Ezayi 24
1 Gade byen, SENYÈ a va devaste tout latè ak gwo destriksyon, boulvèse sifas li e gaye tout moun ki rete ladann.
Look, Yahweh is about to empty the earth, to devastate it, mar its surface, and scatter its inhabitants.
2 Pèp la menm jan ak prèt la, sèvitè a tankou mèt li, sèvant lan tankou mètrès li, sa k ap achte tankou sa k ap vann, sila k ap fè prè a tankou sila k ap prete a, sila ki resevwa kredi a tankou sila k ap bay kredi a.
It will come about that, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the receiver of interest, so with the giver of interest.
3 Latè va devaste nèt e vin depouye, paske SENYÈ a te pale pawòl sa a.
The earth will be completely devastated and completely stripped; for Yahweh has spoken this word.
4 Latè kriye ak doulè e vin fennen nèt. Sila ki egzalte wo sou moun latè yo vin disparèt.
The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, the prominent people of the earth waste away.
5 Anplis, latè vin plen ak pouriti a moun k ap viv ladann, paske yo te transgrese lalwa yo, vyole règleman yo, e te kraze akò letènèl la.
The earth is polluted by its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Akoz sa, yon malediksyon devore latè a, e sila ki rete ladann yo vin twouve koupab. Konsa, sila ki rete sou latè yo vin brile e se sèl kèk grenn moun ki rete.
Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants are found guilty. The inhabitants of the earth burn up, and few people are left.
7 Diven nèf la fèb. Chan rezen an gate. Tout kè kontan yo fè gwo plent.
The new wine dries up, the vine withers, all the merry-hearted groan.
8 Kè kontan a tanbouren yo vin rete, bri a moun k ap fete yo vin sispann.
The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; the joy of the lyre ceases.
9 Yo pa bwè diven ak chanson; bwason fò yo vin anmè pou sila ki bwè l yo.
They no longer drink wine and sing, and the beer is bitter to those who drink it.
10 Vil gwo dezòd la vin kraze nèt. Tout kay vin fèmen pou pèsòn pa antre.
The city of chaos has been broken down; every house is closed up and empty.
11 Gen gwo kriye nan lari a pou afè diven. Tout kè kontan vire an gwo tristès.
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; all joy is darkened, the gladness of the land has disappeared.
12 Se dezolasyon ki rete nan vil la e pòtay la fin kraze nèt.
In the city is left a desolation, and the gate is broken into a ruin.
13 Paske se konsa l ap ye nan mitan latè a pami pèp yo; tankou lè bwa doliv souke fò, tankou sila ki ranmase apre rekòlt rezen an fin fèt yo.
For this is how it will be on the whole earth among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, as the gleanings when the grape harvest is done.
14 Yo leve vwa yo; yo kriye ak kè kontan. Yo kriye soti nan lwès akoz majeste SENYÈ a.
They will lift up their voices and shout the majesty of Yahweh, and will joyfully shout from the sea.
15 Pou sa, bay glwa a SENYÈ a nan lès, non SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, nan peyi kot lanmè yo.
Therefore in the east glorify Yahweh, and in the isles of the sea give glory to the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
16 Soti nan dènye pwent latè, nou tande chan yo: “Glwa a Sila Ki Dwat la,” men mwen di: “Malè a mwen menm! Malè a mwen menm! Elas pou mwen! Moun trèt yo aji an trèt e moun trèt yo aji an trèt anpil.”
From the farthest part of the earth we have heard songs, “Glory to the righteous one!” But I said, “I have wasted away, I have wasted away, woe is me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.”
17 Gwo laperèz, twou fòs ak pèlen vin devan nou menm ki rete sou latè.
Terror, the pit, and the snare are upon you, inhabitants of the earth.
18 Konsa, li va rive ke sila ki sove ale lè l tande gwo dega a va vin tonbe nan fòs la, e sila ki rale kò l sòti nan fòs la va pran nan pèlen an; paske fenèt anlè yo vin louvri e fondasyon latè yo ap tranble.
He who flees from the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare. The windows of the heavens will be opened, and the foundations of the earth will shake.
19 Latè vin dechire. Latè vin fann nèt. Latè souke ak vyolans.
The earth will be completely broken, the earth ripped apart; the earth will be violently shaken.
20 Latè woule de bò tankou moun ki anba gwòg. Li pyete tankou vye kay pay. Akoz transgresyon li yo peze lou sou li, li va tonbe nèt pou l pa janm leve ankò.
The earth will stagger like a drunken man and it will sway back and forth like a hut. Its sin will be heavy on it and it will fall and never rise again.
21 Li va rive nan jou sa a ke SENYÈ a va pini lame syèl anwo yo ak wa latè sou latè yo.
On that day Yahweh will punish the host of the heaven in the heavens, and the kings of the earth on the earth.
22 Yo va ranmase ansanm tankou prizonye nan yon kacho e yo va fèmen nan prizon. Apre anpil jou, yo va pini.
They will be gathered together, prisoners in a pit, and will be shut up in a prison; and after many days they will be punished.
23 Konsa, lalin nan va vin twouble e solèy la va vin wont, paske SENYÈ dèzame yo va renye sou Mòn Sion ak Jérusalem, e laglwa Li va devan ansyen Li yo.
Then the moon will be ashamed, and the sun disgraced, for Yahweh of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders in glory.
