Ezayi 49
1 Nou menm ki rete nan zile yo, koute sa m'ap di nou! Nou menm ki rete byen lwen yo, pare zòrèy nou! Depi m' fèt, Seyè a chwazi m'! Depi nan vant manman m', li rele m' pou m' sèvi l'.
Hearken, ye Coastlands, unto me, And give ear ye peoples afar off, —Yahweh, called me, from my birth, From my nativity, made he mention of my name;
2 Li mete nan bouch mwen pawòl ki tankou kouto byen file. Li pwoteje m' avèk fòs li. Li pare m' tankou yon flèch byen pwenti, li sere m' nan sakit li.
And he made my mouth, like a sharp sword, In the shadow of his hand, he concealed me, —And made of me a polished arrow, In his quiver, he hid me;
3 Li di m': Izrayèl, se sèvitè m' ou ye! W'ap sèvi yon lwanj pou mwen!
And said to me My Servant, thou art, —Israel, in whom I will get myself glory.
4 Mwen menm, mwen t'ap di nan kè m': Se pou dan ri m'ap fatige kò m'. Se pou gremesi mwen travay jouk mwen fèb. Men, m'ap toujou gen konfyans: Seyè a va ban m' rezon. Rekonpans mwen la byen sere nan men Seyè a.
But I, said, To no purpose, have I toiled, For waste and mist—my vigour, have I spent, —Surely, my vindication, is, with, Yahweh, And, my recompence, with my God.
5 Se Seyè a menm ki chwazi m' depi m' fèt pou m' sèvi l', pou m' fè fanmi Jakòb la tounen vin jwenn li, pou m' sanble pèp Izrayèl la mennen ba li. Seyè a ban m' bèl pozisyon sa a. Se li ki tout fòs mwen.
Now, therefore, said Yahweh—Fashioning me from birth To be Servant to him, To restore Jacob unto him, And that, Israel, unto him, might be gathered And I be honourable in the eyes of Yahweh, And, my God, be proved to have been my strength,
6 Seyè a di m' konsa: Wi, sèvitè m' lan va fè fanmi Jakòb la kanpe ankò. L'a fè ti rès pèp Izrayèl yo te depòte a tounen lakay yo. Men, se poko sa toujou. M'ap fè li sèvi tankou yon limyè pou lòt nasyon yo, pou dènye moun sou latè ka konnen ki jan mwen menm mwen delivre!
Yea he said—It is too small a thing, for being my Servant, That thou shouldest raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel, shouldst restore, —So I will give thee to become a light of nations, That, my salvation, may reach as far as the end of the earth.
7 Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki yon Bondye apa, Seyè k'ap delivre yo a, l'ap pale ak pèp tout moun ap meprize a, pèp nasyon yo pa vle wè a, pèp ki esklav chèf k'ap gouvènen yo a. Li di yo: Wa va leve kanpe lè y'a wè ou. Chèf va ajenou devan ou. Y'a fè sa poutèt Seyè a k'ap toujou kenbe pawòl li, poutèt Bondye pèp Izrayèl la ki te chwazi ou.
Thus, saith Yahweh—the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One To him that is despised of the soul, To the abhorred of the nation To the servant of rulers, Kings, shall see and arise, Princes, lo! they have bowed themselves down, —Because of Yahweh, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, lo! he hath chosen thee.
8 Men sa Seyè a di pèp li a: -Lè lè a va rive pou m' fè ou gras, m'a reponn ou. Lè jou a va rive pou m' delivre ou, m'a pote ou sekou. Se mwen ki te fè ou, se mwen ki te chwazi ou pou ou siyen yon kontra ak tout pèp yo. M'a fè peyi a kanpe ankò. N'a tounen viv nan peyi yo te ban nou an, peyi yo te devaste a.
Thus, saith Yahweh—In a time of acceptance, have I answered thee, In a day of salvation, have I helped thee, —That I may preserve thee And give thee as the covenant of a people, To establish the land, To bring into possession the desolate heritages;
9 M'a di prizonye yo al lakay nou! M'a di moun ki te chita nan fènwa yo: Soti vin nan limyè a. Sou tout wout yo, y'a jwenn manje pou yo manje. Tankou mouton, y'a jwenn manje sou tout ti mòn.
Saying To them who are bound Go forth, To them who are in darkness, Shew yourselves, —By the roads, shall they graze, And on all bare places, shall be their pasture:
10 Yo p'ap janm grangou, yo p'ap janm swaf dlo. Chalè solèy ak van dezè p'ap fè yo anyen. Paske se moun ki renmen yo a k'ap kondi yo. L'a mennen yo kote ki gen sous dlo.
They shall neither hunger, nor thirst, Nor shall smite them the glowing sand, or the glaring sun, —For, he that hath compassion upon them, will lead them, And unto springs of water, will he conduct them.
11 M'a louvri yon bèl chemen nan mòn yo. M'a pare wout sou tout mòn yo pou pèp la.
Then will I make of all my mountains, a road, And my highways, shall be upraised.
12 Gen ladan yo k'ap soti byen lwen. Gen sa k'ap soti nan nò. Gen sa k'ap soti bò solèy kouche. Gen lòt k'ap soti lavil Sinim nan sid.
Lo! these, from afar, shall come in, —And lo! these, from the North and from the West, And these, from the land of Sinim.
13 Se pou syèl la kontan! Se pou tè a fè fèt! Se pou mòn yo rele tèlman yo kontan! Paske Seyè a pral bay pèp li a kouraj, l'ap gen pitye pou pèp li a ki nan lapenn.
