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,

Pawòl ki te vini kote Jérémie soti nan SENYÈ a, lè Wa Sédécias te voye Paschhur, fis a Malkija a, ak Sophonie, fis a Maaséja a, prèt la, pou di l:

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.

Souple, mande a SENYÈ a pou nou menm, paske Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan ap fè lagè kont nou. Petèt SENYÈ a va aji avèk nou selon zèv mèvèy Li yo, pou lènmi an rete kò l sou nou.

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

Alò, Jérémie te di yo: “Nou va di Sédécias konsa:

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.

‘Konsa pale SENYÈ Bondye Israël la: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou vire zam lagè ki nan men nou yo, zam ak sila n ap batay kont wa Babylone nan, ak Kaldeyen k ap fè syèj nou deyò miray la. Konsa, Mwen va rasanble yo nan mitan vil sa a.

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.

Mwen menm, Mwen va fè lagè kont nou ak yon men lonje, ak yon bra pwisan, menm ak kòlè, gwo kòlè, ak gwo endiyasyon.

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

Anplis, Mwen va frape tout sa ki rete nan vil sa a, ni lòm, ni bèt. Yo va mouri akoz yon gwo epidemi.

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.

Lè l fini”, deklare SENYÈ a: “Mwen va livre Sédécias, wa Juda a ak sèvitè li yo ak pèp la, sila yo ki chape nan vil sa a de epidemi, nepe, ak gwo grangou, pou fè yo antre nan men a wa Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, nan men a lènmi pa yo ak nan men a sila k ap chache lavi yo. Epi li va frape yo ak kout nepe. Li p ap lese yo, ni gen okenn pitye, ni konpasyon pou yo.”’

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.

“Anplis, Ou va di a pèp sa a: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Gade byen, Mwen mete devan nou chemen lavi ak chemen 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.

Sila ki rete nan vil sa a va mouri pa nepe ak gwo grangou, ak epidemi, men sila ki soti e desann kote Kaldeyen k ap fè syèj kont nou yo, va sove lavi li. Li va chape ak lavi li.

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.

Paske Mwen te ranje figi M kont vil sa a pou mal, e pa pou byen,” deklare SENYÈ a. “Li va livre nan men a wa Babylone nan e li va brile li ak dife.”’

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

“Konsa, di a lakay wa Juda a: ‘Tande pawòl SENYÈ 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.

O lakay David, konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Aji ak jistis chak maten. Delivre moun ki te vòlè devan pouvwa a sila ki te oprime l la, pou gwo kòlè Mwen pa sòti deyò kon dife e brile yon jan pou okenn pa ka etenn, akoz mechanste a zak yo.

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?

Gade byen, Mwen kontra ou, O sila ki rete nan ba plèn nan,’ deklare SENYÈ a. ‘Nou menm k ap di: “Se kilès k ap desann kont nou?” Oswa, “Se kilès k ap antre nan abitasyon nou yo?”

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.

Mwen va pini nou selon rezilta zak nou yo, deklare SENYÈ a: “Epi Mwen va limen yon dife nan forè li ki va devore tout ozanviwon li.’”