Ezayi 32
1 Gade byen, yon wa va renye ak ladwati e prens yo va renye ak jistis.
See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.
2 Yon nonm va tankou yon abri kont van ak yon pwotèj kont tanpèt, tankou sous dlo nan yon peyi sèch, tankou lonbraj a yon gwo wòch nan yon peyi ki deseche.
And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.
3 Alò, zye a sila ki wè yo, p ap vin avegle; zòrèy a sila ki tande yo, va koute.
And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.
4 Kè a sila ki aji san reflechi a va konprann verite, e lang lan a sila ki bege a va pale klè.
The man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly.
5 Li p ap rive ankò ke yo rele moun fou, prens; ni rele vakabon, moun bon kè.
The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.
6 Paske moun fou a pale foli, e kè li apiye vè mechanste: pou fè sa ki kont Bondye e pale mal kont SENYÈ a, pou kenbe moun grangou a san satisfè, e pou anpeche moun swaf la bwè.
For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.
7 Pou vakabon an, zam li se mechanste. Li fòme plan mechan pou detwi moun aflije a ak kout lang, malgre sila ki nan bezwen an pale sa ki bon.
The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
8 Men sila ki prens toujou fòme plan ki bèl; epi pa bèl plan an, ap kanpe.
But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
9 Leve ou menm, O fanm ki alèz e tande vwa mwen! Prete zòrèy a pawòl mwen, fi ki alèz, san pwoblèm yo.
Give ear to my voice, you women who are living in comfort; give attention to my words, you daughters who have no fear of danger.
10 Nan yon ane ak kèk jou, nou va twouble, O fi ki san pridans yo; paske, afè fwi diven an va fini, ni rekòlt la p ap rive.
In not much more than a year, you, who are not looking for evil, will be troubled: for the produce of the vine-gardens will be cut off, and there will be no getting in of the grapes.
11 Tranble, fanm alèz yo; twouble, nou menm ki san pridans! Retire rad nou, dezabiye nou e mete twal sak nan senti nou.
Be shaking with fear, you women who are living in comfort; be troubled, you who have no fear of danger: take off your robes and put on clothing of grief.
12 Bat lestomak nou pou bèl chan jaden yo, pou chan ki plen ak fwi rezen yo.
Have sorrow for the fields, the pleasing fields, the fertile vine;
13 Anplispou peyi a pèp mwen an, kote pikan ak raje va pouse monte; wi pou tout kay plen ak jwa yo ak gran vil kè kontan yo.
And for the land of my people, where thorns will come up; even for all the houses of joy in the glad town.
14 Paske palè a vin vid, e gran vil plen moun yo vin abandone. Kolin ak fò ki wo yo vin tounen kav yo jis pou tout tan, yon plezi pou bourik mawon, yon patiraj pou bann mouton yo;
For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;
15 jiskaske Lespri a vide sou nou soti anwo, epi savann nan vin fè yon chan fètil, e chan fètil la va vin konsidere kon yon forè.
Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.
16 Nan lè sa a lajistis va demere nan dezè a e ladwati nan chan fètil la.
Then in the waste land there will be an upright rule, and righteousness will have its place in the fertile field.
17 Epi zèv ladwati a va lapè, e sèvis ladwati a va kalm ak konfyans k ap dire jis pou tout tan.
And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
18 Nan lè sa a, pèp mwen an va viv nan yon abitasyon lapè, ak sekirite ki san twoub nan plas repo san pwoblèm.
And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.
19 Malgre lagrèl tonbe kraze forè a, e gran vil la va vin devaste nèt.
But the tall trees will come down with a great fall, and the town will be low in a low place.
20 A la beni nou va beni, nou menm ki simen akote tout dlo yo, ki lage pye bèf ak bourik la.
Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.
