Ezayi 44
1 Seyè a di ankò: -Koute m' byen koulye a, nou menm fanmi Jakòb, sèvitè m' yo, nou menm pèp Izrayèl mwen te chwazi pou mwen an.
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 Men sa Seyè ki te kreye nou an, Seyè k'ap ede nou depi nan vant manman nou an, di: -Nou pa bezwen pè anyen, nou menm fanmi Jakòb, sèvitè m' yo, nou menm pèp Jechouwoun mwen te chwazi pou mwen an.
Thus says Jehovah who made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 M'ap vide dlo sou tè sèk la. M'ap fè sous dlo koule nan dezè a. M'ap bay pitit nou yo pouvwa lespri mwen. M'ap voye benediksyon m' sou pitit pitit nou yo.
For I will pour water upon him who is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
4 Yo pral pouse tankou zèb ki jwenn lapli, tankou banbou bò larivyè.
And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
5 Yonn apre lòt, moun yo pral di: -Se pou Seyè a mwen ye! Y'a vin mete tèt yo ansanm ak fanmi Jakòb yo. Yo tout pral make non Seyè a nan pla men yo. Y'a di se moun pèp Izrayèl la yo ye tou.
One shall say, I am Jehovah's, and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand to Jehovah, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
6 Seyè ki wa pèp Izrayèl la, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, li menm k'ap delivre pèp la, men sa li di: -Se mwen menm ki te la anvan tout bagay, Se mwen menm k'ap la apre tout bagay. Pa gen lòt bondye pase mwen menm sèl.
Thus says Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.
7 Kilès ki tankou m'? Se pou l' kanpe di sa! Se pou l' fè nou konn sa, se pou l' ban m' prèv la! Se pou l' di tou sa ki pase depi nan konmansman! Se pou l' fè konnen davans sa ki gen pou rive.
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? And let them declare the things that are coming, and that shall come to pass.
8 Nou pa bezwen pè, nou pa bezwen tranble. Depi lontan mwen te fè nou konn sa, mwen te di nou sa. Nou pral kanpe pale pou mwen. Eske gen lòt bondye pase mwen menm? Eske gen lòt bondye ki ka pwoteje moun? Mwen menm, mwen pa konnen l'.
Fear ye not, nor be afraid. Have I not declared to thee of old, and shown it? And ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Yea, there is no Rock. I know not any.
9 Tout moun k'ap fè estati zidòl yo, se moun ki pa vo anyen. Bondye yo renmen anpil yo pa ka fè anyen pou yo. Moun k'ap pran pou yo se moun ki pa wè, moun ki pa konn anyen. Se pou sa yo pral wont pita.
Those who fashion a graven image are all of them vanity. And the things that they delight in shall not profit. And their own witnesses see not, nor know, that they may be put to shame.
10 Ki moun k'ap fè pòtre yon bondye, k'ap fonn metal pou fè yon estati san li pa wè avantaj li ladan l'?
Who has fashioned a god, or molded an image that is profitable for nothing?
11 Moun k'ap sèvi estati zidòl yo pral wont. Moun k'ap fè estati yo, se moun yo ye. Se pou yo vini pou yo konparèt devan tribinal la. Se pou yo pè, se pou yo wont!
Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the workmen. They are of men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They shall fear. They shall be put to shame together.
12 Bòs fòjon an pran yon moso fè, li mete l' nan dife, li travay li ak mato. Li ba l' fòm li vle ak fòs ponyèt li. Li pa manje, li vin fèb. Li pa bwè dlo, li pa kapab ankò.
The smith makes an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Yea, he is hungry, and his strength fails. He drinks no water, and is faint.
13 Moun k'ap travay bwa a menm pran mezi yon moso bwa, li trase pòtre zidòl la sou li ak moso lakre, li travay li ak sizo. Li ba li fòm yon moun, fòm yon bèl moun, pou l' mete l' nan yon tanp.
The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. And he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
14 Li ka koupe yon pye sèd. Li ka chwazi yon pye chenn, osinon yon pye kajou nan rakbwa a. Li ka plante yon pye pichpen epi li tann pou lapli fè l' grandi.
He hews down cedars for him, and takes the holm tree and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it.
15 Moun sèvi ak moso nan rès bwa a pou boule. Yo fè dife pou yo chofe kò yo, pou yo kwit manje. Avèk rès bwa a yo fè yon bondye pou yo sèvi, yon estati pou yo mete ajenou devan l'.
