Isaya 5
1 Acha niimbe kwa mpendwa wangu mzuri, wimbo wa mpendwa wangu kuhusu shamba la mzabibu. Mpendwa wangu ana shamba kwenye mlima wenye rutuba.
Let me sing for my well beloved, a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My well beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.
2 Analilima, anaondoa mawe, na anaotesha aina ya mizabibu iliyo bora. Na hujenga mnara katikati ya shamba akichimba shinkizo ndani yake. Anasubiria mzabibu uzae matunda lakini unazaa zabibu mwitu.
He spaded it, removed the stones, and planted it with an excellent kind of vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and also built a winepress. He waited for it to produce grapes, but it only produced wild grapes.
3 Kwa hiyo sasa, wakazi wa Yerusalemu na watu wa Yuda, toa hukumu kati yangu na shamba la mzabibu.
So now, inhabitant of Jerusalem and man of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.
4 Je ni kitu gani cha ziada unaweza ukakifanya kwenye shamba langu la mizabibu, ambacho sijakifanya? ninapotamzamia izae matunda, kwa nini inazaa matunda mwitu?
What more could have been done for my vineyard, that I have not done for it? When I looked for it to produce grapes, why did it produce wild grapes?
5 Sasa nitawambia kitu nitakacho kifanya kwenye shamba langu la mzabibu: nitaondoa uzio, nitaligeuza kuwa malisho, Nitavunja ukuta wake chini. Na itakanyagwa chini.
Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will remove the hedge, I will turn it into a pasture, I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled down.
6 Nami nitaliharibu wala halitapaliliwa wala kuilmwa, bali litatoa mbigiri na miba; nami nitayaamuru mawingu yasinyeshee mvua juu yake.
I will lay it waste, and it will not be pruned nor hoed. Instead, briers and thorns will spring up. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
7 Maana shamba la mzabibu la Yahwe Bwana wa majeshi ni nyumba ya Israeli, na mtu wa Yuda ndio mazao yake ya kupendeza; anaisubiria haki lakini badala ya yaki kuna mauwaji; maana haki, lakini badala yake ni kelele zikihitaji msaada.
For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, and the man of Judah his pleasant planting; he waited for justice, but instead, there was killing; for righteousness, but, instead, a shout for help.
8 Ole wao wanaoungana nyumba kwa nyumba, shamba kwa shamba, mpaka wanamaliza, na umebaki mwenyewe kwenye shamba!
Woe to those who join house to house, who join field to field, until no room remains, and you alone remain in the land!
9 Yahwe wa majeshi ameniambia mimi, nyumba nyingi zitakuwa wazi, hata kubwa na zinazovutia, hakuna mwenyeji yeyote.
Yahweh of hosts told me, many houses will be empty, even great and impressive ones, without any inhabitant.
10 Maana mashamba ya mizabibu la nira kumi lilitoa bathi moja tu, na homeri ya mbegu itatoa efa tu.
For a ten-yoke vineyard will yield only one bath, and one homer of seed will yield only an ephah.
11 Ole wao wanaoamka asubuhi na mapema kutafuta pombe kali, wale wanaokaa usiku wa manane mpaka pombe inawaka moto.
Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to obtain strong drink, those who linger late into the night until wine inflames them.
12 Wanasherekea kwa kinubi, kinanda, kigoma, filimbi, na mvinyo, lakini hawazitambui kazi za Yahwe, wala hawaziangalii kazi za mikono yake.
They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, but they do not recognize the work of Yahweh, nor have they considered the doings of his hands.
13 Kwa hiyo watu wangu wameenda kifungoni kwa kukosa uelewa; viongozi wao wakuheshimiwa wanashinda na njaa, na watu wao hana kitu cha kunjwa.
Therefore my people have gone into captivity for lack of understanding; their honored leaders go hungry, and their common people have nothing to drink.
14 Hivyo basi kuzimu kumeongeza ladha yake na imefungua kinywa chake kwa kiasi kikubwa; wasomi wao, viongozi wao, manabii na wenye furaha miongoni mwao, watashuka kuzimu. (Sheol h7585)
Therefore Sheol has made its appetite greater and has opened its mouth very wide; their elite, the people, their leaders, and the revelers and those who are happy among them, descend into Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
15 Mtu atalazimishwa kuinama chini, na watu watakuwa wayenyekevu; na macho yao ya kujivuna yatatupwa chini,
Man will be forced to bend down, and mankind will be humbled; the eyes of the lofty will be cast down.
