is deceit; There is no breath in it.
18 Yo san valè, yon zèv pou moke moun; nan tan pinisyon yo, yo va peri.
They are vanity, deceptive work; In the time of their punishment shall they perish.
19 Pòsyon Jacob pa tankou sa yo; paske Sila ki fè tout bagay la se Li menm e selon tribi eritaj Li a, SENYÈ dèzame yo se non L.
Not like them is he who is the portion of Jacob; He is the former of all things, And Israel is his allotted inheritance. Jehovah of hosts is his name.
20 “Li di: “Ou se baton lagè M ak zam lagè M yo; epi avèk ou, Mwen kraze nasyon yo. Avèk ou, Mwen detwi wayòm yo.
Thou hast been to me my battle-hammer, My weapon of war. And with thee I broke in pieces the nations, And with thee I destroyed the kingdoms.
21 Avèk ou, Mwen kraze cheval la ak sila ki monte sou li. Avèk ou, mwen kraze cha lagè a, ak sila ki monte ladann nan.
And with thee I broke in pieces the horse and his rider, And with thee I broke in pieces the chariot and its driver.
22 Avèk ou, Mwen kraze ni gason, ni fanm. Avèk ou, Mwen kraze jennonm nan ak vyèj la.
With thee I broke in pieces man and woman, And with thee I broke in pieces the old and the young, And with thee I broke in pieces the young man and the maiden.
23 Avèk ou, Mwen kraze bèje a ak bann mouton li an. Avèk ou, Mwen kraze kiltivatè a ak bèf cha li yo Avèk ou, Mwen kraze majistra yo ak prefè yo.
With thee I broke in pieces the shepherd and his flock, And with thee I broke in pieces the husbandman and his team; And with thee I broke in pieces prefects and governors.
24 “Mwen va rekonpanse Babylone ak tout pèp Chaldée a pou tout mechanste ke yo te fè nan Sion devan zye nou”, deklare SENYÈ a.
But now before your eyes will I repay to Babylon, And to all the inhabitants of Chaldaea, All the evil which they have done in Zion, saith Jehovah.
25 “Gade byen, Mwen kont ou O mòn k ap detwi, ki detwi tout tè a,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va lonje men M kont ou, fè ou woule desann soti nan kwen falèz byen wo yo e Mwen va fè ou vin yon mòn ki fin brile nèt.
O thou destroying mountain, that destroyest the whole earth, Behold, I am against thee, saith Jehovah! And I will stretch out my hand against thee, And roll thee down from the rocks, And make thee a burnt mountain,
26 Yo p ap pran nan men ou, menm yon wòch pou fè kwen, ni yon wòch pou fondasyon yo, men ou va dezole jis pou tout tan,” deklare SENYÈ a.
So that none shall take from thee a corner-stone, or a foundation-stone; But thou shalt be a perpetual desolation, saith Jehovah.
27 “Leve yon sinyal nan peyi a, soufle yon twonpèt pami nasyon yo! Konsakre nasyon yo kont li! Rele kont li wayòm Ararat, Minni ak Aschkenaz yo! Chwazi yon gwo chèf kont li; leve cheval tankou yon foul krikèt volan voras.
Set ye up a standard in the land, Sound a trumpet among the nations; Enlist the nations against Babylon, Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; Appoint captains against her, Cause the horses to come up like the bristled locusts!
28 Konsakre nasyon yo kont li, Wa a Médie yo, majistra pa yo ak prefè yo, ak tout peyi ke yo konn domine yo.
Enlist ye against her the nations, The kings of the Medes, and their prefects, And all their governors, And all the lands under their dominion,
29 Peyi a ta tranble e tòde; paske volonte a SENYÈ a kont Babylone kanpe, pou fè peyi Babylone vin yon dezolasyon san moun.
So that the earth shall tremble and quake! For the purpose of Jehovah against Babylon is to be fulfilled, To make the land of Babylon a desolation, without an inhabitant.
30 Mesye pwisan a Babylone yo te sispann goumen; yo rete nan sitadèl fòtifye yo. Fòs yo fin epwize nèt. Yo vin tankou fanm. Lakay yo pran dife. Fè fòje sou pòtay li yo fin kraze.
The mighty men of Babylon refuse to fight; They remain in their stronghold; Their strength hath failed; They have become women; Her habitations are burned; Her bars are broken.
31 Youn kouri rankontre yon lòt; yon mesaje rankontre yon lòt, pou pale wa Babylone nan ke vil li a fin kaptire, soti nan yon pwent pou rive nan yon lòt.
Courier runs to meet courier, And messenger to meet messenger, To make known to the king of Babylon, That his city is taken from end to end;
32 Kote pou yo janbe rivyè yo fin sezi tou. Yo te brile marekaj yo ak dife, e sòlda lagè yo vin sezi ak gwo laperèz.”
That the passages are taken, That the reeds are burned with fire, And that the men of war are struck with terror.
