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 the LORD that made you, and formed you from the womb, which will help you; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and you, Jesurun, 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 that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon your seed, and my blessing upon your offspring:
4 Yo pral pouse tankou zèb ki jwenn lapli, tankou banbou bò larivyè.
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
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 the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, 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 the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside 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 appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them.
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 all of you not, neither be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared it? all of you are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; 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.
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
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 formed a god, or molten a graven 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 ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed 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 with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: 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 his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the 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 him down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain does nourish 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 shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm 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 thereto.
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 thereof in the fire; with part thereof 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 thereof he makes a god, even his graven image: he falls down unto it, and worships it, and prays unto it, and says, Deliver me; for you 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 have not known nor understood: 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 considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof 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, that 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, O Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant: I have formed you; you are my servant: O Israel, you shall not be forgotten of 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, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed you.
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 all of you heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, all of you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, all of you mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified 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 the LORD, your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I am the LORD that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;
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.
That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that 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.
That confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; that says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, All of you shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
27 Mwen menm ki te bay lanmè a lòd pou li cheche, m'ap cheche tout rivyè nou yo.
That says to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up your 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.
That says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