16 Yahwe wa majeshi atainuliwa katika haki yake, na Mungu mtakatifu atajidhirisha kuwa mtakatifu kwa haki yake.
Yahweh of hosts will be exalted in his justice, and God the Holy One will show himself holy by his righteousness.
17 Ndipo kondoo watalishwa kama wako kwenye malisho yao wenyewe, na katika uharibifu, kondoo watachungwa kama wageni.
Then the sheep will feed as in their own pasture, and in the ruins, lambs will graze as foreigners.
18 Ole wao wanaovuta pamoja na waovu kwa kamba isiyo na maana na wanaovuta pamoja na dhambi kwa kamba za gari.
Woe to those who pull along iniquity with useless cords and who pull along sin as if it were with a cart rope.
19 Ole kwa wale wasemao, '' Basi na Mungu afanye haraka, basi afanya upesi, ili tuweze kuona kinachotokea; na tuache mipango ya Mtakatifu wa Israeli ije, ili tuifahamu.''
Woe to those who say, “Let God hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see it happen; and let the plans of the Holy One of Israel come, so that we may know them.”
20 Ole wao waitao uovu wema, na wema ni uovu; inayowakilisha giza kama mwanga, na mwanga kama giza; inayowakilisha kitu kichungu kama kitamu, na kitamu kama kichungu!
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who represent darkness as light, and light as darkness; who represent bitter as sweet, and sweet as bitter!
21 Ole kwa wale wenye busara machoni mwao, na buasra kwa uelewa wao!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own understanding!
22 Ole wao ambao ni washindi kwa kunjwa mvinyo, na wazoefu wa kuchanganya pombe kali;
Woe to those who are champions at drinking wine, and masters at mixing strong drinks;
23 ambao wako huru kumpa haki mtenda maovu, na kuwanyima haki wenye haki!
who acquit the wicked for payment, and deprive the innocent of his rights!
24 Hivyo basi kama ndimi za moto zinazokula mabua, kama majani makavu yanavyochomwa na moto, hivyo basi mizizi yake itaoza na maua yake yataperuka kama mavumbi. Hii itatokea kwa sababu wameikataa sheria ya Yahwe wa majeshi, na kwa sababu wamedharau neno la Mtakatifu wa Israeli.
Therefore as the tongue of fire devours stubble, and as the dry grass goes down in flame, so their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust. This will happen because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of hosts, and because they have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Hivyo basi hasira ya Yahwe imewaka juu ya watu wake. Ameunyoosh mkono wake juu yao na kuwaadhibu wao. Milima inatikisika, na maiti ni kama takata mitaani. Katika mambo yote haya, hasira yake haijapungua; badala yake, ameonyoosha mkono wake nje.
Therefore the anger of Yahweh is kindled against his people. He has reached out with his hand against them and has punished them. The mountains tremble, and their corpses are like garbage in the streets. In all these things, his anger does not subside; instead, his hand is still stretched out.
26 Atapandisha bendera ya ishara mabali na mataifa na atapuliza filimbi kwa wale walio mwisho wa nchi. Tazama watakuja wakikimbia mara moja.
He will lift up a signal flag for far away nations and will whistle for those at the end of the earth. Look, they will come speedily and promptly.
27 Hakuna tairi wala mashaka miongoni mwao; hakuna asinzae wala kulala usingizi. Au kama mkanda uliolegea, wala kamba za viatu kukatika.
None tire or stumble among them; none slumbers or sleeps. Nor are their belts loose, or the thongs of their sandals broken.
28 Mishale yao ni mikali na upinde wao umejikunja; kwato za farasi wao' ni kama jiwe, na gari lao magurudumu yake ni kama miba.
Their arrows are sharp and all their bows are bent; their horses' hooves are like flint, and their chariot wheels like storms.
29 Mngurumo wao utakuwa kama wa simba, wataunguruma kama mtoto wa simba. Watanguruma na kukamata mawindo na kuvuta mbali, na hakuna hatakayeokolewa.
Their roaring will be like a lion; they will roar like young lions. They will growl and seize the prey and drag it away, with none to rescue.
30 Siku hiyo ataunguruma juu ya mawindo kama vile bahari kwa kishindo. Yeyote atakayeangalia nchi, ataona giza na mateso; hata mwanga hutafanjwa kuwa mweusi kwa mawingu.
On that day they will roar against the prey as the sea roars. If anyone looks over the land, he will see darkness and suffering; even the light will be made dark by the clouds.
