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 sung is this song in the land of Judah: 'We have a strong city, Salvation He doth make walls and bulwark.
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 enter may a righteous nation, Preserving stedfastness.
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!
An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace — peace! For in Thee it is confident.
4 Mete konfyans nou nan Bondye pou tout tan paske Seyè a ap toujou la pou pwoteje nou.
Trust ye in Jehovah for ever, For in Jah Jehovah [is] a rock of ages,
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 bowed down the dwellers on high, A city set on high He maketh low, He maketh it low unto the earth, He causeth it to come unto the dust,
6 Pòv yo ak malere yo ap foule l' anba pye yo!
Tread it down doth a foot, Feet of the poor — steps of the weak.
7 Seyè, ou fè chemen an dous pou moun k'ap mache dwat, ou louvri yon bèl chemen plat pou yo.
The path for the righteous [is] uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder.
8 Nou vle fè volonte ou, nou konte sou ou. Se ou menm nou anvi wè! Se ou menm n'ap chonje tout tan!
Also, [in] the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited [for] Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance [Is] the desire of the soul.
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.
[With] my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, [with] my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments [are] on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned 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!
The wicked findeth favour, He hath not learned righteousness, In a land of straightforwardness he dealeth perversely, And seeth not the excellency 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.
O Jehovah, high [is] Thy hand — they see not, They see the zeal of the people, and are ashamed, Also, the fire — Thine adversaries, consumeth them.
12 Seyè, ou fè nou viv ak kè poze. Paske tou sa nou rive fè, se ou ki fè l' pou nou!
O Jehovah, Thou appointest peace to us, For, all our works also Thou hast wrought 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, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of 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.
Dead — they live not, Rephaim, they rise not, Therefore Thou hast inspected and dost destroy them, Yea, thou destroyest all their memory.
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 hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, Thou hast added to the nation, Thou hast been honoured, Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.
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 distress they missed Thee, They have poured out a whisper, Thy chastisement [is] on 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'.
When a pregnant woman cometh near to the birth, She is pained — she crieth in her pangs, So we have been from Thy face, 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 conceived, we have been pained. We have brought forth as it were wind, Salvation we do not work in the earth, Nor do the inhabitants of the world fall.
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.
'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.
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 inner chambers, And shut thy doors behind thee, Hide thyself shortly a moment till the indignation pass over.
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, lo, Jehovah is coming out of His place, To charge the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth upon him, And revealed hath the earth her blood, Nor doth she cover any more her slain!'
