Esias 44
1 But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.
“Men koulye a, koute, O Jacob, sèvitè Mwen an; Israël ke M te chwazi a.
2 Thus says the Lord God that made you, and he that formed you from the womb; You shall yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.
Konsa pale SENYÈ ki te fè ou a, ki te fòme ou soti nan vant lan, ki va bay ou soutyen, kap di: ‘Pa pè, O Jacob, sèvitè Mwen an; ak ou menm Israël ke M te chwazi a.
3 For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land: I will put my Spirit upon your seed, and my blessings upon your children:
Paske Mwen va vide dlo sou yon tè ki swaf e vwa dlo sou tè ki sèch. Mwen va vide Lespri M sou ras ou e benediksyon sou desandan ou yo;
4 and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on [the banks of] running water.
konsa, yo va vin vòltije pami zèb kon bwa akote sous dlo.’
5 One shall say, I am God's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand, I am God's, and shall call himself by the name of Israel.
Sila a va di: ‘Mwen pou SENYÈ a;’ epi lòt la va rele sou non Jacob; epi yon lòt va ekri sou men l: ‘Apatyen a SENYÈ a’, epi va nonmen non Israël ak respè.
6 Thus says God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Wa Israël la, ak Redanmtè li a, SENYÈ dèzame yo: Mwen se premye a e Mwen se dènye a; nanpwen Bondye sof ke Mwen menm.
7 Who is like me? let him stand, and call, and declare, and prepare for me from the time that I made man for ever; and let them tell you the things that are coming before they arrive.
Se kilès ki tankou Mwen? Kite li pwoklame e deklare sa; Wi, kite li pale M sa an lòd. Depi lè ke M te etabli ansyen nasyon a. Epi kite yo deklare a yo menm bagay k ap vini yo ak evenman ki va rive yo.
8 Hide not yourselves, nor go astray: have you not heard from the beginning, and [have not] I told you? you are witnesses if there is a God beside me.
Pa tranble, pa pè. Èske depi lontan, Mwen pa t anonse sa a nou menm e te demontre nou sa? Konsa, nou se temwen M. Èske gen okenn Bondye sof ke Mwen menm? Anverite, nanpwen! Mwen pa konnen okenn lòt Wòch.”
9 But they that framed [false gods] did not then listen; and they that graved [images] are all vain, performing their own desires, which shall not profit them, but they shall be ashamed
Sila ki fè yon imaj taye yo, tout se pou ryen. Sa ke yo bay enpòtans yo, pa gen benefis. Menm pwòp temwen pa yo pa wè ni konnen. Yo pa ka menm vin wont.
10 that form a god, and all that grave worthless things:
Se kilès ki te fòme yon dye, oswa te fè yon zidòl fonn ki san benefis?
11 and all by whom they were made are withered: yes, let all the deaf be gathered from [among] men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together:
Gade byen, tout zami l yo va vin wont, paske bòs atizan yo menm se sèlman lòm. Kite yo rasanble yo menm, kite yo kanpe, kite yo tranble, kite yo tout ansanm vin wont.
12 For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions [the idol] with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.
Moun nan fòme bout fè a pou fè yon zouti pou koupe. Yon travay ki fèt sou chabon limen. Li fòme li ak mato, e travay li ak bra li ki fò. Anplis, li vin grangou e pèdi fòs; li pa bwè dlo e li vin fatige.
13 The artificer having chosen a piece of wood, marks it out with a rule, and fits it with glue, and makes it as the form of a man, and as the beauty of a man, to set it up in the house.
Yon lòt taye bwa, li mezire li ak mèt mezi; li trase sou li ak lakrè wouj. Li travay li ak rif la, trase l ak konpa e fè li sanble ak fòm a yon moun, tankou bèlte a lòm, pou l ka plase li anndan yon kay.
14 He cuts wood out of the forest, which the Lord planted, [even] a pine tree, and the rain made it grow,
Anverite, li koupe bwa sèd yo pou kont li, pran yon bwa pichpen oswa yon bwadchenn e leve li pou kont li pami bwa forè yo. Li plante yon bwa pen e lapli fè l grandi.
15 that it might be for men to burn: and having taken part of it he warms himself; yes, they burn part of it, and bake loaves thereon; and [of] the rest they make for themselves gods, and they worship them.
Epi li devni yon bagay pou moun ka brile. Li pran kèk nan li pou l ka chofe e anplis, fè dife pou kwit pen. Anplis li fè yon dye epi l adore l. Li fè li yon imaj taye e li tonbe ba devan l.
