Jeremiah 50
1 Yahweh gave to [me, ] Jeremiah the prophet, a message about Babylon [city] and the country of Babylonia.
Men mesaj Seyè a te mete nan bouch pwofèt Jeremi sou lavil Babilòn ak sou tout moun peyi a:
2 [This is what Yahweh says]: “Proclaim [DOU] [a message] among the nations; do not withhold any of it; raise up a signal flag to announce that Babylon will be captured. [Its chief god] Marduk, [whose other name is] Bel, will be completely disgraced, and all the [other] statues and idols will be shattered.
-Bay tout nasyon yo nouvèl la. Fè yo konnen l'. Bay siyal la, fè nouvèl la mache. Pa kenbe nouvèl la kache. Di yo: Yo pran lavil Babilòn, yo fè bondye Babilòn lan wont. Yo fini ak Madouk. Tout zidòl li yo wont. Yo kraze tout vye bagay sa yo.
3 [The army of] a nation will come from the north to attack Babylon and destroy the city very thoroughly, [with the result that] no one will live there [again]. Both people and animals will run away.”
Paske yon nasyon ap soti nan nò, l'ap mache pran peyi a, l'ap fè l' tounen yon dezè. p'ap gen pesonn ladan l'. Bèt kou moun ap kouri met deyò.
4 “But [I, ] Yahweh, say that in the future, when that is about to happen, the people of Israel and the people of Judah will join together. They will be weeping and wanting [to worship] me, their God.
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Jou sa yo, lè sa a, moun peyi Izrayèl yo ak moun peyi Jida yo ap vini ansanm. Y'ap mache, y'ap kriye, y'ap chache Seyè a, Bondye yo a.
5 They will inquire about the road to Jerusalem, [and then] they will start traveling [IDM] toward it. They will say [to each other], ‘We must return to Yahweh [again]!’ They will make an everlasting agreement with me that they will never forget.
Y'ap mande chemen pou y' al mòn Siyon, y'ap pran chemen an ale. Yo pral siyen yon kontra ak Seyè a, yon kontra k'ap la pou tout tan, yon kontra yo p'ap janm bliye.
6 My people have been [like] [MET] lost sheep. Their [leaders/rulers] have caused them [to abandon me] like [MET] shepherds who have allowed their sheep to wander in the hills and mountains. [My people are like] [MET] sheep that do not know the path to return to the sheepfold.
Pèp mwen an te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Se gadò yo ki te lage yo, kifè yo gaye nan mòn yo. Y'ap mache pwonmennen nan tout mòn yo. Yo pèdi chemen kay yo.
7 All their enemies who found them attacked them. They said, ‘We did not sin [by attacking them], because they sinned against Yahweh; he is the one who provides what they need; he is the one to whom they should have remained faithful; he is the one whom their ancestors confidently expected [to help them].’
Tout moun ki jwenn yo sou wout yo tonbe sou yo. Lè konsa lènmi yo di: Se pa fòt nou! Se yo menm ki fè peche kont Seyè a ki te ka rann yo jistis, kont Seyè a ki te tout espwa zansèt yo.
8 [But now, I say to the leaders of my people], ‘Flee from Babylon! Leave the land of Babylonia! Be like [SIM] male goats [that go] in front of [the rest of] the flock; [lead my people back to their own land].
Nou menm pèp Izrayèl la, kouri kite lavil Babilòn! Mete deyò nan peyi moun Kalde yo! Se nou menm ki pou pati an premye kite peyi a.
9 [Do that] because I am going to gather an army of great nations to the north [of Babylon]. They will join together to attack Babylon and will capture it. Their arrows will be like [SIM] skilled warriors that always hit what they aim at.
Mwen pral leve yon bann gwo nasyon bò nan nò, mwen pral fè yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Yo pral pran pozisyon pou yo goumen avè l', yo pral kraze l'. Sòlda yo, se moun ki gen anpil ladrès nan sèvi ak banza, yo pa janm manke sa y'ap vize a.
10 Babylonia will be conquered, and those who conquer it will take away everything they want. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.’”
Y'ap piye lavil Babilòn. Wi, tout moun k'ap piye l' yo ap pran pot ale jouk yo pa konn kote pou yo mete ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
11 “You people [of Babylon] who (plundered/stole everything valuable from) my chosen people, now you are very happy [DOU]. You run around joyfully like [SIM] a calf in a meadow, and are happy like [SIM] male horses are happy when they are neighing.
Seyè a di ankò: -Nou menm moun lavil Babilòn ki t' al piye pèp ki rele m' pa m' lan, nou te kontan, nou t'ap fè fèt, nou t'ap sote ponpe tankou ti gazèl lage nan savann, nou t'ap ranni tankou jenn poulen.
