Isaiah 36
1 Nowe in the fourteenth yeere of King Hezekiah, Saneherib King of Asshur came vp against al the strong cities of Iudah, and tooke them.
Le Fia Hezekia ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe wuienelia me la, Asiria fia, Senakerib ɖe to ɖe Yuda du siwo katã woglã la, eye wòɖu wo dzi.
2 And the King of Asshur sent Rabshakeh from Lachish toward Ierusalem vnto King Hezekiah, with a great hoste, and he stood by ye conduite of the vpper poole in the path of the fullers fielde.
Emegbe la, Asiria fia dɔ eƒe aʋafia kple aʋakɔ gã aɖe tso Lakis ɖo ɖe Fia Hezekia le Yerusalem. Esi aʋafia la kple eŋumewo va tɔ ɖe Dzigbeta la ƒe tɔʋu to, le mɔ si ɖo ta avɔnyala ƒe nunyaƒe la,
3 Then came foorth vnto him Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah the steward of the house, and Shebna the chanceler, and Ioah the sonne of Asaph the recorder.
Hilkia ƒe vi, Eliakim, ame si nye fiasã la ƒe dɔdzikpɔla, Sebna, agbalẽŋlɔla kple Asaf ƒe vi, Yoa, si nye nuŋlɔla la do go yi ɖakpee.
4 And Rabshakeh sayde vnto them, Tell you Hezekiah, I pray you, Thus sayth the great King, the King of Asshur, What confidence is this, wherein thou trustest?
Aʋafia la gblɔ na wo be, “Gblɔ na Hezekia be: “‘Ale Asiria fia, fiagã la gblɔe nye esi: Nu ka dzi nètu wò dzideƒo sia ɖo?
5 I say, Surely I haue eloquence, but counsell and strength are for the warre: on whom then doest thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Ègblɔ be, aʋawɔmɔnu tɔxɛwo kple aʋawɔwɔ ƒe ŋusẽ le asiwò, ke nya ƒuƒluwo ko gblɔm nèle. Ame ka ŋu nèle ŋu ɖom ɖo hafi dze aglã ɖe ŋunye?
6 Loe, thou trustest in this broken staffe of reede on Egypt, whereupon if a man leane, it will goe into his hand, and pearce it: so is Pharaoh King of Egypt, vnto all that trust in him.
Kpɔ ɖa, èle ŋu ɖom ɖe Egipte, aƒla ŋeŋe, atizɔti ma ŋu. Esi ne ame aɖe ziɔ ɖe eŋu la, aŋɔ asi nɛ ahade abi eŋu. Nenemae nye Egipte fia, Farao, na ame sia ame si aɖo ŋu ɖe eŋu.
7 But if thou say to me, We trust in the Lord our God. Is not that he, whose hie places and whose altars Hezekiah tooke downe, and said to Iudah and to Ierusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?
Ke ne ègblɔ nam be, “Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ŋue miele ŋu ɖom ɖo la,” ɖe menye eya ƒe nuxeƒewo kple vɔsamlekpuiwoe Hezekia gbã hegblɔ na Yuda kple Yerusalem be, “Ele na mi be miasubɔ le vɔsamlekpui sia ŋgɔ oa?”
8 Nowe therefore giue hostages to my lorde the King of Asshur, and I wil giue thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders vpon them.
“‘Va azɔ nàtso gbe kple nye amegã, Asiria fia. Matsɔ sɔ akpe eve na wò, ne ànya kpɔ edolawo ko.
9 For howe canst thou despise any captaine of the least of my lordes seruants? and put thy trust on Egypt for charets and for horsemen?
Ekema aleke nàte ŋu anya nye amegã ƒe dɔla si nye suetɔ, togbɔ be nèle ŋu ɖom ɖe Egipte ŋu be woakpe ɖe ŋuwò kple tasiaɖam kple sɔwo?
10 And am I now come vp without the Lord to this land to destroy it? The Lord sayd vnto me, Goe vp against this land and destroy it.
Gawu la, ɖe meva be madze anyigba sia dzi, ahatsrɔ̃e Yehowa manɔmea? Yehowa ŋutɔe gblɔ nam be maho aʋa ɖe dukɔ sia ŋuti ne matsrɔ̃e.’”
11 Then sayd Eliakim and Shebna and Ioah vnto Rabshakeh, Speake, I pray thee, to thy seruants in the Aramites language, (for we vnderstand it) and talke not with vs in the Iewes tongue, in the audience of the people that are on the wall.
