Isaia 40
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, hooreriai, mũhoorerie andũ akwa, ũguo nĩguo Ngai wanyu ekuuga.
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 Arĩriai itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu na ũhooreri, na mwanĩrĩre, mũrĩĩre atĩrĩ, wĩra warĩo mũritũ nĩũthirĩte, na nĩrĩrekeirwo mehia marĩo, o na ningĩ atĩ nĩrĩherithĩtio nĩ guoko kwa Jehova maita meerĩ nĩ ũndũ wa mehia marĩo mothe.
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 Kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũkwanĩrĩra, akoiga atĩrĩ: “Haarĩriai njĩra ya Jehova kũu werũ-inĩ wa mũthanga, mũrũngarie njĩra nene ya Ngai witũ kũu werũ-inĩ.
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Mĩkuru yothe nĩĩgathikwo yambatĩre, nacio irĩma ciothe na tũrĩma ciaraganio; nakuo kũrĩa gũtarĩ kũigananu nĩgũkaigananio, nakuo kũrĩa gũtarĩ kwaraganu kwaraganio wega.
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 Naguo riiri wa Jehova nĩũkaguũranĩrio, na andũ othe nĩmakawĩonera marĩ hamwe. Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kanua ka Jehova kaarĩtie ũhoro ũcio.”
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Kũrĩ na mũgambo wa mũndũ ũroiga atĩrĩ, “Anĩrĩra.” Na niĩ ngĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Ngwanĩrĩra njuge atĩa?” “Uga atĩrĩ: Andũ othe mahaana ta nyeki, na ũthaka wao wothe ũhaana ta mahũa ma mũgũnda.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 Nyeki nĩĩhoohaga, namo mahũa magaitĩka, nĩkũhurutwo nĩ mĩhũmũ ya Jehova. Ti-itherũ andũ mahaana o ta nyeki.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Nyeki nĩĩhoohaga namo mahũa magaitĩka, no kiugo kĩa Ngai witũ gĩtũũraga nginya tene.”
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Inyuĩ andũ arĩa mũrehaga ũhoro mwega Zayuni, ambatai mũthiĩ kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩraihu na igũrũ. Inyuĩ arĩa mũrehaga ũhoro mwega Jerusalemu, anĩrĩrai na mũgambo mũnene, anĩrĩrai, na mũtigetigĩre; ĩrai matũũra ma Juda atĩrĩ, “Ngai wanyu arĩ haha!”
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 Atĩrĩrĩ, Mwathani Jehova nĩarooka arĩ na ũhoti, na guoko gwake nĩkuo gũgaathanaga. Atĩrĩrĩ, kĩheo gĩake arĩ nakĩo, o na irĩhi rĩake arĩ narĩo.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Arĩithagia mbũri ciake o ta mũrĩithi: Natuo tũgondu atuoyaga na moko make na agatũkuuĩra gĩthũri-inĩ gĩake; nacio ngʼondu iria irongithia acitongoragia o kahora.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 Nũũ wanathima maaĩ na rũhĩ rwake, kana agĩthima igũrũ na wariĩ wa guoko gwake? Nũũ wanekĩra rũkũngũ rwa thĩ gĩkabũ-inĩ arũthime, kana agĩthima irĩma na ithimi, o na agĩthima tũrĩma na ratiri?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 Nũũ wanamenya meciiria ma Jehova, kana akĩmũtaara taarĩ we mũmũhei kĩrĩra?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 Nũũ Jehova aahoire kĩrĩra nĩguo amũmenyithie maũndũ, na nũũ wamũrutire gũthiĩ na njĩra ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire? Nũũ wamũrutire maũndũ ma ũũgĩ, kana akĩmuonia ũrĩa angĩhota gũkuũkĩrwo nĩ maũndũ?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 Ti-itherũ ndũrĩrĩ ihaana ta itata rĩa maaĩ rĩrĩ ndoo-inĩ; cionagwo ihaana ta karũkũngũ kanini karĩa gatigagwo ratiri-inĩ; we athimaga icigĩrĩra cia iria-inĩ taarĩ rũkũngũ rũhinyu.
