Ezekyèl 20
1 Alò, nan setyèm ane, nan senkyèm mwa a, nan dizyèm jou nan mwa a, kèk nan ansyen Israël yo te vin mande SENYÈ a konsèy. Yo te chita devan m.
And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.
2 Konsa, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3 “Fis a lòm, pale ak ansyen Israël yo pou di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske nou vini la pou mande M konsèy? Jan Mwen viv la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Nou p ap vin mande M konsèy.’”
Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; Are ye come to enquire of me? [As] I live, I will not be enquired of by you, saith the Lord.
4 “Èske ou va jije yo, fis a lòm? Èske ou va jije yo? Fè yo konnen abominasyon a papa yo.
Shall I utterly take vengeance on them, son of man? testify to them of the iniquities of their fathers:
5 Di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Nan jou ke M te chwazi Israël la, e te sèmante a desandan a lakay Jacob yo, pou te revele Mwen menm a yo menm nan peyi Égypte la, lè M te sèmante a yo menm, e te di: ‘Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an,’
and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;
6 nan jou sa a, Mwen te sèmante a yo menm pou mennen fè yo sòti nan peyi Égypte, pou antre nan yon peyi ke M te chwazi pou yo, ki koule lèt avèk siwo myèl, ki se glwa a tout peyi yo.
in that day I helped them with my hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into the land which I prepared for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is abundant beyond every land.
7 Mwen te di a yo menm: ‘Voye jete, nou chak, bagay abominab a zye nou yo, e pa souye tèt nou ak zidòl Égypte yo. Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.’
And I said to them, Let every one cast away the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the devices of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
8 “‘“Men yo te fè rebèl kont Mwen, e yo pa t dakò koute Mwen. Yo pa t voye jete bagay abominab a zye yo, ni yo pa t abandone zidòl a Égypte yo. Konsa, Mwen te detèmine pou vide gwo chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo, pou akonpli kòlè Mwen sou yo nan mitan peyi Égypte la.
But they revolted from me, and would not hearken to me: they cast not away the abominations of their eyes, and forsook not the devices of Egypt: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my wrath upon them in the midst of Egypt.
9 Men Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta vin degrade nan zye a nasyon pami sila yo te rete yo, nan zye a sila Mwen te fè Mwen menm rekonèt a yo, lè M te fè yo sòti nan peyi Égypte la.
But I wrought [so] that my name should not be at all profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in the midst of whom they are, among whom I was made known to them in their sight, to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
10 Konsa, Mwen te retire yo nan peyi Égypte pou te mennen yo nan dezè a.
And I brought them into the wilderness.
11 Mwen te bay yo lalwa Mwen yo, e te fè yo rekonèt règleman Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv nan yo.
And I gave them my commandments, and made known to them mine ordinances, all which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them.
12 Anplis, Mwen te bay yo Saba Mwen yo pou vin yon sign antre Mwen menm ak yo, pou yo ta ka konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ ki sanktifye yo a.
And I gave them my sabbaths, that they should be for a sign between me and them, that they should know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.
13 “‘“Men lakay Israël te fè rebèl kont Mwen, nan dezè a. Yo pa t mache nan lalwa Mwen yo, e yo te refize règleman Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv nan yo. Epi Saba Mwen yo, yo te vin pwofane nèt. Konsa, Mwen te pran desizyon pou vide chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo nan dezè a, pou manje yo nèt.
And I said to the house of Israel in the wilderness, Walk ye in my commandments: but they walked not [in them], and they rejected mine ordinances, which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them; and they grievously profaned my sabbaths: and I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 Men Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta degrade nan zye a nasyon yo, devan zye a sila Mwen te fè yo sòti yo.
But I wrought [so] that my name should not be at all profaned before the Gentiles, before whose eyes I brought them out.
15 Anplis, Mwen te sèmante a yo nan dezè a pou Mwen pa ta mennen yo antre nan peyi ke M te bay a, yo menm nan, peyi ki t ap koule ak siwo myèl, ki se glwa a tout peyi yo,
But I lifted up my hand against them in the wilderness once for all, that I would not bring them into the land which I gave them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is sweeter than all lands:
16 akoz yo te rejte règleman Mwen yo e pou lalwa Mwen yo, yo pa t mache ladan yo. Menm Saba Mwen yo, yo te pwofane yo, paske kè yo te tout tan ap mache dèyè zidòl yo.
because they rejected mine ordinances, and walked not in my commandments, but profaned my sabbaths, and went after the imaginations of their hearts.
17 Malgre sa, zye M te epanye yo olye de detwi yo e Mwen pa t detwi yo nèt nan dezè a.
Yet mine eyes spared them, so as [not] to destroy them utterly, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 Mwen te di a pitit yo nan dezè a: ‘Pa mache nan règleman a papa nou yo, ni swiv règleman yo oswa souye tèt nou ak zidòl yo.
