Ezekyèl 20

1 Lè sa a, se te dizyèm jou nan senkyèm mwa setyèm lanne depi yo te depòte pèp la nan peyi Babilòn. De twa chèf fanmi nan pèp Izrayèl la vin jwenn mwen pou m' te ka pale ak Seyè a pou yo. Yo te chita devan m'.

And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

2 Lè sa a, Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:

Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying,

3 -Nonm o! Pale ak chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo. Di yo men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye di yo: Nou vin chache konnen volonte m', pa vre? Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, mwen p'ap kite moun mande m' anyen. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Are you come to inquire of me? As I live, said the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

4 Nonm o! Eske ou pare pou ba yo santans yo? Eske ou pare? Fè yo chonje tout vye krim zansèt yo te konn fè.

Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

5 W'a di yo: Men mesaj Seyè ki sèl Mèt la voye ba yo: Lè mwen te chwazi pèp Izrayèl la, moun fanmi Jakòb yo, mwen te fè sèman ba yo, mwen te fè yo konnen ki moun mwen ye lè yo te nan peyi Lejip la. Mwen te fè sèman ba yo, mwen te di yo se mwen menm Seyè a ki Bondye yo.

And say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God;

6 Lè sa a, mwen te fè sèman m' t'ap fè yo soti kite Lejip la, m' t'ap mennen yo nan yon peyi mwen te chwazi pou yo, yon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl koule kou dlo, yon peyi ki pi bèl pase tout lòt peyi.

In the day that I lifted up my hand to them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:

7 Mwen te di yo se pou yo te voye jete tout vye zidòl derespektan yo te renmen yo. Se pa pou yo avili tèt yo nan sèvi vye zidòl peyi Lejip yo. Paske se mwen menm Seyè a ki Bondye yo.

Then said I to them, Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.

8 Men, yo te kenbe tèt avè m', yo derefize koute m'. Yo yonn pa t' voye vye zidòl derespektan yo te renmen yo jete. Yo tout te derefize kite vye zidòl peyi Lejip yo. Lè sa a, la menm nan peyi Lejip la, m' te fè lide pou m' te fè yo wè jan m' te move, pou m' te fè yo santi sa m' ta ka fè yo lè m' fache.

But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt.

9 Men, mwen pa t' fè l' pou sa pa t' bay pèp peyi kote yo t'ap viv la okazyon pou yo trennen non mwen nan labou, paske se devan tout pèp sa yo mwen te fè moun Izrayèl yo konnen mwen t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la.

But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

10 Se konsa, mwen fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip. Mwen mennen yo nan dezè a.

Why I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11 Mwen ba yo lòd mwen, mwen fè yo konnen prensip mwen yo, prensip ki bay lavi depi yon moun swiv yo.

And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

12 Lèfini, mwen ba yo jou repo m' yo pou sa fè yo chonje kontra mwen siyen ak yo, pou yo pa janm bliye se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap fè yo viv apa pou Bondye.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

13 Men, depi nan dezè a menm, moun Izrayèl yo t'ap kenbe tèt avè m'. Yo pa mache dapre lòd mwen ba yo, yo voye prensip mwen yo jete, prensip ki bay lavi depi yon moun swiv yo. Yo pa respekte jou repo m' yo menm. Lè sa a, mwen te fè lide pou m' te fè yo santi sa m' ta ka fè yo lè m' move: m' te ka disparèt yo tout la nan dezè a.

But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14 Men, mwen pa fè l' pou sa pa t' bay pèp ki te wè lè m' t'ap fè yo kite peyi Lejip la okazyon pou yo trennen non mwen nan labou.

But I worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

15 Se konsa, mwen fè sèman nan dezè a mwen pa t'ap mennen yo nan peyi mwen te ba yo a, peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl ap koule tankou dlo, peyi ki pi bèl pase tout lòt peyi.

Yet also I lifted up my hand to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

16 Mwen te fè sèman sa a paske yo te voye prensip mwen te moutre yo jete, yo pa t' mache dapre lòd mwen te ba yo. Yo pa t' respekte jou repo m' yo tèlman yo pa t' vle lage zidòl yo.

Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17 Men apre sa, kè m' te fè m' mal pou yo, mwen pran desizyon mwen p'ap touye yo. Se konsa, mwen pa t' disparèt yo tout nan dezè a.

