Isaiah 44
1 And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
“Men koulye a, koute, O Jacob, sèvitè Mwen an; Israël ke M te chwazi a.
2 Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
Konsa pale SENYÈ ki te fè ou a, ki te fòme ou soti nan vant lan, ki va bay ou soutyen, kap di: ‘Pa pè, O Jacob, sèvitè Mwen an; ak ou menm Israël ke M te chwazi a.
3 For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.
Paske Mwen va vide dlo sou yon tè ki swaf e vwa dlo sou tè ki sèch. Mwen va vide Lespri M sou ras ou e benediksyon sou desandan ou yo;
4 And they will spring up among the plants, like willows beside running waters.
konsa, yo va vin vòltije pami zèb kon bwa akote sous dlo.’
5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.
Sila a va di: ‘Mwen pou SENYÈ a;’ epi lòt la va rele sou non Jacob; epi yon lòt va ekri sou men l: ‘Apatyen a SENYÈ a’, epi va nonmen non Israël ak respè.
6 Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Wa Israël la, ak Redanmtè li a, SENYÈ dèzame yo: Mwen se premye a e Mwen se dènye a; nanpwen Bondye sof ke Mwen menm.
7 Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.
Se kilès ki tankou Mwen? Kite li pwoklame e deklare sa; Wi, kite li pale M sa an lòd. Depi lè ke M te etabli ansyen nasyon a. Epi kite yo deklare a yo menm bagay k ap vini yo ak evenman ki va rive yo.
8 Do not be afraid, and do not be disturbed. From the time when I caused you to listen, I also announced it. You are my witnesses. Is there another God beside me, also a Maker, whom I have not known?
Pa tranble, pa pè. Èske depi lontan, Mwen pa t anonse sa a nou menm e te demontre nou sa? Konsa, nou se temwen M. Èske gen okenn Bondye sof ke Mwen menm? Anverite, nanpwen! Mwen pa konnen okenn lòt Wòch.”
9 All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded.
Sila ki fè yon imaj taye yo, tout se pou ryen. Sa ke yo bay enpòtans yo, pa gen benefis. Menm pwòp temwen pa yo pa wè ni konnen. Yo pa ka menm vin wont.
10 Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing?
Se kilès ki te fòme yon dye, oswa te fè yon zidòl fonn ki san benefis?
11 Behold, all those who partake in this will be confounded. For these makers are men. They will all assemble together. They will stand and be terrified. And they will be confounded together.
Gade byen, tout zami l yo va vin wont, paske bòs atizan yo menm se sèlman lòm. Kite yo rasanble yo menm, kite yo kanpe, kite yo tranble, kite yo tout ansanm vin wont.
12 The maker of iron has wrought with his file. With coals and hammers, he has formed it, and he has wrought with the strength of his arm. He will hunger and grow faint. He will not drink water, and he will become weary.
Moun nan fòme bout fè a pou fè yon zouti pou koupe. Yon travay ki fèt sou chabon limen. Li fòme li ak mato, e travay li ak bra li ki fò. Anplis, li vin grangou e pèdi fòs; li pa bwè dlo e li vin fatige.
13 The maker of wood has extended his ruler. He has formed it with a plane. He has made it with corners, and he has smoothed its curves. And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.
Yon lòt taye bwa, li mezire li ak mèt mezi; li trase sou li ak lakrè wouj. Li travay li ak rif la, trase l ak konpa e fè li sanble ak fòm a yon moun, tankou bèlte a lòm, pou l ka plase li anndan yon kay.
14 He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished.
Anverite, li koupe bwa sèd yo pou kont li, pran yon bwa pichpen oswa yon bwadchenn e leve li pou kont li pami bwa forè yo. Li plante yon bwa pen e lapli fè l grandi.
15 And it is used by men for fuel. He took from it and warmed himself. And he set it on fire and baked bread. But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it. He made an idol, and he bowed down before it.
