Yesaya 5
1 Azɔ mele ha dzi ge na nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ tso eƒe waingble ŋuti. Waingble aɖe le nye lɔlɔ̃tɔ si le togbɛ si nyoa nuku la dzi.
Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: —A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;
2 Edzobo eme heɖe kpewo le eme, eye wòdo wainka nyuitɔwo ɖe eme. Etu gbetakpɔxɔ ɖe agble la titina, eye wòtu wainfiaƒe hã ɖe afi ma. Ele mɔ kpɔm na waintsetse nyuiwo, gake wotse wain vevewo.
And he thoroughly digged it, And gathered out the stones thereof, And planted it with a precious vine, And built a tower in the midst thereof, Moreover also a wine-press, hewed he therein, —Then waited he that it should bring forth grapes. And it brought forth wild grapes:
3 “Azɔ, Yerusalem ŋutsuwo kple Yuda ŋutsuwo, miese ale si nya la katã va yii, eya ta midrɔ̃ ʋɔnu le nye kple nye waingble la dome.
Now, therefore, O inhabitant of Jerusalem, And men of Judah, —Judge, I pray you, betwixt me, and my vineyard: —
4 Nu ka wòle be mawɔ na nye waingble la esi nyemewɔ nɛ o? Ekema nu ka ta mele mɔ kpɔm na waintsetse nyuiwo, gake wain vevewo ko wòtse?
What could have been done further to my vineyard, That I had not done in it? Why then—When I had waited that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth, wild grapes?
5 Azɔ magblɔ nu si wɔ ge mala nye waingble la na mi. Magbã kpɔ ɖa le eŋuti, eye lãwo aɖui. Magbã gli le eŋu ne amewo nafanyae.
Now, therefore, I pray you, let me tell, you, what I am about to do to my vineyard, —To take away the fence thereof And it shall be eaten up, To destroy the wall thereof And it shall be trodden down;
6 Mawɔe wòazu gbegbe, womake eƒe alɔwo alo aga eme o, eye ŋuwo kple aŋɔkawo amie ɖe afi ma. Made se na lilikpowo be womagadza tsi ɖe edzi azɔ o.”
And I will make it a waste; —It shall be neither pruned nor hoed, But there shall come up briars and thorns, —And upon the clouds, will I lay a charge, That they rain thereon no rain.
7 Israel ƒe aƒee nye Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, ƒe waingble, eye Yuda ŋutsuwoe nye eƒe dzidzɔ ƒe wainka siwo wòdo. Ekpɔ mɔ na afia nyui tsotso, ke ʋukɔkɔɖi wòkpɔ; ekpɔ mɔ na nu dzɔdzɔe wɔwɔ, ke konyifavi koe ɖi.
Surely the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts, is the house of Israel, And, the men of Judah, are the plantation in which he dearly delighted, —And he waited, For equity but lo! murderous iniquity, For the rule of right but lo the cry of the wronged.
8 Baba na mi ame siwo le xɔ tsiam ɖe xɔ nu, eye wole agble tsiam ɖe agble nu be teƒe aɖeke megasusɔ o, be woawo ɖeɖe naxɔ anyigba la dzi!
Alas for them who join house to house, Field to field, bring they near, —Until there is no room, But ye are left to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
9 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la, ka atam mese kple nye towo, “Ne xɔ gãwo mezu gbegbe, eye dziƒoxɔ gãwo mezu aƒedowo o fĩi!
In mine ears, [said] Yahweh of hosts, —Verily, houses in abundance, shall become, a desolation, Large and fair, without inhabitant;
10 Woakpɔ wain adzafi ɖeka kple afã pɛ ko le waingble agbleka ewo sɔŋ me, eye ne woƒã bli agba ɖeka la, bli kotoku ɖeka pɛ ko woakpɔ le eme.”
For, ten yokes of vineyard, shall yield one bath, —And the seed of a homer, shall yield an ephah,
11 Baba na mi, ame siwo fɔna fɔŋli henɔa ho ʋlim le aha muame nono me, eye mienɔa wain yome va se ɖe zãtiƒe, eye wòmua mi tsiɖitsiɖi.
Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue, —Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;
12 Kasaŋkuwo kple saŋkuwo ɖina le miaƒe kplɔ̃ɖoƒewo, axatsɛwo, kpẽwo kple wain bɔna ɖe eŋu, gake wometsɔ ɖeke le eme na Yehowa ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo alo ade bubu eƒe asinudɔwɔwɔwo ŋu o.
And it cometh to pass—that lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine are in their banquets, —But, the doing of Yahweh, they do not discern, And the work of his hands, have they not seen.
13 Eya ta nye amewo ayi ɖe aboyome le nugɔmemasemase ta; dɔwuame awu woƒe ame ŋkutawo, eye tsikɔ awu ame haho la.
Therefore, are my people taken away captive before they know it, —And their honourable men are famished with hunger, And, their multitude, do gape for thirst.
14 Eya ta nuɖuɖu le yɔdo dzrom vevie, eye wòke eƒe nu ɖi baa, eya ta Yerusalem ƒe ame ŋkutawo kple ame hahoawo age dze eme kple woƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔwo kple aglotutuwo katã. (Sheol h7585)
Therefore, hath hades enlarged her desire, And opened her mouth to its widest, —And their glory, and their multitude and their pomp. and he that is uproarious shall descend thereinto. (Sheol h7585)
15 Ale woaɖiɖi ame ɖe anyi, woabɔbɔ amegbetɔƒomea ɖe anyi, eye woate dadalawo ƒe ŋku ɖe to.
And the mean man hath been bowed down And the mighty man hath been humbled, —Yea the looks of the haughty shall be humbled.
