Ezekiel 20
1 On the tenth day of the fifth month of the seventh year, some of the elders of Israel came to ask advice from the Lord, and they sat down with me.
Alò, nan setyèm ane, nan senkyèm mwa a, nan dizyèm jou nan mwa a, kèk nan ansyen Israël yo te vin mande SENYÈ a konsèy. Yo te chita devan m.
2 Then a message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Konsa, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
3 “Son of man, tell these elders of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: Have you come to ask my advice? As I live, I'm not going to answer you, declares the Lord God.
“Fis a lòm, pale ak ansyen Israël yo pou di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske nou vini la pou mande M konsèy? Jan Mwen viv la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Nou p ap vin mande M konsèy.’”
4 Are you going to condemn them—will you do that, son of man? Remind them about the disgusting things their forefathers did,
“Èske ou va jije yo, fis a lòm? Èske ou va jije yo? Fè yo konnen abominasyon a papa yo.
5 and then tell them that this is what the Lord God says: At the time I chose Israel, I held up my hand and made a solemn promise to Jacob's descendants and revealed myself to them when they were in Egypt. I held up my hand and told them, ‘I am the Lord your God.’
Di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Nan jou ke M te chwazi Israël la, e te sèmante a desandan a lakay Jacob yo, pou te revele Mwen menm a yo menm nan peyi Égypte la, lè M te sèmante a yo menm, e te di: ‘Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an,’
6 I promised them on that day to lead them out of Egypt and take them to a country that I had chosen for them, a land flowing with milk and honey—better than any other country.
nan jou sa a, Mwen te sèmante a yo menm pou mennen fè yo sòti nan peyi Égypte, pou antre nan yon peyi ke M te chwazi pou yo, ki koule lèt avèk siwo myèl, ki se glwa a tout peyi yo.
7 I told them: ‘All of you have to get rid of your disgusting pagan images. Don't make yourselves unclean by worshiping the idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’
Mwen te di a yo menm: ‘Voye jete, nou chak, bagay abominab a zye nou yo, e pa souye tèt nou ak zidòl Égypte yo. Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.’
8 But they rebelled against me and wouldn't do what I told them. None of them got rid of their disgusting pagan images, and they didn't give up worshiping the idols of Egypt. So I warned them that I would punish them in my anger there in Egypt.
“‘“Men yo te fè rebèl kont Mwen, e yo pa t dakò koute Mwen. Yo pa t voye jete bagay abominab a zye yo, ni yo pa t abandone zidòl a Égypte yo. Konsa, Mwen te detèmine pou vide gwo chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo, pou akonpli kòlè Mwen sou yo nan mitan peyi Égypte la.
9 But I did act so I would not be misrepresented, so that I wouldn't lose respect in the eyes of the other nations living near them who had seen me reveal myself to Israel by leading them out of Egypt.
Men Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta vin degrade nan zye a nasyon pami sila yo te rete yo, nan zye a sila Mwen te fè Mwen menm rekonèt a yo, lè M te fè yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la.
10 So I led them out of Egypt and took them into the wilderness.
Konsa, Mwen te retire yo nan peyi Égypte pou te mennen yo nan dezè a.
11 There I gave them my laws and explained to them my regulations so that those who kept them would live.
Mwen te bay yo lalwa Mwen yo, e te fè yo rekonèt règleman Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv nan yo.
12 I also gave them my Sabbaths to be a sign between me and them, so that they would acknowledge that I am the Lord who makes them holy.
Anplis, Mwen te bay yo Saba Mwen yo pou vin yon sign antre Mwen menm ak yo, pou yo ta ka konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ ki sanktifye yo a.
13 But the people of Israel rebelled against me in the desert, refusing to observe my laws and rejecting my regulations, even though they would have given them life. They violated my Sabbaths. So I warned them that I would punish them and wipe them out there in the desert.
