Isaayyaas 44
1 “Amma garuu yaa Yaaqoob garbicha ko, yaa Israaʼel kan ani si filadhe, dhaggeeffadhu.
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Waaqayyo inni si uume, kan gadameessa keessatti si tolche, inni si gargaaru sun akkana jedha: Yaa garbicha koo Yaaqoob, yaa Yishuruun kan ani si filadhe hin sodaatin.
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [who] will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
3 Ani lafa dheebote irratti bishaan, lafa gogaa irratti burqaa nan dhangalaasaatii; ani ijoollee kee irratti Hafuura koo, sanyii kee irratti immoo eebba koo nan dhangalaasa.
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy offspring:
4 Isaan akkuma marga bishaan gidduutii fi akka muka alaltuu kan qarqara lagaa jiruutti ni lalisu.
And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.
5 Namni tokko, ‘Ani kan Waaqayyoo ti’ ofiin jedha; kan biraa maqaa Yaaqoobiin of waama; kaan immoo harka isaa irratti, ‘Ani kan Waaqayyoo ti’ jedhee barreeffata; maqaa Israaʼeliinis of waama.
One shall say, I [am] the LORD'S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand to the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
6 “Waaqayyo Mootii fi Furiin Israaʼel Waaqayyoon Waan Hunda Dandaʼu akkana jedha: Ani kan jalqabaa ti; ani kan dhumaatis; ana malee Waaqni biraa hin jiru.
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and besides me [there is] no God.
7 Yoos kan akka koo eenyu? Mee inni hafuura haa baafatu. Inni waan erga ani saba koo kan durii hundeessee as taʼe, waan hamma ammaatti hin taʼin haa dubbatu; fuula koo durattis haa ibsu; waan gara fuulduraatti taʼu illee duraan dursee haa himu.
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show to them.
8 Hin rifatinaa; hin sodaatinaa. Ani waan kana labsee bara dheeraan dura sitti hin himnee? Isin dhuga baatota koo ti. Ana malee Waaqni biraa jiraa? Lakkii, Kattaan biraa hin jiru; ani tokko iyyuu hin beeku.”
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? verily [there is] no God; I know not [any].
9 Warri waaqota tolfamoo tolchan hundi gatii hin qaban; wanni isaan hawwan faayidaa hin qabu. Warri isaaniif falmanis jaamota; isaan beekumsa hin qaban; kanaafuu ni qaaneffamu.
They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
10 Eenyutu waaqa tolfamaa fi fakkii homaa isa hin fayyadne tolcha?
Who hath formed a god, or cast a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing?
11 Isaa fi namni akka isaa ni qaaneffama; ogeeyyiin hojii harkaas namootuma malee homaa miti. Isaan hundi walitti qabamanii iddoo tokko haa dhaabatan; isaan ni naʼu; ni salphatus.
Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they [are] of men: let them all be assembled, let them stand up; [yet] they shall fear, [and] they shall be ashamed together.
12 Tumtuun meeshaa ittiin waa tumu harkatti qabatee cilee bobaʼu irratti ittiin hojjeta; inni burruusaan waaqa tolfamaa tolcha; irree isaa jabaadhaanis ni miidhagsa. Inni ni beelaʼa; humnas ni dhaba; bishaan hin dhugu; ni gaggabas.
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
13 Namni muka soofu funyoodhaan safara cilaattiidhaan mallattoo itti godha; qirixiidhaan qiriixee safartuudhaan mallattoo itti godha. Fakkii namaatiin hojjeta; akka inni galma waaqeffannaa keessa jiraatuufis miidhagina namaa itti tolcha.
The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
14 Inni birbirsa mura; gaattiraa yookaan qilxuu filata. Akka inni mukkeen bosonaa keessatti guddatuuf ni dhiisa; yookaan hadheessa dhaaba; bokkaanis isa guddisa.
He heweth down cedars for himself, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it].
15 Mukni sun qoraan bobeeffamu taʼa; namni muraasa isaa fudhatee bobeessee qaqqaammata; ibidda qabsiisee buddeena ittiin tolfata. Waaqa sobaas tolfatee waaqeffata; waaqa tolfamaas tolfatee gad jedhee sagadaaf.
Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; indeed he kindleth [it], and baketh bread; yes, he maketh a god, and worshipeth [it]; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down to it.
16 Gartokkee mukkeen sanaa ni bobeessa; isa irratti nyaata bilcheeffata; foonis irratti waaddatee hamma quufutti nyaata. Ibidda qaqqaammachaas, “Ishoo! Ibiddi natti hoʼe; ibidda nan arga” jedha.
He burneth part of it in the fire; with part of it he eateth flesh; he roasteth meat, and is satisfied: yes, he warmeth [himself], and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
17 Mukkeen hafaniin immoo waaqa sobaa, waaqa isaa tolfamaa tolfata; gad jedhees ni sagadaaf. Isa kadhatees, “Situ Waaqa koo ti; na baraari” jedhaan.
And the residue of it he maketh a god, [even] his graven image: he falleth down to it, and worshipeth [it], and prayeth to it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.
18 Isaan homaa hin beekan; homaa hin hubatanis; akka arguu hin dandeenyeef iji isaanii haguugameera; akka hin hubanneefis qalbiin isaanii cufameera.
They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 Namni tokko iyyuu itti hin yaadu; namni tokko iyyuu akkana jechuuf beekumsa yookaan hubannaa hin qabu; “Ani walakkaa isaa qoraan godhadheera; cilee isaa irratti buddeena tolfadhee foon ittiin waaddadhee nyaadheera. Ani amma waan hafe kanaan waan jibbisiisaa nan hojjedhaa? Ani gad jedhee jirmaaf sagaduu qabaa?”
And none considereth in his heart, neither [is there] knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; I have also baked bread upon its coals; I have roasted flesh, and eaten [it]: and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
20 Inni daaraa nyaata; garaan gowwoomfames karaa irraa isa jalʼiseera; inni of oolchuu yookaan, “Wanni harka koo mirgaa keessa jiru kun soba mitii?” jechuu hin dandaʼu.
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not a lie in my right hand?
21 “Yaa Yaaqoob, ati waan kana yaadadhu; yaa Israaʼel, ati garbicha koo ti. Ani si tolcheera; atis garbicha koo ti; yaa Israaʼel, ani si hin dagadhu.
Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten by me.
22 Ani yakka kee akkuma duumessaa, cubbuu kees akkuma hurrii ganamaa haxaaʼee balleesseera. Ani si fureeraatii, ati gara kootti deebiʼi.”
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud, thy sins: return to me; for I have redeemed thee.
23 Yaa samiiwwan, Waaqayyo waan kana godheeraatii gammachuudhaan faarfadhaa; yaa qileewwan lafaa, gammachuudhaan iyyaa. Isin yaa tulluuwwan, bosonoonnii fi mukkeen keessan hundi ililchaa; Waaqayyo Yaaqoobin furee Israaʼel keessatti ulfina isaa ibseeraatii.
Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
24 “Waaqayyo Furiin kee, kan gadameessa keessatti si tolche akkana jedha: Ani Waaqayyo Tolchaan waan hundaa isa samiiwwan diriirse, isa ofuma kootiin lafa illee diriirsee dha;
Thus saith the LORD thy Redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, [I am] the LORD that maketh all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself:
25 isa mallattoo raajota sobaa busheessee ilaaltota raatessu, isa ogeeyyii duubatti deebisee beekumsa isaanii faayidaa dhabsiisuu dha;
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
26 isa dubbii garboota isaa mirkaneessee raajii ergamoota isaa fiixaan baasu, isa, ‘Isheen iddoo jireenyaa ni taati’ jedhee waaʼee Yerusaalem dubbate, isa, ‘Isaan ni ijaaramu, diigamaa isaaniis nan haaromsa’ jedhee waaʼee magaalaawwan Yihuudaa dubbatuu dha;
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up her decayed places:
27 isa tuujubaan, ‘Ati gogi; ani lageen kee nan gogsa’ jedhu,
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
28 isa Qiirosin, ‘Inni tiksee koo ti; fedhii koo hundas ni raawwata; inni waaʼee Yerusaalem, “Isheen deebifamtee haa ijaaramtu” waaʼee mana qulqullummaa immoo, “Hundeen isaa haa hundeeffamu” jedhee dubbatu sun anuma.’
That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and [he] shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
