Isaiah 41
1 Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on [to] power, They come nigh, then they speak, 'Together — to judgment we draw near.'
Nọrọnụ jụụ nʼihu m, unu mba niile mmiri gbara gburugburu! Ka mba niile gbanwee ike ha. Ka ha pụta kwuo okwu. Ka anyị zukọtaa nʼebe ikpe ikpe.
2 Who stirred up from the east a righteous one? He calleth him to His foot, He giveth before him nations, And kings He causeth him to rule, He giveth [them] as dust [to] his sword, As driven stubble [to] his bow.
“Onye kpọtere onye a sitere nʼọwụwa anyanwụ na-abịa, onye e sitere nʼezi omume kpọọ ya ije ozi? O weere mba niile nyefee ya nʼaka, meriekwa ndị eze nʼihu ya. O ji mma agha ya tie ha mee ka ha ghọọ uzuzu, jiri ụta ya mee ka ha ghọọkwa igbugbo ọka nke ifufe na-ebugharị.
3 He pursueth them, he passeth over in safety A path with his feet he entereth not.
Ọ na-achụ ha ọsọ, ma na-agakwa nʼihu na-enweghị mmerụ ahụ ọbụla. E, ọ na-agbasokwa ụzọ nke ọ na-agabeghị mbụ.
4 Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I [am] He.
Ọ bụ onye rụrụ ọrụ dị otu a mezukwa ya, na-akpọ ọgbọ niile site na mmalite? Ọ bụ mụ onwe m, bụ Onyenwe anyị, onye dị siterị na mbido ihe niile, onye ga-adịgidekwa ruo ọgwụgwụ ihe niile. Ọ bụ mụ onwe m bụ onye ahụ.”
5 Seen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.
Mba niile bi nʼala mmiri gbara gburugburu ahụla ọrụ m rụrụ. Ha hụrụ ya tụọ egwu; ndị niile bi na nsọtụ ụwa na-amakwa jijiji. Ha zukọtara bịa nso.
6 Each his neighbour they help, And to his brother he saith, 'Be strong.'
Onye ọbụla nʼime ha na-agba ibe ya ume na-asị, “Nwee obi ike.”
7 And strengthen doth an artisan the refiner, A smoother [with] a hammer, Him who is beating [on] an anvil, Saying, 'For joining it [is] good,' And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved!
Onye ọkpụ ụzụ ọla na-agba onye ọkpụ ụzụ ọlaedo ume. Onye ji mkpirisi igwe eme ka ihe dị mụrụmụrụ, na-agba onye na-akụ osiama ume. Otu onye na-ekwu banyere nkpukọta ya, na-asị, “A kpụziri ya akpụzi.” Onye nke ọzọ, na-eji ǹtu kpọgidesie ihe ahụ apịrị apị ike ka ọ ghara ịda.
8 — And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,
“Ma gị onwe gị, Izrel, ohu m, Jekọb, onye m họpụtara, gị mkpụrụ Ebraham, bụ enyi m.
9 Whom I have taken hold of, from the ends of the earth, And from its near places I have called thee, And I say to thee, My servant Thou [art], I have chosen thee, and not rejected thee.
Esitere m na nsọtụ niile nke ụwa kpọghachi unu, gwa unu na ohu m ka unu bụ, nʼihi na ahọpụtala m unu, agakwaghị m ahapụ unu.
10 Be not afraid, for with thee I [am], Look not around, for I [am] thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.
Ya mere, unu atụla egwu nʼihi na anọnyeere m unu. Ka obi ghara ịlọ unu mmiri nʼihi na abụ m Chineke unu. Aga m eme ka unu dịrị ike; aga m enyere unu aka; aga m ejikwa aka nri nke ezi omume m kwagide unu.
11 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee.
“Lee! A ga-etinye ndị niile iwe ha dị ọkụ megide unu nʼọnọdụ ihe ihere, ihere ga-emekwa ha. Ndị niile na-eguzogide unu ga-aghọ ihe efu, bụrụ ndị lara nʼiyi.
12 Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee.
Unu ga-ele anya ha, chọọ ha, ma ọ dịghị onye ọbụla nʼime ha ga-afọdụ ndụ. Ndị a na-ebuso unu agha ga-abụ naanị ihe efu.
13 For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, 'Fear not, I have helped thee.'
Nʼihi na mụ onwe m, bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke gị, onye na-ejidesi aka nri gị ike bụ onye na-asị gị, ‘Atụla egwu; aga m enyere gị aka.’
14 Fear not, O worm Jacob, ye men of Israel, I helped thee, an affirmation of Jehovah, Even thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Atụla egwu, gị idide, bụ Jekọb, unu Izrel dị nta, atụla egwu, nʼihi na mụ onwe m ga-enyere gị aka,” otu a ka Onyenwe anyị kwupụtara, Onye mgbapụta gị, bụ Onye nsọ nke Izrel.
15 Lo, I have set thee for a new sharp threshing instrument, Possessing teeth, thou threshest mountains, And beatest small, and hills as chaff thou makest.
“Lee, aga m eme ka unu ghọọ igwe ọhụrụ eji azọcha mkpụrụ ọka nke dị nkọ, nwekwa ọtụtụ eze. Unu ga-azọcha ugwu niile zọpịa ha, meekwa ka ugwu nta niile dịka igbugbo ọka.
