Isaiah 32
1 See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.
Gade byen, yon wa va renye ak ladwati e prens yo va renye ak jistis.
2 And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.
Yon nonm va tankou yon abri kont van ak yon pwotèj kont tanpèt, tankou sous dlo nan yon peyi sèch, tankou lonbraj a yon gwo wòch nan yon peyi ki deseche.
3 And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.
Alò, zye a sila ki wè yo, p ap vin avegle; zòrèy a sila ki tande yo, va koute.
4 The man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly.
Kè a sila ki aji san reflechi a va konprann verite, e lang lan a sila ki bege a va pale klè.
5 The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.
Li p ap rive ankò ke yo rele moun fou, prens; ni rele vakabon, moun bon kè.
6 For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.
Paske moun fou a pale foli, e kè li apiye vè mechanste: pou fè sa ki kont Bondye e pale mal kont SENYÈ a, pou kenbe moun grangou a san satisfè, e pou anpeche moun swaf la bwè.
7 The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
Pou vakabon an, zam li se mechanste. Li fòme plan mechan pou detwi moun aflije a ak kout lang, malgre sila ki nan bezwen an pale sa ki bon.
8 But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
Men sila ki prens toujou fòme plan ki bèl; epi pa bèl plan an, ap kanpe.
9 Give ear to my voice, you women who are living in comfort; give attention to my words, you daughters who have no fear of danger.
Leve ou menm, O fanm ki alèz e tande vwa mwen! Prete zòrèy a pawòl mwen, fi ki alèz, san pwoblèm yo.
10 In not much more than a year, you, who are not looking for evil, will be troubled: for the produce of the vine-gardens will be cut off, and there will be no getting in of the grapes.
Nan yon ane ak kèk jou, nou va twouble, O fi ki san pridans yo; paske, afè fwi diven an va fini, ni rekòlt la p ap rive.
11 Be shaking with fear, you women who are living in comfort; be troubled, you who have no fear of danger: take off your robes and put on clothing of grief.
Tranble, fanm alèz yo; twouble, nou menm ki san pridans! Retire rad nou, dezabiye nou e mete twal sak nan senti nou.
12 Have sorrow for the fields, the pleasing fields, the fertile vine;
Bat lestomak nou pou bèl chan jaden yo, pou chan ki plen ak fwi rezen yo.
13 And for the land of my people, where thorns will come up; even for all the houses of joy in the glad town.
Anplispou peyi a pèp mwen an, kote pikan ak raje va pouse monte; wi pou tout kay plen ak jwa yo ak gran vil kè kontan yo.
14 For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;
Paske palè a vin vid, e gran vil plen moun yo vin abandone. Kolin ak fò ki wo yo vin tounen kav yo jis pou tout tan, yon plezi pou bourik mawon, yon patiraj pou bann mouton yo;
15 Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.
jiskaske Lespri a vide sou nou soti anwo, epi savann nan vin fè yon chan fètil, e chan fètil la va vin konsidere kon yon forè.
16 Then in the waste land there will be an upright rule, and righteousness will have its place in the fertile field.
Nan lè sa a lajistis va demere nan dezè a e ladwati nan chan fètil la.
17 And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
Epi zèv ladwati a va lapè, e sèvis ladwati a va kalm ak konfyans k ap dire jis pou tout tan.
18 And my people will be living in peace, in houses where there is no fear, and in quiet resting-places.
Nan lè sa a, pèp mwen an va viv nan yon abitasyon lapè, ak sekirite ki san twoub nan plas repo san pwoblèm.
19 But the tall trees will come down with a great fall, and the town will be low in a low place.
Malgre lagrèl tonbe kraze forè a, e gran vil la va vin devaste nèt.
20 Happy are you who are planting seed by all the waters, and sending out the ox and the ass.
A la beni nou va beni, nou menm ki simen akote tout dlo yo, ki lage pye bèf ak bourik la.
