Ezayi 26
1 Jou sa a, pèp la va chante kantik sa a nan peyi Jida: -Koulye a, nou gen yon lavil ki byen pwoteje! Bondye bati gwo miray ak ranpa pou l' delivre nou.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; His aid doth God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Louvri pòtay lavil yo! Kite nasyon ki toujou kenbe pawòl li ak Bondye a, nasyon ki fè sa ki dwat devan Bondye a antre.
Open ye the gates, That the righteous nation may enter in, The nation that keepeth the truth.
3 Ou menm, Bondye, w'ap ba yo kè poze! Moun ki toujou kenbe pwomès yo, wi, w'ap ba yo kè poze, paske yo mete konfyans yo nan ou!
Him that is of a steadfast mind Thou wilt keep in continual peace, Because he trusteth in thee.
4 Mete konfyans nou nan Bondye pou tout tan paske Seyè a ap toujou la pou pwoteje nou.
Trust ye in Jehovah forever, For the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting rock.
5 Li fè moun ki te gen gwo lide nan kè yo bese tèt yo byen ba. L'a kraze gwo lavil yo te bati pou pwoteje yo a, li demoli l' nèt ratè.
For he hath brought down the inhabitants of the fortress; The lofty city he hath laid low; He hath laid her low even to the ground; He hath levelled her with the dust.
6 Pòv yo ak malere yo ap foule l' anba pye yo!
The foot trampleth upon her, The feet of the poor, the steps of the needy.
7 Seyè, ou fè chemen an dous pou moun k'ap mache dwat, ou louvri yon bèl chemen plat pou yo.
The way of the upright is a smooth way; Thou, O most righteous, doth level the path of the upright!
8 Nou vle fè volonte ou, nou konte sou ou. Se ou menm nou anvi wè! Se ou menm n'ap chonje tout tan!
In the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for thee; The desire of our souls is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
9 Lannwit, se ou menm m'ap chonje. Lide m' ap travay sou ou. Paske lè w'ap jije sa k'ap pase sou latè moun ki sou latè resi konnen sa ki rele jistis.
My soul longeth for thee in the night, And my spirit within me seeketh thee in the morning; For when thy judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
10 Si yo fè mechan yo gras se pa sa k'ap fè yo konnen sa ki rele jistis. Menm nan peyi kote moun ap mache dwat, y'ap fè sa ki mal. Yo derefize rekonèt pouvwa Bondye!
Though favor be shown to the wicked, He will not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, And have no regard to the majesty of Jehovah.
11 Seyè, ou leve men ou pou pini lènmi ou yo, yo pa wè sa. Fè yo wè jan ou renmen pèp ou a, epi y'a wont. Fè dife ou pare pou lènmi ou yo devore yo.
Thy hand, O Jehovah, is lifted up, yet do they not see; But they shall see with shame thy zeal for thy people; Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
12 Seyè, ou fè nou viv ak kè poze. Paske tou sa nou rive fè, se ou ki fè l' pou nou!
Thou, O Jehovah, wilt give us peace; For all our works thou doest for us.
13 Seyè, Bondye nou an, gen lòt chèf ki t'ap dirije nou. Men, se ou menm sèl ki mèt nou, se ou menm sèl n'ap sèvi!
O Jehovah, our God, other lords have had dominion over us besides thee; Only through thee do we call upon thy name.
14 Sa ki mouri yo mouri nèt, lespri yo p'ap leve ankò. Paske, ou pini yo, ou disparèt yo. Ou fè pa gen moun k'ap chonje yo ankò.
They are dead, they shall not live; They are shades, they shall not rise. For thou hast visited and destroyed them, And caused all the memory of them to perish.
15 Seyè, ou fè nasyon nou an vin pi plis. Ou fè l' vin pi plis, ou laji fwontyè peyi a. Sa fè moun wè jan ou gen pouvwa.
“Thou wilt enlarge the nation, O Jehovah! Thou wilt enlarge the nation; thou wilt glorify thyself; Thou wilt widely extend all the borders of the land.
16 Seyè, lè pèp la te nan tray, se ou menm yo te vin jwenn. Lè ou t'ap pini yo, yo te gen kè sere, se nan pye ou yo t'ap lapriyè.
O Jehovah, in affliction they sought thee; They poured out their prayer, when thy chastisement was upon them.
17 Seyè, nou t'ap rele nan pye ou, tankou yon fanm ansent ki prèt pou akouche, k'ap tòde, k'ap rele lè tranche a pran l'.
As a woman with child, when her delivery is near, Is in anguish, and crieth aloud in her pangs, So have we been, far from thy presence, O Jehovah!
18 Li nan lapenn, l'ap tòde anba doulè. Men, lè pou l' akouche, li pa fè anyen. Konsa tou, nou te nan lapenn, men, peyi a pa rive sove. Moun ki pou rete nan peyi a pa rive fèt.
We have been with child; we have been in anguish, Yet have, as it were, brought forth wind. To the land we bring no deliverance; Nor are the inhabitants of the land born.
19 Moun pa ou yo ki te mouri pral leve vivan ankò. Kadav yo pral leve mache. Nou menm ki te anba tè, leve non! Chante ak kè kontan. Menm jan lawouze rafrechi latè, se konsa Seyè a pral fè sa ki te mouri depi lontan yo leve vivan ankò.
O might thy dead live again, Might the dead bodies of my people arise! Awake, and sing, ye that dwell in the dust! For thy dew is like the dew upon plants, And the earth shall bring forth her dead.”
20 Ale non, pèp mwen an! Antre lakay nou. Fèmen pòt dèyè nou. Kache kò nou pou yon ti tan, jouk kòlè Bondye a va fin pase.
Come, my people, enter into thy chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee; Hide thyself for a little moment, Until the indignation be overpast!
21 Seyè a ap met deyò, li pral pini mezi moun sou latè ki fè krim. Yo pral devwale tout krim yo te fè an kachèt. Yo pral dekouvri kadav tout moun yo te touye.
For behold, Jehovah cometh forth from his place, To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth shall disclose her blood, And shall no longer cover her slain.
