< Micah 3 >

1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?
M'a di yo: Koute byen, nou menm ki alatèt pitit Jakòb yo, nou tout k'ap dirije pèp Izrayèl la! Se pa devwa nou pou nou rann tout moun jistis?
2 Ye who hate the good, and love the evil, who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones,
Men, se nou menm ankò ki rayi moun k'ap fè sa ki byen. Nou renmen moun k'ap fè sa ki mal. N'ap kòche pèp mwen an tou vivan, n'ap filange l' jouk nan zo.
3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
N'ap manje pèp mwen an. Nou kòche yo, nou kase tout zo nan kò yo. Nou dekoupe yo tankou vyann yo pral kwit, tankou vyann nou mete nan chodyè.
4 Then they shall cry to Jehovah, but he will not answer them. Yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
Men, yon jou va rive, lè sa a n'a kriye nan pye Seyè a, men li p'ap reponn nou. Li p'ap tande sa n'ap di nan lapriyè nou yo, paske nou fè bagay ki mal.
5 Thus says Jehovah concerning the prophets who make my people to err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace. And he who does not put into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Men, gen yon bann pwofèt k'ap twonpe pèp mwen an. Depi yo gen yon zo y'ap souse, y'ap mache di jan gen lapè nan peyi a. Men, kite moun pa ba yo lajan, yo di pral gen lagè. Men sa Seyè a di sou pwofèt sa yo:
6 Therefore it shall be night to you, that ye shall have no vision. And it shall be dark to you, that ye shall not divine. And the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Pwofèt! Jou nou yo prèt pou fini. Solèy la ap kouche sou nou. Nou p'ap fè vizyon lannwit ankò. Nan fènwa, nou p'ap wè anyen ankò.
7 And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded. Yea, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.
Moun k'ap fè prediksyon yo pral wont. Divinò yo p'ap konnen sa pou yo di. Yo pral rete men nan bouch, paske Bondye p'ap reponn yo.
8 But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Men, pou mwen menm, Miche, Seyè a voye lespri l' sou mwen, li ban mwen fòs, li ban mwen pouvwa pou m' konnen sa ki dwat. Li ban mwen kouraj pou m' kanpe denonse fòfè pitit Jakòb yo, pou m' di pèp Izrayèl la nan figi l' sa l'ap fè ki mal la.
9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
Wi, koute m' non, nou menm ki alatèt pitit Jakòb yo, nou menm chèf k'ap dirije peyi Izrayèl la. Nou pa renmen sa ki dwat. Nou vire lalwa a, nou fè l' di sa nou vle.
10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Se sou san moun n'ap bati lavil Siyon an. Se sou lenjistis n'ap bati lavil Jerizalèm.
11 The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.
Moun ap achte chèf yo ak lajan. Prèt yo menm ap esplike lalwa a pou lajan. Ata pwofèt yo ap fè prediksyon pou lajan tou. Yo tout yo pretann di Seyè a avèk yo. Y'ap di: O wi, anyen p'ap rive nou! Seyè a bò kote nou!
12 Therefore for your sake Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Se konsa, n'ap lakòz peyi Siyon an pral tankou yon jaden y'ap raboure. Jerizalèm ap tounen mazi. Gwo pyebwa pral kouvri tout mòn kote tanp lan ye a.

< Micah 3 >