Di Papa im Riddle about Two Eagle
One riddle about two eagles, di top of cedar tree, and one vine wey dem transplant — di meaning na say Zedekiah break di oath wey e swear give Babylon and e stretch hand go Egypt for horses. E no go escape am. But our Papa say e go plant en own small tender branch for Israel mountain.
17 1Di word of our Papa come to me:
2“Pikin of Man, ask one riddle and talk one parable give di house of Israel, 3and talk say, Di Sovereign Papa talk say: ‘One big eagle wey get big wing, long feather, and plenty many-colour feather come reach Lebanon, e go take di top of di cedar tree. 4E cut di topmost part of im young twig comot, carry am go land of trade; e put am for one city of traders. 5Den e take some of di seed of di land, come plant am for rich ground; e put am for side of plenty water make e grow like willow tree. 6And e sprout come be short vine wey spread, wey im branch turn face di eagle and im root stay under am. So e come be vine, e put branch, and e send out shoot. 7But anoda big eagle dey wey get big wing and plenty feather, and dis vine bend im root go im side, e stretch im branch go im side, so dat e go fit draw more water from am pass di bed wey dem plant am. 8Dem bin plant am for good ground for side of plenty water, so dat e go grow branch and bear fruit come be fine vine.’
9Talk say, Dis na wetin di Sovereign Papa talk: “E go flourish? No be say e go pull im root comot and strip im fruit, make all im fresh new leaf dry? No be strong arm or big crowd go dey needed to pull am comot for im root. 10Even though dem plant am, e go flourish? No be say e go dry patapata wen di east wind blow am—e go dry for di bed wey e grow?”
11Den di word of our Papa come to me:
12“Talk give di rebellious house say: You no know wetin all dis mean? Tell dem say: Di king of Babylon come Jerusalem, take im king and im officials, carry dem go back Babylon. 13E take one of di royal pikin, make Covenant with am under oath, and carry di land im leading men go, 14so dat di kingdom go humble, e no go rise again, but by keeping im Covenant e fit survive. 15But Zedekiah rebel against di king of Babylon, e send messenger go Egypt to get horse and big army. E go succeed? Di person wey do dis go escape? E fit break di Covenant come escape?’
16“As I dey alive, na so di Sovereign Papa talk, e go die for Babylon, for di place wey di king wey make am king dey live—di king wey e despise im oath, wey e break im Covenant. 17‘Pharaoh with im mighty army and plenty force no go help am for war, wen dem raise siege ramp and build siege wall to cut off plenty life. 18E despise di oath, e break di Covenant; e don give im hand, but still do all dis—e no go escape.’
19So di Sovereign Papa talk say: “As I dey alive, I go bring down for im own head my oath wey e despise and my Covenant wey e break. 20‘I go spread my net over am; dem go catch am for my trap. I go carry am go Babylon come judge am dia for di betrayal wey e do against me. 21Di best warrior for im army go fall by sword, and di ones wey remain go scatter go every wind. Den una go know say na Me, una Papa, don talk.’
22Dis na wetin di Sovereign Papa talk: “I Myself go take one sprig from di high top of di cedar tree come plant am. From im topmost young twig I go break one tender shoot, and I Myself go plant am for one high, tall mountain. a a v22 Wia di kingdom of men dey fail, our Papa promise to plant im own tender shoot—di King wey dey come from David family line, wey fulfil for Jesus, wey grow become di kingdom wey shelter all people. 23For di high mountain of Israel I go plant am, and e go put branch and bear fruit come be fine cedar tree. Under am, every kind of bird go live, dem go build nest for di shade of im branch. 24And all di tree for di field go know say I be di Papa, wey dey bring down di tall tree, wey dey make di short tree grow tall, wey dey dry di green tree, wey dey make di dry tree flourish. Me, di Papa, don talk, and I go do am.”
