Ezekiel 15

1 And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,

Seyè a pale avè m' ankò: Li di m' konsa:

2 “Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that has been, Among trees of the forest?

-Nonm o! Kisa bwa pye rezen an genyen ki fè l' pi bon pase bwa tout lòt pyebwa ou ka jwenn nan rak?

3 Is wood taken from it to use for work? Do they take a pin of it to hang any vessel on it?

Eske li ka ba ou bwa pou fè anyen? Eske yo ka fè pikèt kwòk avè l' pou pandye bagay?

4 Behold, it has been given to the fire for fuel, The fire has eaten its two ends, And its midst has been scorched! Is it profitable for work?

Li ka sèvi pou limen dife ase. Dife a boule de bout li yo ansanm ak mitan an. Apre sa, ou pa ka fè anyen avè l' ankò.

5 Behold, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less when fire has eaten of it, And it is scorched, Has it been used yet for work?”

Li pa t' ankò boule a, yo te tou pa ka fè anyen avè l'. Koulye a dife a fin boule l', se pi rèd ankò.

6 Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “As the vine-tree among trees of the forest, That I have given to the fire for fuel, So I have given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè sèl Mèt la di: Menm jan yo pran yon bwa pye rezen nan mitan yon rakbwa, yo jete l' nan dife pou boule l', se sa menm mwen pral fè ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.

7 And I have set My face against them, They have gone forth from the fire, And the fire consumes them, And you have known that I [am] YHWH, In My setting My face against them.

M'ap kenbe tèt ak yo. Yo te chape anba dife a yon fwa, men se dife k'ap boule yo. Lè m'a kenbe tèt ak yo, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.

8 And I have made the land a desolation, Because they have committed a trespass,” A declaration of Lord YHWH!

Yo twonpe m' tankou yon fanm k'ap twonpe mari l'. Se poutèt sa m'ap fè peyi a tounen yon dezè. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.