Jeremi 9
1 O ke tèt mwen te dlo, e ke zye m yo te yon fontèn dlo, pou m ta ka kriye lajounen kon lannwit pou lanmò a fi a pèp mwen an!
O that my head were waters, And mine eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 O ke m ta gen nan dezè a, yon plas pou moun k ap vwayaje rete, pou m ta ka sòti nan mitan pèp mwen an. Pou m kite yo nèt! Paske yo tout se adiltè, yon bann moun trèt.
O that I had a traveller's lodge in the wilderness, That I might leave my people, and go from them! For they are all adulterers; An assembly of revolters.
3 “Yo koube lang yo konsi se banza pou tire ak fo prensip. Yo fò nan peyi a, men pa pou verite a. Yo kite yon kalite mal pou antre nan yon lòt, e yo pa rekonèt Mwen”, deklare SENYÈ a.
They bend their tongues, like their bows, for lies, And not by truth do they grow mighty in the earth; They proceed from wickedness to wickedness, And have no regard to me, saith Jehovah.
4 “Fòk chak byen veye kont vwazen li, pou l pa mete konfyans nan okenn frè; akoz tout frè yo aji nan koken, e tout vwazen yo ap voye kout lang.
Be on your guard each one against his neighbor, And trust ye not in any brother; For every brother will supplant, And every neighbor will slander.
5 Yo tout pase vwazen parèy yo nan rizib. Yo refize pale verite. Yo fin enstwi pwòp lang yo pou pale manti; yo vin fatige nèt nan fè inikite.
They deceive every one his neighbor, And do not speak the truth; They have accustomed their tongues to speak lies; They weary themselves in doing iniquity.
6 Abitasyon ou se nan mitan desepsyon. Nan desepsyon yo refize rekonèt Mwen”, deklare SENYÈ a.
Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit, [[O prophet!]] Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith Jehovah.
7 Pou sa, konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Gade byen, Mwen va fann yo nèt, e fè yo pase a leprèv; paske se kisa anplis ke M ka fè, akoz fi a pèp Mwen an?
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold I will melt them and try them; For what else can I do on account of the daughter of my people?
8 Lang pa yo se yon flèch mòtèl; li pale manti. Avèk bouch li, li pale lapè ak vwazen li, men anndan li fè plan anbiskad pou pran l.
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; Every one of them speaketh treachery; With their mouth they speak peace to their neighbor, But in their heart they lay snares for him.
9 Èske mwen p ap pini yo pou bagay sa yo?” deklare SENYÈ a. “Sou yon nasyon konsa, èske Mwen p ap pran vanjans?
Shall I not punish them for these things? saith Jehovah; Shall I not be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 Paske mòn yo va tanmen fè gwo kri ak dèy pou patiraj dezè a, gwo plent, akoz yo vin brile nèt, jiskaske pèsòn pa pase ladann. Menm vwa a bèt yo p ap tande la ankò; ni zwazo syèl yo ak bèt latè yo fin sove ale; yo ale nèt.
For the mountains will I lift up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the plains a lamentation, For they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; No more is heard the voice of the cattle; Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled, and are gone.
11 “Mwen va fè Jérusalem tounen yon pil mazi, yon kote abandone pou chen mawon. Mwen va fè vil Juda yo yon kote ki kraze nèt, san pèsòn pou rete ladan.”
I will make Jerusalem heaps of stones, The dwelling-place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
12 Ki moun saj ki ka konprann sa a? Epi kilès li menm bouch SENYÈ a te pale, pou l ka fè deklarasyon sa a? Poukisa peyi a vin detwi konsa, brile nèt kon yon dezè, pou pèsòn pa menm pase ladann?
Who is the wise man, that he may understand this, And he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it? Why is it that the land perisheth, That it is burned up like a desert, which none passeth through?
13 SENYÈ a di: “Akoz yo te abandone Lalwa ke Mwen te mete devan yo a e yo pa t obeyi vwa Mwen, ni mache selon li,
Jehovah himself hath said: It is because they have forsaken my law, Which I set before them, And have not hearkened to my voice, Nor walked according to it;
14 men te mache dèyè tèt di a pwòp kè yo, e dèyè Baal yo, kon papa yo te montre yo a.”
