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, put forth a riddle, 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 say, Thus says the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch 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 top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
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.
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
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 grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
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.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows 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.”
It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly 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.
Say you, Thus says the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
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?”’”
Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
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.
Say now to the rebellious house, Know you not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and has taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him 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 has taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty 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 the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
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?
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that does such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
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, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he shall die.
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.
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
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.’”
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, see, he had given his hand, and has done all these things, 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 thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, even it will I recompense on his own 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 my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.
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.’
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and you 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.
Thus says the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on an high mountain and eminent:
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.
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
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 the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it.
