Jeremi 18
1 Seyè a pale ak Jeremi ankò, li di l' konsa:
The word which came to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,
2 -Leve non! Desann kay bòs k'ap fè krich yo. Rive la, m'a ba ou yon mesaj.
Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
3 Mwen desann vre kay bòs k'ap fè krich yo. Mwen wè msye t'ap bay yon krich fòm nan tou a.
Then I went down to the potter’s house, and, behold, he was making a work on the wheels.
4 Depi krich li t'ap fè a pa t' soti byen, li kraze l', li pran tè a, li fè yon lòt krich avè l' jan li te vle fè l' la.
And when the vessel that he made of the clay was marred in the hand of the potter, he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Lè sa a, Seyè a di m' konsa:
Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,
6 -Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, èske mwen pa gen dwa fè ak nou sa bòs la fè ak tè a? Nou nan men mwen menm jan tè a nan men bòs k'ap fè krich la, tande!
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith Jehovah. Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are ye in my hand, O house of Israel.
7 Yon lè mwen pran desizyon pou m' derasinen yon nasyon osinon yon peyi ki gen wa, pou m' kraze l', pou m' detwi l'.
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy it;
8 Men, si nasyon an chanje, si li sispann fè mechanste ki lakòz mwen te move a, m'ap chanje lide, m' p'ap fè l' sa m' te fè lide fè l' la.
if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
9 Yon lòt lè, mwen pran desizyon pou m' leve yon nasyon osinon pou m' fè gouvènman yon wa kanpe.
And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
10 Men, si nasyon an fè sa ki pa fè m' plezi, si li pa koute m', mwen p'ap fè tout byen mwen te fè lide fè pou li a.
if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
11 Bon! Koulye a, ou pral pale ak moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo. Men sa Seyè a voye di yo: M'ap pare yon malè pou nou. Mwen fè lide pini nou. Se pou nou chanje, se pou nou kite move pant n'ap swiv la. Chache viv pi byen, manyè sispann fè sa ki mal.
Now therefore, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your doings.
12 Y'ap reponn ou: Se tan ou w'ap pèdi! N'ap toujou kenbe tèt ak Bondye. N'ap toujou fè tout vye lide ki nan tèt nou.
But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
13 Lè sa a, Seyè a di ankò: -Al mande moun lòt nasyon yo si yo te janm tande yon bagay konsa rive anvan sa? Moun pèp Izrayèl yo fè yon bann bagay moun pa ka gade!
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
14 Eske ou janm wè pa gen lanèj sou wòch nan tèt mòn peyi Liban yo? Eske ou janm wè ti sous dlo fre k'ap desann soti nan mòn yo cheche?
Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? [or] shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
15 Men, pèp mwen an bliye m'. Y'ap boule lansan pou zidòl ki pa vo anyen. Kifè yo kite chemen pou yo te swiv la, chemen yo t'ap swiv depi nan tan lontan an, yo pran mache nan raje, kote ki pa gen chemen trase.
For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false [gods]; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in bypaths, in a way not cast up;
16 Yo fè peyi a tounen yon savann dezole, tout moun se mete men nan tèt! Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi wè sa. Yo pral souke tèt yo.
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
17 Se konsa mwen pral gaye yo devan lènmi yo, menm jan van lès gaye pousyè. M'ap vire do ba yo lè malè va tonbe sou yo. M' p'ap okipe yo menm.
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18 Lè sa a, pèp la va di: -Annou moute yon konplo sou do Jeremi. N'a toujou jwenn prèt pou di nou sa Bondye vle. Va toujou gen moun ki gen bon konprann pou ban nou konsèy. Va toujou gen pwofèt pou fè nou konnen mesaj Bondye yo. Annou wè! Ann touye l' anba kout lang. Nou pa bezwen tande sa l'ap di nou la a.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
19 Lè sa a, mwen lapriyè, mwen di: -O Seyè! Tande sa m'ap di ou. Koute sa moun ki pa vle wè m' yo ap di sou mwen.
Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
20 Lè yon moun fè ou byen, èske se mal pou ou fè li? Yo fouye yon twou pou fè m' tonbe ladan l'. Chonje jan m' te kanpe devan ou pou m' te pale pou yo, pou m' te mande ou pa fè kòlè sou yo.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
21 Koulye a, Seyè, se pou ou fè pitit yo mouri grangou. Se pou ou kite yo mouri anba kout nepe. Se pou madanm yo pèdi pitit yo ansanm ak mari yo. Se pou maladi lapès touye mesye yo. Se pou jenn gason yo mouri nan lagè.
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men smitten of the sword in battle.
22 Y'ap rete konsa, w'ap voye yon bann piyajè sou yo. Lè sa a se va rèl nan tout kay yo. Tou sa, paske yo te fouye yon twou pou fè m' tonbe ladan l'. Yo te mete pèlen pou mwen sou wout mwen.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
23 Men ou menm, Seyè, ou konnen tout konplo y'ap fè pou touye m'. Pa padonnen mechanste yo. Pa janm padonnen peche yo. Se pou yo tonbe atè la devan je ou. Lè ou an kòlè, regle yo.
Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