12 But [soon] your people will be very disgraced [DOU] [as a result of being conquered]. Your country will be the most insignificant nation; it will be a desert, a dry and deserted land.
Men, peyi nou an, lavil kote nou moun lan, pral wont. Yo pral trennen yo nan labou. Nan tout nasyon yo, Babilòn pral dèyè nèt. L'ap tounen yon dezè, san dlo, san yon pyebwa.
13 Because [I, ] Yahweh, am angry [with you people of Babylon], I will cause your city to become completely deserted. All who pass by will be horrified and will (gasp/be shocked) because of the destruction there.
Paske Seyè a pral move sou li. p'ap gen pesonn rete nan lavil Babilòn lan. Tout kay li yo ap tounen mazi. Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi, y'a mete men nan tèt lè y'a wè tout sa ki rive l'.
14 [All you nations that surround Babylon, ] prepare to attack it! Tell your archers to shoot at their enemies; shoot all of your arrows at them [LIT], because [the people/leaders of Babylon have sinned against me, ] Yahweh.
Nou menm ki sèvi ak banza, ranje kò nou, sènen lavil Babilòn. Tire sou li! Voye tout flèch nou yo sou li, paske li fè peche kont Seyè a.
15 Shout [war-cries] against Babylon from all sides [of the city]. [The soldiers of] Babylon will surrender; the towers and walls will be torn down. It is [I, ] Yahweh, who will be getting revenge [on the people of Babylon], [so help me to] get revenge. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others!
Nou tout ki sènen l' yo, rele byen fò, mache pran li! Lavil Babilòn rann tèt li. Miray li yo tonbe, gwo poto l' yo atè. Se konsa m'ap tire revanj mwen. Tire revanj nou sou li. Fè l' pase sa li te fè nou pase a.
16 Take away from Babylon those who plant [crops] and those who reap the harvests! Because of the swords carried by those who will attack [Babylon], [those people in Babylon who have come from other countries] should all run away, back to their own countries [DOU]!”
Pa kite pesonn pou plante jaden! Pa kite pesonn pou ranmase lè sezon rekòt rive! Lè lagè a va pete, tout moun lòt nasyon yo va chache chemen pa yo, y'a kouri met deyò al lakay yo.
17 “The Israeli [people] are [like] [MET] sheep that have been scattered by lions. First [the army of] the King of Assyria defeated them. Then [the army of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon smashed them.
Seyè a di ankò: -Pèp Izrayèl la te tankou mouton ki pèdi bann yo. Lyon gaye yo nan tout raje. Premye moun ki mete men sou yo se te wa peyi Lasiri a. Apre sa, se te Nèbikadneza, wa peyi Babilòn lan, ki te kraze tout zo yo.
18 So this is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom the Israeli people [worship], say: ‘Now I will punish the King of Babylon and the people of his land, like I punished the King of Assyria.
Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, men sa mwen di: Mwen pral regle wa Babilòn lan ansanm ak tout peyi li a, menm jan mwen te regle wa peyi Lasiri a.
19 And I will bring the people of Israel back to their own land where they will eat [the food that grows] in the fields of the Carmel and Bashan [regions], and [the people in] the hilly areas of Ephraim and Gilead will have all they want to eat.
Apre sa, m'ap fè pèp Izrayèl la tounen nan peyi l'. Y'a manje tou sa k'ap pouse sou mòn Kamèl ak nan zòn Bazan. Y'a manje plen vant yo tou sa y'a rekòlte sou mòn Efrayim yo ak nan peyi Galarad.
20 At that time, there will not be people in Israel and in Judah who [are still guilty for having] sinned [DOU], because I will forgive the small group of people whom I enable to still be alive.’”
Jou sa yo, lè sa a, yo p'ap jwenn yon peche pou mete sou kont moun Izrayèl yo, ni yon mechanste pou mete sou kont moun Jida yo, paske m'ap padonnen tout moun m'a kite chape anba lanmò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
21 “[So, I, Yahweh, say to the enemies of Babylonia, ]‘Attack [the people who live in] the Merathaim [region] and the people in the Pekod [region of Babylonia]. Pursue them, kill them, and completely get rid of them, as I have commanded you to do.
Seyè a di ankò: -Mache pran peyi moun Mira-Tayim yo! Atake moun peyi Pekòd yo! Touye yo tout, fini ak yo nèt! Se pou nou fè tou sa mwen menm mwen ban nou lòd fè a!
22 Shout your battle cries throughout the land; shout [when you are causing] great destruction.
Nan tout peyi a, se lagè k'ap fèt! Se kraze brize nèt ale!
