Isaiah 44
1 LEUM GOD El fahk, “Porongo inge, Israel, mwet kulansap luk — Mwet solla luk, fwilin tulik natul Jacob.
But now listen, Jacob, my servant, Israel, the one I've chosen.
2 Nga LEUM GOD su orekomla; Nga nuna kasrekom oe ke kom isusla ah me. Nik kom sangeng; kom mwet kulansap luk, Mwet sulela luk su nga lungse.
This is what the Lord says, the one who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Don't be afraid, Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, the one I've chosen.
3 “Nga fah sang kof nu sin acn malu Ac oru tuh infacl in soror ke acn pao. Nga fah okoaot ngunik ac mwe insewowo luk Nu fin fwilin tulik nutum.
For I'm going to pour out water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground. I'm going to pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children.
4 Elos ac sa in kap oana mah ma aksroksrokyeyuk wo, Oana sak willow ma kap sisken infacl ma yohk kof soror we.
They will grow up among the grass, like willows beside streams.
5 “Mwet uh fah kais sie fahk, ‘Nga ma lun LEUM GOD.’ Elos fah tuku in weang mwet Israel. Kais sie fah simusla Inen LEUM GOD fin paol, Ac sifacna fahk mu el sie sin mwet lun God.”
One of them will say, “I belong to the Lord,” while another will call himself by the name Jacob, and yet another will write on his hand, “Belonging to the Lord,” and will name himself Israel.
6 LEUM GOD, su leumi ac karingin Israel, LEUM GOD Kulana, El fahk ouinge: “Nga pa oemeet, ac oayapa safla, ac nga God sefanna; Wangin sie pac god sayuk.
This is what the Lord says, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me.
7 Ya oasr sie sayuk su ku in oru ma nga orala tari? Su ku in palyeak ma nukewa ma sikyak Oe ke mutawauk ah me na nwe ke safla lun faclu?
Who is like me? Let them announce it, make a declaration, and demonstrate it before me. For I was the one who long ago established a people and predicted its future. Let them predict what's going to happen.
8 Mwet luk, nimet sangeng! Kowos etu lah oemeet me nu inge Nga fahkak tari ma nukewa ma ac sikyak, Ac kowos mwet loh luk. Mea, oasr pac god saya? Wangin! Wangin siefanna eot ku ma nga etu kac!”
Don't tremble, don't be afraid! Didn't I tell you long ago what I was going to do? Didn't I explain it? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? There is no other Rock—I don't know any!
9 Mwet nukewa su taflela ma sruloala uh elos mwet lusrongten, ac god ma elos akfulatye yohk uh wangin sripa. Elos su alu nu ke god inge elos mwet kun ac lalfon — ac elos ac fah akmwekinyeyuk.
All those who make idols are stupid; these things they love so much don't bring them any benefit. Those people who believe in idols can't see this, and they don't know anything, making them look foolish.
10 Wanginna ma ac wo ke sie mwet el orala sie lumah ke osra, ac alu nu kac oana sie god!
Who makes a god, who molds an idol that's no use to them?
11 Mwet nukewa su alu nu kac ac fah akpusiselyeyuk. Mwet na pa orala ma sruloala uh. Lela elos in tuku ac tu ye nununku — elos ac fah tuninfongla, na ac fah yokna mwekinla lalos.
Everyone who makes idols should be ashamed of themselves. Idol-makers are just human beings! Bring them all together and have them stand up, trembling in shame.
12 Mwet orekma ke osra uh ac eis sie ipin osra ac esukla ke e. Ke po ku lal el sang sie hammer tuktukya osra uh nwe ke sikyak lumah se el nunku an. Ke el orekma, el ac masrinsralla, malula, ac totola.
The blacksmith makes an iron tool for woodcarving. Working over hot coals, he hammers it into shape as hard as he can. He gets hungry and loses his strength, and because he doesn't drink he grows weak.
13 Mwet sroasr se ac srikeya sie sak. El makiya lumah se ma el ke orala uh ke mwe sim, supukla ke kufwen sroasr natul, ac taflela nu ke luman sie mwet na kato, ac filiya in lohm sel.
The woodworker measures out a piece of wood, and draws an image on it. He carves it with a chisel and uses a compass to make an outline. He creates an idol that looks like a person, someone beautiful, to be put in a shrine.
14 El ku in pakiya sak cedar elan orekmakin, ku sulela sak oak ku sak cypress insak uh me. Ku el ku pac in yukwiya soko sak cedar ac soano af uh in akkapyauk.
He chops down cedars, or takes a cypress or an oak. He lets them grow strong in the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain makes it grow.
15 Sie mwet ac orekmakin sie ip ke sak soko ah nu ke etong, ac orek ma sruloala ke sie ip uh. Sie ip uh el ac sang tanak sie e in akfusrfusryal sifacna ac um bread; ac ip se ngia el orala nu ke sie god ac alu nu kac.
Some wood he burns, to keep him warm and to bake his bread. Then he uses some of the same wood to make a god to worship, an idol he bows down to!
