< Isaiah 1 >
1 The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Ọhụ Aịzaya nwa Emọz, nke ọ hụrụ banyere Juda na Jerusalem nʼoge ọchịchị Ụzaya, Jotam, Ehaz na Hezekaya, bụ ndị eze Juda.
2 Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, but they have rebelled against me.
Gee ntị, gị eluigwe, gee ntị, gị ụwa! Nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị ekwuola okwu: “Azụrụ m ụmụntakịrị, zụlite ha, ma ha enupula isi megide m.
3 The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's feeding trough, but Israel does not know, Israel does not understand.”
Ehi maara onyenwe ya, ịnyịnya ibu makwaara ebe onyenwe ya na-anọ azụ ya nri, ma Izrel amaghị m, ndị m adịghị aghọtakwa.”
4 Woe! Nation, sinners, a people weighed down with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who act corruptly! They have abandoned Yahweh, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they have estranged themselves from him.
Ahụhụ dịrị mba ndị mmehie, ndị ajọ omume riri ahụ, ụmụ ndị ajọ omume, ụmụ ndị nyefere onwe ha na mmerụ! Ha agbakụtala Onyenwe anyị azụ, ha elelịala Onye dị Nsọ nke Izrel, ha agbakụtala ya azụ ha.
5 Why are you still being beaten? Why do you rebel more and more? The whole head is sick, the whole heart is weak.
Gịnị mere a ga-eji nọgide na-eti unu ihe? Gịnị mere unu ji nọgide na nnupu isi? Lee ọnya juru unu isi, leekwa na ọrịa na-arịa obi unu.
6 From the sole of the foot to the head there is no part unharmed; only wounds, and bruises, and fresh open wounds; they have not been closed, cleansed, bandaged, nor treated with oil.
O nweghị akụkụ ahụ unu zuruoke, site nʼọbọ ụkwụ unu ruo nʼopi isi unu; ọnya, na ntihịa ahụ, na ọnya mmerụ ahụ, jupụtara unu nʼahụ; e kechikwaghị ha, e tekwaghị ha mmanụ.
7 Your country is ruined; your cities are burned; your fields—in your presence, strangers are destroying them— abandoned devastation, overthrown by strangers.
Ala unu tọgbọrọ nʼefu, agbaakwala obodo unu ọkụ. Ndị mbịarambịa ewerechaala ihe dị nʼubi unu nʼihu unu, ha emeela ka ọ tọgbọrọ nʼefu dịka mgbe onye ọbịa kpochapụrụ ihe dị nʼime ya.
8 The daughter of Zion is left like a hut in a vineyard, like a shed in a garden of cucumbers, like a besieged city.
Ada Zayọn ka a hapụrụ dịka ụlọ nche dị nʼubi vaịnị, dịka ụlọ nta dị nʼubi kukumba, dịka obodo ndị iro gbara gburugburu.
9 If Yahweh of hosts had not left for us a small remnant, we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile emeghị ka mmadụ ole na ole fọdụ ndụ nʼime anyị, anyị gara adị ka Sọdọm, anyị gaara adịkwa ka Gọmọra.
10 Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah:
Nụrụnụ okwu Onyenwe anyị, unu ndị na-achị Sọdọm; geenụ ntị nʼozizi Chineke anyị, unu ndị Gọmọra.
11 “What is the multitude of your sacrifices to me?” says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fatted beasts; and in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats I do not delight.
“Nʼihi gịnị ka unu ji na-achụrụ m ọtụtụ aja, gịnị ka ihe ndị a bụ nye m?” ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị. “Afọ ejula m nʼaja nsure ọkụ niile nke eji ebule na anụmanụ e mere ka ha gbaa abụba chụọ; Ọbara oke ehi na nke ụmụ atụrụ na mkpi adịghị atọkwa m ụtọ.
12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this of you, to trample my courts?
Mgbe unu na-abịa ka ahụ unu nʼihu m, onye chọrọ nke a nʼaka unu? Kwụsịnụ ịzọtọ ogige m.
13 Bring no more meaningless offerings; incense is an abomination to me; your new moon and Sabbath assemblies—I cannot tolerate these wicked assemblies.
Kwụsị iweta onyinye niile na-enweghị isi. Ihe nsure ọkụ na-esi isi ụtọ unu bụrụ m ihe arụ. Mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ, na nke ụbọchị izuike, na nzukọta unu niile, apụghị m ịnagide mkpọkọta unu nke na-abaghị uru.
14 I hate your new moons and your appointed feasts; they are a burden to me; I am tired of enduring them.
Mkpụrụobi m kpọrọ mmemme ọnwa ọhụrụ, na mmemme unu ndị ọzọ a kara aka asị. Ha bụụrụ m ibu arọ, ike agwụkwala m ibu ha.
15 So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
Mgbe unu na-agbasa aka unu nʼekpere, agaghị m aṅa unu ntị; ọ bụladị mgbe unu na-ekpe ọtụtụ ekpere, agaghị m aṅa ntị.” Nʼihi na aka unu jupụtara nʼọbara!