Nevertheless my eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

18 Lè sa a, mwen pale ak pitit yo nan dezè a, mwen di yo: Pa mache dapre lòd granmoun lontan nou yo. Pa swiv menm prensip ak yo. Pa al avili tèt nou nan sèvis zidòl yo.

But I said to their children in the wilderness, Walk you not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

19 Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki Bondye nou. Swiv prensip pa mwen yo, mache dapre lòd mwen bay yo.

I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;

20 Fè tou sa mwen di nou fè. Respekte jou repo m' yo pou fè wè nou kenbe kontra m' te siyen ak nou an. Konsa, moun va konnen se mwen menm Seyè a ki Bondye nou.

And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.

21 Men, pitit yo kenbe tèt avè m' tou, yo pa mache dapre lòd mwen ba yo. Yo voye prensip mwen yo jete, prensip ki bay lavi depi yon moun swiv yo. Yo pa respekte jou repo m' yo. Lè sa a, mwen te fè lide pou m' te fè yo wè jan m' te move, pou m' te fè yo santi nan dezè a sa m' ta ka fè yo lè m' fache.

Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

22 Men, mwen kenbe men m' pou m' pa fè l' pou sa pa t' bay pèp ki te wè lè m' t'ap fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la okazyon pou yo trennen non mwen nan labou.

Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and worked for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

23 Men, fwa sa a ankò, mwen fè yon lòt sèman nan dezè a, mwen fè sèman m'ap gaye yo nan mitan lòt nasyon yo, m'ap simaye nou nan divès peyi etranje.

I lifted up my hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

24 Mwen fè sa paske yo te voye prensip mwen te moutre yo jete, yo pa t' mache dapre lòd mwen ba yo. Yo pa t' respekte jou repo m' yo tèlman yo pa t' vle lage zidòl papa yo te konn sèvi yo.

Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers’ idols.

25 Se konsa, mwen menm bò pa m', mwen ba yo lòd ki pa t' twò bon ak prensip ki pa bay lavi.

Why I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

26 Mwen kite yo avili tèt yo ak ofrann y'ap fè yo, mwen kite yo boule premye pitit gason yo pou zidòl yo. Se pou m' te ka fè yo pè, pou m' te ka fè yo konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.

And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that opens the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

27 Koulye a, nonm o, pale ak moun pèp Izrayèl yo! Di yo: Men mesaj Seyè ki sèl Mèt la voye ba yo. La ankò zansèt nou yo te manke m' dega, yo pa t' kenbe pawòl yo ak mwen.

Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.

28 Mwen mennen yo nan peyi mwen te pwomèt m'ap ba yo a. Lè yo wè gwo mòn yo ak bèl pyebwa tou vèt yo, se la yo touye bèt yo ofri pou zidòl yo. Yo fè ofrann grenn jaden ki fè m' fache sou yo. Yo boule ofrann pou fè zidòl yo plezi ak bon sant yo, yo vide diven atè pou yo.

For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up my hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet smell, and poured out there their drink offerings.

29 Mwen mande yo poukisa tout kay zidòl sa yo kote yo prale a? Depi lè sa a, yo rele kote sa yo Kay Zidòl jouk jòdi a.

Then I said to them, What is the high place where you go? And the name whereof is called Bamah to this day.

30 Koulye a, di moun pèp Izrayèl yo: Men mesaj Seyè ki sèl Mèt la voye ba yo: Poukisa pou n'ap avili tèt nou tankou zansèt nou yo te fè yo, pou n'ap kouri fè sèvis pou zidòl yo?

Why say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; Are you polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit you prostitution after their abominations?

31 Jouk jòdi a, n'ap fè ofrann bay yo, n'ap bay pitit nou pou yo boule pou zidòl yo. N'ap plede avili tèt nou ak tout vye zidòl sa yo. Lèfini, pou m' ta kite nou vin mande mwen kisa mwen vle nou fè ankò? Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a, mwen p'ap penmèt nou mande m' anyen! Se mwen menm, Seyè ki sèl Mèt la, ki di sa!

For when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols, even to this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

32 Nou gen yon sèl lide nan tèt nou: N'ap plede di se pou nou tankou lòt nasyon yo, tankou moun k'ap viv nan lòt peyi yo, k'ap fè sèvis pou pyebwa ak wòch. Men, nou p'ap janm wè sa rive.

