Aịzaya 8
1 Onyenwe anyị siri m, “Were otu mbadamba ihe dị ukwuu, were odee nke onye ọbụla na-eji ede ihe dekwasị ya Maha-shalal-Hash-Baz.
And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man’s pen. Take sway the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.
2 Aga m akpọbata Ụraya onye nchụaja na Zekaraya nwa Jeberekaya dịka ndị akaebe kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.”
And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.
3 Emesịa, mụ na nwunye m, bụ onye amụma dinakọrọ, ọ tụụrụ ime, mụọrọ m nwa nwoke. Ma Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, “Gụọ ya Maha-shalal-Hash-Baz.
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make haste to take away the prey.
4 Nʼihi na tupu nwantakịrị ahụ etolite ịkpọ nne maọbụ nna, eze ndị Asịrịa ga-ebuso Damaskọs na Sameria agha, bukọrọkwa akụ ha niile.”
For before the child know to call his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of the Assyrians.
5 Onyenwe anyị gwakwara m okwu ọzọ sị,
And the Lord spoke to me again, saying:
6 “Nʼihi na ndị a ajụla mmiri Shiloa nke ji nwayọọ na-asọ ma na-aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi Rezin na nwa nwoke Remalaya,
Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Basin, and the son of Romelia:
7 ya mere, Onyenwe anyị na-aga iweta iju mmiri nke osimiri Yufretis megide ha, bụ eze ndị Asịrịa ya na ebube ya niile. Ọ ga-erubiga oke, gafee ụzọ ya niile, ọ ga-erubiga ma tofeekwa ọnụ ya niile,
Therefore behold the Lord will bring upon them the waters of the river strong and many, the king of the Assyrians, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and shall overflow all his banks,
8 wụsịakwa nʼala Juda niile. Ọ ga-erikpu ala Juda niile, ọ ga-agabiga, kpuchiekwa ọ bụladị nʼolu ka ọ ga-eru. Nku ya ga-agbasa kpuchie obosara niile nke ala gị, O Ịmanụel.”
And shall pass through Juda, overflowing, and going over shall reach even to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Emmanuel.
9 Tienụ mkpu agha unu mba dị iche iche, ma a ga-etipịa unu. Geenụ ntị unu mba niile dị ebe dị anya. Kwadoonụ maka agha ma a ga-etipịa unu. Kwadoonụ maka agha ka e tipịa unu.
Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, and be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.
10 Tụọnụ atụmatụ unu ma a ga-ekposa ya. Wepụtanụ atụmatụ unu ma ọ gaghị eguzo nʼihi na Chineke nọnyere anyị.
Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.
11 Otu a ka Onyenwe anyị sịrị m nʼike nke aka ya dị nʼahụ, ọ dọrọ m aka na ntị ka m ghara ije ije nʼụzọ ndị nke a, na-asị:
For thus saith the Lord to me: As he hath taught me, with a strong arm, that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
12 “Adịnyerela ha nʼihe niile ha na-ezube ime na nzuzo megide ọchịchị; ka ihe ha na-atụ egwu hapụ ịbụ ihe ga-eme ka ị tụọ egwu.
Say ye not: A conspiracy: for all that this people speaketh, is a conspiracy: neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
13 Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, ya ka unu ga-edo nsọ. Ya bụ onye unu kwesiri ịtụ ụjọ. Ya bụ onye unu ga-atụ egwu ma jijiji.
Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
14 Ọ ga-abụkwa ebe nsọ; nye ụlọ Izrel na Juda, ọ ga-aghọrọ ha nkume nke na-eme ka ndị mmadụ sọọ ngọngọ, oke nkume nke na-eme ka ha daa. Ọ ga-abụkwara ndị Jerusalem igbudu na ọnya nke ha ga-adaba nʼime ya.
And he shall be a sanctification to you. But for a stone or stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 Ọtụtụ nʼime ha ga-asọ ngọngọ; ha ga-ada bụrụ ndị e tipịara. Ha ga-abụ ndị ọnya ga-ama, na ndị a ga-anwude.”
And very many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken in pieces, and shall be snared, and taken.
16 Kechie ihe ịgba ama nke iwu a kpuchie ntụziaka Chineke nke ọma nʼetiti ndị na-eso ụzọ ya.
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17 Aga m echere Onyenwe anyị, onye na-ezonarị ụlọ Jekọb ihu ya ugbu a. Aga m atụkwasị obi m na ya.
And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Lee mụ onwe m, na ụmụ ndị Onyenwe anyị nyere m. Anyị bụ ihe ịrịbama na ihe iji cheta ihe nye ndị Izrel site na Onyenwe anyị, Onye pụrụ ime ihe niile, onye na-ebi nʼugwu Zayọn.
Behold I and my children, whom the Lord hath given me for a sign, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Sion.
19 Mgbe onye ọbụla sịrị unu, jụtanụ ndị na-ajụ mmụọ ọjọọ ase na ndị dibịa afa ihe, bụ ndị na-ekwu okwu nʼolu dị nta nke mmadụ na-adịghị anụ nke ọma na ndị na-atamu atamu, ndị mmadụ ọ gaghị ajụ Chineke ha ase? Ọ bụ nʼihi gịnị ka eji jụta ndị nwụrụ anwụ ase nʼihi ndị dị ndụ?
And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead?
20 Lezienụ okwu ntụziaka na nke ịdọ aka na ntị Chineke anya. Ọ bụrụ na ozi ha dị iche na nke a, o gosiri na ha enweghị ìhè maọbụ eziokwu ọbụla nʼime ha.
To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.
21 Ndị a ga-awagharị nʼala a niile. Agụụ ga-agụ ha, ha ga-adakwa mba. Nʼọnọdụ oke agụụ nke ga-agụ ha, iwe dị ukwuu ga-ewe ha, mee ka ha lelie anya ha nʼelu, kọchaa eze ha, na Chineke ha.
And they shall pass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry: and when they shall be hungry, they will be angry, and curse their king, and their God, and look upwards.
22 Mgbe ahụ, ọ bụrụ na ha eledata anya ha nʼala ọ bụ naanị oke nsogbu na oke ihe mgbu ka ha ga-ahụ. Ha ga-ahụkwa oke ihe egwu na ọchịchịrị. Ụzọ mgbapụ agaghị adịkwara ha nʼoge nsogbu a. A ga-achụbanye ha nʼime ọchịchịrị.
And they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness, weakness and distress, and a mist following them, and they cannot fly away from their distress.
