Isaiah 19

1 The burden of Egypt. Beholde, the Lord rideth vpon a swift cloude, and shall come into Egypt, and the idoles of Egypt shall be moued at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the middes of her.

Neno kuhusu Misri: Tazama, Bwana amepanda juu ya wingu liendalo kwa haraka naye anakuja Misri. Sanamu za Misri zinatetemeka mbele yake, nayo mioyo ya Wamisri inayeyuka ndani yao.

2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: so euery one shall fight against his brother, and euery one against his neighbour, citie against citie, and kingdome against kingdome.

“Nitamchochea Mmisri dhidi ya Mmisri, ndugu atapigana dhidi ya ndugu, jirani dhidi ya jirani, mji dhidi ya mji, ufalme dhidi ya ufalme.

3 And the spirite of Egypt shall faile in the middes of her, and I will destroy their counsell, and they shall seeke at the idoles, and at the sorcerers, and at them that haue spirits of diuination, and at the southsayers.

Wamisri watakufa moyo, na nitaibatilisha mipango yao. Watatafuta ushauri kwa sanamu na kwa roho za waliokufa, kwa waaguzi na kwa wale waongeao na mizimu.

4 And I will deliuer the Egyptians into the hand of the cruell Lordes, and a mightie King shall rule ouer them, sayth the Lord God of hostes.

Nitawatia Wamisri mikononi mwa bwana mkatili na mfalme mkali atatawala juu yao,” asema Bwana, Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote.

5 Then the waters of the sea shall faile, and the riuers shall be dryed vp, and wasted.

Maji ya mito yatakauka, chini ya mto kutakauka kwa jua.

6 And the riuers shall goe farre away: the riuers of defence shalbe emptied and dryed vp: the reedes and flagges shall be cut downe.

Mifereji itanuka; vijito vya Misri vitapungua na kukauka. Mafunjo na nyasi vitanyauka,

7 The grasse in the riuer, and at the head of the riuers, and all that groweth by the riuer, shall wither, and be driuen away, and be no more.

pia mimea iliyoko kando ya Mto Naili, pale mto unapomwaga maji baharini. Kila shamba lililopandwa kando ya Mto Naili litakauka, litapeperushwa na kutoweka kabisa.

8 The fishers also shall mourne, and all they that cast angle into the riuer, shall lament, and they that spread their nette vpon the waters, shall be weakened.

Wavuvi watalia na kuomboleza, wale wote watupao ndoano katika Mto Naili, watadhoofika kwa majonzi.

9 Moreouer, they that worke in flaxe of diuers sortes, shall be confounded, and they that weaue nettes.

Wale watu wafanyao kazi ya kitani kilichochambuliwa watakata tamaa, wafumaji wa kitani safi watavunjika moyo.

10 For their nettes shalbe broken, and all they, that make pondes, shalbe heauie in heart.

Wafanyao kazi ya kufuma nguo watahuzunishwa, nao vibarua wataugua moyoni.

11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fooles: the counsell of the wise counselers of Pharaoh is become foolish: how say ye vnto Pharaoh, I am the sonne of the wise? I am the sonne of the ancient Kings?

Maafisa wa Soani ni wapumbavu kabisa, washauri wa Farao wenye busara wanatoa ushauri wa kijinga. Unawezaje kumwambia Farao, “Mimi ni mmojawapo wa watu wenye hekima, mwanafunzi wa wafalme wa zamani”?

12 Where are nowe thy wise men, that they may tell thee, or may knowe what the Lord of hostes hath determined against Egypt?

Wako wapi sasa watu wako wenye hekima? Wao wakuonyeshe na kukufahamisha ni nini Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote amepanga dhidi ya Misri.

13 The princes of Zoan are become fooles: the princes of Noph are deceiued, they haue deceiued Egypt, euen the corners of the tribes thereof.

Maafisa wa Soani wamekuwa wapumbavu, viongozi wa Memfisi wamedanganyika, walio mawe ya pembe ya taifa lake wameipotosha Misri.

