Yesaya 24
1 Kpɔ ɖa, Yehowa le anyigba la tsrɔ̃ ge, eye wòawɔe wòazu gbegbe. Ele anyigba la ƒe ŋkume gblẽ ge, eye woakaka edzinɔlawo.
See, the Lord is making the earth waste and unpeopled, he is turning it upside down, and sending the people in all directions.
2 Anɔ alea na nunɔlawo kple amehawo, na aƒetɔ kple dɔlaŋutsu, na aƒenɔ kple dɔlanyɔnu, nudzrala kple nuƒlela, na ame si doa nugbana kple nugbanadola, na fetɔ kple fenyila.
And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.
3 Woaɖi gbɔlo anyigba la ƒiaƒiaƒia, eye woahae keŋkeŋ. Yehowae gblɔ nya sia.
The earth will be completely waste and without men; for this is the word of the Lord.
4 Anyigba la aƒu, eye edzinuwo ayrɔ. Nu ati kɔ na xexea me katã, eye nu gbagbewo ayrɔ ɖe tsitrenu. Ame siwo doa wo ɖokuiwo ɖe dzi le anyigba dzi la hã axa nu.
The earth is sorrowing and wasting away, the world is full of grief and wasting away, the high ones of the earth come to nothing.
5 Anyigbadzinɔlawo do gu anyigba la, woda le sewo kple ɖoɖowo dzi, eye wotu nubabla mavɔ la,
The earth has been made unclean by those living in it; because the laws have not been kept by them, the orders have been changed, and the eternal agreement has been broken.
6 eya ta fiƒode anye atsyɔ anyigba la dzi, eye edzinɔlawo ƒe vodadawo ava woƒe ta dzi. Esia ta anyigbadzinɔlawo fia, eye ame ʋɛ aɖewo koe susɔ.
For this cause the earth is given up to the curse, and those in it are judged as sinners: for this cause those living on the earth are burned up, and the rest are small in number.
7 Wain yeyewo vɔ ƒiaƒiaƒia, wainkawo yrɔ, eye dzidzɔkpɔlawo katã le tse ɖum.
The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.
8 Axatsɛ siwo ƒe gbe me kɔ la hã zi ɖoɖoe, Màgase dzidzɔkpɔlawo ƒe hoowɔwɔ o. Kasaŋku siwo ɖina kple dzidzɔ la hã zi ɖoɖoe.
The pleasing sound of all instruments of music has come to an end, and the voices of those who are glad.
9 Womegatsɔa hadzidzi noa wain o, eye aha sesẽ hã ve le nu me na enolawo
There is no more drinking of wine with a song; strong drink will be bitter to those who take it.
10 Du gbagbã la zu aƒedo, eye wotu aƒe ɖe sia ɖe ƒe agbo.
The town is waste and broken down: every house is shut up, so that no man may come in.
11 Wole ɣli dom le wain dim le mɔtatawo dzi kple ŋkubiã. Dzidzɔkpɔkpɔwo katã trɔ zu blanuiléle, eye vivisesewo katã bu le anyigba la dzi.
There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; there is an end of all delight, the joy of the land is gone.
12 Du la zu aƒedo, eye wokaka eƒe agbowo.
In the town all is waste, and in the public place is destruction.
13 Alea wòanɔ le anyigba la dzi kple dukɔwo dome. Anɔ abe amiti si dzi wogbe kutsetsewo katã vɔ le alo abe wainka si dzi wogbe wain tsetsewo le hegble kutsetse wuwlui aɖewo ko ɖo la ene.
For it will be in the heart of the earth among the peoples, like the shaking of an olive-tree, as the last of the grapes after the getting-in is done.
14 Ame ʋɛ siwo susɔ la kɔ gbe dzi hedo dzidzɔɣli; tso ɣetoɖoƒe woɖe gbeƒã Yehowa ƒe gãnyenye,
But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.
15 eya ta mi, ɣedzeƒetɔwo, mitsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe na Yehowa; mido Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ ɖe dzi le ƒukpowo dzi.
Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.
16 Tso anyigba ƒe mlɔea nu ke, miese ha ƒe ɖiɖi be, “Ŋutikɔkɔe woana Dzɔdzɔetɔ la.” Ke megblɔ be, “Evɔ nam, evɔ nam, baba nam. Wodem asi! Ametatrɔlawo dem asi!”
From the farthest part of the earth comes the sound of songs, glory to the upright. But I said, I am wasting away, wasting away, the curse is on me! The false ones go on in their false way, yes, they go on acting falsely.
17 O! Mi anyigbadzitɔwo, ŋɔdzi, ʋe globo kple kamɔ le mia lalam.
Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.
18 Ame si le ŋɔdzi nu la age adze ʋe globo la me; ame si dze agbagba do le ʋe globo la me la, kamɔ aɖee, elabena dziƒo ƒe fesrẽwo ʋu, eye anyigba ƒe agunu ʋuʋu.
And it will be that he who goes in flight from the sound of fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for the windows on high are open, and the bases of the earth are shaking.
19 Anyigba wó, anyigba fe kpla, anyigba ʋuʋu sesĩe.
The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.
20 Anyigba le mumum sɔgɔsɔgɔ abe ahanomunɔtɔ ene, ele ʋuʋum abe agbadɔ si me ya ɖo ene, elabena anyigbadzinɔlawo ƒe aglãdzedze ƒe nu vɔ̃wo le ekpem ale gbegbe be adze anyi, eye magafɔ gbeɖe o.
The earth will be moving uncertainly, like a man overcome by drink; it will be shaking like a tent; and the weight of its sin will be on it, crushing it down so that it will not get up again.
21 Le ŋkeke ma dzi la, Yehowa ahe to na ŋusẽ siwo le dziƒonutowo me kple fia siwo le anyigba dzi.
And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth.
22 Woaƒo wo nu ƒu abe gamenɔla siwo le gaxɔ globo me ene. Woanɔ gaxɔ me, eye woahe to na wo le ŋkeke geɖe megbe.
And they will be got together, like prisoners in the prison-house; and after a long time they will have their punishment.
23 Ŋu akpe ɣe, eye ɣleti ƒe mo awɔ yaa, elabena Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, aɖu fia le ŋutikɔkɔe me le Zion to la dzi kple Yerusalem le eƒe dumegãwo ŋkume.
Then the moon will be veiled, and the sun put to shame; for the Lord of armies will be ruling in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his judges he will let his glory be seen.
