Ezekyèl 29
1 Nan dizyèm ane, nan dizyèm mwa, nan douz nan mwa a, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying,
2 Fis a lòm, mete figi ou kont Farawon, wa Égypte la, e pwofetize kont li ak tout Égypte.
Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt.
3 Pale e di: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a, “Gade byen, Mwen kont ou, Farawon, wa Égypte, gwo mons la ki kouche nan mitan rivyè li yo, k ap di: ‘Rivyè Nil lan se pou mwen e se mwen menm ki te fè li.’
Speak and say, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will be against thee, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great crocodile that lieth in the midst of his streams, who hath said, Mine is my stream, and I have made it for myself.
4 Mwen va mete gwo kwòk nan machwè ou e fè pwason larivyè ou yo vin kole sou kal ou yo. Konsa, Mwen va rale fè ou sòti nan mitan rivyè ou yo, ansanm ak tout pwason larivyè ou yo k ap kole sou kal ou yo.
But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will fasten the fish of thy streams on thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy streams, with all the fish of thy streams which shall stick fast on thy scales.
5 Mwen va jete ou lwen nan dezè a, ou menm ak tout pwason rivyè ou yo. Ou va tonbe nan chan ouvri. Ou p ap rasanble ni reyini ankò. Mwen te bay ou kon manje bèt latè ak zwazo syèl yo.
And I will cast thee out into the wilderness, thee with all the fish of thy streams; upon the open field shalt thou fall; thou shalt not be brought in, nor gathered up: to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven have I given thee for food.
6 “‘“Konsa, tout moun ki rete an Égypte va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. Paske yo te sèlman yon gòl fèt ak wozo pou lakay Israël.
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord; because they have been a reed-staff to the house of Israel.
7 Lè yo te kenbe ou nan men yo, ou te kraze e chire tout men ak zepòl yo, Epi lè yo te apiye sou ou, ou te kraze kwis yo.”
When they took hold of thee with the hand, thou wast cracked, and didst rend for them all the shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou wast broken, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
8 “‘Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Gade byen, Mwen va mennen sou ou nepe a, e Mwen va koupe retire nèt de ou ni moun, ni bèt.
Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and I will cut off out of thee man and beast.
9 Peyi Égypte va devni yon dezolasyon ak yon savann dezole. Konsa, yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. “‘“Paske ou te di: ‘Larivyè Nil lan se pou mwen e mwen te fè l.’
And the land of Egypt shall be changed into a waste and ruin, and they shall know that I am the Lord; because he hath said, The stream is mine, and I have made it.
10 Pou sa, gade byen, Mwen kont ou, e Mwen kont rivyè ou yo. Mwen va fè peyi Égypte vin yon savann dezole ak yon dezolasyon, soti Migdol jis rive Syène, menm pou rive nan lizyè Éthiopie.
Therefore, behold, I will be against thee, and against thy streams, and I will render the land of Egypt a mass of ruins, a waste, and a wilderness, from Migdol to Seveneh even up to the border of Ethiopia.
11 Pye a moun p ap pase ladann, pye a bèt p ap pase ladann, e l ap rete san moun pandan karantan.
There shall not pass through it the foot of man, and the foot of beast shall not pass through it, and it shall not be inhabited forty years.
12 Konsa, Mwen va fè peyi Égypte vin yon dezolasyon nan mitan peyi ki dezole yo. Vil li yo, nan mitan a vil ki fin devaste nèt yo, yo va dezole pandan karantan. Mwen va gaye Ejipsyen yo pami nasyon yo, e lage yo toupatou pami peyi yo.”
And I will render the land of Egypt a desolate land in the midst of desolated countries, and her cities among the cities that are ruined shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
13 “‘Paske konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Nan fen karantan an, Mwen va rasanble Ejipsyen yo soti nan pèp kote yo te gaye yo.
For thus hath said the Lord Eternal, [only] at the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they shall have been scattered;
14 Mwen va ranvèse fòtin li yo, e fè yo retounen nan peyi Pathros, nan peyi orijin yo. La, yo va rete yon wayòm ki fèb.
And I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their own origin: and they shall be there an unimportant kingdom.
15 Li va pi fèb pami wayòm yo e li p ap janm leve tèt li ankò kon chèf lòt nasyon yo. Mwen va fè yo tèlman vin piti ke yo p ap renye sou lòt nasyon yo.
Among the kingdoms it shall be the lowest; neither shall it raise itself any more above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
16 Konsa, li p ap janm sèvi ankò kon konfyans pou lakay Israël la, pou l pa kontinyepote nan tèt yo, inikite lè yo te vire kote Égypte la. Epi yo va konnen ke Mwen se Senyè BONDYE a.”’”
And it shall be no more unto the house of Israel for a dependence, bringing [their] iniquity to remembrance, when they turned after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Eternal.
17 Alò, nan venn-setyèm ane, nan premye mwa, nan premye jou nan mwa a, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, on the first of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
18 “Fis a lòm, Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te fè lame li a travay di kont Tyr; tout tèt te vin chòv e tout epòl te fwote vin fè maleng. Men li menm ak lame li pa t reyisi salè soti nan Tyre pou travay li te fè kont li an.
Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath caused his army to perform a great service against Tyre; every head hath been made bald, and every shoulder hath been rubbed sore: yet no reward hath come to him or to his army from Tyre, for the service that he hath performed against it.
19 Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: ‘Gade byen, Mwen va bay peyi Égypte a Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan. Epi li va pote fè ale tout pèp li yo, kaptire donmaj li yo, e sezi li kon piyaj. Sa a va sèvi kon salè pou lame li a.
Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will give unto Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon the land of Egypt; and he shall carry away its multitude, and take its spoil, and plunder its prey: and this shall be the reward for his army.
20 Mwen te bay li peyi Égypte pou travay ke li te fè a, paske yo te aji pou Mwen,’ deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
As his recompense for that which he hath served against it, have I given him the land of Egypt, for that which they had done against me, saith the Lord Eternal.
21 “Nan jou sa a, Mwen va fè yon kòn vin pouse pou lakay Israël, e Mwen va ouvri bouch ou nan mitan yo. Epi konsa, yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a.”
On that day will I cause to grow a horn for the house of Israel, and unto thee will I open the mouth in the midst of them: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