33 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Fi Babylone nan tankou yon glasi vannen. Nan lè li, li foule byen solid, men nan yon ti tan, sezon rekòlt la rive sou li.”
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon shall be like a thrashing-floor when it is thrashed; Yet a little while, and the time of harvest for her shall come.
34 “Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te devore mwen. Li te kraze mwen. Li te depoze mwen tankou yon boutèy vid. Tankou yon dragon, li te vale mwen. Li te plen vant li ak bagay liks mwen yo. Li te lave mwen ale nèt.
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, hath devoured us; He hath made an end of us; He hath made us empty vessels; He hath swallowed us up like a dragon; He hath filled his maw with our delicacies; He hath cast us out.
35 Ke vyolans anvè mwen an, e anvè chè mwen an, kapab tonbe sou Babylone.” Pèp Sion an va di: “Ke san mwen kapab tonbe sou moun Chaldée yo”, Jérusalem va di.
“The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon!” Shall the inhabitant of Zion say; And, “My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldaeans!” shall Jerusalem say.
36 “Akoz sa”, pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen va plede ka ou, e egzije vanjans nèt pou ou. Mwen va seche lanmè li, e fè sous li yo vin sèch.
Therefore, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will maintain thy cause, And take vengeance for thee; And I will dry up her sea, And make her springs dry.
37 Babylone va devni yon gwo pil ranblè, yon kay pou chen mawon, yon objè degoutan, ak sifle kon koulèv, san gen moun ki rete ladann.
And Babylon shall become heaps, The dwelling-place of jackals, An astonishment and a hissing, Without an inhabitant.
38 Yo va gwonde ansanm kon jenn lyon, yo va gwonde kon pitit a lyon.
Together shall they roar like lions; They shall yell like lions' whelps.
39 Lè yo vin rive cho ase, mwen va sèvi yo bankè yo, e fè yo sou, pou yo ka fè kè kontan nèt e dòmi nèt, pou yo pa leve ankò menm”, deklare SENYÈ a.
In their heat I will prepare them a drink, And will make them drunk, so that they shall rejoice, And then sleep an everlasting sleep, And awake no more, saith Jehovah.
40 “Mwen va bese yo tankou jenn mouton nan labatwa, kon belye ansanm ak mal kabrit.
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, Like rams with he-goats.
41 “Gade kijan Schéschac fin kaptire! Kijan glwa a tout tè a vin pran! Gade kijan Babylone devni yon objè degoutan pami nasyon yo!
How is Sheshach taken! How is the praise of the whole earth fallen! How is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
42 Lanmè fin monte sou Babylone; li te anvayi pa move vag li yo.
The sea is come up over Babylon; With the roaring of its waves is she covered.
43 Vil li yo te devni yon objè degoutan e lèd, yon peyi sèk, yon dezè, yon peyi kote moun pa viv e pami sila, yon fis a lòm pa menm pase.
Her cities have become a desolation, A dry land and a desert, A land in which no man dwelleth, And which no son of man passeth through.
44 Mwen va pini Bel nan Babylone e Mwen va fè sa li te vale a sòti nan bouch li. Nasyon yo p ap kouri ankò kote li. Menm miray Babylone nan va tonbe!
I will punish Bel at Babylon, And bring forth from his mouth that which he hath swallowed, And the nations shall flow to him no more; Even the wall of Babylon shall fall.
45 “Sòti nan mitan li, pèp Mwen an e nou chak sove tèt nou de kòlè SENYÈ a.
Go ye out of her, my people, And save ye every man his life From the fierce anger of Jehovah!
46 Alò, pa kite kè nou vin febli e pa pè rapò k ap tande nan tout peyi a, paske rapò a va rive nan yon ane, e apre yon lòt rapò nan yon lòt ane, gen vyolans nan peyi a, e yon wa kont yon lòt wa.
And let not your heart faint, And fear ye not on account of the rumors which are heard in the land, When in one year a rumor cometh, And after it in another year another rumor, And violence is in the land, Ruler against ruler.
47 Pou sa, gade byen, jou yo ap vini lè Mwen va pini zidòl taye a Babylone yo. Konsa, tout peyi li a va vin wont, e tout mò li yo va tonbe nan mitan li.
Therefore, behold the days come When I will punish the graven images of Babylon, And her whole land shall be confounded; And all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
48 Answit, syèl ak tè a ak tout sa ki ladann va rele fò ak jwa sou Babylone; paske destriktè yo va vin kote li soti nan nò,” deklare SENYÈ a.
Then the heavens shall shout over Babylon, And the earth and all that is therein; For out of the North come spoilers against her, saith Jehovah.
49 “Anverite, Babylone gen pou tonbe pou sila ki te touye an Israël yo. Menm jan pou Babylone an, moun de tout peyi a va tonbe.
