Isaiah 49
1 Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.
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'.
2 And he has appointed my mouth as a sharp sword. In the shadow of his hand, he has protected me. And he has appointed me as an elect arrow. In his quiver, he has hidden me.
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.
3 And he has said to me: “You are my servant, Israel. For in you, I will glory.”
Li di m': Izrayèl, se sèvitè m' ou ye! W'ap sèvi yon lwanj pou mwen!
4 And I said: “I have labored toward emptiness. I have consumed my strength without purpose and in vain. Therefore, my judgment is with the Lord, and my work is with my God.”
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.
5 And now, says the Lord, who formed me from the womb as his servant, so that I may bring back Jacob to him, for Israel will not be gathered together, but I have been glorified in the eyes of the Lord and my God has become my strength,
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.
6 and so he has said: “It is a small thing that you should be my servant so as to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and so as to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have offered you as a light for the Gentiles, so that you may be my salvation, even to the furthest regions of the earth.”
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!
7 Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to a contemptible soul, to an abominable nation, to the servant of lords: The kings will see, and the princes will rise up, and they will adore, because of the Lord. For he is faithful, and he is the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
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.
8 Thus says the Lord: In a pleasing time, I have heeded you, and in the day of salvation, I have assisted you. And I have preserved you, and I have presented you as a covenant of the people, so that you would lift up the earth, and possess the scattered inheritances,
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.
9 so that you would say to those who are bound, “Go forth!” and to those who are in darkness, “Be released!” They will pasture along the roads, and their pastures will be in every open place.
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.
10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will the heat of the sun beat down upon them. For the one who takes pity on them will rule them, and he will give them to drink from fountains of waters.
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.
11 And I will make all my mountains into a road, and my paths will be exalted.
M'a louvri yon bèl chemen nan mòn yo. M'a pare wout sou tout mòn yo pou pèp la.
12 Behold, some will come from far away, and behold, others from the north and from the sea, and still others from the land of the south.
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.
13 Give praise, O heavens! And exult, O earth! Let the mountains give praise with jubilation! For the Lord has consoled his people, and he will take pity on his poor ones.
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.
14 And Zion said: “The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.”
Men, pèp lavil Jerizalèm lan t'ap di: -Seyè a lage nou. Mèt la bliye nou.
15 Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.
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!
16 Behold, I have engraved you on my hands. Your walls are always before my eyes.
Mwen ekri non nou nan pla men m'. Mwen toujou wè miray nou yo devan je m'.
17 Your builders have arrived. Those who would tear you down and destroy you, they will depart from you.
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.
18 Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these have been gathered together; they have come to you. As I live, says the Lord, you shall be clothed with all these things, as if with an ornament. And like a bride, you shall wrap these things all around you.
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.
19 For your deserts, and your solitary places, and the land of your ruination will now be too narrow, because of all the inhabitants. And those who devoured you will be chased far away.
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.
20 Even the children of your barrenness will say in your ears: “This place is too narrow for me. Make me a spacious place in which to dwell.”
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.
21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”
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?
22 Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, and I will exalt my sign before the peoples. And they will carry your sons in their arms, and they will bear your daughters on their shoulders.
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.
23 And kings will be your caretakers, and queens will be your nursemaids. They will reverence you with their face to the ground, and they will lick the dust at your feet. And you will know that I am the Lord. For those who hope in him will not be confounded.
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.
24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?
Eske ou ka wete nan men yon vanyan gason bagay li pran nan lagè? Eske ou ka lage prizonye ki anba men gwo chèf?
25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.
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.
26 And I will feed your enemies their own flesh. And they will be inebriated with their own blood, as with new wine. And all flesh will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
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.
