Jeremi 42

1 Epi tout gran chèf lame yo, Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, Jezania, fis Hosée a, ak tout pèp la, ni piti, ni gran, te pwoche.

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,

2 Yo te di a Jérémie, pwofèt la: “Souple, kite demand nou an vin parèt devan ou, e priye SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, pou nou; pou tout retay sa a, akoz nou se sèlman kèk grenn ki rete pami anpil nan nou, jan zye ou konn wè nou an,

and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us,

3 pou SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, kapab pale nou de chemen ke nou ta dwe pran an, ak bagay ke nou ta dwe fè a.”

that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”

4 Jérémie, pwofèt la, te di yo: “Mwen te tande. Gade byen, mwen va priye a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, an akò ak tout pawòl nou yo, epi mwen va di nou tout mesaj avèk sila SENYÈ a va reponn nou yo. Mwen p ap kenbe dèyè menm yon mo pou nou.”

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”

5 Epi yo te di a Jérémie: “Ke SENYÈ a kapab yon vrè fidèl temwen kont nou si nou pa aji selon tout mesaj ke SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, va voye pou nou.

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God sends you to tell us.

6 Kit li dous, kit li pa dous, nou va koute vwa SENYÈ a sou sila nou ap voye ou a, pou sa kapab ale byen pou nou lè nou koute vwa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.”

Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.”

7 Alò, lè sèt jou fin ekoule, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote Jérémie.

After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah.

8 Konsa, li te rele Jochanan, fis a Karéach la, ak tout chèf lame ki te avè l yo ak tout pèp la, ni piti, ni gran.

Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 Epi li te di yo: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, a Sila nou te voye mwen pou prezante sa nou t ap mande devan L lan:

and said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him, says:

10 ‘Si, anverite, nou va rete nan peyi sa a; alò, Mwen va ankouraje nou, Mwen p ap detwi nou, Mwen va plante nou e Mwen p ap dechouke nou, men Mwen va ralanti sou malè avèk sila Mwen te aflije nou an.

‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.

11 Pa pè wa Babylone nan, k ap bannou perèz nan moman sa a. Pa pè l, paske Mwen avèk nou pou sove nou e pou delivre nou de men l.

Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

12 Anplis, Mwen va montre nou konpasyon, pou l ta genyen konpasyon anvè nou e restore nou sou pwòp tè pa nou.

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 “‘Men si nou ap di: “Nou p ap rete nan peyi sa a,” pou nou pa ta koute vwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an,

“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice,

14 epi di: “Non, men nou va ale nan peyi Égypte, kote nou p ap tande afè lagè, ni son a twonpèt, ni grangou pou pen, e se la nou va rete;”’

saying, “No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell;”’

15 alò, nan ka sa a, koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O retay a Juda yo. Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Si nou, anverite, fikse vizaj nou pou antre an Égypte e pou antre nan rezidans lan,

now therefore hear Yahweh’s word, O remnant of Judah! Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there,

16 alò, nepe ke nou vrèman krent lan va rive pran nou nan peyi Égypte la, epi grangou ke nou krent anpil la, va swiv nou de prè an Égypte, e la nou va mouri.

then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.

17 Konsa, tout mesye ki fikse panse yo pou rive la an Égypte, pou fè rezidans yo la, va mouri pa nepe, pa grangou, ak gwo epidemi. Yo p ap gen retay, ni ki chape sou gwo malè ke Mwen va fè vini sou yo a.’

So will it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there. They will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. None of them will remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.’

18 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la: ‘Tankou gwo kòlè ak mekontantman Mwen te vide sou sila ki rete Jérusalem yo, se konsa gwo kòlè Mwen va vide sou nou lè nou antre an Égypte. Konsa, nou va devni yon madichon, yon objè degoutan, yon anatèm e yon repwòch. Ni nou p ap janm wè kote sila a ankò.’

For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and my wrath has been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you, when you enter into Egypt; and you will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.’

19 “SENYÈ a te pale ak nou, O retay Juda a: ‘Pa ale antre an Égypte!’ Nou ta dwe konprann byen klè ke jodi a, mwen te avèti nou sa.

“Yahweh has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah, ‘Don’t go into Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have testified to you today.

20 Paske nou twonpe pwòp tèt nou. Se nou menm ki te voye mwen kote SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Nou te di: “Priye pou nou a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, epi nenpòt sa SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an di, fè nou konnen e nou va fè l.”

For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’

21 Konsa, jodi a, mwen te di nou, men nou pa t obeyi SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, menm nan tout sa Li te voye mwen pale nou yo.

I have declared it to you today; but you have not obeyed Yahweh your God’s voice in anything for which he has sent me to you.

22 Akoz sa, nou ta koulye a dwe konprann ke nou va mouri pa nepe, pa grangou e pa gwo epidemi, nan plas kote nou vle ale rezide a.

Now therefore know certainly that you will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.”