Ezekyèl 17
1 Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Fis a lòm, pwopoze yon devinèt e pale yon parabòl a lakay Israël.
Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
3 Di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Yon gwo èg ak gwo zèl, gwo zèl louvri ak anpil bèl plim de anpil koulè te vini Liban, e te rache pran tèt pye sèd la.
and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Libanus—and he took the choice [branches] of the cedar:
4 Li te rache tout ti branch nan pi wo tèt li, e te pote li nan peyi komèsan yo. Li te plase li nan yon vil machann yo.
he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Chanaan; he laid them up in a walled city.
5 “‘“Anplis, li te pran semans peyi a pou te plante li nan yon tè fètil. Li te mete li akote gwo dlo. Li te plase li tankou yon pye sikren.
And he took of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.
6 Konsa, li te boujonnen e te vin yon lyann ba ki t ap kouvri toupatou ak branch li yo ki te tounen vè li menm, men rasin li yo te rete anba l. Konsa, li te vin yon plant, li te bay boujon e li te pwodwi anpil ti branch.
And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared [upon] it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.
7 “‘“Men te gen yon lòt gwo èg ak gwo zèl ak anpil plim. Epi gade byen, lyann sa a te koube rasin li yo vè li menm e te voye branch yo deyò vè li menm soti nan tè kote li te plante a, pou l te ka wouze li.
And there was another great eagle, with great wings and many claws: and, behold, this vine bent itself round toward him, and her roots [were turned] towards him, and she sent forth her branches towards him, that [he] might water her together with the growth of her plantation.
8 Li te plante nan bon tè, akote anpil dlo, pou l te ka fè anpil branch ak bay fwi, e vin yon pye rezen byen bèl.”
She thrives in a fair field by much water, to produce shoots and bear fruit, that she might become a great vine.
9 “Pale, ‘Konsa di Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske li va grandi byen? Èske li pa p rache rasin li yo, e koupe fwi li, pou li fennen nèt—pou tout fèy k ap pete yo ta fennen? Epi kit se pa gwo fòs, kit se pa anpil moun, li p ap ka leve sòti nan rasin li ankò.
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; Shall it prosper? shall not the roots of her tender stem and her fruit be blighted? yea, all her early shoots shall be dried up, and [that] not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear her up from her roots.
10 Gade byen, akoz li te plante, èske l ap grandi byen? Èske li p ap fennen nèt toutotan ke van lès ap frape li yo? Li va fennen sou tè a kote li te plante a?”’”
And, behold, it thrives: shall it prosper? shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? it shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.
11 Anplis, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen e te di:
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me saying,
12 “Di koulye a a kay rebèl la, ‘Èske ou pa konnen sa bagay sa yo vle di?’ Di yo: ‘Gade byen, wa Babylone nan te rive Jérusalem, te pran wa ak prens li yo e te mennen yo kote li Babylone.
Son of man, say now to the provoking house, Know ye not what these things were? say [to them], Whenever the king of Babylon shall come against Jerusalem, then he shall take her king and her princes, and shall take them home to Babylon.
13 Li te pran youn nan fanmi wa a pou te fè yon akò avè l e te fè l sèmante. Anplis, li te retire pwisan yo nan peyi a,
And he shall take of the seed royal, and shall make a covenant with him, and shall bind him with an oath: and he shall take the princes of the land:
14 pou wayòm nan ta vin ba, pou l pa egzalte tèt li, men nan swiv akò L pou li ka kanpe ankò.
that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.
15 Men li te fè rebèl kont li lè l te voye reprezantan li yo kote Égypte pou yo ta ka ba li cheval ak anpil sòlda. Èske li va reyisi? Èske sila ki fè kalite bagay sa yo va chape? Èske li, anverite, kapab kraze akò a e chape?
And [if] he shall revolt from him, to send his messengers into Egypt, that [they] may give him horses and much people; shall he prosper? shall he that acts as an adversary be preserved? and shall he that transgresses the covenant be preserved?
16 “‘Jan Mwen viv la’, deklare Senyè BONDYE a, ‘Anverite, nan peyi wa ki te fè l wa, sèman a sila li te meprize a, e akò a sila li te kraze a; alò, avèk li menm, nan mitan Babylone, li va mouri.
[As] I live, saith the Lord, verily in [the] place where the king is that made him king, who dishonoured my oath, and who broke my covenant, shall he die with him in the midst of Babylon.
17 Farawon ak lame pwisan li an, ak gran fòs pèp li a, p ap ede li nan lagè a, lè yo fè monte ran syèj e bati miray syèj pou koupe lavi anpil moun.
And Pharaoh shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls.
18 ‘Konsa, li te meprize sèman an lè l te kraze akò a e gade byen, li te fè sèman li an, men gade tout bagay li te fè. Li p ap chape.’”
Whereas he has profaned the oath so as to break the covenant, when, behold, I engage his hand, and he has done all these things to him, he shall not escape.
19 “Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: ‘Jan Mwen viv la, anverite, sèman Mwen an ke li te meprize a, ak akò Mwen an ke li te kraze a, Mwen va koze malè sou tèt li.
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; [As] I live, surely mine oath which he has profaned, and my covenant which he has transgressed, I will even recompense it upon his head.
20 Filè Mwen an va kouvri li nèt e li va kenbe nan pèlen an. Epi Mwen va mennen li Babylone e antre nan jijman avèk li selon zak enfidèl ke li te komèt kont Mwen an.
And I will spread a net upon him, and he shall be caught in its snare.
21 Tout mesye byen chwazi pami sòlda li yo va tonbe pa nepe, e sila ki chape yo va gaye nan tout van. Konsa nou va konnen ke Mwen menm, SENYÈ a te pale.’
In every battle of his they shall fall by the sword, and I will scatter [his] remnant to every wind: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.
22 “Senyè BONDYE a di: ‘Anplis, Mwen va pran yon ti branch piti soti anlè pye sèd la e Mwen va plante li. Mwen va rache nan pi wo pwent a jenn ti boujon li yo, youn ki piti e ki mou e Mwen va plante li sou yon mòn ki byen wo.
For thus saith the Lord; I will even take of the choice [branches] of the cedar from the top [thereof], I will crop off their hearts, and I will plant it on a high mountain:
23 Sou mòn byen wo Israël la, Mwen va plante li, pou li kapab pwodwi gwo branch, bay fwi e devni yon gwo pye sèd byen bèl. Epi zwazo de tout kalite yo va fè nich yo anba li. Yo va pran repo nan lonbraj branch li yo.
and I will hang it on a lofty mountain of Israel: yea, I will plant it, and it shall put forth shoots, and shall bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar: and every bird shall rest beneath it, even every fowl shall rest under its shadow: its branches shall be restored.
24 Tout pyebwa nan chan yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. Mwen desann pyebwa ki byen wo a, egzalte pyebwa ki ba a, seche pyebwa ki vèt la e fè pyebwa ki sèch la fleri. “‘Mwen, SENYÈ a, te pale e Mwen te akonpli sa.’”
And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do [it].
