Habakkuk 2

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

Mwen moute sou fò a pou m' veye. Mwen kanpe sou tèt miray ranpa a, m'ap tann pou m' wè sa Seyè a pral di m', ki repons li pral ban mwen apre tout plenyen mwen plenyen ba li a.

And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

Men repons Seyè a ban mwen. Li di m' konsa: -Ekri sa mwen pral fè ou wè a. Grave l' byen grave sou wòch plat pou moun ka li l' fasil.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Ekri l' paske se poko lè pou sa m' pral fè ou wè a rive. Men, li p'ap pran lontan ankò pou l' rive. Li gen pou l' rive vre. Si li pran reta pou l' rive, ou mèt tann. Paske, wè pa wè, li gen pou l' rive lè pou l' rive a.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Men mesaj la: Moun ki pa mache dwat devan Bondye p'ap chape. Men moun ki mache dwat yo va viv paske yo te kenbe konfyans fèm yo nan Bondye.

Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

Richès fè moun pèdi tèt yo pi mal pase bweson. Moun ki gen lògèy pa ka rete trankil. Tankou simityè, yo pa janm gen ase. Tankou kote mò yo ye a, yo pa janm gen kont yo. Yo mache pran tout nasyon yo pou yo. Yo mete tout pèp yo anba ponyèt yo.

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

Men, tout pèp sa yo pral pase yo nan betiz, yo pral rele chalbari dèyè yo, yo pral bay istwa sou yo. Yo pral di: Madichon pou moun k'ap plede pran sa ki pa pou yo! Kilè y'a sispann fè sa? Madichon pou moun k'ap bay ponya epi k'ap fè moun peye gwo enterè mete sou li!

Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

Talè konsa, se nou ki pral nan pran ponya. Moun nou dwe yo pral leve dèyè nou. Yo pral piye tou sa nou genyen.

Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Nou te piye anpil nasyon. Koulye a rès moun ki te chape yo pral piye tou sa nou genyen paske nou te touye anpil moun, nou te fè peyi yo, lavil yo ansanm ak moun ki te rete ladan yo pase anpil mati anba men nou.

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Madichon pou moun k'ap vòlò pou fè fanmi yo rich, k'ap bati kay sou mòn pou malè pa rive yo!

Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

Se wont nou fè fanmi nou yo wont. Lè nou detwi anpil nasyon konsa, se pwòp tèt nou nou fè mal.

For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

Ata wòch ki nan miray yo ap denonse nou. Poto travès kay yo ap fè menm bagay la tou.

Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

Madichon pou moun k'ap touye moun, k'ap fè lenjistis pou bati lavil yo!

Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

Travay pèp yo ap fè a pral boule nan dife. Se pou gremesi nasyon yo ap fatige kò yo travay di. Se Seyè a menm k'ap fè sa rive konsa.

For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Menm jan lanmè a plen dlo, se konsa toupatou sou latè moun pral konnen pouvwa Bondye a.

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Madichon pou moun k'ap fè moun parèy yo bwè pou avili yo. Yo vide bweson ba yo jouk yo sou. Yo mete yo toutouni devan tout moun.

Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

Moun p'ap fè lwanj pou yo. Okontrè, yo pral trennen yo nan labou. Se yo menm ki pral bwè pou yo sou jouk y'a mete yo toutouni devan tout moun tou. Seyè a nan kòlè li pral fè yo bwè gode chatiman li pare pou yo a. Yo t'ap chache lwanj? Se wont y'a wont pito.

For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

Yo te koupe tout gwo rakbwa peyi Liban an. Koulye a, se yo yo pral koupe voye jete. Yo te touye tout bèt li yo. Koulye a, bèt li yo pral fè yo kouri al kache. Tou sa pral rive yo paske yo te touye anpil moun, yo te fè peyi yo, lavil yo ansanm ak moun ladan yo pase anpil mati anba men yo.

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Kisa yon estati an bwa ka fè pou nou, pou nou fè moun travay fè li pou nou? Kisa yon estati fèt ak metal yo fonn ka fè pou nou? Se manti ase l'ap ban nou. Sa sa ap rapòte nou lè nou fè zidòl ki pa ka pale pou nou mete konfyans nou nan yo?

Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

Madichon pou moun k'ap pale ak yon bout bwa, epi k'ap di l': Leve non! Madichon pou moun k'ap pale ak yon moso wòch ki pa gen lapawòl, epi k'ap di l': Kanpe non! Eske bout bwa ak moso ròch ka di ou anyen? Ou kouvri yo avèk plak lò ak plak ajan, se vre. Men yo pa gen lavi.

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

Seyè a kanpe nan kay ki apa pou li a. Se pou tout moun sou latè pe bouch devan li.