Isaiah 41
1 “Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
« Bino bisanga, bovanda kimia liboso na Ngai! Tika ete bato ya bikolo bayeisa sika makasi na bango, tika ete bapusana mpe baloba: ‹ Tokende elongo mpo na kosamba! ›
2 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
Nani abimisaki wuta na este moto oyo bosembo ezali kobenga na makolo na yango, oyo elonga elandaka matambe na Ye? Nani akabaki bikolo na maboko na Ye mpe atiaki bakonzi na se ya bokonzi na Ye? Mopanga na Ye ekomisaki bango putulu, mpe tolotolo na Ye ekomisaki bango lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ememaka.
3 He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
Azali kolanda bango mpe koleka na kimia na nzela oyo matambe na Ye eleka nanu te.
4 Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
Nani asalaki mpe akokisaki makambo oyo? Nani abengaka bileko wuta na ebandeli? Ngai Yawe, nazali Ebandeli ya nyonso, mpe nakozala mpe kaka ndenge moko elongo na bato ya suka. »
5 The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
Bisanga emoni yango mpe ekomi kobanga, basuka ya mabele ezali kolenga. Bazali kopusana, bazali koya pene;
6 Each one helps the other and says to his brother, “Be strong!”
moto na moto azali kosunga moninga na ye mpe koloba na ndeko na ye: « Sala makasi! »
7 The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
Mosali bikeko azali kolendisa monyangwisi bibende na moto, mosemboli bibende na marto azali kopesa makasi na mosali oyo apesaka yango elilingi ya suka; alobi mpo na bisika epai wapi basangisaka bibende: « Ezali malamu; » mpe alendisi nzambe ya ekeko na basete mpo ete eningana te.
8 “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
« Kasi yo, Isalaele, mosali na Ngai, Jakobi oyo naponaki, bino bakitani ya Abrayami, molingami na Ngai,
9 I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
yo oyo nazwaki wuta na basuka ya mabele, oyo nabengaki wuta na basuka na yango, yo oyo epai ya nani nalobaki: ‹ Ozali mosali na Ngai, › naponaki yo mpe nabwakaki yo te.
10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Boye, kobanga te, pamba te nazali elongo na yo; komitungisa te, mpo ete nazali Nzambe na yo; nakoyeisa yo makasi mpe nakosunga yo; solo, nasimbi yo na loboko na Ngai ya mobali, loboko oyo elongisaka.
11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
Bato nyonso oyo bazali kotombokela yo bakokufa solo soni mpe bakosambwa; bato oyo bazali kotelemela yo bakokoma lokola biloko pamba mpe bakokufa.
12 You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
Ata oluki bayini na yo, okomona bango te; bato oyo bazali kobundisa yo bakokoma biloko pamba.
13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Pamba te, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nasimbi makasi loboko na yo ya mobali mpe nazali koloba na yo: ‹ Kobanga te, nakosunga yo. ›
14 Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Oh Jakobi, yo oyo oleki kutu mutsopi te, Isalaele, yo oyo omonani lokola eloko pamba, kobanga te, pamba te Ngai moko nakosunga yo, » elobi Yawe, Mosikoli na yo, Mosantu ya Isalaele.
15 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
« Tala, nakomisi yo lokola libaya ya sika ya kotutela ble, oyo batia minu bapelisa makasi, lokola mbeli ya sika, mbeli ya minu makasi; okopanza bangomba milayi, okokomisa yango putulu; okokomisa bangomba ya mikuse lokola matiti ya kokawuka,
16 You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
okoyungola yango, mpe mopepe ekomema yango, mopepe makasi ekopanza yango. Kasi yo, okosepela kati na Yawe, okozwa lokumu kati na Mosantu ya Isalaele.
17 The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Mobola mpe moto akelela bazali koluka mayi, kasi na pamba: mayi ezali te; balolemo na bango ekawuki na posa ya mayi. Kasi Ngai Yawe, nakoyanola bango; Ngai, Nzambe ya Isalaele, nakobwaka bango te.
18 I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
Nakosala ete bibale etiola na likolo ya bangomba, mpe bitima na kati-kati ya mabwaku; nakobongola esobe liziba ya mayi, mpe mabele ya kokawuka mabele oyo ebimisaka mayi;
19 I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,
nakolona kati na esobe: banzete ya sedele, ya akasia, ya mirite mpe banzete ya olive; nakotia banzete ya sipele, ya pini mpe ya bwi esika moko kati na mabele ya kokawuka,
20 so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
mpo ete bato bamona mpe bayeba, batala mpe basosola elongo ete loboko na Yawe nde esali makambo wana, ete Mosantu ya Isalaele nde akeli yango. »
21 “Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
« Botalisa likambo na bino, » elobi Yawe, « boluka komilongisa, » elobi Mokonzi ya Jakobi.
22 “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
« Boya na banzambe na bino ya bikeko mpo ete eyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya. Boyebisa biso masakoli na bino ya liboso, ezalaki nini, mpo ete toyekola yango malamu mpe toyeba ndenge nini esukelaki. To boyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya;
23 Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
boyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya na sima, mpo ete toyeba soki bozali solo banzambe; bosala nanu ata eloko moko, ezala ya malamu to ya mabe, mpo ete toyoka soni mpe totondisama na kobanga.
24 Behold, you are nothing and your work is of no value. Anyone who chooses you is detestable.
Tala, bozali kaka pamba, mpe misala na bino ezali bobele se pamba; moto oyo aponi bino asali penza likambo ya nkele.
25 I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
Nabimisaki moto moko wuta na ngambo ya nor, mpe azali koya, moto moko, wuta na ngambo ya este, oyo abelelaka Kombo na Ngai. Azali konyata bakambi ndenge banyataka potopoto, lokola potopoto ya mabele ya bikeko ya mosali mbeki.
26 Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
Nani alobaki yango wuta na ebandeli mpo ete biso tokoka koyeba, to wuta kala penza mpo ete tokoka koloba: ‹ Ezali sembo? › Te, moto moko te alobaki yango, moko te asalaki ete likambo yango eyokana, moko te ayokaki maloba na bino.
27 I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.
Nazalaki Moto ya liboso ya koloba na Siona: ‹ Tala, tala bango oyo! › Mpe na Yelusalemi: ‹ Napesi momemi Sango Malamu! ›
28 When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
Natalaki, kasi moto moko te azalaki, moko te kati na bango mpo na kopesa toli, moko te mpo na kopesa eyano soki natuni bango motuna.
29 See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
Tala, bango nyonso bazali banzambe ya lokuta! Misala na bango ezali se pamba, bililingi na bango ezali se mopepe mpe biloko ya pamba. »
