Ezekiel 29

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

Nan dizyèm ane, nan dizyèm mwa, nan douz nan mwa a, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:

2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

Fis a lòm, mete figi ou kont Farawon, wa Égypte la, e pwofetize kont li ak tout Égypte.

3 Speak and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the middle of his rivers, that has said, ‘My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.’

Pale e di: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a, “Gade byen, Mwen kont ou, Farawon, wa Égypte, gwo mons la ki kouche nan mitan rivyè li yo, k ap di: ‘Rivyè Nil lan se pou mwen e se mwen menm ki te fè li.’

4 I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.

Mwen va mete gwo kwòk nan machwè ou e fè pwason larivyè ou yo vin kole sou kal ou yo. Konsa, Mwen va rale fè ou sòti nan mitan rivyè ou yo, ansanm ak tout pwason larivyè ou yo k ap kole sou kal ou yo.

5 I’ll cast you out into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers. You’ll fall on the open field. You won’t be brought together or gathered. I have given you for food to the animals of the earth and to the birds of the sky.

Mwen va jete ou lwen nan dezè a, ou menm ak tout pwason rivyè ou yo. Ou va tonbe nan chan ouvri. Ou p ap rasanble ni reyini ankò. Mwen te bay ou kon manje bèt latè ak zwazo syèl yo.

6 “‘“All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

“‘“Konsa, tout moun ki rete an Égypte va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. Paske yo te sèlman yon gòl fèt ak wozo pou lakay Israël.

7 When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and paralyzed all of their thighs.”

Lè yo te kenbe ou nan men yo, ou te kraze e chire tout men ak zepòl yo, Epi lè yo te apiye sou ou, ou te kraze kwis yo.”

8 “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you.

“‘Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Gade byen, Mwen va mennen sou ou nepe a, e Mwen va koupe retire nèt de ou ni moun, ni bèt.

9 The land of Egypt will be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am Yahweh. “‘“Because he has said, ‘The river is mine, and I have made it,’

Peyi Égypte va devni yon dezolasyon ak yon savann dezole. Konsa, yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a. “‘“Paske ou te di: ‘Larivyè Nil lan se pou mwen e mwen te fè l.’

10 therefore, behold, I am against you and against your rivers. I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to the border of Ethiopia.

Pou sa, gade byen, Mwen kont ou, e Mwen kont rivyè ou yo. Mwen va fè peyi Égypte vin yon savann dezole ak yon dezolasyon, soti Migdol jis rive Syène, menm pou rive nan lizyè Éthiopie.

11 No foot of man will pass through it, nor will any animal foot pass through it. It won’t be inhabited for forty years.

Pye a moun p ap pase ladann, pye a bèt p ap pase ladann, e l ap rete san moun pandan karantan.

12 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”

Konsa, Mwen va fè peyi Égypte vin yon dezolasyon nan mitan peyi ki dezole yo. Vil li yo, nan mitan a vil ki fin devaste nèt yo, yo va dezole pandan karantan. Mwen va gaye Ejipsyen yo pami nasyon yo, e lage yo toupatou pami peyi yo.”

13 “‘For the Lord Yahweh says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.

“‘Paske konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Nan fen karantan an, Mwen va rasanble Ejipsyen yo soti nan pèp kote yo te gaye yo.

14 I will reverse the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

Mwen va ranvèse fòtin li yo, e fè yo retounen nan peyi Pathros, nan peyi orijin yo. La, yo va rete yon wayòm ki fèb.

15 It will be the lowest of the kingdoms. It won’t lift itself up above the nations any more. I will diminish them so that they will no longer rule over the nations.

Li va pi fèb pami wayòm yo e li p ap janm leve tèt li ankò kon chèf lòt nasyon yo. Mwen va fè yo tèlman vin piti ke yo p ap renye sou lòt nasyon yo.

16 It will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”’”

Konsa, li p ap janm sèvi ankò kon konfyans pou lakay Israël la, pou l pa kontinyepote nan tèt yo, inikite lè yo te vire kote Égypte la. Epi yo va konnen ke Mwen se Senyè BONDYE a.”’”

17 It came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

Alò, nan venn-setyèm ane, nan premye mwa, nan premye jou nan mwa a, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:

18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet he had no wages, nor did his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.

“Fis a lòm, Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan, te fè lame li a travay di kont Tyr; tout tèt te vin chòv e tout epòl te fwote vin fè maleng. Men li menm ak lame li pa t reyisi salè soti nan Tyre pou travay li te fè kont li an.

19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army.

Akoz sa, pale Senyè BONDYE a: ‘Gade byen, Mwen va bay peyi Égypte a Nebucadnetsar, wa Babylone nan. Epi li va pote fè ale tout pèp li yo, kaptire donmaj li yo, e sezi li kon piyaj. Sa a va sèvi kon salè pou lame li a.

20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

Mwen te bay li peyi Égypte pou travay ke li te fè a, paske yo te aji pou Mwen,’ deklare Senyè BONDYE a.

21 “In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”

“Nan jou sa a, Mwen va fè yon kòn vin pouse pou lakay Israël, e Mwen va ouvri bouch ou nan mitan yo. Epi konsa, yo va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a.”