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42 ¶ Lè sa a, tout chèf lame yo ansanm ak Jokanan, pitit Kareja a, ak Jezanya, pitit Ochaya a ak tout moun yo, gran kou piti, y' al bò kot pwofèt Jeremi,

yo di l' konsa: -Tanpri, fè sa n'ap mande ou la a. Lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou nou. Lapriyè pou ti rès moun ki chape yo. Paske, jan ou ka wè l' la, nou te anpil, koulye a se yon ti ponyen moun nou ye.

Mande Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou l' fè nou konnen ki chimen pou n' pran, kisa pou n' fè.

Jeremi reponn yo: -Dakò. Mwen pral lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, jan nou mande m' lan. Apre sa, m'a fè nou konnen repons Seyè a ban nou. Mwen p'ap kache nou anyen.

Yo di Jeremi konsa: -Si nou pa fè tou sa Seyè a, Bondye ou la, va di ou pou nou fè, se pou Seyè a kanpe pou l' akize nou. Lè sa a, l'a gen rezon l' nan pla men l'.

Se nou menm ki mande ou pou lapriyè Seyè a pou nou. Kit sa fè nou plezi, kit sa pa fè nou plezi, se pou nou koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va di nou. Konsa, tout bagay va mache byen pou nou, si nou koute l'.

¶ Dis jou apre, Seyè a bay Jeremi repons lan.

Jeremi rele Jokanan, pitit Karejak la, ak tout lòt chèf lame ki te avè l' yo ansanm ak tout pèp la, gran kou piti.

Li di yo: -Nou te voye m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou m' te mande l' kichòy pou nou. Men repons li bay:

10 Si nou vle rete nan peyi sa a, m'ap mete nou kanpe ankò. Mwen p'ap kraze nou. M'ap fè nou pran rasin ankò, mwen p'ap dechouke nou. Paske malè mwen te voye sou nou an ban m' gwo lapenn.

11 Koulye a, nou pa bezwen tranble devan wa Babilòn lan. Nou pa bezwen pè l'. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap pale ak nou. Mwen la avèk nou pou sove nou, pou delivre nou anba men l'.

12 Paske mwen gen bon kè, m'a fè l' gen pitye pou nou, l'a kite nou tounen lakay nou. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.

13 Jeremi di yo ankò: -Si nou pa koute sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, fè nou konnen, si nou di: Non, nou p'ap rete nan peyi a!

14 Non! Se nan peyi Lejip nou pral viv, kote nou p'ap wè lagè, kote nou p'ap tande twonpèt k'ap bay siyal lagè a, kote nou p'ap soufri grangou. Se la pou n' al viv.

15 Enben, nou menm ti ponyen moun ki rete nan moun Jida yo, koute byen sa Seyè a di nou: Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la bay: Si nou soti vre pou nou ale nan peyi Lejip, si nou desann nan peyi sa a pou nou rete,

16 enben, lagè k'ap fè nou pè a ap rive jwenn nou jouk laba nan peyi Lejip la. Grangou k'ap ban nou tout tèt chaje sa yo pral swiv nou jouk laba a. N'ap mouri nan peyi Lejip.

17 Tout moun ki soti vre pou y' ale nan peyi Lejip pou yo ka rete viv la pral mouri nan lagè, grangou pral touye yo, move maladi ap fini ak yo nèt. Lè sa a, nou yonn p'ap chape anba malè m'ap voye sou nou an.

18 Wi! Men mesaj Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, bay ankò: Menm jan mwen te move anpil sou moun lavil Jerizalèm yo, se menm jan an tou m'ap move anpil sou nou si nou desann peyi Lejip. Konsa, moun va sezi wè nou, y'a vire tèt yo pou yo pa gade nou. Y'a pase nou nan betiz, y'a sèvi ak non nou pou bay madichon. Nou p'ap janm wè peyi sa a ankò.

19 Wi, men sa Seyè a voye fè nou konnen, nou menm ti ponyen ki rete nan peyi Jida a. Piga nou desann nan peyi Lejip. Mwen tou pale nou jòdi a.

20 Se pi gwo erè nou te fè. Lè nou te mande m' al lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou nou, nou te di m': Lapriyè li pou nou. W'a fè nou konnen tou sa l'a di ou, epi n'a fè l'.

21 Jòdi a, mwen fè nou konnen repons li, men nou pa vle koute anyen nan sa li voye m' di nou an.

22 Enben, konn sa byen, nou pral mouri nan lagè, grangou ap touye nou, move maladi ap fini ak nou nan peyi kote nou vle al rete a.

'Jeremi 42 ' not found for the version: Nouvo Testaman: Vèsyon Kreyòl Fasil.

42 Then all the army officers, including Johanan(A) son of Kareah and Jezaniah[a] son of Hoshaiah,(B) and all the people from the least to the greatest(C) approached Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray(D) to the Lord your God for this entire remnant.(E) For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few(F) are left. Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”(G)

“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray(H) to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell(I) you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.”(J)

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true(K) and faithful(L) witness(M) against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us. Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well(N) with us, for we will obey(O) the Lord our God.”

Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. So he called together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers(P) who were with him and all the people from the least to the greatest.(Q) He said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition,(R) says:(S) 10 ‘If you stay in this land,(T) I will build(U) you up and not tear you down; I will plant(V) you and not uproot you,(W) for I have relented concerning the disaster I have inflicted on you.(X) 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,(Y) whom you now fear.(Z) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save(AA) you and deliver you from his hands.(AB) 12 I will show you compassion(AC) so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’(AD)

13 “However, if you say, ‘We will not stay in this land,’ and so disobey(AE) the Lord your God, 14 and if you say, ‘No, we will go and live in Egypt,(AF) where we will not see war or hear the trumpet(AG) or be hungry for bread,’(AH) 15 then hear the word of the Lord,(AI) you remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, 16 then the sword(AJ) you fear(AK) will overtake you there, and the famine(AL) you dread will follow you into Egypt, and there you will die.(AM) 17 Indeed, all who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine and plague;(AN) not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’ 18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath(AO) have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem,(AP) so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[b](AQ) and an object of horror,(AR) a curse[c] and an object of reproach;(AS) you will never see this place again.’(AT)

19 “Remnant(AU) of Judah, the Lord has told you, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’(AV) Be sure of this: I warn you today 20 that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’(AW) 21 I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you.(AX) 22 So now, be sure of this: You will die by the sword, famine(AY) and plague(AZ) in the place where you want to go to settle.”(BA)

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 42:1 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also 43:2) Azariah
  2. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
  3. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.