Abakouk 2
1 Mwen moute sou fò a pou m' veye. Mwen kanpe sou tèt miray ranpa a, m'ap tann pou m' wè sa Seyè a pral di m', ki repons li pral ban mwen apre tout plenyen mwen plenyen ba li a.
Upon my watch will I stand, and place myself upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer to my reproof.
2 Men repons Seyè a ban mwen. Li di m' konsa: -Ekri sa mwen pral fè ou wè a. Grave l' byen grave sou wòch plat pou moun ka li l' fasil.
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write down the vision, and make it plain upon the tables, that everyone may read it fluently.
3 Ekri l' paske se poko lè pou sa m' pral fè ou wè a rive. Men, li p'ap pran lontan ankò pou l' rive. Li gen pou l' rive vre. Si li pran reta pou l' rive, ou mèt tann. Paske, wè pa wè, li gen pou l' rive lè pou l' rive a.
For there is yet a vision for the appointed time, and it speaketh of the end, and it will not deceive: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not be delayed.
4 Men mesaj la: Moun ki pa mache dwat devan Bondye p'ap chape. Men moun ki mache dwat yo va viv paske yo te kenbe konfyans fèm yo nan Bondye.
Behold, disturbed, not at rest is the soul of [the wicked] in him; but the righteous ever liveth in his [trustful] faith.
5 Richès fè moun pèdi tèt yo pi mal pase bweson. Moun ki gen lògèy pa ka rete trankil. Tankou simityè, yo pa janm gen ase. Tankou kote mò yo ye a, yo pa janm gen kont yo. Yo mache pran tout nasyon yo pou yo. Yo mete tout pèp yo anba ponyèt yo. (Sheol h7585)
And though the wine-[drunken] traitor, the proud man, whose house will not stand, who enlargeth his desire as the grave, and is like death, which cannot be satisfied, —though he gather unto him all the nations, and assemble unto him all the people: (Sheol h7585)
6 Men, tout pèp sa yo pral pase yo nan betiz, yo pral rele chalbari dèyè yo, yo pral bay istwa sou yo. Yo pral di: Madichon pou moun k'ap plede pran sa ki pa pou yo! Kilè y'a sispann fè sa? Madichon pou moun k'ap bay ponya epi k'ap fè moun peye gwo enterè mete sou li!
Will not all these take up a parable against him, and a proverb and a satire concerning him? and they will say, Woe to him that increaseth what is not his! for how long? and to him that loadeth himself with a burden of guilt!
7 Talè konsa, se nou ki pral nan pran ponya. Moun nou dwe yo pral leve dèyè nou. Yo pral piye tou sa nou genyen.
Behold, suddenly will rise up those that afflict thee, and awake those that plague thee, and thou shalt become a booty unto them.
8 Nou te piye anpil nasyon. Koulye a rès moun ki te chape yo pral piye tou sa nou genyen paske nou te touye anpil moun, nou te fè peyi yo, lavil yo ansanm ak moun ki te rete ladan yo pase anpil mati anba men nou.
Because thou hast despoiled many nations will all the remnant of the people despoil thee; because of the blood of men, and the violence against the land, the town, and all that dwell therein.
9 Madichon pou moun k'ap vòlò pou fè fanmi yo rich, k'ap bati kay sou mòn pou malè pa rive yo!
Woe to him that obtaineth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of the wicked!
10 Se wont nou fè fanmi nou yo wont. Lè nou detwi anpil nasyon konsa, se pwòp tèt nou nou fè mal.
Thou hast counselled shame to thy house, by cutting off many people, and sinning [against] thy soul.
11 Ata wòch ki nan miray yo ap denonse nou. Poto travès kay yo ap fè menm bagay la tou.
For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the wood [-work] will answer it.
12 Madichon pou moun k'ap touye moun, k'ap fè lenjistis pou bati lavil yo!
Woe to him that buildeth a city with blood-guiltiness, and layeth the foundation of a town by wrong-doing.
13 Travay pèp yo ap fè a pral boule nan dife. Se pou gremesi nasyon yo ap fatige kò yo travay di. Se Seyè a menm k'ap fè sa rive konsa.
Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts that people shall labor for the very fire, and nations shall weary themselves for naught but vanity!
14 Menm jan lanmè a plen dlo, se konsa toupatou sou latè moun pral konnen pouvwa Bondye a.
For the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
15 Madichon pou moun k'ap fè moun parèy yo bwè pou avili yo. Yo vide bweson ba yo jouk yo sou. Yo mete yo toutouni devan tout moun.
Woe unto him that maketh his neighbors drink, [to thee] that pourest out thy poisonous [wine], and makest them also drunken, in order to look on their nakedness!
16 Moun p'ap fè lwanj pou yo. Okontrè, yo pral trennen yo nan labou. Se yo menm ki pral bwè pou yo sou jouk y'a mete yo toutouni devan tout moun tou. Seyè a nan kòlè li pral fè yo bwè gode chatiman li pare pou yo a. Yo t'ap chache lwanj? Se wont y'a wont pito.
Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy nakedness be uncovered: there shall be turned around thee the cup of the Lord's right hand, and filthy spittle shall be on thy glory.
17 Yo te koupe tout gwo rakbwa peyi Liban an. Koulye a, se yo yo pral koupe voye jete. Yo te touye tout bèt li yo. Koulye a, bèt li yo pral fè yo kouri al kache. Tou sa pral rive yo paske yo te touye anpil moun, yo te fè peyi yo, lavil yo ansanm ak moun ladan yo pase anpil mati anba men yo.
For the violence against Lebanon shall cover thee, and the destruction of beasts, which he terrified away; because of the blood of men, and the violence against the land, the town, and all that dwell therein.
18 Kisa yon estati an bwa ka fè pou nou, pou nou fè moun travay fè li pou nou? Kisa yon estati fèt ak metal yo fonn ka fè pou nou? Se manti ase l'ap ban nou. Sa sa ap rapòte nou lè nou fè zidòl ki pa ka pale pou nou mete konfyans nou nan yo?
What profiteth the graven image that its maker hath graven it? the molten image, and a teacher of falsehood? that the maker of his image trusteth therein, while making dumb idols?
19 Madichon pou moun k'ap pale ak yon bout bwa, epi k'ap di l': Leve non! Madichon pou moun k'ap pale ak yon moso wòch ki pa gen lapawòl, epi k'ap di l': Kanpe non! Eske bout bwa ak moso ròch ka di ou anyen? Ou kouvri yo avèk plak lò ak plak ajan, se vre. Men yo pa gen lavi.
Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake! Rouse up to the dumb stone. Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and no breath whatever is in its bosom.
20 Seyè a kanpe nan kay ki apa pou li a. Se pou tout moun sou latè pe bouch devan li.
But the Lord is in his holy temple: be silent before him all the earth.