And I said to their children in the wilderness, Walk not ye in the customs of your fathers, and keep not their ordinances, and have no fellowship with their practices, nor defile yourselves [with them].
19 Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Mache nan règleman Mwen yo e swiv òdonans Mwen yo pou fè yo.
I [am] the Lord your God; walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;
20 Sanktifye Saba Mwen yo. Konsa, yo va vin yon sign antre Mwen menm ak nou, pou nou ka konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ Bondye nou an.’
and hallow my sabbaths, and let them be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.
21 “‘“Men pitit yo te fè rebèl kont Mwen. Yo pa t mache nan règleman Mwen yo, ni yo pa t fè atansyon pou swiv òdonans Mwen yo, pa sila, si yon nonm swiv yo, li va viv la. Yo te pwofane Saba Mwen yo. Konsa, mwen te pran desizyon pou vide chalè kòlè Mwen sou yo, pou akonpli kòlè Mwen kont yo nan dezè a.
But they provoked me, and their children walked not in my commandments, and they took no heed to mine ordinances to do them, which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them, and they profaned my sabbaths: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to accomplish mine anger upon them.
22 Men Mwen te ralanti men M. Konsa, Mwen te aji pou koz non Mwen, pou li pa ta vin degrade devan zye a nasyon yo devan zye sila Mwen te fè yo sòti yo.
But I wrought so that my name might not be at all profaned before the Gentiles; and I brought them out in their sight.
23 Anplis, Mwen te sèmante a yo menm nan dezè a pou Mwen ta gaye yo pami nasyon yo, e dispèse yo nan tout peyi yo,
I lifted up my hand against them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles, [and] disperse them in the countries;
24 akoz yo pa t swiv òdonans Mwen yo, men te refize tout règleman Mwen yo, te pwofane Saba Mwen yo, e zye yo te sou zidòl a papa zansèt yo.
because they kept not mine ordinances, and rejected my commandments, and profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes went after the imaginations of their fathers.
25 Mwen te bay yo anplis, règleman ki pa t bon ak òdonans yo sou sila yo pa t ka viv.
So I gave them commandments [that were] not good, and ordinances in which they should not live.
26 Mwen te deklare yo pa pwòp akoz de sakrifis yo. Yo te koze tout premye ne yo pase nan dife, pou Mwen ta fè yo vin sanzespwa; konsa, pou yo ta konnen ke se Mwen menm ki SENYÈ a.”’
And I will defile them by their [own] decrees, when I pass through upon every one that opens the womb, that I may destroy them.
27 “Pou sa, fis a lòm, pale ak lakay Israël pou di yo: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Malgre nan sa, papa zansèt nou yo te blasfeme Mwen lè yo te enfidel a lalwa M.
Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord: Hitherto have your fathers provoked me in their trespasses in which they transgressed against me.
28 Lè Mwen te mennen yo nan peyi ke M te sèmante pou bay yo a, yo te vin wè tout kolin wo ak tout bwa ki plen fèy yo. La, yo te ofri sakrifis yo, e la, yo te prezante ofrann ki te fè M fache nèt. La, yo te fè monte odè santi bon, e la, yo te vide ofrann bwason yo.
Whereas I brought them into the land concerning which I lifted up mine hand to give it them; and they looked upon every high hill, and every shady tree, and they sacrificed there to their gods, and offered there sweet-smelling savour, and there they poured out their drink-offerings.
29 Konsa, Mwen te di yo: ‘Kisa wo plas kote nou prale a ye?’ Pou sa, yo rele non plas sa a “Bama “jis rive jou sa a.”’
And I said to them, What is Abama, that ye go in thither? and they called its name Abama, until this day.
30 “Akoz sa, pale ak lakay Israël: ‘Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Èske nou va souye tèt nou menm, swiv abitid papa zansèt nou yo e jwe pwostitiye apre bagay abominab yo?
Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord, Do ye pollute yourselves with the iniquities of your fathers, and do ye go a-whoring after their abominations,
31 Lè nou ofri ofrann nou yo, lè nou fè fis nou yo pase nan dife, nou ap souye tèt nou ak tout zidòl yo jis rive nan jou sa a. Epi èske nou ta dwe vin mande Mwen konsèy, O lakay Israël? Jan Mwen viv la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a, Mwen p ap kite nou mande M anyen.
and [do ye pollute yourselves] with the first-fruits of your gifts, in the offerings wherewith ye pollute yourselves in all your imaginations, until this day; and shall I answer you, O house of Israel? [As] I live, saith the Lord, I will not answer you, neither shall this thing come upon your spirit.
32 “‘“Sa ki vini nan lespri nou an, se pa sa k ap rive vrè, lè nou di: ‘Nou va tankou lòt nasyon yo, tankou fanmi a peyi yo, k ap sèvi bwa ak wòch yo.’
