< Isaiah 57 >

1 The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.
Atĩrĩrĩ, andũ arĩa athingu makuaga o ro ũguo, na gũtirĩ mũndũ wĩciiragia ũhoro ũcio ngoro-inĩ yake; andũ arĩa etigĩri-Ngai meheragio, na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũmenyaga atĩ acio athingu meheretio nĩguo matharwo, matikoone ũũru.
2 They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.
Andũ arĩa mathiiaga na mĩthiĩre mĩagĩrĩru, matoonyaga thayũ-inĩ; ningĩ nĩmonaga ũhurũko makua.
3 But come near, you sons of her who is wise in secret arts, the seed of her who is false to her husband, and of the loose woman.
“No inyuĩ-rĩ, ũkaai haha, inyuĩ ariũ a mũndũ-wa-nja mũragũri, o inyuĩ ciana cia itharia na cia maraya!
4 Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,
Nũũ ũcio inyuĩ mũranyũrũria? Nũũ ũcio mũratembanĩria mĩromo na mũkamũrutĩra rũrĩmĩ? Githĩ inyuĩ ti inyuĩ ciana cia aremi, o na rũciaro rwa aheenania?
5 You who are burning with evil desire among the oaks, under every green tree; putting children to death in the valleys, under the cracks of the rocks?
Inyuĩ mũhĩahĩaga nĩ thuti cianyu mũrĩ kũu mĩgandi-inĩ, na mũrĩ rungu rwa mũtĩ o wothe mũruru; mũrutaga ciana cianyu magongona kũu ituamba-inĩ, na mĩatũka-inĩ ya ndwaro cia mahiga.
6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is your heritage; they, even they, are your part: even to them have you made a drink offering and a meal offering. Is it possible for such things to be overlooked by me?
“Mĩhianano ya kũhooywo ĩrĩa ĩrĩ mahiga-inĩ manyoroku kũu ituamba-inĩ nĩyo rũgai rwanyu; ĩĩ, mĩhianano ĩyo nĩyo igai rĩanyu. Ĩĩ, ĩyo nĩyo ũitĩire magongona maku ma kĩndũ gĩa kũnyuuo, na ũkamĩrutĩra maruta ma mũtu. Niĩ-rĩ, ingĩhota atĩa gũkirĩrĩria maũndũ ta macio?
7 You have put your bed on a high mountain: there you went up to make your offering.
Wee ũthondekete ũrĩrĩ waku karĩma-inĩ karĩa karaaya na igũrũ, na gatũũgĩru; na kũu igũrũ nĩkuo waambatire, ũgĩthiĩ kũrutĩra magongona maku kuo.
8 And on the back of the doors and on the pillars you have put your sign: for you have been false to me with another; you have made your bed wide, and made an agreement with them; you had a desire for their bed where you saw it
Thuutha wa mĩrango yaku, na hingĩro-inĩ ciayo nĩkuo ũigĩte imenyithia cia gũkũririkania ũhoro wa mĩhianano ya andũ acio matooĩ Ngai. Nĩwahumbũririe gĩtanda gĩaku nĩ ũndũ wa kũndirika, ũkĩhaica igũrũ rĩakĩo, o na ũgĩkĩaramia makĩria; ũkĩrĩĩkanĩra na acio wendete itanda ciao, na ũgĩcooka ũkĩĩrorera njaga yao.
9 And you went to Melech with oil and much perfume, and you sent your representatives far off, and went as low as the underworld. (Sheol h7585)
Nĩwathiire kũrĩ Moleku ũrĩ na maguta ma mũtĩ wa mũtamaiyũ, na ũkĩongerera maguta maku marĩa manungaga wega. Nĩwatũmire abarũthi aku mathiĩ kũndũ kũraya mũno; ningĩ ũgĩikũrũka o nginya mbĩrĩra-inĩ! (Sheol h7585)
10 You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.
Nĩwanogirio nĩ mĩthiĩre yaku yothe, no rĩrĩ, ndũigana kuuga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũndũ ũyũ nĩ wa tũhũ.’ Ũkĩgĩa na hinya mwerũ, nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndũigana kũringĩka.
