Isaiah 65
1 Those who before were not asking for me have sought me. Those who have not sought me have found me. I said, “Behold, it is I! Behold, it is I!” to a nation which was not invoking my name.
“Meɖe ɖokuinye fia ame siwo mebia tanye se o, eye ame siwo medim o la ke ɖe ŋunye. Dukɔ si meyɔ nye ŋkɔ o la, megblɔ nɛ be, ‘Nyee nye esi, nyee nye esi.’
2 I have extended my hands all day long to an unbelieving people, who advance along a way that is not good, following their own thoughts,
Ŋkeke blibo la katã mekeke nye abɔwo me na dukɔ sẽto, ame siwo zɔna le mɔ manyomanyowo dzi hedzea wo ŋutɔ ƒe susuwo yome la.
3 to a people who provoke me to anger before my face continually, who immolate in the gardens, and who sacrifice upon the bricks.
Ame siwo le dɔmedzoe dom nam ɣe sia ɣi ɖekematsɔlemetɔe. Wosa vɔ le abɔwo me, eye wodoa dzudzɔʋeʋĩwo le anyikpe ƒe vɔsamlekpuiwo dzi,
4 They live in sepulchers, and they sleep in the shrines of idols. They eat the flesh of swine, and a profane elixir is in their vessels.
ame siwo nɔa ameɖibɔwo me hedɔa ŋu le teƒe ɣaɣlɛwo, eye woɖua halã, woƒe detsizewo yɔna fũu kple lã makɔmakɔ ƒe detsiwo.
5 They say: “Depart from me! Do not approach me, for you are unclean!” Such as these will be the smoke in my fury, a fire burning all day long.
Ame siwo gblɔna be, ‘Nɔ adzɔge, mègate ɖe ŋu nye o, elabena mele kɔkɔe akpa na wò!’ Ame siawo tɔgbi la, dzudzɔe wonye le nye ŋɔtime. Dzo si le bibim ŋkeke blibo la katãe wonye.
6 Behold, it has been written in my sight; I will not be silent. Instead, I will render retribution into their sinews.
“Kpɔ ɖa, woŋlɔe ɖi ɖe nye ŋkume ɖaa. Nyemazi ɖoɖoe o. Maɖo eteƒe na wo, wòasu wo nyuie. Maɖo eteƒe atsɔ axe fe na wo,
7 Your iniquities are joined with the iniquities of your fathers, says the Lord. For they have sacrificed upon the mountains, and they have offended me upon the hills. And so, I will measure back to them, from their first work, into their sinews.
miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo kple mia fofowo tɔwo siaa, elabena wosa vɔ le towo tame, eye wodo tokum le togbɛwo dzi. Madzidze woƒe tohehe wòayɔ banaa, maɖo akɔ na wo ɖe woƒe tsã nu vɔ̃wo ta.” Yehowae gblɔe.
8 Thus says the Lord: In the same way as it is said about a grain found in a cluster, “Do not destroy it, because it is a blessing,” so will I act for the sake of my servants, so that I may not destroy the whole.
Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Abe ale si wofiaa wain le wain tsetsewo me vɔ, eye amewo gblɔna be, ‘Migatsɔe ƒu gbe o, elabena ɖe gale eme’ ene la, nenemae mawɔ ɖe nye dɔlawo ŋu, nyematsrɔ̃ wo katã o.
9 And I will lead forth an offspring from Jacob, and a possessor of my mountains from Judah. And my elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall live there.
Mana dzidzimewo nado tso Yakob me, eye ame siwo axɔ nye towo woanye woƒe domenyinu la ado tso Yuda me. Nye ame tiatiawo anyi nu siawo ƒe dome, eye afi mae nye dɔlawo anɔ.
10 And the open plains will become sheepfolds for the flocks, and the valley of Achor will become a domicile for the herds, for my people who have sought me.
Saron azu lãnyiƒe na alẽhawo, eye Akor ƒe balime azu nyiwo ƒe gbɔɖemeƒe na nye ame siwo dia nye mɔ.
11 And you who have forsaken the Lord, who have forgotten my holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune, and who offer libations concerning her:
“Ke mi ame siwo gblẽ Yehowa ɖi, eye mieŋlɔ nye to kɔkɔe la be, mi ame siwo ɖo kplɔ̃ na Aklama, eye mieku wain si wotɔtɔ la, kplu banaa na Dzɔgbese la,
12 I will number you with the sword, and you will all fall by slaughter. For I called and you did not respond; I spoke, and you did not listen. And you did what is evil in my eyes; and what I did not will, you have chosen.
maɖo mi ɖi na yi, eye mi katã miado dɔgɔ̃e hena wuwu, elabena meyɔ mi gake mietɔ o. Meƒo nu gake mieɖo to o. Miewɔ nu tovo le nye ŋkume, eye mietia nu si metsri.”
