Aịzaya 5
1 Aga m abụ abụ nye onye m hụrụ nʼanya, abụ banyere ubi vaịnị ya. Onye m hụrụ nʼanya nwere ubi ya nʼelu ugwu nta nke bụ ezi ala.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 O gwuzere ya, wepụsịa okwute niile dị nʼime ya, werekwa mkpụrụ vaịnị mara mma kụọ nʼime ya. O wuru ụlọ nche nʼetiti ya, sitekwa na nkume wapụtakwa ebe ịzọcha mmanya. Emesịa, ọ nọdụrụ chere oge owuwe ihe ubi. Mgbe oge ahụ ruru, ọ chọpụtara na nʼọnọdụ mkpụrụ vaịnị mara mma, ọ bụ ndị jọrọ njọ mịrị.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 “Ugbu a, ndị ikom Jerusalem na Juda, unu anụla ihe mere. Kpebienụ ikpe a dị nʼetiti mụ na ubi vaịnị m.
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 Olee ihe ọzọ m gaara emere ya karịa ihe m mere? Gịnị mere ubi vaịnị m ji mịara m mkpụrụ jọrọ njọ nʼọnọdụ mkpụrụ na-atọ ụtọ?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 Ugbu a, lee, ihe m na-aga ime ubi vaịnị m a. Aga m ewepụ ihe mgbochi a gbara ya, hapụ ya ka ọ ghọọ ebe anụ ụlọ na-ata nri. Aga m etida mgbidi ya hapụ ya ka ọ bụrụ ebe a na-azọtọ ụkwụ.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Agaghị m akwachakwa ya ọzọ. Agakwaghị m egwuru ya ala, aga m ahapụ ya ka ogwu na uke too nʼime ya. Aga m enyekwa igwe ojii iwu ka mmiri ghara izokwasị ya ọzọ.”
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 Ubi vaịnị nke Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, bụ mba Izrel na ndị Juda, ha bụ vaịnị ahụ nke nʼatọ obi ya ụtọ. Ma o lere anya ikpe ziri ezi, ma ihe ọ hụrụ bụ iwusi ọbara. O lere anya ezi omume, ma ihe ọ nụrụ bụ mkpu akwa ndị a na-emegbu emegbu.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 Ahụhụ dịrị unu ndị na-azụkọta ala ma ndị ọzọ ahụghị ebe ha ga-ebi, unu ndị na-ewu ụlọ na-ewukwasị ụlọ nʼala buru ibu, ime ka ọ bụrụ naanị unu bi nʼụwa.
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 Ma Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile ekwuola ihe banyere unu, na ọnọdụ unu. Eji m ntị m abụọ nụ mgbe ọ na-asị, “Nʼezie, ọtụtụ ụlọ mara mma ga-atọgbọrọ nʼefu, ụlọ ukwu mara mma ndị nwe ha agaghị anọkwa.
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 Ubi vaịnị ahụ a ga-eji ehi abụọ kọọ ụbọchị iri ga-ewepụta naanị ihe nwere ike iru galọọnụ mmanya isii, ma ọka a kọrọ, nke ruru akpa ọka atọ ga-amịpụta ihe ruru otu akpa nʼọkara.”
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 Ahụhụ ga-adịrị unu niile ndị na-ebili nʼisi ụtụtụ ịgbaso mmanya. Ndị na-amụgide anya abalị tutu ruo mgbe ha ṅụbigara mmanya oke.
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 Unu na-eji ụbọ akwara dị iche iche na une, na ihe iti egwu na opi, na mmanya na-eme onwe unu obi ụtọ nʼoge mmemme oriri unu, ma unu na-elelị Onyenwe anyị anya; unu adịghịkwa asọpụrụ akaọrụ ya.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 Nʼihi ya, ndị m ga-eje biri na mba ọzọ, nʼihi amaghị ihe; ndị ọkwa ha dị elu ga-anwụ nʼihi agụụ, ndị mmadụ efu ga-abụ ndị akpịrị ga-akpọ nkụ nʼihi agụụ mmiri.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 Nʼihi ya, ala mmụọ na-eme ka ọchịchọ ya saa mbara, ọ na-asaghebigakwa ọnụ ya oke; ndị ukwu na ndị nta bi nʼime ala a ka ọ ga-elo, tinyere ndị na-emebiga mkpọtụ oke, na ndị na-egwuribiga egwu ọṅụ oke. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, a ga-eweda nʼala ndị dị elu, na ndị dị ala, ndị mpako ka a ga-eweda nʼala.
