Jeremiah 4
1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith Jehovah, return unto me; and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not be a wanderer;
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, si nou vle chanje vre, se tounen pou nou tounen vin jwenn mwen. Si nou wete vye zidòl nou yo devan je m', si nou sispann lage kò nou nan raje,
2 — and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
si nou pran non mwen, non mwen menm Bondye vivan an, pou fè sèman, si nou pa bay manti, si nou pa fè lenjistis, si nou fè sa ki dwat, lè sa a, tout nasyon yo va mande m' pou beni yo, y'a fè lwanj mwen.
3 For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Men sa Seyè a di moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo: Fè bwa nèf. Pa plante nan pikan.
4 Circumcise yourselves for Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my fury come forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Nou menm ki pote mak kontra m' lan nan kò nou, kenbe kontra nou fè avè m' lan. Louvri kè nou ban mwen, nou menm moun peyi Jida ak moun Jerizalèm. Si nou pa fè sa, m'ap fè kòlè. Tankou yon dife, m'ap boule nou, poutèt tout move bagay nou fè yo. Lè sa a, pesonn p'ap ka sove nou anba men m'.
5 Declare ye in Judah, and cause it to be heard in Jerusalem, and say, ...and blow the trumpet in the land, cry aloud and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities.
Mache pale tout moun nan peyi Jida a. Fè moun Jerizalèm yo konn sa. Avèti yo! Kònen twonpèt nan tout peyi a. Rele byen fò. Di yo pou yo sanble, pou yo kouri ale nan lavil ki gen ranpa yo.
6 Set up a banner toward Zion; take to flight, stay not! For I am bringing evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Ba yo direksyon mòn Siyon an! Kouri al kache! Pa mize sou wout! Mwen menm, Seyè a, m' ap fè yon malè soti nan nò. Li pral fè gwo dega.
7 The lion is come up from his thicket, the destroyer of the nations is on his way; he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate; thy cities shall be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Tankou yon lyon ki soti nan kachèt li anba raje, moun ki pral detwi nasyon yo derape. Li kite lakay li, l'ap vin devaste peyi Jida a. L'ap boule lavil peyi Jida yo, li p'ap kite yon moun ladan yo.
8 For this, gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl! for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned away from us.
Se poutèt sa, mete rad sak sou nou! Kriye! Plenn sò nou! Paske se pa ti move Seyè a move, li p'ap fè pa nou!
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall be amazed.
Seyè a di konsa: -Jou sa a, wa a ansanm ak chèf li yo ap pèdi kouraj. Prèt yo pral sezi, pwofèt yo p'ap konn sa pou yo di.
10 And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
Lè sa a, mwen di: Aaa! Seyè, Bondye! Ou twonpe moun lavil Jerizalèm yo nèt. Ou te di yo yo pa t'ap gen pwoblèm menm, epi se yon nepe ou voye pou touye yo.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind [cometh] from the heights in the wilderness, on the way of the daughter of my people, not for fanning, nor for cleansing.
Yon jou ap vini. Lè sa a, y'a di pèp lavil Jerizalèm lan: Men yon van byen cho k'ap soufle soti nan dezè a. L'ap desann sou moun pèp Jida yo. Se pa yon ti van pou vannen, ni pou netwaye grenn.
12 A wind more vehement than that shall come from me: now will I also pronounce judgments against them.
Men se yon gwo van m'ap fè soti laba a. Koulye a se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki pral ba yo santans yo.
13 Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.
Gade! Men lènmi yo ap vini tankou nwaj nan syèl la. Cha lagè yo tankou yon van siklòn. Chwal yo pi rapid pase malfini. Zafè nou pa bon! Y'ap fini ak nou!
14 Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Moun Jerizalèm, lave mechanste ki nan kè nou pou nou ka sove. Kilè n'a sispann fè move lide nan tèt nou?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
Depi lavil Dann y'ap bay nouvèl la. Depi sou mòn Efrayim lan y'ap anonse malè a.
16 Inform the nations; behold, make Jerusalem to hear: Besiegers come from a far country, and raise their voice against the cities of Judah.
