Isaiah 40
1 Comfort ye—comfort ye my people, —Saith your God.
Ẹ tù ú nínú, ẹ tu ènìyàn mi nínú, ni Ọlọ́run yín wí.
2 Speak ye unto the heart of Jerusalem, And cry unto her, —That accomplished is her warfare, That accepted is her punishment, —That she hath received, at the hand of Yahweh, According to the full measure of all her sins.
Sọ̀rọ̀ pẹ̀lẹ́pẹ̀lẹ́ fún Jerusalẹmu kí o sì kéde fún un pé iṣẹ́ àṣekára rẹ̀ ti parí, pé à ti san gbèsè ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ̀, pé ó ti rí i gbà láti ọwọ́ Olúwa ìlọ́po méjì fún gbogbo ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ̀.
3 A voice of one crying!—In the desert, prepare ye the way of Yahweh, —Make smooth in the waste plain a highway for our God:
Ohùn ẹni tí ń kígbe ní ijù: “Ẹ tún ọ̀nà Olúwa ṣe, ṣe òpópó tí ó tọ́ ní aginjù fún Ọlọ́run wa.
4 Let, every valley, be exalted, And every mountain and hill, be made low, —And, the steep ground become, level, And, the chain of hills—a plain:
Gbogbo àfonífojì ni a ó gbé sókè, gbogbo òkè ńlá àti òkè kékeré ni yóò di pẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀; wíwọ́ ni a ó sọ di títọ́ àti ọ̀nà pálapàla ni a óò sọ di títẹ́jú pẹrẹsẹ.
5 Then shall be revealed the glory of Yahweh, —And all flesh shall see it together, For, the mouth of Yahweh, hath spoken!
Ògo Olúwa yóò sì di mí mọ̀, gbogbo ènìyàn lápapọ̀ ni yóò sì rí i. Nítorí ẹnu Olúwa ni ó ti sọ ọ́.”
6 A voice saying Cry! And one said—What should I cry? All flesh, is grass, And, all the grace thereof, like the flower of the field:
Ohùn kan wí pé, “Kígbe sókè.” Èmi sì sọ pé, “Igbe kí ni èmi ó ké?” “Gbogbo ènìyàn dàbí i koríko, àti gbogbo ògo wọn dàbí ìtànná igbó.
7 The grass hath withered The flower hath faded, Because, the breath of Yahweh, hath blown upon it! Surely the people is grass!
Koríko ń rọ ìtànná sì ń rẹ̀, nítorí èémí Olúwa ń fẹ́ lù wọ́n. Nítòótọ́ koríko ni àwọn ènìyàn.
8 The grass, hath withered, The flower, hath faded, —But the word of our God, shall stand unto times age-abiding!
Koríko ń rọ ìtànná sì ń rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run wa dúró títí láé.”
9 To a high mountain, get ye up, O herald—band of Zion, Lift high with strength your voice, O herald—band of Jerusalem, —Lift it high, do not fear, Say to the cities of Judah—Lo! your God!
Ìwọ tí o mú ìyìn ayọ̀ wá sí Sioni, lọ sí orí òkè gíga. Ìwọ tí ó mú ìyìn ayọ̀ wá sí Jerusalẹmu, gbé ohùn rẹ sókè pẹ̀lú ariwo, gbé e sókè, má ṣe bẹ̀rù; sọ fún àwọn ìlú u Juda, “Ọlọ́run rẹ nìyìí!”
10 Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, as a mighty one, doth come, And, his own arm, is about to rule for him, —Lo! his reward, is with him, And, his recompense, before him;
Wò ó, Olúwa Olódùmarè náà ń bọ̀ wá pẹ̀lú agbára, apá rẹ̀ sì ń jẹ ọba fún un. Wò ó, èrè rẹ̀ sì wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀, àti ìdápadà rẹ̀ tí ń bá a bọ̀ wá.