But have walked after the obstinacy of their own heart, And after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.
15 Pou sa, pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: “Gade byen, Mwen va fè yo manje bwa anmè e bay yo dlo anpwazone pou yo bwè.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, And give them water of hemlock to drink.
16 Mwen va gaye yo pami nasyon, ke ni yo menm, ni papa zansèt yo pa t janm konnen. Mwen va voye nepe pou swiv yo jiskaske yo vin detwi nèt.”
I will also scatter them among nations Which neither they nor their fathers have known, And I will send after them the sword, Till I have made an end of them.
17 Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Konsidere e rele fanm pou fè dèy, pou yo ka vini. Voye fanm instwi sa yo, pou yo ka vini!
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, And send to the skilful ones, that they may come;
18 Kite yo fè vit pran rele anmwey pou nou, pou zye nou ka vide dlo e pòpyè zye nou ka fè dlo kouri desann.
Let them make haste, and lift up a wailing for us, That our eyes may run down with tears, And our eyelids gush forth with waters.
19 Paske vwa ki rele anmwey la tande soti nan Sion: ‘A la detwi nou vin detwi nèt! Nou te vin mete nan gwo wont, paske nou te kite peyi la, akoz yo te kraze tout lakay nou yo.’”
Behold, a voice of wailing is heard from Zion: “How are we spoiled! How are we put to shame! We must leave our native land; They have cast down our habitations.”
20 Alò tande byen pawòl SENYÈ a, O fanm yo. Kite zòrèy nou resevwa pawòl bouch Li. Montre fi nou yo jan pou yo fè dèy. Chak moun montre vwazen li yon chan lamante a.
Hear, O ye women, the word of Jehovah! Let your ear receive the word of his mouth! Teach your daughters a lamentation, And every one her companion a mournful dirge!
21 Paske lanmò fin antre nan fenèt nou nèt. Li te antre nan palè nou yo pou fèmen timoun yo andedan ak jenn gason yo nan lari.
For death cometh in through our windows, It entereth our palaces; It cutteth off the children from the street, And the young men from the public places.
22 Pale, “Konsa di SENYÈ a, “‘Kadav moun yo va tonbe tankou fimye bèt nan chan, tankou men plen sereyal lè moun fin rekòlt la. Pèsòn p ap ranmase yo.’”
Declare it, saith Jehovah! The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, And as the handful behind the reaper, Which none gathereth up.
23 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Pa kite yon nonm saj vin ògeye nan sajès li. Pa kite yon nonm pwisan vin ògeye nan fòs li, ni yon nonm rich vin ògeye nan richès li.
Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty glory in his might, Nor let the rich glory in his riches!
24 Men kite sila ki vin ògeye a, vin ògeye nan sa; ke li gen konprann, e li rekonèt Mwen, ke se Mwen se SENYÈ a, ki aji nan lanmou dous, jistis, ak ladwati sou latè a; paske Mwen pran gwo plezi nan bagay sa yo,” deklare SENYÈ a.
But let him that glorieth glory in this, That he hath regard to me, and knoweth me, That I am Jehovah, who exercise loving-kindness, Justice, and righteousness upon the earth; For in these do I delight, saith Jehovah.
25 Gade byen, gen jou k ap vini, “deklare SENYÈ a, ke Mwen va pini tout sila ki te sikonsi, men vrèman yo pa sikonsi—
Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, That I will punish all the circumcised with the uncircumcised,
26 Égypte ak Juda, Édom ak fis a Ammon yo e Moab ak tout sila k ap viv nan dezè yo, k ap taye cheve sou de bò tanp yo; paske tout nasyon yo ensikonsi e tout lakay Israël se ensikonsi nan kè.”
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, And the sons of Ammon and Moab, And all with shaven cheeks, that dwell in the wilderness. For all the nations are uncircumcised, And all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.
