< Isaiah 7 >

1 And in the dayes of Ahaz, the sonne of Iotham, the sonne of Vzziah king of Iudah, Rezin the King of Aram came vp, and Pekah the sonne of Remaliah King of Israel, to Ierusalem to fight against it, but he could not ouercome it.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ahazu mũrũ wa Jothamu, mũrũ wa Uzia, aarĩ mũthamaki wa Juda-rĩ, Rezini mũthamaki wa Suriata marĩ na Peka mũrũ wa Remalia mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, makĩambata mathiĩ magatharĩkĩre itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu, no matiigana kũrĩtooria.
2 And it was tolde the house of Dauid, saying, Aram is ioyned with Ephraim: therefore his heart was moued, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moued by the winde.
Na rĩrĩ, andũ a nyũmba ya Daudi nĩ meerirwo atĩrĩ, “Andũ a Suriata nĩmanyiitanĩte na andũ a Efiraimu”; nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngoro ya Ahazu o na ngoro cia andũ ake ikĩinaina o ta ũrĩa mĩtĩ ya mũtitũ ĩinainagio nĩ rũhuho.
3 Then sayde the Lord vnto Isaiah, Goe foorth nowe to meete Ahaz (thou and Sheariashub thy sonne) at the ende of the conduit of the vpper poole, in the path of the fullers fielde,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova akĩĩra Isaia atĩrĩ, “Umagara, wee mũrĩ na mũrũguo Sheari-Jashubu, mũthiĩ mũgatũnge Ahazu mũthia-inĩ wa mũtaro ũrĩa uumĩte Karia-inĩ ka Rũgongo, njĩra-inĩ ya gũthiĩ Gĩthaka kĩa Mũthambia-Nguo.
4 And say vnto him, Take heede, and be still: feare not, neither be faint hearted for the two tailes of these smoking firebrands, for the furious wrath of Rezin and of Aram, and of Remaliahs sonne:
Ũmwĩre atĩrĩ, ‘Wĩmenyerere, ũikare ũhooreire na ndũgetigĩre. Ndũkareke ũũrwo nĩ hinya nĩ ũndũ wa icinga icio igĩrĩ iratooga ndogo; ndũgetigĩre marakara mahiũ ma Rezini, na ma Suriata, o na ma mũrũ wa Remalia.
5 Because Aram hath taken wicked counsell against thee, and Ephraim, and Remaliahs sonne, saying,
Suriata, na Efiraimu, na mũrũ wa Remalia nĩmaciirĩire gũkwananga, makoiga atĩrĩ,
6 Let vs goe vp against Iudah, and let vs waken them vp, and make a breach therein for vs, and set a King in the mids thereof, euen the sonne of Tabeal.
“Nĩtũtharĩkĩre Juda, tũkũnyariire na tũkũgayane, na tũtue mũrũ wa Tabeeli mũthamaki wakuo.”
7 Thus sayth the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it be.
No rĩrĩ, Mwathani Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ: “‘Ũhoro ũcio ndũgaakinyanĩra, na ndũgekĩka,
8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin: and within fiue and threescore yeere, Ephraim shalbe destroyed from being a people.
nĩgũkorwo itũũra inene rĩa Suriata nĩ Dameski, na mũnene wa Dameski no Rezini. Ihinda rĩa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na ĩtano ĩtaanathira-rĩ, andũ a Efiraimu magaakorwo maharaganĩtio ũndũ matangĩcooka gũtuĩka rũrĩrĩ.
9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliahs sonne. If ye beleeue not, surely ye shall not be established.
Ningĩ itũũra inene rĩa Efiraimu nĩ Samaria, na mũnene wa Samaria no mũrũ wa Remalia. Mũngĩaga kũrũgama mũrũmĩte wega wĩtĩkio-inĩ wanyu-rĩ, mũtikehaanda o na atĩa.’”
10 And the Lord spake againe vnto Ahaz, saying,
Ningĩ Jehova nĩarĩirie Ahazu o rĩngĩ, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
11 Aske a signe for thee of the Lord thy God: aske it, either in the depth beneath or in the height aboue. (Sheol h7585)
“Ĩtia kĩmenyithia kuuma kũrĩ Jehova Ngai waku, o na kiumĩte kũndũ kũrĩa kũriku mũno, kana kiumĩte igũrũ kũrĩa kũraihu mũno.” (Sheol h7585)
12 But Ahaz sayd, I wil not aske, neither will I tempt the Lord.
No Ahazu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndigwĩtia; niĩ ndikũgeria Jehova.”
13 Then he sayd, Heare you nowe, O house of Dauid, Is it a small thing for you to grieue men, that ye will also grieue my God?
