Isaiah 55
1 “All you [people who are in exile], listen to me! [It is as though] [MET] you are thirsty, so come and get water from me! [It is as though] you have no money, but you can come and get things from me [that are like] wine and milk! You can get [what you need from me], [and] you will not need to give me any money for them!
“Miva, mi ame siwo katã tsikɔ le wuwum. Miva tsi gbɔ, eye mi ame siwo si ga mele o, miva ƒle nu ne miaɖu! Miva dze wain kple nyinotsi, menye kple ga o, ke boŋ femaxee.
2 [What you really need is to have a close relationship with me], so (why do you spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need?/you should not spend money to buy things that do not supply what you really need.) [RHQ] (Why do you work hard to get money to buy things that do not (satisfy your [inner beings]/cause you to be happy)?) [RHQ] Pay attention to what I say and acquire what is really good [MET]! If you do that, then you will truly be happy [MET].
Nu ka ta miagblẽ ga ɖe nu si menye abolo o la ŋuti, eye miagblẽ miaƒe ɣeyiɣi ɖe nu si meɖia ƒodo o la ŋuti? Miɖo to, miɖo tom ne miaɖu nu si nyo, eye miaƒe luʋɔ akpɔ dzidzɔ ɖe nuɖuɖu nyuitɔ kekeake ŋuti.
3 Listen to me and come to me; pay attention to me, and if you do that, you will have new life in your souls. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever to faithfully love you like I loved [King] David.
Miɖo to ne miava gbɔnye. Miɖo tom be miaƒe luʋɔ nanɔ agbe. Mabla nu mavɔ kpli mi, elabena metsɔ nye lɔlɔ̃ si meʋãna o la do ŋugbee na David.
4 By what he did, I showed [my power to many] people-groups; I caused him to be a leader and commander [DOU] over [the people of many nations].
Kpɔ ɖa, metsɔe wɔ ɖasefoe na dukɔwo be wòanye kplɔla kple aʋafia na dukɔwo.
5 And similarly, you will summon people of other nations to come to you, nations that previously you have not heard about, and they had not heard about you; and they will come to you quickly because [they will have heard that I], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, have honored you.
Le nyateƒe me, miayɔ dukɔ siwo mienya o la aƒo ƒu, eye dukɔ siwo mienya o la aɖe abla ava mia gbɔ le Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu, Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ la, ta, elabena eyae ɖo atsyɔ̃ na mi!”
6 Seek [to know] me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!
Midi Yehowa zi ale si miate ŋu ake ɖe eŋu. Miyɔe zi ale si wòtsɔ ɖe mia gbɔ.
7 Wicked [people] should abandon their wicked behavior, and evil people should stop thinking what is evil. They should turn to me, and if they do that, I will act mercifully toward them; they should turn to me, their God, because I will fully pardon them [for all the wicked things that they have done].
Ame vɔ̃ɖi neɖe asi le eƒe mɔ vɔ̃ ŋu, eye ŋutasẽla neɖe asi le eƒe susu vɔ̃wo ŋu, netrɔ ɖe Yehowa ŋu be wòakpɔ nublanui nɛ kple miaƒe Mawu la ŋu, elabena atsɔ wo akee faa.
8 I, Yahweh, declare that what I think is not the same as what you think, and what I do is very different from what you do.
“Elabena nye susuwo menye miaƒe susuwo o eye miaƒe mɔwo hã menye nye mɔwo o,” Yehowae gblɔe.
9 Just as the sky is far above the earth, what I do is far greater than what you do, and what I think is much greater than what you think.
“Abe ale si dziƒowo kɔ boo tso anyigba gbɔe ene la, nenema kee nye mɔwo kɔ wu miaƒe mɔwo, eye nye susuwo kɔ wu miaƒe susuwo.
10 Rain and snow come down from the sky, and they cause the ground to be moist before the moisture returns [to the sky and produces more clouds]. When the ground becomes moist, it causes plants to sprout and grow, with the result that the soil produces seed for the farmer [to plant] and [grain to produce flour to make] bread for people to eat.
Abe ale si tsi kple tsikpe dzana tso dziƒoe, eye megatrɔna yia dziƒo o, negbe ɖe wode tsi anyigba kple nuku siwo le edzi be woatse ku nyuiwo na agbledela, eye woanye abolo na ame si aɖui ene la,
11 And similarly the things that I promise to do, I will [always] cause to happen; my promises will [always] be fulfilled [LIT]. They will accomplish the things that I gave them to accomplish [DOU].
nenema kee nye, nye nya si do le nye nu me, matrɔ agbɔ va gbɔnye ƒuƒlu o; negbe ɖe wòwɔ nu si medi kple nu si ta medɔe ɖo la hafi.
12 You will leave [Babylon] joyfully, you will have peace as I lead you out. [It will be as though] the hills and mountains will sing joyfully, and the trees in the fields will clap their hands.
Míado go kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ, eye woakplɔ mí le ŋutifafa me. Towo kple togbɛwo agli kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ le mia ŋgɔ eye ati kple gbe siwo le gbedzi la aƒo asikpe.
13 Instead of thornbushes and briers, pine/cypress [trees] and myrtle [trees] will grow [in your land]. As a result of that, people will honor me much more; and what I do will remind everyone that [I do what I have promised].”
Le ŋuve teƒe la logotiwo amie na mi, eye le aŋɔkawo teƒe la gbotiwo amie na mi. Esia tso Yehowa gbɔ be, wòanye dzesi mavɔ si womagblẽ akpɔ gbeɖe o.”
