Isaiah 42
1 Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment 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 shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Li pa nan rele, li pa nan pale fò. Li pa nan mache fè diskou nan tout lari.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment according to truth.
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 shall not faint nor be in haste, till he have set justice in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
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 Thus saith God, Jehovah, he that created the heavens and stretched them out, he that spread forth the earth and its productions, he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of 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 blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.
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 Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
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 are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth will I cause you to hear them.
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 unto Jehovah a new song, his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles and their inhabitants.
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 wilderness and the cities thereof lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar doth inhabit; let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains:
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 unto Jehovah, 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 Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout; he will shew himself mighty against 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 Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.
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 mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
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 And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and 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 They shall be turned back, they shall be covered with shame, that confide in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
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 — Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye 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? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah's servant,
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 — seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.
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 Jehovah had delight [in him] for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
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 robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and hidden in prison-houses; they are become a prey, and none delivereth, — a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
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 give ear to this, [who] will hearken and hear what is to come?
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 for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not Jehovah, he against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways, neither did they hearken unto 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 And he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he took it not 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!
