Isaiah 40
1 Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God.
Kasịenụ ndị m obi, kasịenụ ha obi, ka Chineke gị kwuru.
2 Speak ye to the heart of Jerusalem, and call to her: for her evil is come to an end, her iniquity is forgiven: she hath received of the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.
Were nwayọọ gwa Jerusalem okwu, gwa ya; na ụbọchị ọjọọ ya niile agwụla, na a kwụzuola ụgwọ mmehie ya niile, na o sitela nʼaka Onyenwe anyị nata ụgwọ ọrụ karịrị okpukpu abụọ nke mmehie ya niile.
3 The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God.
Otu onye na-eti mkpu sị, “Dozienụ ụzọ nye Onyenwe anyị nʼime ọzara, meenụ ka ụzọ atụliri atụli guzozie kwem nʼime ọzara nye Chineke anyị.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways plain.
A ga-eme ka ndagwurugwu ọbụla dị elu, ugwu ọbụla na ugwu nta ọbụla ka a ga-emekwa ka ọ dị ala, ebe niile dị mkputamkpu ka a ga-eme ka o guzo kwem, meekwa ka ebe niile dị ndakoro ndakoro dịrị larịị.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see, that the mouth of the Lord hath spoken.
Nʼihi na a ga-ekpughepụ ebube Onyenwe anyị, mmadụ niile ga-ahụkọkwa ya nʼotu. Nʼihi na ọnụ Onyenwe anyị ekwuola ya.”
6 The voice of one, saying: Cry. And I said: What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flower of the held.
Olu ahụ sịrị, “Tie mkpu!” Ma ajụrụ m sị, “Gịnị ka m ga-eti?” “Mmadụ niile dị ka ahịhịa, ikwesi ntụkwasị obi ha niile dịkwa ka okoko osisi ọhịa.
7 The grass is withered, and the dower is fallen, because the spirit of the Lord hath blown upon it. Indeed the people is grass:
Ahịhịa na-akpọnwụ, okoko osisi na-achanwụ, nʼihi nʼokuku ume nke Onyenwe anyị na-ekukwasị ya. Nʼezie, ahịhịa ka ndị mmadụ bụ.
8 The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord endureth for ever.
E, ahịhịa na-akpọnwụ, okoko na-achanwụkwa, ma okwu Chineke anyị na-eguzogide ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.”
9 Get thee up upon a high mountain, thou that bringest good tidings to Sion: lift up thy voice with strength, thou that bringest good tidings to Jerusalem: lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of Juda: Behold your God:
Gị onye na-eweta oziọma nye Zayọn, rigoro nʼelu ugwu; gị onye na-eweta oziọma nye Jerusalem, welie olu gị elu tisie mkpu ike; e, tisie mkpu ike, atụla egwu. Gwa obodo niile nke Juda okwu sị ha: “Chineke unu na-abịa.”
10 Behold the Lord God shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule: Behold his reward is with him and his work is before him.
Lee, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị na-abịa nʼike, ike aka ya ka o ji achị. Lee, ụgwọ ọrụ ya dị ya nʼaka, ọ na-abịa ịkwụghachi ụgwọ.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.
Ọ ga-azụ igwe atụrụ ya dịka onye ọzụzụ atụrụ. Ọ na-achịkọta ụmụ atụrụ. Nʼaka ya abụọ ka ọ ga-ekuru ụmụ atụrụ nʼobi ya. Ọ ga-eji nwayọọ duo ndị na-enye ụmụ ara.
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and weighed the heavens with his palm? who hath poised with three fingers the bulk of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Onye jirila ọbụ aka ya tụọ mmiri dị nʼoke osimiri? Maọbụ onye jiri ntu-aka ya tụọ mbara eluigwe? Onye ka ọ bụ jirila nkata kute uzuzu? Maọbụ jiri ihe ọtụtụ tụọ ugwu ukwu? Onye kwa ji ihe ọtụtụ tụọ ugwu nta?
13 Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?
Onye nwere ike ịghọta Mmụọ nke Onyenwe anyị, maọbụ dịka onye ndụmọdụ Onyenwe anyị na-ezi ya ihe?
14 With whom hath he consulted, and who hath instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?
Ọ bụ onye ka Onyenwe anyị gakwuru gbaa izu ka ọ kọwaara ya ihe, ọ bụ onye ziri ya ụzọ bụ nke dị mma? Onye bụ onye ahụ kuziri ya ihe ọmụma, maọbụ gosi ya ụzọ nke nghọta?
15 Behold the Gentiles are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the smallest grain of a balance: behold the islands are as a little dust.
Nʼezie, mba niile dị iche iche dịka otu ntupụta mmiri tanyere nʼime efere; a na-agụnye ha dịka uzuzu dị nʼelu ihe ọtụtụ e ji atụ ihe; ọ na-atụ ala ndị ahụ mmiri gbara gburugburu dịka a ga-asị na ha bụ uzuzu ọma na-adịghị arọ.
