Ishacyaah 40
1 Ilaahiinnu wuxuu leeyahay, Dadkayga qalbi qaboojiya oo sii qalbi qaboojiya!
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 Yeruusaalem qalbigeeda la hadla, oo iyada u qayliya oo u sheega in dagaalkeedu dhammaaday, iyo in xumaanteeda laga saamaxay, iyo inay dembiyadeedii oo dhan aawadood laba jibbaar gacantii Rabbiga uga heshay.
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 Waxaa yeedhaya mid qaylinaya codkiis oo leh, Jidkii Rabbiga cidlada dhexdiisa ka hagaajiya, oo lamadegaanka dhexdiisa jid weyn Ilaahayaga aawadiis uga toosiya.
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Dooxo walba kor baa loo qaadi doonaa, oo qar iyo buur walbana waa la gaabin doonaa, waxa qalloocanna waa la toosin doonaa, oo meelaha xunxunna waxaa laga dhigi doonaa bannaan siman,
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 oo waxaa la muujin doonaa ammaanta Rabbiga, uunka oo dhammuna way wada arki doonaan, waayo, afkii Rabbiga ayaa saas ku hadlay.
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Waxaa yeedhaya codka kan leh, Qayli. Oo isna wuxuu yidhi, Maxaan ku qayliyaa? Wax kasta oo jiidh lahu waa caws, oo wanaagsanaantiisa oo dhammuna waa sida ubaxa duurka oo kale.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 Cawsku wuu engegaa, ubaxuna wuu dhacaa, maxaa yeelay, neefta Rabbigu way afuuftaa, sida xaqiiqada ah dadku waa caws oo kale.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Cawsku wuu engegaa, ubaxuna wuu dhacaa, laakiinse erayga Ilaaheennu weligiisba wuu waari doonaa.
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Kaaga warka wanaagsan Siyoon u keenayow, buurta dheer kor u sii fuul, kaaga warka wanaagsan Yeruusaalem keenayow, codkaaga kor xoog ugu qaad, kor u sii qaad, oo innaba ha cabsan. Oo magaalooyinka dalka Yahuudah waxaad ku tidhaahdaa, War bal Ilaahiinna eega!
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 Bal eega, Sayidka Rabbiga ahu wuxuu la iman doonaa xoog weyn, oo gacantiisaa wax isaga ugu talin doonta! Bal eega, abaalgudkiisii wuu wadaa oo abaalmarintiisuna way ka soo horraysaa.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Isagu adhigiisuu u daajin doonaa sida adhijir oo kale, naylahana gacantiisuu ku ururin doonaa, oo wuxuu ku qaadi doonaa laabtiisa, oo kuwa la nuugana qunyar buu u hor kici doonaa.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 Bal yaa biyaha sacabkiisa godan ku qiyaasay, oo samada taako ku qiyaasay, oo ciidda dhulka miisaan ku qiyaasay, oo buuraha miisaammo saaray, oo kurahana kafado ku miisaamay?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 Bal yaa Ruuxa Rabbiga la taliyey? Bal yaase intuu lataliyihiisii noqday isaga wax baray?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 Bal yuu isagu la tashaday? Oo bal yaa tacliimiyey, oo dhabbaha caddaaladda baray? Oo yaa aqoon baray, oo jidka waxgarashada tusay?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 Bal eega, quruumuhu waxay isaga la yihiin sida dhibic biyeed oo baaldi ku jirta oo kale, oo wuxuu ku xisaabaa sida boodh kafado dul saaran oo kale, oo bal eega, gasiiradahana wuxuu kor ugu qaadaa sida habaas fudud oo kale.
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Oo Lubnaan in la gubo kuma filla, oo xayawaankeedana qurbaan la gubo uguma filla.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Quruumaha oo dhammu waxay hortiisa ku yihiin sida wax aan jirin oo kale, oo waxay isaga la xisaabsan yihiin wax ka sii yar baabba' iyo waxaan waxba ahayn.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 Haddaba bal yaad Ilaah u ekaysiinaysaan? Amase masaalkee baad isaga kala mid dhigaysaan?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 Ninkii saanac ahu sanam xardhan buu shubaa, oo dahabtumuhuna dahab buu ku dahaadhaa, oo wuxuu u tumaa silsilado lacag ah.
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 Kii miskiin ah oo aan qurbaan awoodi karinuse wuxuu doortaa geed aan bololi karin, oo wuxuu doondoontaa nin saanac ah oo hagaajiya sanam xardhan oo aan dhaqaaqi karin.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 Miyeydaan ogayn? Miyeydaan maqlin? Miyaan bilowgii laydiin sheegin? Oo miyeydaan garan tan iyo aasaaskii dhulka?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 Waa isaga kan wareegga dhulka dul fadhiya, oo dadka kor degganuna waa sida kabajaan oo kale, oo waa isaga kan samooyinka sida daah u kala fidiya, oo wuxuu u kala bixiyaa sida teendho lagu hoydo oo kale.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 Isagu amiirrada wuxuu ka dhigaa sida wax aan jirin oo kale, oo xaakinnada dhulkana wuxuu ka dhigaa sida wax aan waxba ahayn oo kale.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 Hubaal iyaga lama beerin, lamana abuurin, jirriddooduna dhulka xidid kuma yeelan, weliba wuu afuufaa, oo iyana way engegaan, oo dabaysha cirwareenta ah ayaa iyaga sida xaab oo kale u qaada.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 Haddaba kan Quduuska ahu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal yaad ii ekaysiinaysaan si aan ula mid noqdo?
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Bal indhihiinna kor u qaada oo eega. Yaa waxyaalahaas uumay? Waa kan ciidankooda tirada ku soo bixiya, oo kulligoodba magacyo ugu yeedha. Itaalkiisu wuu weyn yahay oo isagu wuu xoog badan yahay, oo sidaas daraaddeed midkoodna ma dhinna.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 Reer Yacquubow, bal maxaad u leedahay, Reer binu Israa'iilow, bal maxaad ugu hadlaysaa, Jidkaygu Rabbiga wuu ka qarsoon yahay, oo Ilaahayna gartayda dan kama galo?
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 War miyaadan ogayn? Oo miyaadan maqlin in Ilaaha daa'imka ah oo ah Rabbiga ah Uumaha dhulka darafyadiisa uusan itaal darnaan ama uusan daalin? Waxgarashadiisana lama baadhi karo.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 Isagu kuwa itaalka daran xoog buu siiyaa, oo kuwa aan tabarta lahaynna tabar buu u kordhiyaa.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Xataa dhallinyaradu way itaal darnaan doonaan, oo daali doonaan, oo barbaarraduna aad bay u dhici doonaan.
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 Laakiinse kuwa Rabbiga isku halleeyaa xoog cusub bay heli doonaan. Way ordi doonaan, mana ay daali doonaan, oo way socon doonaan, mana ay itaal darnaan doonaan.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
