Isaiah 44
1 And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
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.
2 Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
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.
3 For I will pour out waters upon the thirsty ground, and rivers upon the dry land. I will pour out my Spirit upon your offspring, and my benediction upon your stock.
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.
4 And they will spring up among the plants, like willows beside running waters.
Yo pral pouse tankou zèb ki jwenn lapli, tankou banbou bò larivyè.
5 This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.
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.
6 Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.
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.
7 Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.
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.
8 Do not be afraid, and do not be disturbed. From the time when I caused you to listen, I also announced it. You are my witnesses. Is there another God beside me, also a Maker, whom I have not known?
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'.
9 All of those who create idols are nothing, and their most beloved things will not benefit them. These are their witnesses, for they do not see, and they do not understand, so that they might be confounded.
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.
10 Who has formed a god or cast a molten image, which is useful for nothing?
Ki moun k'ap fè pòtre yon bondye, k'ap fonn metal pou fè yon estati san li pa wè avantaj li ladan l'?
11 Behold, all those who partake in this will be confounded. For these makers are men. They will all assemble together. They will stand and be terrified. And they will be confounded together.
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!
12 The maker of iron has wrought with his file. With coals and hammers, he has formed it, and he has wrought with the strength of his arm. He will hunger and grow faint. He will not drink water, and he will become weary.
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.
13 The maker of wood has extended his ruler. He has formed it with a plane. He has made it with corners, and he has smoothed its curves. And he has made the image of a man, a seemingly beautiful man, dwelling in a house.
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.
14 He has cut down cedars; he has taken the evergreen oak, and the oak that stood among the trees of the forest. He has planted the pine tree, which the rain has nourished.
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.
15 And it is used by men for fuel. He took from it and warmed himself. And he set it on fire and baked bread. But from the remainder, he made a god, and he adored it. He made an idol, and he bowed down before it.
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'.
16 Part of it, he burned with fire, and with part of it, he cooked meat; he boiled food and was filled. And he was warmed, and so he said: “Ah, I am warm. I have gazed at the fire.”
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!
17 But from its remainder, he made a god and a graven image for himself. He bowed down before it, and he adored it, and he prayed to it, saying: “Free me! For you are my god.”
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!
18 They have neither known nor understood. For their eyes are obscured, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart.
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.
19 They do not consider in their mind, nor do they know, nor do they think to say: “I have burned part of it in the fire, and I have baked bread upon its coals. I have cooked flesh and I have eaten. And from its remainder, should I make an idol? Should I fall prostrate before the trunk of a tree?”
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!
20 Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
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.
21 Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel. For you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant, Israel. Do not forget me.
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!
22 I have wiped away your iniquities like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
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.
23 Give praise, O heavens! For the Lord has shown mercy. Shout with joy, O ends of the earth! Let the mountains resound with praise, with the forest and all its trees. For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and Israel will be glorified.
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.
24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and your Maker from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things, who alone extends the heavens, who makes the earth firm. And there is no one with me.
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'?
25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.
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.
26 I lift up the word of my servant, and I fulfill the counsel of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be inhabited,” and to the cities of Judah, “You shall be rebuilt,” and I will lift up its deserts.
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.
27 I say to the depths, “Be desolate,” and, “I will dry up your rivers.”
Mwen menm ki te bay lanmè a lòd pou li cheche, m'ap cheche tout rivyè nou yo.
28 I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”
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.
