Isaia 51
1 “Atĩrĩrĩ, inyuĩ mũrũmagĩrĩra maũndũ ma ũthingu ta thikĩrĩriai, o inyuĩ mũrongoragia Jehova: Rorai rwaro rwa ihiga rũrĩa mwarutirwo, o na kĩenjero kĩa mahiga kĩrĩa mwenjirwo;
[Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
2 ta rorai Iburahĩmu, o we ithe wanyu, o na Sara, ũrĩa wamũciarire. Nĩgũkorwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aarĩ o wiki nĩguo ndamwĩtire, na ngĩmũrathima, ngĩtũma aingĩhe.
Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
3 Ti-itherũ Jehova nĩakahooreria Zayuni, o na ahoorerie kũndũ gwakuo kũrĩa kwanangĩtwo; werũ wakuo akaaũtua o ta Edeni, na rũngʼũrĩ rwakuo arũtue o ta mũgũnda wa Jehova. Kũu guothe gũkaiyũra gĩkeno, na gũcanjamũka ngoro, na gũcookagia ngaatho, o gũkĩinagwo nyĩmbo.
[Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
4 “Inyuĩ andũ akwa ta thikĩrĩriai, na inyuĩ rũrĩrĩ rwakwa, njiguai: Nĩgũkorwo watho ũkoima harĩ niĩ; nakĩo kĩhooto gĩakwa nĩkĩo gĩgaatuĩka ũtheri wa ndũrĩrĩ.
My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
5 Ũhoro wakwa wa ũthingu nĩũrooka o na ihenya, nakuo kũhonokania gwakwa kũrĩ hakuhĩ kuoneka, o nakuo guoko gwakwa nĩkuo gũgaatuĩra andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ciira wa kĩhooto. Andũ a icigĩrĩra-inĩ nĩ niĩ magaacũthĩrĩria na meterere guoko gwakwa marĩ na mwĩhoko.
I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
6 Tiirai maitho manyu na igũrũ, na mũrore thĩ ĩrĩa ĩrĩ mũhuro; igũrũ rĩkaabuĩria o ta ndogo, nayo thĩ ĩthire o ta ũrĩa nguo ĩthiraga, nao atũũri ao makuage o ũguo ta ngi. No rĩrĩ, ũhonokio wakwa nĩwagũtũũra nginya tene, naguo ũthingu wakwa ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgaathira.
Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
7 “Ta njiguai, inyuĩ andũ arĩa mũũĩ ũhoro wa ũthingu, o inyuĩ andũ arĩa mũrũmĩtie watho wakwa ngoro-inĩ cianyu: Mũtigetigĩre kũmenwo nĩ andũ, o na kana mũmakio nĩ irumi iria mamũrumaga nacio.
You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
8 Nĩgũkorwo makaarĩĩo nĩ memenyi mathire biũ o ta nguo; na marĩĩo nĩ igunyũ o ta marĩ guoya wa ngʼondu. No rĩrĩ, ũhoro wakwa wa ũthingu nĩ wa gũtũũra nginya tene, naguo ũhonokio wakwa ũtũũre nginya njiarwa-inĩ ciothe.”
because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
9 Arahũka, arahũka! Wĩĩkĩre hinya, wee guoko kwa Jehova; arahũka o ta ũrĩa waarahũkire matukũ marĩa ma tene, warahũke o ta hĩndĩ ya njiarwa cia tene. Githĩ wee tiwe watinangirie Rahabu tũcunjĩ, o wee watheecangire nyamũ ĩyo nene, ũkĩmĩtũrĩkania?
Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
10 Githĩ tiwe wahũithirie iria, maaĩ ma kũndũ kũrĩa kũriku mũno, o wee watemire njĩra kũu iria-inĩ kũrĩa kũriku, nĩgeetha andũ arĩa wakũũrĩte maringĩre yo?
Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
11 Andũ arĩa akũũre a Jehova nĩmagacooka. Nao magaatoonya Zayuni makĩinaga; nĩmagekĩrwo thũmbĩ ya gĩkeno gĩa tene na tene. Magaakena na macanjamũke, nakĩo kĩeha na mũcaayo nĩigathira biũ.
