Ishaya 51
1 “Ku kasa kunne gare ni, ku da kuna neman adalci kuke kuma neman Ubangiji. Dubi dutse daga inda aka yanke ku da kuma mahaƙar duwatsu inda aka fafe ku;
[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 dubi Ibrahim, mahaifinku, da Saratu, wadda ta haife ku. Sa’ad da na kira shi kaɗai ne, na kuma albarkace shi na kuma mai da shi da yawa.
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 Tabbatacce Ubangiji zai ta’azantar da Sihiyona zai kuma duba da tausayi a kan dukan kufanta; zai sa hamadanta ta zama kamar Eden, ƙeƙasasshiyar ƙasarta kamar lambun Ubangiji. Za a sami farin ciki da murna a cikinta, godiya da ƙarar rerawa.
[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 “Ku kasa kunne gare ni, mutanena; ku ji ni, al’ummata. Doka za tă fito daga gare ni; shari’ata za tă zama haske ga al’ummai.
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 Adalcina na zuwa da sauri, cetona yana a kan hanya, hannuna kuma zai kawo adalci ga al’ummai. Tsibirai za su dube ni su kuma jira da sa zuciya don hannuna.
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 Ku daga idanunku zuwa sammai ku dubi duniya a ƙasa; sammai za su ɓace kamar hayaƙi, duniya za tă shuɗe kamar riga mazaunanta kuma su mutu kamar ƙudaje. Amma cetona zai dawwama har abada, adalcina ba zai taɓa kāsa ba.
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 “Ku ji ni, ku da kuka san abin da yake daidai, ku mutanen da kuke da dokata a zukatanku. Kada ku ji tsoron ba’ar da mutane suke yi ko ku firgita saboda zargin da suke yi.
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 Gama asu za su cinye su kamar riga; tsutsotsi za su cinye su kamar ulu. Amma adalcina zai dawwama har abada, cetona har dukan zamanai.”
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 Ka tashi, ka tashi! Ka yafa wa kanka ƙarfi, Ya hannun Ubangiji; ka farka, kamar a kwanakin da suka wuce, kamar a zamanai na dā. Ba kai ba ne wanda ya yayyanka Rahab gunduwa-gunduwa, wanda ya soki dodon ruwan nan?
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 Ba kai ba ne ka busar da teku, ka busar da ruwan zurfafa masu girma, wanda ya yi hanya a cikin zurfafan teku saboda fansassu su ƙetare?
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 Waɗanda Ubangiji ya fansar za su dawo. Za su shiga Sihiyona da waƙoƙi; madawwamin farin ciki zai rufe kansu da rawani. Murna da farin ciki zai cika su, baƙin ciki da nishi zai ɓace.
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 “Ni kaɗai ne na ta’azantar da ku. Wane ne ku da kuke tsoron mutane masu mutuwa,’ya’yan mutane waɗanda suke ciyawa ne kawai,
[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 har da kuka manta da Ubangiji Mahaliccinku, wanda ya shimfiɗa sammai ya kuma kafa harsashen duniya, har kuna zama da tsoro kowace rana saboda fushin masu zalunci, waɗanda sun ƙudura sai sun hallaka? Gama ina fushin mai zalunci?
(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 Ba da daɗewa za a’yantar da’yan kurkuku; ba za su mutu a kurkuku ba, ba kuwa za su rasa abinci ba.
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 Gama ni ne Ubangiji Allahnku, wanda ya dama teku domin raƙumansa su yi ruri, Ubangiji Maɗaukaki ne sunansa.
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 Na sa maganata a bakinka na kuma rufe ka da inuwar hannuna, Na shimfiɗa sammai, na kafa harsashen duniya, na kuma ce wa Sihiyona, ‘Ku mutanena ne.’”
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 Ki farka, ki farka! Ki tashi, ya Urushalima, ke da kika sha daga hannun Ubangiji kwaf na fushinsa, ke da kika shanye har ƙasar kwaf kwaf da ya sa mutane suna tangaɗi.
[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 Cikin dukan’ya’yan da ta haifa; cikin dukan’ya’yan da ta yi reno babu wani da zai kama hannunta.
[Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
19 Waɗannan masifu riɓi biyu sun auko miki, wa zai ta’azantar da ke? Lalaci da hallaka, yunwa da takobi, wa zai ƙarfafa ki?
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 ’Ya’yanki sun sume; sun kwanta kusurwar kowane titi, kamar barewar da aka kama da tarko. Sun cika da fushin Ubangiji da kuma tsawatawar Allahnki.
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 Saboda haka ki ji wannan, ke mai wahala, wadda ta bugu, amma ba da ruwan inabi.
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 Ga abin da Ubangiji Mai Iko Duka yana cewa, Allahnki, wanda ya kāre mutanensa, “Duba, na ƙwace daga hannunki kwaf da ya sa ki tangaɗi; daga wannan kwaf, kwaf na fushina, ba za ki ƙara sha ba.
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 Zan sa shi a hannuwan masu gwada miki azaba, waɗanda suke ce miki, ‘Fāɗi rubda ciki don mu iya taka a kanki.’ Kika kuma mai da bayanki kamar ƙasa, kamar titin da ake takawa a kai.”
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.’”
