Ishacyaah 41
1 Gasiiradahow, hortayda ku aamusa, oo dadkuna xooggooda ha cusboonaysiisteen, ha soo dhowaadeen, oo ha hadleen. Aynu dhammaanteen garsoorid u soo wada dhowaanno.
[Yahweh says], “You [people who live on] [APO] islands in the ocean, be silent in front of me [while I ask you some questions]! Then you can be courageous and talk to me. We will meet together and decide [which one of us is right].
2 Waa kuma kan mid xagga bari ka soo kiciyey, oo isaga xaqnimo ugu yeedhay inuu raaco? Quruumaha hortiisuu ku siiyaa, oo isaga ka dhigaa inuu boqorro u taliyo. Iyaga wuxuu seeftiisa kaga dhigaa sida boodh oo kale, oo qaansadiisana wuxuu kaga dhigaa sida xaab bidaya oo kale.
Who has urged this king to come from the east? Who has enabled his [army] to righteously defeat many nations and to trample their kings under their feet? With their swords they cut [their enemies] into tiny pieces [HYP]; with their arrows they cause their enemies to scatter like [SIM] the wind scatters chaff.
3 Isagu wuu eryadaa iyaga, oo ammaan buu ku dhaafaa jid uusan mar hore marin.
Even though they march through areas where they have not gone previously, they pursue [their enemies] and continue to march, and nothing stops them.
4 Yaa waxan sameeyey oo sidan yeelay isagoo facaca bilowgii uga yeedhaya? Anigoo Rabbiga ah, oo ah Kan ugu horreeya iyo Kan kuwa dambe la jira, isagaan ahay.
Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first [one to do things like that], and I will be the last one [to do them].”
5 Gasiiradahu way arkeen, wayna cabsadeen, oo dhulka darafyadiisuna way gariireen, wayna soo dhowaadeen oo yimaadeen.
[People who live on] [PRS] islands in the ocean are afraid while they watch. People in remote areas tremble and gather together.
6 Midkood waluba wuxuu caawiyey deriskiisii, oo midkood waluba wuxuu walaalkiis ku yidhi, Dhiirranow.
They encourage each other and say to each other, “Be strong!'
7 Markaasuu nijaarkii dahabtumihii dhiirrigeliyey, oo kii dubbaha wax ku simi jirayna birtumihii buu dhiirrigeliyey, isagoo leh, Laxaamaddu way wanaagsan tahay. Markaasuu masaamiir ku sii adkeeyey si ayan u dhaqdhaqaaqin.
The craftsmen encourage those who make things from gold, and the men who flatten metal encourage those who hammer metal (on an anvil/into shape). They all say, “The idol has been well made!” And then they carefully nail down the idol in order that it will not topple over!
8 Laakiinse reer binu Israa'iilow, waxaad tihiin addoommadayda, reer Yacquubkii aan doortayow, farcankii saaxiibkay Ibraahimow,
[Yahweh says], “[You people of] Israel [are like] my servants; you are [descendants of] Jacob, whom I chose; [you are] descendants of Abraham, who [I said is] my friend.
9 waxaan idinka soo kaxaystay dhulka darafyadiisa, oo geesihiisa waan idiinka yeedhay, oo waxaan idinku idhi, Waxaad tihiin addoommadayda, waanan idin doortay, idinmana xoorin.
I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I [want you to] serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
10 Ha cabsanina, waayo, waan idinla jiraa, ha nixina, maxaa yeelay, Ilaahiinna baan ahay, waan idin xoogayn doonaa, waanan idin caawin doonaa, oo waxaan idinku tiirin doonaa midigtayda xaqa ah.
Do not be afraid, because I will (be with/help) you. Do not be discouraged, because I am your God. I will enable you to be strong, and I will help you; I will hold you up with my powerful arm by which you will be rescued.
11 Bal eega, kuwa idinku cadhaysan oo dhammu way wada ceeboobi doonaan, wayna sharafjabi doonaan, oo kuwa idinla dirirayaana waxay noqon doonaan sida wax aan jirin, wayna wada halligmi doonaan.
It is certain that all those who are angry with you [Israeli people] will be disgraced [DOU]. Those who oppose you will be wiped out; they will all die.
12 Waad doondooni doontaan, mana aad heli doontaan, xataa kuwa idinla diriraya, kuwa idinla dagaallamayaana waxay noqon doonaan sida wax aan jirin oo kale, iyo sida wax baabbah ah.
If you search for those who tried to conquer you, you will not find them, [because they will all have disappeared]. Those who attacked you will not exist [any more].
13 Waayo, anigoo ah Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah ayaa gacanta midig idinku qaban doona anoo idinku leh, Ha cabsanina, anigaa idin caawin doone.
[It will be as though] I will hold you up by your right hand. I am Yahweh, your God, and I say to you, ‘Do not be afraid, [because] I will help you.’
14 Dixiriga reer Yacquub ahow, ha cabsan, dadkiinnan reer binu Israa'iilow, waan idin caawin doonaa, ayuu leeyahay Rabbiga Bixiyihiinna ah oo ah Kan Quduuska ah ee reer binu Israa'iil.
Although you people of Israel [DOU] [think that you are as insignificant as] worms, do not be afraid [of your enemies], because I will help you. I am Yahweh, the one who rescues you; I am the Holy One of Israel.
15 Bal eega, waxaan idinka dhigi doonaa alaab cusub oo af badan oo ilka leh oo wax lagu tumo, oo waxaad tumi doontaan buuraha, waanad daqiijin doontaan, oo kurahana waxaad ka dhigi doontaa sida buunshe oo kale.
[I will cause] you to be like [MET] a (threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff). You will tear [your enemies to bits], causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
16 Waad haadin doontaan, oo dabayshaa kaxaysan doonta, cirwareentuna way kala firdhin doontaa, oo waxaad ku rayrayn doontaan Rabbiga, waanad ku faani doontaan kan Quduuska ah ee reer binu Israa'iil.
You will toss them up into the air, and a strong wind will blow them away [DOU]. [When that happens], you will rejoice about what I [have done for you]; you will praise me, the Holy One of Israel.
17 Masaakiinta iyo saboolka baahanuba biyay doondoonaan, mana jiraan, carrabkoodiina oon buu la engegay, anigoo Rabbiga ah ayaa u jawaabi doona, anigoo ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil ma dayrin doono.
When poor and needy people need water and they have no water, and their tongues are very dry because they are very thirsty, I, Yahweh, will come and help them. I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, will never abandon them.
18 Meelaha sarsare ayaan webiyo ka furi doonaa, ilona dhooxooyinka dhexdood ayaan ka soo dayn doonaa. Oo cidladana waxaan ka dhigi doonaa balli biya ah, dhulka engeganna durdurro biya ah.
I will cause rivers to flow for them on the barren hills. I will give them fountains in the valleys. I will fill [HYP] the desert with pools of water. Water from springs will flow into rivers, and the rivers will flow across the dry ground.
19 Waxaan cidlada ku soo beeri doonaa geedaha la yidhaahdo kedar, iyo qudhac, iyo hadaas, iyo geedsaliid, oo lamadegaankana waxaan ka soo bixin doonaa geedaha ah beroosh, iyo tidhaar, iyo te'ashuur,
I will plant [trees] in the desert— cedar [trees], acacia [trees], myrtle [trees], olive [trees], cypress [trees], fir [trees], and pine [trees].
20 in la arko, oo la ogaado, oo laga fiirsado, oo dhammaan la wada garto in gacanta Rabbigu ay waxaas samaysay, iyo in kan Quduuska ah oo reer binu Israa'iil uu waxaas uumay.
[I will do that] in order that people who see it will think about it, and they will know and understand [DOU] that it is [I], Yahweh, who have done it; it is what [I], the Holy One of Israel, have done.
21 Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Dacwadiinna keena. Boqorka reer Yacquub wuxuu leeyahay, Sababihiinna adag soo saara.
[I], Yahweh, the true king of Israel say [to you nations], “Tell what your idols can do for you!
22 Iyagu ha soo saareen, oo waxa dhici doona ha noo sheegeen. Waxyaalihii jiri jiray iyo waxay yihiin noo sheega, si aannu uga fiirsanno, oo aannu u ogaanno waxay ugudambaystoodu noqon doonto, amase waxyaalaha iman doona na tusa.
Bring them here to tell us what is going to happen! Ask them to tell us what things happened long ago, in order that we may think about those things, and learn if those things that they predicted really happened. Or, ask them to tell us about the future, in order that we can know what will happen.
23 Waxyaalaha hadda dabadeed iman doona noo sheega si aannu u ogaanno inaad idinku ilaahyo tihiin. Bal wanaag ama shar sameeya, si aannu u naxno, oo aannu dhammaantayo u wada fiirinno.
[Yes], those idols should tell us what will happen in the future. If they do that, we will know that they are really gods. Tell them to do something—either something good or something bad! Tell them to do something that will cause us to be amazed and afraid!
24 Bal eega, idinku waxaad tihiin sida waxaan jirin oo kale, oo shuqulkiinnuna waa baabba', oo kii idin doortaana waa karaahiyo.
But [that is impossible, because] idols are absolutely worthless [HYP]; they can do nothing, and I detest those who decide [to worship] idols.”
25 Mid baan xagga woqooyi ka soo kiciyey, wuuna yimid, kaasoo tan iyo marka qorraxdu soo baxdo magacayga ku baryootama, oo wuxuu amiirro ugu dul tuman doonaa sida dhoobada malaasta ah loogu tunto oo kale, iyo sida dheryasameeyuhu dhoobada ugu tunto oo kale.
“[But] I have incited/urged a ruler who will come [with his army] from the north. I have summoned him to come from [his country, which is] east [of Israel], and I have given him my authority [MTY]. I will [enable his army to conquer other rulers]; they will trample those leaders like [SIM] a man who makes clay pots first tramples the clay.
26 Kumaase waa hore sii sheegay, si aannu u nidhaahno, Waa runtiis? Hubaal mid wax sheega ma jiro, oo mid wax tusa ma jiro, oo mid erayadiinna maqla ma jiro.
(Who told you people long ago that this would happen?/No one told you people long ago that this would happen!) [RHQ] (Who predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’?/No one predicted it, with the result that we can say, ‘What he predicted was correct!’) [RHQ] No one else said that it would happen.
27 Anaa ah Kan ugu horreeya oo Siyoon ku yidhi, Bal eega, bal eega iyaga, oo waxaan Yeruusaalem siin doonaa mid war wanaagsan u keena.
I was the first one to tell [the people of] Jerusalem, ‘Listen to this! I have appointed a messenger to tell good news to you!’
28 Oo markaan eego, ninna ma jiro, oo markaan wax weyddiiyana taliye eray iigu jawaabi kara dhexdooda laguma arag.
None of your idols told you that [DOU]. And when I asked them questions, none of them was able to give me any answers.
29 Bal eega, kulligood shuqulladoodu waa wax aan waxba ahayn, waana baabba' oo sanamyadooda la shubayna waa dabayl iyo wax aan micne lahayn.
Think about it: Those idols are all useless, worthless [DOU] things. They are [as meaningless as] [MET] the wind.”
