Jeremiah 21

1 The worde which came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent vnto him Pashur, the sonne of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the sonne of Maaseiah the Priest, saying,

Wa Sedesyas te voye Pachou, pitit gason Malkija a, ak Sefanya, pitit gason Mesaja a, prèt la, bò kote Jeremi pou mande l' yon sèvis.

2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for vs, (for Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel maketh warre against vs) if so be that the Lord will deale with vs according to all his wonderous workes, that he may returne vp from vs.

Yo di l': -Tanpri, pale ak Seyè a pou nou, paske Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, ap fè nou lagè. Ou pa janm konnen! Seyè a ka fè ankò pou nou yonn nan mirak li yo pou fòse Nèbikadneza vire do l' al fè wout li.

3 Then said Ieremiah, Thus shall you say to Zedekiah,

Lè sa a, Seyè a pale ak Jeremi. Lèfini, Jeremi di mesye yo: -Men sa n' aval di wa Sedesyas pou mwen:

4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will turne backe the weapons of warre that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the King of Babel, and against the Caldeans, which besiege you without the walles, and I will assemble them into the middes of this citie.

Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pale. Li di konsa: Mwen pral pran tout zam ou genyen pou goumen kont wa Nèbikadneza ak lame moun Kalde ki sènen nou yo, mwen pral detounen yo, m'ap anpile yo nan mitan lavil la.

5 And I my selfe will fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a mighty arme, eue in anger and in wrath, and in great indignation.

Se mwen menm menm ki pral goumen ak nou avèk tout fòs mwen, avèk tout kouraj mwen, avèk kòlè, avèk raj, avèk yon gwo kòlè.

6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this citie, both man, and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

Mwen pral touye tout moun ki rete nan lavil sa a. Mwen pral voye yon gwo maladi sou tout moun ak sou tout bèt pou yo mouri.

7 And after this, sayeth the Lord, I will deliuer Zedekiah the King of Iudah, and his seruants, and the people, and such as are left in this citie, from the pestilence, from the sworde and from the famine into the hande of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and into the hande of their enemies, and into the hande of those that seeke their liues, and he shall smite them with the edge of the sworde: he shall not spare them, neither haue pitie nor compassion.

Apre sa, -se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa-m'ap pran nou tout, ni Sedesyas, wa peyi Jida a, ni chèf li yo, ni rès moun ki pa mouri nan lagè, nan grangou ak anba maladi yo, m'ap lage nou nan men Nèbikadneza, wa Babilòn lan, nan men lènmi ki soti pou touye nou yo. Y'ap touye nou anba kout nepe. Yo p'ap kite yonn nan nou chape. Yo p'ap gen pitye pou pesonn, yo p'ap pran priyè.

8 And vnto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

Lèfini, w'a di pèp la men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, mwen di: Mwen pral mande nou pou nou chwazi ant lavi ak lanmò.

9 He that abideth in this citie, shall dye by the sword and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Caldeans, that besiege you, he shall liue, and his life shalbe vnto him for a pray.

Tout moun ki va rete nan lavil la pral mouri nan lagè, osinon anba grangou, ou ankò maladi pral fini ak yo. Men, tout moun ki va soti al pote tèt yo bay moun Kalde k'ap sènen nou yo p'ap mouri. Y'a sove lavi yo nan batay la.

10 For I haue set my face against this citie, for euill and not for good, saith the Lord: it shalbe giuen into the hande of the King of Babel, and he shall burne it with fire.

Wi, mwen pral fè kichòy pou lavil sa a, men se va pou malè yo, pa pou byen yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale. Mwen pral lage l' nan men wa Babilòn lan. Li pral boule l' ratè.

11 And say vnto the house of the King of Iudah, Heare ye the worde of the Lord.

Men sa w'a di moun ki lakay wa peyi Jida a: -Koute pawòl Seyè a.

12 O house of Dauid, thus saith the Lord, Execute iudgement in the morning, and deliuer the oppressed out of the hande of the oppressor, lest my wrath go out like fire and burne, that none can quench it, because of the wickednes of your workes.

Nou menm ki soti nan branch fanmi wa David la, men sa Seyè a voye di nou. Rann tout moun jistis chak jou. Pwoteje moun y'ap peze yo, wete yo anba ponyèt moun k'ap peze yo a. Si nou pa fè sa, mwen pral fè kòlè sou nou. M'ap boule nou tankou dife moun pa ka touye, paske nou fè anpil mechanste.

13 Beholde, I come against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rocke of the plaine, saith the Lord, which say, Who shall come downe against vs? or who shall enter into our habitations?

Nou menm moun Jerizalèm ki chita nan fon an, tankou gwo wòch nan mitan yon plenn, mwen menm Seyè a, mwen pral regle nou. N'ap plede di: Pa gen moun ki ka atake nou, pa gen moun ki ka antre kote n' kache a.

14 But I will visite you according to the fruite of your workes, saith the Lord, and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall deuoure rounde about it.

Men m'ap pini nou pou sa nou fè. M'ap mete dife nan gwo bèl kay bwa nou yo. Dife a pral boule tou sa ki bò kote yo. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.