Isaiah 42
1 Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one — My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
Seyè a di: -Men sèvitè m'ap soutni an! Men moun mwen chwazi a, moun ki fè m' plezi anpil la! Mwen mete lespri m' sou li. Li pral fè tout nasyon yo konnen sa ki rele jistis.
2 He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.
Li pa nan rele, li pa nan pale fò. Li pa nan mache fè diskou nan tout lari.
3 A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
Li p'ap kraze sa ki fèb yo. Li p'ap lage sa ki san sekou yo. Men, l'ap rann jistis jan sa dwe fèt.
4 He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.
Li p'ap pèdi espwa, li p'ap pèdi kouraj, jouk l'a fin mete jistis toupatou sou latè, jouk moun ki nan zile yo va rete ap tann lòd l'ap bay yo.
5 Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.
Bondye sèl Mèt ki kreye syèl la epi ki louvri l' anwo tèt nou, li menm ki fòme tè a avèk tou sa k'ap viv sou li, li menm ki bay tout moun k'ap mache sou latè souf lavi, li pale, li di konsa:
6 I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.
Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki rele ou. Mwen ba ou pouvwa pou mete jistis kanpe sou latè. Mwen pran men ou. Mwen fòme ou, mwen mete ou pou pase yon kontra ak pèp la, pou m' bay tout nasyon yo limyè.
7 To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.
W'a louvri je avèg yo. W'a fè prizonye yo soti nan prizon. W'a libere sa ki nan kacho kote ki fè nwa a.
8 I [am] Jehovah, this [is] My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.
Se mwen menm ki Seyè a, se konsa yo rele m'. Mwen p'ap bay yon lòt bondye pouvwa mwen an. Mwen p'ap kite yo bay zidòl yo lwanj ki pou mwen an.
9 The former things, lo, have come, And new things I am declaring, Before they spring up I cause you to hear.
Gade! Tou sa mwen te di k'ap rive rive vre. Mwen pral di nou lòt bagay ki gen pou rive. Mwen pral fè nou konnen sa anvan menm sa rive.
10 Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, Ye who are going down to the sea, and its fulness, Isles, and their inhabitants.
Chante yon chante tou nèf pou Seyè a! Se pou tout moun toupatou sou latè fè lwanj li! Depi moun k'ap vwayaje sou lanmè ak tout bèt ki nan lanmè yo, jouk moun ki rete nan zile byen lwen yo.
11 The wilderness and its cities do lift up [the voice], The villages Kedar doth inhabit, Sing do the inhabitants of Sela, From the top of mountains they cry.
Se pou dezè a ak tout lavil yo chante pou Seyè a! Se pou tout kote moun Keda yo rete a fè lwanj li! Se pou moun ki rete lavil Sela a rele byen fò sou tèt mòn yo tèlman yo kontan!
12 They ascribe to Jehovah honour, And His praise in the isles they declare.
Se pou tout moun ki rete nan zile yo chante pou Seyè a, se pou yo fè lwanj li.
13 Jehovah as a mighty one goeth forth. As a man of war He stirreth up zeal, He crieth, yea, He shrieketh, Against His enemies He showeth Himself mighty.
Seyè a soti tankou yon vanyan gason! Li ranmase tout fòs li tankou yon nonm ki pral nan lagè. Li rele byen fò, li bay siyal pou lagè a! Tankou yon vanyan gason, l'ap kraze lènmi l' yo.
14 I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.
Bondye di: -Gen lontan depi m' fèmen bouch mwen! Mwen pa di anyen, mwen kenbe pou m' pa pale. Men koulye a, mwen tankou yon fanm ki gen tranche. M'ap rele, m'ap plenn, souf mwen ap koupe, mwen pa kapab ankò.
15 I make waste mountains and hills, And all their herbs I dry up, And I have made rivers become isles, And ponds I dry up.
Mwen pral ravaje tout mòn yo, gwo kou piti. Mwen pral fè tout plant yo ak tout pyebwa yo cheche. Mwen pral fè tè nan fon yo tounen sab lanmè pou bwè tout dlo larivyè yo. M'ap cheche lagon dlo yo.
16 And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These [are] the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.
M'ap fè avèg yo mache sou yon wout yo pa t' janm konnen anvan. M'ap pran men yo, m'ap mennen yo sou chemen yo pa t' janm konn fè anvan. M'ap fè kote ki fè nwa yo vin fè klè, kote ki gen anpil bit ak twou yo vin plat. Se tout bagay sa yo mwen pral fè rive. Wi, m'ap fè yo rive vre.
17 Removed backward — utterly ashamed, Are those trusting in a graven image, Those saying to a molten image, 'Ye [are] our gods.'
Tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan zidòl, tout moun k'ap rele estati yo bondye, yo pral bese tèt yo atè, yo pral wont.
18 Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.
Seyè a di: -Nou menm moun soudè yo, koute! Nou menm moun avèg yo, gade byen!
19 Who [is] blind but My servant? And deaf as My messenger I send? Who [is] blind as he who is at peace, Yea, blind, as the servant of Jehovah?
Ki moun ki pi avèg, ki moun ki pi soudè pase sèvite m' lan, moun mwen delivre a? Ki moun ki pi soudè, ki moun ki pi avèg pase mesaje m'ap voye a, sèvitè Bondye a?
20 Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.
Nou menm moun Izrayèl, nou te wè anpil bagay. Men, sa pa t' di nou anyen! Nou gen zòrèy pou nou tande, men nou pa t' tande anyen
21 Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
Seyè a se yon Bondye ki soti pou sove pèp Izrayèl la. Li ta vle pou tout pèp la respekte lòd li yo, pou yo tout fè lwanj li.
22 And this [is] a people seized and spoiled, Snared in holes — all of them, And in houses of restraint they were hidden, They have been for a prey, And there is no deliverer, A spoil, and none is saying, 'Restore.'
Men koulye a, yo fin piye pèp li a, yo pran tou sa yo te genyen. Yo fèmen yo tout nan kacho. Yo mete yo tout nan prizon. Yo vòlò tou sa yo te genyen san pesonn pa delivre yo. Yo piye yo nèt ale san pesonn pa di: Renmèt yo zafè yo!
23 Who among you giveth ear [to] this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards.
Ki moun nan nou k'ap pare zòrèy li pou l' tande sa m'ap di la a? Ki moun nan nou k'ap fè atansyon pou l' toujou koute depi koulye a?
24 Who hath given Jacob for a spoil, And Israel to the spoilers? Is it not Jehovah — He against whom we sinned? Yea, they have not been willing in His ways to walk, Nor have they hearkened to His law.
Ki moun ki te lage moun Jakòb yo nan men vòlò yo? Ki moun ki te lage moun Izrayèl yo nan men piyajè yo? Se te Seyè a menm ki te fè sa. Nou te fè peche kont li. Nou pa t' vle viv jan l' te mande nou viv la. Nou pa t' vle swiv lòd li.
25 And He poureth on him fury, His anger, and the strength of battle, And it setteth him on fire round about, And he hath not known, And it burneth against him, and he layeth it not to heart!
Se konsa, li fè pèp la santi jan l' te move, li fè yo konnen soufrans lagè. Tankou dife, kòlè Bondye tonbe sou tout peyi a. Men yo yonn pa t' vle rekonèt sa. Kòlè Bondye boule peyi a nèt. Men, yo yonn pa t' pran sa pou anyen!
