Isaiah 28
1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are smitten down with wine!
Malè a kouwòn ògèy a moun sou ak diven Éphraïm yo, ak flè fane li ki pèdi bèlte ak glwa li. Li menm ki sou tèt vale fètil a sila ki fin sou ak diven yo!
2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, that casteth down to the earth with violence.
Veye byen, SENYÈ a gen yon asistan ase fò e pwisan. Tankou tanpèt lagrèl, yon tanpèt destriksyon, yon tanpèt pwisan k ap debòde dlo, Li va vin jete yo atè ak men Li.
3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot;
Kouwòn ògèy a moun sou Éphraïm yo va vin foule anba pye.
4 And the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be as the first-ripe fig before the summer, which when one looketh upon it, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
Epi flè ki kanpe sou tèt valè fètil la, va vin pèdi bèlte li tankou premye fwi figye etranje ke yon moun wè avan gran sezon a. Yon moun jwenn l, epi lapoula, li vale l.
5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of His people;
Nan jou sa a, SENYÈ dèzame yo va vini yon bèl kouwòn, yon dyadèm ranpli ak glwa pou retay a pèp Li a.
6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
Li va yon espri lajistis pou sila ki chita nan jijman an, yon ranfòsman pou sila k ap detounen atak devan pòtay yo.
7 But these also reel through wine, and stagger through strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel through strong drink, they are confused because of wine, they stagger because of strong drink; they reel in vision, they totter in judgment.
Anplis yo vin toudi akoz bwason fò yo: prèt la ak pwofèt la vin toudi ak bwason fò. Yo vin konfonn akoz diven an, e yo vin toudi akoz bwason fò a. Yo kilbite pandan y ap fè vizyon, e yo manke tonbe lè y ap rann jijman.
8 For all tables are full of filthy vomit, and no place is clean.
Paske tout tab yo plen ak salte vomisman an; pa menm gen yon kote ki pwòp.
9 Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?
A ki moun Li ta enstwi konesans e a kilès Li ta entèprete mesaj la? Sila ki fenk sevre nan lèt yo? Sila ki fenk sispann pran tete yo?
10 For it is precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little.
Paske Li pale, Lòd sou lòd, lòd sou lòd, liy sou liy, liy sou liy, yon ti kras pa isi, yon ti kras pa la.
11 For with stammering lips and with a strange tongue shall it be spoken to this people;
Anverite, Li va pale ak pèp sa a ak lèv bege e ak yon lang etranje,
12 To whom it was said: 'This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary; and this is the refreshing'; yet they would not hear.
Sila ki te di yo: “Men repo isit la; bay repo a sila ki fatige yo,” epi: “Men repo”, men yo pa t koute.
13 And so the word of the LORD is unto them precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Akoz sa, pawòl SENYÈ a, yo va: “Lòd sou lòd, lòd sou lòd, liy sou liy, liy sou liy, yon ti kras pa isi, yon ti kras pa la,” pou yo kapab ale, chape glise pa dèyè, vin kraze, pran nan pèlen e vin prizonye.
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scoffers, the ballad-mongers of this people which is in Jerusalem:
Pou sa, koute pawòl SENYÈ a, O nou menm k ap moke yo, sila ki chèf sou pèp sa a ki rete nan Jérusalem nan:
15 Because ye have said: 'We have made a covenant with death, and with the nether-world are we at agreement; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood have we hid ourselves'; (Sheol h7585)
“Akoz nou te di: ‘Nou te fè yon akò ak lanmò’, epi ak Sejou mò yo, nou te vin angaje. Gwo dega p ap rive sou nou lè l pase, paske nou te fè pwotèj nou ak manti e nou te kache kò nou ak desepsyon.” (Sheol h7585)
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone of sure foundation; he that believeth shall not make haste.
Pou sa, Senyè BONDYE a di: “Gade byen, Mwen ap poze nan Sion yon wòch, yon wòch eprèv, yon wòch ang prensipal pou fondasyon ki plase byen solid la. Sila ki kwè nan li a, p ap twouble menm.
17 And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
Mwen va fè jistis sèvi kon lign mezi e ladwati kon règ nivo. Lagrèl va bale tout fatra nèt ki fèt ak manti, e dlo yo va debòde antre nan kote sekrè a.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Sheol h7585)
Akò nou an ak lanmò va anile, e angajman nou an ak Sejou mò yo p ap kanpe. Lè gwo twoub la k ap kraze tout moun nan, pase kote nou, alò, nou va foule anba l. (Sheol h7585)
19 As often as it passeth through, it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be sheer terror to understand the message.
Otan li pase, li va kenbe nou; maten apre maten, l ap pase. Nenpòt lè pandan lajounen oswa lannwit, pou konprann sa li ye a, va pote gwo laperèz.”
20 For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.
Kabann nan twò kout pou lonje kò nou e dra a twò etwat pou vlope nou.
21 For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that He may do His work, strange is His work, and bring to pass His act, strange is His act.
Paske SENYÈ a va leve tankou nan Mòn Peratsim. Li va fache tankou nan vale Gabaon, pou fè tach Li, tach ki pa sanblab ak lòt, e pou egzekite travay Li, travay ekstrawòdinè Li.
22 Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.
Alò, konsa, pa aji tankou mokè yo, pou chenn ki mare nou yo pa vin pi rèd. Paske mwen te tande soti nan Senyè BONDYE dèzame yo, desizyon deja fèt pou detwi tout latè a.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; attend, and hear my speech.
Prete zòrèy nou pou tande vwa mwen! Koute e tande pawòl mwen yo.
24 Is the plowman never done with plowing to sow, with the opening and harrowing of his ground?
Èske kiltivatè a raboure tout tan pou plante grenn semans? Èske li pa janm sispann vire tè a?
25 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the black cummin, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the appointed place and the spelt in the border thereof?
Èske li pa fè tè a nivo pou simen grenn lanni, gaye grenn kimen, plante ble nan ranje yolòj nan plas li ak pitimi nan kote pa li?
26 For He doth instruct him aright; his God doth teach him.
Paske Bondye pa li a enstwi li, e montre li sa ki bon.
27 For the black cummin is not threshed with a threshing-sledge, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the black cummin is beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
Paske grenn lanni pa kraze vannen ak gwo baton, ni wou kabwèt pa woule sou kimen, men lanni bat ak yon planch bwa e kimen ak yon baton.
28 Is bread corn crushed? Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.
Sereyal pou fè pen oblije kraze; anverite, li p ap ka kontinye bat pou vannen li tout tan. Menmsi wou kabwèt li a ak pye cheval li yo ta pase sou li, cheval la pa ka fè l moulen.
29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts: Wonderful is His counsel, and great His wisdom.
Sa anplis, sòti nan SENYÈ dèzame yo, ki te fè konsèy Li mèvèye, ak sajès Li byen gran.
