Isaiah 21
1 The doom of the desert by the sea. As tempests in the south blow with fury; so doth it come from the desert, from a terrible land.
Men mesaj Bondye bay sou plenn bò lanmè a, nan peyi Babilòn: -Tankou yon van siklòn k'ap bale dezè Negèv la, yon gwo malè pral soti nan peyi san manman yo.
2 A hard vision hath been told unto me; the traitor dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. “Go up, O 'Elam; besiege, O Media;” all sighing have I caused to cease.
Mwen fè yon vizyon, mwen wè bagay ki pou bay gwo lapenn lan. Mwen wè moun k'ap trayi, moun k'ap kraze brize! Nou menm lame peyi Elam lan, moute al atake! Nou menm sòlda peyi Medi yo, al sènen lavil li yo! Bondye pral fè moun k'ap soufri anba peyi Babilòn lan sispann plenn.
3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I am too much cramped to hear; I am too much dismayed to see.
Se poutèt sa, tout zantray mwen ap bouyi! Mwen gen yon sèl doulè anba vant tankou yon fanm ki prèt pou akouche. M'ap tòde. Mwen rete vant ba: mwen pa wè anyen, mwen pa tande anyen.
4 My heart wandereth astray, dread affrighteth me: the evening of my pleasure hath he turned unto me into terror.
Tèt mwen ap vire. M'ap tranble tèlman mwen pè. Mwen t'ap tann solèy la kouche. Men, lè aswè rive, se te pi mal.
5 Prepare the table, put on the candlesticks, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Nan vizyon an, mwen wè yon tab byen ranje, yo louvri tapi atè pou envite yo chita. Y'ap manje, y'ap bwè. Yon moman, yo bay yon lòd: Kanpe, chèf lame yo! Pare zam nou pou defann nou!
6 For thus hath said unto me the Lord, Go, set the watchman, what he seeth let him tell.
Apre sa, Seyè a di m' konsa: -Ale non! Mete yon gad veye! W'a di l' pou l' fè ou konnen tou sa la wè.
7 And he will see chariots, horsemen in couples, riders on asses, riders on camels; and he shall listen diligently with much heed:
Si l' wè kavalye k'ap vini sou chwal yo, de pa de ak yon pati moun sou bourik, yon lòt pati sou chamo, se pou l' louvri je l' gade byen.
8 And he calleth [like] a lion, Upon the watchtower, O Lord, do I stand continually in the daytime, and on my ward am I set all the nights.
Gad la rele byen fò: -Mèt, m'ap rete kanpe la nan pòs mwen tout lajounen. Mwen p'ap deplase kote m' ye a. M'ap veye tout lannwit.
9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot with men, horsemen in couples, and he commenceth and saith, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods hath he shivered unto the ground.
Lè sa a, yon lame kavalye parèt. Y'ap mache vini de pa de. Gad la bay nouvèl la. Li di: Lavil Babilòn tonbe! Wi, li tonbe! Tout estati zidòl yo tonbe plat atè, yo kraze!
10 O my down-trodden [people, ] and the son of my threshingfloor: that which I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have I told unto you.
Nou menm, pèp mwen an, mwen te fwote nou anba pye m' tankou moun fwote diri sou glasi. Men, koulye a m'ap fè nou konnen bon nouvèl mwen te tande a. Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ki te fè m' konn sa.
11 The doom of Dumah. Unto me one calleth out of Se'ir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Men mesaj Bondye bay pou moun peyi Edon yo: -Yon moun rete peyi Seyi, l'ap rele m'. Li di m': Ey, gad! Kilè li ye? Konbe tan ankò pou nwit lan bout? Konbe tan ankò anvan solèy leve?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will desire, desire ye; return, come again.
Mwen reponn: -Bajou prèt pou kase. Men apre sa, se va lannwit ankò. Si nou vle mande sa ankò, tounen vin mande.
13 The doom upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanim.
Men mesaj Bondye bay pou moun peyi Arabi yo: -Nou menm moun peyi Dedan, se nan mitan raje ki nan savann Arabi a nou pral moute kan nou pase nwit!
14 Toward him that is thirsty they bring water; the inhabitants of the land of Thema meet with suitable bread the fugitive.
Al kontre moun ki swaf dlo yo pou ba yo bwè. Moun peyi Tema yo al kontre moun k'ap kouri sove yo, yo pote manje ba yo.
15 Because from the swords are they fled, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the pressure of war.
Moun yo pran kouri pou yo chape anba nepe sòlda ki te soti pou touye yo, anba flèch ki te tou pare pou pèse yo, anba gwo danje ki te gen nan batay la.
16 For thus hath said the Lord unto me, Within yet one year, like the years of a hired laborer, shall all the glory of Kedar be at an end:
Lè sa a, Seyè a di m' konsa: -Nan yon lanne, jou pou jou, tankou moun k'ap travay pou lajan kalkile lè travay yo, p'ap rete anyen nan tout bèl pouvwa peyi Keda a!
17 And the residue of the number of bows of the mighty men of the children of Kedar shall be small; for the Lord the God of Israel hath spoken it.
Ou tande jan nan peyi sa a gen anpil vanyan sòlda ki konn tire banza byen? Enben! Se de twa ase ki va rete. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ki di sa.
