Isaiah 49
1 Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name.
Yaa biyyoota bishaan gidduu na dhaggeeffadhaa; yaa saboota fagoo jiraattan waan kana dhagaʼaa: Utuu ani hin dhalatin dura Waaqayyo na waame; utuu ani gadameessa haadha koo keessa jiruu maqaa naa baase.
2 And he maketh my mouth as a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He hath hid me, And He maketh me for a clear arrow, In His quiver He hath hid me.
Inni afaan koo akka goraadee qaramee godhe; gaaddidduu harka isaatiin na dhokse; xiyya cululuqfame na godhee, manʼee xiyya isaa keessa na kaaʼate.
3 And He saith to me, 'My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.'
Innis, “Yaa Israaʼel, ati garbicha koo kan ani ulfina koo isa irratti mulʼisuu dha” anaan jedhe.
4 And I said, 'For a vain thing I laboured, For emptiness and vanity my power I consumed, But my judgment [is] with Jehovah, And my wage with my God.
Ani garuu, “Akkasumaanan itti dadhabe; humna koos waanuma faayidaa hin qabnettan fixe. Taʼus dhugaan koo harka Waaqayyoo, gatiin koos Waaqa bira jira” nan jedhe.
5 And now, said Jehovah, who is forming me from the belly for a servant to Him, To bring back Jacob unto Him, (Though Israel is not gathered, Yet I am honoured in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God hath been my strength.)
Waan ani fuula Waaqayyoo duratti ulfina argadhee Waaqni koo jabina naa taʼeef, Waaqayyo inni akka ani Yaaqoobin deebisee gara isaatti fiduuf, Israaʼelin isa biratti walitti qabuuf, akka ani garbicha isaa taʼuuf gadameessa keessatti na tolche sun akkana jedha;
6 And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
Innis, “Ati gosoota Yaaqoob deebiftee dhaabuuf, Israaʼeloota ani eege sanas deebiftee fiduuf garbicha koo taʼuun kee siif baayʼee salphaa dha. Akka fayyinni koo qarqara lafaa gaʼuuf ani Namoota Ormaatiif ibsaa sin taasisa” jedha.
7 Thus said Jehovah, Redeemer of Israel, His Holy One, To the despised in soul, To the abominated of a nation, To the servant of rulers: 'Kings see, and have risen, princes, and worship, For the sake of Jehovah, who is faithful, The Holy of Israel, and He chooseth thee.'
Waaqayyo Furii fi Qulqullichi Israaʼel, isa namaan tuffatamee sabnis jibbe, tajaajilaa bulchitootaa sanaan akkana jedha: “Sababii Waaqayyo amanamaa Qulqullicha Israaʼel isa si filate sanaatiif jedhanii mootonni si arganii ol kaʼu; ilmaan moototaas arganii sagadu.”
8 Thus said Jehovah: 'In a time of good pleasure I answered thee, And in a day of salvation I helped thee, And I keep thee, and give thee, For a covenant of the people, To establish the earth, To cause to inherit desolate inheritances.
Waaqayyo akkana jedha: “Ani yeroo fudhatama qabutti siifin deebisa; gaafa fayyinaattis sin gargaara; akka ati dhaala abbaa hin qabne deebiftee dhaalchiftuuf, ani sin eega; akka ati sabaaf kakuu taatus sin godha;
9 To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.
akka ati warra boojiʼamaniin, ‘Kottaa baʼaa’ warra dukkana keessa jiraataniin immoo, ‘Bilisa baʼaa’ jettu sin godha. “Isaan karaa irratti waa nyaatu; gaara qulqullaaʼaa irrattis iddoo qubataa argatu.
10 They do not hunger, nor thirst, Nor smite them doth mirage and sun, For He who is pitying them doth lead them, And by fountains of waters doth tend them.
Isaan hin beelaʼan; hin dheebotanis; hoʼi gammoojjii yookaan aduun isaan hin gubu. Inni isaaniif garaa laafu isaan geggeessa; qarqara burqaa bishaanii irra isaan qajeelcha.
11 And I have made all My mountains for a way, And My highways are lifted up.
Tulluuwwan koo hunda karaatti nan geeddara; daandiiwwan koo gurguddaanis wal qixxeeffamu.
12 Lo, these from afar come in, And lo, these from the north, and from the sea, And these from the land of Sinim.
Kunoo, isaan biyya fagoodhaa ni dhufu; gariin kaabaa, gariin dhiʼaa, kaan immoo biyya Aswaaniitii ni dhufu.”
13 Sing, O heavens, and joy, O earth, And break forth, O mountains, with singing, For comforted hath Jehovah His people, And His afflicted ones He doth pity.
