Isaiah 26
1 At that time, this will be the song that is sung in the land of Judah: “Ours is a strong city! Its walls and defenses are our salvation!
Jou sa a, pèp la va chante kantik sa a nan peyi Jida: -Koulye a, nou gen yon lavil ki byen pwoteje! Bondye bati gwo miray ak ranpa pou l' delivre nou.
2 Open the gates so the nation who follows the right can come in, the nation that stays faithful.
Louvri pòtay lavil yo! Kite nasyon ki toujou kenbe pawòl li ak Bondye a, nasyon ki fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye a antre.
3 You will keep in complete peace those who keep their minds focused on you, because they trust in you.
Ou menm, Bondye, w'ap ba yo kè poze! Moun ki toujou kenbe pwomès yo, wi, w'ap ba yo kè poze, paske yo mete konfyans yo nan ou!
4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Mete konfyans nou nan Bondye pou tout tan paske Seyè a ap toujou la pou pwoteje nou.
5 He brings down those who live so high and mighty; he demolishes the proud city with its high walls, bringing it down to the ground, into the dust.
Li fè moun ki te gen gwo lide nan kè yo bese tèt yo byen ba. L'a kraze gwo lavil yo te bati pou pwoteje yo a, li demoli l' nèt ratè.
6 The poor tread it underfoot; the oppressed walk on top of it.
Pòv yo ak malere yo ap foule l' anba pye yo!
7 You God, do what is right, and you straighten out the way for those who live right; you smooth out their path.
Seyè, ou fè chemen an dous pou moun k'ap mache dwat, ou louvri yon bèl chemen plat pou yo.
8 Yes, we follow your instructions, Lord, we put our hope in you. What we most want is to remember you and your wonderful character.
Nou vle fè volonte ou, nou konte sou ou. Se ou menm nou anvi wè! Se ou menm n'ap chonje tout tan!
9 I look for you in the night; deep inside me I long for you. When your laws are shown to the earth, then the people of the world learn what is right.
Lannwit, se ou menm m'ap chonje. Lide m' ap travay sou ou. Paske lè w'ap jije sa k'ap pase sou latè moun ki sou latè resi konnen sa ki rele jistis.
10 Though grace is shown to the wicked, they don't learn to do right. Even in a country where people do what's right, they continue to do evil and they don't think about how great the Lord is.
Si yo fè mechan yo gras se pa sa k'ap fè yo konnen sa ki rele jistis. Menm nan peyi kote moun ap mache dwat, y'ap fè sa ki mal. Yo derefize rekonèt pouvwa Bondye!
11 Lord, you are holding your hand up, but they don't see it. Let them see your passionate commitment for your people, and be embarrassed; may the fire reserved for your enemies destroy them!
Seyè, ou leve men ou pou pini lènmi ou yo, yo pa wè sa. Fè yo wè jan ou renmen pèp ou a, epi y'a wont. Fè dife ou pare pou lènmi ou yo devore yo.
12 Lord, you give us peace and prosperity; everything we've achieved you have done for us.
Seyè, ou fè nou viv ak kè poze. Paske tou sa nou rive fè, se ou ki fè l' pou nou!
13 Lord our God, there have been other lords besides you who have ruled us, but you are the only one we worship.
Seyè, Bondye nou an, gen lòt chèf ki t'ap dirije nou. Men, se ou menm sèl ki mèt nou, se ou menm sèl n'ap sèvi!
14 They are dead, they will not live again; they will not rise from the grave. Lord, you punished them and destroyed them—even wiping out every memory about them.
Sa ki mouri yo mouri nèt, lespri yo p'ap leve ankò. Paske, ou pini yo, ou disparèt yo. Ou fè pa gen moun k'ap chonje yo ankò.
15 You have made the nation grow, Lord, you have made the nation grow. You have expanded our borders of the land, and we honored you.
Seyè, ou fè nasyon nou an vin pi plis. Ou fè l' vin pi plis, ou laji fwontyè peyi a. Sa fè moun wè jan ou gen pouvwa.
16 Lord, when we were suffering we came to you, pouring out our prayers like whispers as you disciplined us.
Seyè, lè pèp la te nan tray, se ou menm yo te vin jwenn. Lè ou t'ap pini yo, yo te gen kè sere, se nan pye ou yo t'ap lapriyè.
17 Just as a pregnant woman giving birth tosses about and cries out in pain, that's what we were like in your presence, Lord.
Seyè, nou t'ap rele nan pye ou, tankou yon fanm ansent ki prèt pou akouche, k'ap tòde, k'ap rele lè tranche a pran l'.
18 However, even though we became pregnant and we tossed about in pain, we gave birth to nothing but air. We did not bring about the salvation of the earth, and the people of the world have not become alive.
Li nan lapenn, l'ap tòde anba doulè. Men, lè pou l' akouche, li pa fè anyen. Konsa tou, nou te nan lapenn, men, peyi a pa rive sove. Moun ki pou rete nan peyi a pa rive fèt.
19 But those who died in you, Lord, will live! Their bodies will rise again! Wake up, and sing for joy, you people sleeping in the dust, for the dew you receive is like the dew of the morning giving life to those in the grave.
Moun pa ou yo ki te mouri pral leve vivan ankò. Kadav yo pral leve mache. Nou menm ki te anba tè, leve non! Chante ak kè kontan. Menm jan lawouze rafrechi latè, se konsa Seyè a pral fè sa ki te mouri depi lontan yo leve vivan ankò.
20 My people, go inside your homes and close your doors behind you. Hide there for a little while until the fury has passed.
Ale non, pèp mwen an! Antre lakay nou. Fèmen pòt dèyè nou. Kache kò nou pou yon ti tan, jouk kòlè Bondye a va fin pase.
21 Watch out! The Lord is coming from where he lives to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will reveal the blood that has been shed on it; the earth won't hide those who have been killed any no longer.”
Seyè a ap met deyò, li pral pini mezi moun sou latè ki fè krim. Yo pral devwale tout krim yo te fè an kachèt. Yo pral dekouvri kadav tout moun yo te touye.
