Isaya 2
1 Hili ndilo aliloliona Isaya mwana wa Amozi kuhusu Yuda na Yerusalemu:
The word which came to Esaias the son of Amos concerning Judea, and concerning Jerusalem.
2 Katika siku za mwisho mlima wa Hekalu la Bwana utaimarishwa kama mlima mkuu miongoni mwa milima yote, utainuliwa juu ya vilima, na mataifa yote yatamiminika huko.
For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God [shall be] on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come to it.
3 Mataifa mengi yatakuja na kusema, “Njooni, twendeni mlimani mwa Bwana, kwenye nyumba ya Mungu wa Yakobo. Atatufundisha njia zake, ili tuweze kuenenda katika mapito yake.” Sheria itatoka Sayuni, neno la Bwana litatoka Yerusalemu.
And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.
4 Atahukumu kati ya mataifa na ataamua migogoro ya mataifa mengi. Watafua panga zao ziwe majembe, na mikuki yao kuwa miundu ya kukata matawi. Taifa halitainua upanga dhidi ya taifa jingine, wala hawatajifunza vita tena.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into sickles: and nation shall not take up sword against nation, neither shall they learn to war any more.
5 Njooni, enyi nyumba ya Yakobo, tutembeeni katika nuru ya Bwana.
And now, O house of Jacob, come, [and] let us walk in the light of the Lord.
6 Umewatelekeza watu wako, nyumba ya Yakobo. Wamejaa ushirikina utokao Mashariki, wanapiga ramli kama Wafilisti na wanashikana mikono na wapagani.
For he has forsaken his people the house of Israel, because their land is filled as at the beginning with divinations, as the [land] of the Philistines, and many strange children were born to them.
7 Nchi yao imejaa fedha na dhahabu, hakuna mwisho wa hazina zao. Nchi yao imejaa farasi, hakuna mwisho wa magari yao.
For their land is filled with silver and gold, and there was no number of their treasures; their land also is filled with horses, and there was no number of chariots.
8 Nchi yao imejaa sanamu, wanasujudia kazi za mikono yao, vitu vile vidole vyao vimevitengeneza.
And the land is filled with abominations, [even] the works of their hands; and they have worshipped [the works] which their fingers made.
9 Kwa hiyo mwanadamu atashushwa na binadamu atanyenyekezwa: usiwasamehe.
And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.
10 Ingieni kwenye miamba, jificheni ardhini kutokana na utisho wa Bwana na utukufu wa enzi yake!
Now therefore enter ye into the rocks, and hide yourselves in the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
11 Macho ya mtu mwenye majivuno yatanyenyekezwa na kiburi cha wanadamu kitashushwa, Bwana peke yake ndiye atakayetukuzwa siku hiyo.
For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
12 Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote anayo siku aliyoiweka akiba kwa wote wenye kujivuna na wenye kiburi, kwa wote wanaojikweza (nao watanyenyekezwa),
For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;
13 kwa mierezi yote ya Lebanoni iliyo mirefu sana, na mialoni yote ya Bashani,
and upon every cedar of Libanus, of them that are high and towering, and upon every oak of Basan,
14 kwa milima yote mirefu na vilima vyote vilivyoinuka,
and upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill,
15 kwa kila mnara ulio mrefu sana na kila ukuta wenye ngome,
and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall,
16 kwa kila meli ya biashara, na kila chombo cha baharini cha fahari.
and upon every ship of the sea, and upon every display of fine ships.
17 Majivuno ya mwanadamu yatashushwa, na kiburi cha wanadamu kitanyenyekezwa, Bwana peke yake ndiye atatukuzwa siku hiyo,
And every man shall be brought low, and the pride of men shall fall: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
18 nazo sanamu zitatoweka kabisa.
And they shall hide all [idols] made with hands,
19 Watu watakimbilia kwenye mapango ndani ya miamba, na kwenye mahandaki ardhini kutokana na utisho wa Bwana na utukufu wa enzi yake, ainukapo kuitikisa dunia.
having carried [them] into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
20 Siku ile, watu watawatupia panya na popo sanamu zao za fedha na za dhahabu, walizozitengeneza ili waziabudu.
For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made [in order] to worship vanities and bats;
21 Watakimbilia kwenye mapango miambani na kwenye nyufa za miamba kutokana na utisho wa Bwana na utukufu wa enzi yake, ainukapo kuitikisa dunia.
to enter into the caverns of the solid rock, and into the clefts of the rocks, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth.
22 Acheni kumtumainia mwanadamu, ambaye hana kitu ila pumzi katika pua zake. Yeye ana thamani gani?
