Isaiah 9
1 But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Men nanpwen tristès ankò pou sila ki te nan gwo lapèn nan; nan tan pase yo, Li te trete peyi Zabulon ak peyi Nephthali tankou sa ki pa t gen valè; men pi lwen, Li te fè li plenn glwa, pa lòtbò rivyè Jourdain an, Galilée a pèp etranje yo.
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.
Pèp ki mache nan tenèb la va wè yon gwo limyè; sila ki rete nan peyi lonbraj lamò a, limyè va fonse briye sou yo;
3 You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
Ou te fè pèp la grandi anpil; Ou ogmante kè kontan yo. Yo kontan prezans Ou. Menm jan moun yo gen kè kontan an nan rekòlt la lè y ap divize piyaj la.
4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
Paske Ou va kraze fado ki peze sou do yo a ak baton sou zepòl yo; baton a sila ki oprime yo, tankou nan batay Madian an.
5 For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
Paske tout protej gèrye a ak bwi gwo batay, ak manto ki woule nan san va sèvi pou brile, yon lwil pou dife a.
6 For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Paske yon pitit va ne a nou menm, yon fis va bay a nou menm; epi gouvènman an va rete sou zepòl Li. Non Li va rele Konseye Mèvèye, Bondye Pwisan an, Papa Etènèl la, Prens Lapè a.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will perform this.
P ap gen fen nan gouvènman Li an ni p ap manke gen lapè sou twòn David la ak sou wayòm li an, pou etabli li e soutni l ak jistis avèk ladwati soti nan moman sa a jis rive pou tout tan. Zèl a SENYÈ dèzame yo va akonpli sa a.
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.
SENYÈ a voye yon mesaj rive nan Jacob e li tonbe sou Israël.
9 All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,
Tout pèp la va konnen sa; Éphraïm ak moun ki rete Samarie yo, k ap pale ak awogans e ak ògèy nan kè yo:
10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”
“Brik yo fin tonbe, men nou va rebati ak wòch taye; bwa sikomò yo fin koupe, men nou va ranplase yo ak bwa sèd.”
11 Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
Akoz sa, SENYÈ a fè leve kont yo advèsè ki sòti Retsin yo e chofe ènmi yo,
12 The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Siryen lès yo ak Filisten lwès yo; epi yo va devore Israël ak machwè ki ouvri. Malgre sa, kòlè Li p ap detounen e men L va toujou lonje.
13 Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies.
Sepandan, pèp la p ap vire retounen kote Sila ki te frape yo a, ni yo pa chache SENYÈ dèzame yo.
14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
Konsa, SENYÈ a va koupe retire ni tèt ni ke sou Israël, ni branch palmis ak wozo nan yon sèl jou.
15 The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
Tèt la se ansyen ki byen respekte a e ke a se pwofèt ki ansegne manti a.
16 For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
Paske sila k ap gide pèp sa yo, egare yo. Epi sila ki gide pa yo ap mennen yo antre nan gwo konfizyon.
17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Akoz sa, SENYÈ a pa pran plezi nan jennonm yo, ni Li pa fè pitye pou òfelen yo, ni pou vèv yo; paske yo tout se malfektè ki san Bondye e bouch yo tout ap pale nan foli. Malgre tout sa, kòlè Li pa detounen, e men L toujou lonje.
18 For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Paske mechanste brile tankou dife; li manje ni pikan ni raje. Menm gwo rak bwa forè, li fè pran flanm e yo woule monte kon yon gwo kolòn lafimen.
19 Through the LORD of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
Se gwo kòlè a SENYÈ dèzame yo ki brile peyi a, e se pèp la ki se lwil pou dife a. Nanpwen moun ki eseye sove frè l.
20 One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:
Yo manje sou men dwat la, men yo rete grangou; yo manje sou men goch la, men yo pa satisfè. Yo chak manje chè pwòp bra yo.
21 Manasseh eating Ephraim and Ephraim eating Manasseh, and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manassé devore Éphraïm, Éphraïm devore Manassé e ansanm, yo kont Juda. Malgre tout sa, kòlè Li pa detounen e men Li toujou lonje.