Y'ap avèti tout nasyon yo. Y'ap fè lavil Jerizalèm konnen sa k'ap rive l'. Lènmi ap soti nan yon peyi byen lwen. Y'ap rele byen fò, y'ap kouri sou lavil Jida yo.
17 As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
Yo pral sènen lavil Jerizalèm tankou moun k'ap veye jaden, paske moun li yo te refize obeyi Seyè a. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
18 Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this is thy wickedness, yea, it is bitter, yea, it reacheth unto thy heart.
Jida, se lenkondite ou ak move lajisman ou ki lakòz tou sa. Se mechanste ou ki fè sa rive ou. Sa pa dous menm! Li frape ou nan kè.
19 My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! [Oh, ] the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.
Ay! Vant mwen! Vant mwen! Tout anndan m' ap fè m' mal! Kè mwen ap bat byen fò. M' pa ka pa pale. Mwen tande twonpèt lagè a ansanm ak rèl moun k'ap atake yo.
20 Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed; for the whole land is wasted: suddenly are my tents laid waste, my curtains, in a moment.
Y'ap anonse malè sou malè! Y'ap fini ak tout peyi a. Nou rete konsa, nou wè yo kraze tout tant nou yo. Yo demoli tout kay andeyò nou yo.
21 How long shall I see the standard, [and] hear the sound of the trumpet?
Kilè m'a wè bout batay la? Kilè m'a sispann tande twonpèt lagè a?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Seyè a di konsa: Pèp mwen an sòt! Yo pa konnen m'! Se yon bann timoun, lespri yo bouche! Yo pa konprann anyen! Yo fò nan fè sa ki mal ase. Yo pa konn fè sa ki byen.
23 I beheld the earth, and lo, it was waste and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Mwen gade tè a: Pa yon pyebwa! Anyen menm! Mwen gade syèl la: Pa yon ti limyè!
24 I beheld the mountains, and lo, they trembled, and all the hills shook violently.
Mwen gade mòn yo, yo t'ap tranble! Mwen gade ti bit yo, yo t'ap balanse adwat agoch!
25 I beheld, and lo, man was not, and all the fowl of the heavens were fled.
Mwen gade, m' pa wè yon moun. Tout zwazo yo met deyò.
26 I beheld, and lo, the fruitful land was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down, before Jehovah, before his fierce anger.
Bèl jaden yo tounen dezè. Tout lavil yo boule ratè. Se travay Seyè a, paske Seyè a move anpil.
27 For thus saith Jehovah: The whole land shall be a desolation; but I will not make a full end.
Men sa Seyè a di: Se pou tout tè a tounen dezè. Men, mwen p'ap fin detwi l' nèt.
28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back therefrom.
Tè a nan lapenn. Syèl la tou nwa. Seyè a pale, li p'ap tounen sou sa li di. Li fin pran desizyon l', li p'ap chanje lide.
29 At the noise of the horsemen and bowmen, every city fleeth; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken and no man dwelleth therein.
Lè yo tande bri kavalye yo ak mesye k'ap tire flèch yo, tout moun nan lavil la pran kouri. Gen ki kouri al kache nan bwa. Gen ki kouri moute nan wòch yo. Tout lavil yo san moun ladan yo. Pa gen yon moun ki rete la ankò.
30 — And thou, wasted one, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rendest thine eyes with paint, in vain dost thou make thyself fair: [thy] lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.
Ou menm, lavil Jerizalèm, ou fini! Kisa ou ka fè? W'ap mete bèl rad wouj sou ou? W'ap mete tout bijou ou yo? W'ap pentire po je ou? Ou mèt fè ou bèl, sa p'ap sèvi ou anyen. Se meprize moun ki te renmen ou yo ap meprize ou! Yo soti pou yo touye ou.
31 For I hear a voice, as of a woman in travail, anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion: she moaneth, she spreadeth forth her hands, [saying], Woe unto me! for my soul faileth because of murderers.
Mwen tande yon rèl, tankou rèl fanm ki gen tranche, rèl fanm k'ap fè premye pitit li. Se rèl moun lavil Jerizalèm yo k'ap chache pran souf. Y'ap lonje men yo. Y'ap rele: -Anmwe! Nou pa kapab ankò! Men y'ap fin touye nou.
