< Amos 9 >
1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar; and he said: Smite the capital, so that the thresholds shall tremble! Break them in pieces upon the heads of all of them! And their residue will I slay with the sword. He that fleeth of them shall not flee from danger, And he that escapeth of them shall not escape into safety.
Mwen fè yon vizyon, mwen wè Seyè a kanpe sou lotèl la. Li di konsa: -Frape tèt poto tanp lan jouk tout galeri a tranble. Kraze tèt poto yo pou yo tonbe an miyèt moso sou tèt moun yo. Rès ki pa mouri a, m'ap touye yo nan lagè. Yo yonn p'ap chape, yo yonn p'ap sove.
2 Though they dig down to the under-world, Thence shall my hand take them; Though they climb up to heaven, Thence will I bring them down. (Sheol )
Menm si yo fouye twou pou yo antre nan peyi kote mò yo ye a, m'ap rale yo met deyò. Menm si yo ta moute anwo nan syèl la, m'ap rale yo desann. (Sheol )
3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, There will I search for them, and take them away; Though they hide themselves from mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, There will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them.
Si y' al kache sou tèt mòn Kamèl, m'ap chache yo, m'ap mete men sou yo. Si y' al kache pou mwen nan fon lanmè, m'ap bay gwo sèpan lanmè a lòd pou l' mòde yo.
4 Though they go into captivity before their enemies, There will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
Si lènmi fè yo prizonye pou l' ta mennen yo ale kite peyi yo a, m'ap bay lòd touye yo. M'ap voye je m' sou yo. Men, fwa sa a, se p'ap pou byen yo, se va pou malè yo.
5 For the Lord Jehovah of hosts Is he, that toucheth the earth, and it shall melt, And all that dwell therein shall mourn; All of it shall rise in waves like a river, And shall be overflowed, as by the river of Egypt;
Seyè a, Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a, ap annik manyen latè, latè ap pran tranble. Tout moun ki rete sou latè ap nan lapenn. Latè ap moute, l'ap gonfle, epi l'ap bese tankou dlo larivyè Nil.
6 He that buildeth his upper rooms in the heavens, And foundeth his arch upon the earth, —That calleth the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth, —Jehovah is his name.
Seyè a bati kay li anwo nan syèl la. Li mete vout syèl la anlè latè. Li rale dlo lanmè a, li vide l' sou tout latè. Yo rele li Seyè. Wi, se konsa yo rele l'.
7 Are ye not as the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Did I not bring Israel from the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Men sa Seyè a di ankò: Nou menm, moun Izrayèl yo, mwen konsidere nou koulye a menm jan ak moun Letiopi yo. Se mwen menm, pa vre, ki te fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi Lejip? Se pa mwen menm tou ki te fè moun Filisti yo soti kite lil Lakrèt, epi ki te fè moun Siri yo soti lavil Kir?
8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah are upon the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from the face of the earth; Yet will I not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Mwen voye je m' sou pèp Izrayèl la, mwen wè jan yo lage kò yo nan fè sa ki mal. Mwen pral disparèt yo sou latè. Men, mwen p'ap fin touye tout pitit Jakòb yo nèt. Non. Mwen pa ka fè sa. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
9 For, behold, I will command, And I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, As one sifteth corn with a sieve, And not a grain shall fall upon the ground.
Men, mwen pral pase yon lòd. Mwen pral vannen moun Izrayèl ki nan mitan lòt nasyon yo tankou yo vannen grenn nan laye. Pa menm yon bon grenn p'ap tonbe atè.
10 But all the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, Who say, Evil shall not approach, nor fall upon us.
Tout moun nan pèp la k'ap fè sa ki mal pral mouri nan lagè. Yo tout k'ap plede di: O wi, Bondye p'ap kite malè rive nou, ni li p'ap kite malè tonbe sou nou, yo tout pral mouri nan lagè.
11 In that day I will raise up the fallen tabernacle of David, And I will close up the breaches thereof, And raise up its ruins, And I will build it, as in the days of old.
Seyè a di: Yon jou gen pou rive! Jou sa a, m'a mete peyi wa David la kanpe ankò sou de pye l'. Koulye a li tankou yon kay k'ap fin kraze. Lè sa a, m'a repare tout kote ki fann yo. M'a refè miray ki te fin kraze yo. M'ap rebati peyi a jan l' te ye nan tan lontan an.
12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, And all the nations, which shall be called by my name. Thus saith Jehovah, who doeth this.
Konsa, pèp Izrayèl la va pran posesyon pòsyon ki rete nan peyi Edon an. Y'a donminen ankò sou lòt nasyon mwen te fè yo. Se Seyè a ki di sa, se li menm menm k'ap fè sa rive konsa!
13 Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, That the plougher shall draw near to the reaper, And the treader of grapes to the sower of the seed; And the mountains shall drop new wine, And all the hills shall melt.
Jou yo ap vini. Lè sa a, yo p'ap kò fin ranmase rekòt, y'ap gen tan ap pare tè pou plante ankò. Yo p'ap kò fin kraze rezen pou fè diven, y'ap gen tan ap pare pou mete pye rezen nan tè ankò. Diven byen dous ap koule sou tout mòn yo, l'ap koule desann sou tout ti mòn yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
14 I will bring back the captives of my people Israel, And they shall build the desolate cities, and shall inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and drink their wine; They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit.
M'ap mennen pèp mwen an tounen nan peyi l' ankò. Y'a rebati lavil ki te fin kraze yo, y'a rete ladan yo. Y'a plante jaden rezen, y'a bwè diven. Y'a fè bèl jaden, y'a manje rekòt jaden yo.
15 I will plant them in their land, And they shall no more be rooted up from the land which I have given them, Saith Jehovah, thy God.
M'a plante pèp mwen an nan peyi yo a, nan peyi mwen te ba yo a. Pesonn p'ap janm ka derasinen yo ankò. Se Seyè a, Bondye a, ki pale.