Jeremiah 14
1 This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
Sa se pawòl SENYÈ a a Jérémie konsènan gwo sechrès la:
2 “Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Juda kriye ak doulè e pòtay li yo vin abandone. Yo chita atè pou fè dèy e kri Jérusalem vin monte.
3 Their nobles send their little ones to the waters. They come to the cisterns, and find no water. They return with their vessels empty. They are disappointed and confounded, and cover their heads.
Prens pa yo te voye sèvitè yo chache dlo. Yo rive nan sitèn yo, men nanpwen dlo. Yo te retounen ak veso yo vid. Yo te vin wont, imilye e yo te kouvri tèt yo.
4 Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.
Akoz tè sèch la vin fann, akoz pa t gen lapli sou peyi a; kiltivatè yo te vin wont. Yo te kouvri tèt yo.
5 Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
Wi, menm femèl sèf nan chan an fè pitit pou kite yo. Nanpwen zèb.
6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights. They pant for air like jackals. Their eyes fail, because there is no vegetation.
Bourik mawon yo kanpe sou kolin sèch yo. Y ap rale soufle fò tankou chen mawon. Zye yo vin febli, paske nanpwen anyen ki vèt.
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name’s sake, Yahweh; for our rebellions are many. We have sinned against you.
Malgre inikite nou yo temwaye kont nou, O SENYÈ, aji pou koz a non Ou! Rebelyon nou anpil. Nou te peche kontre Ou.
8 You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
O Espwa Israël la, Sovè li nan tan gwo twoub la, poukisa Ou tankou yon etranje nan peyi a? Oswa yon vwayajè ki te monte tant li lannwit?
9 Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can’t save? Yet you, Yahweh, are in the middle of us, and we are called by your name. Don’t leave us.
Poukisa Ou tankou yon nonm twouble, tankou yon nonm pwisan ki pa kapab bay sekou? Malgre sa, Ou nan mitan nou, O SENYÈ e nou vin rele pa non Ou; pa abandone nou!
10 Yahweh says to this people: “Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore Yahweh does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish them for their sins.”
Konsa pale SENYÈ a a pèp sa a: “Malgre yo tèlman renmen egare; yo pa t kenbe pye yo nan bon kontwòl. Akoz sa, SENYÈ a pa aksepte yo. Koulye a, li sonje inikite yo. Li fè yo rand kont pou peche yo.”
11 Yahweh said to me, “Don’t pray for this people for their good.
Pou sa, SENYÈ a te di m: “Pa fè lapriyè nan favè a pèp sa a.
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
Lè yo fè jèn, Mwen p ap koute kri yo; epi lè yo ofri ofrann brile ak ofrann sereyal, Mwen p ap aksepte yo. Pito Mwen va fè yo disparèt ak nepe, ak gwo grangou, bèt ak maladi k ap ravaje chan yo.”
13 Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”
Men “A, Senyè, BONDYE a!” Mwen te di: “Gade, pwofèt yo ap di yo: ‘Ou p ap wè nepe, ni gwo grangou, men se lapè k ap rete nèt nan plas sa a.’”
14 Then Yahweh said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
Konsa, SENYÈ a te di Mwen: “Pwofèt yo ap pwofetize sa ki fo nan non Mwen. Mwen pa t voye yo, ni kòmande yo, ni pale avèk yo. Y ap pwofetize yon vizyon ki fo, prediksyon, sa ki san enpòtans, ak manti k ap sòti nan pwòp panse pa yo.
15 Therefore Yahweh says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, but I didn’t send them, yet they say, ‘Sword and famine will not be in this land.’ Those prophets will be consumed by sword and famine.
Pou sa, pale SENYÈ a, selon pwofèt ki pwofetize nan non Mwen, malgre se pa Mwen ki te voye yo—men yo kontinye ap di: ‘P ap gen nepe ni gwo grangou nan peyi sa a’, ak nepe e gwo grangou, pwofèt sa yo ap rankontre fen yo!
16 The people to whom they prophesy will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. They will have no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters, for I will pour their wickedness on them.
Pèp la tou, a sila yo bay pwofesi sa a ap jete deyò nan lari Jérusalem akoz gwo grangou ak nepe. P ap menm gen moun ki pou antere yo—ni yo menm, ni madanm yo, ni fis yo ni fi yo—paske Mwen va vide pwòp mechanste pa yo sou yo.
17 “You shall say this word to them: “‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
“Ou va di yo pawòl sa a: ‘Kite zye m koule ak dlo lannwit kon lajounen e pa kite dlo yo sispann; Paske fi vyèj a pèp mwen an te kraze ak yon gran brèch, ak yon blesi byen grav.
18 If I go out into the field, then behold, the slain with the sword! If I enter into the city, then behold, those who are sick with famine! For both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.’”
Si mwen ale andeyò peyi a, gade byen, tout sila ki mouri ak nepe yo! Oswa si mwen antre nan vil la, gade byen, maladi ak gwo grangou! Paske pwofèt la, ak prèt la tou te fè ale vini nan yon peyi ke yo pa t menm konnen.’”
19 Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
Èske Ou te rejte Juda nèt? Oswa èske Ou te rayi Sion? Poukisa Ou te frape nou jiskaske nou vin pa ka geri? Nou t ap tann lapè, men anyen ki bon pa t vini; pou yon tan pou nou ta ka geri, men gade byen, se gwo laperèz!
20 We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.
Nou konnen mechanste nou yo, O SENYÈ, inikite a papa zansèt nou yo, paske nou te peche kont Ou.
21 Do not abhor us, for your name’s sake. Do not disgrace the throne of your glory. Remember, and don’t break your covenant with us.
Pa meprize nou, pou koz a pwòp non Ou: pa kite twòn a glwa ou a dezonore. Sonje e pa kase akò Ou avèk nou.
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.
Èske genyen pami zidòl a nasyon yo ki konn bay lapli? Oswa èske syèl yo ka fè lapli pou kont yo? Èske se pa Ou menm, O SENYÈ, Bondye nou an? Akoz sa, nou mete espwa nan Ou, paske se Ou ki te fè tout bagay sa yo.
