Yesaya 33
1 Baba na wò, o nugblẽla! Wò ame si womegblẽ o. Baba na wò, o ametatrɔla! Wò ame si womede asi o. Ne èdzudzɔ nugbegblẽ la, woagblẽ wò hã ne èdzudzɔ ametatɔtrɔ la, woatrɔ wò hã tawò.
Woe to them that afflict you; but no one makes you miserable: and he that deals perfidiously with you does not deal perfidiously: they that deal perfidiously shall be taken and given up, and as a moth on a garment, so shall they be spoiled.
2 O! Yehowa, ve mía nu; míele diwòm vevie. Nye míaƒe ŋusẽ ŋdi sia ŋdi. Nye mía ɖela le xaxaɣeyiɣiwo me.
Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.
3 Ne èɖe gbe la, amewo sina, ne ètso la, dukɔwo kakana hlẽna.
By reason of the terrible sound the nations were dismayed for fear of thee, and the heathen were scattered.
4 O! Dukɔwo, woaƒo miaƒe nuhahawo nu ƒu abe ale si woƒoa ŋɔviwo nu ƒue ene, eye amewo adze wo dzi abe ale si ʋetsuviwo ƒe ha gã aɖe dzea nu dzi ene.
And now shall the spoils of your small and great be gathered: as if one should gather locusts, so shall they mock you.
5 Wodo Yehowa ɖe dzi, elabena etsɔ dziƒo wɔ nɔƒee. Atsɔ nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ kple dzɔdzɔenyenye ayɔ Zion.
The God who dwells on high is holy: Sion is filled with judgment and righteousness.
6 Anye gɔmeɖokpe sesẽ na míaƒe ɣeyiɣiwo. Anye nudzraɖoƒe gã na ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ, dziƒonunya kple sidzedze, eye Yehowavɔvɔ̃ anye safui na kesinɔnu sia.
They shall be delivered up to the law: our salvation is our treasure: there are wisdom and knowledge and piety toward the Lord; these are the treasures of righteousness.
7 Kpɔ ɖa woƒe kalẽtɔwo le avi fam sesĩe le mɔtatawo dzi. Ŋutifafa ƒe ame dɔdɔwo fa avi vevie.
Behold now, these shall be terrified with fear of you: those whom ye feared shall cry out because of you: messengers shall be sent, bitterly weeping, entreating for peace.
8 Gbedzimɔwo ɖi gbɔlo, eye mɔzɔla aɖeke mele mɔtatawo dzi o. Nubabla la me gblẽ. Wodo ŋunyɔ eƒe ɖasefowo, eye womede bubu ame aɖeke ŋuti o.
For the ways of these shall be made desolate: the terror of the nations has been made to cease, and the covenant with these is taken away, and ye shall by no means deem them men.
9 Anyigba la ƒu kplakplakpla, eye naneke megale edzi o. Ŋu kpe Lebanon, eye wòyrɔ sũu. Saron le abe Araba gbegbe ene. Basan kple Karmel lũ xɛ abe ati ene.
The land mourns; Libanus is ashamed: Saron is become marshes; Galilee shall be laid bare, and Chermel.
10 Yehowa be, “Matso azɔ, woadom ɖe dzi, eye woakɔ nye alɔ ɖe dzi azɔ.
Now will I arise, saith the Lord, now will I be glorified; now will I be exalted.
11 Atsakiti nye fu nèfɔ, eye nèdzi gbe ƒuƒu. Wò gbɔgbɔ nye dzo si fia wò.
Now shall ye see, now shall ye perceive; the strength of your breath, shall be vain; fire shall devour you.
12 Woafiã abe akalo ene, eye woatɔ dzo wo abe ŋuve si wolã kɔ ɖi ene.”
And the nations shall be burnt up; as a thorn in the field cast out and burnt up.
13 Mi ame siwo le adzɔge, mise nu si mewɔ. Mi ame siwo tso kpuiƒe, mide dzesi nye ŋusẽ!
They that are afar off shall hear what I have done; they that draw nigh shall know my strength.
