Ezayi 18
1 Elas! O peyi a zèl k ap fè gwo bri krikèt volan yo, ki rete lòtbò rivyè a Ethiopie yo.
Ho! thou land of the buzzing of wings, —Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
2 Nou voye reprezantan yo bò lanmè a, menm sou veso fèt ak fèy papiris ki kouri sou sifas dlo. Ale, mesaje rapid yo, vè yon nasyon wo e swa, vè yon pèp ke tout moun pè, ni sa ki pre ni sa ki lwen, vè yon nasyon pwisan ki oprime tout moun, peyi ke rivyè yo divize a!
That sendeth by the sea, ambassadors Even in vessels of paper-reed, upon the face of the waters, —Go ye swift messengers Unto a nation drawn out and polished, Unto a people terrible from their beginning and onwards, —A nation most mighty and subduing, Whose land rivers have cut through.
3 Nou tout, abitan mond lan ak sila ki rete sou latè yo, depi drapo a leve sou mòn yo, nou va wè l, e depi twonpèt la sone, n ap tande l.
All ye inhabitants of the world And ye, that dwell in the earth, —When there is lifted up an ensign on the mountains, Ye shall look, And when there is blown a horn, Ye shall hearken.
4 Paske se konsa SENYÈ a te pale mwen: “Mwen va gade soti nan kote ke M rete byen kalm la. Mwen va tankou gwo chalè nan plen solèy, tankou yon nwaj lawouze nan chalè rekòlt la.”
For, thus, said Yahweh unto me, —I must be quiet I must look on in my fixed place of abode, —Like a bright heat on the light, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
5 Paske avan rekòlt la, la menm boujon yo ak flè a devni rezen ki mi; alò, Li va koupe retire nan bwa rezen ak yon sèpèt. Li va koupe retire branch k ap gaye yo.
For before harvest, when the bud is perfect, And, the blossom, becometh a ripening grape, Then will one cut down the twigs with pruning-hooks, And the tendrils, will he remove [and] cast down:
6 Yo va lese atè ansanm pou zwazo mòn ki manje chè yo; pou bèt latè yo. Zwazo ki manje chè yo va pase tout gran sezon an nan manje yo, e tout bèt latè yo va manje yo nan sezon livè.
They shall be left together. To the ravenous birds, of the mountains, And to the beast of the earth, —Then shall the ravenous bird, summer upon them, And, every beast of the earth, upon them, shall winter.
7 Nan lè sa a, yon kado omaj ki sòti nan yon pèp wo e swa va pote bay SENYÈ dèzame yo. Li va soti menm nan yon pèp ki inspire lakrent a sila ki pre, ak sila ki lwen yo; yon nasyon pwisan ki fè kalkil, ki oprime tout moun, yon peyi ke rivyè yo divize a. L ap rive nan plas ki pote non SENYÈ dèzame yo, menm Mòn Sion an.
In that time, shall there be borne along. As a present unto Yahweh of hosts A people drawn out and polished, Even from a people terrible from their beginning and onwards, —nation most mighty and subduing Whose land rivers, have cut through, Unto the place of the Name of Yahweh of hosts. Mount Zion.