16 Thou winnowest them, and a wind lifteth them up, And a whirlwind scattereth them, And thou — thou rejoicest in Jehovah, In the Holy One of Israel dost boast thyself.
Unu ga-ayọgharị, fụchaa ha; ikuku ga-eburu ha bufuo, oke ikuku ga-ekposasị ha. Ma unu ga-aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼime Onyenwe anyị, nyaakwa isi nʼime Onye dị nsọ nke Izrel.
17 The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel — I forsake them not.
“Mgbe mmiri ọṅụṅụ kọrọ ndị ogbenye na ndị mkpa na-akpa, mgbe ha na-enweghị ike ịchọta mmiri ọṅụṅụ mgbe akpịrị na-akpọ ha nkụ nʼihi agụụ mmiri, mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị ga-aza ha. Mụ onwe m, bụ Chineke nke Izrel, agaghị agbakụta ha azụ.
18 I open on high places rivers, And in midst of valleys fountains, I make a wilderness become a pond of water, And a dry land become springs of water.
Aga m eme ka mmiri site nʼala kpọrọ nkụ nke ugwu niile na-erudatara ha. Aga m eme ka isi iyi na-asọpụta na ndagwurugwu niile. Aga m eme ka mmiri jupụta nʼọzara, meekwa ka isi iyi mmiri site nʼala kpọrọ nkụ na-asọpụta.
19 I give in a wilderness the cedar, Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together.
Aga m akụ nʼọzara, osisi sida, na osisi akashia, na osisi mietul, na osisi oliv. M ga-eji osisi junipa, na osisi saipres na osisi fịa, kụkọta ha ọnụ nʼala ahụ tọgbọrọ nʼefu,
20 So that they see, and know, And regard, and act wisely together, For the hand of Jehovah hath done this, And the Holy One of Israel hath prepared it.
ka ndị mmadụ hụ, matakwa, tuleekwa uche ma ghọta, na ọ bụ aka Onyenwe anyị mere nke a, na ọ bụ Onye nsọ nke Izrel kere ya.
21 Bring near your cause, saith Jehovah, Bring nigh your mighty ones, saith the king of Jacob.
“Wepụtanụ mkpesa unu,” ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị, “Doo okwu unu nʼusoro,” ka Eze nke Jekọb na-asịkwa.
22 They bring nigh, and declare to us that which doth happen, The first things — what they [are] declare ye, And we set our heart, and know their latter end, Or the coming things cause us to hear.
“Ka ha bubata arụsị ndị a, ma gwa anyị, ihe gaje ime. Ka ha gwa anyị ihe mere nʼoge gara aga, ihe ha pụtara, ka anyị nwee ike tulee ha matakwa ihe ga-abụ ikpeazụ ha. Maọbụ kwupụtara anyị ihe ndị ahụ na-abịa,
23 Declare the things that are coming hereafter, And we know that ye [are] gods, Yea, ye may do good or do evil, And we look around and see [it] together.
gwa anyị ihe ọdịnihu ji, ka anyị mara na unu bụ chi. Meenụ ezi ihe, maọbụ ihe ọjọọ, nke ga-eme ka anya gbagwojuo anyị, ka anyị jupụtakwa nʼegwu.
24 Lo, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought, An abomination — it fixeth on you.
Ma unu dị nta karịa ihe efu. Ọrụ unu niile bụkwa ihe na-abaghị uru. Onye họọrọ unu emeela onwe ya ihe arụ.
25 I have stirred up [one] from the north, And he cometh, From the rising of the sun he calleth in My name, And he cometh in [on] prefects as [on] clay, And as a potter treadeth down mire.
“Akpọliela m otu onye site nʼakụkụ ugwu, ọ na-abịakwa. Otu onye na-asọpụrụ aha m sikwa nʼọwụwa anyanwụ. Ọ na-azọpịa ndị ọchịchị niile dịka ha bụ ụrọ, ọ ga-azọpịa ha dịka onye na-akpụ ite si azọpịa aja ụrọ.
26 Who hath declared from the first, and we know? And beforetime, and we say, 'Righteous?' yea, there is none declaring, Yea, there is none proclaiming, Yea, there is none hearing your sayings.
O kwuru maka nke a site na mmalite, ka anyị nwee ike mara, maọbụ mgbe na o mebeghị, ka anyị nwee ike sị, ‘Ihe o kwuru ziri ezi’? O nweghị onye kwuru ihe banyere nke a, o nweghịkwa onye mere ka amata ya, o nwekwaghị onye si nʼọnụ gị nụ okwu ọbụla.
27 First to Zion, Behold, behold them, And to Jerusalem one proclaiming tidings I give,
Abụ m onye mbụ gwara Zayọn, ‘Lee, nʼebe a ka ha dị!’ Ọ bụ m ziteere Jerusalem onyeozi oziọma.
28 And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word:
Elegharịrị m anya ma o nweghị onye m hụrụ. O nweghị onye nọ nʼetiti chi ha nke nwere ike inye ndụmọdụ; o nweghị onye inye ọsịsa ajụjụ mgbe m jụrụ ha.
29 'Lo, all of them [are] vanity, Nought [are] their works, Wind and emptiness their molten images!'
Lee, ha niile bụ ụgha! Ọrụ ha niile pụtara ihe efu, arụsị ha niile awuru awu bụ naanị ifufe na ọgbaaghara.