“‘“Men lakay Israël te fè rebèl kont Mwen, nan dezè a. Yo pa t mache nan lalwa Mwen yo, e yo te refize règleman Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv nan yo. Epi Saba Mwen yo, yo te vin pwofane nèt. Konsa, Mwen te pran desizyon pou vide chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo nan dezè a, pou manje yo nèt.
14 But I still acted for them so I would not be misrepresented, so that I wouldn't lose respect in the eyes of the other nations who had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.
Men Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta degrade nan zye a nasyon yo, devan zye a sila Mwen te fè yo sòti yo.
15 So I held up my hand and vowed to them in the desert that I wouldn't take them into the land that I had given them, a land flowing with milk and honey—better than any other country—
Anplis, Mwen te sèmante a yo nan dezè a pou Mwen pa ta mennen yo antre nan peyi ke M te bay a, yo menm nan, peyi ki t ap koule ak siwo myèl, ki se glwa a tout peyi yo,
16 because they repeatedly rejected my regulations, refused to observe my laws, and violated my Sabbaths, and because they chose to continue worshiping idols.
akoz yo te rejte règleman Mwen yo e pou lalwa Mwen yo, yo pa t mache ladan yo. Menm Saba Mwen yo, yo te pwofane yo, paske kè yo te tout tan ap mache dèyè zidòl yo.
17 Even so I was sorry for them and I didn't destroy them; I didn't wipe them out in the desert.
Malgre sa, zye M te epanye yo olye de detwi yo e Mwen pa t detwi yo nèt nan dezè a.
18 I told their children in the desert: ‘Don't do what your fathers told you to do. Don't follow their practices. Don't make yourselves unclean by worshiping their idols.
Mwen te di a pitit yo nan dezè a: ‘Pa mache nan règleman a papa nou yo, ni swiv règleman yo oswa souye tèt nou ak zidòl yo.
19 I am the Lord your God. Do what I tell you to do. Follow my regulations and make sure to practice them.
Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Mache nan règleman Mwen yo e swiv òdonans Mwen yo pou fè yo.
20 Keep my Sabbaths holy so they may be a sign between me and you, so that you may acknowledge that I am the Lord your God.’
Sanktifye Saba Mwen yo. Konsa, yo va vin yon sign antre Mwen menm ak nou, pou nou ka konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ Bondye nou an.’
21 But their children also rebelled against me. They didn't follow my laws and didn't keep my regulations, even though they would have given them life. They violated my Sabbaths. So I warned them that I would punish them in my anger there in the desert.
“‘“Men pitit yo te fè rebèl kont Mwen. Yo pa t mache nan règleman Mwen yo, ni yo pa t fè atansyon pou swiv òdonans Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv la. Yo te pwofane Saba Mwen yo. Konsa, mwen te pran desizyon pou vide chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo, pou akonpli kòlè Mwen kont yo nan dezè a.
22 But I held back and did what I did so I would not be misrepresented, so that I wouldn't lose respect in the eyes of the other nations who had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.
Men Mwen te ralanti men M. Konsa, Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta vin degrade devan zye a nasyon yo devan zye sila Mwen te fè yo sòti yo.
23 However, I held up my hand and vowed to them in the desert that I was going to scatter them among the various countries of different nations.
Anplis, Mwen te sèmante a yo menm nan dezè a pou Mwen ta gaye yo pami nasyon yo, e dispèse yo nan tout peyi yo,
24 For they didn't keep my regulations, instead they rejected my laws and violated my Sabbaths, always looking to worship their fathers' idols.
akoz yo pa t swiv òdonans Mwen yo, men te refize tout règleman Mwen yo, te pwofane Saba Mwen yo, e zye yo te sou zidòl a papa zansèt yo.
25 I also let them follow the regulations they wanted that weren't good; laws that wouldn't help them live.
Mwen te bay yo anplis, règleman ki pa t bon ak òdonans yo sou sila yo pa t ka viv.
26 I let them make themselves unclean by their offerings to idols, including their firstborn sons. I allowed this to happen so that they would be so appalled that they would acknowledge that I am the Lord.
