The Servant's Commission
1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Nisikilizeni, enyi visiwa; tegeni masikio yenu, enyi kabila za watu mlio mbali sana; Bwana ameniita tangu tumboni; toka tumbo la mama yangu amenitaja jina langu.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
Naye anifanya kinywa changu kuwa kama upanga mkali; katika kivuli cha mkono wake amenisitiri; naye amenifanya kuwa mshale uliosuguliwa; katika podo lake amenificha;
3 and said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
akaniambia; Wewe u mtumishi wangu, Israeli, ambaye katika wewe nitatukuzwa.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
Lakini nikasema, Nimejitaabisha bure, nimetumia nguvu zangu bure bila faida; lakini hakika hukumu yangu ina Bwana, na thawabu yangu ina Mungu wangu.
5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.
Na sasa Bwana asema hivi, yeye aliyeniumba tangu tumboni niwe mtumishi wake, ili nimletee Yakobo tena, na Israeli wakusanyike mbele zake tena; (maana mimi nimepata heshima mbele ya macho ya Bwana, na Mungu wangu amekuwa nguvu zangu);
6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
naam, asema hivi, Ni neno dogo sana wewe kuwa mtumishi wangu ili kuziinua kabila za Yakobo, na kuwarejeza watu wa Israeli waliohifadhiwa; zaidi ya hayo nitakutoa uwe nuru ya mataifa, upate kuwa wokovu wangu hata miisho ya dunia.
7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Bwana, mkombozi wa Israeli, Mtakatifu wake, amwambia hivi yeye anayedharauliwa na wanadamu; yeye anayechukiwa na taifa hili; yeye aliye mtumishi wao watawalao; Wafalme wataona, watasimama; wakuu nao watasujudu; kwa sababu ya Bwana aliye mwaminifu, Mtakatifu wa Israeli aliyekuchagua
8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Bwana asema hivi, Wakati uliokubalika nimekujibu, na siku ya wokovu nimekusaidia; nami nitakuhifadhi, nitakutoa uwe agano la watu hawa, ili kuiinua nchi hii, na kuwarithisha urithi uliokuwa ukiwa;
9 that thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
kuwaambia waliofungwa, Haya, tokeni; na hao walio katika giza, Jionyesheni. Watajilisha katika njia, na juu ya majabali watapata malisho.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Hawataona njaa, wala hawataona kiu; hari haitawapiga, wala jua; kwa maana yeye aliyewarehemu atawatangulia, naam, karibu na chemchemi za maji atawaongoza.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
Nami nitafanya milima yangu yote kuwa njia, na njia kuu zangu zitatukuzwa zote.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Tazama, hawa watakuja kutoka mbali; na tazama, hawa kutoka kaskazini, na kutoka magharibi, na hawa kutoka nchi ya Sinimu.
13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
Imbeni, enyi mbingu; ufurahi, Ee nchi; Pazeni sauti ya kuimba, enyi milima; Kwa kuwa Bwana amewafariji watu wake, Naye atawahurumia watu wake walioteswa.
14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Bali Sayuni alisema, YEHOVA ameniacha, Bwana amenisahau.
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Je! Mwanamke aweza kumsahau mtoto wake anyonyaye, hata asimhurumie mwana wa tumbo lake? Naam, hawa waweza kusahau, lakini mimi sitakusahau wewe.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Tazama, nimekuchora katika vitanga vya mikono yangu; kuta zako ziko mbele zangu daima.
17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
Watoto wako wafanya haraka, hao wakuharibuo, nao waliokufanya ukiwa, watatoka kwako.
18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee , as a bride doeth .
Inua macho yako, ukatazame pande zote; hao wote wanajikusanya na kukujia. Kama niishivyo, asema Bwana, hakika utajivika na hao wote, kama kwa uzuri, nawe utajifungia hao, kama bibi arusi.
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
Maana katika habari za mahali pako palipokuwa ukiwa, pasipokaliwa na watu, na nchi yako iliyoharibika hakika sasa utakuwa mwembamba usiwatoshe wenyeji wako, nao waliokumeza watakuwa mbali.
20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
Watoto ulionyang'anywa watasema masikioni mwako, Mahali hapa ni pembamba, hapanitoshi; nipe nafasi nipate kukaa.
21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Ndipo utasema moyoni mwako, Ni nani aliyenizalia watoto hawa, na mimi nimefiwa na watoto wangu, nami ni peke yangu, nimehamishwa, ninatanga-tanga huko na huku? Tena ni nani aliyewalea hawa? Tazama, naliachwa peke yangu; hawa je! Walikuwa wapi?
22 Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
Bwana MUNGU asema hivi, Tazama, nitawainulia mataifa mkono wangu, na kuwatwekea kabila za watu bendera yangu; nao wataleta wana wako vifuani mwao, na binti zako watachukuliwa mabegani mwao.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Na wafalme watakuwa baba zako za kulea, na malkia zao mama zako za kulea; watainama mbele yako kifudifudi, na kuramba mavumbi ya miguu yako; nawe utajua ya kuwa mimi ni Bwana, tena waningojeao hawatatahayarika.
24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Je! Aliye hodari aweza kunyang'anywa mateka yake, au jeshi lao waliofungwa halali wataokoka?
25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Naam, Bwana asema hivi, Hata jeshi la wafungwa wake aliye hodari watapokonywa mikononi mwake, na mateka yake aliye jabari wataokoka; kwa maana nitateta na yeye atetaye nawe, nami nitawaletea wana wako wokovu.
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Na hao wanaokuonea nitawalisha nyama yao wenyewe, nao watalewa kwa kuinywa damu yao wenyewe, kama kwa mvinyo mpya; na wote wenye mwili watajua ya kuwa mimi, Bwana, ni mwokozi wako, na Mkombozi wako ni Mwenye enzi wa Yakobo.
