Isaya 7

1 Siku zile wakati Ahazi mtoto wa Yothani mtoto wa Uzia, mfalme wa Yuda, Rezeni mfalme wa Amramu, na Peka mtoto wa Remaelia, mfalme wa Israeli, walienda Yerusalemu kupigana vita nao, lakini hawakuweza kushinda vita.

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, [that] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up towards Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

2 Ilitaarifiwa kwa nyumba ya Daudi kwamba Amramu amejiunga na Efraimu. Moyo wake na moyo watu wake ukatetemeka, kama vile miti ya misitu inavyopepea kwa upepo.

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

3 Ndipo Yahwe akamwambia Isaya, ''Nenda nje na kijana wako, Sheari Jashubu ukaonane na Ahazi mwisho wa mfereji wa birika la juu, katika njia kuu ya uwanja Dobi.

Then said the LORD to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

4 Mwambie, 'awe makini, awe mtulivu, asiogope au vitisho kwa sababu ya mikia hii miwili ya vingi hivi vitokavyo moshi, kwa sababu ya hasira kubwa ya Resini na Amramu, na mtoto wa Remalia.

And say to him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be faint-hearted for the two tails of these smoking fire-brands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

5 Amramu, Ephraimu, na mtoto wa Remaeli wamepanga mabaya juu yako; wamesema, '' njooni tuwavamie Yuda na kuwaogopesha,

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

6 njooni tujipange na tumueweke mfalme wetu ndani ya Yuda, mtoto wa Tabaeli.''

Let us go up against Judah, and harass it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, [even] the son of Tabeal:

7 Bwana Yahwe asema, ''haitatokea; haitaonekana,

Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

8 maana kichwa cha Amramu ni Damaskasi, na kishwa cha Damaskasi ni Rezini. Ndani ya miaka sitini na tano, ndoto za Ephraimu zitasambaratishwa na hapatakuwa na watu.

For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within sixty five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

9 Efraimu ni kichwa Samaria, na kishwa cha Samaria ni mtoto wa Remaria. Na kama hamtasimama imara katika imani yenu, hakika hamtakuwa salama''.

And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

10 Bwana akaongea tena na Ahazi,

Moreover, the LORD spoke again to Ahaz, saying,

11 ''Omba ishara ya Yahwe Mungu wako; omba juu ya hilo kwa kina au kwa kiwango cha juu.'' (Sheol h7585)

Ask thee a sign from the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the hight above. (Sheol h7585)

12 Lakini Ahazi anasema, sintomba wala kumjaribu Yahwe.''

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

13 Hivyo Isaya akajibu, ''sikilizen, nyumba ya Daudi. Je haijatosha kwa watu kuujaribu uvumilivu wa watu? Je ni lazima kuujaribu uvumilivu wa Mungu?

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David? [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

14 Hivyo basi Mungu mwenyewe atawapa yeye mwenywe ishara: ona, mwanamke bikira atapata mimba na kumzaa mtoto, na atamwita Emanueli.

Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

15 Atakula siagi na asali na wakati anapojua kuyakataa maovu na kuchagua mema.

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

16 Maana kabla mtoto ajajua kuyakataa maovu na kuchagua mema, nchi ambayo wewe unawachukia wafalme itakuwa ukiwa.

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken by both her kings.

17 Yahwe ataleta juu yako, juu ya watu wako, na juu ya nyumba ya baba yako siku hazijatimmia tangu Efraimu alipompokea Yuda- atamleta mfalme wa Asiria.''

The LORD will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; [even] the king of Assyria.

18 Mda huo Yahwe atapuliza filimbikwa ajili ya kupaa kutoka mkondo wa umbali wa Misri, na maana nyuki kutoka nchi ya Asiria.

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD will hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that [is] in the land of Assyria.

19 Zitakuja na kukaa chini ya korongo, ndani ya mapango ya miamba, kwenye vichaka vya miba, na kwenye malisho.

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

20 Katika mda huo Bwana atamnyoa kichwani kichwani na nywele za miguuni kwa wembe ulioazimwa mto Efrarate— mfalme wa Asiria - na vilevile utasafisha ndevu zote.

In the same day will the LORD shave with a razor that is hired, [namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.

21 Siku hiyo, mtu atahifadhi ndama na na kondoo wawili,

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

22 na kwasababu ya maziwa yatakayo patikana ni mengi, atakula siagi, maana kila atakaye bakia kwnye nchi atakula siagi na asali.

And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk [that] they shall give, he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.

23 Mda huo, kutakuwa na maelfu ya mizabibu na thamani elfu za shekeli, hakutakuwa na kitu zaidi ya kuzalisha mbigiri na miiba.

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand pieces of silver, it shall [even] be for briers and thorns.

24 Watu watenda pale kuwinda kwa upinde, kwa sababu nchi yote itazalisha mbigiri na miiba.

With arrows and with bows shall [men] come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

25 Watakaa mbali na vilima vitalimwa kwa jembe, kwa sababu ya hofu ya mbigiri na miiba, lakini hapo patakuwa mahali pa kuchungia ngo'mbe na kondoo

And [on] all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.