Then it shall be for a man to burn. And he takes of it, and warms himself. Yea, he kindles it, and bakes bread. Yea, he makes a god, and worships it. He makes it a graven image, and falls down to it.
16 Avèk mwatye nan bwa a, yo fè dife, yo griye vyann, yo manje plen vant yo. Yo chofe kò yo tou, epi yo di: Dife a bon! Li cho! Ala bèl dife!
He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it he eats flesh. He roasts roast, and is satisfied. Yea, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.
17 Avèk rès bwa a, yo fè estati yon bondye pou yo sèvi. Yo mete ajenou devan l', yo lapriyè devan l', y'ap di: Ou se bondye mwen. Delivre m' non!
And the residue of it he makes a god, even his graven image. He falls down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for thou are my god.
18 Moun sa yo pa konn anyen, yo pa konprann anyen, paske je yo bouche, yo pa ka wè. Lespri yo bouche, yo pa konprann anyen.
They do not know, nor do they consider. For he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 Moun k'ap fè zidòl yo pa kalkile nan tèt yo, yo pa konn anyen, yo pa gen konprann pou yo ta di: Mwen boule mwatye bwa a nan dife. Mwen kwit manje sou chabon dife a. Mwen griye vyann pou m' manje. Avèk rès bwa a mwen fè yon bagay k'ap avili m', yon zidòl. M'ap adore yon bout bwa!
And none calls to mind, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire. Yea, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it. I have roasted flesh and eaten it. And shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
20 Se tankou si yo te mete konfyans yo nan sann dife. Se tèt yo y'ap twonpe. Yo pèdi wout yo. Yo p'ap ka sove lavi yo, yo pa konprann zidòl yo gen nan men yo a se pa bondye li ye.
He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
21 Seyè a di: -Nou menm fanmi Jakòb yo, chonje bagay sa yo byen! Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, chonje se sèvitè m' nou ye. Se mwen menm ki te fè nou pou nou te ka sèvi m'. Mwen p'ap janm bliye nou!
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou are my servant. I have formed thee. Thou are my servant, O Israel, thou shall not be forgotten by me.
22 Mwen te fè peche nou yo disparèt devan je m' tankou yon nwaj nan syèl la. Tounen vin jwenn mwen non, paske se mwen menm ki te delivre nou.
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed thee.
23 Ou menm syèl la, chante byen fò! Se pou tout kote ki byen fon anba tè a fè fèt! Se pou mòn yo rele tank yo kontan! Se pou rakbwa yo ansanm ak tout pyebwa ki ladan yo danse fè fèt. Paske Seyè a delivre fanmi Jakòb la, li fè moun Izrayèl yo wè pouvwa li.
Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah has done it. Shout, ye lower parts of the earth. Break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein. For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
24 Men sa Seyè a di, li menm ki delivre nou, li menm ki te fè nou depi nan vant manman nou: -Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki fè tout bagay. Se pou kont mwen mwen te louvri syèl la anwo tèt nou. Lè m' t'ap fè latè, kilès ki te ede m'?
Thus says Jehovah, thy Redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am Jehovah, who makes all things, who stretches forth the heavens alone, who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?),
25 Se mwen menm ki fè siy yo te predi yo pèdi sans yo. Se mwen menm ki fè divinò yo depale. Mwen demanti pawòl moun save yo. Mwen fè yo wè tout konesans yo se bagay moun fou.
who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,
26 Men lè sèvitè m' pale, mwen ba l' rezon. Lè mesaje m' yo bay yon pawòl, mwen fè l' rive vre. Mwen di moun va rete lavil Jerizalèm ankò. Yo pral rebati lavil peyi Jida yo. Lavil li yo ki te bandonnen pral kanpe ankò.
who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited, and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it,
27 Mwen menm ki te bay lanmè a lòd pou li cheche, m'ap cheche tout rivyè nou yo.
who says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers,
28 Mwen di wa Siris se li ki pral gouvènen pou mwen! Li pral fè tou sa m'a mande l' fè. Li pral bay lòd pou yo rebati lavil Jerizalèm, pou yo refè fondasyon tanp Bondye a.
who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure, even saying of Jerusalem, She shall be built, and of the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