11 Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry [them], —Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
Ó ń tọ́ àwọn agbo rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí olùṣọ́-àgùntàn: Ó kó àwọn ọ̀dọ́-àgùntàn ní apá rẹ̀. Ó sì gbé wọn súnmọ́ oókan àyà rẹ̀; ó sì fi pẹ̀lẹ́pẹ̀lẹ́ darí àwọn tí ó ní.
12 Who hath measured, with the hollow of his hand, the waters. Or the heavens with a span, hath meted out, Or hath comprehended, in a measure, the dust of the earth, Or weighed, in scales, the mountains, Or the hills, in a balance?
Ta ni ó tiwọn omi nínú kòtò ọwọ́ rẹ̀, tàbí pẹ̀lú ìbú ọwọ́ rẹ̀ tí ó wọn àwọn ọ̀run? Ta ni ó ti kó erùpẹ̀ ilẹ̀ ayé jọ nínú apẹ̀rẹ̀, tàbí kí ó wọn àwọn òkè ńlá lórí ìwọ̀n àti òkè kéékèèké nínú òsùwọ̀n?
13 Who hath proved the spirit of Yahweh? Or being his counsellor hath been giving him knowledge?
Ta ni ó ti mọ ọkàn Olúwa, tàbí tí ó ti tọ́ ọ ṣọ́nà gẹ́gẹ́ bí olùdámọ̀ràn rẹ̀?
14 With whom hath he taken counsel—And he hath given him intelligence, And instructed him in the path of justice, —And taught him knowledge, And in the way of intelligence, hath been giving him understanding?
Ta ni Olúwa ké sí kí ó là á lọ́yẹ àti ta ni ó kọ́ òun ní ọ̀nà tí ó tọ́? Ta ni ẹni náà tí ó kọ́ ọ ní ọgbọ́n tàbí tí ó fi ipa ọ̀nà òye hàn án?
15 Lo! nations, Are us a drop on a bucket, And as fine dust on a balance, are accounted, —Lo! islands, like an atom, can he hoist;
Nítòótọ́ àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè dàbí i ẹ̀kún omi nínú garawa; a kà wọ́n sí gẹ́gẹ́ bí eruku lórí ìwọ̀n; ó wọn àwọn erékùṣù àfi bí eruku múnúmúnú ni wọ́n.
16 And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, —Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
Lebanoni kò tó fún pẹpẹ iná, tàbí kí àwọn ẹranko rẹ̀ kí ó tó fún ẹbọ sísun.
17 All nations, are as nothing before him, —A thing of nought or a waste, are they accounted unto him?
Níwájú rẹ̀ ni gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè dàbí ohun tí kò sí; gbogbo wọn ló kà sí ohun tí kò wúlò tí kò tó ohun tí kò sí.
18 Unto whom then can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?
Ta ni nígbà náà tí ìwọ yóò fi Ọlọ́run wé? Ère wo ni ìwọ yóò fi ṣe àkàwé rẹ̀?
19 The image, hath been cast by an artificer, And a goldsmith, with gold, overlayeth it, —And, chains of silver, he worketh.
Ní ti ère, oníṣọ̀nà ni ó dà á, ti alágbẹ̀dẹ wúrà sì fi wúrà bò ó tí a sì ṣe ẹ̀wọ̀n ọ̀nà sílífà fún un.
20 The needy offerer, of a tree that will not rot, maketh choice, —A skilled artificer, seeketh he out for himself to construct an image that shall not totter,
Ọkùnrin kan tí ó tálákà jù kí ó lè mú irú ọrẹ bẹ́ẹ̀ wá, wá igi tí kò le è rà. Ó wá oníṣọ̀nà tí ó láti ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ ère tí kì yóò le è ṣubú.
21 Have ye never taken note? Have ye never heard? Hath it not from the beginning, been told you? Have ye not been led to discern, from the foundations of the earth?
Ǹjẹ́ o kò tí ì mọ̀ ìwọ kò tí ì gbọ́? A kò tí ì sọ fún ọ láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ wá? Ìwọ kò tí ì mọ láti ìgbà ìpìlẹ̀ ayé?