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 Ma Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, nwee ọnọdụ dịkarịsịrị elu, nʼihi ikpe ikpe ziri ezi ya, Chineke onye dị nsọ na-egosikwa onwe ya na ọ dị nsọ site nʼezi omume ya.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Mgbe ahụ, ụmụ atụrụ ga-akpa nri ha dị ka ọ bụ nʼọzara ka ha nọ, ehi na anụ ụlọ ga-akpa nri ha nʼụlọ ndị ọgaranya niile e tikpọrọ etikpọ.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 Ahụhụ ga-adịrị ndị ji aghụghọ na-adọkpụgharị mmehie ha; ahụhụ dịkwara ndị na-adọkpụgharị ajọ omume ha dịka ụdọ eji adọkpụgharị ụgbọala.
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 Nye ndị ahụ na-asị “Ka Chineke mee ngwa; ya rụọ ọrụ ya ọsịịsọ, ka anyị hụ ya. Atụmatụ nke Onye nsọ nke Izrel, ka ọ bịaruo nso, ka ọ pụta ìhè, ka anyị nwe ike mara ihe o zubere.”
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 Ahụhụ dịrị ndị na-akpọ ihe ọjọọ ezi ihe ndị na-akpọkwa ezi ihe ihe ọjọọ, ndị na-etinye ọchịchịrị nʼọnọdụ ìhè na ìhè nʼọnọdụ ọchịchịrị ndị na-etinye ihe dị ilu nʼọnọdụ ihe ụtọ, na ihe ụtọ nʼọnọdụ ihe ilu.
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 Ahụhụ ga-adịrị ndị maara ihe nʼanya nke onwe ha, ndị na-elekwa onwe ha anya na ha bụ ndị nwere nghọta.
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 Ahụhụ ga-adịrị ndị bụ dike nʼịṅụ mmanya, na ndị bụkwa dimkpa nʼịgwakọta mmanya,
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 ndị na-asị onye ikpe maara nʼikpe amaghị ya nʼihi ịnata ngarị, ma wezuga ikpe ziri ezi site nʼebe onye aka ya dị ọcha nọ.
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 Nʼihi ya, dịka ire ọkụ si erechapụ ahịhịa ọka, na dịka ahịhịa kpọrọ nkụ si ada nʼime ọkụ na-enwu enwu, otu a ka mgbọrọgwụ ha ga-ere ure okoko ha ka ikuku ga-ebufu dịka uzuzu; nʼihi na ha ajụla iwu niile Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile nyere, lelịakwa okwu nke Onye nsọ Izrel.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Nʼihi nke a, iwe Onyenwe anyị dị ọkụ megide ndị ya; o setịpụrụ aka ya na-etitu ha nʼala. Ugwu niile ga-ama jijiji, ozu ndị ahụ dịka ihe na-abaghị uru nʼokporoụzọ niile. Ma nʼagbanyeghị ihe ndị a niile, iwe ya alaghachibeghị azụ, aka ya ka setịpụkwara esetipụ.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Ọ ga-eweli ọkọlọtọ nye mba niile dị nʼebe dị anya, ọ na-akpọkọta ndị niile nọ na nsọtụ ụwa. Ma lee, ka ha na-abịa, ha na-eme ngwa bịa ọsịịsọ.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Ọ dịghị onye na-ada mba, ọ dịkwaghị onye nʼasụ ngọngọ nʼime ha, ọ dịghị onye nʼatụ oru ụra maọbụ rahụ ụra, ọ dịghị ihe ike nʼukwu ha nke tọpụrụ atọpụ ọ dịghị ihe ikechi akpụkpọụkwụ nke dọbiri adọbi.
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 Àkụ ha niile dị nkọ, ekweela ụta ha niile, ụkwụ ịnyịnya dị ka nkume ọkụ, ụkwụ ụgbọ agha ha dị ka oke ifufe.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Ha na-ebigbọ dịka ọdụm, ha na-ebigbọkwa dịka ụmụ ọdụm; ha na-asụ mgbe ha wụkwasịrị nʼelu ihe ndọgbu. Ha na-ejide ndị m, kpụrụ ha laa, ọ dịkwaghị onye nnapụta ha nwere.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 Nʼụbọchị ahụ, ha ga-ebigbọ nʼelu ya dịka mbigbọ nke oke osimiri. A sịkwa na mmadụ elegide ala ahụ anya, ọ ga-ahụ na ọchịchịrị na ihe mgbu, ọ bụladị anyanwụ ka igwe ojii ga-eme ka ọ gbaa ọchịchịrị.
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
