Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
2 'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
“Fis a lòm, pwopoze yon devinèt e pale yon parabòl a lakay Israël.
3 and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar;
Di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Yon gwo èg ak gwo zèl, gwo zèl louvri ak anpil bèl plim de anpil koulè te vini Liban, e te rache pran tèt pye sèd la.
4 He cropped off the topmost of the young twigs thereof, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
Li te rache tout ti branch nan pi wo tèt li, e te pote li nan peyi komèsan yo. Li te plase li nan yon vil machann yo.
5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters, he set it as a slip.
“‘“Anplis, li te pran semans peyi a pou te plante li nan yon tè fètil. Li te mete li akote gwo dlo. Li te plase li tankou yon pye sikren.
6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
Konsa, li te boujonnen e te vin yon lyann ba ki t ap kouvri toupatou ak branch li yo ki te tounen vè li menm, men rasin li yo te rete anba l. Konsa, li te vin yon plant, li te bay boujon e li te pwodwi anpil ti branch.
7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers; and, behold, this vine did bend its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it.
“‘“Men te gen yon lòt gwo èg ak gwo zèl ak anpil plim. Epi gade byen, lyann sa a te koube rasin li yo vè li menm e te voye branch yo deyò vè li menm soti nan tè kote li te plante a, pou l te ka wouze li.
8 It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a stately vine.
Li te plante nan bon tè, akote anpil dlo, pou l te ka fè anpil branch ak bay fwi, e vin yon pye rezen byen bèl.”
9 Say thou: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither, yea, wither in all its sprouting leaves? neither shall great power or much people be at hand when it is plucked up by the roots thereof.
“Pale, ‘Konsa di Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske li va grandi byen? Èske li pa p rache rasin li yo, e koupe fwi li, pou li fennen nèt—pou tout fèy k ap pete yo ta fennen? Epi kit se pa gwo fòs, kit se pa anpil moun, li p ap ka leve sòti nan rasin li ankò.
10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? In the beds where it grew it shall wither.'
Gade byen, akoz li te plante, èske l ap grandi byen? Èske li p ap fennen nèt toutotan ke van lès ap frape li yo? Li va fennen sou tè a kote li te plante a?”’”
11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Anplis, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen e te di:
12 'Say now to the rebellious house: Know ye not what these things mean? tell them: Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon;
“Di koulye a a kay rebèl la, ‘Èske ou pa konnen sa bagay sa yo vle di?’ Di yo: ‘Gade byen, wa Babylone nan te rive Jérusalem, te pran wa ak prens li yo e te mennen yo kote li Babylone.
13 and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and the mighty of the land he took away;
Li te pran youn nan fanmi wa a pou te fè yon akò avè l e te fè l sèmante. Anplis, li te retire pwisan yo nan peyi a,
14 that his might be a lowly kingdom, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
pou wayòm nan ta vin ba, pou l pa egzalte tèt li, men nan swiv akò L pou li ka kanpe ankò.
15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
Men li te fè rebèl kont li lè l te voye reprezantan li yo kote Égypte pou yo ta ka ba li cheval ak anpil sòlda. Èske li va reyisi? Èske sila ki fè kalite bagay sa yo va chape? Èske li, anverite, kapab kraze akò a e chape?
16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
“‘Jan Mwen viv la’, deklare Senyè BONDYE a, ‘Anverite, nan peyi wa ki te fè l wa, sèman a sila li te meprize a, e akò a sila li te kraze a; alò, avèk li menm, nan mitan Babylone, li va mouri.
17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company succour him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many souls;
Farawon ak lame pwisan li an, ak gran fòs pèp li a, p ap ede li nan lagè a, lè yo fè monte ran syèj e bati miray syèj pou koupe lavi anpil moun.
18 seeing he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
‘Konsa, li te meprize sèman an lè l te kraze akò a e gade byen, li te fè sèman li an, men gade tout bagay li te fè. Li p ap chape.’”
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: As I live, surely Mine oath that he hath despised, and My covenant that he hath broken, I will even bring it upon his own head.
“Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: ‘Jan Mwen viv la, anverite, sèman Mwen an ke li te meprize a, ak akò Mwen an ke li te kraze a, Mwen va koze malè sou tèt li.
20 And I will spread My net upon him, and he shall be taken in My snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his treachery that he hath committed against Me.
Filè Mwen an va kouvri li nèt e li va kenbe nan pèlen an. Epi Mwen va mennen li Babylone e antre nan jijman avèk li selon zak enfidèl ke li te komèt kont Mwen an.
21 And all his mighty men in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind; and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
Tout mesye byen chwazi pami sòlda li yo va tonbe pa nepe, e sila ki chape yo va gaye nan tout van. Konsa nou va konnen ke Mwen menm, SENYÈ a te pale.’
22 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Moreover I will take, even I, of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high mountain and eminent;
“Senyè BONDYE a di: ‘Anplis, Mwen va pran yon ti branch piti soti anlè pye sèd la e Mwen va plante li. Mwen va rache nan pi wo pwent a jenn ti boujon li yo, youn ki piti e ki mou e Mwen va plante li sou yon mòn ki byen wo.
23 in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a stately cedar; and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing, in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Sou mòn byen wo Israël la, Mwen va plante li, pou li kapab pwodwi gwo branch, bay fwi e devni yon gwo pye sèd byen bèl. Epi zwazo de tout kalite yo va fè nich yo anba li. Yo va pran repo nan lonbraj branch li yo.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I the LORD have spoken and have done it.'
Tout pyebwa nan chan yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. Mwen desann pyebwa ki byen wo a, egzalte pyebwa ki ba a, seche pyebwa ki vèt la e fè pyebwa ki sèch la fleri. “‘Mwen, SENYÈ a, te pale e Mwen te akonpli sa.’”