14 The Lord hath mingled among them the spirite of errours: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in euery worke thereof, as a drunken man erreth in his vomite.

Bwana amewamwagia roho ya kizunguzungu; wanaifanya Misri iyumbayumbe katika yale yote inayoyafanya, kama vile mlevi ayumbayumbavyo katika kutapika kwake.

15 Neither shall there be any worke in Egypt, which the head may doe, nor the tayle, ye branch nor the rush.

Misri haiwezi kufanya kitu chochote, cha kichwa wala cha mkia, cha tawi la mtende wala cha tete.

16 In that day shall Egypt be like vnto women: for it shall be afraide and feare because of the moouing of the hand of the Lord of hostes, which he shaketh ouer it.

Katika siku ile Wamisri watakuwa kama wanawake. Watatetemeka kwa hofu mbele ya mkono wa Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote anaoinua dhidi yao.

17 And the land of Iudah shall be a feare vnto Egypt: euery one that maketh mention of it, shalbe afraid thereat, because of ye counsell of the Lord of hostes, which he hath determined vpon it.

Nayo nchi ya Yuda itawatia hofu Wamisri, kila mmoja atakayetajiwa Yuda ataingiwa na hofu, kwa sababu ya kile ambacho Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote anapanga dhidi yao.

18 In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Canaan, and shall sweare by the Lord of hostes. one shall be called the citie of destruction.

Katika siku hiyo miji mitano ya Misri, itazungumza lugha ya Kanaani, na kuapa kumtii Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote. Mji mmojawapo utaitwa Mji wa Uharibifu.

19 In that day shall the altar of the Lord be in the middes of the land of Egypt, and a pillar by the border thereof vnto the Lord.

Katika siku hiyo patakuwepo madhabahu ya Bwana katikati ya Misri na mnara wa kumbukumbu kwa Bwana kwenye mpaka wa Misri.

20 And it shall be for a signe and for a witnes vnto the Lord of hostes in the land of Egypt: for they shall crie vnto the Lord, because of the oppressers, and he shall send them a Sauiour and a great man, and shall deliuer them.

Itakuwa alama na ushahidi kwa ajili ya Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote katika nchi ya Misri. Watakapomlilia Bwana kwa sababu ya watesi wao, Mungu atawapelekea mwokozi na mtetezi, naye atawaokoa.

21 And the Lord shall be knowen of the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall knowe the Lord in that day, and doe sacrifice and oblation, and shall vowe vowes vnto the Lord, and performe them.

Hivyo Bwana atajijulisha mwenyewe kwa Wamisri, nao katika siku hiyo watamkubali Bwana. Wataabudu kwa kumtolea dhabihu na sadaka za nafaka, watamwekea Bwana nadhiri na kuzitimiza.

22 So ye Lord shall smite Egypt, he shall smite and heale it: for he shall returne vnto ye Lord, and he shall be intreated of them and shall heale them.

Bwana ataipiga Misri kwa tauni; atawapiga na kuwaponya. Watamgeukia Bwana, naye atayasikia maombi yao na kuwaponya.

23 In that day shall there be a path from Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur shall come into Egypt, and Egypt into Asshur: so the Egyptians shall worship with Asshur.

Katika siku hiyo kutakuwepo na njia kuu kutoka Misri hadi Ashuru. Waashuru watakwenda Misri, na Wamisri watakwenda Ashuru. Wamisri na Waashuru wataabudu pamoja.

24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and Asshur, euen a blessing in the middes of the land.

Katika siku hiyo Israeli itakuwa ya tatu, pamoja na Misri na Ashuru, nao watakuwa baraka kwa dunia.

25 For the Lord of hostes shall blesse it, saying, Blessed be my people Egypt and Asshur, the worke of mine hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote atawabariki, akisema, “Baraka iwe kwa Misri watu wangu, kwa Ashuru kazi ya mikono yangu, na kwa Israeli urithi wangu.”