23 [The army of Babylon is like] [MET] the most powerful hammer on the earth, but it will be completely shattered. Babylon will be deserted among the [other] nations.’
Lavil Babilòn te tankou yon gwo mato ki t'ap kraze tout moun sou latè. Koulye a, mato a chape, li tonbe, li kraze. Yo fini ak Babilòn. Yo fè l' tounen yon dezè san moun ladan l' nan mitan tout nasyon yo!
24 You [people of] Babylon, [listen, ] [because] I have set a trap for you; you will be caught [in that trap], because you fought against me.
Babilòn! Mwen te pare yon pèlen pou ou! Ou tonbe ladan l' san ou pa konnen! Yo jwenn ou, yo mete men sou ou, paske ou te soti pou goumen avè m'.
25 [It is as though] I have opened the place where I store my weapons, and I have brought out [all] the weapons [to use against the people with whom] I am angry. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, have [a lot of] work to do [to punish] the people of Babylonia.
Seyè a louvri depo zam li yo. Li fè kòlè, li mete yo deyò, paske mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, mwen gen yon travay pou m' fè ak moun Babilòn yo.
26 [So, you enemies of Babylonia, ] come from distant lands and attack it. Break open the places where they store the grain. Crush the walls of the city and the houses and pile up [the rubble like] [SIM] heaps of grain. Destroy everything; do not leave anything that is not destroyed.
Soti toupatou sou latè, vin atake l'! Louvri tout depo pwovizyon l' yo! Anpile tou sa nou jwenn, boule tout pou Seyè a. Pa kite anyen!
27 Destroy all the [young men who are as strong as] [MET] bulls; take them to where you will slaughter them. It will be terrible for them, because it will be time for them to be punished.
Touye tout sòlda li yo tankou bèf nan labatwa! Madichon pou moun Babilòn yo! Jòdi a, lè chatiman yo a rive!
28 Listen to the people who have fled and escaped from Babylon while they tell in Jerusalem how [I, ] Yahweh, have gotten revenge against those who destroyed my temple [in Jerusalem].
Koute! Moun k'ap kouri chape kò yo, moun k'ap kouri kite lavil Babilòn lan, ap moute sou mòn Siyon, y'ap fè konnen jan Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap tire revanj li pou sa moun Babilòn yo fè tanp li a.
29 Summon archers [DOU] to come to attack Babylon; surround the city in order that no one will escape. Do to [the people of] Babylon what they have done to others [DOU], because they have defied [me, ] the Holy One of the Israeli [people].
Voye chache tout moun ki konn sèvi ak banza pou yo mache pran lavil Babilòn. Fè yo sènen lavil la nèt, pou pesonn pa ka chape. Fè l' peye tou sa li te fè. Fè l' pase tou sa li te fè lòt moun pase, paske li te konprann pou l' te kenbe tèt ak Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa.
30 The young men of Babylon will fall in the streets; all their soldiers will be killed in one day.
Se poutèt sa, yo pral touye tout jenn gason l' yo nan tout lari. Jou sa a, yo pral disparèt tout sòlda li yo. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
31 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘You arrogant/proud people, it is now the time; it is the time [DOU] when I will punish you.
Moun Babilòn, nou awogan twòp! Mwen leve dèyè nou! Se mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye sèl Mèt la, ki di sa. Jou pa ou la rive, lè pou m' pini ou lan rive sou ou.
32 [Your land is full of] proud people, but you will stumble and fall, and no one will lift you up [again]. I will light a fire in the cities in Babylonia that will burn up everything that is nearby.’
Peyi moun awogan sa yo pral tonbe. Pesonn p'ap ka fè l' kanpe ankò. M'ap mete dife nan tout lavil yo. Tout bagay alawonn pral boule.
33 [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, also say this: ‘The people of Israel and Judah were (oppressed/treated cruelly); those who captured them guarded them carefully and would not allow them to leave [Babylon].
Wi, men sa Seyè a di ankò: Y'ap peze moun peyi Izrayèl yo ansanm ak moun peyi Jida yo. Moun ki te depòte yo kenbe yo kout, yo pa vle lage yo.
34 But I am strong, and I will free them. I am the Commander of the armies of angels; I will defend my people and enable them [to return to] their land where they will have peace, but the people of Babylonia will not have peace.
Men, moun k'ap vin delivre yo a fò tou! Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a. Se konsa li rele. L'ap pran defans yo, l'ap fè tout lòt nasyon yo viv ak kè poze, men l'ap bay moun lavil Babilòn yo kè sote.
35 [I will send enemy soldiers carrying] swords [PRS] to strike the people of Babylonia; they will strike the officials and wise men and all the [other] people who live in Babylon.