Mwen te deklare yo pa pwòp akoz de sakrifis yo. Yo te koze tout premye ne yo pase nan dife, pou Mwen ta fè yo vin sanzespwa; konsa, pou yo ta konnen ke se Mwen menm ki SENYÈ a.”’
27 So, son of man, tell the people of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: You're acting in exactly the same way your forefathers insulted me by being unfaithful to me.
“Pou sa, fis a lòm, pale ak lakay Israël pou di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Malgre nan sa, papa zansèt nou yo te blasfeme Mwen lè yo te enfidel a lalwa M.
28 After I led them into the land that I had promised to give them, on any high hill or under any leafy tree they saw there they offered their pagan sacrifices and presented offerings to idols that made me angry, burning their sweet-smelling incense and pouring out their drink offerings.
Lè Mwen te mennen yo nan peyi ke M te sèmante pou bay yo a, yo te vin wè tout kolin wo ak tout bwa ki plen fèy yo. La, yo te ofri sakrifis yo, e la, yo te prezante ofrann ki te fè M fache nèt. La, yo te fè monte odè santi bon, e la, yo te vide ofrann bwason yo.
29 So I asked them: ‘What's this high place you're going to?’ (Even today it's still called Bamah.)
Konsa, Mwen te di yo: ‘Kisa wo plas kote nou prale a ye?’ Pou sa, yo rele non plas sa a “Bama “jis rive jou sa a.”’
30 Therefore tell the people of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: Are you going to make yourselves unclean like your forefathers, turning yourselves into prostitutes, acting the way they did with the same disgusting practices?
“Akoz sa, pale ak lakay Israël: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske nou va souye tèt nou menm, swiv abitid papa zansèt nou yo e jwe pwostitiye apre bagay abominab yo?
31 When you present your offerings to idols and sacrifice your children in the fire, you continue to make yourselves unclean with all your idols right up until now. So should I give you advice when you ask me, people of Israel? As I live, declares the Lord God, I'm not going to answer you!
Lè nou ofri ofrann nou yo, lè nou fè fis nou yo pase nan dife, nou ap souye tèt nou ak tout zidòl yo jis rive nan jou sa a. Epi èske nou ta dwe vin mande Mwen konsèy, O lakay Israël? Jan Mwen viv la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a, Mwen p ap kite nou mande M anyen.
32 When you say to yourselves, ‘Let's be like the other nations, like people in other countries who worship idols made of wood and stone,’ what you're thinking is never going to happen.
“‘“Sa ki vini nan lespri nou an, se pa sa k ap rive vrè, lè nou di: ‘Nou va tankou lòt nasyon yo, tankou fanmi a peyi yo, k ap sèvi bwa ak wòch yo.’
33 As I live, declares the Lord God, I will rule you with all my strength and power, and in my anger.
Jan Mwen viv la”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Anverite, ak yon men pwisan, ak yon bra lonje e avèk chalè a kòlè Mwen vide deyò, Mwen va vin wa sou nou.
34 With all my strength and power, and in my anger, I will lead you out from among the nations and gather you from the countries where you were scattered.
Mwen va mennen nou soti nan tout pèp yo, rasanble nou soti nan peyi kote nou gaye yo, ak yon men pwisan, ak yon bra lonje e ak chalè kòlè Mwen vide nèt.
35 I will bring you before me for judgment face to face in the desert of the nations.
Epi Mwen va mennen nou antre nan dezè a pèp yo, e la Mwen va antre nan jijman avèk nou fasafas.
36 In the same way I judged your forefathers in the Egyptian desert after I'd led them out of Egypt, so I will judge you, declares the Lord God.
Jan Mwen te antre nan jijman ak papa zansèt nou yo nan dezè an Égypte la, konsa Mwen va antre nan jijman avèk nou”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
37 I will decide about you as you pass under the rod and see if you kept our solemn agreement.
“Mwen va fè nou pase anba baton, e Mwen va mennen nou antre anba angajman akò a.