As Babylon caused the slain of Israel to fall, So at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the land.
50 Nou menm ki te chape anba nepe yo, sòti! Pa rete menm! Sonje SENYÈ a de lwen; kite Jérusalem parèt nan lespri ou.
Ye that have escaped her sword, go! Tarry not! Remember Jehovah afar off, And let Jerusalem come into your mind!
51 “Nou vin wont akoz nou te tande repwòch. Wont lan fin kouvri figi nou, paske etranje yo te antre kote ki sen lakay SENYÈ a.”
We have been confounded, because we have heard reproach; Shame hath covered our faces, For strangers have come into the sanctuaries of the house of Jehovah.
52 “Pou sa, gade byen, jou yo ap vini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Lè Mwen va fè jijman sou zidòl taye yo. Konsa, sila ak blesi mòtèl yo va plenyen nan tout peyi li a.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, When I will punish her graven images, And through all her land shall the wounded groan.
53 Malgre Babylone ta monte nan syèl la, e malgre li ta ranfòse sitadèl li a; destriktè yo va soti kote Mwen, e destriktè yo va rive kote li”, deklare SENYÈ a.
Though Babylon should mount up to the heavens, And make inaccessible the height of her strength, Yet from me shall spoilers come upon her, saith Jehovah.
54 “Bri a gwo kri k ap sòti Babylone, ak gwo destriksyon k ap soti nan peyi Kaldeyen yo!
Hark! a cry from Babylon, Of great destruction from the land of the Chaldaeans!
55 Paske SENYÈ a va detwi Babylone. Li va fè gran vwa a li te konn fè a sispann; vag lanmè yo ki tap gwonde kon anpil dlo, ak gwo son a vwa yo ki tap retanti toupatou.
For Jehovah destroyeth Babylon, And bringeth to silence her loud tumult; Their waves roar like great waters; Their tumultuous noise resounds.
56 Paske sila k ap detwi a fin rive sou li, sou Babylone nan menm. Mesye pwisan li yo fin kaptire. Banza yo fin kraze nèt. Paske SENYÈ a se yon Bondye k ap bay rekonpans. L ap rekonpanse nèt.
For the spoiler is come upon her, upon Babylon; And their mighty men are taken, And all their bows are broken; For Jehovah is a God of retribution; He will surely requite.
57 Mwen va fè prens li yo ak saj li yo sou; menm majistra li yo ak prefè li yo. Konsa, yo ka dòmi yon dòmi san rete pou yo pa leve menm”, deklare Wa a, ki rele SENYÈ dèzame yo.
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, Her prefects, and her governors, and her mighty men; And they shall sleep an everlasting sleep, And shall no more awake, saith the King, Whose name is Jehovah of hosts.
58 Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Miray Babylone nan ki tèlman laj va vin demoli nèt. Wo pòtay li yo va pran dife. Donk, pèp yo va travay di pou ryen, e nasyon yo va bouke nèt akoz dife a.”
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be razed to the foundations, And her high gates shall be burned with fire; So that nations shall have labored for naught, And kingdoms have wearied themselves for fire.
59 Mesaj ke Jérémie, pwofèt la, te kòmande Seraja, fis a Nérija a, pitit pitit gason a Machséja, lè l te ale ak Sédécias, wa Juda a, Babylone nan katriyèm ane règn li a. (Alò, Seraja te chèf dirijan lakay wa a.)
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah, the king of Judah, into Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. This Seraiah was chief chamberlain.
60 Konsa, Jérémie te ekri nan yon sèl woulo tout malè ki ta rive sou Babylone yo, sa vle di tout pawòl sila ki te ekri konsènan Babylone yo.
And Jeremiah wrote all the evil that was to come upon Babylon in one book, all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
61 Epi Jérémie te di a Seraja: “Depi ou vini Babylone, alò, fè si ke ou li tout pawòl sila yo a wot vwa,
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, see that thou read all these words,
62 Epi di: ‘Ou menm, O SENYÈ! Ou te pwomèt, konsènan plas sa a pou koupe retire l nèt, pou pa menm gen anyen ki rete ladann, ni lòm, ni bèt, men li va yon kote dezole jis pou tout tan’.
and say, O Jehovah, thou hast spoken against this place to destroy it, so that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall remain desolate forever!
63 Konsa, li va fèt ke depi ou fin li woulo sa a, ou va mare yon wòch sou li e jete l nan mitan rivyè Euphrate la.
And when thou hast made an end of reading this book, bind a stone upon it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates,
64 Ou va di: ‘Se konsa Babylone va fonse desann pou l pa leve ankò, akoz malè ke Mwen va mennen sou li; epi yo va vin bouke nèt.’” Jiska prezan, sa se pawòl a Jérémie yo.
and say: So shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise again from the evil which I bring upon her. And they shall utterly fail. Thus far the words of Jeremiah.
