Isaia 41
1 Mangìna hihaino ahy ianareo, ry nosy, ary aoka handroso hery ny firenena; Aoka hanatona izy, ka dia hiteny; Andeha isika hifanatona eo amin’ ny fitsarana.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
2 Iza no nanaitra avy any atsinanana ilay nomban’ ny fahamarinana tamin’ ny diany rehetra, ary nanolotra ny firenena ho eo anatrehany, ka nampanapahiny ireo mpanjaka izy? Iza no nanao ny sabany ho tahaka ny vovoka, ary ny tsipìkany ho tahaka ny vodivary voapaoka?
Who hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the driven stubble to his bow.
3 Mipaoka ireo izy ka mandroso soa aman-tsara any amin’ izay lalana tsy mbola nodiavin’ ny tongony.
He pursueth them, and passeth on safely; even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
4 Iza moa no nanao sy nahavita izany, sady miantso ny taranaka maro hatramin’ ny taloha? Izaho Jehovah no voalohany, ary hatramin’ ny farany dia mbola Izaho ihany no Izy.
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last, I am he.
5 Ny nosy nahita ka raiki-tahotra; Toran-kovitra ny vazan-tany dia nanatona izy ka tonga.
The isles saw, and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
6 Samy nanampy ny namany avy izy rehetra, ary samy nilaza tamin’ ny rahalahiny avy hoe: Matokia.
They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage.
7 Koa ny mpandrafitra dia nampahery ny mpanefy volamena, ary izay nandama tamin’ ny tantanana nampahery izay nively teo amin’ ny riandriana, ka hoy izy, miantso ny solohoto: Tsara ity, dia nohomboany mafy tamin’ ny hombo izy mba tsy hihozongozona.
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
8 Fa ianao kosa, ry Isiraely mpanompoko, sy Jakoba, izay nofidiko, Taranak’ i Abrahama sakaizako,
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend;
9 Hianao izay efa notantanako avy tany amin’ ny faran’ ny tany ary nantsoiko avy tany an-tsisiny ka nilazako hoe: Mpanompoko ianao, Efa nofidiko ka tsy mba nariako:
thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away;
10 Aza matahotra ianao, fa momba anao Aho; Ary aza miherikerika foana, fa Izaho no Andriamanitrao; Mampahery anao Aho sady mamonjy anao; Eny, mitantana anao amin’ ny tanana ankavanan’ ny fahamarinako Aho.
Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11 Indro, ho menatra sy hangaihay izay rehetra tezitra aminao, ho tsinontsinona izy; Eny, ho levona izay miady aminao.
Behold, all they that are incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
12 Hotadiavinao izay mifanditra aminao, fa tsy ho hitanao, ary ho tahaka ny tsinontsinona sy ny zava-poana izay miady aminao.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contend with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
13 Fa Izaho Jehovah Andriamanitrao no mitantana ny tananao ankavanana, dia ilay manao aminao hoe: Aza matahotra, Izaho no hamonjy anao.
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
14 Aza matahotra ianao, ry Jakoba kankana, dia ianareo, ry Isiraely olom-bitsy, Izaho no hamonjy anao, hoy Jehovah, Ary ny Iray Masin’ ny Isiraely no Mpanavotra anao.
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
15 Indro, ataoko kodia vy vaovao misy nify maranitra ianao; Hively ny tendrombohitra ianao ka hanorotoro azy ho vovoka ary hanao ny havoana ho tahaka ny akofa.
Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
16 Hikororoka azy ianao, ka hopaohin’ ny rivotra izy, ary ny tafio-drivotra hanely azy; Fa ianao kosa dia hiravoravo amin’ i Jehovah, ary ny Iray Masin’ ny Isiraely no ho reharehanao.
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 Ny ory sy ny malahelo mitady rano, fa tsy mahita, ary ny lelany mainan’ ny hetaheta; Izaho Jehovah no hihaino azy, Izaho, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, tsy hahafoy azy;
The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 Hampiboika renirano ao amin’ ny tendrombohitra mangadihady Aho ary loharano ao amin’ ny lohasaha; Hanao ny efitra ho farihy Aho ary ny tany karankaina no loharano miboiboika.
I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
19 Hampaniry hazo sedera sy akasia sy rotra ary oliva any an-efitra Aho ary kypreso sy pina sy bokso eny an-tani-hay,
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together:
20 Mba ho hitany sy ho fantany sy hoheveriny ary ho azony an-tsaina fa ny tànan’ i Jehovah no nanao izany, ary ny Iray Masin’ ny Isiraely no nahary izany.
that they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 Alaharo eto ny teninareo, hoy Jehovah; Asehoy izay mahamarina ny anareo, hoy ny Mpanjakan’ i Jakoba.
Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
22 Aoka hampanatoniny ka hasehony amintsika izay zavatra mbola ho avy; Ambarao izay zavatra taloha, mba hoheverinay ka ho fantatray izay hiafarany, na ilazao izay zavatra ho avy izahay.
Let them bring them forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or shew us things for to come.
23 Ambarao anay izay zavatra ho avy rahatrizay, mba ho fantatray fa andriamanitra ianareo; Eny, manaova soa, na manaova ratsy, mba hitaha isika, ka samy hahita.
Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
24 Indro, ianareo dia naman’ ny tsinontsinona, ary ny asanareo dia naman’ ny zava-poana; vetaveta izay mifidy anareo.
Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
25 Nanaitra ny anankiray avy tany avaratra Aho, ka tonga izy. Dia ny anankiray avy any amin’ ny fiposahan’ ny masoandro, izay hiantso ny anarako, ary hanosihosy ny mpanapaka tahaka ny fanosihosy feta izy, ary tahaka ny mpanefy vilany mihosy tanimanga.
I have raised up one from the north, and he is come; from the rising of the sun one that calleth upon my name: and he shall come upon rulers as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.
26 Iza no nitory izany hatramin’ ny voalohany, mba ho fantatray? Ary hatry ny fony taloha, mba hataonay hoe: Marina? Tsy nisy nanambara, eny, tsy nisy nitory; Ary tsy nisy nandre ny teninareo.
Who hath declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, [He is] righteous? yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
27 Izaho no voalohany Izay milaza amin’ i Ziona hoe: Indreo, indreo izy, sady manome mpitondra teny soa mahafaly ho an’ i Jerosalema.
[I] first [will say] unto Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28 Dia nijery Aho, kanjo tsy nisy olona, eny, nojereko ireny kanjo tsy nisy mpanolo-tsaina hamaly Ahy, raha manontany azy Aho.
And when I look, there is no man; even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.
29 Indro, zava-poana avokoa izy rehetra; Tsinontsinona ny asany; Rivotra sy zava-poana ny sampiny an-idina.
Behold, all of them, their works are vanity [and] nought: their molten images are wind and confusion.
