Ezayi 42
1 “Gade byen, men Sèvitè Mwen an, ke M ap soutni an; sila ke M chwazi a, ki fè nanm Mwen plezi a. Mwen te mete Lespri M sou Li. Li va mennen fè lajistis vin parèt devan nasyon yo.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, My chosen, in whom my soul delighteth, I have put my spirit upon him; He shall cause law to go forth to the nations.
2 Li p ap kriye menm, ni leve vwa l, ni fè vwa l tande nan lari.
He shall not cry aloud, nor lift up his voice, Nor cause it to be heard in the street.
3 Yon wozo ki brize, Li p ap kase, e yon fisèl bouji ki brile fèb, Li p ap etenn. Ak fidelite, Li va mennen lajistis e fè l vin parèt.
The bruised reed shall he not break, And the glimmering flax shall he not quench; He shall send forth law according to truth.
4 Li p ap dekouraje oswa vin kraze jiskaske Li etabli lajistis sou tout latè, epi peyi kot yo va tann lalwa Li.”
He shall not fail, nor become weary, Until he shall have established justice in the earth. And distant nations shall wait for his law.
5 Konsa pale Bondye SENYÈ a ki te kreye syèl yo e ki tann yo, ki te fè latè vin laj ak tout sa ki viv ladann, ki bay souf a tout pèp ki vivan sou li, e lespri lavi a tout moun ki mache ladann,
Thus saith God Jehovah, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth, and that which springeth forth from it, Who gave breath to the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk thereon:
6 Mwen menm se SENYÈ a. Mwen te rele Ou nan ladwati. Anplis, Mwen va kenbe Ou nan men. Mwen va pran swen Ou. Mwen va chwazi Ou kon yon akò pou pèp la, kon yon limyè pou nasyon yo,
I, Jehovah, have called thee for salvation; I will hold thee by the hand; I will defend thee, and make thee a covenant to the people, A light to the nations;
7 pou ouvri zye avèg yo, pou mennen prizonye yo sòti nan kacho a, e fè sila ki viv nan tenèb yo sòti nan prizon an.
To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the prison, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
8 “Mwen se SENYÈ a. Sa se non Mwen. Mwen p ap bay glwa Mwen a yon lòt, ni lwanj Mwen a imaj taye.
I am Jehovah, that is my name; And my glory will I not give to another, Nor my praise to graven images.
9 Gade byen, ansyen bagay yo te fin akonpli; koulye a, Mwen deklare bagay nèf yo. Avan yo leve vin parèt, Mwen pwoklame yo a nou menm.”
The former things, behold! they are come to pass, And new things do I now declare; Before they spring forth, I make them known to you.
10 Chante a SENYÈ a yon chan tounèf, lwanj Li jis rive nan dènye pwent latè! Nou menm ki desann nan lanmè a, ak tout sa ki ladann, nou menm lil yo ak sila ki viv sou yo.
Sing to Jehovah a new song; His praise to the ends of the earth; Ye that go down upon the sea, and all that fill it; Ye distant coasts, and ye that dwell therein!
11 Kite dezè a ak vil li yo leve vwa yo; anplasman kote Kédar rete a. Kite sila ki rete nan Sela la chante anlè; kite yo chante ak kè kontan soti nan wotè mòn yo.
Let the desert cry aloud, and the cities thereof; The villages, that Kedar inhabiteth; Let the inhabitants of the rock sing; Let them shout from the top of the mountains!
12 Kite yo bay glwa a SENYÈ a e deklare lwanj Li nan peyi kot yo.
Let them give glory to Jehovah, And proclaim his praise in distant lands!
13 SENYÈ a va avanse tankou yon gèrye, li va chofe zèl Li tankou yon nonm lagè. Li va kriye fò, wi Li va leve yon kri lagè. Li va enpoze Li sou lènmi Li yo.