Yaa samiiwwan, ililchaa; yaa lafa gammadi; yaa tulluuwwan, guddisaa faarfadhaa! Waaqayyo saba isaa ni jajjabeessa; warra rakkataniifis garaa ni laafaatii.
14 And Zion saith, 'Jehovah hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me.'
Xiyoon garuu, “Waaqayyo na gateera; Gooftaanis na irraanfateera” jette.
15 Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one — the son of her womb? Yea, these forget — but I — I forget not thee.
“Haati daaʼima ishee kan hoosiftu irraanfachuu ni dandeessii? Mucaa deesseefis garaa hin laaftuu? Yoo isheen irraanfatte iyyuu ani si hin irraanfadhu!
16 Lo, on the palms of the hand I have graven thee, Thy walls [are] before Me continually.
Kunoo, ani barruu harka koo irratti si qirixeera; dallaawwan kee yeroo hunda fuula koo dura jiru.
17 Hastened have those building thee, Those destroying thee, and laying thee waste, go out from thee.
Ilmaan kee ariitiidhaan ni dachaʼu; warri si diiganis sirraa baqatu.
18 Lift up round about thine eyes and see, All of them have been gathered, They have come to thee. I live, an affirmation of Jehovah! Surely all of them as an ornament thou puttest on, And thou bindest them on like a bride.
Ija kee ol fudhadhuutii naannoo kee ilaali; ilmaan kee hundi walitti qabamanii gara kee ni dhufu. Ani jiraataadhaatii” jedha Waaqayyo. “Ati isaan kanneen hunda akka faayaatti ni uffatta; akka misirroottis ittiin miidhagfamta.
19 Because thy wastes, and thy desolate places, And the land of thy ruins, Surely now are straitened because of inhabitants, And far off have been those consuming thee.
“Ati diigamtee ontee biyyi kee barbadaaʼu iyyuu amma saba keetti lafti ni dhiphata; warri si liqimsan sirraa ni fagaatu.
20 Again do the sons of thy bereavement say in thine ears: 'The place is too strait for me, Come nigh to me — and I dwell.'
Ijoolleen ati yeroo gadda keetiitti deesse, utuma gurri kee dhagaʼuu, ‘Lafti kun nutti dhiphateera; lafa irra jiraannu nuuf kenni’ siin jedhu.
21 And thou hast said in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten for me — these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these — who hath nourished? Lo, I — I was left by myself, these — whence [are] they?
Ergasii ati garaa keetti akkana jetta; ‘Eenyutu jara kanneen naa daʼe? Ani gaddituu fi maseentuun ture; ani baqattuu fi jibbamtuun ture. Isaan kanneen eenyutu guddise? Ani kophaatti hafeen ture; yoos, isaan kunneen eessaa dhufan ree?’”
22 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: 'Lo, I lift up unto nations My hand, And unto peoples I raise up Mine ensign, And they have brought thy sons in the bosom, And thy daughters on the shoulder are carried.
Waaqayyo Gooftaan akkana jedha: “Kunoo ani namoota ormaa harkaan nan waama; faajjii koos uummataaf ol nan qaba; isaan ilmaan kee hammatanii fidu; intallan kee immoo gatiittii isaaniitti baatu.
23 And kings have been thy nursing fathers, And their princesses thy nursing mothers; Face to the earth — they bow down to thee, And the dust of thy feet they lick up, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah, That those expecting Me are not ashamed.
Mootonni abbootii kee kanneen si guddisan, niitonni isaanii immoo haadhota kee kanneen harma si hoosisan ni taʼu. Isaan adda isaaniitiin lafatti gombifamanii siif sagadu; awwaara miilla keetii illee ni arraabu. Ergasii ati akka ani Waaqayyo taʼe ni beekta; warri na abdatan hin salphatan.”
24 Is prey taken from the mighty? And the captive of the righteous delivered?
Gootota harkaa boojuu fudhachuun, gara jabeeyyii harkaas boojuu baasuun ni dandaʼamaa?
25 For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save.
Waaqayyo garuu akkana jedha: “Eeyyee, gootota harkaa boojiʼamtoonni ni baafamu; gara jabeeyyii harkaas boojuun ni fudhatama; warra siin falmaniin nan falma; ijoollee kees nan baraara.
26 And I have caused thine oppressors to eat their own flesh, And as new wine they drink their own blood, And known have all flesh that I, Jehovah, Thy saviour, and thy redeemer, [Am] the Mighty One of Jacob!'
Ani akka warri si hacuucan foon ofii isaanii nyaatan nan godha; isaan akkuma nama daadhii wayiniitiin machaaʼuu dhiiga ofii isaaniitiin ni machaaʼu. Ergasii sanyiin namaa hundi, akka ani Waaqayyo, Fayyisaan kee, Furiin kee, Jabaa Yaaqoob taʼe ni beeka.”