Epi li devni yon bagay pou moun ka brile. Li pran kèk nan li pou l ka chofe e anplis, fè dife pou kwit pen. Anplis li fè yon dye epi l adore l. Li fè li yon imaj taye e li tonbe ba devan l.
16 Part of it, he burned with fire, and with part of it, he cooked meat; he boiled food and was filled. And he was warmed, and so he said: “Ah, I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”
Mwatye li, li brile nan dife; sou mwatye sa a, li manje vyann pandan li kwit yon gwo mòs e li satisfè. Anplis, li chofè kò l epi di: “Aha, koulye a mwen fin chofe ase; mwen te wè dife a.”
17 But from its remainder, he made a god and a graven image for himself. He bowed down before it, and he adored it, and he prayed to it, saying: “Free me! For you are my god.”
Men rès la, li sèvi pou fòme yon dye, imaj taye pa li. Li tonbe ba devan l pou adore l; anplis, li priye a li menm e di: “Delivre m, paske se ou ki dye mwen.”
18 They have neither known nor understood. For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.
Yo pa konnen, ni yo pa konprann, paske Li te fèmen zye yo pou yo pa wè e kè yo pou yo pa konprann.
19 They do not consider in their mind, nor do they know, nor do they think to say: “I have burned part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon its coals. I have cooked flesh and I have eaten. And from its remainder, should I make an idol? Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”
Nanpwen moun ki sonje, ni pa gen konesans ni konprann pou l ta di: “Mwen te brile mwatye li nan dife a e anplis, mwen te kwit pen sou chabon li. Mwen boukannen vyann, e mwen manje li. Èske m ap fè rès la vin yon abominasyon? Èske mwen va tonbe ba devan yon bout bwa!”
20 Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
La p manje sou sann yo. Yon kè ki twonpe te mennen l sou kote. Li p ap kapab delivre nanm li menm. Ni li pa mande: “Èske pa gen manti nan men dwat mwen?”
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
“Sonje bagay sa yo, O Jacob e Israël, paske ou se sèvitè Mwen, O Israël. Mwen p ap janm bliye ou.
22 I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
Mwen te efase transgresyon ou yo tankou yon nwaj byen pwès, ak peche ou yo tankou yon nwaj. Retounen kote Mwen, paske Mwen te rachte ou.”
23 Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
Rele ak jwa, O syèl yo, paske SENYÈ a te fè sa! Rele ak jwa, ou menm, kote pi ba sou latè yo! Pete ak gwo kri lajwa, O mòn yo, O forè ak tout pyebwa ki ladann yo; paske SENYÈ a te rachte Jacob, e an Israël, Li va devwale glwa Li.
24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Redanmtè ou a e sila ki te fè ou soti nan vant la: “Mwen, SENYÈ a, se Kreyatè a tout bagay, Mwen te lonje ouvri syèl yo pou kont Mwen, e Mwen te lonje ouvri latè, Mwen sèl Mwen;
25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
ki fristre sila yo ki plen ògeye ak mantè yo; ki te devwale divinò yo tankou moun fou, ki te fè mesye saj yo rale fè bak, pou l vire sajès yo fè 1 tounen foli;
26 I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
ki te konfime pawòl a sèvitè Li a e te acheve bi a mesaje Li yo. Se Mwen menm ki di de Jérusalem: Li va gen moun ladann!’ Epi a vil a Juda yo: ‘Yo va bati.’ Konsa, Mwen va fè leve mazi li yo ankò.
27 I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
Se Mwen menm ki pale a fon lanmè a: ‘Vin sèch,’ e Mwen va fè rivyè ou yo vin sèk.
28 I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”
Se Mwen menm ki di de Cyrus: ‘Li se bèje Mwen, epi li va acheve tout volonte mwen.’ Li va deklare a Jérusalem: ‘Li va bati,’ e de tanp lan: ‘Fondasyon ou yo va poze.’”
