Isaya 2
1 Hili ndilo aliloliona Isaya mwana wa Amozi kuhusu Yuda na Yerusalemu:
The thing that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen concerning Judah and 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.
And it hath come to pass, In the latter end of the days, Established is the mount of Jehovah's house, Above the top of the mounts, And it hath been lifted up above the heights, And flowed unto it have all the nations.
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 gone have many peoples and said, 'Come, and we go up unto the mount of Jehovah, Unto the house of the God of Jacob, And He doth teach us of His ways, And we walk in His paths, For from Zion goeth forth a law, And a word of Jehovah from 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 hath judged between the nations, And hath given a decision to many peoples, And they have beat their swords to ploughshares, And their spears to pruning-hooks, Nation doth not lift up sword unto nation, Nor do they learn any more — war.
5 Njooni, enyi nyumba ya Yakobo, tutembeeni katika nuru ya Bwana.
O house of Jacob, come, And we walk in the light of Jehovah.'
6 Umewatelekeza watu wako, nyumba ya Yakobo. Wamejaa ushirikina utokao Mashariki, wanapiga ramli kama Wafilisti na wanashikana mikono na wapagani.
For Thou hast left Thy people, the house of Jacob. For they have been filled from the east, And [are] sorcerers like the Philistines, And with the children of strangers strike hands.
7 Nchi yao imejaa fedha na dhahabu, hakuna mwisho wa hazina zao. Nchi yao imejaa farasi, hakuna mwisho wa magari yao.
And its land is full of silver and gold, And there is no end to its treasures, And its land is full of horses, And there is no end to its chariots,
8 Nchi yao imejaa sanamu, wanasujudia kazi za mikono yao, vitu vile vidole vyao vimevitengeneza.
And its land is full of idols, To the work of its hands it boweth itself, To that which its fingers have made,
9 Kwa hiyo mwanadamu atashushwa na binadamu atanyenyekezwa: usiwasamehe.
And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.
10 Ingieni kwenye miamba, jificheni ardhini kutokana na utisho wa Bwana na utukufu wa enzi yake!
Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency.
11 Macho ya mtu mwenye majivuno yatanyenyekezwa na kiburi cha wanadamu kitashushwa, Bwana peke yake ndiye atakayetukuzwa siku hiyo.
The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been 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 a day [is] to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,
13 kwa mierezi yote ya Lebanoni iliyo mirefu sana, na mialoni yote ya Bashani,
And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan,
14 kwa milima yote mirefu na vilima vyote vilivyoinuka,
And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,
15 kwa kila mnara ulio mrefu sana na kila ukuta wenye ngome,
And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,
16 kwa kila meli ya biashara, na kila chombo cha baharini cha fahari.
And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.
17 Majivuno ya mwanadamu yatashushwa, na kiburi cha wanadamu kitanyenyekezwa, Bwana peke yake ndiye atatukuzwa siku hiyo,
And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.
18 nazo sanamu zitatoweka kabisa.
And the idols — they completely pass away.
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.
And [men] have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.
20 Siku ile, watu watawatupia panya na popo sanamu zao za fedha na za dhahabu, walizozitengeneza ili waziabudu.
In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have made for him to worship, To moles, and to 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 cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.
22 Acheni kumtumainia mwanadamu, ambaye hana kitu ila pumzi katika pua zake. Yeye ana thamani gani?
Cease for you from man, Whose breath [is] in his nostrils, For — in what is he esteemed?
