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.'
« 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 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.
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 He pursueth them, he passeth over in safety A path with his feet he entereth not.
Azali kolanda bango mpe koleka na kimia na nzela oyo matambe na Ye eleka nanu te.
4 Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I [am] He.
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 Seen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.
Bisanga emoni yango mpe ekomi kobanga, basuka ya mabele ezali kolenga. Bazali kopusana, bazali koya pene;
6 Each his neighbour they help, And to his brother he saith, 'Be strong.'
moto na moto azali kosunga moninga na ye mpe koloba na ndeko na ye: « Sala makasi! »
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!
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 — And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,
« Kasi yo, Isalaele, mosali na Ngai, Jakobi oyo naponaki, bino bakitani ya Abrayami, molingami na Ngai,
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.
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 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.
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 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee.
Bato nyonso oyo bazali kotombokela yo bakokufa solo soni mpe bakosambwa; bato oyo bazali kotelemela yo bakokoma lokola biloko pamba mpe bakokufa.
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.
Ata oluki bayini na yo, okomona bango te; bato oyo bazali kobundisa yo bakokoma biloko pamba.
13 For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, 'Fear not, I have helped thee.'
Pamba te, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, nasimbi makasi loboko na yo ya mobali mpe nazali koloba na yo: ‹ Kobanga te, nakosunga yo. ›
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.
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 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.
« 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 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.
okoyungola yango, mpe mopepe ekomema yango, mopepe makasi ekopanza yango. Kasi yo, okosepela kati na Yawe, okozwa lokumu kati na Mosantu ya Isalaele.
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.
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 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.
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 give in a wilderness the cedar, Shittah, and myrtle, and oil-tree, I set in a desert the fir-pine and box-wood together.
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 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.
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 Bring near your cause, saith Jehovah, Bring nigh your mighty ones, saith the king of Jacob.
« Botalisa likambo na bino, » elobi Yawe, « boluka komilongisa, » elobi Mokonzi ya Jakobi.
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.
« 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 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.
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 Lo, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought, An abomination — it fixeth on you.
Tala, bozali kaka pamba, mpe misala na bino ezali bobele se pamba; moto oyo aponi bino asali penza likambo ya nkele.
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.
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 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.
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 First to Zion, Behold, behold them, And to Jerusalem one proclaiming tidings I give,
Nazalaki Moto ya liboso ya koloba na Siona: ‹ Tala, tala bango oyo! › Mpe na Yelusalemi: ‹ Napesi momemi Sango Malamu! ›
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:
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 'Lo, all of them [are] vanity, Nought [are] their works, Wind and emptiness their molten images!'
Tala, bango nyonso bazali banzambe ya lokuta! Misala na bango ezali se pamba, bililingi na bango ezali se mopepe mpe biloko ya pamba. »
