Ezekiel 17

1 Ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa tọ̀ ní wá wí pé:

Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Ọmọ ènìyàn pa àlọ́ kan, sì pa òwe kan fún ilé Israẹli.

“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

3 Sọ fún wọn pé, ‘Báyìí ni Olúwa Olódùmarè wí, idì ńlá kan tó ní apá títóbi àti ìyẹ́ gígùn tó kún fún àwọ̀ oríṣìíríṣìí wa si Lebanoni, ó sì mu ẹ̀ka igi kedari tó ga jùlọ,

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.

4 ó gé ọ̀mùnú orí ẹ̀ka yìí kúrò, ó mú un lọ sí ilẹ̀ oníṣòwò, ó sì gbìn ín sí ìlú àwọn oníṣòwò.

He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.

5 “‘Ó mú lára irúgbìn ilẹ̀ náà, ó gbìn ín sí ilẹ̀ ọlọ́ràá, lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi, ó gbìn ín bí igi wílóò.

He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

6 Ó dàgbà, ó sì di àjàrà tó kúrú ṣùgbọ́n to bolẹ̀. Àwọn ẹ̀ka rẹ̀ kọjú sí i, gbòǹgbò rẹ̀ sì dúró lábẹ́ rẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó di àjàrà, ó sì mu ẹ̀ka àti ewé jáde.

It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

7 “‘Ṣùgbọ́n ẹyẹ idì ńlá mìíràn tún wá, tó ní apá títóbi pẹ̀lú ìyẹ́ púpọ̀. Gbòǹgbò àjàrà náà sì ta lọ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ láti orí ilẹ̀ tí wọn gbìn ín sí, ó wá pẹ̀ka lọ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ kí ó le fún un ni omi.

But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.

8 Orí ilẹ̀ tó dára lẹ́gbẹ̀ẹ́ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ omi ni a gbìn ín sí, kí ó bá à le pẹ̀ka, kò sì so èso, ó sì wá di igi àjàrà tó lọ́lá púpọ̀.’

It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

9 “Sọ fún wọn pé, ‘Ohun tí Olúwa Olódùmarè wí nìyí, yóò wá gbilẹ̀ bí? A kò wá ní i wú gbòǹgbò rẹ̀, ki a si gé èso rẹ̀ kúrò kí ó bá à le rọ? Gbogbo ewé rẹ̀ tó ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yọ ni yóò rẹ̀. Kò sì nígbà agbára tàbí ènìyàn púpọ̀ láti fà gbòǹgbò rẹ̀ tu.

So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.

10 Bí a tilẹ̀ tún un gbìn, yóò wa gbilẹ̀ bí? Kò wá ní i rọ pátápátá nígbà ti afẹ́fẹ́ láti ìlà-oòrùn bá kọlù ú. Gbogbo ewé rẹ̀ yóò rẹ̀ lórí ilẹ̀ tó ti dàgbà?’”

Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”

11 Nígbà náà, ni ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa tọ̀ mi wá pé:

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

12 “Sọ fún ọlọ̀tẹ̀ ilé yìí, ‘Ǹjẹ́ ẹ mọ ìtumọ̀ àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí?’ Sọ fún wọn: ‘Ọba Babeli wá sí Jerusalẹmu, ó sì kó ọba àti àwọn ìjòyè ọmọ-aládé ibẹ̀ lọ sí Babeli lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀.

“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

13 Lẹ́yìn èyí, ó bá ọ̀kan nínú ọmọ ọba dá májẹ̀mú, ó mú un ìbúra, ó tún kó àwọn alágbára ilẹ̀ náà lọ.

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

14 Kí ìjọba ilẹ̀ náà le rẹ ilẹ̀, kí ó má lè gbé ara rẹ̀ sókè, kí ó lè dúró nípa pípa májẹ̀mú rẹ̀ mọ́.

so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

15 Ṣùgbọ́n ọba ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí i nípa ríran àwọn ikọ̀ rẹ̀ lọ sí Ejibiti, kí wọn bá à lè fún un ni ẹṣin àti àwọn ọmọ-ogun púpọ̀. Yóò ha ṣe àṣeyọrí? Ṣe ẹni tó ṣe irú nǹkan yìí yóò sì bọ́ níbẹ̀? Yóò ha dalẹ̀ tán kí ó sì bọ́ níbẹ̀ bí?

But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

16 “‘Bí mo ti wà láààyè ni Olúwa Olódùmarè wí, òun yóò kú ní Babeli, ní ilẹ̀ ọba tó fi sórí oyè, ìbúra ẹni tí ó kẹ́gàn àti májẹ̀mú ẹni tí ó dà.

‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

17 Farao pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ-ogun àti àjọ ńlá rẹ̀ kò ní lè ṣe ìrànwọ́ fún un lójú ogun. Nígbà tí wọ́n bá pa bùdó ogun tì í, tí wọ́n sì mọ odi láti pa ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn.

Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.

18 Nítorí pé ó kẹ́gàn ìbúra nípa dída májẹ̀mú, àti pé ó juwọ́ sílẹ̀ nínú ṣíṣe ìlérí, kì yóò bọ níbẹ̀ pẹ̀lú gbogbo àwọn nǹkan tí ó ṣe yìí.

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’

19 “‘Nítorí náà Olúwa Olódùmarè wí pé, bí mo ti wà láààyè, Èmi yóò mú ẹ̀san ẹ̀jẹ́ mi tó kẹ́gàn àti májẹ̀mú mi tó dà wa sórí rẹ̀.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.

20 Èmi yóò ta àwọ̀n mi sórí rẹ̀, yóò sì bọ sínú okùn mi, Èmi yóò mú ọ lọ Babeli láti ṣe ìdájọ́ ìwà ọ̀dàlẹ̀ tó hù sí mi.

I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.

21 Gbogbo ìgbèkùn àti ọ̀wọ́ ọmọ-ogun rẹ̀ ni yóò kú pẹ̀lú idà, èmi yóò sì fọn àwọn ìyókù ká sínú afẹ́fẹ́ káàkiri. Nígbà náà ni yóò mọ̀ pé, “Èmi Olúwa ni ó ti sọ̀rọ̀.”

All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’

22 “‘Báyìí ní Olúwa Olódùmarè wí, Èmi fúnra mi yóò mú ọ̀kan lára ẹ̀ka tí ó ga jùlọ lórí igi kedari gíga, tí èmi yóò sì gbìn ín, èmi yóò sì gé ọ̀mùnú tí ó ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yọ láti òkè, èmi yóò sì gbìn ín sórí òkè tó ga tó sì lókìkí.

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

23 Ní ibi gíga òkè Israẹli ni èmi yóò gbìn ín sí; yóò pẹ̀ka, yóò sì so èso, yóò wa di igi kedari tí ó lọ́lá. Oríṣìíríṣìí ẹyẹ yóò sì fi òjìji abẹ ẹ̀ka rẹ ṣe ibùgbé; wọn yóò ṣe ibùgbé si abẹ́ òjìji ẹ̀ka rẹ̀.

I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

24 Gbogbo igi inú oko yóò mọ̀ pé, Èmi Olúwa ni ó mú igi gíga walẹ̀, tí mo sì mú kúkúrú ga sókè, tí mo mu igi tútù gbẹ, tí mo sì mú igi gbígbẹ rúwé. “‘Èmi Olúwa ni ó sọ bẹ́ẹ̀, Èmi yóò sì ṣe e.’”

Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make the withered tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”