Isaiah 43
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine.
Lakini sasa haya ndio Yahwe asemayo, yeye aliyekuumba ewe, Yakobo, na yeye aliyekuumba ewe, Israeli: ''Usiogope, kwa maana nimekukomboa wewe; nmeikuita kwa jina lako, wewe ni wangu.
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Utakapopita katika maji, Nitakuwa pamoja na wewe; na katika mito, hayatakuzuru wewe. Utakapotembea katika moto hautaungua, na moto hautakuharibu wewe.
3 For I am the LORD thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Maana mimi Yahwe Mungu wako, Mtakatifu wa Israeli Mkombozi wenu. Nimewapa Misri kama fidia yenu, Ethiopia na Seba watabadilishana kwako.
4 Since thou art precious in My sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.
Kwa maana ulikuwa wa thamani na maalumu katika macho yangu, Ninakupenda; kwa sababu hiyo Nitatoa watu kwa ajili yako, na watu wengine kwa ajili ya maisha yako.
5 Fear not, for I am with thee; I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Usiogope, maana Mimi niko pamoja na wewe; Nitawarudisha watoto wako kutoka mashariki, na kuwakusanya nyie kutoka magharibi.
6 I will say to the north: 'Give up,' and to the south: 'Keep not back, bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;
Nitasema na kaskazini, 'Wakabidhini wao; na kwa kusini, Usiangalie ya nyuma; Leteni vijana wangu kutoka mbali na binti zangu kutoka vijiji vya mikoani katika nchi,
7 Every one that is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.'
yeyote aitwe kw jina langu, niliyemuumba kwa utukufu wangu mwenyewe, Niliyemuumba, ndio, Mimi niliyemfanya.
8 The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, and the deaf that have ears.
Waleteni nje watu ambao ni vipofu, hata kama wana macho, na viziwi, hata kama wana masikio.
9 All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled; who among them can declare this, and announce to us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; and let them hear, and say: 'It is truth.'
Mataifa yote yatakusanyika kwa pamoja na watu watakusanyika. Ni nani miongoni mwenu atakaye tamka na kutangaza kutumia mambo ya mwanzo? Waache walete mashahidi kuwashuhudia wao kama wako sahihi, waache wasikilize na kuthibitisha, 'kama ni kweli'.
10 Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me there was no God formed, neither shall any be after Me.
Ninyi ni mashahidi wangu, ametangaza Yahwe, ''na watumishi wangu niliowachagua, ili uweze kujua na kuniamini mimi, na kuelewa kwamba mimi ndiye. Kabla yangu hapana mungu mwingine aliyeumbwa, na wala hatatoke baada yangu.
11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour.
Mimi, Mimi Yahwe, na hakuna Mkombozi zaidi yangu.
12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have announced, and there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.
Nimetangaza, nimeokoa, na kutangaza, na hakuna Mungu mwingine miongoni mwenu, Ninyi ni mashahidi wangu asema Yahwe, ''Mimi ni Mungu.
13 Yea, since the day was I am He, and there is none that can deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who can reverse it?
Kuanzia leo na kuendelea mimi ndiye, na hakuna hata mmoja atakayewakomboa kwenye mkono wangu. Nitafanya, na nani awezae kunizuia?''
14 Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their shouting.
Yahwe asema hivi, Mkombozi wenu, yeye Mtakatifu wa Israeli: ''Kwa niaba yenu nimemtuma mjumbe kwenda Babeli na kuwaongoza wao wote chini kama watuhumiwa, kubadilisha kelele za furaha za watu wa Babeli' kuwa wimbo wa maombolezo.
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
Mimi ni Yahwe, niliye Mtakatifu, Muumbaji wa Israeli, Mfalme wenu.
16 Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Yahwe asema hivi, Ni nani aliyefungua njia katika bahari, na njia katika maji yenye nguvu,
17 Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power — they lie down together, they shall not rise, they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick:
ni nani anayeongoza gari na farasi, majeshi na jeshi kuu. Walianguka chini kwa pamoja; hawakunyanyuka tena; wamezimwa, kama utambi unaoungua.
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Msifikirie hayo mambo yaliyopita, wala kuyafikiria mambo ya zamani.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Tazama ninakaribia kufanya mambo mapya; sasa yanakaribia kutokea; Je humyajui haya? Nitafanya njia jangani na na mikondo ya maji katika jangwa
20 The beasts of the field shall honour Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, Mine elect;
Wanyama pori wa shambani wataniheshimu mimi, Mbweha na mbuni, kwa sababu ninatoa maji jangwani, na mito jangwani, ili watu wangu niliowachuga wapate kunjwa,
21 The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.
Watu hawa niliowaumba mwenyewe, kwamba wahesabu tena sifa zangu.
22 Yet thou hast not called upon Me, O Jacob, neither hast thou wearied thyself about Me, O Israel.
Lakini hamjanita mimi, Yakobo; umechoka na mimi, Israeli.
23 Thou hast not brought Me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honoured Me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
Haujaniletea hata kondoo wako kama sadaka ya kuteketeza; na wala haujaniheshimu mimi kwa sadaka yako Sijakutumisha wewe kwa sadaka ya mazao, wala sijawachosha kwa sadaka yenu ya ubani.
24 Thou hast bought Me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou satisfied Me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened Me with thy sins, thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.
Hamkuninunulia mimi manukato mazuri kwa fedha, hakumwagia mimi mafuta ya sadaka zenu; Lakini mnanichosha mimi na dhambi zenu na mnanichosha mimi kwa matendo yenu mabaya.
25 I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake; and thy sins I will not remember.
Mimi, ndio, Mimi, ndiye niliyafaye maovu yenu kwa niaba yangu mmi mwenyewe; na Sitawaita na kuwakumbusha dhambi zenu tena.
26 Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
Nikumbusheni mimi kilichotokea. Njooni tusemezane pamoja; leta hoja zako, ili kusudi uthibitishe kuwa hauna hatia.
27 Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.
Baba yako wa kwanza alitenda dhambi, na viongozi wenu walitenda dhambi dhidi yangu.
28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I have given Jacob to condemnation, and Israel to reviling.
Hivyo basi Nitawatia unajisi viongozi watakatifu; Nitamkabidhi Yakobo kuwaharibu kabisa, na Israeli kulaani udhalilishaji.