16 Ke woado Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ɖe dzi le eƒe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ me, eye Mawu Kɔkɔe la aɖe eƒe kɔkɔenyenye afia to eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye me.
But Yahweh of hosts, hath been exalted, in justice, —And the GOD that is holy hath been hallowed in righteousness;
17 Ekema alẽwo aɖu gbe abe woawo ŋutɔ ƒe lãnyiƒee wole ene; eye alẽviwo aɖu nu le kesinɔtɔwo ƒe aƒedowo me.
Then shall the young rams feed where they please, —And, the wastes of the wealthy, shall strangers consume.
18 Baba na ame siwo tsɔ beble ƒe kawo de dzidada le hehem, eye wode kekehekawo nu vɔ̃ hele hehem,
Alas! for them Who draw on themselves punishment with cords of falsehood, —And as with waggon-bands, penalty:
19 ame siwo gblɔna be “Mawu newɔ kaba. Nedo tsɔtsɔe eƒe dɔ be miakpɔe; Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ la ƒe aɖaŋudede neva kaba ne mianyae.”
Who say—Let his work quicken—let it hasten, That we may see, —And let the purpose of Israel’s Holy One, draw near and come. That we may know!
20 Baba na ame siwo yɔ vɔ̃ be nyui, eye woyɔ nyui be vɔ̃, ame siwo tsɔ viviti ɖɔli kekeli, eye wotsɔ kekeli ɖɔli viviti. Ame siwo yɔa veve be vivi, eye woyɔa vivi be veve.
Alas! for them Who call evil good and good evil, —Who put darkness for light and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
21 Baba na ame siwo bua wo ɖokuiwo nunyalawoe, eye wonye aɖaŋudelawo le woawo ŋutɔ ɖokuiwo gbɔ.
Alas for them Who are wise in their own eyes, —And in their own sight, are prudent.
22 Baba na ame siwo nye kalẽawo le wain gã nono me, eye wonye dziɖulawo le ahamuamewo tɔtɔ me,
Alas for them Who are heroes to drink wine, —And men of valour to mingle strong drink,
23 ame siwo xɔa zãnu, eye wotsoa afia ŋkunɔ na agɔdzelawo; ke ame siwo ƒe nya dzɔ la, wodea wo nya me.
Who justify the lawless, for a bribe, —Whereas the righteousness of the righteous, they take from him.
24 Eya ta abe ale si dzo ƒe aɖe fiaa bee, eye gbe ƒuƒu bina le dzo me ene la, nenema kee woƒe kewo anyunyɔ, eye ya aƒo woƒe seƒoƒowo adzoe abe ʋuʋudedi ene, elabena wogbe Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la ƒe nufiame, eye woɖe alɔme le Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ la ƒe nyawo ŋu,
Therefore, As a tongue of fire, eateth up straw, And a flame reduceth, dry grass, to powder, Their root, like rottenness, shall become, And their blossom, like dust shall ascend, —Because they refused the law of Yahweh of hosts, And the utterance of the Holy One of Israel, they despised.
25 Eya ta Yehowa ƒe dziku bi ɖe eƒe amewo ŋu. Ekɔ eƒe alɔ dzi, eye wòƒo wo ƒu anyi. Towo ʋuʋu kpekpekpe, eye ŋutilã kukuwo le abe gbeɖuɖɔ le aɖukpo dzi ene. To esiawo katã gbɔ hã la, eƒe dziku nu mefa o, eƒe alɔ gale dzi ko.
For this cause, did the anger of Yahweh kindle upon his own people, And he stretched out his hand against them and smote them—So that the mountains, trembled, And, their dead bodies, served, for fuel in the midst of the streets. For all this, hath his anger, not turned back, But still, is his hand outstretched,
26 Ekɔ aflaga dzi na didiƒe dukɔwo, eye wòlia aku na ame siwo le anyigba ƒe mlɔenuwo ke. Kpɔ ɖa, wova kaba kple du!
Therefore will he lift up an ensign to the nations afar off, And signal for him from the end of the earth, —And lo! with hot haste, will he come:
27 Ɖeɖi mete wo dometɔ aɖeke ŋu alo nu nati kɔ nɛ o. Ɖeka pɛ hã medɔ akɔlɔ̃e alo dɔ alɔ̃ o. Alidziblanu metu le ɖeke ƒe ali o, eye tokota metso le ɖeke ƒe afɔ o.
None shall be weary, and none shall stumble in his midst, He shall neither slumber nor sleep, —Nor shall be loosened, the girdle of his loins, Nor snapped, the thong of his sandals:
28 Woƒe datiwo le ɖaɖam, eye woku woƒe dawo me. Woƒe sɔwo ƒe afɔwo le abe dzosigbewo ene, eye woƒe tasiaɖamwo ƒe afɔwo le abe yali ene.
Whose arrows, are sharpened, and all his bows, bent, —The hoofs of his horses, like flint, are accounted, And, his wheels, [are] like a storm-wind:
29 Woƒe gbeɖeɖe le abe dzata tɔ ene, eye woɖea gbe abe dzataviwo ene. Wotea gbe heléa nu, eye wotsɔa nu si wolé la dzonae, ame aɖeke mate ŋu axɔe le wo si o.
A roar, hath he, like a lioness, —He will roar like wild lions—And will growl, and lay hold on prey, and carry into safety, and there be none to deliver.
30 Gbe ma gbe la, woaɖe gbe ɖe edzi abe atsiaƒu ene. Ne ame aɖe nye kɔ kpɔ anyigba la, viviti kple hiã ko wòakpɔ, eye lilikpowo gɔ̃ hã ana kekeli nado viviti.
Yea he will growl at him in that day, like the growling of the sea, —Though he look hard for the land, lo! the darkness of distress, Yea the light, hath grown dark in its clouds!
