< Isaiah 40 >
1 Comfort comfort people my he says God your.
Atĩrĩrĩ, hooreriai, mũhoorerie andũ akwa, ũguo nĩguo Ngai wanyu ekuuga.
2 Speak to [the] heart of Jerusalem and proclaim to it that it has been completed service its for it has been accepted iniquity its that it has received from [the] hand of Yahweh double for all sins its.
Arĩriai itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu na ũhooreri, na mwanĩrĩre, mũrĩĩre atĩrĩ, wĩra warĩo mũritũ nĩũthirĩte, na nĩrĩrekeirwo mehia marĩo, o na ningĩ atĩ nĩrĩherithĩtio nĩ guoko kwa Jehova maita meerĩ nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩo mothe.
3 A voice [is] calling in the wilderness make clear [the] way of Yahweh make straight in the desert plain a highway for God our.
Kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũkwanĩrĩra, akoiga atĩrĩ: “Haarĩriai njĩra ya Jehova kũu werũ-inĩ wa mũthanga, mũrũngarie njĩra nene ya Ngai witũ kũu werũ-inĩ.
4 Every valley it will be lifted up and every mountain and hill they will become low and it will become the steep [place] level ground and the rough places a plain.
Mĩkuru yothe nĩĩgathikwo yambatĩre, nacio irĩma ciothe na tũrĩma ciaraganio; nakuo kũrĩa gũtarĩ kũigananu nĩgũkaigananio, nakuo kũrĩa gũtarĩ kwaraganu kwaraganio wega.
5 And it will be revealed [the] glory of Yahweh and they will see [it] all flesh together for [the] mouth of Yahweh it has spoken.
Naguo riiri wa Jehova nĩũkaguũranĩrio, na andũ othe nĩmakawĩonera marĩ hamwe. Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kanua ka Jehova kaarĩtie ũhoro ũcio.”
6 A voice [is] saying proclaim and he said what? will I proclaim all flesh [is] grass and all loyalty its [is] like [the] flower of the field.
Kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũroiga atĩrĩ, “Anĩrĩra.” Na niĩ ngĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ngwanĩrĩra njuge atĩa?” “Uga atĩrĩ: Andũ othe mahaana ta nyeki, na ũthaka wao wothe ũhaana ta mahũa ma mũgũnda.
7 It dries up grass it withers a flower if [the] breath of Yahweh it blows on it truly [is] grass the people.
Nyeki nĩĩhoohaga, namo mahũa magaitĩka, nĩkũhurutwo nĩ mĩhũmũ ya Jehova. Ti-itherũ andũ mahaana o ta nyeki.
8 It dries up grass it withers a flower and [the] word of God our it will stand for ever.
Nyeki nĩĩhoohaga namo mahũa magaitĩka, no kiugo kĩa Ngai witũ gĩtũũraga nginya tene.”
9 On a mountain high go up yourself O bearer of news of Zion lift up with strength voice your O bearer of news of Jerusalem lift [it] up may not you be afraid say to [the] cities of Judah here! God your.
Inyuĩ andũ arĩa mũrehaga ũhoro mwega Zayuni, ambatai mũthiĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩraihu na igũrũ. Inyuĩ arĩa mũrehaga ũhoro mwega Jerusalemu, anĩrĩrai na mũgambo mũnene, anĩrĩrai, na mũtigetigĩre; ĩrai matũũra ma Juda atĩrĩ, “Ngai wanyu arĩ haha!”
10 Here! [the] Lord Yahweh a strong [one] he will come and arm his [is] ruling for him here! reward his [is] with him and recompense his [is] before him.
Atĩrĩrĩ, Mwathani Jehova nĩarooka arĩ na ũhoti, na guoko gwake nĩkuo gũgaathanaga. Atĩrĩrĩ, kĩheo gĩake arĩ nakĩo, o na irĩhi rĩake arĩ narĩo.
