Isaiah 31
1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek YHWH!
Malè a sila ki desann Égypte pou sekou yo, ki depann de cheval yo, ki fè konfyans a cha yo paske yo anpil, ak nan chevalye yo paske yo tèlman fò; men yo pa gade sou Sila Ki Sen an Israël la, ni chache SENYÈ a!
2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Men anplis, Li saj; Li va mennen dezas; Li p ap retire pawòl Li menm; men Li va leve kont kay malfektè yo, ak kont sekou a sila ki fè mechanste yo.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not El; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When YHWH shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Alò, Ejipsyen yo se moun. Se pa Bondye. Cheval yo se chè; se pa lespri. Pou sa, SENYÈ la va lonje men L; sila k ap bay sekou a va glise tonbe. Sila ki resevwa sekou a va tonbe, e yo tout va rive fini ansanm.
4 For thus hath YHWH spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall YHWH of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Paske konsa SENYÈ a di mwen: “Tankou lyon oswa jenn lyon gwonde sou kò bèt l ap manje, lè yon bann bèje vin parèt la; li p ap pè vwa yo, ni li p ap deranje akoz bri yo fè. Konsa, SENYÈ dèzame yo va vin desann pou fè lagè sou Mòn Sion ak sou kolin li an.”
5 As birds flying, so will YHWH of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Tankou zwazo k ap vole, se konsa SENYÈ a va pwoteje Jérusalem. Li va pwoteje li e delivre li. Li va pase sou sa pou sove li.
6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Retounen kote Sila ke nou te tèlman neglije a, O fis Israël yo.
7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
Paske nan jou sa a, tout moun va jete deyò zidòl an ajan li yo ak zidòl an lò li yo, ke men plen peche nou yo te fè pou nou.
8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
Epi Asiryen an va tonbe pa yon nepe ki pa t pou lòm, e nepe a ki pa pou lòm va devore l. Pou sa, li p ap chape anba nepe a, e jenn mesye li yo va devni ouvriye kòve.
9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith YHWH, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
“Wòch li va disparèt akoz panik, e prens li yo va gen gwo lakrent devan drapo a”, deklare SENYÈ a, Sila ki gen dife Li nan Sion an, ak founo nan Jérusalem nan.
