Isaia 33
1 A UWE oe ka mea anai aku, Aole hoi oe i anaiia mai; Ka mea hao wale aku, aole nae lakou i hao mai ia oe! A pau kau anai ana aku, alaila e anaiia mai oe; A pau kou hao ana aku, alaila lakou e hao mai ai ia oe.
Terrible things will happen to you [people of Assyria]! You have destroyed [others], [but] you have not been destroyed [yet]. You have betrayed/deceived [others], [but] you have not been betrayed/deceived [yet]. When you stop destroying [others], others will destroy you. When you stop betraying/deceiving others, [others] betray you.
2 E Iehova, e maliu mai oe ia makou, Ua kakali makou ia oe, E lilo no oe i mea kokua ia lakou i kakahiaka, I mea hoi e ola'i makou i ka manawa popilikia.
Yahweh, be kind to us, because we have patiently waited for you [to help us]. Enable us to be strong every day, and rescue us when we have troubles.
3 I ka leo o ka lehulehu, hee aku la na kanaka, Ia oe i ala'i iluna, hoopuehuia'ku la na lahuikanaka.
Our enemies run away when they hear your voice. When you stand up and show that you are powerful [IDM], the people of all nations flee.
4 E hoiliiliia no ko oukou waiwai pio, Me ko ka enuhe hoiliiliia; A e like me ka holo ana o na uhini io ia nei, Pela no ia e holo ai maluna ona,
[And after our enemies have been defeated], we, your people, will take away all our enemies’ possessions like [SIM] caterpillars and locusts strip off all the leaves of plants.
5 Ua hapaiia o Iehova, no ka mea, maluna no oia e noho ana; Ua hoopiha no oia ia Ziona i ka pono a me ka maikai.
Yahweh is greater than anyone else, and he lives in heaven, and he will rule justly and righteously in Jerusalem.
6 E lilo ana ke akamai a me ka ike, I kumu paa o kou manawa, i mea kokua ikaika hoi; O ka makau ia Iehova, oia kona waiwai malama.
[When that happens], he will enable you to live securely/safely; he will fully protect your possessions, he will enable you to be wise and to know [all that you need to know]; and revering Yahweh will be [like] [MET] a valuable treasure for you.
7 Aia, e uwe ana ko lakou poe ikaika mawaho; E uwe walania no hoi na luna imi malu.
[But now], look, our brave men are crying out in the streets; our ambassadors [have gone to other countries to make peace treaties], [but they will] cry bitterly [because they will not succeed].
8 Ua haaleleia na alanui, Ua oki ka mea hele; Ua uhai oia i ka berita, Ua hoowahawaha oia i na kulanakauhale; Aole ia i manao i ke kanaka.
No one travels on our roads [DOU]. [The leaders of Assyria] have broken/disregarded their peace treaty [with us]; they despise the people who made those treaties, and they do not respect anyone.
9 Ua uwe ka aina, ua kanikau hoi; Ua hilahila o Lebanona, ua mae wale; Ua like o Sarona me ka waonahele; Lulu iho o Basana, a me Karemela i na lau.
The land [of Judah] is dry and barren. The [cedar trees in] Lebanon are drying up and decaying. The Sharon [Plain along the coast] is now a desert. There are no more leaves on the trees in the Bashan and Carmel [areas].
10 Ano, e ku no owau iluna, wahi a Iehova, Ano, e hapaiia no wau, Ano la wau e hookiekieia.
Yahweh says, “Now I will begin to show that I am very powerful [DOU].
11 E hapai auanei oukou, i mauu maloo, E hanau mai no hoi oukou, i opala. Na ko oukou hanu no e hoopau ia oukou iho me he ahi la.
You [people of Assyria] make plans that are [as useless as] [MET] chaff and straw. Your breath will become a fire that will burn you up.
12 E like auanei ua lahuikanaka me ke kahu ana i ka puna: E puhiia no i ke ahi, e like me na kakalaioa i okiia.
[Your] people will be burned until only ashes remain [MET] like [SIM] thornbushes are cut down and burned up in a fire.
13 E ka poe ma kahi mamao aku, E hoolohe mai oukou i ka'u hana ana; A me ka poe e kokoke mai hoi, E hoomaopopo oukou i ko'u mana.
You people who live far away and you people who live nearby, pay attention to what I have done and realize that I am [very] powerful.”