Shout in triumph—O heavens! And exult—O earth! And break forth, ye mountains, into shouts of triumph, —For Yahweh hath comforted his people, And on his humbled ones, taketh he compassion.
14 Men, pèp lavil Jerizalèm lan t'ap di: -Seyè a lage nou. Mèt la bliye nou.
But Zion had said. Yahweh hath forsaken me, —Even, My Lord, hath forgotten me!
15 Seyè a reponn: -Eske yon manman ka bliye pitit l'ap bay tete a? Eske li ka pa sansib pou pitit li pote nan vant li a? Menm si yon manman ta rive bliye pitit li, mwen menm, mwen p'ap janm bliye nou!
Can, a woman, forget, her sucking child, Past taking compassion on the son of her womb? Even these, may forget, Yet will, I, not forget, thee:
16 Mwen ekri non nou nan pla men m'. Mwen toujou wè miray nou yo devan je m'.
Lo! on the palms of my hands, have I portrayed thee, —Thy walls are before me continually.
17 Moun ki pral rebati lavil la ap vin talè konsa. Moun ki t'ap kraze nou yo, ki t'ap piye nou yo, pral kouri met deyò.
In haste are thy sons, —They who have been tearing thee down and laying thee waste, out of thee, let them go forth!
18 Voye je nou toupatou. Gade sa k'ap pase. Tout moun nou yo ap sanble, y'ap vin jwenn nou. Jan nou konnen mwen vivan an, mwen fè sèman: Nou pral kontan wè yo lakay nou, tankou lè lamarye kontan wè bèl rad nòs li sou li. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
Lift up, round about, thine eyes and see, All those, have gathered themselves together—have come to thee! As I live, Declareth Yahweh, —Surely all those as an ornament, shalt thou put on, And bind them about thee for a girdle as a bride.
19 Peyi nou an te fin kraze. Peyi a te fin ravaje. Men, koulye a li pral twò piti pou kantite moun k'ap rete ladan l'. Paske moun ki t'ap fini ak peyi a, yo pral voye yo jete byen lwen nou.
Surely, as for thy wastes, and thy desolations, and thy land of ruins, Surely, now, shalt thou be too strait for thine inhabitants, And, far off, shall be they who have been swallowing thee up.
20 Yon lè, pitit nou te kwè ki te pèdi nèt yo, n'a tande yo ap pale nan zòrèy nou, y'a di nou: Peyi a twò piti pou nou. Ban nou kote pou nou rete.
The children of whom thou wast bereaved shall yet say in thine ears, —Too strait for me, is the place Make room for me that I may settle down.
21 Lè sa a, n'a di nan kè nou! -Kilès ki te fè tout pitit sa yo pou nou? Nou te pèdi tout pitit nou yo. Nou pa t' kapab fè pitit ankò. Yo te depòte nou, yo te vire do ban nou. Ki moun ki te elve tout pitit sa yo pou nou? Nou te pou kò nou. Kote yo soti menm?
Then shalt thou say in thy heart, —Who hath borne me, these, Seeing, I, have been bereaved and unfruitful, a captive and banished? These, therefore, who hath brought them up? Lo! I, was left, alone, These, where were they?
22 Men sa Seyè a, Bondye a, di ankò: M'ap fè nasyon yo siyon ak men m'. M'ap leve drapo m' pou m' avèti pèp yo. Se yo menm ankò ki pral pran pitit gason nou yo sou do yo, k'ap mete pitit fi nou yo sou zepòl yo pou mennen yo tounen lakay nou.
Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh—Lo! I will lift up, unto nations my hand, Yea unto peoples, will I raise high my banner, —And they shall bring in thy sons in their bosom, And, thy daughters, on the shoulder shall be borne;
23 Wa yo pral tankou papa pou nou. Pitit fi wa yo pral sèvi nou nouris. Y'ap ajenou devan nou, y'ap bese tèt yo jouk atè, Y'a niche pousyè ki nan pye nou. Lè sa a, n'a konnen se mwen menm ki Seyè a. Moun ki mete tout espwa yo nan mwen p'ap janm wont.
And, kings, shall be, thy foster-fathers. And their queens, thy nursing mothers, With face to the ground, shall they bow down to thee, The dust of thy feet, shall they lick, —So shalt thou know that, I, am Yahweh, In that, they shall not be put to shame, Who were waiting for me.
24 Eske ou ka wete nan men yon vanyan gason bagay li pran nan lagè? Eske ou ka lage prizonye ki anba men gwo chèf?
Shall prey, be taken from a mighty one? Or the captive of one in the right, be delivered?
25 Men sa Seyè a reponn: Wi! Yo ka wete nan men yon vanyan sòlda sa li pran nan lagè. Yo ka lage prizonye ki anba men yon gwo chèf. M'ap goumen pou nou ak tout moun k'ap fè nou lagè. M'a delivre pitit nou yo.
Surely, thus, saith Yahweh—Even the captive of the mighty one, shall be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant, be delivered; And thine opposers, I, will oppose, And thy children, I, will save;
26 Moun k'ap fè nou pase tray yo, m'ap fè yo yonn manje lòt. Y'ap bwè pwòp san yo jouk y'a sou tankou moun ki bwè diven. Lè sa a, tout moun va konnen se mwen menm, Seyè a, k'ap sove nou. Se mwen menm, Bondye fanmi Jakòb la, Bondye ki gen pouvwa a, k'ap delivre nou.
Then will I feed thy tormentors with their own flesh, And as with new wine—with their own blood, shall they be drunk, —So shall all flesh, know, that, I—Yahweh, am thy Saviour, And, thy Redeemer, is the Mighty One of Jacob.