And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
12 “Niĩ, o niĩ mwene-rĩ, nĩ niĩ ndĩmũhooreragia. Wee ũrĩ ũ, atĩ nĩguo wĩtigĩre andũ arĩa makuuaga, na ũgetigĩra ariũ a andũ arĩa magaatuuo o ta nyeki,
[Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
13 nawe ũkariganĩrwo nĩ Jehova ũrĩa wakũũmbire, o we ũrĩa watambũrũkirie matu, na agĩaka mĩthingi ya thĩ, atĩ nĩguo o ũtũũrage na guoya o mũthenya nĩ ũndũ wa mangʼũrĩ ma mũhinyanĩrĩria rĩrĩa ekwĩhaarĩria aniinane? Namo mangʼũrĩ ma mũhinyanĩrĩria ũcio-rĩ, makĩrĩ ha?
(Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
14 Nao oohwo arĩa marainaina nĩ guoya nĩmekuohorwo o narua; matigakuĩra kũu marima-inĩ ma njeera, o na kana irio ciao ciage.
Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
15 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ Jehova Ngai wanyu, ũrĩa ũtũmaga iria rĩikie ndiihũ nĩguo makũmbĩ marĩo makaruruma; Jehova Mwene-Hinya-Wothe nĩrĩo rĩĩtwa rĩake.
because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
16 Nĩnjĩkĩrĩte ciugo ciakwa kanua-inĩ gaku, na ngakũhumbĩra na kĩĩruru gĩa guoko gwakwa, o niĩ ndatambũrũkirie matu harĩa marĩ, na ngĩaka mĩthingi ya thĩ, o niĩ njĩĩraga andũ a Zayuni atĩrĩ, ‘Inyuĩ mũrĩ andũ akwa.’”
I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
17 Arahũka, arahũka! Wee Jerusalemu ũkĩra, o wee ũnyuĩrĩire gĩkombe kĩa mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova, ũnengereirio kuuma guoko-inĩ gwake, o wee ũnyuĩrĩire kuuma mbakũri ĩrĩa ĩtũmaga andũ matũgũũge na ũkamĩinĩkĩrĩria.
[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
18 Harĩ ariũ ake othe arĩa aaciarire, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe ũngĩmũtongoria; o na ningĩ ariũ ake othe arĩa aarerire-rĩ, gũtirĩ o na ũmwe ũngĩmũnyiita guoko.
[Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
19 Mogwati maya meerĩ nĩmo magũkorete; nũũ ũgaagĩkũhooreria? Mogwati macio nĩ mwanangĩko na ũniinani, ningĩ nĩ ngʼaragu o na rũhiũ rwa njora; nũũ ũgaagĩkũhooreria?
You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
20 Ariũ aku nĩmaringĩkĩte; nao makomete macemanĩrio-inĩ ma njĩra ciothe, magakoma o ta thiiya ĩnyiitĩtwo nĩ mũtego. Maiyũrĩtwo nĩ mangʼũrĩ ma Jehova, na ikũũma rĩa Ngai wanyu.
Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
21 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio igua ũhoro ũyũ, wee ũnyariirĩtwo, ũkarĩĩo, no ti ndibei ĩkũrĩĩte.
So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
22 Mwathani Jehova Ngai waku ũrĩa ũgitagĩra andũ ake, ekuuga ũũ: “Atĩrĩrĩ, nĩngwehereirie gĩkombe kĩrĩa gĩatũmire ũtũgũge, ngakĩruta guoko-inĩ gwaku; o na ngakwehereria mbakũri ya mangʼũrĩ makwa, na ndũgacooka kũmĩnyuĩra rĩngĩ.
Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
23 Nĩnganeana mbakũri ĩyo moko-inĩ ma arĩa makũnyariiraga, o arĩa maakwĩrire atĩrĩ, ‘Wĩgũithie thĩ, nĩguo tũkũgerere igũrũ.’ Nawe ũgĩkoma, mũgongo waku ũgĩtuĩka taarĩ thĩ, na ũkĩũtua taarĩ njĩra nĩguo andũ acio makũgeragĩre igũrũ.”
Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
