Ezekiel 17
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and propound a parable unto the house of Israel;
-Nonm o! Bay moun pèp Izrayèl yo yon pawoli. Rakonte yo yon parabòl.
3 And say, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, The great eagle with large wings, long winged, full of feathers, who is rich in many colors, came unto the Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Di yo men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye ba yo: Vwala, se te yon gwo gwo malfini ak zèl li yo byen laj. Plim li yo te long epi yo te tout kalite koulè. Li vole li ale nan peyi Liban, li kase tèt yon pye sèd.
4 The topmost of its young twigs did he crop off, and carry it into the traders' land; and he set it in a city of merchants.
Li pran l', li pote l' ale nan yon peyi kote moun se trafik ase y'ap fè la. Li mete l' nan yon lavil kote se kòmèsan ase ki rete la.
5 And he took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field: he placed it by great waters, he transplanted it among the willow-trees.
Lèfini, li pran yon ti plan nan peyi Izrayèl la, li plante l' nan yon bon venn tè, toupre yon larivyè ki toujou plen dlo, pou l' ka grandi tankou yon pye sikren.
6 And it grew, and became a trailing vine of low stature, the tendrils of which should turn toward him, and the roots of which should be under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and sent out shoots.
Ti plan an pran, li fè yon bèl pye rezen ki pa twò wo. Branch li yo grandi, yo moute nan direksyon malfini an, men rasin li yo menm desann fon anba tè. Li bay yon bèl pye rezen ak anpil branch plen fèy.
7 There was also another great eagle with large wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend its roots famishing toward him, and shot forth its tendrils toward him, that he might water it, from the beds where it was planted;
Te vin gen yon lòt gwo malfini ak gwo zèl byen laj ak anpil plim sou li. Lè sa a, pye rezen an pouse rasin nan direksyon malfini sa a. Li vire tout branch li yo nan direksyon l' tou. Li te konprann malfini sa a tapral wouze l' pi byen pase jaden kote l' te plante a.
8 [Although] it was planted in a good field by great waters, that it might produce boughs, and that it might bear fruit, that it might become an elegant vine.
Men, pye rezen an te deja plante nan yon bon venn tè, kote yon kannal ki toujou gen dlo, pou l' te ka fè fèy, pou l' te ka donnen, pou li te ka rive fè yon bèl pye rezen.
9 Say now, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Shall it prosper? Behold the other will pull up its roots, and its fruit will he cut away, that it may dry up; every one of its growing leaves shall dry up; and not with great power and numerous people [will he have to come] to tear it away from its roots.
Di yo men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye ba yo: Eske pye rezen an ap grandi vre? Eske premye malfini an p'ap dechouke l', rache tout grap rezen l' yo, kase tout branch li yo pou yo mouri? Li p'ap bezwen anpil fòs ni yon lame moun pou l' dechouke l'.
10 Yea, behold, although it is planted, shall it prosper? Lo, as soon as the east wind toucheth it, shall it be utterly dried up: in the beds where it groweth shall it dry up.
Wi, yo te plante l'. Men, èske l'ap grandi? Eske li p'ap mouri lè van lès la va soufle sou li? Eske li p'ap mouri lamenm kote li t'ap pouse a?
11 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
12 Do now say to the rebellious family, Know ye not what these things mean? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took away its king and its princes, and he brought them unto himself to Babylon;
-Pale ak bann moun tèt di sa yo. Mande yo si yo konprann sans parabòl la. Di yo konsa: Wa lavil Babilòn lan te vini lavil Jerizalèm, li pran wa a ansanm ak tout chèf li yo, li mennen yo ansanm avè l' lavil Babilòn.
13 And he took one of the royal seed, and made a covenant with him, and bound him with an oath; but the mighty of the land did he take away;
Li pran yon moun nan fanmi wa a, li pase kontra avè l', li fè l' sèmante pou l' toujou soumèt devan li. Li pran tout grannèg ki nan peyi a, li fè yo prizonye, li depòte yo.
