Ezayi 29
1 Mwen wè malè pou lotèl Bondye a, lavil Jerizalèm! Mwen wè malè pou lavil kote David te moute kan li an. Kite ennan, dezan konsa pase, kite tout fèt yo fin pase,
Woe [to] Ariel, Ariel, The city of the encampment of David! Add year to year, let festivals go round.
2 Seyè a pral voye yon sèl lafliksyon sou lotèl Bondye a. Moun pral rele, yo pral plenn. Lavil la pral tounen yon lotèl Bondye tout bon kote y'ap ofri bèt yo touye pou li.
And I have sent distress to Ariel, And it hath been lamentation and mourning, And it hath been to me as Ariel.
3 Bondye pral atake lavil la tankou David te fè l' la. Li pral sènen l' ak sòlda. L'ap fèmen l' toupatou.
And I encamped, O babbler, against thee, And I laid siege against thee — a camp. And I raised up against thee bulwarks.
4 Lavil Jerizalèm pral tankou yon moun anba tè k'ap pale. Pousyè tè ap toufe pawòl nan bouch li. Antan li anba tè a, l'ap pale tankou yon zonbi ak yon vwa nan nen tou fèb!
And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,
5 Men, tout lènmi ou yo pral gaye tankou pousyè nan van. Tout kantite moun ki t'ap fè ou pase tray yo pral disparèt tankou pay van ap bwote. W'ap rete konsa,
And as small dust hath been The multitude of those scattering thee, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it hath been at an instant — suddenly.
6 Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ap parèt sou ou, avèk gwo van loraj, tranblemanntè, ak yon pakèt gwo bri, avèk siklòn, van tanpèt ak gwo flanm dife k'ap boule.
By Jehovah of Hosts thou art inspected, With thunder, and with an earthquake, And great noise, hurricane, and whirlwind, And flame of devouring fire.
7 Lè sa a, tout bann moun lòt nasyon yo ki t'ap fè lagè avèk lotèl Bondye a, tout gwo lame ki te anvayi peyi a, ki te sènen lavil la, ki t'ap toufounen l' kote l' te ye a, yo tout yo pral disparèt tankou yon move rèv ou t'ap fè, tankou yon vizyon w'ap fè nan mitan lannwit.
And as a dream, a vision of night, hath been The multitude of all the nations Who are warring against Ariel, And all its warriors, and its bulwark, Even of those distressing her.
8 Wi, tout bann moun lòt nasyon yo ki t'ap fè lagè ak lavil Jerizalèm sou mòn Siyon an, y'ap tankou yon moun k'ap mouri grangou epi ki reve l'ap manje. Men, lè li leve, li grangou pi rèd. Osinon, tankou yon moun k'ap mouri swaf dlo, li reve l'ap bwè dlo. Men, lè li leve, li tou fèb, li swaf dlo pi rèd.
And it hath been, as when the hungry dreameth, And lo, he is eating, And he hath waked, and empty [is] his soul, And as when the thirsty dreameth, And lo, he is drinking, and he hath waked, And lo, he is weary, and his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against mount Zion.
9 Nou pral sezi, nou pral rete bèbè! Fèmen je nou pou nou pa wè! Nou pral sou, san nou pa menm bwè. N'ap titibe san nou pa pran yon gout gwòg!
Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.
10 Paske Seyè a fè nou anvi dòmi. Li fè je nou vin lou. Pwofèt yo, se je pèp la yo ye! Li kouvri tèt nou. Divinò yo, se tèt pèp la yo ye.
For poured out on you hath Jehovah a spirit of deep sleep, And He closeth your eyes — the prophets, And your heads — the seers — He covered.
11 Nou pa ka konprann tou sa Bondye fè nou konnen la a. Y'ap tankou yon liv yo sele. Si nou pote l' bay yon moun ki konn li pou nou mande l' li l' pou nou, l'ap reponn nou li pa kapab, paske liv la sele.