Tete Eliakim, Sebna kple Yoa gblɔ na aʋafia la be, “Míeɖe kuku, ƒo nu na wò dɔlawo le Aramgbe me, elabena míese Aramgbe. Mègaƒo nu na mi le Hebrigbe me o. Ne menye nenema o la, ame siwo nɔ anyi ɖe glia dzi la ase wò nyawo gɔme.”
12 Then said Rabshakeh, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee to speake these wordes, and not to the men that sit on the wall? that they may eate their owne doung, and drinke their owne pisse with you?
Aʋafiagã Rabsaki ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ɖe wobe miaƒe amegã kple miawo gbɔ ko nye amegã ɖom ɖo be magblɔ nya siawo na, eye ame siwo le glia dzi la mele eme oa? Woawo kple miawo siaa, miaɖu miawo ŋutɔ ƒe afɔdzi, eye miano miawo ŋutɔ ƒe aɖuɖɔ.”
13 So Rabshakeh stood, and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes language, and sayd, Heare the wordes of the great King, of the King of Asshur.
Tete aʋafiagã la te va hedo ɣli gblɔ le Hebrigbe me be, “Mise Asiria fia, fiagã la ƒe nyawo!
14 Thus saith the King, Let not Hezekiah deceiue you: for he shall not be able to deliuer you.
Ale fia la gblɔe nye esi, migana Hezekia nable mi o. Mate ŋu aɖe mi o!
15 Neither let Hezekiah make you to trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliuer vs: this citie shall not be giuen ouer into the hand of the King of Asshur.
Migana Hezekia nable mia nu be, miɖo dzi ɖe Yehowa ŋu o, esime wògblɔ be, ‘Yehowa aɖe mi godoo; womatsɔ du sia ade asi na Asiria fia o.’
16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus sayth the King of Asshur, Make appointment with me, and come out to me, that euery man may eate of his owne vine, and euery man of his owne fig tree, and drinke euery man the water of his owne well,
“Migaɖo to Hezekia o. Ale Asiria fia gblɔe nye esi: ‘Mido va gbɔnye, miawɔ ŋutifafa kplim.’ Ekema ame sia ame aɖu eƒe waintsetse kple gbotsetse, eye wòano eya ŋutɔ ƒe vudometsi
17 Till I come and bring you to a land like your owne land, euen a land of wheate, and wine, a land of bread and vineyardes,
va se ɖe esime mava akplɔ mi ayi anyigba si ɖi mia tɔ la dzi, anyigba si dzi bli kple wain yeye, abolo kple waingblewo bɔ ɖo.
18 Least Hezekiah deceiue you, saying, The Lord wil deliuer vs. Hath any of the gods of the nations deliuered his land out of the hand of the King of Asshur?
“Migana Hezekia nable mi esi wògblɔ be, ‘Yehowa aɖe mi’ o. Ɖe dukɔ aɖe ƒe Mawu te ŋu ɖe eƒe anyigba tso Asiria fia ƒe asi me kpɔa?
19 Where is the god of Hamath, and of Arpad? where is the god of Sepharuaim? or howe haue they deliuered Samaria out of mine hand?
Afi ka Hamat kple Arpad ƒe mawuwo le? Afi ka Sefarvaim ƒe mawuwo le? Ɖe wote ŋu xɔ Samaria le asinyea?
20 Who is hee among all the gods of these lands, that hath deliuered their countrey out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliuer Ierusalem out of mine hand?
Ke mawuwo dometɔ kawoe le dukɔ siawo katã me si te ŋu ɖe eƒe anyigbawo tso nye asi me kpɔ hafi Yehowa ya ate ŋu aɖe Yerusalem tso nye asimea?”
21 Then they kept silence, and answered him not a worde: for the Kings commandement was, saying, Answere him not.
Ke ameawo katã zi ɖoɖoe, eye womeɖo nya aɖeke ŋu nɛ o, elabena fia la de se na wo be, “Migaɖo eŋu nɛ o.”
22 Then came Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah the steward of the house, and Shebna the chanceller, and Ioah the sonne of Asaph the recorder, vnto Hezekiah with rent clothes, and tolde him the wordes of Rabshakeh.
Tete Hilkia ƒe vi, Eliakim, fiasã la dɔdzikpɔla, agbalẽŋlɔla Sebna kple Asaf ƒe vi, Yoa, si nye nuŋlɔla la dze awu le wo ɖokuiwo ŋu heyi Fia Hezekia gbɔ, eye wogblɔ nu siwo katã aʋafiagã la gblɔ la nɛ.