16 El ku in sang kutu ipinsak uh, tanak sie e; manman ikwa, ac kang nwe ke el kihpi. El akfusrfusryal sifacna ac fahk, “We, fusrfusr! Ngeng in e oh!”
So he burns part of the wood to roast his meat to eat, and to warm him up, and says, “Ah! Look at that fire that keeps me warm!”
17 Ma lula ke sak soko ah el orala nu ke sie ma sruloala, na el pasrla nwe ten ac alu nu kac. El pre nu kac ac fahk, “Kom god luk — moliyula!”
Then he uses the rest of the wood to make himself a god, an idol he bows down to in worship and prays to, saying, “Save me, for you are my god!”
18 Mwet ouinge arulana afon ac tia etu ma elos oru. Elos kaliya mutalos ac nunak lalos liki ma pwaye.
How ignorant they are, how dumb! Their eyes have been plastered over so they can't see, their minds closed so they don't have insight.
19 Mwet se ma orek ma sruloala uh el tia ku in nunkauk in fahk, “Kutu sak inge nga esukak. Nga um bread fin mulut uh, ac nga manman ikwa ac kangla. Ma lula ke sak soko ah nga orala nu ke ma sruloala se. Ac inge, nga pasrla nu ke sie polosak!”
They can't think things over, they don't have the wisdom or the understanding to say, “Some of the wood I burned in the fire—I used it to bake my bread and roast my meat to eat. The rest of it I used to make a disgusting idol, and I bow down in worship to a block of wood.”
20 Ke el oru ouinge uh, oana elan mongo apat. Nunak lalfon lal uh aktafongyella, oru upa in kasreyuk el. El tia ku in sifacna fahk lah ma sruloala se el sruok inpaol uh tia god se.
He is feeding on ashes, seduced by the deceptive thinking of his mind. He can't save himself, and he doesn't even ask, “Isn't this idol I'm holding just a lie?”
21 LEUM GOD El fahk, “Israel, esam ma se inge; Esam lah kom mwet kulansap luk. Nga orekomla tuh in mwet kulansap luk, Ac nga fah tiana mulkinkomla.
“Remember all this, Jacob and Israel, for you are my servant. I made you, Israel, you are my servant. I won't forget you.
22 Nga pokla tari ma koluk lom, oana ke eng uh okla pukunyeng uh. Foloko nu yuruk; nga pa molikomla uh.”
I have wiped away your acts of rebellion as if they were like a cloud, your sins as if they were like the mist. Come back to me, for I have set you free.”
23 Sasa ke engan, O kowos kusrao! Sala, kowos acn loal faclu! Sasa ke engan, kowos eol ac sak nukewa insak uh! LEUM GOD El fahkak fulat lal Ke El molela Israel, mwet lal.
Sing in celebration, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; cry out loud, you depths of the earth. Shout with joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree. For the Lord has set Jacob free, and his glory is shown in Israel!
24 “Nga pa LEUM GOD, su langoekomla. Nga pa orekomla uh, Nga LEUM GOD, su orala ma nukewa. Nga mukena pa asroelik kusrao. Ke nga tuh orala faclu, wangin mwet kasreyu.
This is what the Lord says, your Redeemer, who shaped you in the womb: “I am the Lord, the Creator of everything. I alone made the heavens, and I myself formed the earth.
25 Nga oru mwet susfa uh in oana mwet lalfon, Ac aklusrongtenye ma mwet tuni acn engyeng uh palye. Nga lain kas lun mwet lalmwetmet, Ac nga akkalemye lah lalmwetmet lalos uh ma lalfon.
I am the one who proves the signs of false prophets are wrong. I am the one who makes fools of fortune-tellers. I turn the wisdom of the wise upside-down, and make their knowledge ridiculous.
26 A ke pacl mwet kulansap luk oru palu lal, Ac ke nga supwala sie mwet utuk kas in akkalemye lemlem luk, Nga oru tuh lemlem ac palu ingan in akpwayeiyuk. Nga fahk nu sin Jerusalem lah mwet ac fah sifilpa muta we, Ac nu sin siti in acn Judah lah ac sifilpa musaiyuk. Acn ma sikiyukla ingan, siti ac fah sifilpa tulokyak we.
But I confirm the messages given by my servants, and fulfill what my messengers say. They state, ‘Jerusalem will be inhabited again, the towns of Judah will be rebuilt, your ruins will be repaired.’
27 Ke sie kas in sap ku luk, nga akpaoyela meoa.
When I order deep waters, ‘Dry up!’ I will make sure the rivers dry up!
28 Nga fahk nu sel Cyrus, ‘Kom ac fah aolyu in leumi mwet luk, Ac kom fah oru ma nga lungse kom in oru: Kom fah sapkin Jerusalem in sifil musaiyukla Ac pwelung in Tempul in oakwuki.’”
When I say to Cyrus, ‘You are my shepherd,’ he will carry out everything I wish. He will give the order, ‘Jerusalem shall be rebuilt,’ and he will say, ‘the Temple shall be restored.’”
