Isaya 19
1 Tamko kuhusu Misri. Ona, Yahwe atasafiri katika mawimbi mepesi na anakuja Misri; Sanamu za Misri zitatemeka mbele yake, na mioyo ya Wamisri itayeyuka ndani yao wenyewe.
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt; and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at His presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt within it.
2 Nitawachanganya Wamisri juu dhidi ya Wamisiri: Mtu atapigana dhidi ya ndugu yake, mji dhidi ya miji, na ufalme dhidi ya ufalme.
And I will spur Egypt against Egypt; and they shall fight every one against his brother, and everyone against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 Roho ya Misri itadhohofishwa kutoka ndani. Nitauharibu ushauri wake, japo wanafikiria ushauri wa sanamu, roho za watu waliokufa, na mizimu, na
And the spirit of Egypt shall be made empty within it; and I will make void the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the whisperers, and to the ghosts, and to the familiar spirits.
4 Nitawacha Wamisiri kwenye mikono ya viongozi wakatili, kiongozi imara atawaongoza wao- Hili ni tamko la Yahwe Bwana wa majehi.''
And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5 Maji ya bahari yatakauka juu, na mto uakauka na kuwa mtupu.
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be drained dry,
6 Mito itakuwa michafu; mikondo ya Misri itakuwa dhii na kukauka; mwanzi na bendera zake zitapeperushwa mbali.
And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be minished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither.
7 Mianzi ya Nile, kwa mdomo wa mto Nile, na mbegu zote zitakazo katika mashamba ya Nilezitakauka zote, zitageuka kuwa mavumbi, na kupeperukia mbali.
The mosses by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
8 Wavuvi watalia na kuomboleza, na wale watakao shusha neti kwenye maji watauzunika.
The fishers also shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9 Wafanyakazi ya kuchana kitani watafaidika na hao washonao nguo nyeupe watajeuka kuwa mchonaji.
Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave cotton, shall be ashamed.
10 Washona nguo wa Misri wataangamizwa; na wote waloajiriwa watahuzunika nafsini mwao.
And her foundations shall be crushed, all they that make dams shall be grieved in soul.
11 Wakuu wa Zoana ni wajinga kabisa. Washauri wenye busara wa Farao ni wapumbavu. Unawezaje kumwambia Farao, ''Mimi ni mtoto wa watu wenye busara,
The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'?
12 ''Wako wapi hao watu wenye busara? mtoto wa mfalme wa zamani? Waache wakuambie? na ijulikane kitu ambacho Yahwe wa majeshi amekipanga kuhusiana na Misri.
Where are they, then, thy wise men? And let them tell thee now; and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.
13 Wakuu wa Zoani wamekuwa wajinga, wakuu wa Memphisi wamegawanyika; wameifanya Misri iende kinyume, na mawe ya pembeni ya makabila yao.
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner-stone of her tribes.
14 Yahwe amechanganya roho wa kuvurugwa katika yao, na wamefanya Wamisri kwenda kinyume kwa yote wanoyafanya, kama mlevi anavyoyumbayumba uku akitapika.
The LORD hath mingled within her a spirit of dizziness; and they have caused Egypt to stagger in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
15 Hakuna kitu ambacho mtu yeyote anaweza kukifanya kwa ajili ya Misri, kama kichwa au mkia, tawi au mwanzi.
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.
16 Siku hiyo, Wamisri watakuwa kama wanawake. watatemeka na kuogopa mkono wa Yahwe wa majeshi ulioinuliwa juu yao.
In that day shall Egypt be like unto women; and it shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He shaketh over it.
17 Nchi ya Yuda itakuwa sababu ya utisho kwa Misri. Yeyote atakao wakumbusha wao kuhusu yeye, wataogopa sana, kwa sababu ya mpango wa Yahwe, anaoukusudia juu yao.
And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt, whensoever one maketh mention thereof to it; it shall be afraid, because of the purpose of the LORD of hosts, which He purposeth against it.
18 Siku hiyo kutakuwa na miji mitano katika nchi ya Misri wanaozungumza lugha ya Kanaani na kuapa kimtii Yahwe wa majeshi. Moja kati ya miji hii itaitwa mji wa ulioharibiwa.
In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.
19 Siku hiyo kutakuwa madhabahu kwa ajili ya Yahwe katika ya nchi ya Misri, na jiwe la chumvi karibu na Yahwe.
In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
20 Itakuwa kama ishara na ushahidi kwa Yahwe wa majeshi katika nchi ya Misri. Atawatumia mkombozi na mlinzi, na atawokoa wao.
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and He will send them a saviour, and a defender, who will deliver them.
21 Yahwe atajulikana Misri, na Wamisri watamkubali Yahwe siku hiyo. Watamuabudu kwa sadaka na matoleo, na wataweka agano na kulitimiza.
And the LORD shall make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and offering, and shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and shall perform it.
22 Yahwe ataipga Misri, ataipiga na kuiponya. Halafu watamrudia Yahwe; atasikiliza maombi yao na kuwaponya.
And the LORD will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto the LORD, and He will be entreated of them, and will heal them.
23 Siku hiyo kutakuwa na njia kuu kutoka Misri kwenda Asiria, na Waasira watakuja Misri, na Wamisri watakwenda Asira; na Wamisri wataabudu pamoja na Waasiria.
In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.
24 Siku hiyo, Israeli itakuwa ya tatu pamoja na Misri na Asiria, baraka katikati ya nchi;
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
25 Yahwe wa majeshi atawabariki na kusema, '' wabarikiwe Wamisri, watu wangu; Wasiria, kazi ya mikono yangu; na Israeli urithi wangu.
for that the LORD of hosts hath blessed him, saying: 'Blessed be Egypt My people and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.'
