Ezayi 31
1 Malè a sila ki desann Égypte pou sekou yo, ki depann de cheval yo, ki fè konfyans a cha yo paske yo anpil, ak nan chevalye yo paske yo tèlman fò; men yo pa gade sou Sila Ki Sen an Israël la, ni chache SENYÈ a!
Woe [to] those going down to Egypt for help, And [who] lean on horses, And trust on chariots, because [they are] many, And on horsemen, because [they are] very strong, And have not looked on the Holy One of Israel, And have not sought YHWH.
2 Men anplis, Li saj; Li va mennen dezas; Li p ap retire pawòl Li menm; men Li va leve kont kay malfektè yo, ak kont sekou a sila ki fè mechanste yo.
And He [is] also wise, and brings in evil, And He has not turned aside His words, And He has risen against a house of evildoers, And against the help of workers of iniquity.
3 Alò, Ejipsyen yo se moun. Se pa Bondye. Cheval yo se chè; se pa lespri. Pou sa, SENYÈ la va lonje men L; sila k ap bay sekou a va glise tonbe. Sila ki resevwa sekou a va tonbe, e yo tout va rive fini ansanm.
And the Egyptians [are men], and not God, And their horses [are] flesh, and not spirit, And YHWH stretches out His hand, And the helper has stumbled, And the helped one has fallen, And together all of them are consumed.
4 Paske konsa SENYÈ a di mwen: “Tankou lyon oswa jenn lyon gwonde sou kò bèt l ap manje, lè yon bann bèje vin parèt la; li p ap pè vwa yo, ni li p ap deranje akoz bri yo fè. Konsa, SENYÈ dèzame yo va vin desann pou fè lagè sou Mòn Sion ak sou kolin li an.”
For thus said YHWH to me: “As the lion and the young lion growl over his prey, Against whom a multitude of shepherds is called, He is not frightened from their voice, And he is not humbled from their noise; So YHWH of Hosts comes down To war on Mount Zion, and on her height.
5 Tankou zwazo k ap vole, se konsa SENYÈ a va pwoteje Jérusalem. Li va pwoteje li e delivre li. Li va pase sou sa pou sove li.
As birds flying, so does YHWH of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.”
6 Retounen kote Sila ke nou te tèlman neglije a, O fis Israël yo.
Turn back to Him from whom sons of Israel Have deepened apostasy.
7 Paske nan jou sa a, tout moun va jete deyò zidòl an ajan li yo ak zidòl an lò li yo, ke men plen peche nou yo te fè pou nou.
For in that day each despises His idols of silver, and his idols of gold, That your hands made to you—a sin.
8 Epi Asiryen an va tonbe pa yon nepe ki pa t pou lòm, e nepe a ki pa pou lòm va devore l. Pou sa, li p ap chape anba nepe a, e jenn mesye li yo va devni ouvriye kòve.
And Asshur has fallen by sword, not of the high, Indeed, a sword—not of the low, consumes him, And he has fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.
9 “Wòch li va disparèt akoz panik, e prens li yo va gen gwo lakrent devan drapo a”, deklare SENYÈ a, Sila ki gen dife Li nan Sion an, ak founo nan Jérusalem nan.
And he passes on [to] his rock from fear, And his princes have been frightened by the ensign—a declaration of YHWH, Who has a light in Zion, And who has a furnace in Jerusalem!
