Isaiah 48
1 “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
“Yaa mana Yaaqoob, isin warri maqaa Israaʼeliin waamamtan, kanneen sanyii Yihuudaa irraa argamtan, isin warri maqaa Waaqayyootiin kakattanii garuu dhugaadhaan yookaan qajeelummaadhaan utuu hin taʼin maqaa Waaqa Israaʼel dhooftan waan kana dhaggeeffadhaa;
2 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
isin warri maqaa magaalaa qulqullittiitiin of waamtan, kanneen Waaqa Israaʼelitti irkattan, waan kana dhaggeeffadhaa; maqaan isaa Waaqayyoo Waan Hunda Dandaʼuu dha:
3 I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
Ani wantoota durii duraan dursee dubbadheera; isaan afaan kootii baʼan; 1 anis akka isaan beekaman nan godhe; anis akkuma tasaa hojjedhe; isaanis ni raawwataman.
4 For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
Ani akka ati mata jabeessa taate beekeen tureetii; ribuun morma keetii sibiila ture; addi kee naasii ture.
5 Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Kanaafuu ani wantoota kanneen bara dheeraan dura sitti himeera; ani akka ati, ‘waaqota koo tolfamootu isaan hojjete; fakkii koo kan muka irraa hojjetamee fi waaqa sibiila irraa hojjetametu murteesse’ jechuu hin dandeenyeef utuu isaan hin uumaminiin dura sitti himeera.
6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
Ati wantoota kanneen dhageesseerta; isaan hunda ilaali. Ati isaan amantee hin fudhattuu? “Ani ammaa jalqabee waan haaraa, waan dhokfamee jiru kan ati hin beekin sitti nan hima.
7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
Isaan amma uumaman malee bara dheeraan dura miti; ati harʼaan dura waaʼee isaanii hin dhageenye. Kanaafuu ati, ‘Kunoo ani waaʼee isaanii beekeen ture’ jechuu hin dandeessu.
8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
Ati takkumaa dhageessee yookaan hubattee hin beektu; gurri kee durumaa jalqabee hin banamne. Ani akka ati micciiramaa taate beeka; ati dhaloota keetii jalqabdee fincilaa jedhamtee waamamte.
9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
Ani maqaa kootiif jedhee dheekkamsa koo nan tursiisa; ani akka si hin balleessineef galata kootiif jedhee dheekkamsa koo duubatti harkisa.
10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
Kunoo, ani yoo akka meetiitti taʼuu baate iyyuu si qulqulleesseera; ibidda dhiphinaa keessattis qoree si ilaaleera.
11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
Ani ofii kootiif jedhee, ofuma kootiif jedhee waan kana nan godha. Maqaan koo akkamitti baduu dandaʼa? Ani ulfina koo dabarsee kan biraatiif hin kennu.
12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
“Yaa Yaaqoob, Yaa Israaʼel kan ani si waame, na dhaggeeffadhu: Ani isuma; ani kan jalqabaa ti; ani kan dhumaa ti.
13 Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Harki koo hundeewwan lafaa dhaabe; harki koo mirgaa immoo samiiwwan diriirse; yommuu ani isaan waamutti, hundi isaanii walii wajjin dhaabatu.
14 Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
“Hundi keessan walitti qabamaatii dhaggeeffadhaa; waaqota tolfamoo keessaa kamitu duraan dursee wantoota kanneen dubbate? Michuun Waaqayyoo filatamaan kaayyoo Waaqaa Baabilon irratti fiixaan baasa; irreen isaa Baabilonotatti kaʼa.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
Ani, ani mataan koo dubbadheera; dhugumaan ani isa waameera. Ani isa nan fida; innis karaa isaa irratti ni milkaaʼa.
16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.
“Natti dhiʼaadhaatii waan kana dhagaʼaa: “Ani jalqabumaa kaasee dhoksaatti hin dubbanne; yeroo wanni sun taʼettis ani achuman ture.” Ammas Waaqayyo Gooftaanii fi Hafuurri isaa na erganiiru.
17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
Waaqayyo Furiin kee, Qulqullichi Israaʼel akkana jedha: “Ani Waaqayyo Waaqa kee, kan waan siif tolu si barsiisu, kan karaa ati deemuu qabdu irra si qajeelchuu dha.
18 If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
Ati utuu ajaja koo qalbeeffattee jiraattee, nagaan kee akka lagaa, qajeelummaan kee immoo akka dhaʼaa galaanaa taʼa ture.
19 Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and your offspring as numerous as its grains; their name would never be cut off or eliminated from My presence.”
Sanyiin kee akkuma cirrachaa, ijoolleen kee akkuma biyyoo lafaa baayʼatu ture; maqaan isaanii hin haqamu; isaanis fuula koo duraa hin dhabaman ture.”
20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
Baabilon keessaa baʼaa; Baabilonota duraa baqadhaa! Waan kana iyya gammachuutiin beeksisaa; labsaas. Hamma handaara lafaatti dabarsaa; “Waaqayyo garbicha isaa Yaaqoobin fureera” jedhaa.
21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
Isaan yommuu inni lafa gammoojjii keessa isaan qajeelchetti hin dheebonne; inni kattaa keessaa bishaan burqisiiseef; inni kattaa dhoosee, bishaanis humnaan cabsee baʼe.
22 “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
“Hamootaaf nagaan hin jiru” jedha Waaqayyo.