Jehovah shall march forth like a hero; Like a mighty warrior shall he rouse his indignation, He shall cry aloud; he shall shout the war-cry, And show himself mighty against his enemies.
14 Mwen te rete an silans depi lontan sa. Mwen te rete kalm e te kontwole Mwen. Koulye a, tankou yon fanm k ap fè pitit, Mwen va plenyen. Mwen va rale gwo souf e respire fò.
“I have long held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; But now will I cry like a woman in travail; I will destroy and swallow up at once.
15 Mwen va ravaje tout mòn yo ak kolin yo, e zèb ak raje yo va vin fennen nèt. Mwen va fè rivyè lafen lil yo, e seche letan.
I will lay waste mountains and hills, And dry up all their herbs. I will make the river solid land, And dry up the pools of water.
16 Mwen va mennen avèg yo pa yon chemen yo pa konnen, nan wout yo pa konnen, Mwen va gide yo. Mwen va fè tenèb la vin limyè devan yo e move kote yo va vin plat. Se bagay sa yo Mwen va fè e Mwen p ap kite yo pa fèt.
Then will I lead the blind in a way which they know not, And in unknown paths will I guide them; I will make darkness light before them, And crooked paths straight; These things will I do for them, and not forsake them.”
17 “Sila ki mete konfyans yo nan zidòl yo e ki di a imaj fonn yo: ‘Se nou menm ki dye pa nou’, va voye tounen pa dèyè e va vin wont nèt.
Then shall they be turned back, and be put to shame, Who trust in graven images; Who say to molten images, “Ye are our gods!”
18 “Tande, nou menm ki soud! Epi gade, nou menm ki avèg, pou nou ka wè.
Hear, O ye deaf! And look, ye blind, and see!
19 Se kilès ki avèg sof ke sèvitè Mwen an, oswa tèlman soud tankou mesaje ke Mwen voye a? Se kilès ki avèg tankou sila ki anpè avè M, oswa tèlman avèg tankou sèvitè a SENYÈ a?
Who is blind, if not my servant? And who so deaf as my messenger, whom I send? Who so blind as the friend of God, So blind as the servant of Jehovah?
20 Nou te wè anpil bagay, men nou pa swiv yo; zòrèy nou louvri, men nanpwen moun ki tande.
Thou seest many things, but regardest them not; Thou hast thine ears open, but hearest not!
21 SENYÈ a te kontan pou koz ladwati Li; pou fè lalwa a gran e plen respe.
It pleased Jehovah for his goodness' sake To give him a law, great and glorious;
22 Men pèp sa a se yon pèp depouye e piyaje. Yo tout kole nan kav yo oswa kache nan prizon yo. Yo devni viktim san okenn moun ki pou delivre yo; yon piyaj san okenn moun ki pou di: “Restore yo!”
And yet it is a robbed and plundered people; They are all of them bound in prisons, And hid in dungeons; They have become a spoil, and none delivereth; A prey, and none saith, “Restore!”
23 Se kilès pami nou k ap prete zòrèy a sa a? Kilès k ap okipe sa e kòmanse koute depi koulye a?
Who is there among you that will give ear to this, That will listen and attend for the time to come?
24 Se kilès ki te livre Jacob pou l depouye e Israël a piyajè yo? Èske se pa t SENYÈ a, kont sila nou te peche a? Paske yo te refize mache nan chemen Li yo; ni yo pa t swiv lalwa Li.
Who gave Jacob to be a spoil, And Israel to plunderers? Was it not Jehovah, against whom we sinned, In whose ways we would not walk, And whose laws we would not obey?
25 Pou sa, Li te vide sou li chalè kòlè Li ak fòs kouraj batay la. Sa te fè l pran flanm toupatou, men li pa t rekonèt sa a. Li t ap brile l, men li pa t okipe sa.”
Therefore hath he poured out upon Israel the fury of his wrath, and the violence of war; It kindled a flame around about him, yet he did not regard it; It set him on fire, yet he laid it not to heart.
