Ezekyèl 33
1 Konsa, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 “Fis a lòm, pale a fis a pèp ou yo pou di yo: ‘Si Mwen mennen nepe sou yon peyi, e pèp peyi a pran yon nonm soti pami yo pou fè li gadyen yo,
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say to them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman:
3 epi lè li wè nepe a ap vini sou peyi a, li soufle sou twonpèt pou avèti moun yo,
If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he shall blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
4 men sila ki tande son twonpèt la pa okipe l, e nepe a rive pran l, mennen l ale, san li ap tonbe sou pwòp tèt li.
Then whoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword will come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.
5 Li te tande son twonpèt la men li pa t okipe l. San li va sou tèt li. Men si li te okipe sa a, li t ap sove lavi li.
He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.
6 Men si gadyen an wè nepe a ap vini, e li pa sonnen twonpèt la, moun yo pa avèti, e nepe a rive retire nenpòt moun pami yo, moun nan soti nan inikite li. Men san li, Mwen va egzije sa a nan men gadyen an.’
But if the watchman will see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword will come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.
7 “Alò, pou ou menm, fis a lòm, Mwen te chwazi ou kon gadyen pou lakay Israël. Konsa, ou va tande yon mesaj soti nan bouch Mwen pou avèti yo pou Mwen.
So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman to the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
8 Lè M di a mechan an: ‘O nonm mechan anverite ou va mouri’, men ou pa pale pou avèti e detounen mechan an pou l ka kite chemen mechan li an, nonm mechan sa a va mouri nan inikite li, men san li, Mwen va egzije sa nan men ou.
When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand.
9 Men si ou, bò kote pa ou, ou avèti yon nonm mechan pou vire kite chemen li, e li pa vire kite chemen li an, li va mouri nan inikite li, men ou delivre lavi ou.
Nevertheless, if thou shalt warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he will not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
10 “Alò, pou ou, fis a lòm, pale ak lakay Israël: ‘Pale konsa e di: “Anverite, transgresyon nou yo ak peche nou yo, sou nou, e nou ap pouri ladan yo. Donk kòman nou ka viv?”’
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak to the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
11 Pale ak yo: ‘“Jan Mwen viv la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Mwen pa pran plezi nan lanmò a mechan yo, men pito pou mechan an vire kite chemen li an pou li viv. Retounen, retounen kite chemen mechan nou yo! Poukisa konsa ou ta mouri, O lakay Israël?”’
Say to them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked should turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
12 “Epi ou menm, fis a lòm, di a sitwayen parèy ou yo: ‘Ladwati a yon nonm dwat p ap ka delivre li nan jou transgresyon li. E mechanste a mechan an, li p ap tonbe akoz li, si li vire kite mechanste a. Ni yon nonm dwati p ap ka viv sou ladwati li nan jou ke li vin fè peche a.’
Therefore, thou son of man, say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
13 Lè Mwen di a nonm dwat la ke, anverite, li va viv la, e li tèlman kwè nan ladwati li pou li komèt inikite, okenn nan zèv dwat li yo p ap vin sonje; men nan menm inikite sa ke li te fè a, li va mouri.
When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he will trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
14 Men lè Mwen di a mechan an: “Anverite, ou va mouri,” e li vire kite peche li, pou vin pratike lajistis ak ladwati,
Again, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he will turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
15 si yon nonm mechan vin remèt sa li te pwomèt pou bay, remèt sa li te pran nan vòlè, mache nan règleman ki bay lavi san ke li pa komèt inikite, li va anverite viv. Li p ap mouri.
If the wicked will restore the pledge, give again that which he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 Okenn nan peche ke li te komèt yo p ap vin sonje kont li. Li pratike lajistis ak ladwati. Anverite, li va viv.
None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned to him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
17 “‘Malgre sa, sitwayen parèy ou yo di: “Chemen Senyè a pa dwat,” men se pwòp chemen pa yo ki pa dwat la.
Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.
18 Lè moun ladwati a kite ladwati pou komèt inikite, alò, li va mouri ladann.
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, for that he shall even die.
19 Men lè mechan an vire kite mechanste li an pou vin pratike lajistis ak ladwati, li va viv ladan yo.
But if the wicked will turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, for that he shall live.
20 Men nou di: “Chemen SENYÈ a pa jis”. O lakay Israël, Mwen va jije nou chak selon chemen nou.’”
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.
21 Alò, nan douzyèm ane egzil nou an, nan senkyèm jou nan dizyèm mwa a, yon moun ki te chape Jérusalem te vin kote mwen. Li te di: “Yo fin pran vil la.”
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city is smitten.
22 Alò, men SENYÈ a te sou mwen pandan nwit lan avan moun chape a te vin parèt la. Epi konsa, Li te louvri bouch mwen avan lè li te vin kote mwen nan maten an. Donk, bouch mwen te louvri e mwen pa t ankò bèbè.
Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, before he that had escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.
23 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
24 “Fis a lòm, sila kirete kote dezole sa yo nan peyi Israël ap di: ‘Abraham se te yon sèl, malgre sa, li te posede tè a. Men nou menm anpil. Peyi a te donnen a nou.’
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given to us for inheritance.
25 Pou sa, pale yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Nou manje vyann ak san ladann; nou leve zye nou vè zidòl yo pandan n ap vèse san. Èske konsa, nou ta dwe vin posede peyi a?
Therefore say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
26 Nou mete konfyans nou nan nepe nou, nou komèt zak abominab, e nou tout souye madanm a vwazen nou. Èske konsa, nou ta dwe posede peyi a?”’
Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?
27 “Konsa ou va pale ak yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Jan Mwen viv la, anverite, sila ki nan savann yo va tonbe pa nepe. Nenpòt moun ki nan chan ouvri a, Mwen va bay li a bèt sovaj pou devore li, e sila ki nan sitadèl ak nan kav yo, yo va mouri akoz ensèk ak gwo maladi.
Say thou thus to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that are in the forts and in the caves shall die by the pestilence.
28 Mwen va fè tè a vin dezole jis pou l etonnen moun. Ògèy a pouvwa li a va sispann. Mòn Israël yo va vin dezole jiskaske pèsòn p ap travèse yo.
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
29 Konsa yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a, lè M fè peyi a vin yon dezolasyon ak yon dezè akoz tout zak abominab ke yo te komèt yo.”’
Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
30 “Men pou ou menm, fis a lòm, sitwayen parèy ou yo ap pale de ou. Akote miray yo ak nan pòtay kay yo, y ap pale youn a lòt, yo chak a frè yo pou di: ‘Vini koulye a pou tande mesaj sila ki sòti nan SENYÈ a.’
Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.
31 Yo vin kote ou jan moun konn vini. Yo chita devan ou tankou pèp Mwen an pou yo tande pawòl ou. Men yo pa fè yo. Paske nan bouch, yo renmen, men kè yo ap kouri dèyè pwòp benifis pa yo.
And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
32 Gade byen, ou vin pou yo tankou yon chan sansyèl ki chante pa yon moun ak yon bèl vwa, byen jwe sou enstriman. Paske yo tande pawòl ou yo, men yo pa pratike yo.
And, lo, thou art to them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do not perform them.
33 “Pou sa, lè a rive—gade byen, li va rive—alò, yo va konnen ke yon pwofèt te la nan mitan yo.”
And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come, ) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.
