Isaia 61
1 EIA no maluna o'u ka Uhane o Iehova, ka Haku, No ka mea, ua poni mai o Iehova ia'u, E hai i ka olelo maikai i ka poe hoohaahaa; Ua hoouna mai oia ia'u e wahi i ha naau ehaeha, E hai aku i ke kuu ana no ka poe i pio, A me ka wehe ana o ka halepaahao no ka poe i paa;
The Spirit of Yahweh [our] Lord is on me; he has appointed [MTY] me to bring good news to those who are oppressed, to comfort those who are discouraged, to free [all] those who are [as though they are chained/tied] [DOU] [by the wrong things that they continually do].
2 E hai aku hoi i ka makahiki oluolu no Iehova, A me ka la o ka inaina o ko kakou Akua; E hoomaha hoi i ka poe i kaniuhu;
He has sent me to tell those who mourn [about the members of their families who died] (OR, [who are still in Babylonia)] that now is the time when Yahweh will act kindly [toward his people]; now is the time when our God will (get revenge on/punish) [their enemies].
3 A e kokua aku i ka poe i u ma Ziona, E haawi i kahiko ma kahi o ka lehu, A me ka manoi o ka olioli no ke kaniuhu ana; A me ka aahu o ka hauoli hoi no ka naau kaumaha: I kapaia lakou, He mau oka no ka pono, O ke kanu ana hoi a Iehova, i hoonaniia'i oia.
To [all] those in Jerusalem who mourn, he will give flower necklaces [to wear]; instead of ashes [that they put on their heads to show that they are sad]; he will cause them to rejoice [MTY] instead of being sad; he will enable them to be [MET] happy instead of being discouraged. They will be called “people who continually do what is right, people who are [like tall/strong] oak [trees] that Yahweh has planted” to show others that he is very great.
4 E hana hou no lakou i na wahi i anaiia mamua, A e hoala hou no lakou i na mea i hoohiolo kahiko ia, A e kukulu hou lakou i na kulanakauhale i wawahiia, I na mea neoneo hoi o na hanauna he nui loa.
[Those who return from Babylon] will rebuild the cities that [the soldiers from Babylon] tore down. [Even though] those cities have been destroyed and abandoned for many years, they will be restored/rebuilt.
5 A e ku mai no na malihini, a e hanai i ka oukou poe holoholona, A e lilo na keiki a ke kanaka e, i poe mahiai, a i poe paipai waina na oukou.
Foreigners will be the ones who will take care of your flocks [of sheep and goats], and plow your fields and take care of your grapevines.
6 Aka, e kapaia oukou, Na kahuna o Iehova, E olelo no lakou ia oukou, He poe lawelawe na ko kakou Akua; E ai no oukou i ka waiwai o ko na aina e, A ma ko lakou nani oukou e kaena'i.
But you [are the ones who] will be like the priests to serve Yahweh, to work for God. You will enjoy valuable goods [that are brought] from other nations, and you will be happy that those things have become yours.
7 No ko oukou hilahila, a e uku palua ia oukou, A no ka hoopalaimaka e olioli lakou i ko lakou kuleana; Nolaila, ma ko lakou aina, e loaa palua lakou, E loaa no ia lakou ka olioli mau loa.
Previously you were shamed and disgraced, but now you will have great blessings; previously [your enemies] humbled you, but now you will have many good things; you will be happy because of being in your land again, and you will rejoice forever.
8 No ka mea, owau o Iehova, ke makemake nei au i ka hoopono, Ua wahawaha aku au i ka mea i haoia, Ma ka oiaio, e haawi no wau i ka uku no ka lakou hana; A e hana no wau i berita mau loa me lakou.
“I, Yahweh, am very pleased with those/judges who decide matters fairly; I hate [those who illegally] take things from other people. I will surely repay my people (for/because of) all that they have suffered [in the past]. And I will make an everlasting agreement with them.
9 A e kaulana auanei ka lakou hanauna iwaena o ko na aina e, A me ka lakou poe keiki, iwaena o na lahuikanaka; O ka poe a pau e ike ia lakou, e hoomaopopo no ia lakou, O lakou ka hanauna a Iehova i hoopomaikai ai.
Their descendants will be honored by people of other nations [DOU]. Everyone who sees them will know that they are a nation that [I], Yahweh, have blessed.”
10 E olioli nui au ia Iehova, E hauoli no ko'u uhane ma ko'u Akua; No ka mea, ua hoaahu mai oia ia'u i na aahu o ke ola, Ua uhi mai oia ia'u i ka holoku o ka pono, E like me ka hoonani ana o ke kanemare ia ia iho i na kahiko, E like hoi me ka wahinemare i kahikoia i kona mea gula.
I greatly rejoice because of what Yahweh [has done]! I am happy, because he has saved me and declared that I am righteous; [those blessings are like] [MET] a robe that he has put on me. I am [as happy as] [SIM] a bridegroom in his wedding suit, or a bride wearing jewels.
11 No ka mea, e like me ka honua i hoopuka mai ai i kona muo, E like hoi me ka mahinaai i houlu i na mea i luluia maloko ona, Pela no o Iehova ka Haku e hoopuka mai ai i ka pono, a me ka nani, imua o ko na aina a pau.
Just as [seeds sown in] a garden sprout from the soil and grow [DOU], Yahweh [our] God will cause [people of] all nations to act righteously, with the result that they will praise him for doing that.
