Isaiah 37
1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Lè wa Ezekyas tande pawòl sa yo, li chire rad sou li sitèlman sa te fè l' lapenn, li mete yon rad sak sou li, epi li al nan tanp Seyè a.
2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
Li voye Elyakim, chèf moun k'ap travay nan palè a, ak Chebna, sekretè a, ansanm ak chèf prèt yo bò kote pwofèt Ezayi, pitit Amòz la. Yo tout te gen rad sak sou yo.
3 to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
Men mesaj Ezekyas te ba yo pou Ezayi: -Jòdi a se yon jou malè pou nou! Bondye ap pini nou. Se yon wont pou nou. Nou tankou yon fanm ansent ki deja kase lezo men ki pa gen fòs pou li pouse pitit la soti.
4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
Wa peyi Lasiri a te voye chèf gad palè li a manke Bondye vivan an dega. Se pou Seyè a, Bondye ou la, tande tout jouman sa yo. Se pou l' pini moun ki di pawòl sa yo. Ou menm, se pou ou lapriyè pou rès moun pèp nou an ki vivan toujou.
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,
Moun wa Ezekyas yo al jwenn Ezayi.
6 who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Men repons Ezayi ba yo pou wa Ezekyas: -Men sa Seyè a voye di ou: Ou pa bezwen pè tout pawòl ou tande yo, tout jouman moun wa Lasiri yo di sou mwen.
7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Mwen pral fè wa Lasiri a tande yon sèl nouvèl, li pral kouri tounen nan peyi l'. Rive li rive, m'ap fè touye l'.
8 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
Chèf gad palè a te vin konnen wa Lasiri a te pati kite Lakis pou l' te al atake lavil Libna. Se la li al jwenn wa a.
9 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Paske wa a te pran nouvèl Tiraka, wa peyi Letiopi a, t'ap moute vin atake l'. Wa a voye lòt mesaje ankò bò kote Ezekyas.
10 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Li di yo: -Men mesaj n'a bay Ezekyas, wa Jida a, pou mwen. Ou mèt tande Bondye ou la, Bondye ou fè konfyans lan, di ou Jerizalèm p'ap tonbe nan men wa Lasiri a, pa kite l' twonpe ou.
11 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?
Ou te pran nouvèl sa wa Lasiri yo te fè tout lòt peyi yo. Yo te soti pou detwi yo nèt. Atò, se ou menm ki pou ta chape anba men m'!
12 Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
Lè zansèt mwen yo te touye dènye moun nan lavil Gozan, lavil Aran, lavil Rezèf ak moun Betedenn yo ki rete lavil Tèlasa, èske bondye nasyon sa yo te delivre yo?
13 Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Kote wa lavil Amat la, wa lavil Apad la, wa lavil Sefarayim lan, wa lavil Ena ak wa lavil Iva?
14 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
Ezekyas pran lèt la nan men mesaje yo, li li l'. Apre sa, li pati al nan tanp lan, li mete lèt la devan lotèl Seyè a.
15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:
Epi li vire bò Seyè a, li lapriyè, li di l':
16 “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
-Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ou menm ki chita sou fotèy zanj cheriben yo ap pote sou zepòl yo a, se ou menm sèl Bondye k'ap gouvènen tout peyi sou latè. Se ou menm ki fè syèl la ak latè a.
17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
Panche zòrèy ou, Seyè, pou ou tande. Louvri je ou pou ou wè. Koute tou sa Senakerib voye di pou manke Bondye vivan an dega.
18 Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
Nou konnen, Seyè, wa peyi Lasiri yo te fini ak anpil nasyon, yo te detwi peyi yo.
19 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
Yo te boule tout bondye yo paske se pa t' bondye yo te ye. Se estati fèt an bwa ak wòch moun te fè ak men yo. Se poutèt sa yo te rive detwi yo.
20 And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
Koulye a, Seyè, Bondye nou an, tanpri, delivre nou anba men Senakerib, pou tout nasyon ki sou latè ka konnen se ou menm sèl, Seyè, ki Bondye.
21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
Lè sa a, Ezayi, pitit Amòz la, voye mesaj sa a bay Ezekyas. -Ou te lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri a. Men repons li voye ba ou.
