Isaiah 42
1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
Seyè a di: -Men sèvitè m'ap soutni an! Men moun mwen chwazi a, moun ki fè m' plezi anpil la! Mwen mete lespri m' sou li. Li pral fè tout nasyon yo konnen sa ki rele jistis.
2 He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
Li pa nan rele, li pa nan pale fò. Li pa nan mache fè diskou nan tout lari.
3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Li p'ap kraze sa ki fèb yo. Li p'ap lage sa ki san sekou yo. Men, l'ap rann jistis jan sa dwe fèt.
4 He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
Li p'ap pèdi espwa, li p'ap pèdi kouraj, jouk l'a fin mete jistis toupatou sou latè, jouk moun ki nan zile yo va rete ap tann lòd l'ap bay yo.
5 This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
Bondye sèl Mèt ki kreye syèl la epi ki louvri l' anwo tèt nou, li menm ki fòme tè a avèk tou sa k'ap viv sou li, li menm ki bay tout moun k'ap mache sou latè souf lavi, li pale, li di konsa:
6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki rele ou. Mwen ba ou pouvwa pou mete jistis kanpe sou latè. Mwen pran men ou. Mwen fòme ou, mwen mete ou pou pase yon kontra ak pèp la, pou m' bay tout nasyon yo limyè.
7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
W'a louvri je avèg yo. W'a fè prizonye yo soti nan prizon. W'a libere sa ki nan kacho kote ki fè nwa a.
8 I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
Se mwen menm ki Seyè a, se konsa yo rele m'. Mwen p'ap bay yon lòt bondye pouvwa mwen an. Mwen p'ap kite yo bay zidòl yo lwanj ki pou mwen an.
9 Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
Gade! Tou sa mwen te di k'ap rive rive vre. Mwen pral di nou lòt bagay ki gen pou rive. Mwen pral fè nou konnen sa anvan menm sa rive.
10 Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
Chante yon chante tou nèf pou Seyè a! Se pou tout moun toupatou sou latè fè lwanj li! Depi moun k'ap vwayaje sou lanmè ak tout bèt ki nan lanmè yo, jouk moun ki rete nan zile byen lwen yo.
11 Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops.
Se pou dezè a ak tout lavil yo chante pou Seyè a! Se pou tout kote moun Keda yo rete a fè lwanj li! Se pou moun ki rete lavil Sela a rele byen fò sou tèt mòn yo tèlman yo kontan!
12 Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
Se pou tout moun ki rete nan zile yo chante pou Seyè a, se pou yo fè lwanj li.
13 The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
Seyè a soti tankou yon vanyan gason! Li ranmase tout fòs li tankou yon nonm ki pral nan lagè. Li rele byen fò, li bay siyal pou lagè a! Tankou yon vanyan gason, l'ap kraze lènmi l' yo.
14 “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
Bondye di: -Gen lontan depi m' fèmen bouch mwen! Mwen pa di anyen, mwen kenbe pou m' pa pale. Men koulye a, mwen tankou yon fanm ki gen tranche. M'ap rele, m'ap plenn, souf mwen ap koupe, mwen pa kapab ankò.
15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.
Mwen pral ravaje tout mòn yo, gwo kou piti. Mwen pral fè tout plant yo ak tout pyebwa yo cheche. Mwen pral fè tè nan fon yo tounen sab lanmè pou bwè tout dlo larivyè yo. M'ap cheche lagon dlo yo.
16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
M'ap fè avèg yo mache sou yon wout yo pa t' janm konnen anvan. M'ap pran men yo, m'ap mennen yo sou chemen yo pa t' janm konn fè anvan. M'ap fè kote ki fè nwa yo vin fè klè, kote ki gen anpil bit ak twou yo vin plat. Se tout bagay sa yo mwen pral fè rive. Wi, m'ap fè yo rive vre.
17 But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.
Tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan zidòl, tout moun k'ap rele estati yo bondye, yo pral bese tèt yo atè, yo pral wont.
18 Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
Seyè a di: -Nou menm moun soudè yo, koute! Nou menm moun avèg yo, gade byen!
19 Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?
Ki moun ki pi avèg, ki moun ki pi soudè pase sèvite m' lan, moun mwen delivre a? Ki moun ki pi soudè, ki moun ki pi avèg pase mesaje m'ap voye a, sèvitè Bondye a?
20 Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.”
Nou menm moun Izrayèl, nou te wè anpil bagay. Men, sa pa t' di nou anyen! Nou gen zòrèy pou nou tande, men nou pa t' tande anyen
21 The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
Seyè a se yon Bondye ki soti pou sove pèp Izrayèl la. Li ta vle pou tout pèp la respekte lòd li yo, pou yo tout fè lwanj li.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”
Men koulye a, yo fin piye pèp li a, yo pran tou sa yo te genyen. Yo fèmen yo tout nan kacho. Yo mete yo tout nan prizon. Yo vòlò tou sa yo te genyen san pesonn pa delivre yo. Yo piye yo nèt ale san pesonn pa di: Renmèt yo zafè yo!
23 Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen and obey hereafter?
Ki moun nan nou k'ap pare zòrèy li pou l' tande sa m'ap di la a? Ki moun nan nou k'ap fè atansyon pou l' toujou koute depi koulye a?
24 Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
Ki moun ki te lage moun Jakòb yo nan men vòlò yo? Ki moun ki te lage moun Izrayèl yo nan men piyajè yo? Se te Seyè a menm ki te fè sa. Nou te fè peche kont li. Nou pa t' vle viv jan l' te mande nou viv la. Nou pa t' vle swiv lòd li.
25 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
Se konsa, li fè pèp la santi jan l' te move, li fè yo konnen soufrans lagè. Tankou dife, kòlè Bondye tonbe sou tout peyi a. Men yo yonn pa t' vle rekonèt sa. Kòlè Bondye boule peyi a nèt. Men, yo yonn pa t' pran sa pou anyen!