14 Ŋɔdzi lé nu vɔ̃ wɔla siwo le Zion, eye vɔvɔ̃ dze Mawumavɔ̃lawo dzi, wobia be, “Mía dometɔ kae anɔ te ɖe dzobinu la nu? Mía dometɔ kae anɔ anyi ɖe dzo mavɔ̃ sia me.”
The sinners in Sion have departed; trembling shall seize the ungodly. Who will tell you that a fire is kindled? Who will tell you of the eternal place?
15 Ame si zɔna le dzɔdzɔenyenye me, eye wògblɔa nu si le eteƒe, ame si tsri viɖe si wokpɔ to amebaba me, eye mexɔa zãnu o, ame si xe eƒe towo be magase hlɔ̃donyawo o, ame si mia eƒe ŋkuwo be makpɔ nu gbegblẽ wɔwɔ o.
He that walks in righteousness, speaking rightly, hating transgression and iniquity, and shaking his hands from gifts, stopping his ears that he should not hear the judgment of blood, shutting his eyes that he should not see injustice.
16 Esiae nye ame si anɔ kɔkɔƒe, eye eƒe bebeƒe anye mɔ sesẽ si le towo tame. Akpɔ abolo aɖu ɖaa, eye tsinono mahiãe o.
he shall dwell in a high cave of a strong rock: bread shall be given him, and his water shall be sure.
17 Wò ŋkuwo akpɔ fia la le eƒe atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo gã me, eye àkpɔ anyigba keke la le adzɔge.
Ye shall see a king with glory: your eyes shall behold a land from afar.
18 Àbu ŋɔdzinu siwo nèwɔ va yi le wò susu me be, “Afi ka amegã ma le? Afi ka ame si dzɔa adzɔga la le? Afi ka amegã si kpɔa gbetakpɔxɔwo dzi la le?”
Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counsellors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,
19 Màgakpɔ ɖokuiŋudzela mawo azɔ o, ame siwo fiana, eye woƒe nuƒo gɔme menyasena o.
[even] the small and great people? with whom he took not counsel, neither did he understand [a people] of deep speech, so that a despised people should not hear, and there is no understanding to him that hears.
20 Wò ŋku nenɔ Zion dzi. Du si me mieɖua miaƒe ŋkekenyuiwo le; wò ŋkuwo akpɔ Yerusalem, ŋutifafaƒe kple agbadɔ si womaɖe ɖa akpɔ o. Womaho eƒe tsyotiwo le tome alo alã ka siwo wohe ɖe wo ŋuti o.
Behold the city of Sion, our refuge: thine eyes shall behold Jerusalem, a rich city, tabernacles which shall not be shaken, neither shall the pins of her tabernacle be moved for ever, neither shall her cords be at all broken:
21 Afi mae Yehowa, le eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe me, anye míaƒe Ŋusẽtɔ le. Anɔ abe teƒe si tɔ gbadzawo kple tɔʋuwo le la ene. Tɔdziʋu siwo wokuna kple tablu la, made afi ma o eye meli gã aɖeke hã mato edzi ayi o,
for the name of the Lord is great to you: ye shall have a place, [even] rivers and wide and spacious channels: thou shalt not go this way, neither a vessel with oars go [thereby].
22 elabena Yehowae nye míaƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la. Yehowae nye ame si wɔ sewo na mí, eye Yehowae nye míaƒe fia. Eyae nye ame si aɖe mí.
For my God is great: the Lord our judge shall not pass me by: the Lord is our prince, the Lord is our king; the Lord, he shall save us.
23 Wò abaladokawo me gbɔdzɔ; womebla wò abaladotiawo sesĩe o; ale wò abalawo me meke o, eya ta woama afunyinu gbogboawo, eye tekunɔwo gɔ̃ hã atsɔ nuhahawo adzoe.
Thy cords are broken, for they had no strength: thy meat has given way, it shall not spread the sails, it shall not bear a signal, until it be given up for plunder; therefore shall many lame men take spoil.
24 Ame siwo le Zion la dometɔ aɖeke magblɔ be, “Mele dɔ lém” o, eye woatsɔ ame siwo le afi ma la ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake wo.
And the people dwelling among them shall by no means say, I am in pain: for their sin shall be forgiven them.