13 Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, my servants will eat, and you will be hungry. Behold, my servants will drink, and you will be thirsty.
Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Nye dɔlawo aɖu nu, ke miawo la dɔ awu mi. Nye dɔlawo ano nu; miawo la, tsikɔ awu mi. Nye dɔlawo akpɔ dzidzɔ, ke miawo la woado ŋukpe mi.
14 Behold, my servants will rejoice, and you will be confounded. Behold, my servants will give praise in exultation of heart, and you will cry out in sorrow of heart, and you will wail in contrition of spirit.
Nye dɔlawo adzi ha le woƒe dziwo ƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ ta, ke miawo la, miafa avi le dzi ƒe vevesese ta, eye miado ɣli le gbɔgbɔ ƒe teteɖeanyi ta.
15 And you will leave behind your name to my elect as a curse. And the Lord God will put you to death, and he will call his servants by another name.
Miagblẽ miaƒe ŋkɔwo ɖi na nye ame tiatiawo woawɔ wo ŋu dɔ abe fiƒodenuwo ene. Aƒetɔ Yehowa awu mi, ke eƒe dɔlawo ya la, atsɔ ŋkɔ bubu na wo.
16 By that name, whoever is blessed on earth, will be blessed in God. Amen! And whoever swears on earth, will swear by God. Amen! For the past anguishes have been delivered into oblivion, and they have been hidden from my eyes.
Ame si ayra eɖokui le anyigba dzi la awɔe le nyateƒe ƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ me, eye ame si aka atam le anyigba dzi la, akae le nyateƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ me, elabena woaŋlɔ fuɖename tsãtɔwo be, eye woaɣla ɖe nye ŋkuwo.
17 For behold, I create the new heavens and the new earth. And the former things will not be in memory and will not enter into the heart.
“Kpɔ ɖa, mawɔ dziƒo yeye kple anyigba yeye. Womagaɖo ŋku tsãnuwo dzi alo woava ame ƒe susu me o,
18 But you will be glad and exult, even forever, in these things that I create. For behold, I create Jerusalem as an exultation, and its people as a joy.
gake mikpɔ dzidzɔ, eye mitso aseye tegbee ɖe nu si mawɔ la ŋu, elabena mawɔ Yerusalem be wòanye dzudzɔdonu, eye eƒe amewo anye dzidzɔkpɔlawo.
19 And I will exult in Jerusalem, and I will rejoice in my people. And neither a voice of weeping, nor a voice of outcry, will be heard in her anymore.
Matso aseye ɖe Yerusalem ŋu, eye nye amewo ƒe nu ado dzidzɔ nam. Womagase avifafa kple konyifaɣli le eme azɔ o.
20 There will no longer be an infant of only a few days there, nor an elder who does not complete his days. For a mere child dies at a hundred years of age, and a sinner of a hundred years will be accursed.
“Ɖevi si xɔ ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo ko, alo amegãɖeɖi si ƒe ƒewo mede o la maganɔ afi ma o. Woabu ame si xɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka hafi ku la abe ɖekakpui ene, eye nu vɔ̃ wɔla si mexɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka hafi ku o la, woabui nɛ abe fiƒode ene.
21 And they will build houses, and will inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards, and will eat their fruits.
Woatu xɔwo anɔ wo me. Woade waingble, eye woaɖu eme kutsetse.
22 They will not build, so that another may inhabit. They will not plant, so that another may eat. For according to the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people. And the works of their hands will be long-standing.
Womagatu xɔ, eye ame bubuwo nanɔ wo me, alo woade agble ame bubu naɖu o, elabena abe ale si ati tsinae ene la, nenema nye amewo ƒe agbemeŋkekewo hã anɔ. Nye ame tiatiawo aɖu woawo ŋutɔ ƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo hena ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe.
23 My elect will not labor in vain, and they will not bring forth in disorder. For they are the offspring of the blessed of the Lord, and their posterity are with them.
Womadze agbagba dzodzro, alo adzi vi siwo woɖo dzɔgbevɔ̃e ɖi na la o, elabena woanye ame siwo Yehowa yra, woawo ŋutɔ kple woƒe dzidzimeviwo siaa.
24 And this shall be: before they call out, I will perceive; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Matɔ hafi woayɔm. Ne wogale nuƒoƒo dzi la, masee.
25 The wolf and the lamb will pasture together. The lion and the ox will eat hay. And dust will be the food of the serpent. They will not harm, and they will not kill, on all my holy mountain, says the Lord.
Amegaxi kple alẽvi aɖu gbe le teƒe ɖeka. Dzata aɖu gbe abe nyi ene, ke ʋuʋudedi anye da ya ƒe nuɖuɖu. Womawɔ nu vevi ame alo agblẽ nu le nye to kɔkɔewo katã dzi o.” Yehowae gblɔe.
