< 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'.
It came about in the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, that elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh and sat before me.
2 Lè sa a, Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
Then the word of Yahweh came 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, declare to the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Have you come to inquire of me? As I live, I will not be inquired of by you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'
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? Will you judge, son of man? Let them know about their fathers' abominations.
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.
Say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: On the day that I chose Israel and raised my hand to swear an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I raised my hand to swear an oath to them. I said, “I am Yahweh 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.
on that day I raised my hand to swear an oath to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had carefully selected for them. It was flowing with milk and honey; it was the most beautiful ornament among all the 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.
I said to them, “Let each man throw away the detestable things from before his eyes and the idols of Egypt. Do not make yourselves unclean; I am Yahweh 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 were unwilling to listen to me. Each man did not throw away the detestable things from before his eyes nor forsake the idols of Egypt, so I determined to pour out my fury upon them to satisfy my wrath among 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.
I acted for my name's sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were staying. I made myself known to them, in their eyes, by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
10 Se konsa, mwen fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip. Mwen mennen yo nan dezè a.
So I sent them 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.
Then I gave them my statutes and made my decrees known to them, by which a man will live if he obeys 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.
I also gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between myself and them, for them to know that I am Yahweh who makes them holy.
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 did not walk in my statutes; instead, they rejected my decrees, by which a man will live if he obeys them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness in order to end 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 acted for my name's sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out of Egypt.
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.
So I myself also raised my hand to swear an oath to them in the wilderness not to bring them into the land that I had been going to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey, which was the most beautiful ornament among all the 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.
I swore this because they had rejected my decrees and did not walk in my statutes, and they profaned my Sabbaths, since their hearts walked 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.
But my eye spared them from their destruction and I did not annihilate 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.
I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, or keep their rules, or 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 Yahweh your God, walk in my statutes; keep my decrees and obey 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.
Keep my Sabbaths holy so that they will be a sign between me and you, so that you will know that I am Yahweh 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.
But their sons and daughters rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes or keep my decrees, by which a man might live if he obeys them. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I determined to pour out my fury upon them to satisfy my wrath 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.
But I turned my hand away and acted for my name's sake, so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought out the Israelites.
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 myself also lifted up my hand to swear to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands.
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.
I decided to do this since they had not obeyed my decrees, and since they had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths. Their eyes were longing 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.
Then I also gave them statutes that were not good, and decrees by which they could 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.
I declared them to be unclean through their gifts—they made a sacrifice of every firstborn of the womb and caused them to pass through the fire—that I might fill them with horror so they will know that I am Yahweh!'
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, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: In this also your fathers blasphemed me when they were unfaithful to 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.
When I brought them into the land that I had sworn to give them, and then whenever they saw any high hill and leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices, they provoked me by their offerings, and there they also burned their fragrant incense and poured out 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 this high place where you bring offerings there?” So the name 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?
Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Why do you make yourselves unclean with the ways of your fathers? So why do you act like prostitutes, searching for disgusting things?
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!
When you offer up your gifts—when you cause your sons to pass through the fire—to this day you defile yourselves with all your idols. So why should I let you seek me, house of Israel? As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I will not allow you to seek me.
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.
The thought that is forming in your mind will never happen. You say, “Let us be like the other nations, like the clans in the other lands who worship 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—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I will certainly reign over you with a mighty hand, a raised arm, and fury that will be poured out on 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.
I will bring you out from the other peoples and will gather you out of the countries among whom you have been scattered. I will do this with a mighty hand 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.
Then I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will judge 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.
As I judged your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so also I will judge you—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.
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.
I will cause you to pass under my rod, and I will make you obey the requirements 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.
I will purge from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will send them out from the land where they are staying as foreigners, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.
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.
So to you, house of Israel, the Lord Yahweh says this: Each of you should go to his own idols. Worship them if you will refuse to listen to me, but you must no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and 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 on my holy mountain, on the mountain peak of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—all of the house of Israel will worship me there in the land. I will be pleased to require your offerings there, and also the firstfruits of your tribute 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 like fragrant incense when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. I will show myself as holy among you for the nations to see.
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.
Then, when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land that I have lifted up my hand to swear to give to your fathers, you will know that I am Yahweh.
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.
There you will call to mind your conduct and all of your deeds by which you defiled yourselves, and you will despise yourselves in your own eyes for all your evil deeds that you have done.
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.
So you will know that I am Yahweh when I do this to you because of my name's sake, and not because of your evil deeds, and not because of your corrupt deeds, house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”
45 Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di konsa:
Then the word of Yahweh 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 southern lands, and speak against the south; prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
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.
Say to the forest of the Negev, 'This is Yahweh's declaration—the Lord Yahweh says this: See, I will set a fire among you. It will devour every fresh tree and every dried tree among you. The fiery flame will not be quenched; every face from the south to the north will be burned.
48 Tout moun pral wè se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki limen dife a. Anyen p'ap ka touye l'.
Then all flesh will see that I am Yahweh when I light the fire, and it will 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 I said, “Alas! Lord Yahweh, they are saying of me, 'Is he not a mere teller of parables?'”

< Ezekyèl 20 >