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: -Lanmò pou lavil Babilòn! Lanmò pou tout moun ki rete ladan l'! Lanmò pou chèf li yo, pou moun save l' yo!
36 They will strike their false prophets with swords and they will become foolish. They will strike the [strongest] warriors of Babylonia, and they will all be terrified.
Lanmò pou divinò li yo! Se yon bann egare yo ye. Lanmò pou sòlda li yo! Y'ap tranble, yo pa konn sa pou yo fè.
37 They will strike their horses and chariots and the foreigners who are in the army of Babylonia, and they will [all] become [as weak] as [MET] women. They will seize [MTY] all the valuable things there in Babylon and take them away.
Lanmò pou chwal li yo! Kraze tout cha lagè li yo. Lanmò pou tout moun lòt nasyon k'ap fè djòb sòlda lakay yo! Se pou yo vin tankou fanm. Disparèt tout richès li yo. Piye tout byen li yo.
38 [I] cause the streams to become dry. [I will do all those things] because the [entire] land [of Babylonia] is filled with idols, and those [horrible] idols have caused the people [who worship them] to become crazy.
Chechrès nan tout peyi a. Se pou tout dlo rivyè yo cheche. Babilòn se yon peyi zidòl, k'ap fè moun pèdi tèt yo.
39 [Soon only] hyenas and [other] wild creatures will live there; and it will be a place where owls live. People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever [DOU].
Se poutèt sa, se chat mawon ak vye bèt nan bwa ki pral rete nan peyi sa a. Se la gwo zwazo otrich yo pral rete. P'ap janm gen moun rete ladan l' ankò pou tout tan, jouk sa kaba.
40 [I will destroy Babylon] like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns; no one will [ever] live there [again] [DOU].
Sa pral tankou gwo malè Bondye te voye sou lavil Sodòm ak lavil Gomò, malè ki te detwi yo ansanm ak tout ti bouk nan vwazinaj yo. Pesonn p'ap rete la, p'ap gen yon moun nan peyi a ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a wi ki di sa.
41 Look! A [great] army will come from the north. A great nation far away with many kings is preparing [to attack you people of Babylon].
Moun ap soti nan yon peyi bò nan nò. Yon gwo pèp ak anpil chèf vanyan soti byen lwen, y'ap pare pou fè lagè.
42 Their [army] has bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. [As] they ride along on [their] horses, the sound of the horses’ hooves is like [SIM] the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you, you people of Babylon.
Yo pran banza ak frenn yo. Yo mechan anpil, se yon bann san manman. Lè yo sou chwal yo, y'ap fè bri tankou lanmè lè l' move. Yo pare lame yo pou yo vin fè lagè kont Babilòn.
43 The King of Babylon says, “[I] have heard reports about the enemy [approaching]; [so I am very frightened, with the result that] I am weak. I am [very fearful, and] anguished/worried, like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.”
Wa Babilòn lan pran nouvèl la. Li santi de bra l' kase. Li gen yon sèl kè sere, l'ap soufri tankou yon fanm ki gen tranche.
44 I, [Yahweh], will come to Babylon [suddenly] like a lion comes out of the jungle and [leaps on the sheep that are eating] the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Babylonia from their land. And [then] I will appoint for them [a leader] whom I will choose; [I will do that] because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can say that what I have done is not right. No ruler can [RHQ] oppose me.
Tankou yon lyon k'ap soti nan rakbwa bò larivyè Jouden an pou l' ale kote bèt yo ye nan savann yo, mwen menm Seyè a, m'ap vini. M'ap fè moun yo kouri kite peyi a, anvan yo bat je yo. Lè sa a, se moun m'a chwazi a m'a mete pou gouvènen peyi a. Ki moun ki tankou m'? Ki moun ki ka koresponn avè m'? Ki chèf ki ka kenbe tèt avè m'?
45 Listen to what I have planned to do to the people of Babylon [city] and the rest of Babylonia: [even] the little children will be dragged away, and I will completely destroy the people [MET] who live there.
Konsa, koute sa mwen soti pou m' fè moun lavil Babilòn yo, sa mwen fè lide fè moun peyi Kalde yo: Sèten, ata timoun yo yo pral trennen pot ale. Yo pral devaste tout peyi a devan je yo.
46 When Babylon is destroyed, the noise will be extremely loud, with the result that the earth will shake, and the wailing of the people will be heard by the [people of other] nations.’”
Lè lavil Babilòn tonbe, l'ap fè yon kokennchenn bri, latè ap tranble. Y'ap tande rèl moun yo nan tout lòt nasyon yo.