16 Half thereof he burns in the fire, and with half of it he bakes loaves on the coals; and having roasted flesh on it he eats, and is satisfied, and having warmed himself he says, I am comfortable, for I have warmed myself, and have seen the fire.
Mwatye li, li brile nan dife; sou mwatye sa a, li manje vyann pandan li kwit yon gwo mòs e li satisfè. Anplis, li chofè kò l epi di: “Aha, koulye a mwen fin chofe ase; mwen te wè dife a.”
17 And the rest he makes a graven god, and worships, and prays, saying, Deliver me; for you are my God.
Men rès la, li sèvi pou fòme yon dye, imaj taye pa li. Li tonbe ba devan l pou adore l; anplis, li priye a li menm e di: “Delivre m, paske se ou ki dye mwen.”
18 They have no understanding to perceive; for they have been blinded so that they should not see with their eyes, nor perceive with their heart.
Yo pa konnen, ni yo pa konprann, paske Li te fèmen zye yo pou yo pa wè e kè yo pou yo pa konprann.
19 And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burnt up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.
Nanpwen moun ki sonje, ni pa gen konesans ni konprann pou l ta di: “Mwen te brile mwatye li nan dife a e anplis, mwen te kwit pen sou chabon li. Mwen boukannen vyann, e mwen manje li. Èske m ap fè rès la vin yon abominasyon? Èske mwen va tonbe ba devan yon bout bwa!”
20 Know you that their heart is ashes, and they err, and no one is able to deliver his soul: see, you will not say, [There is a] lie in my right hand.
La p manje sou sann yo. Yon kè ki twonpe te mennen l sou kote. Li p ap kapab delivre nanm li menm. Ni li pa mande: “Èske pa gen manti nan men dwat mwen?”
21 Remember these things, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant; I have formed you [to be] my servant: and do you, Israel, not forget me.
“Sonje bagay sa yo, O Jacob e Israël, paske ou se sèvitè Mwen, O Israël. Mwen p ap janm bliye ou.
22 For behold, I have blotted out as a cloud your transgressions, and your sin as darkness: turn to me, and I will redeem you.
Mwen te efase transgresyon ou yo tankou yon nwaj byen pwès, ak peche ou yo tankou yon nwaj. Retounen kote Mwen, paske Mwen te rachte ou.”
23 Rejoice, you heavens; for God has had mercy upon Israel: sound the trumpet, you foundations of the earth: you mountains, shout [with] joy, you hills, and all the trees therein: for God has redeemed Jacob, and Israel shall be glorified.
Rele ak jwa, O syèl yo, paske SENYÈ a te fè sa! Rele ak jwa, ou menm, kote pi ba sou latè yo! Pete ak gwo kri lajwa, O mòn yo, O forè ak tout pyebwa ki ladann yo; paske SENYÈ a te rachte Jacob, e an Israël, Li va devwale glwa Li.
24 Thus says the Lord that redeems you, and who formed you from the womb, I am the Lord that performs all things: I stretched out the heaven alone, and established the earth.
Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Redanmtè ou a e sila ki te fè ou soti nan vant la: “Mwen, SENYÈ a, se Kreyatè a tout bagay, Mwen te lonje ouvri syèl yo pou kont Mwen, e Mwen te lonje ouvri latè, Mwen sèl Mwen;
25 Who else will frustrate the tokens of those that have divining spirits, and prophecies from the heart of [man]? turning the wise back, and making their counsel foolishness;
ki fristre sila yo ki plen ògeye ak mantè yo; ki te devwale divinò yo tankou moun fou, ki te fè mesye saj yo rale fè bak, pou l vire sajès yo fè 1 tounen foli;
26 and confirming the word of his servant, and verifying the counsel of his messengers: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Idumea, You shall be built, and her desert places shall spring forth.
ki te konfime pawòl a sèvitè Li a e te acheve bi a mesaje Li yo. Se Mwen menm ki di de Jérusalem: Li va gen moun ladann!’ Epi a vil a Juda yo: ‘Yo va bati.’ Konsa, Mwen va fè leve mazi li yo ankò.
27 Who says to the deep, You shall be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers.
Se Mwen menm ki pale a fon lanmè a: ‘Vin sèch,’ e Mwen va fè rivyè ou yo vin sèk.
28 Who bids Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who says to Jerusalem, You shall be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.
Se Mwen menm ki di de Cyrus: ‘Li se bèje Mwen, epi li va acheve tout volonte mwen.’ Li va deklare a Jérusalem: ‘Li va bati,’ e de tanp lan: ‘Fondasyon ou yo va poze.’”
