Ezayi 48
1 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.
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
2 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.
who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
3 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.
I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
4 Mwen te konnen jan nou wòklò. Tèt nou di pase fè, di pase wòch
For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
5 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.
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
6 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.
You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
7 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!
They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
8 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.
You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
9 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!
For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
10 Tankou lajan yo fonn nan fòj pou wè si li bon, mwen te fè nou pase tray pou m' wè kote nou ye.
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 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!
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
12 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.
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
13 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'.
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
14 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.
Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 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.
I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
16 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'!
Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
17 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.
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
18 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!
If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
19 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.
Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”
20 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.
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
21 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.
They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
22 Men Seyè a di: Pa gen kè poze pou mechan yo!
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
