Jeremiah 1

Nan liv sa a, nou jwenn sa Jeremi, pitit gason Ilkija a, te di ak sa l' te fè. Li te yonn nan prèt ki te rete lavil Anatòt, nan pòsyon tè branch fanmi Benjamen an.

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Lè Seyè a te pale ak Jeremi an, Jozyas, pitit gason Amon an, t'ap mache sou trèzan depi li te wa peyi Jida.

To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè l' ankò. Lè sa a, se Jojakim, pitit gason Jozyas la, ki te wa nan peyi Jida. Anpil fwa menm apre sa, Seyè a pale avèk Jeremi, rive sou onzyèm lanne rèy wa Sedesyas, pitit gason Jozyas la, jouk senkyèm mwa nan lanne sa a, lè yo depòte moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.

It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:

Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

-Mwen te konnen ou anvan menm mwen te ba ou lavi nan vant manman ou. Mwen te mete ou apa pou mwen anvan menm ou te fèt. Mwen te chwazi ou pou ou te yon pwofèt pou nasyon yo.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Mwen reponn li: -Aa! Seyè Bondye sèl mèt! Se timoun mwen ye. Mwen pa konn pale.

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

Men, Seyè a di mwen: -Pa di se timoun ou ye. Ou gen pou ou ale bò kot tout moun m'ap voye ou. W'a di yo tou sa m'a ba ou lòd di yo.

But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

Ou pa bezwen pè pesonn. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' pwoteje ou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di ou sa.

Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.

Apre sa, Seyè a lonje men l', li manyen bouch mwen. Epi li di m': -Men mwen mete pawòl mwen nan bouch ou.

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

Jòdi a, m'ap ba ou otorite sou pèp yo ak sou gouvènman yo, pou ou derasinen, pou ou koupe, pou ou kraze, pou ou demoli, pou ou bati, pou ou plante.

See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' ankò: -Kisa ou wè la a, Jeremi? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon branch zanmann.

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

Lè sa a, Seyè a di: -Se sa menm! Mwen menm, m'ap veye pou sa m' di a rive vre.

Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

Apre sa, Seyè a pale avè m' yon lòt fwa ankò, li di m': -Kisa ou wè la a? Mwen reponn li: -Mwen wè yon chodyè dlo k'ap bouyi sou yon dife. Vapè dlo cho a ap desann soti nan nò.

And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.

Lè sa a Seyè a fè m' konnen: -Yon gwo malè pral soti nan nò, l'ap tonbe sou tout moun ki rete nan peyi a.

Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Paske m'ap rele tout ras moun ki rete nan peyi sou bò nò yo pou yo vini. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa. Y'a vini, y'a mete fotèy wa yo devan pòtay lavil Jerizalèm. Y'ap fè wonn miray ranpa l' yo, y'ap atake tout lavil nan peyi Jida yo.

For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.

M'a pini moun nan peyi a jan m' te di l' la, paske yo te fè sa ki mal. Yo vire do ban mwen, y' al boule lansan pou lòt bondye. Yo fè zidòl, lèfini yo fè sèvis pou yo.

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Men ou menm, Jeremi, mete gason sou ou! Leve non! Di yo tou sa mwen ba ou lòd di. Ou pa bezwen pè yo. Si ou pè yo, m'ap fè ou pi pè yo lè w'a devan yo.

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

Jòdi a m'ap ba ou fòs pou kenbe tèt ak tout moun nan peyi Jida a, ak wa l' yo, ak chèf li yo, ak prèt li yo, ak tout rès pèp la. W'ap tankou yon lavil ak gwo miray ranpa, tankou yon poto fè, tankou yon miray fèt an kwiv.

For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

Yo tout pral leve dèyè ou. Men, yo p'ap ka fè ou anyen. Paske m'ap kanpe la avè ou pou m' delivre ou. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.