Isaiah 20

1 In the year that Tharthan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and fought against Ashdod, and captured it;

Katika mwaka ambao Tartani alipofika kwa Ashdodi, alipotumwa na Sarjoni mfalme wa Asiria, nae akapigana na Ashdodd na akachukua.

2 At the same time spoke the Lord by means of Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thy shoe shalt thou pull off from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Mda huo Yahwe alizungumza na Isaya mwana wa Amozi, ''Nenda ukaondoe nguo za magunia katika kiuno chako, na ondoeni viatu vyenu kwenye miguu.'' Alifanya hivyo, tembeeni uchi na miguu wazi.

3 And the Lord said, Just as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years as a sign and token for Egypt and for Cush:

Yahwe asema, ''Kama ilivyokuwa kwa mtumishi wangu Isaya alivyotembea uchi na pasipo kuvaa viatu kwa miaka mitatu, ni ishara na dalili kuhusu Misri na kuhusu Ethiopia—

4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the prisoners of Egypt, and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with uncovered buttocks, to the disgrace of Egypt.

katika njia hii mfalme wa Asiria atawaongoza mateka wa Misri, na walioko uhamishoni Ethiopia, watoto kwa wazee, waliouchi na wasio na viatu, na ambao hawajajisitiri kuiweka Misri katika aibu.

5 And they shall be terrified, and ashamed of Cush their trust, and of Egypt their vaunt.

Watafadhaika na kuona aibu, kwa sababu ya Ethiopia ni matumaini yao na Misri ni utukufu wao.

6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say on that day, Behold, such is our trust, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we then escape?

Wenyeji wa pwani hiiwatasema siku hiyo, 'Kweli, hichi ndicho chanzo chetu cha matumaini, tulipokimbilia kuhitaji msaada kutoka kwa mfalme wa Asiria, je ni kwa jisi gani tunaweza kupona?''