14 Ua makau ka poe hewa ma Ziona, Ua loohia ka poe aia i ka haalulu. Owai la ka mea o kakou e hiki ke noho me ke ahi e hoopau ana? Owai la ka mea o kakou e hiki ke noho me ka wela mau loa?
The sinners in Jerusalem will tremble because of being very afraid; godless people will be terrified. [They say], “None of us can [RHQ] remain alive because this fire is burning everything; it is like the fire on Yahweh’s altar that will burn forever!”
15 O ka mea hele ma ka pono, a olelo hoi ma ka pololei; O ka mea hoowahawaha i ka waiwai o ka hookaumaha ana, O ka mea lulu mawaho aku o kona lima i ka waiwai i loaa ma ke kipe ana; O ka mea pani i kona mau pepeiao o lohe i ke koko, O ka mea hoopili i kona mau maka, i ike ole ia i ka hewa;
Those who act honestly and say what is right, those who do not try to become rich by (extortion/forcing people to give them money), those who do not try to get bribes, those who refuse to listen to people who are planning to murder someone, those who do not join others who urge them to do what is wrong,
16 Oia ka mea e noho ana ma kahi kiekie; O na pa pohaka kona puuhonua: E haawiia no ka ai nana, a e mau ana hoi kona wai inu.
they are the people who will live safely [MTY]; they will find places to be safe in the caves in the mountains. They will have plenty of food and water.
17 E ike aku no kou mau maka i ke alii i kona nani; E ike no hoi lakou i ka aina ma kahi loihi aku.
You [SYN] [people of Judah] will see the king wearing all his beautiful [robes], and you will see that he rules a land that extends far away.
18 E hoomanao ana no kou naau i ka makau i hala. Auhea ke kakauolelo? auhea hoi ka lunakaupaona? Auhea ka mea helu i na halekiai?
When you see that, you will think about when you were previously terrified, [and you will say], “[The officers of Assyria] who counted the tax money that we were forced to pay to them [have disappeared] [RHQ]! Those men who counted our towers [are gone] [RHQ]!
19 Aole oe e ike hou aku i ka lahuikanaka ikaika, I ka lahuikanaka olelo ike ole ia, ma ka lohe ana, I ke alelo namu hoi au i hoomaopopo ole ai.
Those arrogant people who spoke a language that we could not understand are no longer here!”
20 E ike auanei oe ia Ziona, I ke kulanakauhale o ka kakou ahaaina ana; E ike auanei kou mau maka ia Ierusalema. He wahi noho i hoomaluia, He halelewa hoi, aole e lawe hou ia'ku; Aole e unuhiia kona mau makia a i ka manawa pau ole, Aole hoi e moku kekahi o kona mau kaula.
[At that time], you will see Zion Hill, the place where we celebrate our festivals; you will see that Jerusalem has become a place that is calm and safe. It will be [secure], [like] [SIM] a tent [that cannot be moved because] its ropes are tight and its stakes are firmly in the ground.
21 Malaila io no ka nani o Iehova no kakou, He wahi muliwai nui, a akea ma na aoao a pau, Aole moku holo maloko olaila me ka hoe, Aole moku nui e holo ae a kela aoao.
Yahweh will be our mighty God; he will be [like] [SIM] a mighty river that will protect us because [our enemies] will not be able to cross it; no one will be able to row across it and no ships will be able to sail across it.
22 No ka mea, o Iehova no ko kakou lunakanawai, O Iehova ka mea kau i ke kanawai maluna o kakou, O Iehova ko kakou alii; Oia ka mea e hoola mai ai ia kakou.
Yahweh is our judge; he is the one who gives us laws, and he is our king. He will rescue us.
23 Ua weheia kou mau kaula, Aole hiki ia lakou ke hoopaa i ka papakukia, Aole hoi e hiki ke kau i ka hae; Alaila puunaueia ka waiwai pio nui; E hiki no i ka poe oopa ke hopu iho i ka waiwai pio.
The ropes on our enemies’ boats will hang loose, their masts will not be fastened firmly, and their sails will not be spread out. The treasures that they have seized will be divided [among us, God’s people], and even lame [people among us] will get some.
24 Aole e olelo ka mea e noho ana, Ua mai au; O na kanaka E noho ana maloko, Ua kalaia ko lakou hewa.
And the people in Jerusalem will no [longer] say, “We are sick,” [because Yahweh] will forgive the sins that have been committed by the people who live there.
