Isaiah 33
1 Woe to thee that wastest, while thou wast not wasted; and traitor, while men dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt have made an end of wasting, thou shalt be wasted, and when thou shalt have finished to deal treacherously, men shall deal treacherously with thee.
Baba na wò, o nugblẽla! Wò ame si womegblẽ o. Baba na wò, o ametatrɔla! Wò ame si womede asi o. Ne èdzudzɔ nugbegblẽ la, woagblẽ wò hã ne èdzudzɔ ametatɔtrɔ la, woatrɔ wò hã tawò.
2 O Lord, be gracious; we have waited for thee: be thou their support every morning, also our salvation in the time of trouble.
O! Yehowa, ve mía nu; míele diwòm vevie. Nye míaƒe ŋusẽ ŋdi sia ŋdi. Nye mía ɖela le xaxaɣeyiɣiwo me.
3 At the noise of [thy] thunder people fled; when thou liftedst thyself up nations were scattered.
Ne èɖe gbe la, amewo sina, ne ètso la, dukɔwo kakana hlẽna.
4 And your spoil shall be gathered as the cricket gathereth: as locusts run about, so shall people hasten after it.
O! Dukɔwo, woaƒo miaƒe nuhahawo nu ƒu abe ale si woƒoa ŋɔviwo nu ƒue ene, eye amewo adze wo dzi abe ale si ʋetsuviwo ƒe ha gã aɖe dzea nu dzi ene.
5 The Lord is exalted; for he dwelleth on high; he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Wodo Yehowa ɖe dzi, elabena etsɔ dziƒo wɔ nɔƒee. Atsɔ nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ kple dzɔdzɔenyenye ayɔ Zion.
6 And the stability of thy times and the strength of thy happiness shall be wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
Anye gɔmeɖokpe sesẽ na míaƒe ɣeyiɣiwo. Anye nudzraɖoƒe gã na ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ, dziƒonunya kple sidzedze, eye Yehowavɔvɔ̃ anye safui na kesinɔnu sia.
7 Behold, their valiant ones cry without: the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
Kpɔ ɖa woƒe kalẽtɔwo le avi fam sesĩe le mɔtatawo dzi. Ŋutifafa ƒe ame dɔdɔwo fa avi vevie.
8 The highways lie waste, ceased hath the wayfaring traveler: he hath broken the covenant, he despiseth cities, he regardeth not man.
Gbedzimɔwo ɖi gbɔlo, eye mɔzɔla aɖeke mele mɔtatawo dzi o. Nubabla la me gblẽ. Wodo ŋunyɔ eƒe ɖasefowo, eye womede bubu ame aɖeke ŋuti o.
9 It mourneth, it languisheth—the land: Lebanon is ashamed, it is withered away; Sharon is become like a wilderness; and bereft of their fruits are Bashan and Carmel.
Anyigba la ƒu kplakplakpla, eye naneke megale edzi o. Ŋu kpe Lebanon, eye wòyrɔ sũu. Saron le abe Araba gbegbe ene. Basan kple Karmel lũ xɛ abe ati ene.
10 Now will I arise, saith the Lord; now will I raise myself; now will I lift myself up.
Yehowa be, “Matso azɔ, woadom ɖe dzi, eye woakɔ nye alɔ ɖe dzi azɔ.
11 Ye shall be pregnant with hay, [and] ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire, which shall devour you.
Atsakiti nye fu nèfɔ, eye nèdzi gbe ƒuƒu. Wò gbɔgbɔ nye dzo si fia wò.
12 And the people shall be burnt as lime: as cut-off thorns shall they blaze up in fire.
Woafiã abe akalo ene, eye woatɔ dzo wo abe ŋuve si wolã kɔ ɖi ene.”
13 Hear, ye distant ones, what I have done; and acknowledge ye that are near my might.
Mi ame siwo le adzɔge, mise nu si mewɔ. Mi ame siwo tso kpuiƒe, mide dzesi nye ŋusẽ!