11 And of whom were you in fear, so that you were false, and did not keep me in mind, or give thought to it? Have I not been quiet, keeping myself secret, and so you were not in fear of me?
“Nũũ wakũiguithirie guoya na ũkĩmwĩtigĩra, ũũ atĩ ũkoretwo ũkĩaga gũtuĩka mwĩhokeku kũrĩ niĩ, na ũkaaga gũcooka kũndirikana, o na kana wĩcũũranie ũhoro ũcio na ngoro yaku? Githĩ ti tondũ ngoretwo ngirĩte ki ihinda iraihu, nawe ũkaaga kũnjĩtigĩra?
12 I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
Nĩngaumbũrania ũthingu waku na ciĩko ciaku, nacio itigakũguna.
13 Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage.
Rĩrĩa ũgaakaya ũkĩenda ũteithio-rĩ, mĩhianano ĩyo ya kũhooywo ũnganĩtie-rĩ, nĩĩgagĩkũhonokia! Rũhuho nĩrũkamĩkuua yothe, yũmbũrwo, yeherio nĩ mĩhũmũ mĩtheri. No rĩrĩ, mũndũ ũrĩa ũnduuaga rĩũrĩro rĩake-rĩ, nĩwe ũkaagaya bũrũri, o na egwatĩre kĩrĩma gĩakwa kĩrĩa kĩamũre.”
14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.
Na nĩgũkeeranwo atĩrĩ: “Akaai, akaai, na mũthondeke njĩra! Eheriai mĩhĩnga yehere njĩra-inĩ ya andũ akwa.”
15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Nĩgũkorwo Ũrĩa-Ũrĩ-Igũrũ Mũno, o We ũtũũgĩrĩtio na ũtũũraga tene na tene, ũrĩa wĩtagwo mũtheru; ekuuga atĩrĩ: “Ndũũraga o igũrũ handũ hatheru, na ningĩ ngatũũrania na mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ ngoro ĩthuthĩkĩte, na ũrĩa ũherete na wĩnyiihĩtie, nĩguo njarahũre roho wa mũndũ ũcio wĩnyiihĩtie, na njarahũre ngoro ĩyo ĩthuthĩkĩte.
16 For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.
Ndigũtũũra ndũithanagia nginya tene, o na kana ndũũre ndakarĩte hĩndĩ ciothe, tondũ roho wa mũndũ wahota kũringĩka mbere yakwa, mĩhũmũ ĩyo ya mũndũ ũcio ndoombire ĩhwererekere.
17 I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.
Nĩndarakaririo mũno nĩ mehia make ma gũkoroka; ngĩmũherithia na ngĩmũhitha ũthiũ wakwa nĩ kũrakara, no agĩthiĩ o na mbere na mĩthiĩre yake ĩrĩa eyendeire.
18 I have seen his ways, and I will make him well: I will give him rest, comforting him and his people who are sad.
Nĩnyonete njĩra ciake, no nĩngamũhonia; ningĩ nĩngamũtongoria, na njooke ndĩmũũmĩrĩrie,
19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
ndũme kũgĩe na ũgooci tũnua-inĩ twa andũ arĩa macakayaga kũu Isiraeli. Thayũ, thayũ kũrĩ arĩa marĩ kũraya, na kũrĩ arĩa marĩ gũkuhĩ,” ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga. “Na nĩ niĩ ngaamahonia.”
20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.
No rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa aaganu mahaana ta iria rĩgĩikia ndiihũ ciarĩo, rĩrĩa rĩtangĩhoorera, rĩrĩa makũmbĩ marĩo mahurunjaga ndaka na ndooro.
21 There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.
Ngai wakwa ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa mwaganu-rĩ, ndarĩ hĩndĩ angĩgĩa na thayũ.”

< Isaiah 57 >