Yesaya 45
1 “Ale Yehowa gblɔ na Sirus, eƒe amesiamina, ame si ƒe nuɖusibɔ melé be matsɔ abɔbɔ dukɔwo ɖe anyi le eŋkume be maxɔ aʋawɔnuwo le fiawo si, ne maʋu mɔwo le eŋgɔ be agbowo matu le eŋgɔ o.
Thus hath said the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whom I have taken hold of by his right hand, to subdue nations before him, even the loins of kings will I ungird, to open before him [city-]doors, and gates that they shall not be shut;
2 Madze ŋgɔ na wò, agbã towo le ŋgɔwò. Magbã akɔbligbowo, eye maŋe gayibɔ ƒe gametiwo.
I myself will go before thee, and proud eminences will I level: doors of brass will I break in pieces, and bolts of iron will I cut asunder.
3 Matsɔ kesinɔnu siwo le blukɔ me kple nu xɔasi siwo wodzra ɖo ɖe ɣaɣlaƒe la na wò, ne nànya be nyee nye Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la, ame si tsɔ wò ŋkɔ yɔ wòe.
And I will give unto thee the treasures of darkness, and riches hidden in secret places; in order that thou mayest know that I am the Lord, who call thee by thy name, the God of Israel;
4 Le Yakob, nye dɔla kple Israel, nye ame tiatia ta la, metsɔ wò ŋkɔ yɔ wòe heda bubuŋkɔ ɖe dziwò, togbɔ be mèdze sim o hã.
For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect; and I have called thee by thy name: I have designated thee, though thou hast not known me.
5 Nyee nye Yehowa. Bubu aɖeke megali o. Mawu bubu aɖeke megali kpe ɖe ŋunye o. Mado ŋusẽ wò togbɔ be mèdze sim o hã.
I am the Lord, and there is none else, beside me there is no god; I assisted thee, though thou hast not known me.
6 Ale be tso afi si ɣe dzena tsona va se ɖe afi si wòɖoa to ɖo la, amewo nanya be Mawu bubu aɖeke mesɔ kplim o. Nyee nye Yehowa. Bubu aɖeke megali o.
In order that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from its setting, that there is nothing without me. I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
7 Nyee na kekeli dona. Nyee wɔ viviti. Nyee he dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ vɛ, eye nye kee he gbegblẽ hã vɛ. Nye Yehowae wɔ esiawo katã.
Forming the light, and creating darkness; making peace, and creating evil: I the Lord do all these things.
8 “Mi dziŋgɔlĩwo, midza dzɔdzɔenyenye abe tsi ene. Lilikpowo nena wòadza. Na anyigba nake nu baa. Na ɖeɖe nado tso eme, eye na dzɔdzɔenyenye natsi kplii. Nye Yehowae wɔe.
Drop down ye heavens, and let the skies distil blessing; let the earth open and let them [all] be fruitful of prosperity, and let righteousness spring up likewise: I the Lord have created it.
9 “Baba na ame si le dzre wɔm kple eƒe Wɔla. Ame si lé nɛ ko abe ze le ze bubuwo dome le anyigba ene. Ɖe anyi abia zemela be, ‘Nu ka mem nèle mahã?’ Ɖe wò dɔ si wɔm nèle la, abia be, ‘Asi mele asiwò oa?’
Woe unto him that contendeth with the one who formed him—a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
10 Baba na ame si gblɔna na fofoa be, ‘Nu ka ta nèdzim ɖo?’ alo na dadaa be, ‘Nu ka ta nèlé ku ɖo?’
Woe unto him that saith unto [his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What bringest thou forth?
11 “Ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ kple ekplɔla gblɔe nye esi: Ɖe nàbia gbem tso vinyewo ŋu alo aɖe gbe nam tso nye asinudɔwɔwɔwo ŋutia?
Thus hath said the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and he who hath formed him, About events to come will you ask me? concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands will ye command me?
12 Nyee wɔ anyigba kple ame siwo le edzi. Nye ŋutɔ nye asiwoe keke dziƒowo me. Nyee wɔ dziƒoŋunuwo katã.
[When] I myself have made the earth, and created man upon it; [when] I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and I have ordained all their host.
13 Le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye me, mado ŋusẽ Sirus. Mana eƒe mɔwo nanɔ dzɔdzɔe. Agbugbɔ nye du atso, eye wòaɖe asi le nye aboyomewo ŋuti nam. Ke maxɔ teƒeɖoɖo aɖeke o, Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.”
