Isaya 14
1 Yahwe atakuwa na huruma juu ya Yakobo; atamchagua tena Israeli na kumrudisha tena kwenye nchi yake. Wageni wataungana nao na wataambatana wenyewe na nyumba ya Yakobo.
For YHWH loves Jacob, And has fixed again on Israel, And given them rest on their own land, And the sojourner has been joined to them, And they have been admitted to the house of Jacob.
2 Mataifa yataletwa katika maeneo yao wenyewe. Ndipo nyumba ya Israeli itawachukwa katika nchi ya Yahwe kwa watumishi wa kiume na wakike. Watachukuwa wafungwa wale waliokamatwa, na watawaongoza wale waliokuwa wanawanyanyasa.
And peoples have taken them, And have brought them to their place, And the house of Israel has inherited them, On the land of YHWH, For menservants and for maidservants, And they have been captors of their captors, And have ruled over their exactors.
3 Siku hiyo Yahwe atatoa pumziko kutoka kwenye mateso na maumivu, na kutoka kwenye kazi ngumu ambayo waliitajika kuzifanya,
And it has come to pass, In the day of YHWH’s giving rest to you, From your grief, and from your trouble, And from the sharp bondage, That has been served on you,
4 mtaimba hii kauli wimbo juu ya mfalme wa Babeli, ''Ni kwa jinsi gani wayanyasaji wamefika mwisho, kiburi cha hasira kimekwisha!
That you have taken up this allegory Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, “How the exactor has ceased,
5 Yahwe amevunja wafanyakazi waovu, fimbo ya hao viongozi,
The golden one has ceased. YHWH has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of rulers.
6 inayowapeleka watu kwenye laana na mapigo yasiyopimika, wanoongoza taifa kwa hasira,
He who is striking peoples in wrath, A striking without intermission, He who is ruling nations in anger, Pursuing without restraint!
7 yote iko katika punziko na utulivu; wmeanza kusherekea kwa kiimba.
At rest—all the earth has been quiet, They have broken forth [into] singing.
8 Hata mti wa mseprasi inafuhaia pamoja mierezi ya Lebanoni; inasema, Tangu ulipoweka chini, hakuna mkata kuni aliyekuja kutungusha sisi,
Even firs have rejoiced over you, Cedars of Lebanon, [saying], Since you have lain down, The hewer does not come up against us.
9 Kuzimu haina hamu kwa ajili yako unaye enda pale. Watafufuka waliokufa kwa ajili yako, wafalme wote wa dunia, wafanje watoke katika viti vyao vya enzi, wafalme wote wa mataifa. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol beneath has been troubled at you, To meet your coming in, It is waking up Rephaim for you, All chief ones of earth, It has raised up from their thrones All kings of nations. (Sheol h7585)
10 Watazungumza na kukuambia wewe, 'umekuwa dhaifu kama sisi.
All of them answer and say to you, Even you have become weak like us! You have become like to us!
11 Kiburi chako kimeshushwa kuzimu na sauti kifaa cha kamba yako. Buu wameongezeka chini yako na vijidudu vinakufunika wewe.' (Sheol h7585)
Your excellence has been brought down to Sheol, The noise of your stringed instruments, The worm has been spread out under you, Indeed, the worm is covering you. (Sheol h7585)
12 Kwa jinsi gani ulivyoanguka kutoka mbinguni, nyota ya siku, jua la asubuhi! ni kwa jinsi gani mlivyoshushwa chini, umeyashinda mataifa!
How you have fallen from the heavens, O shining one, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to earth, O weakener of nations.
13 Unasema katika moyo wako, ' Nitapaa kutoka juu mbinguni, nitanyanyua enzi yangu juu ya nyota za Mungu, na nitakaa kwenye mlima wa kukusanyikia, kwa mbali kufika kaskazini.
And you said in your heart: I go up into the heavens, I raise my throne above the stars of God, And I sit on the mountain of meeting in the sides of the north.
14 Nitapaa juu umbali wa mawingu; Nitalifanya mimi mwenyewe kama Mungu aliye juu zaidi.'
I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.
Only—you are brought down to Sheol, To the sides of the pit. (Sheol h7585)
16 Wale wanaokuona watakuangalia wewe, watakuangalia sana. Watasema, Je ni huyu mtu aliyefanya dunia itetemeke, nani aliyetingisha falme,
Your beholders look to you, they attend to you, Is this the man causing the earth to tremble, Shaking kingdoms?
17 ni nani aliyefanya dunia kama jangwa, ni nani aliyeharibu miji yake, na hataki kuwachia wafungwa waende nyumbani?'
He has made the world as a wilderness, And he has broken down his cities, He did not open the house of his bound ones.
