Behold my Servant
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Tazama mtumishi wangu nimtegemezaye; mteule wangu, ambaye nafsi yangu imependezwa naye; nimetia roho yangu juu yake; naye atawatolea mataifa hukumu.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Hatalia, wala hatapaza sauti yake, wala kuifanya isikiwe katika njia kuu.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
Mwanzi uliopondeka hatauvunja, wala utambi utokao moshi hatauzima; atatokeza hukumu kwa kweli.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Hatazimia, wala hatakata tamaa, hata atakapoweka hukumu duniani; na visiwa vitaingojea sheria yake.
5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Mungu Bwana anena, yeye aliyeziumba mbingu, na kuzitanda; yeye aliyeitandaza nchi na mazao yake; yeye awapaye pumzi watu walio juu yake; yeye awapaye roho wao waendao ndani yake.
6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
Mimi, Bwana, nimekuita katika haki, nami nitakushika mkono, na kukulinda, na kukutoa uwe agano la watu, na nuru ya mataifa;
7 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
kuyafunua macho ya vipofu, kuwatoa gerezani waliofungwa, kuwatoa wale walioketi gizani katika nyumba ya kufungwa.
8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Mimi ni Bwana; ndilo jina langu; na utukufu wangu sitampa mwingine, wala sitawapa sanamu sifa zangu.
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Tazama, mambo ya kwanza yamekuwa, nami nayahubiri mambo mapya; kabla hayajatokea nawapasheni habari zake.
10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
Mwimbieni Bwana wimbo mpya, Na sifa zake tokea mwisho wa dunia; Ninyi mshukao baharini, na vyote vilivyomo, Na visiwa, nao wakaao humo.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice , the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Jangwa na miji yake na ipaze sauti zao, Vijiji vinavyokaliwa na Kedari; Na waimbe wenyeji wa Sela, Wapige kelele toka vilele vya milima.
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
Na wamtukuze Bwana, Na kutangaza sifa zake visiwani.
13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
Bwana atatokea kama shujaa; Ataamsha wivu kama mtu wa vita; Atalia, naam, atapiga kelele; Atawatenda adui zake mambo makuu.
14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
Siku nyingi nimenyamaza kimya; nimenyamaza, nikajizuia; sasa nitapiga kelele kama mwanamke aliye katika kuzaa; nitaugua na kutweta pamoja.
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
Nitaharibu milima na vilima, nitavikausha vyote vimeavyo; nitaifanya mito ya maji kuwa visiwa, na kuyakausha maziwa ya maji.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
Nitawaleta vipofu kwa njia wasiyoijua; katika mapito wasiyoyajua nitawaongoza; nitafanya giza kuwa nuru mbele yao; na mahali palipopotoka kuwa pamenyoka. Haya nitayatenda, wala sitawaacha.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Watarudishwa nyuma, wataaibishwa sana, hao wanaotumainia sanamu za mawe, na kuziambia sanamu za madini, Ninyi ndinyi miungu yetu.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Sikilizeni, enyi viziwi; tazameni, enyi vipofu, mpate kuona.
19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?
Ni nani aliye kipofu, ila mtumishi wangu? Au aliye kiziwi, kama mjumbe wangu nimtumaye? Ni nani aliye kipofu, kama yeye aliye na amani? Naam, kipofu kama mtumishi wa Bwana?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
Unaona mambo mengi, lakini huyatii moyoni; masikio yake ya wazi, lakini hasikii.
21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
Bwana akapendezwa, kwa ajili ya haki yake, kuitukuza sheria, na kuiadhimisha.
22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Lakini watu hawa ni watu walioibiwa na kutekwa; wote wamenaswa katika mashimo, wamefichwa katika magereza; wamekuwa mawindo, wala hapana aokoaye; wamekuwa mateka, wala hapana asemaye, Rudisha.
23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Ni nani miongoni mwenu atakayetega sikio lake kuyasikia hayo? Atakayesikiliza na kusikia kwa wakati ujao?
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
Ni nani aliyemtoa Yakobo awe mateka, aliyemtia Israeli katika mikono ya wanyang'anyi? Si yeye, Bwana? Yeye tuliyemkosa, ambaye hawakutaka kwenda katika njia zake, wala hawakuitii sheria yake.
25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Kwa sababu hiyo alimwaga ukali wa hasira yake juu yake, na nguvu za vita; ukawasha moto wa kumzunguka pande zote, wala hakujua; ukamteketeza, wala hakuyatia hayo moyoni mwake.