16 And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Osisi niile dị na Lebanọn ezughị iji kwanye ọkụ e ji a chụrụ Chineke anyị aja. Otu a kwa, anụmanụ niile dị nʼọhịa Lebanọn niile erughị iji chụọrọ Chineke anyị aja.
17 All nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and are counted to him as nothing, and vanity.
O nweghị ihe ọbụla mba niile dị nʼụwa bụ nʼihu ya; ọ na-agụ ha ka ihe na-abaghị uru, dịka ihe na-erughị ihe efu.
18 To whom then have you likened God? or what image will you make for him?
Onye kwanụ ka unu ga-eji tụnyere Chineke? Olee ụdị oyiyi unu ga-eji kọwaa ihe o yiri?
19 Hath the workman cast a graven statue? or hath the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
Ma gbasara arụsị apịrị apị, nke onye na-akwa nka ọla tụrụ, nke onye ọkpụ ụzụ ọlaedo na-eji ọlaedo techie ya, ọ bụkwa ya ka ọ na-akpụrụ ọlaọcha.
20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skillful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.
Ma onye ogbenye na-enweghị ịchụ aja dị otu a na-ahọrọ osisi nke na-agaghị ere ure. Ọ na-akpọtara onwe ya onye maara akwa ǹka osisi nke ọma, onye ga-apịtara ya oyiyi arụsị nke na-agaghị ada ada.
21 Do you not know? hath it not been heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood the foundations of the earth?
Ọ bụ na unu amaghị? Ọ ga-abụ na unu anụbeghị ya? Ọ pụtara na a kọbereghị unu ya site na mmalite? Ọ bụ na unu aghọtabeghị site na mgbe a tọrọ ntọala ụwa?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.
Na Chineke nọ nʼelu ocheeze ya nke gbara ụwa gburugburu. Ndị nọ nʼụwa dịkwa ka ụmụ ụkpana. Ọ bụ ya tụsara eluigwe dịka akwa, were ya mere ebe obibi ya.
23 He that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath made the judges of the earth as vanity.
Ọ na-eweda ndị ukwu niile nke ụwa, mee ha ka ha ghọọ ihe efu.
24 And surely their stock was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the earth: suddenly he hath blown upon them, and they are withered, and a whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Mgbe a na-ele ha anya, ha na-adị ka ihe a kụrụ nʼubi nke na-epute epute. Mgbe a kụrụ ha, mgbe ha na-epute, mgbe ha na-amanye mgbọrọgwụ nʼala, mgbe ahụ kwa ka Onyenwe anyị na-ezite ifufe nke na-akpọnwụ ha, bufuo ha dịka ahịhịa kpọrọ nkụ.
25 And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One?
“Olee onye unu ga-eji tụnyere m? Onye kwa ka mụ na ya ha?” Nke a bụ ihe Onye Nsọ Izrel na-ajụ.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing.
Lee anya nʼeluigwe; onye kere kpakpando ndị a niile? Onye na-edu ha dịka onye ọzụzụ atụrụ? Onye na-akpọ nke ọbụla aha ya? Ọ bụ site nʼamamihe na ike ya dị ukwuu, ka o ji eme ka ha ghara ịkpafu.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị ka i ji na-asị, gị Jekọb? Ọ bụkwa gịnị mere gị Izrel, i ji na-atamu ntamu na-asị, “Ụzọ m bụ ihe ezonarịrị Onyenwe anyị, Chineke adịghị etinyekwa anya ya nʼihe metụtara m?”
28 Knowest thou not, or hast thou not heard? the Lord is the everlasting God, who hath created the ends of the earth: he shall not faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his wisdom.
Ọ bụ na ị matabeghị? Ọ ga-abụ na ị nụbeghị ya? Onyenwe anyị bụ Chineke nke mgbe niile ebighị ebi, Onye kere nsọtụ niile nke ụwa. Ọ naghị ada mba; ike adịghịkwa agwụ ya. O nwekwaghị onye pụrụ ịmata ịdị omimi nke nghọta ya.
29 It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
Ọ na-enye ndị na-ada mba ike, na-emekwa ka ndị na-enweghị ume nwee ume.
30 Youths shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by infirmity.
Ọ bụladị ụmụ okorobịa na-ada mba, ike na-agwụkwa ha. E, ụmụ okorobịa na-asọ ngọngọ daa,
31 But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
ma ndị niile olileanya ha dị na Onyenwe anyị, ga-agbanwe ike ha, nweta ike ọhụrụ. Ha ga-eji nku felie elu dịka ugo. Ha ga-agba ọsọ, ma ike agaghị agwụ ha; ha ga-aga ije ma ha agaghị ada mba.
