Isaia 40
1 E HOOMAHA aku, e hoomaha aku oukou i ko'u poe kanaka, Wahi a ke Akua o oukou.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 E olelo hoomaha aku i ko Ierusalema, E kahea aku hoi ia ia, ua pau kona kaua ana, Ua kalaia hoi kona hala; No ka mea, ma ka lima o Iehova, Ua loaa papalua ia ia no na hewa ona a pau.
Speak ye [comfort] to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out unto her, that her time of sorrow is accomplished, that her iniquity is atoned for; for she hath received from the hand of the Lord double for all her sins.
3 Ka leo o ka mea e kala ana, ma ka waonahele, E hoomakaukau oukou i alanui no Iehova, E hoopololei hoi ma ka waoakua, I kuamoo no ko kakou Akua.
A voice calleth out, In the wilderness make ye clear the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for God.
4 E hoopihaia'na na awawa a pau, A e hoohaahaaia'na na mauna a pau, a me na puu; E lilo no ka mea kekee i pololei, A me kahi puupuu i laumania.
Every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made a straight path, and the rough places a plain:
5 E hoikeia mai no ka nani o Iehova, A e ike pu aku no na kanaka a pau; No ka mea, na ka waha o Iehova i olelo mai.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed; and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
6 I mai la ka leo, E kala aku. I aku la ia, Heaha ka'u o kala'i? He mauu no na kanaka a pau, Ua like hoi kona nani a pau me ka pua o ke kula;
A voice saith, Proclaim; and he saith, What shall I proclaim? all flesh is grass, and all its goodliness is as the flower of the field:
7 Mimino ka mauu, a mae wale ka pua, Ke pa mai ka makani o Iehova maluna ona; He oiaio no, he mauu keia poe kanaka.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the Lord hath blown upon it; surely the people is grass.
8 Mimino ka mauu, a mae wale ka pua; Aka, o ka olelo a ko kakou Akua, e kupaa mau loa no ia.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God will stand firm for ever.
9 E ka mea hai i ka olelo maikai no Ziona, E pii aku oe iluna o ka mauna kiekie; E ka mea hai i ka olelo maikai no Ierusalema, E hookiekie oe i kou leo me ka ikaika; E hookiekie hoi, mai makau; E olelo ae i na kulanakauhale o ka Iuda, Aia hoi ko oukou Akua!
Upon a high mountain get thee up, thou that bringest good tidings to Zion; lift up with strength thy voice, thou who bringest good tidings to Jerusalem; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, [here is] your God!
10 Aia hoi, e hele mai ana ka Haku, o Iehova me ka ikaika, Na kona lima no e malama ia; Aia hoi, me ia pu no kana uku mai, A o kana ukuhuna hoi ma kona alo.
Behold, the Lord Eternal will come with might, and his arm ruleth for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.
11 E hanai no oia i kana ohana me he kahuhipa la; E hoiliili no hoi i na keikihipa i kona lima, A hiipoi hoi ia lakou ma kona poli, A alakai i ka poe hanai waiu.
Like a shepherd will he feed his flock: with his arm will he gather the lambs, and in his bosom will he carry them, will he lead gently those that suckle their young.
12 Owai ka mea i ana i na wai maloko o ka poho o kona lima? A ana aku hoi i na lani ma ke kikoo, A ana no hoi i ka lepo o ka honua iloko o ka mea ana, A kaupaona i na kuahiwi ma na mea kaupaona, A me na mauna hoi maloko o na paonakaulike?
Who hath measured in the hollow of his hand the waters, and meted out the heavens with the span, and comprised in a measure the dust of the earth, and weighed in the scale-beam the mountains, and the hills in balances?
13 Owai ka mea i alakai i ka Uhane o Iehova, A noho i kakaolelo nona, a ao aku ia ia?
Who hath meted out the Spirit of the Lord? and [who was] his counsellor that he could have given him information?
14 Me wai la oia i kukakuka pu ai? Nawai hoi i ao aku ia ia, A kuhikuhi hoi ia ia i ke ia ala o ka pono, A hoike aku ia ia i ke ala o ka naauao?
With whom took he counsel, that he gave him understanding, and taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and caused him to know the way of understanding?
15 Aia hoi, ua like na lahuikanaka, me ke kulu hookahi o ka bakeke, A ua manaoia hoi o like me ka huna lepo uuku maloko o na mea kaulike; Kaikai oia i na aina me he mea uuku la.
Behold, nations are as a drop out of a bucket, and as the small dust of the balance are they accounted: behold, isles are like the flying dust.
