Ezayi 28
1 Madichon pou gwògmann ki alatèt peyi Efrayim lan! Pouvwa yo ap fini tankou bèl flè ki te nan kouwòn yo te mete sou tèt yo a. Madichon pou bèl kapital k'ap deperi sou tèt mòn kote li dominen bon venn tè ki nan plenn lan! Madichon pou nou tout ki anba gwòg nou!
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine!
2 Seyè a gen yon moun ki gen fòs, yon moun ki gen pouvwa pou fè travay la pou li. L'ap vini tankou yon gwo lapli k'ap tonbe fòs avès, k'ap fè dlo moute anvayi toupatou. L'ap pran tout bagay nan men l', l'ap leve yo. l'ap fese yo atè.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail, a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast down to the earth with the hand.
3 Li pral pilonnen anba pye li sa ki te fè lògèy gwògmann yo, chèf peyi Efrayim yo.
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot:
4 Bèl kapital chèf sa yo pral fini kraze sou tèt mòn kote l'ap donminen sou bon venn tè ki nan fon an. Enben, yo pral disparèt tankou premye fig frans mi ki parèt nan sezon an. Wè yon moun wè l', l'ap pran l', l'ap manje l'.
and the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
5 Jou sa a, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pral tankou yon bèl kouwòn flè pou rès moun ki pa mouri yo, yon bèl kouwòn dyaman pou sa ki chape yo.
In that day will Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;
6 L'a fè moun ki chita nan tribinal yo gen bon konprann pou yo pa fè lenjistis. L'ap bay sòlda yo fòs pou yo ka kilbite lènmi yo lòt bò pòtay lavil la.
and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
7 Ata pwofèt yo ak prèt yo, yo sitèlman sou, y'ap titibe. Yo sitèlman bwè diven ak gwo gwòg fò, y'ap di betiz, y'ap depale. Pwofèt yo twò sou pou yo konprann anyen nan vizyon Bondye ap fè yo wè. Prèt yo ap depale, yo pa konn sa pou yo di lè moun vin mete yon ka devan yo.
And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
8 Yo vonmi sal tout tab kote yo chita a. Pa gen yon ti kote ki pa sal.
For all tables are full of vomit [and] filthiness, [so that there is] no place [clean].
9 Y'ap pale sou mwen, y'ap di: Ki moun l'ap moutre tout bagay sa yo? Ki moun l'ap fè konprann sa Bondye fè l' konnen an? Gen lè se pou timoun ki fèk sevre, timoun ki fèk kite tete?
Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?
10 Tankou pwofesè lekòl, l'ap repete lèt apre lèt, liy apre liy, leson apre leson.
For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little.
11 Si yo pa koute m', Bondye pral voye yon bann moun k'ap pale yon lòt lang yo p'ap konprann menm pou pale ak yo.
Nay, but by [men of] strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;
12 Se li menm ki te ban nou yon kote pou n' poze kò nou, yon peyi kote tout moun ki bouke ka jwenn kanpo, yon peyi kote moun ka viv ak kè poze, men nou derefize koute.
to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
13 Se poutèt sa, Seyè a pral pale ak nou, l'ap repete lèt apre lèt, liy apre liy, leson apre leson. Lè sa a, n'a pral bite, nou pral tonbe sou dèyè, nou pral kase pye nou, nou pral pran nan pèlen, y'ap fè nou prizonye.
Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Se poutèt sa, nou menm bann awogan ki chita lavil Jerizalèm pou gouvènen pèp sa a, koute sa Seyè a di nou:
Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
15 -N'ap fè grandizè deske nou te pase kontra avèk lanmò, nou te siyen papye ak chèf peyi kote mò yo ye a. N'ap plede di lè malè a va rive li p'ap tonbe sou nou, paske avèk fòs manti nou jwenn kote pou n' kache, avèk fòs plan nou maske kò nou. (Sheol h7585)
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: (Sheol h7585)
16 Se poutèt sa, koulye a, men sa Seyè a di: Gade! Se mwen menm menm k'ap mete yon fondasyon byen fèm, byen solid nan lavil Siyon an. Nan kwen fondasyon an, m'ap mete yon gwo wòch pyè byen chita. Sou li m'ap make: moun ki gen konfyans nan Bondye p'ap janm gen kè sote.
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
17 Jistis, se va mèt k'ap sèvi pou mezire fondasyon an. Seriozite, se va nivo k'ap sèvi pou mete l' nivo. Men, gwo van lagrèl la pral kraze kachèt mantò yo. Dlo inondasyon an pral bwote kachkach nou yo pote ale.
And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
18 Li pral kraze kontra nou te pase avèk lanmò a. Li pral chire papye nou te siyen avèk chèf peyi kote mò yo ye a. Lè malè a vini, l'a kraze nou. (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. (Sheol h7585)
19 Malè a ap pase sou nou chak maten. N'a gen pou n' sipòte l' lajounen kou lannwit. Chak mesaj Bondye va fè yo konnen va ba yo sezisman.
As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night: and it shall be nought but terror to understand the message.
20 Jan pawòl la di a, n'ap tankou moun k'ap chache kouche sou yon kabann twò kout pou yo, anba yon lenn ki manke lajè.
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 Paske Seyè a pral leve kanpe jan l' te fè l' sou mòn Perazim lan, li pral souke kò l' jan l' te fè l' nan plenn Gabawon an, pou l' fè sa li vle fè a, bagay nou pa ta janm kwè, pou l' fin fè travay li, travay nou pa ka konprann.
For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Koulye a, piga nou pase pawòl mwen yo nan betiz pou yo pa mare nou nan kòd pi rèd toujou. Paske, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a fè m' konnen li fin pran desizyon l' pou l' detwi tout peyi a. Li p'ap chanje lide.
Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the whole earth.
23 Pare zòrèy nou! Tande sa m'ap di nou! Koute byen pawòl k'ap soti nan bouch mwen!
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
24 Yon moun k'ap travay tè p'ap janm pase tout tan l' ap raboure, ap kraze bit, ap pare tè pou plante.
Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he [continually] open and harrow his ground?
25 Rive yon lè, lè li fin bat tè a, l'ap simen grenn tankou lanni ak kannèl. Apre sa, l'ap plante ble, pitimi ak lòj. Lèfini, sou lizyè jaden an li gen dwa simen lòt grenn tankou pwa chouk.
When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?
26 Li konn sa pou l' fè, paske se Bondye menm ki moutre l' sa pou l' fè.
For his God doth instruct him aright, [and] doth teach him.
27 Yo pa janm sèvi ak woulo pou degrennen lanni osinon kannèl. Men, se avèk yon bout bwa yo bat pitimi ak pwa.
For the fitches are not threshed with a sharp [threshing] instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
28 Lè y'ap bat ble a pou degrennen l', yo pa bat li san rete. Yo konnen jan pou yo fè woulo a pase sou ble a san yo pa kraze grenn yo.
Bread [grain] is ground; for he will not be always threshing it: and though the wheel of his cart and his horses scatter it, he doth not grind it.
29 Tout konesans sa a se nan Bondye ki gen tout pouvwa a li soti. Plan travay li se bèl bagay. Li bay bon konsèy, li gen anpil bon konprann.
This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
