Isaiah 47
1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
“Ɖi ɖe anyi nànɔ ke me, wò Babilonia ƒe vinyɔnu si menya ŋutsu o. Wò Babiloniatɔwo ƒe vinyɔnu, nɔ anyi ɖe anyigba, menye ɖe fiazikpui dzi o. Womagayɔ wò be lɔlɔ̃vi alo ame si woalé be na o.
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
Yi te dzi nàtu wɔ. Ɖe wò motsyɔvɔ da ɖi. Klo wò avɔ ɖe dzi. Na wò afɔwo nadze, eye nàtso tɔwo.
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will accept no man.
Woaɖe amama wò, eye woaklo nu le wò ŋukpeƒe dzi. Mabia hlɔ̃, eye nyemaɖe ame aɖeke le eme o.”
4 Our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Miaƒe Ɖelae nye Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ la. Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔe nye eŋkɔ.
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called The lady of kingdoms.
“Babiloniatɔwo ƒe vinyɔnu nɔ anyi le ɖoɖoezizi me. Yi ɖe blukɔ me. Womagayɔ wò be, Fiaɖuƒewo ƒe fianyɔnu o.
6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Medo dziku ɖe nye amewo ŋuti, eye medo gu nye domenyinu. Metsɔ wo de asi na wò, eye mekpɔ nublanui na wo o. Ètsɔ kɔkuti kpekpe da ɖe ametsitsi belibeliwo gɔ̃ hã dzi.
7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.
Ègblɔ be, ‘Nye la, mayi edzi tegbee. Manye fianyɔnu yi ɖe mavɔ me!’ Ke mèbu nu siawo ŋu alo de ŋugble le nu si ava dzɔ la ŋu o.
8 Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
“Ke azɔ la, ɖo to afii. Wò nugblẽla vloe si ɖe dzi ɖi blewu le wò dedinɔnɔ me, eye nègblɔ na ɖokuiwò be, ‘Nye koe, mawu aɖeke megali kpe ɖe ŋunye o. Nyemanye ahosi alo ana vinyewo natsrɔ̃ o.’
9 but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: in their full measure shall they come upon thee, despite of the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Esiawo kple evea katã ava dziwò le aɖabaƒoƒo ɖeka me le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi. Viwòwo atsrɔ̃, eye nàzu ahosi. Wo katã woava dziwò pɛpɛpɛ togbɔ be afakalawo kple gbesa sesẽ geɖewo le asiwò hã.
10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee: and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and there is none else beside me.
Èka ɖe wò vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖitɔnyenye dzi hegblɔ be, ‘Ame aɖeke mekpɔam o.’ Wò nunya kple gɔmesese ble wò nègblɔ na ɖokuiwò be, ‘Nye koe, mawu aɖeke megali kpe ɖe ŋunye o.’
11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.
Gbegblẽ aƒo ɖe dziwò, eye mànya ale si nàwɔ asa gbe adee wòadzo o. Dzɔgbevɔ̃e adzɔ ɖe dziwò, esi màte ŋu aɖe ɖa kple awɔbanu o. Tsɔtsrɔ̃ si mèle mɔ kpɔm na o la, aƒo ɖe dziwò kpoyi.
12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
“Eya ta yi wò amlimagbesawo, wò nukakawo dzi, esiwo me nèƒo ɖokuiwò ɖo tso wò ɖevime ke. Ɖewohĩ akpɔ dzidzedze, ɖewohĩ ahe ŋɔdzi vɛ.
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.
Aɖaŋudede gbogbo siwo katã nèxɔ la, ɖeko wona nègbɔdzɔ! Na wò ɣletivimenunyalawo nava. Ame siwo léa ŋku ɖe ɣletiviwo ŋu hegblɔa nya ɖi dzinu sia dzinu la, na ne woaɖe wò tso nu siwo gbɔna dzɔdzɔ ge ɖe dziwò la me.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
Vavãe wole abe atitakpo ƒuƒu ene. Dzo afia wo katã. Womate ŋu aɖe wo ɖokui gɔ̃ hã tso dzo ƒe aɖewo me o. Afi sia dzoka xɔxɔwo meli ame aɖeke naƒu o. Afi sia womedo dzo ɖi, ame aɖeke naƒu o.
15 Thus shall the things be unto thee wherein thou hast laboured: they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
Ame siwo nèwɔ dɔ sesẽwo kpli, eye nèzɔ mɔ geɖewo kpli wo tso wò ɖevime ke la, esia koe nye nu si woate ŋu awɔ na wò. Ɖe sia ɖe lé eƒe mɔ tsɔ le vodada me, eye ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ hã meli si aɖe wò o.”