18 Wafalme wote wamataifa, wote kwa pamoja wamelala chini kwa heshima, kila mtu kwa kaburi lake.
All kings of nations—all of them, Have lain down in glory, each in his house,
19 Lakini umetupwa nje ya kaburi lako kama tawi lilivyotupwa mbali. Maiti imekufunika kama vazi, na wale wanaochomwa kwa upanga, nani wale washukao mpaka misingi ya shimo.
And you have been cast out of your grave, As an abominable branch, raiment of the slain, Thrust through ones of the sword, Going down to the sons of the pit, As a carcass trodden down.
20 Hautaunganishwa pamoja katika mazishi, kwa sababu umeiharibu nchi yako na kuuwa watu wako. Watoto wa watenda maovu hawatatajwa tena.''
You are not united with them in burial, For you have destroyed your land, You have slain your people, The seed of evildoers is not named for all time.
21 Anda machinjio kwa ajili ya watoto wake, kwa sababu ya uovu wa mababu zao, hivyo basi hawatanyanyuka juu na na kuimiliki aridhi ya nchi iliyojaa miji ya dunia yote.''
Prepare slaughter for his sons; Because of the iniquity of their fathers, They do not rise, nor have possessed the land, Nor filled the face of the world [with] cities.
22 Nitapanda juu yao''- hili ni tamko la Yahwe wa majeshi. Nitang'oa jina katika Babeli, uzao, na ukoo''- hili ndilo tamko la Yahwe.
And I have risen up against them,” A declaration of YHWH of Hosts, “And have cut off, in reference to Babylon, Name and remnant, and continuator and successor,” A declaration of YHWH.
23 Tena nitaifanya nchi hiyo kuwa makao ya bundi, dimbwi la maji, nanitawafagia kwa mfagio wa uharibifu''- hili ni tamko la Yahwe wa majeshi.
“And have made it for a possession of a hedgehog, And ponds of waters, And swept it with the broom of destruction,” A declaration of YHWH of Hosts!
24 Yahwe wa majeshi ameapa, ''Hakika, kama nilivyodhamiria, itakuwa kama ilivyo; na kama nilivyo kusudia itakuwa:
YHWH of Hosts has sworn, saying, “As I thought—so has it not been? And as I counseled—it stands;
25 Nitawavunja Waasiria kwa mikono yangu, na kukanyaga milima kwa miguu yangu mwenyewe. Hivyo nira yake itanyanyuliwa juu yao na mzigo juu ya mabega yao.''
To break Asshur in My land, And I tread him down on My mountain, And his yoke has turned from off them, Indeed, his burden turns aside from off their shoulder.
26 Huu ni mpango uliokusudiwa katika nchi yote, na huu ndio mkono ulionyanyuliwa juu ya mataifa.
This [is] the counsel that is counseled for all the earth, And this [is] the hand that is stretched out for all the nations.
27 Kwa maana Yahwe wa majeshi amepanga hivi; ni nani atakayemzia yeye? Mkono wake umenyanyuliwa juu, ni nani atakajemrudisha nyuma?
For YHWH of Hosts has purposed, And who makes void? And His hand that is stretched out, Who turns it back?”
28 Katika miaka ambayo mfalme Ahazi alipokufa, hili ndio tamko lilokuja:
In the year of the death of King Ahaz was this burden:
29 Msishangilie, enyi wafilisti wote, kwamba fimbo ya kukupigia wewe imevunjika. Maana katika njia ya nyoka atatoka fira, na watoto wake watakuwa moto nyoka wanaopaa.
“Do not rejoice, Philistia, all of you, That the rod of your striker has been broken, For from the root of a serpent comes out a viper, And its fruit [is] a flying, burning serpent.
30 Na mtoto wa kwanza wa maskini watachunga kondoo wao kwenye malisho yangu, na wahitaji watalala chini salama. Nitaiuwa mizizi yenu kwa njaa ambayo atawauwa wakazi wenu wote.
And the firstborn of the poor have delighted, And the needy lie down in confidence, And I have put to death your root with famine, And it slays your remnant.
31 Omboleza, ewe lang, lia, ewe mji; ninyi nyote mtayeyukia mbali, Ufilisti. Maana kutoka kaskazini limetoka wingu la moshi, na hakuna hata mmoja atakaye odoka kwenye nafasi yake.
Howl, O gate; cry, O city, You are melted, Philistia, all of you, For smoke has come from the north, And there is none alone in his set places.”
32 Ni kivipi mtu mmoja atamjibu mjumbe wa taifa? Kwamba Yahwe ameipata Sayuni, na ndani yake walionewa watatafuta kimbilio.
And what does one answer the messengers of a nation? That YHWH has founded Zion, And the poor of His people take refuge in it!
