Isaiah 41
1 [Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
« Bino bisanga, bovanda kimia liboso na Ngai! Tika ete bato ya bikolo bayeisa sika makasi na bango, tika ete bapusana mpe baloba: ‹ Tokende elongo mpo na kosamba! ›
2 Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
Nani abimisaki wuta na este moto oyo bosembo ezali kobenga na makolo na yango, oyo elonga elandaka matambe na Ye? Nani akabaki bikolo na maboko na Ye mpe atiaki bakonzi na se ya bokonzi na Ye? Mopanga na Ye ekomisaki bango putulu, mpe tolotolo na Ye ekomisaki bango lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ememaka.
3 Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
Azali kolanda bango mpe koleka na kimia na nzela oyo matambe na Ye eleka nanu te.
4 Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
Nani asalaki mpe akokisaki makambo oyo? Nani abengaka bileko wuta na ebandeli? Ngai Yawe, nazali Ebandeli ya nyonso, mpe nakozala mpe kaka ndenge moko elongo na bato ya suka. »
5 [People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
Bisanga emoni yango mpe ekomi kobanga, basuka ya mabele ezali kolenga. Bazali kopusana, bazali koya pene;
6 They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
moto na moto azali kosunga moninga na ye mpe koloba na ndeko na ye: « Sala makasi! »
7 The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
Mosali bikeko azali kolendisa monyangwisi bibende na moto, mosemboli bibende na marto azali kopesa makasi na mosali oyo apesaka yango elilingi ya suka; alobi mpo na bisika epai wapi basangisaka bibende: « Ezali malamu; » mpe alendisi nzambe ya ekeko na basete mpo ete eningana te.
8 [Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
« Kasi yo, Isalaele, mosali na Ngai, Jakobi oyo naponaki, bino bakitani ya Abrayami, molingami na Ngai,
9 I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
yo oyo nazwaki wuta na basuka ya mabele, oyo nabengaki wuta na basuka na yango, yo oyo epai ya nani nalobaki: ‹ Ozali mosali na Ngai, › naponaki yo mpe nabwakaki yo te.
10 Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
Boye, kobanga te, pamba te nazali elongo na yo; komitungisa te, mpo ete nazali Nzambe na yo; nakoyeisa yo makasi mpe nakosunga yo; solo, nasimbi yo na loboko na Ngai ya mobali, loboko oyo elongisaka.
11 It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
Bato nyonso oyo bazali kotombokela yo bakokufa solo soni mpe bakosambwa; bato oyo bazali kotelemela yo bakokoma lokola biloko pamba mpe bakokufa.
12 If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
Ata oluki bayini na yo, okomona bango te; bato oyo bazali kobundisa yo bakokoma biloko pamba.
13 [It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
Pamba te, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nasimbi makasi loboko na yo ya mobali mpe nazali koloba na yo: ‹ Kobanga te, nakosunga yo. ›
14 Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
Oh Jakobi, yo oyo oleki kutu mutsopi te, Isalaele, yo oyo omonani lokola eloko pamba, kobanga te, pamba te Ngai moko nakosunga yo, » elobi Yawe, Mosikoli na yo, Mosantu ya Isalaele.
15 [I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
« Tala, nakomisi yo lokola libaya ya sika ya kotutela ble, oyo batia minu bapelisa makasi, lokola mbeli ya sika, mbeli ya minu makasi; okopanza bangomba milayi, okokomisa yango putulu; okokomisa bangomba ya mikuse lokola matiti ya kokawuka,
16 You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
okoyungola yango, mpe mopepe ekomema yango, mopepe makasi ekopanza yango. Kasi yo, okosepela kati na Yawe, okozwa lokumu kati na Mosantu ya Isalaele.
17 When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
Mobola mpe moto akelela bazali koluka mayi, kasi na pamba: mayi ezali te; balolemo na bango ekawuki na posa ya mayi. Kasi Ngai Yawe, nakoyanola bango; Ngai, Nzambe ya Isalaele, nakobwaka bango te.
18 I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
Nakosala ete bibale etiola na likolo ya bangomba, mpe bitima na kati-kati ya mabwaku; nakobongola esobe liziba ya mayi, mpe mabele ya kokawuka mabele oyo ebimisaka mayi;
19 I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
nakolona kati na esobe: banzete ya sedele, ya akasia, ya mirite mpe banzete ya olive; nakotia banzete ya sipele, ya pini mpe ya bwi esika moko kati na mabele ya kokawuka,
20 [I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
mpo ete bato bamona mpe bayeba, batala mpe basosola elongo ete loboko na Yawe nde esali makambo wana, ete Mosantu ya Isalaele nde akeli yango. »
21 [I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
« Botalisa likambo na bino, » elobi Yawe, « boluka komilongisa, » elobi Mokonzi ya Jakobi.
22 Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
« Boya na banzambe na bino ya bikeko mpo ete eyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya. Boyebisa biso masakoli na bino ya liboso, ezalaki nini, mpo ete toyekola yango malamu mpe toyeba ndenge nini esukelaki. To boyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya;
23 [Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
boyebisa biso makambo oyo ekoya na sima, mpo ete toyeba soki bozali solo banzambe; bosala nanu ata eloko moko, ezala ya malamu to ya mabe, mpo ete toyoka soni mpe totondisama na kobanga.
24 But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
Tala, bozali kaka pamba, mpe misala na bino ezali bobele se pamba; moto oyo aponi bino asali penza likambo ya nkele.
25 “[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
Nabimisaki moto moko wuta na ngambo ya nor, mpe azali koya, moto moko, wuta na ngambo ya este, oyo abelelaka Kombo na Ngai. Azali konyata bakambi ndenge banyataka potopoto, lokola potopoto ya mabele ya bikeko ya mosali mbeki.
26 (Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
Nani alobaki yango wuta na ebandeli mpo ete biso tokoka koyeba, to wuta kala penza mpo ete tokoka koloba: ‹ Ezali sembo? › Te, moto moko te alobaki yango, moko te asalaki ete likambo yango eyokana, moko te ayokaki maloba na bino.
27 I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
Nazalaki Moto ya liboso ya koloba na Siona: ‹ Tala, tala bango oyo! › Mpe na Yelusalemi: ‹ Napesi momemi Sango Malamu! ›
28 None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
Natalaki, kasi moto moko te azalaki, moko te kati na bango mpo na kopesa toli, moko te mpo na kopesa eyano soki natuni bango motuna.
29 Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
Tala, bango nyonso bazali banzambe ya lokuta! Misala na bango ezali se pamba, bililingi na bango ezali se mopepe mpe biloko ya pamba. »
