Isaiah 48
1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
Koute pawòl sa yo byen, nou menm fanmi Jakòb yo. Nou menm ki pote non Izrayèl, zansèt nou an, nou menm ki soti nan ras Jida a, nou pran non Seyè a pou fè sèman. N'ap fè sèvis pou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la. Men, se pawòl nan bouch. Nou pa viv jan Bondye vle l' la.
2 For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.
Nou cho konsa pou nou di se moun lavil Jerizalèm, lavil Bondye a, nou ye. Se sou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la n'ap mete tout espwa nou, li menm yo rele Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a.
3 The former things from that time I declared, And from my mouth they have gone forth, And I proclaim them, Suddenly I have done, and it cometh.
Depi lontan mwen te fè nou konnen davans sa ki tapral rive. Mwen te pale pou tout moun tande. Mwen rete konsa, mwen fè sa m' gen pou m' fè a, epi yo rive vre.
4 From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,
Mwen te konnen jan nou wòklò. Tèt nou di pase fè, di pase wòch
5 And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, 'Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.
Se poutèt sa mwen te fè nou konnen davans sa ki tapral rive nou. Wi, mwen te avèti nou anvan yo te rive, pou nou pa t' di se zidòl nou yo ki te fè sa pou nou, se estati an fè nou yo ak pòtre zidòl nou yo ki te fè sa pase konsa.
6 Thou hast heard, see the whole of it, And ye, do ye not declare? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that ye knew not.
Se pou nou rekonèt tou sa mwen te di nou yo rive vre. Enben, mwen pral fè ou konnen lòt bagay ankò ki gen pou rive, bagay mwen te kenbe pou mwen, bagay ou pa ka konnen menm.
7 Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, 'Lo, I have known them.'
Se bagay m'ap fè koulye a menm. Mwen pa janm ko fè sa. Se bagay nou pa t' janm konnen jouk jounen jòdi a. Konsa nou pa ka di nou te konn sa deja!
8 Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And 'Transgressor from the belly,' One is crying to thee.
Nou pa t' janm konn bagay konsa, nou pa t' janm tande sa. Mwen pa t' kase bwa nan zòrèy nou sou sa, paske mwen konnen jan nou trèt. Yo pa ka fè nou konfyans. Depi nou fèt yo konnen nou pou moun tèt di.
9 For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.
Se poutèt non mwen pote a kifè mwen kenbe kòlè m'. Se paske mwen vle pou moun fè lwanj mwen kifè mwen pa koute kòlè m' pou m' kraze nou!
10 Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
Tankou lajan yo fonn nan fòj pou wè si li bon, mwen te fè nou pase tray pou m' wè kote nou ye.
11 For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do [it], For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.
Se poutèt mwen, poutèt mwen menm ase, mwen fè sa m' fè a. Eske m' ka kite yo derespekte non mwen? Mwen p'ap kite yon lòt resevwa lwanj ki pou mwen an!
12 Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;
Nou menm fanmi Jakòb yo, Nou menm pèp Izrayèl mwen te chwazi a, koute m' byen. Se mwen menm ki te la anvan tout bagay, Se mwen menm k'ap la apre tout bagay kaba. Mwen p'ap janm chanje.
13 Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.
Se mwen menm ak men mwen ki fè latè. Se ak fòs ponyèt mwen mwen louvri syèl la. Lè m' rele yo, yo tout kouri vin nan pye m'.
14 Be gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm [is on] the Chaldeans.
Nou tout, sanble non pou nou koute m'! Kilès nan zidòl nou yo ki te fè konnen depi davans tout bagay sa yo? Moun mwen renmen an pral fè travay mwen vle l' fè a kont lavil Babilòn, kont ras moun Kalde yo.
15 I — I have spoken, yea, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he hath made prosperous his way.
Se mwen menm ki te pale, se mwen menm ki te rele l'. Se mwen menm ki fè l' vini. M'ap fè l' reyisi nan travay l'ap fè a.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear this, Not from the beginning in secret spake I, From the time of its being, there [am] I, And now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and His Spirit.
Pwoche kote m' non, koute sa m'ap di: Depi nan konmansman mwen pa kache nou anyen. Depi lè bagay la t'ap rive, mwen te la. Koulye a, Seyè a ban mwen lespri l', li voye m'!
17 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, 'I [am] Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.
Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa, Seyè k'ap delivre yo a, men sa li di: -Se mwen menm ki Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Se mwen menm k'ap moutre nou sa ki pou byen nou. Se mwen menm k'ap mennen nou nan chemen pou nou swiv la.
18 O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
Si sèlman nou te swiv lòd mwen te ban nou yo, benediksyon ta vide sou nou tankou lapli k'ap tonbe. Tankou lanmè ki pa janm sispann voye lanm, m' pa ta janm sispann kanpe pou nou!
19 And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.
Moun ras nou yo ta menm kantite ak grenn sab. Pitit pitit nou yo ta tankou grenn sab bò lanmè. Anyen pa ta ka detwi nou devan mwen. Non! Nou pa ta janm disparèt devan mwen.
20 Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, With a voice of singing declare, Cause ye this to be heard, Bring it forth unto the end of the earth, Say, Redeemed hath Jehovah His servant Jacob.
Soti kite lavil Babilòn! Sove kò nou lakay moun Kalde yo! Gaye nouvèl la ak kè kontan. Mache fè konnen l' toupatou. Seyè a delivre Izrayèl, sèvitè li a.
21 And they have not thirsted in waste places, He hath caused them to go on, Waters from a rock he hath caused to flow to them, Yea, he cleaveth a rock, and flow do waters.
Lè li t'ap mennen yo nan dezè a, yo pa t' swaf dlo. Li fè sous dlo pete nan wòch pou yo. Li fann wòch la, dlo koule soti.
22 There is no peace, said Jehovah, to the wicked!
Men Seyè a di: Pa gen kè poze pou mechan yo!
