Yesaya 66
1 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Dziƒoe nye nye fiazikpui, eye anyigbae nye nye afɔɖodzinu. Afi ka xɔ si miatu nam la le? Afi ka nye gbɔɖemeƒe anɔ.
Thus said YHWH: “The heavens [are] My throne, And the earth My footstool, Where [is] this—the house that you build for Me? And where [is] this—the place—My rest?
2 Menye nye asie wɔ esiawo katã, eye wova dzɔ oa?” Yehowae gblɔe. “Esiae nye ame si mebuna; ame si bɔbɔ eɖokui, da ahe le gbɔgbɔ me, eye ne ese nye nya la, wòdzona nyanyanya.
And My hand has made all these, And all these things are,” A declaration of YHWH! “And to this one I look attentively, To the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.
3 Ke ame si tsɔ nyitsu sa vɔe la, sɔ kple ame si wu ame, eye ame si tsɔ alẽvi sa vɔe la, sɔ kple ame si ŋe kɔ na avu. Ame si sa nuɖuvɔ la, sɔ kple ame si tsɔ ha ƒe ʋu sa vɔe, eye ame si do ŋkuɖodzi ƒe dzudzɔ ʋeʋĩ la, sɔ kple ame si subɔ legba. Wotia woawo ŋutɔ ƒe mɔwo, eye woƒe luʋɔ dzɔa dzi le woƒe ŋunyɔnuawo ŋu,
Whoever slaughters the ox strikes a man, Whoever sacrifices the lamb beheads a dog, Whoever is bringing up a present—The blood of a sow, Whoever is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Indeed, they have fixed on their own ways, And their soul has delighted in their abominations.
4 eya ta nye hã masẽ ŋuta le wo ŋu, eye mana nu si le ŋɔ dzim na wo la nava wo dzi, elabena esi meyɔ wo la, ame aɖeke metɔ o, eye esi meƒo nu la, ame aɖeke meɖo to o. Wowɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi le nye ŋkume, eye wotia nu si medoa dzidzɔ nam o.”
I also—I fix on their distress, And I bring in their fears to them, Because I have called, and there is none answering, I spoke, and they have not listened, And they do evil in My eyes, And on that which I did not desire—fixed.”
5 Mi ame siwo vɔ̃a Yehowa ƒe nya la, mise Yehowa ƒe nya. “Mia nɔviŋutsu siwo lé fu mi, eye woɖe mi ɖe aga le nye ŋkɔ ta la, gblɔ be, ‘Wonetsɔ ŋutikɔkɔe na Yehowa be miakpɔ miaƒe dzidzɔ’, gake ŋukpe alé wo.
Hear a word of YHWH, You who are trembling at His word: “Your brothers who are hating you, Who are driving you out for My Name’s sake, have said, YHWH is honored, and we look on your joy, But they are ashamed.”
6 Se hoowɔwɔ ma si tso dua me kple ɣli si le ɖiɖim tso gbedoxɔ me la ɖa. Gbeɖiɖi la nye Yehowa ƒe gbe. Ele fetu si dze na eƒe futɔwo la xem na wo.
A voice of noise from the city, A voice from the temple, The voice of YHWH, Giving repayment to His enemies.
7 “Edzi vi hafi lé ku. Edzi ŋutsuvi hafi fu ɖui.
“Before she is pained she has brought forth, Before a pang comes to her, She has delivered a male.
8 Ame kae se esia tɔgbi kpɔ? Ame kae kpɔ esiawo kpɔ? Ɖe woate ŋu adzi dukɔ aɖe le ŋkeke ɖeka me, alo woadzi anyigba aɖe zi ɖeka kpoyia? Ke Zion ya léa ku hedzia viawo zi ɖeka kpoyi.
Who has heard anything like this? Who has seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Is a nation born at once? For she has been pained, Zion has also borne her sons.
9 Ɖe mana be vidziɣi naɖo, gake magbe vixexea?” Yehowae gblɔe. “Ɖe nye ame si ɖe mɔ be woadzi vi la, natu vidzidɔa?” Wò Mawu lae gblɔe.
Do I bring to the birth, And not cause to bring forth?” says YHWH, “Am I not He who is causing to beget? I have also restrained,” said your God.
10 “Mitso aseye ɖe Yerusalem ŋu, eye mikpɔ dzidzɔ kplii, mi ame siwo katã lɔ̃e. Mitso dzidzɔ ƒe aseye kplii, mi ame siwo katã fa konyi ɖe eta,
“Rejoice with Jerusalem, And be glad in her, all you loving her, Rejoice with her for joy, All you who are mourning for her,
11 elabena miano eƒe akɔfafa ƒe no, eye miaɖi kɔ. Mianoe fũu, eye ale si notsi la le dodom bababa la, ana miaƒe dziwo nadze eme.”
So that you suckle, and have been satisfied, From the breast of her consolations, So that you wring out, and have delighted yourselves From the abundance of her glory.”
12 Elabena ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Matsɔ ŋutifafa nɛ wòasi abe tɔsisi ene, eye dukɔwo ƒe kesinɔnuwo ava nɛ abe tɔʋu si ɖɔ gbã go la ene. Àno eƒe no, akɔ wò ɖe eƒe abɔwo me, eye àfe le eƒe atata.
For thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am stretching out to her peace as a river, And the glory of nations as an overflowing stream, And you have sucked, You are carried on the side, And you are dandled on the knees.
13 Abe ale si vi dada faa akɔe na via ene la, nenema mafa akɔ na mi, eye woafa akɔ na mi le Yerusalem ta.”
As one whom his mother comforts, so do I comfort you, Indeed, you are comforted in Jerusalem.”
14 Ne miekpɔ esia la, miaƒe dziwo akpɔ dzidzɔ, eye miatsi abe gbe ene. Woaɖe Yehowa ƒe asi ɖe go afia eƒe dɔlawo. Ke woaɖe eƒe dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ la, afia eƒe futɔwo.
And you have seen, and your heart has rejoiced, And your bones flourish as tender grass, And the hand of YHWH has been known to His servants, And He has been indignant with His enemies.
15 Kpɔ ɖa, Yehowa gbɔna kple dzo bibi, eye eƒe tasiaɖamwo le abe ahomya ene. Aɖe eƒe dziku ɖe go le dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ me, eye wòaɖe eƒe mokaname afia le dzo ƒe aɖewo me,
For behold, YHWH comes in fire, And His chariots as a windstorm, To refresh His anger in fury, And His rebuke in flames of fire.
16 elabena Yehowa atsɔ dzo kple eƒe yi ahe ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ ava amewo katã dzi. Ame geɖewoe nye ame siwo Yehowa awu.
For by fire and by His sword, YHWH does judgment with all flesh. And many have been YHWH’s pierced ones.
17 Yehowa be, “Ame siwo wɔ wo ɖokuiwo kɔkɔe hekɔ wo ɖokuiwo ŋu nyuie be woayi ɖe abɔwo me, eye wokplɔ ame si le titina na halã, alegeli kple ŋunyɔnu bubuwo ɖulawo ɖo la, wo katã woatsrɔ̃ ɖekae.
“Those sanctifying and cleansing themselves [to go] to the gardens, One after another in the midst, Eating flesh of the sow, And of the abomination, and of the muroid, Are consumed together,” A declaration of YHWH.
18 “Ke nye la, le woƒe nuwɔnawo kple tameɖoɖo ta la, esusɔ vie mava ƒo dukɔwo kple gbegbɔgblɔwo katã nu ƒu be woakpɔ nye ŋutikɔkɔe.
“And I—their works and their thoughts, I come to gather all the nations and tongues, And they have come and seen My glory.
19 “Maɖo dzesi anyi ɖe wo dome, eye maɖo ame siwo tsi agbe la ƒe ɖewo ɖe dukɔwo dome, ɖe Tarsis, Libia kple Lidiatɔwo dome, ame siwo xɔ ŋkɔ le aŋutrɔdada me. Maɖo ɖewo ɖe Tubal, Griknyigba dzi kple didiƒeƒukpowo dzi, afi si womese nye gãnyenye alo kpɔ nye ŋutikɔkɔe le kpɔ o. Woaɖe gbeƒã nye ŋutikɔkɔe le dukɔwo dome.
And I have set a sign among them, And have sent out of them those escaping to the nations (Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawing bow, Tubal and Javan, the islands that are far off), Who have not heard My fame, nor seen My glory, And they have declared My glory among nations.
20 Woakplɔ nɔviwò ŋutsuwo katã ɖe asi vɛ, woanɔ sɔwo dzi, woanɔ tasiaɖamwo me, woanɔ kekewo, tedzisɔwo kple kposɔwo dzi, tso dukɔwo katã dome ava nye to kɔkɔe, Yerusalem dzi abe vɔsa ene na Yehowa. Woatsɔ wo vɛ abe ale si Israelviwo tsɔa nuɖuvɔsa vaa Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me ɖe agba gbadzɛwo me ene,
And they have brought all your brothers out of all the nations, A present to YHWH, On horses, and on chariot, and on litters, And on mules, and on dromedaries, To My holy mountain Jerusalem,” said YHWH, “As the sons of Israel bring the present in a clean vessel, Into the house of YHWH.
21 eye matia wo dometɔ aɖewo be woanye nunɔlawo kple Leviviwo.” Yehowae gblɔe.
And I also take of them for priests, For Levites,” said YHWH.
22 Yehowa be, “Abe ale si dziƒo kple anyigba yeye siwo mewɔ la anɔ anyi tegbee le nye ŋkume ene la, nenema ke wò ŋkɔ kple wò dzidzimeviwo anɔ anyi tegbee.
“For as the new heavens and the new earth that I am making, Are standing before Me,” A declaration of YHWH, “So your seed and your name remain.
23 Tso Dzinu Yeye yi Dzinu Yeye, tso Dzudzɔgbe ɖeka yi Dzudzɔgbe bubu, amegbetɔwo katã ava ade ta agu ɖe nye ŋkume.
And it has been from month to month, And from Sabbath to Sabbath, All flesh come to bow themselves before Me,” said YHWH.
24 Woado go aɖakpɔ ame siwo dze aglã ɖe ŋunye la ƒe kukuawo, elabena woƒe nyewo maku o, woƒe dzowo matsi o, eye woanye ŋunyɔ na amegbetɔƒomea katã.”
“And they have gone forth, And looked on the carcasses of the men Who are transgressing against Me, For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched, And they have been an abhorrence to all flesh!”