And that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, that you say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

33 Jan nou konnen mwen vivan vre a! Se mwen menm, Seyè Sèl Mèt la, k'ap pale! Se mwen menm k'ap gouvènen nou. M'ap kenbe nou anba ponyèt mwen ak tout fòs kouraj mwen, m'ap fè nou santi kòlè m'.

As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:

34 Anba ponyèt mwen, ak tout fòs kouraj mwen, m'ap fè nou santi kòlè m', m'ap fè nou soti nan mitan lòt pèp yo. M'ap ranmase nou nan mitan tout peyi kote mwen te gaye nou yo.

And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.

35 M'ap mennen nou nan dezè nasyon yo. Se la m'ap jije nou san pesonn lòt p'ap wè.

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

36 Lè sa a, m'ap kondannen nou menm jan mwen te kondannen zansèt nou yo nan dezè peyi Lejip la. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.

Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, says the Lord GOD.

37 M'ap kontwole nou tankou yon gadò k'ap kontwole mouton l' yo, m'ap fè nou obeyi kontra m' siyen ak nou an.

And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

38 M'ap wete nan mitan nou tout moun k'ap fè wòklò, tout moun k'ap kenbe tèt avè m' pou fè peche. M'ap fè yo soti kite peyi kote y'ap viv koulye a, men yo p'ap mete pwent pye yo nan peyi Izrayèl la. Lè sa a n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.

And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am the LORD.

39 Seyè sèl Mèt la di ankò: Koulye a, nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl yo, nou mèt al sèvi zidòl nou yo. Men, m' tou pale nou. Apre sa, se pou n' koute m'. N'a sispann derespekte non mwen ki yon non apa. N'a sispann fè ofrann pou zidòl nou yo.

As for you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD; Go you, serve you every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not listen to me: but pollute you my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

40 Paske men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, m'ap di nou: Se sou mòn ki apa pou mwen an, gwo mòn wo peyi Izrayèl la, tout moun pèp Izrayèl la ki va tabli nan peyi a pral fè sèvis pou mwen. Se la m'a kontan resevwa ofrann nou yo. Se la mwen vle nou pote pi bon ofrann nou yo, pi bon kado n'ap ban mwen yo.

For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, says the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the first fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

41 Lè m'a fè nou soti nan mitan lòt pèp yo, lè m'a ranmase nou nan tout peyi kote mwen te gaye nou yo, m'a kontan resevwa nou ansanm ak ofrann bèt n'ap boule pou mwen pou fè m' plezi ak bon sant yo. N'a fè tout lòt nasyon yo konnen se yon Bondye apa mwen ye.

I will accept you with your sweet smell, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

42 Lè m'a mennen nou tounen nan peyi Izrayèl, peyi mwen te fè sèman m'ap bay zansèt nou yo, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a.

And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers.

43 Lè sa a, n'a chonje tou sa nou te konn fè, jan nou te konn avili tèt nou nan fè move bagay. Nou pral wont tèt nou paske se pa ti fè nou te fè.

And there shall you remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein you have been defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed.

44 Lè sa a, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a, paske sa m'ap fè pou nou an se pou respè tèt mwen m'ap fè l'. Se pa sa lenkondite nou ak vye bagay derespektan nou fè yo merite. Se mwen menm, Seyè sèl Mèt la, ki di sa.

And you shall know that I am the LORD when I have worked with you for my name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O you house of Israel, says the Lord GOD.

45 Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di konsa:

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

46 -Nonm o! Voye je gade nan direksyon sid la. Denonse sa y'ap fè bò la. Bay mesaj sa a pou gwo rakbwa ki nan zòn Negèv la.

Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

47 W'a di rakbwa Negèv la: Koute sa Seyè a di. Men mesaj Seyè sèl Mèt la voye ba ou: Gade rakbwa! Mwen pral limen yon sèl dife ki pral boule dènye pyebwa ou genyen, kit yo vèt, kit yo chèch. Anyen p'ap ka touye dife sa a. L'ap gaye depi nan sid rive nan nò. Tout moun pral santi chalè dife a.

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

48 Tout moun pral wè se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki limen dife a. Anyen p'ap ka touye l'.

And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

49 Lè sa a mwen di: -Aa! Seyè sèl Mèt mwen! Pa fè m' di sa non! Moun deja ap plenyen se an daki ase m'ap pale!

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?