11 Like a shepherd flock his he will shepherd in arm[s] his he will gather lambs and in bosom his he will carry [them] nursing [ewes] he will lead.
Arĩithagia mbũri ciake o ta mũrĩithi: Natuo tũgondu atuoyaga na moko make na agatũkuuĩra gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake; nacio ngʼondu iria irongithia acitongoragia o kahora.
12 Who? has he measured in [the] hollow of hand his [the] waters and [the] heavens with span has he marked off? and has he contained? in third of a measure [the] dust of the earth and has he weighed? with balance mountains and hills with scales.
Nũũ wanathima maaĩ na rũhĩ rwake, kana agĩthima igũrũ na wariĩ wa guoko gwake? Nũũ wanekĩra rũkũngũ rwa thĩ gĩkabũ-inĩ arũthime, kana agĩthima irĩma na ithimi, o na agĩthima tũrĩma na ratiri?
13 Who? has he directed [the] spirit of Yahweh and [the] person of counsel his will he inform? him.
Nũũ wanamenya meciiria ma Jehova, kana akĩmũtaara taarĩ we mũmũhei kĩrĩra?
14 With whom? did he take counsel and did he give understanding? him and did he teach? him [the] path of justice and did he teach? him knowledge and [the] way of understanding will he inform? him.
Nũũ Jehova aahoire kĩrĩra nĩguo amũmenyithie maũndũ, na nũũ wamũrutire gũthiĩ na njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire? Nũũ wamũrutire maũndũ ma ũũgĩ, kana akĩmuonia ũrĩa angĩhota gũkuũkĩrwo nĩ maũndũ?
15 There! nations like a drop from a bucket and like [the] dust of scales they are regarded there! islands like fine [dust] he lifts.
Ti-itherũ ndũrĩrĩ ihaana ta itata rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩ ndoo-inĩ; cionagwo ihaana ta karũkũngũ kanini karĩa gatigagwo ratiri-inĩ; we athimaga icigĩrĩra cia iria-inĩ taarĩ rũkũngũ rũhinyu.
16 And Lebanon not [is] sufficiency of burning and animal[s] its not [is] sufficiency of burnt offering.
Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni-rĩ, ndũngĩigania ngũ cia mwaki wa kĩgongona, kana nyamũ ciakuo ciigane kũmũrutĩra magongona ma njino.
17 All the nations [are] as nothing before him from nothingness and emptiness they are regarded by him.
Ndũrĩrĩ ciothe ikĩonwo nĩwe, acionaga ihaana ta kĩndũ hatarĩ; we acionaga ta itarĩ kĩene, o na ta irĩ tũhũ mũtheri.
18 And to whom? will you liken! God and what? likeness will you compare to him.
Atĩrĩrĩ, ũngĩgerekania Mũrungu na ũ? Kana nĩ mũhianĩre ũrĩkũ mũngĩmũgerekania naguo?
19 The idol he has cast a craftsman and a metalsmith with gold he will overlay it and chains of silver [is] refining.
Mĩhianano ya kũhooywo yacũhagio nĩ mũturi, nake mũturi wa thahabu akamĩgemia na thahabu, na akamĩthondekera irengeeri cia betha.
20 The impoverished [person] a contribution wood [which] not it will rot he chooses a craftsman skillful he seeks for himself to prepare an idol [which] not it will be shaken.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthĩĩni mũno ũtangĩhota kuona indo ta icio cia kũrutwo, athuuraga mũtĩ ũrĩa ũtangĩbutha. Agacaria bundi mũũgĩ wa kũmwacũhĩria mũhianano wa kũhooywo mũrũmu wega ũtangĩgũa.
21 ¿ Not do you know ¿ not do you hear ¿ not has it been told from [the] beginning to you ¿ not have you understood [the] foundations of the earth.
Anga mũtirĩ mwamenya? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwaigua ũhoro? Mũtirĩ mwaheo ũhoro kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwataũkĩrwo kuuma rĩrĩa thĩ yombirwo?