16 Wash, cleanse yourselves; remove the evil of your deeds from my sight; stop being evil;
Sachapụnụ onwe unu, dịkwanụ ọcha. Wezuganụ ajọ omume unu niile site nʼihu m; kwụsịnụ ime ihe na-adịghị mma.
17 learn to do good; seek justice, make straight the oppression, give justice to the fatherless, defend the widow.”
Mụtanụ otu e si eme ihe ziri ezi; chọọnụ ikpe ziri ezi, nyerenụ ndị a na-emegbu aka. Werenụ ọnọdụ nna nʼebe ndị na-enweghị nna nọ, ma kwuchitenụ ọnụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ.
18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh; “though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.
“Bịanụ ka anyị kparịtaa ụka,” bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị na-asị. “A sịkwarị na mmehie unu dị ka uwe uhie, ha ga-adị ọcha dịka akụmmiri igwe, a sịkwa na ha dị uhie uhie dịka ogho uhie, ha ga-adịkwa ka ajị anụ ọcha.
19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land,
Ọ bụrụ na unu ga-ekwenye, ọ bụrụ na unu ga-erubere m isi, aga m eme ka unu nwee ezi ihe nke unu ga-eri nʼala a.
20 but if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you,” for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it.
Ma ọ bụrụ na unu ajụ ma nupu isi, ọ bụ mma agha ka a ga-eji gbuchapụ unu.” Nʼihi na ọnụ Onyenwe anyị ekwula ya.
21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, but now she is full of murderers.
Lee ka obodo ahụ kwesiri ntụkwasị obi aghọọla onye akwụna! Ọ bụ nke jupụtararị nʼikpe ziri ezi; ezi omume na-anọbu nʼime ya, ma ugbu a, ọ bụzi ndị ogbu mmadụ.
22 Your silver has become impure, your wine mixed with water.
Ọlaọcha gị aghọọla unyi, ezi mmanya gị aghọọla nke a gwafere mmiri oke.
23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; everyone loves bribes and runs after payoffs. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the widow's legal plea come before them.
Ndị ndu gị niile bụ ndị nnupu isi, ndị bụkwa ndị enyi ndị ohi, onye ọbụla nʼime ha hụrụ iri ngarị nʼanya, na-agbasokwa onyinye. Ha adịghị echebe ndị na-enweghị nna ikpe gbasara ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ adịghị abịa nʼihu ha.
24 Therefore this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: “Woe to them! I will take vengeance against my adversaries, and avenge myself against my enemies;
Nʼihi ya, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu, bụ Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, Onye dị ike nke Izrel, kwubiri sị, “Aga m abọ ọbọ megide ndị iro m, ime ka unu gharakwa inye m nsogbu ọzọ.
25 I will turn my hand against you, refine away your dross as with lye, and take away all your dross.
Aka m ga-abịakwasị unu. Aga m anụcha unu dịka e si anụcha ọlaedo, si otu a wepụchaa unyi niile dị nʼime unu.
26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; after that you will be called the city of righteousness, a faithful town.”
Emesịa, aga m enye unu ndị na-ekpe ikpe ziri ezi. Ndị na-adụ unu ọdụ ga-abụkwa ndị nwere uche dịka ndị unu nwere na mbụ. Ọzọ, a ga-akpọ obodo unu Obodo Ezi Omume, Obodo kwesiri Ntụkwasị Obi.”
27 Zion will be redeemed by justice, and her repentant ones by righteousness.
A ga-eji ikpe ziri ezi zọpụta Zayọn. Ọ ga-ejikwa ezi omume zọpụta ndị niile lọghachikwutere ya.
28 Rebels and sinners will be crushed together, and those who abandon Yahweh will be done away with.
Ma ndị mmehie niile na ndị niile na-enupu isi ka ọ ga-ala nʼiyi; ọ ga-egbukwa ndị niile na-agbakụta Onyenwe anyị azụ.
29 “For you will be ashamed of the sacred oak trees that you desired, and you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen.
“Ihere ga-eme unu nʼihi osisi ook nsọ ndị ahụ niile obi unu na-enwe aṅụrị nʼime ha. Ihere ga-eme unu nʼihi ubi a gbara ogige ndị ahụ unu jiri aka unu họrọ.
30 For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades, and like a garden that has no water.
Unu ga-ala nʼiyi dịka osisi ook na-akpọnwụ akpọnwụ maọbụ ka ubi a gbara ogige nke mmiri kọrọ.
31 The strong man will be like tinder, and his work like a spark; they will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”
Onye kachasị ike nʼetiti unu ga-ala nʼiyi dịka ahịhịa na-ere ọkụ; ọrụ ya ga-abụ icheku ọkụ nke ga-emenye ọkụ ahụ ga-erepịa unu. Ọ dịkwaghị onye pụrụ imenyụ ya.”