< Jeremias 42 >

1 THE WORD THAT CAME TO JEREMIAS from the Lord in the days of Joakim, king of Juda, saying,
Lè sa a, tout chèf lame yo ansanm ak Jokanan, pitit Kareja a, ak Jezanya, pitit Ochaya a ak tout moun yo, gran kou piti, y' al bò kot pwofèt Jeremi,
2 Go to the house of the Archabin, and you shall bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the courts, and give them wine to drink.
yo di l' konsa: -Tanpri, fè sa n'ap mande ou la a. Lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou nou. Lapriyè pou ti rès moun ki chape yo. Paske, jan ou ka wè l' la, nou te anpil, koulye a se yon ti ponyen moun nou ye.
3 So I brought forth Jechonias the son of Jeremin the son of Chabasin, and his brethren, and his sons, and all the family of the Archabin;
Mande Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou l' fè nou konnen ki chimen pou n' pran, kisa pou n' fè.
4 and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Joanan, the son of Ananias, the son of Godolias, a man of God, who dwells near the house of the princes that are over the house of Maasaeas the son of Selom, who kept the court.
Jeremi reponn yo: -Dakò. Mwen pral lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, jan nou mande m' lan. Apre sa, m'a fè nou konnen repons Seyè a ban nou. Mwen p'ap kache nou anyen.
5 And I set before them a jar of wine, and cups, and I said, Drink you wine.
Yo di Jeremi konsa: -Si nou pa fè tou sa Seyè a, Bondye ou la, va di ou pou nou fè, se pou Seyè a kanpe pou l' akize nou. Lè sa a, l'a gen rezon l' nan pla men l'.
6 But they said, We will on no account drink wine, for our father Jonadab the son of Rechab commanded us, saying, You shall on no account drink wine, [neither] you, nor your sons for ever:
Se nou menm ki mande ou pou lapriyè Seyè a pou nou. Kit sa fè nou plezi, kit sa pa fè nou plezi, se pou nou koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va di nou. Konsa, tout bagay va mache byen pou nou, si nou koute l'.
7 nor shall you at all build houses, nor sow any seed, nor shall you have a vineyard: for you shall dwell in tents all your days; that you may live many days upon the land, in which you sojourn.
Dis jou apre, Seyè a bay Jeremi repons lan.
8 And we listened to the voice of Jonadab our father, so as to drink no wine all our days, we, and our wives, and our sons, and our daughters;
Jeremi rele Jokanan, pitit Karejak la, ak tout lòt chèf lame ki te avè l' yo ansanm ak tout pèp la, gran kou piti.
9 and so as to build no houses to dwell in: and we have had no vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Li di yo: -Nou te voye m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou m' te mande l' kichòy pou nou. Men repons li bay:
10 but we have lived in tents, and have listened, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
Si nou vle rete nan peyi sa a, m'ap mete nou kanpe ankò. Mwen p'ap kraze nou. M'ap fè nou pran rasin ankò, mwen p'ap dechouke nou. Paske malè mwen te voye sou nou an ban m' gwo lapenn.
11 And it came to pass, when Nabuchodonosor came up against the land, that we said we would come in; and we entered into Jerusalem, for fear of the host of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the host of the Assyrians: and we lived there.
Koulye a, nou pa bezwen tranble devan wa Babilòn lan. Nou pa bezwen pè l'. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap pale ak nou. Mwen la avèk nou pou sove nou, pou delivre nou anba men l'.
12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Paske mwen gen bon kè, m'a fè l' gen pitye pou nou, l'a kite nou tounen lakay nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
13 Thus says the Lord, Go, and say to the men of Juda, and to them that dwell in Jerusalem, Will you not receive correction to listen to my words?
Jeremi di yo ankò: -Si nou pa koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, fè nou konnen, si nou di: Non, nou p'ap rete nan peyi a!
14 The sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the word which he commanded his children, that they should drink no wine; and they have not drunk [it]: but I spoke to you early, and you listened not.
Non! Se nan peyi Lejip nou pral viv, kote nou p'ap wè lagè, kote nou p'ap tande twonpèt k'ap bay siyal lagè a, kote nou p'ap soufri grangou. Se la pou n' al viv.
15 And I sent to you my servants the prophets, saying, Turn you every one from his evil way, and amend your practices, and go not after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell upon the land which I gave to you and to your fathers: but you inclined not your ears, and listened not.
Enben, nou menm ti ponyen moun ki rete nan moun Jida yo, koute byen sa Seyè a di nou: Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la bay: Si nou soti vre pou nou ale nan peyi Lejip, si nou desann nan peyi sa a pou nou rete,
16 But the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have kept the command of their father; but this people has not listened to me.
enben, lagè k'ap fè nou pè a ap rive jwenn nou jouk laba nan peyi Lejip la. Grangou k'ap ban nou tout tèt chaje sa yo pral swiv nou jouk laba a. N'ap mouri nan peyi Lejip.
17 Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I [will] bring upon Juda and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evils which I pronounced against them.
Tout moun ki soti vre pou y' ale nan peyi Lejip pou yo ka rete viv la pral mouri nan lagè, grangou pral touye yo, move maladi ap fini ak yo nèt. Lè sa a, nou yonn p'ap chape anba malè m'ap voye sou nou an.
18 Therefore thus says the Lord; Since the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have listened to the command of their father, to do as their father commanded them:
Wi! Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay ankò: Menm jan mwen te move anpil sou moun lavil Jerizalèm yo, se menm jan an tou m'ap move anpil sou nou si nou desann peyi Lejip. Konsa, moun va sezi wè nou, y'a vire tèt yo pou yo pa gade nou. Y'a pase nou nan betiz, y'a sèvi ak non nou pou bay madichon. Nou p'ap janm wè peyi sa a ankò.
19 there shall never be lacking a man of the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab to stand before my face while the earth remains.
Wi, men sa Seyè a voye fè nou konnen, nou menm ti ponyen ki rete nan peyi Jida a. Piga nou desann nan peyi Lejip. Mwen tou pale nou jòdi a.
Se pi gwo erè nou te fè. Lè nou te mande m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou nou, nou te di m': Lapriyè li pou nou. W'a fè nou konnen tou sa l'a di ou, epi n'a fè l'.
Jòdi a, mwen fè nou konnen repons li, men nou pa vle koute anyen nan sa li voye m' di nou an.
Enben, konn sa byen, nou pral mouri nan lagè, grangou ap touye nou, move maladi ap fini ak nou nan peyi kote nou vle al rete a.

< Jeremias 42 >