I myself have waked him up in righteousness, and all his ways will I make straight: he shall build my city, and my exiles shall he dismiss free, not for purchase-money nor for presents, saith the Lord of hosts.
14 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Nu siwo wowɔ le Egipte, Kus ƒe adzɔdonuwo kple Sabeatɔ tsrala mawo katã woava gbɔwò azu tɔwò. Woaɖo fli ɖe megbewò, eye woanɔ hame ava gbɔwò. Woade ta agu na wò, aɖe kuku agblɔ be ‘Vavãe, Mawu li kpli wò, eye bubu aɖeke megali o. Mawu bubu aɖeke megali o.’”
Thus hath said the Lord, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of the Sabeans, men of high stature, shall pass over unto thee, and thine shall they be: behind thee shall they walk; in chains shall they pass along, and unto thee shall they bow, unto thee shall they pray, [saying] Yea, only among thee is God; and there is no one else beside God.
15 Vavãe, ènye Mawu si ɣlaa eɖokui. O! Mawu kple Israel ƒe Ɖela.
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
16 Aklamakpakpɛwɔlawo katã aɖu ŋukpe, eye woakpɔ vlododo. Wo katã woaɖu ŋukpe.
They are ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: together shall they go to confusion that are makers of idols.
17 Ke Yehowa aɖe Israel kple ɖeɖe mavɔ. Màɖu ŋukpe alo akpɔ vlododo yi ɖe mavɔ me o,
[But] Israel shall be helped by the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed and not be confounded unto all eternity.
18 elabena ale Yehowa, ame si wɔ dziƒo, eye wònye Mawu, ame si wɔ anyigba, eye wòna wòva dzɔ, meyɔe be wòatsi gbɔlo o, ke boŋ ewɔe be nuwo nanɔ edzi. Eyae gblɔ be, “Nyee nye Yehowa, bubu aɖeke megali o.
For thus hath said the Lord the creator of the heavens; he, the God that formed the earth and made it; he that hath established it, —not for naught did he create it, to be inhabited did he form it: I am the Lord; and there is no one else.
19 Nyemeƒo nu le ɣaɣlaƒe le anyigba aɖe si do blukɔ la dzi o. Nyemegblɔ na Yakob ƒe dzidzimeviwo be, ‘Midim dzodzro’ o. Nye Yehowa, nyateƒe ko megblɔna, eye nu si le eteƒe la ko meɖea gbeƒãe.
Not on a secret spot have I spoken, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me for naught; [but] I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
20 “Miƒo ƒu ne miava. Miƒo takpli, mi aboyome siwo tso dukɔwo me. Abunɛtɔwoe nye ame siwo lé aklamakpakpɛwo ɖe ta, eye wodoa gbe ɖa na mawu siwo mate ŋu aɖe ame o.
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye escaped fugitives of the nations! They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
21 Miɖe gbeƒã nu si ava dzɔ. Migblɔe ne woase. Mina woaƒo ƒu ade aɖaŋu. Ame kae gblɔ nya sia ɖi le blema, eye wòɖe gbeƒãe gbe aɖe gbe ʋĩi va yi? Ɖe menye nye Yehowae oa? Mawu bubu aɖeke meli kpe ɖe ŋunye o. Nye la, Mawu dzɔdzɔetɔ kple Ɖelae menye. Ɖeke megali o, negbe nye koe.
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: Who hath announced this in ancient times? told it from the beginning? is it not I the Lord? and there is no other god without me, a just god and a saviour; there is none beside me.
22 “Mitrɔ ɖe ŋunye ne miakpɔ ɖeɖe, mi anyigba ƒe mlɔenuwo ke, elabena nyee nye Mawu, eye ɖeke megali o.
Turn unto me, so that ye may be helped, all ye ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no one else.
23 Nye ŋutɔ meka atam. Nye nu gblɔ nya si mede megbe na, nya si womatrɔ gbeɖe o. Klo sia klo adze nam, eye aɖe sia aɖe ayɔm aka atamue.
By myself have I sworn, righteousness is gone out of my mouth, a word [which] shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bend, every tongue shall swear.
24 Woagblɔ le ŋunye be, ‘Yehowa ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ me ko dzɔdzɔenyenye kple ŋusẽ le.’” Ame siwo katã do dɔmedzoe ɖe eŋuti la, atrɔ ava egbɔ kple ŋukpe.
Only in the Lord, —shall men say of me, —there are righteousness and strength. Unto him shall come and be ashamed all that are incensed against him.
25 Ke Yehowa mee Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã akpɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye kple dodoɖedzi le.
In the Lord shall be justified, and shall glory themselves all the seed of Israel.
