< Jowèl 3 >

1 Seyè a di ankò: -Lè sa a, jou sa yo, m'a fè peyi Jida a ak lavil Jerizalèm kanpe ankò.
For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back [to] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 Apre sa, m'a sanble tout nasyon yo. M'a fè yo desann nan Fon Jijman Bondye a. Se la mwen pral jije yo pou tou sa yo fè Izrayèl, pèp mwen an, moun pa m' yo. Paske, se yo ki te gaye moun pèp Izrayèl yo nan mitan lòt nasyon yo. Lèfini, yo te separe peyi mwen an.
Then I have gathered all the nations, And caused them to go down unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, And I have been judged with them there, Concerning My people and Mine inheritance — Israel, Whom they scattered among nations, And My land they have apportioned.
3 Yo te tire osò pou konnen pou ki moun prizonye yo ap ye. Yo te vann ti gason yo pou yo te ka gen lajan pou al nan jennès. Yo te vann tifi yo pou yo te ka gen lajan pou achte bweson, Lèfini, yo bwè jouk yo sou.
And for My people they do cast a lot, And they give the young man for an harlot, And the young woman have sold for wine, That they may drink.
4 Nou menm moun lavil Tir ak moun lavil Sidon, sa n'ap chache fè m' konsa? Nou menm tou ki rete nan tout zòn peyi Filisti a, se chache n'ap chache fè m' peye pou sa m' te fè nou? Si nou vle tire revanj nou sou mwen, enben, anvan nou bat je nou, m'ap fè nou peye sa.
And also, what [are] ye to Me, O Tyre and Zidon, And all circuits of Philistia? Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly, hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head.
5 Nou te pran tout ajan ak tout lò mwen yo, nou pote tout bèl gwo richès mwen yo ale nan tanp nou yo.
In that My silver and My gold ye took, And My desirable things that are good, Ye have brought in to your temples.
6 Nou pran moun peyi Jida yo ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo, nou mennen yo byen lwen peyi yo: n' al vann yo bay moun peyi Lagrès.
And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.
7 Koulye a, mwen pral fè yo soti kote nou te vann yo a. Mwen pral fè nou sa nou te fè yo a.
Lo, I am stirring them up out of the place Whither ye have sold them, And I have turned back your recompence on your head,
8 Mwen pral vann pitit gason ak pitit fi nou yo. Mwen pral lage yo nan men moun Jida yo. Yo menm, yo pral vann yo bay sabeyen yo ki rete nan yon peyi byen lwen. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.
9 Mache fè piblikasyon sa a nan mitan tout nasyon yo! Pare nou pou n' al fè lagè pou Bondye! Rele tout vanyan gason yo! Sanble tout sòlda yo! Fè yo mache pran yo!
Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.
10 Pran lam fè ki nan chari nou yo fè nepe. Pran kouto digo nou yo, fè fwenn ak yo. Menm moun ki pi fèb yo pral di yo vanyan gason.
Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, 'I [am] mighty.'
11 Nou menm, tout nasyon ki sou lizyè fwontyè peyi a, prese non! Kouri vini! Sanble nan fon an! Seyè, voye vanyan sòlda ou yo al atake yo!
Haste, and come in, all ye nations round, And be gathered together, Thither cause to come down, O Jehovah, Thy mighty ones.
12 Se pou tout nasyon ki sou lizyè fwontyè peyi a sanble tout lame yo pou yo vini nan Fon Jijman an, paske se la mwen pral chita pou m' jije tout nasyon ki sou lizyè fwontyè peyi a.
Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.
13 Moun sa yo twò mechan. Koupe tèt yo tankou lè n'ap ranmase rekòt ki mi. Kraze yo anba pye nou tankou lè n'ap kraze rezen nan basen pou fè diven. Barik ji rezen yo plen ap debòde.
Send ye forth a sickle, For ripened hath harvest, Come in, come down, for filled hath been the press, Overflowed hath wine-presses, For great [is] their wickedness.
14 Foul moun sou foul moun nan Fon Jijman an! Paske jou Seyè a pa lwen rive nan Fon Jijman an.
Multitudes, multitudes [are] in the valley of decision, For near [is] the day of Jehovah in the valley of decision.
15 Solèy la ak lalin lan vin tou nwa. Zetwal yo pa klere nan syèl la.
Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
16 Seyè a rete sou mòn Siyon, l'ap gwonde. Li rete lavil Jerizalèm, l'ap pale byen fò. Syèl la ak latè a ap tranble. Men, se Seyè a k'ap pwoteje pèp li a. Se li k'ap pran defans moun Izrayèl yo.
And Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah [is] a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to sons of Israel.
17 Lè sa a, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Mwen rete sou mòn Siyon, mòn yo mete apa pou mwen an. Jerizalèm va yon lavil apa pou Bondye. Moun lòt nasyon yo p'ap ka pran l' pou yo ankò.
And ye have known that I [am] Jehovah your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem hath been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.
18 Jou sa a, mòn yo pral kouvri ak jaden rezen. Bèf pral sou tout ti mòn yo. Va gen kont dlo nan larivyè peyi Jida yo. Yon sous dlo pral koule soti nan kay Seyè a. Li pral wouze bafon zakasya yo.
And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow [with] milk, And all streams of Judah do go [with] water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.
19 Peyi Lejip pral tounen yon savann dezole. Peyi Edon pral tounen yon dezè. Paske, yo te fè moun peyi Jida yo mechanste, yo te touye yon bann inonsan nan peyi yo.
Egypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence [to] sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.
20 -(we vèsè pwochen)
And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.
21 Men, m'a pran revanj moun yo te touye yo. Mwen p'ap fè pa moun ki koupab yo. Men, va gen moun rete nan peyi Jida a ak nan lavil Jerizalèm pou tout tan. Epitou, mwen menm, Seyè a, m'a fè mòn Siyon an tounen kay mwen ankò.
And I have declared their blood innocent, [That] I did not declare innocent, And Jehovah is dwelling in Zion!

< Jowèl 3 >