Ezayi 28
1 Malè a kouwòn ògèy a moun sou ak diven Éphraïm yo, ak flè fane li ki pèdi bèlte ak glwa li. Li menm ki sou tèt vale fètil a sila ki fin sou ak diven yo!
Woe [to] the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim. And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory, That [is] on the head of the fat valley of the broken down of wine.
2 Veye byen, SENYÈ a gen yon asistan ase fò e pwisan. Tankou tanpèt lagrèl, yon tanpèt destriksyon, yon tanpèt pwisan k ap debòde dlo, Li va vin jete yo atè ak men Li.
Behold, a mighty and strong one [is] to the Lord, As a storm of hail—a destructive shower, As an inundation of mighty waters overflowing, He cast down to the earth with the hand.
3 Kouwòn ògèy a moun sou Éphraïm yo va vin foule anba pye.
The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden down by feet,
4 Epi flè ki kanpe sou tèt valè fètil la, va vin pèdi bèlte li tankou premye fwi figye etranje ke yon moun wè avan gran sezon a. Yon moun jwenn l, epi lapoula, li vale l.
And the fading flower of the beauty of his glory That [is] on the head of the fat valley, Has been as its first-fruit before summer, That its beholder sees; He swallows it while it [is] yet in his hand.
5 Nan jou sa a, SENYÈ dèzame yo va vini yon bèl kouwòn, yon dyadèm ranpli ak glwa pou retay a pèp Li a.
In that day YHWH of Hosts is For a crown of beauty, and for a circlet of glory, To the remnant of His people.
6 Li va yon espri lajistis pou sila ki chita nan jijman an, yon ranfòsman pou sila k ap detounen atak devan pòtay yo.
And for a spirit of judgment To him who is sitting in the judgment, And for might [to] those turning back the battle to the gate.
7 Anplis yo vin toudi akoz bwason fò yo: prèt la ak pwofèt la vin toudi ak bwason fò. Yo vin konfonn akoz diven an, e yo vin toudi akoz bwason fò a. Yo kilbite pandan y ap fè vizyon, e yo manke tonbe lè y ap rann jijman.
And even these have erred through wine, And have wandered through strong drink, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.
8 Paske tout tab yo plen ak salte vomisman an; pa menm gen yon kote ki pwòp.
For all tables have been full of vomit, Filth—without place!
9 A ki moun Li ta enstwi konesans e a kilès Li ta entèprete mesaj la? Sila ki fenk sevre nan lèt yo? Sila ki fenk sispann pran tete yo?
By whom does He teach knowledge? And by whom does He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,
10 Paske Li pale, Lòd sou lòd, lòd sou lòd, liy sou liy, liy sou liy, yon ti kras pa isi, yon ti kras pa la.
For rule on rule, rule on rule, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there,
11 Anverite, Li va pale ak pèp sa a ak lèv bege e ak yon lang etranje,
For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Does He speak to this people.
12 Sila ki te di yo: “Men repo isit la; bay repo a sila ki fatige yo,” epi: “Men repo”, men yo pa t koute.
To whom He has said, “This [is] the rest, give rest to the weary, And this—the refreshing”: And they have not been willing to hear,
13 Akoz sa, pawòl SENYÈ a, yo va: “Lòd sou lòd, lòd sou lòd, liy sou liy, liy sou liy, yon ti kras pa isi, yon ti kras pa la,” pou yo kapab ale, chape glise pa dèyè, vin kraze, pran nan pèlen e vin prizonye.
And to whom a word of YHWH has been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, Line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.
14 Pou sa, koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O nou menm k ap moke yo, sila ki chèf sou pèp sa a ki rete nan Jérusalem nan:
Therefore, hear a word of YHWH, you men of scorning, Ruling this people that [is] in Jerusalem.
15 “Akoz nou te di: ‘Nou te fè yon akò ak lanmò’, epi ak Sejou mò yo, nou te vin angaje. Gwo dega p ap rive sou nou lè l pase, paske nou te fè pwotèj nou ak manti e nou te kache kò nou ak desepsyon.” (Sheol h7585)
Because you have said: “We have made a covenant with death, And we have made a provision with Sheol, An overflowing scourge, when it passes over, Does not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And have been hidden in falsehood.” (Sheol h7585)
16 Pou sa, Senyè BONDYE a di: “Gade byen, Mwen ap poze nan Sion yon wòch, yon wòch eprèv, yon wòch ang prensipal pou fondasyon ki plase byen solid la. Sila ki kwè nan li a, p ap twouble menm.
Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am laying a foundation in Zion, A stone—a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a settled foundation, He who is believing does not make haste.
17 Mwen va fè jistis sèvi kon lign mezi e ladwati kon règ nivo. Lagrèl va bale tout fatra nèt ki fèt ak manti, e dlo yo va debòde antre nan kote sekrè a.
And I have put judgment for a line, And righteousness for a plummet, And hail sweeps away the refuge of lies, And waters overflow the secret hiding place.
18 Akò nou an ak lanmò va anile, e angajman nou an ak Sejou mò yo p ap kanpe. Lè gwo twoub la k ap kraze tout moun nan, pase kote nou, alò, nou va foule anba l. (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death has been annulled, And your provision with Sheol does not stand, An overflowing scourge, when it passes over, Then you have been to it for a treading-place. (Sheol h7585)
19 Otan li pase, li va kenbe nou; maten apre maten, l ap pase. Nenpòt lè pandan lajounen oswa lannwit, pou konprann sa li ye a, va pote gwo laperèz.”
From the fullness of its passing over it takes you, For it passes over morning by morning, By day and by night, And it has been only a trembling to consider the report.
20 Kabann nan twò kout pou lonje kò nou e dra a twò etwat pou vlope nou.
For the bed has been shorter Than to stretch one’s self out in, And the covering has been narrower Than to wrap one’s self up in.
21 Paske SENYÈ a va leve tankou nan Mòn Peratsim. Li va fache tankou nan vale Gabaon, pou fè tach Li, tach ki pa sanblab ak lòt, e pou egzekite travay Li, travay ekstrawòdinè Li.
For as YHWH rises [at] Mount Perazim, As He is troubled [at] the valley in Gibeon, To do His work—strange [is] His work, And to do His deed—strange [is] His deed.”
22 Alò, konsa, pa aji tankou mokè yo, pou chenn ki mare nou yo pa vin pi rèd. Paske mwen te tande soti nan Senyè BONDYE dèzame yo, desizyon deja fèt pou detwi tout latè a.
And now, do not show yourselves scorners, Lest your bands are strong, For a consumption, that is determined, I have heard, by the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, [Is] for all the land.
23 Prete zòrèy nou pou tande vwa mwen! Koute e tande pawòl mwen yo.
Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:
24 Èske kiltivatè a raboure tout tan pou plante grenn semans? Èske li pa janm sispann vire tè a?
Does the plowman plow the whole day to sow? He opens and harrows his ground!
25 Èske li pa fè tè a nivo pou simen grenn lanni, gaye grenn kimen, plante ble nan ranje yolòj nan plas li ak pitimi nan kote pa li?
Has he not, if he has made its face level, Then scattered fitches, and sprinkles cumin, And has placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rye [in] its own border?
26 Paske Bondye pa li a enstwi li, e montre li sa ki bon.
And his God instructs him for judgment, He directs him.
27 Paske grenn lanni pa kraze vannen ak gwo baton, ni wou kabwèt pa woule sou kimen, men lanni bat ak yon planch bwa e kimen ak yon baton.
For fitches are not threshed with a sharp-pointed thing, And the wheel of a cart turned around on cumin, For fitches are beaten out with a staff, And cumin with a rod.
28 Sereyal pou fè pen oblije kraze; anverite, li p ap ka kontinye bat pou vannen li tout tan. Menmsi wou kabwèt li a ak pye cheval li yo ta pase sou li, cheval la pa ka fè l moulen.
Bread-[grain] is beaten small, For he does not severely thresh it forever, Nor has a wheel of his cart crushed [it], Nor do his hooves beat it small.
29 Sa anplis, sòti nan SENYÈ dèzame yo, ki te fè konsèy Li mèvèye, ak sajès Li byen gran.
Even this from YHWH of Hosts has gone out, He has made counsel wonderful, He has made wisdom great!
