Isaia 40
1 Ampionony, ampionony ny oloko, Hoy Andriamanitrareo;
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
2 Mitoria teny soa mahafaly amin’ i Jerosalema, ka lazao aminy fa vita ny adiny, sady voavela ny helony, ary efa nandray indroa heny tamin’ ny tànan’ i Jehovah izy ho valin’ ny fahotana rehetra nataony.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”
3 Injany! misy feon’ ny miantso hoe: Manamboara lalana any an-efitra ho an’ i Jehovah, manaova lalambe any an-tany foana ho an’ Andriamanitsika.
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
4 Aoka hasandratra ny lohasaha rehetra, Aoka haetry ny tendrombohitra sy ny havoana rehetra; Aoka ny be havoana ho tonga lembalemba, ary ny tany saro-dalana ho tonga lemaka;
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
5 Dia hiseho ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah, ary ny nofo rehetra hiara-mahita izany; Fa ny vavan’ i Jehovah no efa niteny.
And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.
6 Injany! misy miteny hoe: Miantsoa. Ary hoy izy: Ahoana anefa no antso hataoko? Ahitra ny nofo rehetra, ary ny hatsaran-tarehiny rehetra dia tahaka ny vonin-javatra any an-tsaha;
A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
7 Maina ny ahitra, malazo ny voniny, satria tsofin’ ny fofonain’ i Jehovah ireny; Eny, ahitra tokoa ny olona.
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
8 Maina ny ahitra, malazo ny voniny; Fa ny tenin’ Andriamanitsika dia haharitra mandrakizay.
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
9 Ry Ziona, izay mitondra teny soa mahafaly ô, miakara any an-tendrombohitra avo; Ry Jerosalema izay mitondra teny soa mahafaly ô, Asandrato mafy ny feonao, asandrato, fa aza matahotra; Lazao amin’ ny tanànan’ ny Joda hoe. Indro Andriamanitrareo!
Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
10 Indro, Jehovah Tompo ho avy amin’ ny heriny, ka ny sandriny ihany no hanapaka; indro, ny valim-pitia hatolony dia eny aminy, ary ny valin’ asa homeny dia eo anoloany.
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
11 Hiandry ny ondriny tahaka ny mpiandry ondry Izy; Ny sandriny no hanangonany ny zanak’ ondry, ka hotrotroiny eo an-tratrany ireny, ary horoahiny miadana ny ampianahany.
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
12 Iza no namatra ny rano teo am-pelatanany, ary nanjehy ny lanitra tamin’ ny zehiny, sy namory ny vovo-tany tamin’ ny vata, ary nandanja ny tendrombohitra tamin’ ny fandanjana sy ny havoana tamin’ ny mizana?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
13 Iza no nanome hevitra ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah, ary iza no mpanolo-tsaina nampianatra Azy?
Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
14 Iza no nidinihany ka nanome saina Azy sy nanoro Azy ny lalan’ ny fitsarana ary nampianatra fahalalana Azy sy nampahafantatra Azy ny lalan’ ny fahendrena?
Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
15 Indro, ny firenena dia tahaka ny rano indray mitete avy amin’ ny siny ary atao ho tahaka ny vovoka madinika amin’ ny mizana; Indro, ny nosy dia tsintsininy tahaka ny zavatra bitika indrindra.
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered a speck of dust on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine dust.
16 Ary Libanona aza tsy ampy hataina, ary ny biby ao tsy ampy ho fanatitra dorana.
Lebanon is not sufficient for fuel, nor its animals enough for a burnt offering.
17 Ny firenena rehetra dia tahaka ny tsinontsinona eo anatrehany, ka ataony ho naman’ ny tsinontsinona sy ny zava-poana izy.
All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
18 Koa ampitovinareo amin’ iza moa Andriamanitra? Ary endrik’ inona no ampanahafinareo Azy?
To whom will you liken God? To what image will you compare Him?
19 Ny mpiasa manao sarin-javatra an-idina, ary ny mpanefy volamena mametaka takela-bolamena aminy sy manao tongalika volafotsy an-idina.
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
20 Izay malahelo ka tsy manan-katerina dia mifidy hazo tsy mety ho lò ary mitady mpiasa mahay zavatra mba hamorona sarin-javatra voasokitra izay tsy hihezongozona.
To one bereft of an offering who chooses wood that will not rot, who seeks a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple?
21 Tsy fantatrareo va? Tsy efa renareo va? Tsy efa nambara taminareo fony taloha va? Tsy efa azonareo an-tsaina va ny amin’ ny fanorenan’ ny tany?
Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
22 Izy no mipetraka amin’ ny habakabaka ambonin’ ny tany, ary ny mponina etỳ dia tahaka ny valala; Izy no mamelatra ny lanitra tahaka ny lamba manify kararavina ary manenjana azy tahaka ny lay hitoerana;
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
23 Izy no mahatsinontsinona ny mpanapaka sy mahatonga ny mpitsara amin’ ny tany ho tahaka ny zava-poana.
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
24 Vao nambolena vetivety ireo, vao nafafy ireo, vao namaka tao amin’ ny tany ny fotony, dia notsofin’ Andriamanitra ireo, ka dia nalazo, ary nindaosin’ ny tafio-drivotra tahaka ny vodivary izy.
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
25 Koa ampitovinareo amin’ iza moa Aho, hitahako aminy? Hoy ny Iray Masìna.
“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
26 Asandrato ny masonareo, ka mijere; Iza no nahary ireny? Izy no mamoaka ny antokony araka ny isany sy miantso azy rehetra amin’ ny anarany avy noho ny haben’ ny fahatanjahany sy ny heriny tsy toha, ka tsy misy diso ireny na dia iray akory aza.
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
27 Nahoana no miteny ianao, ry Jakoba ô, ary milaza ianao, ry Isiraely ô, hoe: Miafina tsy hitan’ i Jehovah ny lalako, ary mihelina tsy hitan’ Andriamanitro ny rariny tokony ho ahy?
Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
28 Tsy fantatrao va? Tsy efa renao va fa Andriamanitra mandrakizay Jehovah, izay namorona ny faran’ ny tany? Tsy mba mety ho reraka na sasatra Izy; Tsy takatry ny saina ny fahalalany.
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
29 Mampahatanjaka ny reraka Izy, ary izay kely hery dia omeny hery be.
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
30 Na dia ny tanora fanahy aza dia ho reraka sy ho sasatra, ary na dia ny zatovo aza dia mety ho tafintohina mafy;
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
31 Fa izay miandry an’ i Jehovah dia mandroso hery kosa; Elatra no hiakarany tahaka ny voromahery; Hihazakazaka izy, nefa tsy ho sasatra; Handeha izy, nefa tsy ho reraka.
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
