Ezayi 8
1 Seyè a pale avè m', li di m' konsa: -Pran yon gwo wòch plat ak yon sizo mason. Ekri pawòl sa yo sou li an gwo lèt: Prese piye, prese devalize.
And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and with a man's writing-instrument write on it, Hasteth-the-prey, Speedeth-the-spoil.
2 Lèfini, mwen pran de moun serye, Ouri, yon prèt, ak Zakari, pitit Jeberekiya a, pou yo sèvi m' temwen.
And I took with me faithful witnesses, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Berechiah.
3 Apre sa, m' al kouche ak madanm mwen. Li vin ansent, li fè yon pitit gason. Seyè a di m' konsa: -W'a rele l': Prese piye, prese devalize.
I went in to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then said Jehovah to me, Call his name, Hasteth-the-prey, Speedeth-the-spoil.
4 Paske, anvan pitit la ka pale pou l' di papa manman, moun peyi Lasiri yo va gen tan pran tout richès moun lavil Damas yo ak tou sa moun Samari yo pran nan piyay, y'a pote yo ale bay wa pa yo a.
For before the child shall learn to say, My father, and My mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be borne away before the king of Assyria.
5 Seyè a pale avè m' ankò, li di m' konsa:
Moreover, Jehovah spake to me again, saying:
6 -Paske pèp la meprize dlo larivyè Siloe a k'ap koule tou dousman, paske yo tranble devan wa Rezen ak wa Pekak, pitit Remalya a,
Because this people despiseth The soft-flowing waters of Siloah, And rejoiceth in Rezin, and the son of Remaliah,
7 mwen menm, Seyè a, m'ap fè wa peyi Lasiri a vin atake yo ak tout fòs li. L'ap vini tankou dlo gwo larivyè Lefrat la lè l'ap desann. L'ap gonfle, l'ap debòde sou tout rivaj li yo.
Therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth upon them the strong and mighty waters of the river; [[The king of Assyria and all his glory.]] He shall rise above all his channels, And go over all his banks.
8 L'ap anvayi tout peyi Jida a, l'ap rive ra kou, l'ap kouvri tout peyi a. Bondye avèk nou! L'ap pwoteje peyi a anba zèl li!
And he shall pass through Judah, overflowing and spreading; Even to the neck shall he reach, And his stretched-out wings shall fill the whole breadth of thy land, O Immanuel!
9 Nou menm, moun tout nasyon yo, manyè konn sa! Nou mèt tranble! Nou menm ki rete nan peyi byen lwen, louvri zòrèy nou! Pare pou nou goumen! Men, konnen nou anba kou! Wi, mwen di nou pare pou nou goumen. Men, konnen nou anba kou!
Rage, ye nations, and despair! Give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth! Gird yourselves, and despair! Gird yourselves, and despair!
10 Nou mèt fè plan nou. Men, sa p'ap mache! Nou mèt pale jan nou vle. Men, sa p'ap sèvi nou anyen, paske nou menm patizan Bondye yo, se Bondye ki avèk nou!
Form your plan, and it shall come to naught; Give the command, and it shall not stand; For God is with us.
11 Wi, Seyè a lonje men l', li pran m'. Li tou pale m' pou m' pa swiv chemen pèp la t'ap swiv la. Li di m' konsa:
For thus spake Jehovah to me with a strong hand, Instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
12 Pa rele konplo sa pèp la rele konplo. Ou pa bezwen pè sa pèp la pè a. Wi, ou pa bezwen gen kè sote.
Call not everything a confederacy which this people calleth a confederacy; Fear ye not what they fear, Neither be afraid!
13 Chonje, se mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, pou nou konsidere tankou Bondye apa a! Se mwen menm pou nou pè. Se pou mwen nou dwe gen krentif.
Jehovah of hosts, sanctify ye him; Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread!
14 Paske se mwen menm ki yon Bondye apa. M'ap tounen yon wòch k'ap fè nou bite, yon wòch k'ap fè moun peyi Izrayèl yo ak moun peyi Jida yo tonbe! M'ap tounen yon move pa, yon pèlen pou moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.
And he shall be to you a sanctuary; But a stone of stumbling, and a rock to strike against, To the two houses of Israel, A trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 Anpil moun pral bite, y'ap tonbe, y'ap kase ren yo. Y'ap tonbe nan pèlen an, y'ap pran ladan l'.
And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall, and be broken; They shall be ensnared and taken.
16 Se pou patizan m' yo kenbe pawòl Bondye di m' lan. Se pou yo kenbe lòd Bondye yo nan kè yo!
Bind up the revelation, Seal the word, with my disciples!
17 Seyè a vire do l' bay moun fanmi Jakòb yo. Men, mwen menm m'ap konte sou li, m'ap mete tout espwa m' nan li.
I will, therefore, wait for Jehovah, Who now hideth his face from the house of Jacob; Yet will I look for him.
18 Men mwen ansanm ak tout pitit Seyè a ban mwen yo! Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, li menm ki rete sou mòn Siyon an, li fè nou tounen yon siy nan mitan pèp la pou nou moutre sa ki pral rive.
Behold, I, and the children which Jehovah hath given me, Are signs and tokens in Israel From Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth upon mount Zion.
19 Si pèp la mande nou pou n' al kay divinò ak moun k'ap rele mò, yon bann moun k'ap pale chwichwi pou moun pa ka konprann, si yo di nou: Eske moun pa gen dwa mande bondye yo sa pou yo fè? Eske yo pa gen dwa al rele mò yo pou vivan yo?
And when they shall say to you, “Inquire of the necromancers and the wizards, That chirp, and that murmur,” [[Then say ye, ]] “Should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead for the living?”
20 W'a reponn yo: Koute pawòl Seyè a, koute sa li te moutre nou an! Si nou koute moun k'ap di nou fè lòt bagay, n'ap toujou rete nan fènwa.
To the word, to the revelation! If they speak not according to this, For them no bright morning shall arise.
21 Moun pral pwonmennen mache nan tout peyi a, y'ap dekouraje, y'ap grangou. Grangou pral fè yo move, y'a rive rele madichon pou wa yo a ansanm ak Bondye yo a. Y'a leve je yo gade nan syèl,
They shall pass through the land distressed and famished; And when they are famished, they shall be enraged, and curse their king and their God, And look upward.
22 y'a bese je yo gade atè. Toupatou se va renk kè sere ak fènwa, yon fènwa k'ap fè kè tout moun kase. Y'ap pèdi nan gwo fènwa. Tout moun nan peyi a te mèt gen kè kase, rive yon lè sa gen pou chanje, fènwa a p'ap toujou rete la.
And if they look to the earth, Behold distress and darkness, fearful darkness! And into darkness shall they be driven.