And the vision of the whole is to you, As words of the sealed book, That they give unto one knowing books, Saying, 'Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, 'I am not able, for it [is] sealed;'
12 Lè ou pote l' bay yon moun ki pa konn li pou ou mande l' li l' pou ou, l'ap reponn ou li pa konn li.
And the book is given to him who hath not known books, Saying, 'Read this, we pray thee,' And he hath said, 'I have not known books.'
13 Seyè a di: -Lè moun sa yo ap fè sèvis pou mwen, se pawòl nan bouch! Y'ap louvri bouch yo pou fè lwanj mwen, men lespri yo byen lwen. Si y'ap mache di yo gen krentif pou mwen, se pawòl granmoun lontan moutre yo y'ap repete lè konsa.
And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is — A precept of men is taught!
14 Se poutèt sa, mwen pral fè yon lòt seri mèvèy ak mirak devan je yo. Mwen pral detounen bon konprann moun save yo. Moun lespri yo ak tout konesans yo p'ap konprann anyen.
Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'
15 Madichon pou moun k'ap kache Seyè a sa yo gen lide fè! Y'ap fè plan yo an kachèt. Y'ap di pa gen moun ki wè yo. Pa gen moun k'ap konnen sa y'ap fè.
Woe [to] those going deep from Jehovah to hide counsel, And whose works have been in darkness. And they say, 'Who is seeing us? And who is knowing us?'
16 Nou vire tout bagay lanvè! Kilès ki pi konsekan, moun k'ap fè krich yo osinon tè wouj la? Eske bagay yon nonm fè ka di moun ki fè l' la se pa ou ki fè m'? Eske yon krich ka di moun ki fè l' la se moun sòt ou ye?
Your perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, 'He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its framer, 'He did not understand?'
17 Anvan nou bat je nou, rakbwa peyi Liban tounen jaden, jaden tounen rakbwa.
Is it not yet a very little, And turned hath Lebanon to a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned?
18 Jou sa a, moun soudè yo va tande pawòl y'ap li nan liv. Avèg yo ki t'ap viv nan fènwa va louvri je yo, y'a wè.
And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.
19 Seyè a va fè tipitit yo gen kè kontan ankò. Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, li menm ki yon Bondye apa, va fè malere yo danse tèlman y'a kontan.
And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
20 Paske lwijanboje a pral jwenn ak bout li. Moun ki t'ap pase Bondye nan betiz la pral disparèt. Yo pral fini ak tout moun ki t'ap chache okazyon pou fè sa ki mal,
For ceased hath the terrible one, And consumed hath been the scorner, And cut off have been all watching for iniquity,
21 moun k'ap fè inonsan peye pou koupab, moun k'ap antrave travay jij yo nan tribinal, moun k'ap bay manti pou moun serye pa jwenn jistis.
Causing men to sin in word, And for a reprover in the gate lay a snare, And turn aside into emptiness the righteous.
22 Se poutèt sa, koulye a, men sa Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, Bondye ki te delivre Abraram lan, di: Moun Jakòb yo p'ap janm wont ankò. Figi yo p'ap dekonpoze ankò.
Therefore, thus said Jehovah, Who ransomed Abraham, Concerning the house of Jacob: 'Not now ashamed is Jacob, Nor now doth his face become pale,
23 Lè y'a wè pitit mwen menm m'ap ba yo nan kò kay yo, y'a rekonèt se yon Bondye apa mwen ye. Y'a rekonèt Bondye fanmi Jakòb la se yon Bondye apa. Y'a respekte m', y'a genyen m' krentif.
For in his seeing his children, The work of My hand, in his midst, They sanctify My name, And have sanctified the Holy One of Jacob, And the God of Israel they declare fearful.
24 Moun ki te pèdi tèt yo va rive gen bon konprann. Moun ki te toujou ap bougonnen yo va kontan aprann nan men mwen.
And the erring in spirit have known understanding, And murmurers learn doctrine!'
