Isaiah 41
1 “Ẹ dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ níwájú mi ẹ̀yin erékùṣù! Jẹ́ kí àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tún agbára wọn ṣe! Jẹ́ kí wọn wá síwájú kí wọn sọ̀rọ̀, jẹ́ kí a pàdé pọ̀ ní ibi ìdájọ́.
Be silent [and hearken] unto me, O ye Coastlands, And let the Races of Men renew their strength, —Let them approach, then, let them speak, Together, for controversy, let us draw near: —
2 “Ta ni ó ti ru ẹnìkan sókè láti ìlà-oòrùn wá, tí ó pè é ní olódodo sí iṣẹ́ tirẹ̀? Ó gbé àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè lé e lọ́wọ́ ó sì ṣẹ́gun àwọn ọba níwájú rẹ̀. Ó sọ wọ́n di erùpẹ̀ pẹ̀lú idà rẹ̀, láti kù ú ní ìyàngbò pẹ̀lú ọrun rẹ̀.
Who roused up one from the East, In righteousness, called him to his feet, —Set before him nations And over kings, caused him to rule, His sword, made [them] like dust, His bow like driven chaff:
3 Ó ń lépa wọn ó sì ń kọjá ní àlàáfíà, ní ojú ọ̀nà tí ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ kò rìn rí.
He pursued them passed along safely, —Upon the path of his own feet, entered he not?
4 Ta ni ó ti ṣe èyí tí ó sì ti jẹ́ kí ó wáyé, tí ó ti pe ìran-ìran láti àtètèkọ́ṣe? Èmi Olúwa pẹ̀lú ẹni kìn-ín-ní wọn àti ẹni tí ó gbẹ̀yìn, Èmi náà ni.”
Who hath wrought and performed, Calling the generations, in advance? I, Yahweh, [who am] First, And with them who are last, I, am the Same!
5 Àwọn erékùṣù ti rí i wọ́n bẹ̀rù; ìpẹ̀kun ilẹ̀ ayé wárìrì. Wọ́n súnmọ́ tòsí wọ́n sì wá síwájú;
Coastlands have seen, so they fear, The ends of the earth, are in dread, —They have drawn near, and have come:
6 èkínní ran èkejì lọ́wọ́ ó sì sọ fún arákùnrin rẹ̀ pé, “Jẹ́ alágbára!”
Every man, to his neighbour, giveth help, —And to his brother, saith Take courage!
7 Oníṣọ̀nà gba alágbẹ̀dẹ wúrà níyànjú, àti ẹni tí ó fi òòlù dán mú òun lọ́kàn le, àní ẹni tí ó ń lu owú. Ó sọ nípa àjópọ̀ náà pé, “Ó dára.” Ó fi ìṣó kan ère náà mọ́lẹ̀ kí ó má ba à wó lulẹ̀.
So, the carver, hath encouraged, the goldsmith, he that maketh smooth with the hammer, him that smiteth the anvil, —Saying of the welding, It is, good, Then hath he fastened it with nails—it must not totter!
8 “Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ, ìwọ Israẹli, ìránṣẹ́ mi, Jakọbu, ẹni tí mo ti yàn, ẹ̀yin ìran Abrahamu, ọ̀rẹ́ mi,
But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, —The seed of Abraham my loving one;
9 mo mú ọ láti ìpẹ̀kun ilẹ̀ ayé, láti kọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ tí ó jìnnà jùlọ ni mo ti pè ọ́. Èmi wí pé, ‘Ìwọ ni ìránṣẹ́ mi’; Èmi ti yàn ọ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi kò sì tí ì kọ̀ ọ́ sílẹ̀.
Thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, And from the extremities thereof, have called thee, —And said to thee, My Servant, thou! I have chosen thee and not cast thee off,
10 Nítorí náà má bẹ̀rù, nítorí èmi wà pẹ̀lú rẹ; má ṣe jẹ́ kí àyà kí ó fò ọ́, nítorí èmi ni Ọlọ́run rẹ. Èmi yóò fún ọ lókun èmi ó sì ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́. Èmi ó gbé ọ ró pẹ̀lú ọwọ́ ọ̀tún òdodo mi.
Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God, —I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.
11 “Gbogbo àwọn tí ó bínú sí ọ ni ojú yóò tì, tí wọn yóò sì di ẹlẹ́yà; àwọn tó ń bá ọ jà yóò dàbí asán, wọn yóò ṣègbé.
Lo! they shall turn pale and be ashamed—All they who have been incensed against thee, —They shall become as nothing and perish—The men who have been thine accusers:
12 Bó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ìwọ yóò wá àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ, ìwọ kì yóò rí wọn. Gbogbo àwọn tí ó gbóguntì ọ́ yóò dàbí ohun tí kò sí.
Thou shalt seek them, but shalt not find them—The men who have contended with thee, They shall become as nothing, and as a thing of nought—The men who have warred against thee;
13 Nítorí Èmi ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ, tí ó di ọwọ́ ọ̀tún rẹ mú tí ó sì sọ fún ọ pé, má ṣe bẹ̀rù; Èmi yóò ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́.
For I, Yahweh thy God am firmly grasping thy right-hand, —Who am saying unto thee Do not fear! I, have become thy helper!
14 Má ṣe bẹ̀rù, ìwọ Jakọbu kòkòrò, ìwọ Israẹli kékeré, nítorí Èmi fúnra mi yóò ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́,” ni Olúwa wí, olùdáǹdè rẹ, Ẹni Mímọ́ ti Israẹli.
Do not fear, Thou worm Jacob, Ye men of Israel, —I, have become thy helper, Declareth Yahweh, And thy redeemer The Holy One of Israel.
15 “Kíyèsi, Èmi yóò sọ ọ́ di òòlù ìpakà tuntun, tí ó mú ti eyín rẹ̀ mú, ìwọ yóò lu àwọn òkè ńlá, ìwọ yóò fọ́ wọn túútúú, a ó sì sọ òkè kékeré di ìyàngbò.
Lo! I have made of thee a new pointed threshing sledge, owning teeth, —Thou shalt thresh mountains and crush them, And, hills—like chaff, shalt thou make:
16 Ìwọ yóò fẹ́ wọn, afẹ́fẹ́ yóò sì gbá wọn mú, àti ẹ̀fúùfù yóò sì fẹ́ wọn dànù. Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ yóò yọ̀ nínú Olúwa ìwọ yóò sì ṣògo nínú Ẹni Mímọ́ ti Israẹli.
Thou shalt fan them and, a wind, shall carry them away, And, a whirlwind, scatter, them, —But, thou, shalt exult in Yahweh, And, in the Holy One of Israel, shalt thou boast thyself.
17 “Àwọn tálákà àti aláìní wá omi, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí; ahọ́n wọn gbẹ fún òǹgbẹ. Ṣùgbọ́n Èmi Olúwa yóò dá wọn lóhùn; Èmi, Ọlọ́run Israẹli, kì yóò kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀.
As for the oppressed and the needy. Seeking water when there is none, Their tongue with thirst being parched I—Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them:
18 Èmi yóò mú kí odò kí ó sàn ní ibi gíga àti orísun omi ní àárín àfonífojì. Èmi yóò sọ aṣálẹ̀ di adágún omi, àti ilẹ̀ tí ó gbẹ gidigidi di orísun omi.
I will open, On bare hills rivers, and In the midst of plains, fountains, —I will make The desert, a lake of water, and Parched land, springs of water;
19 Èmi yóò fi sínú aṣálẹ̀ igi kedari àti kasia, maritili àti olifi. Èmi yóò gbin junifa sí inú aginjù, igi firi àti sípírẹ́ṣì papọ̀
I will set in the desert! Cedar, acacia, and myrtle, and oil-tree, —I will place, in the waste plain, Cypress, holm-oak, and sherbin-cedar, together
20 tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àwọn ènìyàn yóò fi rí i tí wọn yóò sì fi mọ̀, kí wọn ṣàkíyèsí kí ó sì yé wọn, pé ọwọ́ Olúwa ni ó ti ṣe èyí, àti pé, Ẹni Mímọ́ Israẹli ni ó ti dá èyí.