22 It is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, While the inhabitants thereof are, as grass-hoppers, —Who stretcheth forth, as a curtain, the heavens, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
Òun jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ní òkè òbírí ilẹ̀ ayé, àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ sì dàbí i láńtata. Ó ta àwọn ọ̀run bí ìbòrí ìgúnwà, ó sì nà wọ́n jáde gẹ́gẹ́ bí àgọ́ láti gbé.
23 Who delivereth dignitaries to nothingness, —Judges of earth, like a desolation, hath he made:
Ó sọ àwọn ọmọ ọba di asán àti àwọn aláṣẹ ayé yìí ni ó ti sọ dòfo.
24 Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely hath their stock, begun to take root in the earth, When he hath just blown upon them and they have withered, And, a whirlwind, as though they had been chaff, carrieth them away.
Gẹ́rẹ́ tí a ti gbìn wọ́n, kété tí a gbìn wọ́n, kété tí wọ́n fi gbòǹgbò múlẹ̀, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó fẹ́ atẹ́gùn lù wọ́n gbogbo wọn sì gbẹ, bẹ́ ni ìjì líle sì gbá wọn lọ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìyàngbò.
25 Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.
“Ta ni ẹ ó fi mi wé? Tàbí ta ni ó bá mi dọ́gba?” ni Ẹni Mímọ́ wí.
26 Lift on high your eyes—and see who hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host, —To all of them by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!
Gbé ojú rẹ sókè kí o sì wo àwọn ọ̀run. Ta ni ó dá àwọn wọ̀nyí? Ẹni tí ó mú àkójọpọ̀ àwọn ìràwọ̀ jáde wá ní ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan tí ó sì pè wọ́n ní orúkọ lọ́kọ̀ọ̀kan. Nítorí agbára ńlá àti ipá rẹ̀, ọ̀kan ṣoṣo nínú wọn kò sọnù.
27 Wherefore, shouldest thou say, O Jacob, or speak, O Israel, —Hidden is my path from Yahweh, And from my God, my vindication, will pass?
Èéṣe tí o fi sọ, ìwọ Jakọbu? Àti tí o ṣàròyé, ìwọ Israẹli, “Ọ̀nà mi pamọ́ níwájú Olúwa; ìṣe mi ni a kò kọbi ara sí láti ọwọ́ Ọlọ́run mi”?
28 Hast thou not known, Hast thou not heard, That The God of age-past time—Yahweh The Creator of the ends of the earth Fainteth not neither groweth weary—There is no searching of his understanding:
Ìwọ kò tí ì mọ̀? Ìwọ kò tí ì gbọ́? Olúwa òun ni Ọlọ́run ayérayé, Ẹlẹ́dàá gbogbo ìpẹ̀kun ilẹ̀ ayé. Agara kì yóò da bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kò ní ṣàárẹ̀, àti òye rẹ̀ ni ẹnikẹ́ni kò le ṣe òdínwọ̀n rẹ̀.
29 Giving to him that fainteth, strength, And to him that hath no vigour, he causeth, power to abound?
Ó ń fi agbára fún àwọn aláàárẹ̀ ó sì fi kún agbára àwọn tí agara dá.
30 Youths both faint and grow weary, And, young warriors—they fall, they fall;
Àní, ó ń rẹ̀ wọ́n àwọn ọ̀dọ́, wọ́n ń rẹ̀wẹ̀sì, àwọn ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin sì ń kọsẹ̀ wọ́n ṣubú;
31 But, they who wait for Yahweh, shall renew their strength, They shall mount on strong pinion like eagles, —They shall run and not grow weary, They shall walk and not faint.
ṣùgbọ́n àwọn tí ó gbẹ́kẹ̀lé Olúwa yóò sọ agbára wọn di ọ̀tun. Wọn yóò fìyẹ́ fò lókè bí idì; wọn yóò sáré àárẹ̀ kò ní mú wọn, wọn yóò rìn òòyì kò ní kọ́ wọn.