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Mũtitũ wa Lebanoni-rĩ, ndũngĩigania ngũ cia mwaki wa kĩgongona, kana nyamũ ciakuo ciigane kũmũrutĩra magongona ma njino.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Ndũrĩrĩ ciothe ikĩonwo nĩwe, acionaga ihaana ta kĩndũ hatarĩ; we acionaga ta itarĩ kĩene, o na ta irĩ tũhũ mũtheri.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 Atĩrĩrĩ, ũngĩgerekania Mũrungu na ũ? Kana nĩ mũhianĩre ũrĩkũ mũngĩmũgerekania naguo?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 Mĩhianano ya kũhooywo yacũhagio nĩ mũturi, nake mũturi wa thahabu akamĩgemia na thahabu, na akamĩthondekera irengeeri cia betha.
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũthĩĩni mũno ũtangĩhota kuona indo ta icio cia kũrutwo, athuuraga mũtĩ ũrĩa ũtangĩbutha. Agacaria bundi mũũgĩ wa kũmwacũhĩria mũhianano wa kũhooywo mũrũmu wega ũtangĩgũa.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 Anga mũtirĩ mwamenya? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwaigua ũhoro? Mũtirĩ mwaheo ũhoro kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwataũkĩrwo kuuma rĩrĩa thĩ yombirwo?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 Jehova aikaragĩra gĩtĩ kĩa ũnene igũrũ rĩa gĩthiũrũrĩ gĩa thĩ, nao andũ arĩa matũũraga thĩ akamoona mahaana o ta ndaahi. Atambũrũkagia matu marĩa mairũ o ta kĩandarũa, na akamaamba ta marĩ hema ya gũtũũrwo.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 Nĩwe ũtũmaga anene matuĩke ta kĩndũ gũtarĩ, na akanyiihia aathani a thĩ akamatua ta marĩ o tũhũ mũtheri.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 O mahaandwo o ũguo-rĩ, o mbeũ ciao ciahurwo-rĩ, o mambĩrĩria gũikũrũkia mĩri yao tĩĩri-inĩ-rĩ, amahuhaga na mĩhũmũ yake nao makahooha, nakĩo kĩhuhũkanio kĩa rũhuho gĩkamahuruta o ta mahuti.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 Ũrĩa Mũtheru ekũũria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ-rĩ, mũngĩngerekania na ũ? Kana nũũ tũngĩiganana?”
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Tiirai maitho manyu mũrore na igũrũ: Nũũ wombire njata icio ciothe? Ũcio nĩwe ũrehaga mbũtũ icio cia igũrũ agĩcitaraga, na ageeta o ĩmwe yacio na rĩĩtwa. Tondũ wa ũhoti wake mũnene na hinya wake mũnene, gũtirĩ o na ĩmwe yacio yagaga ho.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 Wee Jakubu, nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma warie, na wee Isiraeli ũgateta, ũkooria atĩrĩ, “Mĩthiĩre yakwa nĩĩhithĩtwo Jehova; naguo ciira wakwa wa kĩhooto ndũrũmbũyagio nĩ Ngai wakwa”?
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 Anga mũtirĩ mwamenya? Kaĩ mũtarĩ mwaigua ũhoro? Jehova nĩwe Ngai ũrĩa ũtũũraga tene na tene, nĩwe Mũmbi wa ituri ciothe cia thĩ. We ndooragwo nĩ hinya o na kana akanoga, naguo ũmenyo wake wa maũndũ gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩhota kũũtuĩria.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũnogu nĩamũheaga hinya, nake ũrĩa ũũrĩtwo nĩ hinya akamuongerera ũhoti.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Andũ ethĩ o nao nĩmooragwo nĩ hinya na makanoga, nao andũ arĩa matarĩ akũrũ nĩmahĩngagwo na makagũa;
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 no rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa mehokaga Jehova nĩmakerũhĩrio hinya wao. Makombũkaga na mathagu o ta nderi; magaatengʼera na matinoge, magaathiiaga na magũrũ na matiũrwo nĩ hinya.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
