Isaya 33
1 Ole wenu, waharibifu ambao hamjaharibiwa! Ole wao wasaliti ambao hamjaslitiwa! Pindi mtakapoacha uaribifu, nanyi mtaharibiwa. Pindi mtakapoacha usaliti, nayi mtasalitiwa.
Woe to thee, thou spoiler, who hast not been spoiled! Thou plunderer, who hast not been plundered! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; When thou hast finished plundering, they shall plunder thee.
2 Yahwe, tuurumie sisi; tumekusubiri wewe; umekuwa mkono wetu kila asubuhi, na wokovu wetu katika kipindi cha mateso.
O Jehovah, have mercy upon us! in thee do we trust; Be thou our strength every morning, Our salvation in the time of trouble.
3 Watu wamekimbia kwa kusikia sauti kubwa; uliponyanyuka, mataifa yametawanyika,
At the voice of thy thunder the people flee; When thou dost arise, the nations are scattered.
4 Mateka wako wamejikusanya kama mkasanyiko wa nzige; kama nzige warukavyo, watu wataruka juu yake.
Your spoil shall be gathered, as the locust gathereth; As the locust runneth, so shall they run upon it.
5 Yahwe ameinuliwa. Anaishi mahali pa juu. Ataijaza Sayuni kwa haki na usawa.
Jehovah is exalted; Yea, he dwelleth on high; He filleth Zion with justice and righteousness.
6 Atakuwa imara katika kipidi chenu, wingi wa wokovu, busara, na maarifa; hofu ya Yahwe iko katika hazina yake.
There shall be security in thy times; Wisdom and knowledge shall be thy store of prosperity, And the fear of Jehovah, this shall be thy treasure!
7 Tazama, wujumbe wanalia mtaani; wanadiplomasia wanamatumaini ya amani kwa kulia kwa uchungu.
Behold, the mighty men cry without: The ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
8 Barabara kuu imeachwa faragha; hakuna wasafiri tena. Maagano yamevujika, mashahidi wanadharaulika, na utu wa mtu hauheshimiki.
The highways are desolate; The traveller ceaseth; He breaketh the covenant; he despiseth the cities; Of men he maketh no account.
9 Nchi imeomboleza na kunyaukia mbali; Lebanoni inaibisha na kunyaukia mbali; Sharoni imekuwa kama jangwa wazi; Bashani na Kermeli zimepuputisha majani yake.
The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is put to shame, and withered away; Sharon is like a desert, And Bashan and Carmel are stripped of their leaves.
10 ''Sasa nitanyanyuka, ''asema Yahwe; '' sasa nitanyanyuliwa juu; sasa nitainuliwa.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah, Now will I exalt myself, Now will I lift myself up.
11 Utashika mimba ya makapi na utazaa mabua; na punzi yako ni moto ambao utakuunguza wewe.
Ye shall conceive chaff, and bring forth stubble; Your own wrath is the fire which shall devour you.
12 Watu watachomwa na kuwa kama chokaa, kama miiba ya porini inavyokatwa na kuchomwa.
The nations shall be burnt into lime; Like thorns cut down, they shall be consumed with fire.
13 Enyi mlio mbali sana, sikiliza nilicho kifanya; na enyi mlio karibu, kirini ukuu wangu.''
Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; Mark, ye that are near, my power!
14 Watenda zambi wa Sayuni wanogopa; tetemeko limewakuta wasio na Mungu. Ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto mkali? Na ni nani miongoni mwetu anayeweza kukaa kwenye moto wa milele?
The sinners in Zion are struck with dread; Terror hath seized upon the unrighteous: “Who among us can dwell in devouring fire? Who among us can dwell in everlasting flames?”
15 Nyie mnaotembe katika haki na kuongea kw uaminifu; yeye anayedharau mapato ya ukandamizaji, yeye anayekataa kuchuka rushwa, ambaye hausiki kwenye kupanga vurugu za kihalifu, na ambaye haangali maovu-
He that walketh in righteousness, And speaketh that which is right, That despiseth the gain of oppression, And shaketh his hands from bribery, That stoppeth his ears, so as not to hear of blood, And shutteth his eyes, so as not to behold iniquity.
16 Ataiweka nyumba yake juu; sehemu yake ya ulinzi itakuwa ni ngome ya mwamba; chakula na maji yake hayataisha.
He shall dwell on high; The strongholds of rocks shall be his defence; His bread shall be given him; His water shall not fail.
17 Macho yako yatamuona mfalme katika uzuri wake; watatazama nchi kubwa.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his glory They shall survey a wide-extended land.
18 Moyo wako utakumbuka hofu; yuko wapi mwandishi, yuko wapi yule aliayepima pesa? na yuko wapi yeye aesabue minara?
Thy heart shall meditate on the past terror: “Where now is the scribe? Where the weigher of tribute? Where he that numbered the towers?”
19 Hautawaona watu wanaopinga, watu weye lugha ya ajabu ambayo hautaweza kuielewa.
Thou shalt see no more a fierce people, A people of a dark language, which thou couldst not hear, And of a barbarous tongue, which thou couldst not understand;
20 Itazame Sayuni, mji wa sikukuu yetu; macho yako yataiona Yerusalemu kama makao tulivu, hema ambalo halitatolewa, vigingi vyake havitatolewa wala kamba zake hazitakatika.
Thou shalt see Zion, the city of our solemn feasts; Thine eyes shall behold Jerusalem, as a quiet habitation. A tent that shall never be moved, Whose stakes shall never be taken away, And whose cords shall never be broken.
21 Badala yake Yahwe katika ukuu wake atakuwa pamoja na sisi, katika eneo la maji mengi na mifereji mingi. Hakuna manuari na mpiga makasia watakayepita hapo, na hakuna mashua itakayopita uko.
For there the glorious Jehovah will be to us Instead of rivers and broad streams, Which no oared galley shall pass, And no gallant ship go through.
22 Maana Yahwe ni hakimu wetu, Yahwe ni mwanasheria wet, Yahwe ni mfalme wetu; atatukomboa sisi.
For Jehovah is our judge; Jehovah is our lawgiver; Jehovah is our king; it is he that will save us.
23 Kamba zako zimelegea; haziwezi kushika mlingoti katika eneo lake; haziwezi kuzunguka meli; pindi mateka wanavyogawanyika, hata vilema watawatoa nje kama mateka.
Thy ropes hang loose; They cannot hold the mast-socket, Nor can they spread the sail. Then shall a great spoil be divided; Even the lame shall take the prey.
24 Na wenyeji watasema, ''Ninaumwa;'' watu wanaoishi pale watasamehewa maovu yao.
No inhabitant shall say, I am sick; The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
