Yesaya 40
1 Mifa akɔ, mifa akɔ na nye amewo, miaƒe Mawu lae gblɔe.
Comfort ye—comfort ye my people, —Saith your God.
2 De dzi ƒo na Yerusalem, eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, eƒe dɔ sesẽ wɔwɔ wu enu. Woxe fe ɖe eƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta be ekpɔ teƒeɖoɖo eve tso Yehowa gbɔ ɖe eƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta.
Speak ye unto the heart of Jerusalem, And cry unto her, —That accomplished is her warfare, That accepted is her punishment, —That she hath received, at the hand of Yahweh, According to the full measure of all her sins.
3 Ame si le ɣli dom le gbea dzi ƒe gbe enye esi: “Midzra Yehowa ƒe mɔ ɖo le gbegbe. Mita mɔ dzɔdzɔe ɖe gbedadaƒo na miaƒe Mawu la.
A voice of one crying!—In the desert, prepare ye the way of Yahweh, —Make smooth in the waste plain a highway for our God:
4 Balimewo katã akɔ kpo, eye woabɔbɔ to kple togbɛ ɖe sia ɖe ɖe anyi; anyigba tsakliwo katã azu zɔzrɔ̃e, eye teƒe siwo katã kɔ kpo la azu sɔsɔe.
Let, every valley, be exalted, And every mountain and hill, be made low, —And, the steep ground become, level, And, the chain of hills—a plain:
5 Woaɖe Yehowa ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ɖe go, eye amegbetɔƒomea katã akpɔe, elabena Yehowa ƒe nue gblɔe.”
Then shall be revealed the glory of Yahweh, —And all flesh shall see it together, For, the mouth of Yahweh, hath spoken!
6 Gbe aɖe ɖi be, “Ɖe gbeƒã!” eye mebia be, “Nu ka ƒe gbeƒã maɖe?” “Amegbetɔwo katã le abe gbe ene, eye woƒe atsyɔ̃ le abe seƒoƒo le gbe me ene.
A voice saying Cry! And one said—What should I cry? All flesh, is grass, And, all the grace thereof, like the flower of the field:
7 Gbe ƒuna, eye seƒoƒo yrɔna, elabena Yehowa ƒe gbɔgbɔ gbɔ ɖe wo dzi. Vavãe amewo katã le abe gbe ene.
The grass hath withered The flower hath faded, Because, the breath of Yahweh, hath blown upon it! Surely the people is grass!
8 Gbe ƒuna, eye seƒoƒo yrɔna, ke miaƒe Mawu ƒe nya nɔa anyi tegbee.”
The grass, hath withered, The flower, hath faded, —But the word of our God, shall stand unto times age-abiding!
9 Wò ame si tsɔ du nyui vɛ na Zion, lia to kɔkɔ aɖe. Wò ame si tsɔ du nyui vɛ na Yerusalem, kɔ wò gbe dzi nàdo ɣli, kɔ gbe dzi, mègavɔ̃ o; gblɔ na Yuda ƒe duwo be, “Miaƒe Mawue nye esi!”
To a high mountain, get ye up, O herald—band of Zion, Lift high with strength your voice, O herald—band of Jerusalem, —Lift it high, do not fear, Say to the cities of Judah—Lo! your God!
10 Kpɔ ɖa, Aƒetɔ Mawu gbɔna kple ŋusẽ, eye eƒe abɔ le dzi be yeaɖu fia. Kpɔ ɖa, eƒe fetu kpe ɖe eŋuti, eye eƒe teƒeɖoɖo hã kpe ɖe eŋuti.
Lo! My Lord, Yahweh, as a mighty one, doth come, And, his own arm, is about to rule for him, —Lo! his reward, is with him, And, his recompense, before him;
11 Anyi eƒe alẽhawo abe alẽkplɔla ene; alé alẽviawo ɖe abɔdome, alé wo ɖe eƒe akɔnu, eye wòakplɔ alẽnɔwo kple beléle.
Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry [them], —Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
12 Ame kae dzidze tsi ɖe eƒe asiʋlome alo tsɔ eƒe asi ƒe kekeme dzidze dziƒoe? Ame kae lɔ ke si le anyigba la ɖe nudonu me alo da towo le nudanu me kple togbɛwo le nudanu dzi?
Who hath measured, with the hollow of his hand, the waters. Or the heavens with a span, hath meted out, Or hath comprehended, in a measure, the dust of the earth, Or weighed, in scales, the mountains, Or the hills, in a balance?
13 Ame kae ase Yehowa ƒe susu gɔme alo anye eƒe aɖaŋudela aɖo aɖaŋu nɛ?
Who hath proved the spirit of Yahweh? Or being his counsellor hath been giving him knowledge?
14 Ame ka gbɔ Yehowa yi be wòaɖe nugɔme nɛ alo wòafia mɔ dzɔdzɔetɔe? Ame kae fia nunya alo gɔmesese ƒe mɔe?
With whom hath he taken counsel—And he hath given him intelligence, And instructed him in the path of justice, —And taught him knowledge, And in the way of intelligence, hath been giving him understanding?
15 Vavãe dukɔwo le abe tsi si ge toŋtoŋ tso tɔkpo me ene, wobu wo abe ʋuʋudedi le nudanu dzi ene, eye wòda ƒukpowo le nudanu dzi abe ʋuʋudedi ko wonye ene.
Lo! nations, Are us a drop on a bucket, And as fine dust on a balance, are accounted, —Lo! islands, like an atom, can he hoist;
16 Lebanon ƒe avemetiwo mesɔ gbɔ woatsɔ awɔ nakee ado dzoe le vɔsamlekpui dzi o, eye eƒe lãhawo hã mesɔ gbɔ ade numevɔsawo nu o.