38 I will get rid of those of you who rebel against me, those who sin against me. I will lead them out of the country where they're currently living, but they won't enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Mwen va fè retire pami nou, rebèl ak sila ki transgrese kont Mwen yo. Mwen va mennen yo sòti nan peyi kote yo demere a, men yo p ap antre nan peyi Israël. Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a.”
39 This is what the Lord God says to you, you people of Israel: All of you, go ahead and worship your idols. But after that if you don't listen to me you won't continue to disgrace me with your pagan offerings and idols.
“Pou nou menm, O lakay Israël,” deklare Senyè Bondye a: “Ale, nou chak sèvi zidòl pa nou; menm pi ta tou, si nou p ap koute M. Men nou p ap pwofane non sen M ankò ak ofrann ak zidòl nou yo.
40 For there on my holy mountain, Israel's high mountain, declares the Lord God, every single person in the whole country of Israel will worship me. That's where I'll accept them and will ask for your offerings and your best gifts, together with all your holy sacrifices.
Paske sou mòn sen Mwen an, sou wotè mòn Israël la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “la, tout lakay Israël, yo tout, va sèvi Mwen nan peyi a. La Mwen va aksepte yo, e la, Mwen va egzije ofrann nou yo, avèk ofrann premyè fwi nou yo, ak tout bagay sen nou yo.
41 When I bring you back from the nations and gather you from countries where you were scattered, I will accept you as a suitable offering to me. I will reveal my holiness through you so the nations can see.
Kon yon odè santi bon, Mwen va aksepte nou lè Mwen mennen nou sòti nan pèp yo, e rasanble nou soti nan peyi kote nou te gaye yo. Epi Mwen va vin sen nan nou devan zye a tout nasyon yo.
42 Then you will acknowledge that I am the Lord when I bring you back to the country of Israel, the land that I promised to give your forefathers.
Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a, lè mwen mennen nou fè nou antre nan peyi Israël la, nan peyi ke M te sèmante pou bay a papa zansèt nou yo.
43 That's where you will remember your bad ways and everything you've done to make yourselves unclean, and you will hate yourselves for the evil things you did.
La, nou va sonje chemen nou yo ak tout zèv yo avèk sila nou te souye tèt nou yo. Epi nou va rayi pwòp tèt nou nan pwòp zye nou pou tout bagay mal ke nou te fè yo.
44 Then you people of Israel will acknowledge that I am the Lord, because I have treated you well because of who I am, and not because of your evil ways and terrible things you've done, declares the Lord God.”
Konsa, nou va konnen ke se Mwen ki SENYÈ a, lè Mwen fin regle avèk nou pou koz non Mwen, pa selon chemen mechan nou yo, ni selon zak konwonpi nou yo, O lakay Israël,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.’”
45 Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
46 “Son of man, face towards the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
“Fis a lòm, mete figi ou vè Théman. Pale fò kont tout sid la, e pwofetize kont peyi forè nan Negev la.
47 Tell the forest of the Negev: Listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am going to set you on fire, and it will burn up all your trees, both those that are living and those that are dead. The blaze won't be put out, and everything from the north to the south will be burned.
Di a forè Negev la: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a. Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou limen yon dife nan nou, e li va konsonmen tout bwa vèt nan nou menm ak tout bwa sèch. Flanm dife sa a p ap etenn e tout sifas latè soti nan sid jis rive nan nò va brile pa li menm.
48 Then everyone will recognize that it was me, the Lord, who started the fire, and it won't be put out.”
Tout chè va wè ke Mwen menm, SENYÈ a, te limen li. Li p ap etenn.”’”
49 But then I said, “Oh no, Lord God! People already say, ‘He's just telling stories!’”
Epi mwen te di: “O Senyè BONDYE! Y ap di de mwen: ‘Èske se pa parabòl sèlman l ap pale?’”