22 this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Men pawòl Seyè a di sou li: Senakerib, lavil Jerizalèm ki sou mòn Siyon an ap ri ou, l'ap pase ou nan rizib. Moun lavil Jerizalèm yo ap rele chalbari dèyè ou.
23 Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Ki moun ou konprann ou derespekte, ou joure konsa? Sou ki moun ou pale fò konsa? Se sou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa.
24 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
Ou voye moun ou yo vin manke Bondye dega. Ou deklare: O wi, avèk tout kantite cha lagè m' yo, mwen moute sou tèt tout mòn ata sou mòn Liban an. Mwen koupe pi gwo pye sèd li yo, pi bèl pye sikren li yo, mwen rive jouk anwo nèt sou tèt li, nan mitan rakbwa li yo ki tankou bèl jaden.
25 I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Mwen fouye pi nan peyi moun lòt nasyon yo, mwen bwè dlo. Mwen cheche dlo nan tout larivyè Lejip yo pou sòlda mwen yo pase san pye yo pa mouye.
26 Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
Ou pa t' konnen gen lontan depi mwen te fè lide pou tou sa te rive? Gen lontan depi sa te nan tèt mwen? Koulye a, mwen kite sa rive, pou ou te ka kraze tout lavil ak ranpa yo pou fè yo tounen yon pil demoli.
27 Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
Moun ki te rete la yo te san fòs. Yo te pè, yo pa t' konn sa pou yo fè. Yo te tankou raje nan jaden, tankou zèb gazon, tankou raje k'ap pouse sou do kay, tankou pye mayi ki cheche anvan li mete zepi.
28 But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
Mwen konnen lè ou leve, mwen konnen lè ou chita. Mwen konnen lè ou soti, mwen konnen lè ou antre. Mwen konnen lè ou fin anraje sou mwen.
29 Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
Koulye a, mwen vin konnen jan ou move sou mwen, jan ou vin awogan. Se poutèt sa, mwen mete yon fè won nan bwa nen ou, ak yon mò nan bouch ou. Mwen pral fè ou pran menm chemen ou te pran pou vini an pou ou tounen.
30 And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Apre sa, Ezayi di wa Ezekyas konsa: -Men sa ki pral sèvi yon siy pou ou. Lanne sa a, n'a manje rès grenn ki te tonbe atè. Lanne k'ap vini apre sa a, n'a manje grenn nou pa t' plante. Men, apre sa ankò, n'a ka plante, n'a ka fè rekòt. N'a plante pye rezen, n'a manje rezen.
31 And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
Rès moun peyi Jida ki va chape yo va pran pye ankò. Y'a kanpe ankò.
32 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Va gen yon ti rès moun nan lavil Jerizalèm ak sou mòn Siyon an ki va chape. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a ki soti pou fè sa, paske li renmen ou anpil.
33 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
Men sa Seyè a di sou wa peyi Lasiri a: Li p'ap mete pye l' nan lavil sa a. Li p'ap gen tan voye yon sèl grenn flèch sou li. P'ap gen yon sèl sòlda ak plak pwotèj k'ap pwoche bò kote l'. Ni yo p'ap fouye twou pou sènen l'.
34 He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’
Chemen li te pran pou l' vini an, se li menm l'ap pran pou l' tounen. Li p'ap mete pye l' nan lavil sa a. Se mwen menm, Seyè a menm, ki di sa.
35 ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
M'ap pwoteje lavil sa a, m'ap delivre l' pou m' fè respè tèt mwen, pou m' kenbe pwomès mwen te fè David, sèvitè m' lan.
36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Zanj Seyè a al nan kan moun Lasiri yo, li touye sankatrevensenk mil sòlda. Nan maten, lè moun leve, se kadav yo ase yo jwenn. Yo tout te mouri.
37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Senakerib, wa peyi Lasiri a, leve, li pati. Li tounen lavil Niniv.
38 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Yon jou, antan wa a t'ap fè sèvis nan tanp Niswòk, bondye li a, de nan pitit gason l' yo touye l' ak nepe yo, epi yo kouri al kache nan peyi Arara. Yo te rele Adramelèk ak Sarezè. Se yon lòt nan pitit gason l' yo ki te rele Asaradon, ki te vin moute wa nan plas li.
