Isaiah 28
1 Ephraim yamuhrinaw e kâoupnae bawilakhung hai thoseh, misur meng kaparuinaw e talai kahawi monsom hoi kamyai thai e amamae lentoenae a pei hai thoseh, yawthoe lah ao.
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
2 Khenhaw! Bawipa koe athakaawme teh, roun, cakho patetlah thoseh, athakaawme tûili patetlah thoseh, amae kut hoi talai totouh a tâkhawng han.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail [and] a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.
3 Ephraim yamuhrinaw e kâoupnae bawilakhung teh kho rahim reprep coungroe lah ao han.
The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet;
4 Talai kahawi e monsom hoi kamyai thai e amamae lentoenae a pei teh kompawi hoehnahlan hmaloe kahmin e a paw patetlah ao han. Hote a paw ka hmawt e tami teh, amae kut dawk a pha tahma he tang a ca han.
and the fading flower of his glorious adornment which is on the head of the fat valley shall be like an early fig before the summer: as soon as he that seeth it perceiveth it, scarcely is it in his hand, he swalloweth it down.
5 Hote hnin dawkvah, ransahu BAWIPA ni, kacawie a taminaw koe bawilennae lukhung, ka talue e bawilakhung lah ao han.
In that day will Jehovah of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant of his people;
6 Lawkcengnae koe katahungnaw hanelah, lannae muitha lah ao vaiteh, tarannaw e longkha koehoi kabannaw hanelah, thaonae lah ao han.
and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
7 Ahnimouh teh misur yamu kecu dawk rawrawcawt awh vaiteh, yamu kecu dawk a kamrit awh han. Vaihma hoi profetnaw teh rawrawcawt awh vaiteh, misur hoi hmoungti awh toe. Yamu kecu a kamrit awh toe. Vision hmunae koe a kamrit awh teh, lawkcengnae koe paletpalut lah ao awh.
But these also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are they gone astray. The priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink; they are overpowered by wine, they are gone astray through strong drink; they have erred in vision, they have stumbled [in] judgment.
8 Ahnimae canei pawi pueng teh, hmuen houng laipalah palo hoi a kawi.
For all tables are full of filthy vomit, so that there is no [more] place.
9 Ahnimouh ni, apimouh panuenae ka cangkhai awh han va. Kamthang hah apimouh ka deicai pouh han va. Nene nueng pâphei e naw nama. Nene ka net lahun e naw nama.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?
10 Bangkongtetpawiteh, kâlawk van kâlawk, kâlawk van kâlawk, langri van langri, langri van langri, hitueng youn touh haw tueng youn touh lah bo ao vaw.
For [it is] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. ...
11 Hatdawkvah, tamitavannaw e pahni hoi ramlouknaw e lawk hoi hete miphunnaw koe ahni ni lawk a dei han.
For with stammering lips and a strange tongue will he speak to this people;
12 Lawk a dei hane teh, het hateh, kâhatnae doeh. Ka tâwn e naw kâhat naseh, duem kâhat naseh, telah ahnimouh koe a dei pouh ei, ahnimouh ni thai ngai awh hoeh.
to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear.
13 Hatdawkvah, ahnimouh teh a cei awh teh, hnuklah a rawp awh teh, a rawkphai awh teh, tangkam dawk a kâman awh teh, man lah ao awh nahan, BAWIPA e kâlawk teh ahnimae van vah, kâlawk van kâlawk, kâlawk van kâlawk, langri van langri, langri van langri, hitueng youn touh haw tueng youn touh lah ao han.
And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14 Hatdawkvah, Jerusalem kho vah, hete miphunnaw ka uk niteh, ka dudam e naw, BAWIPA e a lawk teh thai awh haw.
Therefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Bangkongtetpawiteh, nangmouh ni, kaimouh teh duenae hoi lawkkam ka sak awh toe. Phuen hoi lawkkâcat awh toe. Lacik kathout a tho toteh, kaimouh koe tho mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Laithoe hah kâuepnae lah ao teh, dumyennae dawk kâhro awh toe, telah na dei awh. (Sheol h7585)
For ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol have we made an agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves. (Sheol h7585)
16 Hatdawkvah, Bawipa Jehovah ni, khenhaw! talung, tanouknae talung, ka talue e a takinlung hah im du lah Zion mon dawkvah ka hruek toe. Ka yuem e tami teh kalue tâsuenae awm mahoeh.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I lay for foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation: he that trusteth shall not make haste.
17 Kai ni lannae hah bangnuenae rui lah ka coung sak vaiteh, lannae hah bangnuenae paw lah ka o sak han. Roun ni laithoe kâuepnae hah raphoe vaiteh, a kâhronae hmuen hai tui ni muen a khu han.
And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
18 Duenae hoi lawkkam na sak e teh a rawk han. Phuen hoi lawkkam na sak e hai kangcoung mahoeh. Runae a pha toteh, nangmouh hah reprep na coungroe awh han. (Sheol h7585)
And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, ye shall be trodden down by it. (Sheol h7585)
19 Hote a cei toteh, nangmouh hai na ceikhai awh han. Hot teh amom buet touh hnukkhu amom buet touh a cei han. Kamthang na thai e ni karum khodai kaluekalapnae duengdoeh a tâcokhai han.
As it passeth through it shall take you; for morning by morning shall it pass through, by day and by night; and it shall be terror only to understand the report.
20 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ikhun teh ma cawng hoeh hane totouh a duem, hni hai kâkhu thai hoeh hanlah a thoung.
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
21 BAWIPA ni a thaw ka talue e thaw hah tawk hane hoi ouk a tawk e lah kaawm hoeh e thaw hah tawk hanelah, Perazim mon dawk e patetlah a thaw sak han. Gibeon yawn dawk e patetlah a kâhlaw sak han.
For Jehovah will rise up as on mount Perazim, he will be moved with anger as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and perform his act, his unwonted act.
22 Atuvah nangmouh teh, dudamnae sak awh hanh. Hoehpawiteh, puenghoi yuenae na khang awh han. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ram pueng dawk rawknae hoi lawkcengnae hah ransahu Bawipa Jehovah koehoi thai awh toe.
Now therefore be ye not scorners, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard from the Lord Jehovah of hosts a consumption, and [one] determined, upon the whole land.
23 Kaie ka lawk hah na hnâpakeng awh nateh thai awh haw. Ka lawk hah takuetluet thai awh haw.
Give ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
24 Cati patue nahanelah laikawk ka tawk e ni kanîruirui talai a thawn maw. Talai hah patuenpatuen a pâpawn teh a thawn maw.
Doth the ploughman plough all day to sow? Is he [all day] opening and breaking the clods of his land?
25 A palat toteh, catun hoi catun hah patue laipalah ouk ao maw. Catun hah aruirui lah a patue teh, catun hah a kawkkawk lah patue laipalah ouk ao maw.
Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?
26 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahni hah a cangkhai toe. A Cathut ni ahni hai a cangkhai toe.
His God doth instruct him in [his] judgment, he doth teach him.
27 Catun hah palatnae thingphek hoi kanawk hoeh. Catun hai lengkhok hoi palet sin hoeh. Catun hoi catun hah bongpai hoi doeh ouk hem.
For the dill is not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned about upon the cummin; but dill is beaten out with a staff, and cummin with a rod.
28 Vaiyei lah sak hane catun hah ouk tip sak awh. Hatei, pou kanek hoeh. Rangleng hah marang hoi a sawn sak eiteh, tip sak e nahoeh.
Bread [corn] is crushed, because he will not ever be threshing it; and if he drove the wheels of his cart and his horses [over it], he would not crush it.
29 Hethateh, ransahu BAWIPA koehoi doeh a tho. BAWIPA teh pouknae poenae koe kângairu hanelah ao teh, a pouknae hai a len.
This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom.
