Isaiah 49
1 Listen to me, ye distant lands! Attend, ye nations from afar! Jehovah called me at my birth; In my very childhood he called me by 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 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of his hand did he hide me. He made me a polished shaft; In his quiver did he hide 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 He said to me, Thou art my servant; 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; For naught, for vanity, have I spent my strength; Yet my cause is with Jehovah, And my reward 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 thus saith Jehovah, Who formed me from my birth to be his servant To bring Jacob to him again, And that Israel might be gathered to him, —For I am honored in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God is 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 He said, It is a small tiling that thou shouldst be my servant, To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also make thee the light of the nations, That my salvation may reach the ends 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 saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him that is despised by men, abhorred by the people, To the servant of tyrants; Kings shall see, and stand up, Princes, and they shall pay homage, On account of Jehovah, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
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 saith Jehovah; In the time of favor will I hear thee; In the day of deliverance will I help thee; I will preserve thee, and make thee a mediator for the people, To restore the land, to distribute the desolated inheritances;
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 To say to the prisoners, Go forth! To them that are in darkness, Come to the light! They shall feed in the ways, And on all high places shall be their pasture.
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, neither shall they thirst; Neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; For he that hath compassion on them shall lead them; To 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 highway; And my roads shall be prepared.
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 behold! 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 ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth! Break forth into singing, ye mountains! For Jehovah comforteth his people, And hath compassion on his afflicted ones.
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 Zion saith, “Jehovah hath forsaken me; The Lord hath 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, So as not to have compassion on the son of her womb? Yet, should they forget, I will never forget thee!
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 thee on the palms of my hands; Thy walls are ever before my eyes.
Gade byen, Mwen te enskri ou nan pla men Mwen. Miray ou yo devan Mwen tout tan.
17 Thy children shall make haste; They that destroyed and laid thee waste shall depart from thee.
Fè pitit ou yo, fè vit. Sila k ap detwi yo e k ap devaste yo va kite ou.
18 Lift up thine eyes around, and see! They all assemble themselves, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, Thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with a rich dress; Thou shalt bind them on thee, as a bride her jewels.
“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 thy waste and desolate places, and thy land laid in ruins, Shall now be too narrow for the inhabitants; And they that devoured thee 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 Thou, that hast been childless, shalt yet hear thy sons exclaim: “The place is too narrow for me; make room for 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 And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these? I surely was childless and unfruitful, An exile, and an outcast; who then hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, then, where were they?
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 saith the Lord Jehovah: I will lift up my hand to the nations, And set up my standard to the kingdoms; They shall bring thy sons in their arms, And thy daughters upon 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 thy nursing fathers, And queens thy nursing mothers; Upon their faces shall they bow down before thee, And lick the dust of thy feet. Thus shalt thou know that I am Jehovah; And they who trust in me shall not be put to shame.
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 away from the mighty? Or shall the spoil of the terrible be rescued?
Èske piyaj la kapab rache nan men a nonm pwisan an? Oswa èske kaptif lejitim yo kapab delivre?
25 Yea, thus saith Jehovah, The prey shall be taken away from the mighty, And the spoil of the terrible shall be rescued; For with him that contendeth with thee will I contend, And I will save thy 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 cause thine oppressors to eat their own flesh; With their own blood shall they be drunk, as with new wine; And all flesh shall know that I Jehovah am thy saviour; That thy redeemer is 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.”
