Isaia 49
1 Ry tokonoseo, mijanjiña ahiko; mitsendreña ry ondaty tsietoitàneo; fa nikanjy ahy sikal’ an-tron-dreneko ao t’Iehovà; boak’an-kovin-dreneko ao ty nitoñona’e ty añarako.
Listen to me, ye distant lands! Attend, ye nations from afar! Jehovah called me at my birth; In my very childhood he called me by name.
2 Fa nanoe’e arara masioñe ty vavako; an-talinjom-pità’e ao ty nañetaha’e; nanoe’e ana-pàle vinàñe; an-trañom-pale ao ty nampikafira’e;
He made my mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of his hand did he hide me. He made me a polished shaft; In his quiver did he hide me.
3 Le hoe re tamako: Mpitoroko irehe, Israele; Ihe ty fandrengeañe ahy.
He said to me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Fe hoe raho: Nifanehake ami’ty tsy havokaran-draho; nahamodo ty haozarako tsy jefa’e naho tsy vente’e; toe Iehovà ty hahazoako to, naho aman’Añahareko ao ty tambem-pitoloñako.
Then I said, I have labored in vain; For naught, for vanity, have I spent my strength; Yet my cause is with Jehovah, And my reward with my God.
5 Aa hoe t’Iehovà henanekeo— ie nitsene ahy an-koviñ’ ao ho mpitoro’e, hampipoliako t’Iakobe, ndra te tsy natontoñe t’Israele, fe aman-kasy am-pihaino’Iehovà iraho vaho haozarako t’i Andrianañahareko.
And now thus saith Jehovah, Who formed me from my birth to be his servant To bring Jacob to him again, And that Israel might be gathered to him, —For I am honored in the eyes of Jehovah, And my God is my strength, —
6 hoe re: Raha loho-kede ho azo te ho mpitoroko hampionjoñe o fifokoa’ Iakobeo, hampipoly o tarira’ Israeleo; te mone hatoloko azo ty ho failo’ o kilakila ondatio, hahatsitsifañe ty fandrombahako pak’ añ’ olo’ ty tane toy añe.
He said, It is a small tiling that thou shouldst be my servant, To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also make thee the light of the nations, That my salvation may reach the ends of the earth.
7 Hoe t’Iehovà— t’i Mpijeba’ Israele, i Masi’ey— amy nisirikaeñey, amy falai’ o kilakila ondatioy, amy mpitorom-pifehey; ho isa’ o mpanjakao le hiongake, vaho hibàboke o ana-donakeo, am’ Iehovà migahiñey, i Masi’ Israele nijoboñe azoy;
Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, To him that is despised by men, abhorred by the people, To the servant of tyrants; Kings shall see, and stand up, Princes, and they shall pay homage, On account of Jehovah, who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
8 Hoe ty nafè’ Iehovà: Añ’andro mete ty nitsanoñako azo, añ’androm-pandrombahañe te nitolorako; harovako irehe, vaho hatoloko ho fañina am’ondatio, hañavao i taney, hampandova’o o lova mangoakoakeo;
Thus saith Jehovah; In the time of favor will I hear thee; In the day of deliverance will I help thee; I will preserve thee, and make thee a mediator for the people, To restore the land, to distribute the desolated inheritances;
9 mitsey amo mpirohio ty hoe: Miakara. vaho amo añ’ieñeo, ty hoe: Miboaha. Hihinañe añ’olon-dalañe eo iereo, ho fiandraza’ iareo o haboañe iabio.
To say to the prisoners, Go forth! To them that are in darkness, Come to the light! They shall feed in the ways, And on all high places shall be their pasture.
10 Ie tsy ho kerè ndra maran-drano, tsy ho pisañen-katrevohañe ndra tariñandroke; fa hiaolo iareo ty Mpitretrè, ho tehafe’e mb’an-drano manganahana mb’eo.
They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; Neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; For he that hath compassion on them shall lead them; To springs of water shall he guide them.
11 Le hanoeko lalañe o vohiko iabio, vaho haonjoñe ambone o lalan-damokeo.
And I will make all my mountains a highway; And my roads shall be prepared.
12 Toe ho boake tsietoitane añe retoañe; ho boak’ avaratse añe retiañe naho ahandrefañe añe reroañe, vaho hiboak’e Sinime añe reroy.
Behold! these shall come from far; And behold! these from the North and from the West, And these from the land of Sinim.
13 Misaboa ry andikerañe ao! mandià taroba ry tane! mipoñafa beko ry haboañeo! fa ohoñe’ Iehovà ondati’eo, tretreze’e o mpisotri’eo.
Sing, O ye heavens, and rejoice, O earth! Break forth into singing, ye mountains! For Jehovah comforteth his people, And hath compassion on his afflicted ones.
