Jeremi 8
1 “Nan lè sa a”, deklare SENYÈ a: “yo va mennen fè vin parèt zo a wa a Juda yo, ak zo a prens pa yo, zo a prèt yo ak zo a pwofèt yo, e zo a pèp Jérusalem yo soti nan tonm pa yo.
At that time, says the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
2 Yo va gaye yo parèt devan solèy la, lalin nan ak tout lame syèl, ke yo te renmen yo, ke yo te sèvi yo, ke yo te kouri dèyè yo, e ke yo te adore yo. Yo p ap ranmase, ni yo p ap antere; yo va rete kon fimye bèt sou sifas latè.
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
3 Epi pami retay sila ki rete nan fanmi mechan sila yo, se lanmò ke y ap chwazi pito ke lavi, retay ki rete nan tout plas ke M te konn bourade yo rive yo,” deklare SENYÈ dèzame yo.
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places where I have driven them, says the LORD of hosts.
4 “Ou va di yo: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “‘Èske moun konn tonbe pou l pa leve ankò? Èske moun konn vire kite pou l pa retounen
Moreover you shall say unto them, Thus says the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
5 Poukisa pèp sa a, Jérusalem, te vire akote nan enfidelite san rete a? Yo kenbe rèd a desepsyon. Yo refize retounen.
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slides back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
6 Mwen te koute e te tande, men yo pa t pale sa ki dwat; okenn moun pa t repanti de mechanste yo pou l ta di: ‘Kisa mwen te fè la a?’ Yo chak vin vire nan pwòp chemen pa yo, tankou yon cheval k ap kouri antre nan batay.
I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rushes into the battle.
7 Menm zwazo sigòy anlè a konnen sezon li. Toutrèl ak iwondèl ak valèt kontwole lè antre sòti pa yo; men pèp Mwen an pa konnen règleman SENYÈ a.
Yea, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
8 “‘Kòman nou ka di: “Mwen saj’, epi lalwa SENYÈ a avèk nou?” Men gade byen, fo plim a skrib yo fè sa tounen gwo manti.
How do all of you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
9 Mesye saj yo vin wont, yo vin deranje e sezi. Gade byen, yo te rejte pawòl SENYÈ la. Ki kalite sajès ka rete nan yo?
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
10 Akoz sa, Mwen va bay madanm pa yo a lòt moun, ak chan pa yo a lòt moun k ap okipe yo. Paske soti nan pi piti a jis rive nan pi gran an, yo tout lanvi gen sa ki pou lòt. Soti nan pwofèt la jis rive nan prèt la, tout aji ak desepsyon.
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.
11 Yo fè gerizon pèp Mwen an ak pansma lejè. Y ap di: “Lapè, lapè,” men nanpwen lapè.
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
12 Èske yo pa t wont akoz zak abominab yo te fè yo? Anverite, yo pa t wont. Yo pa t konprann menm ki jan pou yo ta vin wont. Akoz sa, yo va tonbe pami sila k ap tonbe yo. Nan lè pinisyon pa yo, yo va abese,” di SENYÈ a.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says the LORD.
13 “‘Anverite, Mwen va detwi yo nèt, “deklare SENYÈ a. P ap gen rezen sou chan rezen an, ni fig sou pye figye etranje a. Fèy yo va fennen, epi sa ke M te bay yo va disparèt.’”
I will surely consume them, says the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
14 “Poukisa nou chita an plas? Rasanble nou! Annou antre nan vil fòtifye yo, epi la, annou rete an silans; paske SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, te fè nou tonbe an silans. Li te bannou dlo anpwazone pou nou bwè, paske nou te peche kont SENYÈ a.
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God has put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
15 Nou te tann lapè, men anyen bon pa t vini; yon tan gerizon, men gade byen, gwo laperèz.
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
16 Soti nan Dan te tande gwo souf cheval. Ak son ranni a etalon li yo, tout tè a souke; paske yo te vini devore peyi a ak tout ki sa ki ladann, vil la ansanm ak tout moun ki rete ladann.
The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
17 “Paske gade byen, Mwen ap voye sèpan yo kont nou, vipè yo ki p ap ka chame; e yo va mòde nou,” deklare SENYÈ a.
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the LORD.
18 Tristès Mwen depase gerizon; kè M fennen anndan m!
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
19 Gade byen! Koute kri a fi pèp mwen an soti nan yon peyi byen lwen: “Èske SENYÈ a pa nan Sion? Èske wa li a pa nan li?” “Poukisa yo pwovoke fachez Mwen ak imaj taye yo; ak zidòl etranje yo?”
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
20 “Rekòlt la fin pase. Gran sezon an fini, e nou poko sove.”
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
21 Akoz fi a pèp mwen an brize, mwen menm brize tou; mwen fè dèy konsi pou yon mò. Mwen kraze ba nèt.
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment has taken hold on me.
22 Èske pa gen pomad gerizon nan Galaad? Èske nanpwen doktè la? Alò poukisa lasante fi a pèp mwen an pa t restore?
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