And, Lebanon, is not sufficient to burn, —Nor, the beasts thereof sufficient for an ascending-sacrifice!
17 Dukɔwo katã menye naneke le eƒe ŋkume o. Ebua wo abe nu maɖinuwo ko ene, eye wonye tofloko.
All nations, are as nothing before him, —A thing of nought or a waste, are they accounted unto him?
18 Ekema ame ka míatsɔ asɔ kple Mawu, eye nɔnɔme ka míatsɔ asɔ kplii?
Unto whom then can ye liken GOD? Or, what likeness, can ye compare unto him?
19 Legba nye aɖaŋuwɔla ƒe nuwɔwɔ. Sikanutulae tsɔ sika fa ɖe eŋu, eye wòtsɔ klosalo wɔ kɔsɔkɔsɔ de nɛ.
The image, hath been cast by an artificer, And a goldsmith, with gold, overlayeth it, —And, chains of silver, he worketh.
20 Ame dahe si, si nu siawo mele o la wɔa ati si megblẽna o la ŋu dɔ. Edia atikpala si aɖaŋu le mo na be wòakpa aklamakpakpɛ, eye wòalii be mamu adze anyi o.
The needy offerer, of a tree that will not rot, maketh choice, —A skilled artificer, seeketh he out for himself to construct an image that shall not totter,
21 Ɖe mienya oa? Ɖe miesee oa? Ɖe womegblɔe na mi tso gɔmedzedzea me ke oa? Ɖe miese egɔme tso anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖoanyiɣi ke oa?
Have ye never taken note? Have ye never heard? Hath it not from the beginning, been told you? Have ye not been led to discern, from the foundations of the earth?
22 Eyae nye ame si nɔ fiazi dzi le xexea me godoo tame, eye anyigbadzinɔlawo le abe abɔwo ene le ete. Ekeke dziƒowo abe avɔ ene, eye wòwɔe abe avɔgbadɔ si me wonɔna la ene.
It is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth, While the inhabitants thereof are, as grass-hoppers, —Who stretcheth forth, as a curtain, the heavens, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
23 Eɖea bubu le amegãwo dzi, eye wòwɔa xexe sia me dziɖulawo wozua nu maɖinuwo.
Who delivereth dignitaries to nothingness, —Judges of earth, like a desolation, hath he made:
24 Womekpɔ do wo o, womekpɔ ƒã wo o, womekpɔ to ke ɖe anyigba me o, kasia egbɔ ɖe wo dzi, woyrɔ, eye ya va kplɔ wo dzoe abe atsa ene.
Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely hath their stock, begun to take root in the earth, When he hath just blown upon them and they have withered, And, a whirlwind, as though they had been chaff, carrieth them away.
25 Kɔkɔetɔ la be, “Ame ka miatsɔm asɔ kplii alo ame kae sɔ kplim?”
Unto whom then, can ye liken me, or can I be equal? Saith the Holy One.
26 Miwu mo dzi ne miakpɔ dziƒo. Ame ka wɔ nu siawo katã? Ame si ɖe dziƒoŋunuwo ɖe go ɖekaɖeka, eye wòna ŋkɔ ɖe sia ɖe lae. Le eƒe ŋusẽ triakɔ kple eƒe alɔ sesẽ la ta, mena ɖeke bu le wo dome o.
Lift on high your eyes—and see who hath created these, That bringeth forth, by number, their host, —To all of them by name, doth call, Because of the abundance of vigour and alertness of strength, not one, is missing!
27 O! Yakob, nu ka ta nègblɔ ale, eye O! Israel, nu ka ta nègblɔ be, “Nye mo ɣla ɖe Yehowa, eye nye Mawu metsɔ ɖeke le nye nyawo me o?”
Wherefore, shouldest thou say, O Jacob, or speak, O Israel, —Hidden is my path from Yahweh, And from my God, my vindication, will pass?
28 Ɖe mènyae oa? Ɖe mèsee oa? Yehowae nye Mawu mavɔtɔ la. Eyae nye anyigba ƒe seƒe ke Wɔla. Ɖeɖi metea eŋu alo nu tia kɔ nɛ o. Eƒe nugɔmesese goglo. Ame aɖeke mate ŋu adzro eme akpɔ o.
Hast thou not known, Hast thou not heard, That The God of age-past time—Yahweh The Creator of the ends of the earth Fainteth not neither groweth weary—There is no searching of his understanding:
29 Ena ŋusẽ ame siwo ŋu ɖeɖi te, eye wòdoa ŋusẽ ame siwo gbɔdzɔ.
Giving to him that fainteth, strength, And to him that hath no vigour, he causeth, power to abound?
30 Nu tia kɔ na sɔhɛwo gɔ̃ hã, eye wogbɔdzɔna. Nenema ke ŋusẽ vɔna le ɖekakpuiwo ŋu, eye wodzea anyi,
Youths both faint and grow weary, And, young warriors—they fall, they fall;
31 gake ame siwo kpɔa mɔ na Yehowa la ƒe ŋusẽ gaɖoa yeye me. Woadzo ayi dzi abe hɔ̃wo ene. Woaƒu du, gake ɖeɖi mate wo ŋu o. Woazɔ azɔli, gake nu mati kɔ na wo o.
But, they who wait for Yahweh, shall renew their strength, They shall mount on strong pinion like eagles, —They shall run and not grow weary, They shall walk and not faint.