That men may see and observe and consider and understand at once, That, the hand of Yahweh, hath done this, That the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
21 “Mú ẹjọ́ wá,” ni Olúwa wí. “Tẹ́ àwọn àwíjàre rẹ sílẹ̀,” ni ọba Jakọbu wí,
Bring near your contention, Saith Yahweh, —Advance your defences, Saith the King of Jacob:
22 “Mú àwọn ère òrìṣà rẹ wọlé láti sọ fún wa ohun tí yóò ṣẹlẹ̀. Sọ fún wa ohun tí àwọn nǹkan àtijọ́ jẹ́, kí àwa lè ṣe àgbéyẹ̀wò wọn kí àwa sì mọ àbájáde wọn ní ìparí. Tàbí kí o sọ fún wa ohun tí ó ń bọ̀ wá,
Let them advance them, and tell us, What shall happen, —Things known in advance—what they were, tell ye, That we may lay them to our heart and mark the after-story of them, Or, things yet to come, let us hear:
23 ẹ sọ fún wa ohun ti ọjọ́ iwájú mú dání kí àwa kí ó lè mọ̀ pé ọlọ́run ni yín. Ẹ ṣe nǹkan kan, ìbá à ṣe rere tàbí búburú, tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí àyà yóò fi fò wá tí ẹ̀rù yóò sì fi kún inú wa.
Tell ye the events which shall be here-after, That we may perceive that gods, ye are, —Surely ye must do something—good or bad, That we may be amazed and behold it, at once.
24 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yìn ko jásí nǹkan kan iṣẹ́ yín ni kò sì wúlò fún ohunkóhun; ẹni tí ó yàn yín jẹ́ ẹni ìríra.
Lo! ye, are, of nought, And your work is a puff of breath, —An abomination, he that chooseth you!
25 “Èmi ti ru ẹnìkan sókè láti àríwá, òun sì ń bọ ẹnìkan láti ìlà-oòrùn tí ó pe orúkọ mi. Òun gun àwọn aláṣẹ mọ́lẹ̀ bí ẹni pé odò ni wọ́n, àfi bí ẹni pé amọ̀kòkò nì ti ń gún amọ̀.
I have roused up one from the North, and he hath come, From the rising of the sun, calleth he on my Name, —And he hath come, on deputies, as though they were mortar, And as a potter treadeth clay.
26 Ta ni ó sọ èyí láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ pẹ̀pẹ̀, tí àwa kò bá fi mọ̀, tàbí ṣáájú àkókò, tí àwa kò bá fi wí pé, ‘Òun sọ òtítọ́’? Ẹnikẹ́ni kò sọ nípa èyí, ẹnikẹ́ni kò sàsọtẹ́lẹ̀ rẹ̀, ẹnikẹ́ni kò gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ kan láti ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀.
Who hath told in advance, that we might know, And beforetime, that we might say Right! Nay, there is none who can tell. Nay, there is none who can let us hear, Nay, there is none who can understand what ye utter.
27 Èmi ni ẹni àkọ́kọ́ tí ó sọ fún Sioni pé, ‘Wò ó, àwọn nìyìí!’ Mo fún Jerusalẹmu ní ìránṣẹ́ ìrò ìròyìn ayọ̀ kan.
He who is First, [can say], To Zion, Lo! there they are! And to Jerusalem, A herald of good-tidings, do I give.
28 Èmi wò, ṣùgbọ́n kò sí ẹnìkan— kò sí ẹnìkan nínú wọn tí ó lè mú ìmọ̀ràn wá, kò sí ẹnìkan tí ó lè dáhùn nígbà tí mo bi wọ́n.
So I look, And there is not, a Man! Even among these And there is none to advise, —That, when I ask them, can answer a word.
29 Kíyèsi i, irọ́ ni gbogbo wọn! Gbogbo ìṣe wọn jásí asán; àwọn ère wọn kò ṣé kò yà fún afẹ́fẹ́ àti dàrúdàpọ̀.
Lo! as to all of them, Vanity—nothingness, are their works, Wind and emptiness, their molten images!
