Isaia 40
1 Ampionony, ampionony ny oloko, Hoy Andriamanitrareo;
“Be consoled, be consoled, O 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 to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her! For her malice has reached its end. Her iniquity has been forgiven. She has received double for all her sins from the hand of the Lord.
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.
The voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.
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 will be exalted, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked will be straightened, and the uneven will become level ways.
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 flesh together will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
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;
The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
7 Maina ny ahitra, malazo ny voniny, satria tsofin’ ny fofonain’ i Jehovah ireny; Eny, ahitra tokoa ny olona.
The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. For the Spirit of the Lord has blown over it. Truly, the people are like grass.
8 Maina ny ahitra, malazo ny voniny; Fa ny tenin’ Andriamanitsika dia haharitra mandrakizay.
The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. But the Word of our Lord remains for eternity.”
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!
You who evangelize Zion, climb a high mountain! You who evangelize Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah: “Behold, 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 will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before 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 will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.
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, and who has weighed the heavens with his palm? Who has suspended the mass of the earth with three fingers, and who has weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on a scale?
13 Iza no nanome hevitra ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah, ary iza no mpanolo-tsaina nampianatra Azy?
Who has assisted the Spirit of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor and has revealed things to him?
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?
With whom has he consulted? And who has instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and guided him to knowledge, and revealed the way of understanding to him?
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.
Behold, the nations are like a drop of water in a bucket, and they are considered as the smallest grain on a balance. Behold, the islands are like a little dust.
16 Ary Libanona aza tsy ampy hataina, ary ny biby ao tsy ampy ho fanatitra dorana.
And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient 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 in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness.
18 Koa ampitovinareo amin’ iza moa Andriamanitra? Ary endrik’ inona no ampanahafinareo Azy?
Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?
19 Ny mpiasa manao sarin-javatra an-idina, ary ny mpanefy volamena mametaka takela-bolamena aminy sy manao tongalika volafotsy an-idina.
Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
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.
He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.
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 announced to you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations 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 is the One who sits upon the globe of the earth, and its inhabitants are like locusts. He extends the heavens as if they were nothing, and he spreads them out like a tent, in which to dwell.
23 Izy no mahatsinontsinona ny mpanapaka sy mahatonga ny mpitsara amin’ ny tany ho tahaka ny zava-poana.
He has brought those who examine what is secret to nothingness. He has brought the judges of the earth to emptiness.
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.
And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff.
25 Koa ampitovinareo amin’ iza moa Aho, hitahako aminy? Hoy ny Iray Masìna.
“And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says 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, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.
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 this, O Jacob, and why do you speak this way, O Israel? “My way has been hidden from the Lord, and my judgment escaped notice 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, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.
29 Mampahatanjaka ny reraka Izy, ary izay kely hery dia omeny hery be.
It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.
30 Na dia ny tanora fanahy aza dia ho reraka sy ho sasatra, ary na dia ny zatovo aza dia mety ho tafintohina mafy;
Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.
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 hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