16 Aole i nui o Lebanona i mea puhi, Aole hoi i nui kolaila holoholona, i mea mohaikuni.
And Lebanon is not sufficient for burning, and its beasts do not suffice for burnt-offering.
17 Me he mea ole la na lahuikanaka a pau imua ona, A ua manaoia lakou e ia ua uuku iho i ka ole, He mea lapuwale loa hoi.
All the nations are as naught before him; less than nothing, and vanity are they accounted to him.
18 Me wai oukou e hoohalike ai i ke Akua? Heaha ka mea like, e hoohalike ai oukou me ia?
To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19 O ka mea hana, hoohehee no oia i akuakii, A o ka mea hana gula, hohola ae la oia i ke gula maluna o ia mea, A hana hoi i na kaula kala.
The graven image the artificer hath cast and the goldsmith hath overspread it with gold, and fabricated [on it] silver chains.
20 A o ka mea loaa ole ka mohai no ka hune, Wae no oia i wahi laau popo ole; A imi aku la i kahuna akamai i ka hana, Nana e hoomakaukau i akuakii kalaiia naueue ole.
He that is skilled in the choice chooseth a wood that will not rot; he seeketh unto himself a skilful workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Aole anei oukou i ike, aole hoi i lohe? Aole anei i haiia mai ia oukou mai kinohi mai? Aole anei oukou i hoomaopopo, mai ka hookumu ana o ka honua?
Know ye not? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not paid attention to the foundations of the earth?
22 Oia no ke noho ma ka poai o ka honua, A ua like hoi kolaila poe e noho ana me na uhini; Nana no e hoopalahalaha aku na lani me he paku la, A hohola no hoi lakou me he hale lole la, kahi e noho ai.
[It is he] that dwelleth above the circle of the earth, while its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretched out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;
23 Oia ke hoolilo i na'lii i mea ole, A me na lunakanawai o ka honua, me he mea lapuwale la.
That bringeth princes to naught; rendering the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 He oiaio, aole lakou e kanuia, Ho oiaio, aole lakou e luluia, He oiaio, aole e paa ka lakou kumu maloko o ka honua; A e puhi mai Oia maluna o lakou, a e mae wale lakou, A e lawe no ka puahiohio ia lakou me he opala la.
Yes, they were not yet planted; yea, they were not yet sown; yea, their stem had not yet taken root in the earth: when he but breathed upon them, and they withered, and the storm-wind carrieth them away as stubble.
25 Me wai la hoi oukou e hoohalike ai ia'u? A e like au me wai? wahi a ka Mea Hemolele.
To whom then will ye liken me, that I should be equal to? saith the Holy One.
26 E alawa ae i ko oukou mau maka iluna, E nana hoi i ka Mea nana i hana i kela mau mea, Alakai aku no oia i ko lakou lehulehu a pau ma ka helu ana. Hea aku no oia ia lakou a pau ma ka iuoa, No ka nui loa o kona mana, a me ka mana loa o kona ikaika; Aohe mea o lakou i nalowale.
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these? he that bringeth out their host by number; that calleth them all by name; from the Mighty One not one escapeth.
27 No ke aha la oe e olelo ai, o Iakoba, A kamailio iho, e ka Iseraela, Ua hunaia ko'u ala, mai o Iehova aku, Ua hoaloia ko'u hoaponoia mai ko'u Akua aku?
Why wilt thou say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hidden from the Lord, and my cause hath passed from the cognizance of my God?
28 Aole anei oe i ike, aole anei oe i lohe? O ke Akua mau loa o Iehova, O ka mea nana i hana i na kukulu o ka honua; Aole ia e maule, aole hoi e luhi; Aohe mea e hiki ke hoomaopopo i kona ike.
Dost thou not know? hast thou not heard? The God of everlasting is the Lord, is the Creator of the ends of the earth; he will not be faint and weary; unsearchable is his understanding.
29 Nana no i haawi i ka ikaika i ka mea i maule; A o ka mea ikaika ole, hoomahuahua no ia i ka ikaika.
He giveth to the faint strength; and to the powerless he imparteth much might.
30 E maule auanei ka poe ui, a e maloeloe hoi, E kulanalana loa no na kanaka hou:
Though youths should grow faint and be weary, and young men should utterly stumble:
31 Aka, o ka poe hilinai aku ia Iehova, e ulu hou no ko lakou ikaika; E pii eheu aku no lakou iluna, e liko me na aito; E holo no lakou, aole hoi e maloeloe, E hele mua no lakou, aole hoi e maule.
Yet they that wait upon the Lord shall acquire new strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk, and not become faint.