14 In Zion sinners are in dread; trembling hath seized on hypocrites. “Who among us shall abide with the devouring fire? who among us shall abide with everlasting burnings?”
Ŋɔdzi lé nu vɔ̃ wɔla siwo le Zion, eye vɔvɔ̃ dze Mawumavɔ̃lawo dzi, wobia be, “Mía dometɔ kae anɔ te ɖe dzobinu la nu? Mía dometɔ kae anɔ anyi ɖe dzo mavɔ̃ sia me.”
15 He that walketh in righteousness, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands against taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears against hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes against looking on evil;
Ame si zɔna le dzɔdzɔenyenye me, eye wògblɔa nu si le eteƒe, ame si tsri viɖe si wokpɔ to amebaba me, eye mexɔa zãnu o, ame si xe eƒe towo be magase hlɔ̃donyawo o, ame si mia eƒe ŋkuwo be makpɔ nu gbegblẽ wɔwɔ o.
16 He shall dwell on high; rocky strongholds shall be his refuge: his bread shall be given him; his water shall be sure.
Esiae nye ame si anɔ kɔkɔƒe, eye eƒe bebeƒe anye mɔ sesẽ si le towo tame. Akpɔ abolo aɖu ɖaa, eye tsinono mahiãe o.
17 The king in his beauty shall thy eyes behold: they shall see a far-off land.
Wò ŋkuwo akpɔ fia la le eƒe atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo gã me, eye àkpɔ anyigba keke la le adzɔge.
18 Thy heart shall meditate [on past] terror. “Where is who wrote down? where is he that weighed? where is he that counted the towers?”
Àbu ŋɔdzinu siwo nèwɔ va yi le wò susu me be, “Afi ka amegã ma le? Afi ka ame si dzɔa adzɔga la le? Afi ka amegã si kpɔa gbetakpɔxɔwo dzi la le?”
19 The barbarous people shalt thou not see any more, the people of a speech too obscure to be understood, of a stammering tongue, without meaning.
Màgakpɔ ɖokuiŋudzela mawo azɔ o, ame siwo fiana, eye woƒe nuƒo gɔme menyasena o.
20 Look on Zion, the town of our solemn assemblies; thy eyes shall see Jerusalem as an undisturbed residence, a tent that shall not be struck for removal; not one of the stakes of which shall ever be moved, and all the cords of which shall never be torn loose.
Wò ŋku nenɔ Zion dzi. Du si me mieɖua miaƒe ŋkekenyuiwo le; wò ŋkuwo akpɔ Yerusalem, ŋutifafaƒe kple agbadɔ si womaɖe ɖa akpɔ o. Womaho eƒe tsyotiwo le tome alo alã ka siwo wohe ɖe wo ŋuti o.
21 But there will the Lord [show himself] mighty unto us, [in] a place of rivers and streams of ample breadth; wherein no oared galley shall go, and a gallant ship shall not pass thereby.
Afi mae Yehowa, le eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe me, anye míaƒe Ŋusẽtɔ le. Anɔ abe teƒe si tɔ gbadzawo kple tɔʋuwo le la ene. Tɔdziʋu siwo wokuna kple tablu la, made afi ma o eye meli gã aɖeke hã mato edzi ayi o,
22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
elabena Yehowae nye míaƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la. Yehowae nye ame si wɔ sewo na mí, eye Yehowae nye míaƒe fia. Eyae nye ame si aɖe mí.
23 Loose hang thy tacklings; they cannot well uphold strongly their mast, they cannot spread the sail. Then are divided booty and spoil in abundance, [even] the lame take the booty.
Wò abaladokawo me gbɔdzɔ; womebla wò abaladotiawo sesĩe o; ale wò abalawo me meke o, eya ta woama afunyinu gbogboawo, eye tekunɔwo gɔ̃ hã atsɔ nuhahawo adzoe.
24 And no inhabitant shall say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be one whose iniquity is forgiven.
Ame siwo le Zion la dometɔ aɖeke magblɔ be, “Mele dɔ lém” o, eye woatsɔ ame siwo le afi ma la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake wo.