14 Fe hoe t’i Tsione: Nifarie’ Iehovà iraho, vaho nandikofa’ i Talè.
Zion saith, “Jehovah hath forsaken me; The Lord hath forgotten me.”
15 Ho haliño’ ty rakemba hao ty ana’e minono; tsy ho ferenaiña’e hao ty ana-dahi’e boak’ an-kovi’e ao? Eka ndra t’ie mañaliño, Izaho tsy hañaliño azo.
Can a woman forget her sucking child, So as not to have compassion on the son of her womb? Yet, should they forget, I will never forget thee!
16 Hehe t’ie sinokiko an-dela-tañako; Añatrefako eo nainai’e o kijoli’oo.
Behold, I have graven thee on the palms of my hands; Thy walls are ever before my eyes.
17 Malisa o ana’oo; fa mienga o mpandrotsake naho mpamaoke azoo.
Thy children shall make haste; They that destroyed and laid thee waste shall depart from thee.
18 Andrandrao fihaino, le mañisaha mb’eo mb’eo: ie mifanontone iaby te mb’ama’o mb’etoañe. Amy te izaho veloñe, hoe t’Iehovà, hene ho hamiñe’o hoe bange, vaho ho ravaha’o hoe an’enga-vao.
Lift up thine eyes around, and see! They all assemble themselves, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, Thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with a rich dress; Thou shalt bind them on thee, as a bride her jewels.
19 Fa rinotsake naho malio vaho mangoakoake o tane’oo, fe maifitse irehe henane zay ty amo mpimoneñeo, vaho ho lavitse azo o nampigedrañe azoo.
For thy waste and desolate places, and thy land laid in ruins, Shall now be too narrow for the inhabitants; And they that devoured thee shall be far away.
20 Mbe hibisike an-dravembia’o ao o anam-pandalà’oo, ty hoe: Maifitse amako ty toe’o toy; añalalahao toetse himoneñako.
Thou, that hast been childless, shalt yet hear thy sons exclaim: “The place is too narrow for me; make room for me that I may dwell.”
21 Hitsakore ty hoe irehe an-trok’ao: Sinama’ ia o retoañeo, Izaho nimotso anake naho nibangiñe, nasese vaho mpirererere avao? Ia ty nañabey o retoañe? izaho naforintseñe: boak’aia o retoañeo?
And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these? I surely was childless and unfruitful, An exile, and an outcast; who then hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, then, where were they?
22 Hoe t’i Talè Iehovà: Ingo fa hañonjon-tsirañe amo kilakila ondatio iraho, naho hajadoko am’ ondatio ty viloko, naho hindese’ iareo añ’araña’e ao o ana-dahi’ areoo, vaho hasese’ iereo añ’ èga o anak’ ampela’ areoo.
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will lift up my hand to the nations, And set up my standard to the kingdoms; They shall bring thy sons in their arms, And thy daughters upon their shoulders.
23 Ho roae-mpañotroñe iareo o mpanjakao, hampinono iareo o valim-panjakao, hidrakadrakake ama’o iereo, laharañe mb’an-tane, hitsela ty deboke am-pandia’o eo; vaho ho fohi’o te Izaho Iehovà, le tsy ho salatse ze mahaliñe ahy.
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, And queens thy nursing mothers; Upon their faces shall they bow down before thee, And lick the dust of thy feet. Thus shalt thou know that I am Jehovah; And they who trust in me shall not be put to shame.
24 Ho tavaneñe ami’ty fanalolahy hao ty tsindro’e, havotsotse amy nahagiokey hao o tsinepa’eo?
Shall the prey be taken away from the mighty? Or shall the spoil of the terrible be rescued?
25 Fa hoe t’Iehovà: Toe ho tavaneñe amy fanalolahiy o narohi’eo, naho havotsotse amy mitrotrofiakey o hinoro’eo; hatrefeko ty miatreatre azo, vaho ho rombaheko o ana’oo.
Yea, thus saith Jehovah, The prey shall be taken away from the mighty, And the spoil of the terrible shall be rescued; For with him that contendeth with thee will I contend, And I will save thy children.
26 Ho fahanako amo nofo’eo avao o mpamorekeke anahareoo; ho mamoe’ ty lio’e avao, hoe t’ie divay mamy; ho fohi’ ze hene nofotse te Izaho Iehovà ro Mpandrombak’ azo, naho t’i Mpijeba’o, t’i Manjofa’ Iakobe.
And I will cause thine oppressors to eat their own flesh; With their own blood shall they be drunk, as with new wine; And all flesh shall know that I Jehovah am thy saviour; That thy redeemer is the Mighty One of Jacob.