22 The [one who] sits above [the] circle of the earth and inhabitants its [are] like grasshoppers the [one who] stretched out like curtain [the] heavens and he spread out them like tent to dwell in.
Jehova aikaragĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene igũrũ rĩa gĩthiũrũrĩ gĩa thĩ, nao andũ arĩa matũũraga thĩ akamoona mahaana o ta ndaahi. Atambũrũkagia matu marĩa mairũ o ta kĩandarũa, na akamaamba ta marĩ hema ya gũtũũrwo.
23 The [one who] appoints rulers to nothing judges of [the] earth like nothingness he makes.
Nĩwe ũtũmaga anene matuĩke ta kĩndũ gũtarĩ, na akanyiihia aathani a thĩ akamatua ta marĩ o tũhũ mũtheri.
24 Even not they have been planted even not they have been sown even not it has taken root in the ground rootstock their and also he blows on them and they have dried up and a tempest like chaff it carries off them.
O mahaandwo o ũguo-rĩ, o mbeũ ciao ciahurwo-rĩ, o mambĩrĩria gũikũrũkia mĩri yao tĩĩri-inĩ-rĩ, amahuhaga na mĩhũmũ yake nao makahooha, nakĩo kĩhuhũkanio kĩa rũhuho gĩkamahuruta o ta mahuti.
25 And to whom? will you liken me and I may be equal? he says [the] holy [one].
Ũrĩa Mũtheru ekũũria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ-rĩ, mũngĩngerekania na ũ? Kana nũũ tũngĩiganana?”
26 Lift up height eyes your and see who? did he create these the [one who] brings out by number host their all of them by name he calls from greatness of strength and a strong [one] of power any not it is missing.
Tiirai maitho manyu mũrore na igũrũ: Nũũ wombire njata icio ciothe? Ũcio nĩwe ũrehaga mbũtũ icio cia igũrũ agĩcitaraga, na ageeta o ĩmwe yacio na rĩĩtwa. Tondũ wa ũhoti wake mũnene na hinya wake mũnene, gũtirĩ o na ĩmwe yacio yagaga ho.
27 Why? do you say O Jacob so you may declare? O Israel it is hidden way my from Yahweh and from God my justice my it passes away.
Wee Jakubu, nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma warie, na wee Isiraeli ũgateta, ũkooria atĩrĩ, “Mĩthiĩre yakwa nĩĩhithĩtwo Jehova; naguo ciira wakwa wa kĩhooto ndũrũmbũyagio nĩ Ngai wakwa”?
28 ¿ Not do you know or? not have you heard [is] a God of perpetuity - Yahweh [the one who] created [the] ends of the earth not he grows weary and not he becomes weary there not [is] inquiry to understanding his.
Anga mũtirĩ mwamenya? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwaigua ũhoro? Jehova nĩwe Ngai ũrĩa ũtũũraga tene na tene, nĩwe Mũmbi wa ituri ciothe cia thĩ. We ndooragwo nĩ hinya o na kana akanoga, naguo ũmenyo wake wa maũndũ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũũtuĩria.
29 [he is] giving To the weary [person] strength and to [those who] there not [is] power strength he increases.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mũnogu nĩamũheaga hinya, nake ũrĩa ũũrĩtwo nĩ hinya akamuongerera ũhoti.
30 And they may grow weary youths so they may become weary and young men certainly they stumble.
Andũ ethĩ o nao nĩmooragwo nĩ hinya na makanoga, nao andũ arĩa matarĩ akũrũ nĩmahĩngagwo na makagũa;
31 And [those who] wait for Yahweh they will renew strength they will go up wing[s] like eagles they will run and not they will become weary they will walk and not they will grow weary.
no rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa mehokaga Jehova nĩmakerũhĩrio hinya wao. Makombũkaga na mathagu o ta nderi; magaatengʼera na matinoge, magaathiiaga na magũrũ na matiũrwo nĩ hinya.