14 That the kingdom should be debased, so as not to lift itself up; that it should keep his covenant that it might continue to exist.
Konsa, li sèten peyi a va rete tou piti anba men l', yo p'ap ka leve tèt devan li, y'a toujou kenbe kontra li te pase ak yo a.
15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers into Egypt, that they might give him horses and numerous people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doth such things? yea, he hath broken the covenant, and shall he escape?
Men, wa peyi Jida a revòlte. Li voye mesaje nan peyi Lejip al chache chwal ak anpil sòlda. Eske l'ap rive fè sa li vle fè a? Eske li ka soti nan sitiyasyon kote l' ye a? Depi li kase kontra a, fòk li peye l'.
16 As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, surely in the residence of the king that hath made him king, whose oath he hath despised, and whose covenant he hath broken, even near him in the midst of Babylon shall he die.
Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, k'ap pale: Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, wa a pral lavil Babilòn, paske li te kase kontra a, li pa t' respekte kondisyon li te pase ak wa lavil Babilòn lan ki te mete l' la pou gouvènen peyi a.
17 And not with a mighty army and a large assembly shall Pharaoh labor for him in the war, when [the other] casteth up mounds, and buildeth works of attack, to cut off many souls.
Farawon an te mèt vini ak yon gwo lame ansanm ak anpil sòlda, li p'ap ka ede l' goumen nan lagè a, lè moun Babilòn yo va vin moute ranblè ak fouye gwo kannal pou yo touye moun san gad dèyè.
18 Yea, he that hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, shall not escape.
Wa peyi Izrayèl la pa respekte pawòl li, li kase kontra a. Malgre angajman li te pran yo, li fè tout bagay sa yo. Sa p'ap pase konsa pou li.
19 Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, As I live, surely my oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, —even this will I bring upon his own head.
Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè Sèl Mèt la di: Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, ou pa respekte pawòl ou avè m'. Ou pa kenbe kontra mwen te pase avè ou la. Mwen gen pou m' pini ou pou sa.
20 And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will hold judgment with him there for his trespass which he hath committed against me.
M'ap voye privye m' sou ou, w'ap pran nan may yo, m'ap trennen ou lavil Babilòn. Se la m'ap pini ou pou kenbe ou pa te kenbe pawòl ou avè m'.
21 And all his fugitives with all the wings of his army shall fall by the sword, and those that remain shall be dispersed toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.
Tout pi bon sòlda li yo pral mouri nan lagè. Sa ki chape yo, yo pral gaye yo toupatou sou latè. Lè sa a, n'a konnen se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki pale.
22 Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, But I myself will take [a part] of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will preserve it; from the topmost of its young twigs will I crop off a tender one, and I myself will plant it firmly upon a high and eminent mountain:
Men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la di: -M'ap koupe boujon tèt yon pye sèd ki byen wo. M'ap kase yon jenn ti boujon nan branch ki pi wo yo. M'ap plante l' sou tèt yon mòn byen wo,
23 On the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it firmly; and it shall produce boughs, and bear fruit, and become an elegant cedar; and there shall dwell under it all fowls, every thing that hath wing; in the shadow of its light branches shall they dwell.
sou tèt mòn ki pi wo nan peyi Izrayèl la. L'ap fè branch, l'ap donnen. L'ap vin fè yon bèl bèl pye sèd. Tout kalite zwezo pral rete ladan l'. Y'ap pare solèy nan lonbraj branch li yo.
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have made low the high tree, have made high the lowly tree, that I have dried up the green tree, and have caused to flourish the dry tree: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
Tout pyebwa nan peyi a va konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a. Mwen koupe gwo pyebwa yo mete atè. Ti pyebwa piti yo, m'ap fè yo grandi. Mwen cheche pyebwa ki vèt yo. Pyebwa ki fin mouri yo, mwen fè yo boujonnen ankò. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki pale. Sa mwen di m'ap fè a, m'ap fè l'.
