< Isaiah 31 >
1 Woe vnto them that goe downe into Egypt for helpe, and stay vpon horses, and trust in charets, because they are many, and in horsemen, because they be very strong: but they looke not vnto the holy one of Israel, nor seeke vnto the Lord.
Madichon pou moun k'ap desann peyi Lejip al chache sekou! Yo mete konfyans yo nan chwal, nan kantite cha lagè, nan fòs sòlda kavalye. Yo pa dòmi reve Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa. Yo pa chache pwoteksyon bò Seyè a.
2 But he yet is wisest: therefore he wil bring euill, and not turne backe his worde, but he will arise against the house of the wicked, and against the helpe of them that worke vanitie.
Men tou, Seyè a konn sa l'ap fè. L'ap voye malè sou mechan yo, li p'ap chanje pawòl. L'ap pini mechan yo ansanm ak moun k'ap pwoteje mechan yo.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirite: and when the Lord shall stretch out his hand, the helper shall fall, and hee that is holpen shall fall, and they shall altogether faile.
Moun Lejip yo, se moun yo ye, yo pa bondye. Chwal yo tankou tout chwal. Se pa chwal Bondye voye! Seyè a pral lonje men l', moun k'ap bay pwoteksyon an ap bite, moun k'ap chache pwoteksyon an ap tonbe. Y'ap mouri ansanm!
4 For thus hath the Lord spoken vnto me, As the lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon his praye, against whom if a multitude of shepheards be called, hee will not be afraide at their voyce, neither will humble him selfe at their noise: so shall the Lord of hostes come downe to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Men sa Seyè a di m' ankò: -Menm jan yon gwo lyon osinon yon ti lyon ap gwonde lè li fin pran yon bèt, tout gadò yo te mèt mete ansanm pou goumen ak li, yo te mèt rele, sa p'ap fè l' pè, yo te mèt anpil, sa p'ap kraponnen l', konsa tou, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pral desann pou l' pran defans mòn Siyon an ak ti mòn ki pou li a.
5 As birds that flie, so shall the Lord of hostes defend Ierusalem by defending and deliuering, by passing through and preseruing it.
Menm jan zwezo louvri zèl li anwo nich li pou pwoteje pitit li, konsa tou Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pral louvri zèl li pwoteje lavil Jerizalèm. L'ap pwoteje l', l'ap delivre l', l'ap pran defans li, l'ap sove l'.
6 O ye children of Israel, turne againe, in as much as ye are sunken deepe in rebellion.
Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, nou te vire do ban mwen, nou te kenbe tèt ak mwen anpil. Koulye a, tounen vin jwenn mwen!
7 For in that day euery man shall cast out his idoles of siluer, and his idoles of golde, which your handes haue made you, euen a sinne.
Jou sa a, n'a voye jete tout bann vye zidòl nou te fè an ajan ak an lò ak men plen san nou yo.
8 Then shall Asshur fall by the sworde, not of man, neither shall the sworde of man deuoure him, and hee shall flee from the sworde, and his yong men shall faint.
Lagè pral fini ak peyi Lasiri, men se pa moun ki pral fè lagè avè l'. Lè batay la, li pral kouri met deyò, men y'ap pran tout jenn gason l' yo fè yo tounen esklav.
9 And he shall go for feare to his towre, and his princes shall be afraide of the standart, sayeth the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his fornace in Ierusalem.
Wa a menm pral kouri met deyò sitèlman l'ap pè. Yon sèl latranblad pral pran chèf lagè li yo, y'ap lage drapo yo atè kouri ale. Seyè a pale, se pou li dife k'ap boule sou mòn Siyon an, se pou li gwo boukan ki nan lavil Jerizalèm lan.