Isaiah 49
1 Listen, O isles, to me; and listen, you people, from far; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name.
Koute Mwen, O lil yo e tande byen, pèp ki sòti lwen yo. SENYÈ a te rele Mwen depi nan vant; depi nan vant manman M, Li te rele M.
2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he hid me;
Li te fè bouch Mwen tankou yon nepe file; nan lonbraj men L, Li te kache Mwen. Anplis, Li te fè M vin yon flèch byen poli, e Li te kache Mwen nan fouwo Li.
3 And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Li te di Mwen: “Ou se sèvitè Mwen, Israël nan sila Mwen va montre glwa Mwen an.”
4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
Men Mwen te di: “Mwen te travay di an ven. Mwen te depanse fòs Mwen pou ryen ak vanite; sepandan, anverite, jistis pa m avèk SENYÈ a, e rekonpans Mwen avèk Bondye Mwen an.”
5 And now, says the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, ki te fòme m depi nan vant pou m ta Sèvitè Li a: Li di pou mennen Jacob retounen kote Li a, pou Israël ta ranmase vè Li (paske mwen te resevwa lonè nan zye SENYÈ a e Bondye Mwen an se fòs Mwen),
6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Li di: “Se yon bagay twò piti pou ou ta Sèvitè Mwen, pou leve fè monte tout tribi Jacob yo, e restore retay Israël la. Konsa anplis, Mwen va fè Ou yon limyè a nasyon yo, pou sali Mwen ka rive jis nan dènye pwent latè.”
7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Redanmtè Israël la ak Sila Ki Sen li an, a Sila ke lòm meprize a, a Sila ki rayi pa nasyon an, a Sèvitè a chèf yo: “Wa yo va wè e vin leve, Prens yo, anplis, va vin pwostène, akoz SENYÈ a, Sila ki fidèl la, Sila Ki Sen an Israël ki te chwazi Ou a.”
8 Thus says the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, se nan yon tan konvenab, ke M te reponn Ou. Nan jou sali a, Mwen te bay Ou sekou. Mwen va kenbe Ou e bay Ou kon yon akò pou pèp la, pou restore peyi a, e pou fè yo posede eritaj dezole yo.
9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
Pou pale a kaptif yo: ‘Vin parèt’! Epi a sila nan tenèb yo: ‘Montre tèt ou’. Akote chemen yo, yo va manje e patiraj yo va sou tout wotè vid yo.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Yo p ap grangou, ni soufri swaf, ni solèy ki brile p ap frape yo; Paske Sila ki gen konpasyon pou yo a va mennen yo e va gide yo rive nan sous dlo yo.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
Mwen va fè tout mòn Mwen yo vin yon chemen, e gran chemen Mwen yo va vin leve wo.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, see, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Gade byen, sa yo va vini sòti lwen; epi gade, sila yo va soti nan nò ak nan lwès la, e sila yo va soti nan peyi Sinim yo.
13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy on his afflicted.
Rele fò ak jwa, O syèl yo! Rejwi, O latè! Eklate ak gwo kri lajwa, O mòn yo! Paske SENYÈ a te konsole pèp Li a. Li va gen konpasyon pou aflije Li yo.
14 But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.
Men Sion te di: “SENYÈ a te abandone mwen, e Senyè a te bliye mwen.”
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget you.
Èske yon fanm ka bliye pitit k ap souse li a, pou l pa gen konpasyon sou fis ki sòti nan vant li an? Menm sila yo ka bliye, men Mwen p ap bliye ou.
16 Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
Gade byen, Mwen te enskri ou nan pla men Mwen. Miray ou yo devan Mwen tout tan.
17 Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go forth of you.
Fè pitit ou yo, fè vit. Sila k ap detwi yo e k ap devaste yo va kite ou.
18 Lift up your eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall surely clothe you with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on you, as a bride does.
“Leve zye ou e gade toupatou; yo tout rasanble ansanm pou yo vin kote ou. Kon Mwen viv la,” deklare SENYÈ a: “Ou va, anverite abiye ak yo tout, pou yo sèvi kon bijou ou, e tache yo sou ou kon yon jenn fi k ap marye.”
19 For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed you up shall be far away.
Nan plas dezè e dezole ou yo, nan peyi detwi nèt ou a, anverite, koulye a, ou va manke kont espas pou sila ki vivan yo, e sila ki te vale ou yo va ale byen lwen.
20 The children which you shall have, after you have lost the other, shall say again in your ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
Pitit ke ou te pèdi yo va gen tan di nan zòrèy ou: “Plas sa a twò piti pou mwen; fè espas pou mwen pou m ka viv isit la.”
21 Then shall you say in your heart, Who has begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Epi ou va di nan kè ou: ‘Se kilès ki te fè sila yo pou mwen, paske mwen te pèdi pitit mwen yo, e mwen rete sèl, yon egzile e yon vwayajè? Konsa, se kilès ki te leve sila yo? Gade byen, mwen te kite sèl. Ki kote sila yo te sòti?’”
22 Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Konsa pale Senyè BONDYE a: “Gade byen, Mwen va leve men M vè nasyon yo e Mwen va monte drapo Mwen a lòt pèp yo. Yo va mennen fis ou yo nan sen yo, e fi nou yo va pote sou zepòl yo.
23 And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Wa yo va sèvi kon papa adoptif nou yo, e fi yo kon manman nouris. Yo va bese ba devan ou ak figi yo atè, pou niche pousyè nan pye ou. Konsa, ou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a; sila ki tann Mwen yo p ap vin wont.”
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Èske piyaj la kapab rache nan men a nonm pwisan an? Oswa èske kaptif lejitim yo kapab delivre?
25 But thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save your children.
Anverite, konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Menm kaptif a nonm pwisan la va soti, e piyaj la va rache nan men nonm fò a; paske Mwen va batay ak sila ki batay avèk ou e Mwen va sove fis ou yo.
26 And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Mwen va fè opresè ou yo manje pwòp chè yo; yo va vin sou ak pwòp san yo tankou ak diven dous. Konsa, tout chè va konnen ke Mwen menm, SENYÈ a, se Sovè ou e redanmtè ou, Pwisan A Jacob la.”