Ningĩ Isaia akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ta iguai rĩu, inyuĩ andũ a nyũmba ya Daudi! Anga mũkuona arĩ ũndũ mũnini kũgeria ũkirĩrĩria wa andũ? Anga nĩmũũkũgeria ũkirĩrĩria wa Ngai wakwa o naguo?
14 Therefore the Lord himselfe will giue you a signe. Beholde, the virgine shall conceiue and beare a sonne, and she shall call his name Immanu-el.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, Mwathani we mwene nĩakamũhe kĩmenyithia: Nĩgũkorwo mũirĩtu gathirange nĩakagĩa nda aciare kahĩĩ, nake agatue Imanueli.
15 Butter and hony shall he eate, till he haue knowledge to refuse the euill, and to chuse the good.
Iria imata na ũũkĩ nĩcio gakarĩĩaga rĩrĩa gakaamenya kũrega ũũru na gwĩthuurĩra maũndũ marĩa mega.
16 For afore the childe shall haue knowledge to eschew the euill, and to chuse the good, the land, that thou abhorrest, shalbe forsaken of both her Kings.
No mbere ya kahĩĩ kau kũmenya kũrega ũũru na gwĩthuurĩra maũndũ marĩa mega-rĩ, bũrũri ũcio wa athamaki acio eerĩ wĩtigĩrĩte nĩũkanangwo.
17 The Lord shall bring vpon thee, and vpon thy people, and vpon thy fathers house (the dayes that haue not come from the day that Ephraim departed from Iudah) euen the King of Asshur.
Jehova nĩagakũrehithĩria wee mwene na andũ aku, o na andũ a nyũmba ya thoguo maũndũ matarĩ moneka kuuma rĩrĩa Efiraimu aatiganire na Juda; Jehova akaarehera mũthamaki wa Ashuri.”
18 And in that day shall the Lord hisse for the flie that is at the vttermost part of the floods of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the lande of Asshur,
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Jehova nĩakahuuhĩra ngi mĩrũri, aciĩte kuuma tũrũũĩ-inĩ twa kũraya twa bũrũri wa Misiri, na eete njũkĩ iria irĩ bũrũri wa Ashuri.
19 And they shall come and shall light all in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rockes, and vpon all thorny places, and vpon all bushy places.
Nacio ciothe nĩcigooka ciikare iharũrũka-inĩ cia mĩkuru, na mĩatũka-inĩ ya ndwaro cia mahiga, na ihinga-inĩ ciothe cia mĩigua, na marima-inĩ mothe ma maaĩ.
20 In that day shall the Lord shaue with a rasor that is hired, euen by them beyond the Riuer, by the King of Asshur, the head and the heare of the feete, and it shall consume the beard.
Mũthenya ũcio Mwathani nĩakahũthĩra rwenji rũkomboretwo kuuma mũrĩmo wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati; naruo nĩruo mũthamaki wa Ashuri; nake nĩakenja mĩtwe yanyu na njuĩrĩ cia magũrũ manyu, o na ningĩ enje nderu cianyu.
21 And in the same day shall a man nourish a yong kow, and two sheepe.
Mũthenya ũcio, mũndũ akaarĩithia o moori ĩmwe na ngʼondu igĩrĩ.
22 And for the abundance of milke, that they shall giue, hee shall eate butter: for butter and hony shall euery one eate, which is left within the land.
Na tondũ wa ũingĩ wa iria rĩrĩa igaakamagwo-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio akaanyuuaga iria imata. Arĩa othe magaatigara kũu bũrũri ũcio makaanyuuaga iria imata, na marĩĩage ũũkĩ.
23 And at the same day euery place, wherein shalbe a thousand vines, shalbe at a thousand pieces of siluer: so it shalbe for the briers and for the thornes.
Mũthenya ũcio, kũndũ kũrĩa guothe kwarĩ mĩthabibũ 1,000 ĩngĩendirio cekeri 1,000 ya betha, gũgaakũra o congʼe na mĩtĩ ya mĩigua.
24 With arrowes and with bowe shall one come thither: because all the land shall be briers and thornes.
Andũ magaathiiaga kuo marĩ na ũta na mĩguĩ, nĩgũkorwo bũrũri ũcio ũkaiyũra congʼe, na mĩtĩ ya mĩigua.
25 But on all the mountaines, which shalbe digged with the mattocke, there shall not come thither the feare of briers and thornes: but they shalbe for the sending out of bullocks, and for the treading of sheepe.
Nakuo irĩma-inĩ guothe kũrĩa kwanarĩmwo na icembe, mũtigacooka gũthiĩ nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra congʼe, na mĩtĩ ya mĩigua; kũndũ kũu gũgaatuĩka gwa kũrĩithagio ngʼombe, na gwa kũrangagwo nĩ ndũũru cia ngʼondu.

< Isaiah 7 >