And it shall not be as ye say, We will be as the nations, and as the tribes of the earth, to worship stocks and stones.
33 Jan Mwen viv la”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “Anverite, ak yon men pwisan, ak yon bra lonje e avèk chalè a kòlè Mwen vide deyò, Mwen va vin wa sou nou.
Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath:
34 Mwen va mennen nou soti nan tout pèp yo, rasanble nou soti nan peyi kote nou gaye yo, ak yon men pwisan, ak yon bra lonje e ak chalè kòlè Mwen vide nèt.
I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein ye were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.
35 Epi Mwen va mennen nou antre nan dezè a pèp yo, e la Mwen va antre nan jijman avèk nou fasafas.
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and will plead with you there face to face.
36 Jan Mwen te antre nan jijman ak papa zansèt nou yo nan dezè an Égypte la, konsa Mwen va antre nan jijman avèk nou”, deklare Senyè BONDYE a.
As I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I judge you, saith the Lord.
37 “Mwen va fè nou pase anba baton, e Mwen va mennen nou antre anba angajman akò a.
And I will cause you to pass under my rod, and I will bring you in by number.
38 Mwen va fè retire pami nou, rebèl ak sila ki transgrese kont Mwen yo. Mwen va mennen yo sòti nan peyi kote yo demere a, men yo p ap antre nan peyi Israël. Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a.”
And I will separate from among you the ungodly and the revolters; for I will lead them forth out of their place of sojourning, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord, [even] the Lord.
39 “Pou nou menm, O lakay Israël,” deklare Senyè Bondye a: “Ale, nou chak sèvi zidòl pa nou; menm pi ta tou, si nou p ap koute M. Men nou p ap pwofane non sen M ankò ak ofrann ak zidòl nou yo.
And [as to] you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord, [even] the Lord; Put away each one his [evil] practices, and hereafter if ye hearken to me, then shall ye no more profane my holy name by your gifts and by devices.
40 Paske sou mòn sen Mwen an, sou wotè mòn Israël la,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a: “la, tout lakay Israël, yo tout, va sèvi Mwen nan peyi a. La Mwen va aksepte yo, e la, Mwen va egzije ofrann nou yo, avèk ofrann premyè fwi nou yo, ak tout bagay sen nou yo.
For upon my holy mountain, on the high mountain, saith the Lord, [even] the Lord, there shall all the house of Israel serve me for ever: and there will I accept [you], and there will I have respect to your first-fruits, and the first-fruits of your offerings, in all your holy things.
41 Kon yon odè santi bon, Mwen va aksepte nou lè Mwen mennen nou sòti nan pèp yo, e rasanble nou soti nan peyi kote nou te gaye yo. Epi Mwen va vin sen nan nou devan zye a tout nasyon yo.
I will accept you with a sweet-smelling savour, when I bring you out from the nations, and take you out of the countries wherein ye have been dispersed; and I will be sanctified among you in the sight of the nations.
42 Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a, lè mwen mennen nou fè nou antre nan peyi Israël la, nan peyi ke M te sèmante pou bay a papa zansèt nou yo.
And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have brought you into the land of Israel, into the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers.
43 La, nou va sonje chemen nou yo ak tout zèv yo avèk sila nou te souye tèt nou yo. Epi nou va rayi pwòp tèt nou nan pwòp zye nou pou tout bagay mal ke nou te fè yo.
And ye shall there remember your ways, and your devices wherewith ye defiled yourselves; and ye shall bewail yourselves for all your wickedness.
44 Konsa, nou va konnen ke se Mwen ki SENYÈ a, lè Mwen fin regle avèk nou pou koz non Mwen, pa selon chemen mechan nou yo, ni selon zak konwonpi nou yo, O lakay Israël,” deklare Senyè BONDYE a.’”
And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have done thus to you, that my name may not be profaned in your evil ways, and in your corrupt devices, saith the Lord.
45 Alò, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote mwen. Li te di:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
46 “Fis a lòm, mete figi ou vè Théman. Pale fò kont tout sid la, e pwofetize kont peyi forè nan Negev la.
Son of man, set thy face against Thaeman, and look toward Darom, and prophesy against the chief forest of Nageb,
47 Di a forè Negev la: ‘Koute pawòl SENYÈ a. Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Gade byen, Mwen prèt pou limen yon dife nan nou, e li va konsonmen tout bwa vèt nan nou menm ak tout bwa sèch. Flanm dife sa a p ap etenn e tout sifas latè soti nan sid jis rive nan nò va brile pa li menm.
and thou shalt say to the forest of Nageb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, [even] the Lord; Behold, I [will] kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.
48 Tout chè va wè ke Mwen menm, SENYÈ a, te limen li. Li p ap etenn.”’”
And all flesh shall know that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
49 Epi mwen te di: “O Senyè BONDYE! Y ap di de mwen: ‘Èske se pa parabòl sèlman l ap pale?’”
And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?
