< Isaiah 54 >
1 “Sing, O barren, she [who] has not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She [who] has not brought forth! For more [are] the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one,” said YHWH.
Jerizalèm, ou menm ki pa t' kapab fè pitit, rele, fè fèt! Ou menm ki pa t' janm konnen doulè tranche, chante, danse, fè kè ou kontan! Paske fanm gason pa t' okipe a ap gen plis pitit pase fanm mari l' pa t' janm kite l' la. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, And they stretch out the curtains of your dwelling places, Do not restrain—lengthen your cords, And make your pins strong.
Laji kote w'ap moute tant ou pou ou viv la! Louvri twal tant ou yo. Ou pa bezwen jennen. Lonje kòd ou yo, ranfòse pikèt ou yo!
3 For you break forth right and left, And nations possess your seed,
Ou pral louvri lakou ou sou bò dwat ak sou bò gòch pou fè plas. Moun ou yo pral tounen nan peyi moun lòt nasyon yo te pran nan men yo. Yo pral plen tout lavil ki te rete san moun yo.
4 And they cause desolate cities to be inhabited. Do not fear, for you are not ashamed, Nor blush, for you are not confounded, For you forget the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood You do not remember anymore.
Ou pa bezwen pè! Yo p'ap derespekte ou ankò! Ou pa bezwen bese tèt ou, yo p'ap fè ou wont ankò! Ou pral bliye bagay lèd ou te fè lè ou te jenn marye a. Ou p'ap chonje lè ou te rete pou kont ou tankou yon fanm ki pèdi mari l'.
5 For your Maker [is] your husband, YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name, And your Redeemer [is] the Holy One of Israel, He is called God of all the earth.
Bondye ki te kreye ou la pral tankou yon mari pou ou. Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, se konsa yo rele l'. Se Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, Bondye ki apa a, ki pral delivre ou. Se Bondye tout latè a yo rele l'.
6 For as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, YHWH has called you, Even a youthful wife when she is refused,” said your God.
Ou tankou yon madanm mari l' kite l', epi ki nan gwo lapenn. Ou tankou yon madanm mari l' te renmen depi lè l' te jenn gason, men li vire do kite l'. Seyè a rele ou tounen vin jwenn li.
7 “In a small moment I have forsaken you, And in great mercies I gather you,
Men sa Bondye ou la di ou: -Mwen te kite ou pou yon ti tan. Men, m'ap tounen avè ou ankò paske mwen renmen ou anpil.
8 In overflowing wrath I hid My face [for] a moment from you, And in perpetual kindness I have loved you, Said your Redeemer—YHWH!
Kòlè te fè m' pèdi tèt mwen. Mwen te vire do ba ou. Men, kè m' fè m' mal pou ou. M'ap moutre ou jan m' toujou renmen ou. Se Seyè k'ap delivre ou la ki di ou sa.
9 For this [is as] the days of Noah to Me, In that I have sworn that the waters of Noah Do not pass over the earth again—So I have sworn, Wrath is not on you, Nor rebuke against you.
Menm jan nan tan Noe, mwen te pwomèt mwen p'ap janm kite gwo inondasyon rive ankò sou latè. Konsa tou, mwen pwomèt koulye a m' p'ap janm fache sou nou ankò. Mwen p'ap rele dèyè nou, mwen p'ap pini nou ankò.
10 For the mountains depart, and the hills remove, And My kindness does not depart from you, And the covenant of My peace does not remove,” Says YHWH, your loving one.
Ou te mèt wè mòn yo ap souke, ti mòn yo ap tranble, mwen p'ap janm sispann renmen ou. M'ap toujou kenbe kontra mwen te pase pou m' te toujou byen avè ou la. Se Seyè ki renmen ou lan ki di ou sa.
11 “O afflicted, storm-tossed, not comforted, Behold, I am laying your stones with cement, And have founded you with sapphires,
Seyè a di ankò: -Ou menm lavil Jerizalèm ki nan gwo lapenn, ki san sekou, ki san pesonn pou konsole ou, mwen pral poze bèl wòch pyè ak yon mòtye koulè pou fondasyon ou. Mwen pral rebati ou sou pyè safi.
12 And have made your pinnacles of agate, And your gates of carbuncle stones, And all your border of stones of delight,
M'ap bati fò ou yo ak pyè ribi, pòtay ou yo ak pyè malachi, miray ranpa ou yo ak bèl wòch pyè ki koute chè.
13 And all your sons are taught of YHWH, And the peace of your sons [is] abundant.
Se Seyè a menm ki pral moutre pitit ou yo tout bagay. Yo pral viv alèz ak kè poze.
14 You establish yourself in righteousness, Be far from oppression, for you do not fear, And from ruin, for it does not come near to you.
Ou pral kanpe fèm paske tout moun ap mache dwat lakay ou. Pa fè mechanste. Ou pa bezwen pè pesonn. Ou pa bezwen gen kè sote. Anyen p'ap rive ou.
15 Behold, he diligently assembles without My desire, Whoever has assembled near you falls by you!
Si yo atake ou, sa p'ap soti nan mwen. Nenpòt moun ki va fè ou lagè pral tonbe devan ou.
16 Behold, I have created an artisan, Blowing on a fire of coals, And bringing out an instrument for his work, And I have created a destroyer to destroy.
Se mwen menm ki kreye bòs fòjon k'ap chofe dife chabon pou fè tout kalite zam. Se mwen menm tou ki fè lwijanboje yo pou kraze brize.
17 No weapon formed against you prospers, And every tongue rising against you, You condemn in judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of YHWH, And their righteousness from Me,” a declaration of YHWH!
Men, tout zam y'a fè pou sèvi kont ou yo p'ap fè ou anyen. W'a gen repons nan bouch ou pou tout moun ki va akize ou nan tribinal. Se sa m'ap fè pou tout sèvitè m' yo. Se mwen k'ap defann kòz yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa!