1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Lakini sikia sasa, Ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu; na Israeli, niliyekuchagua;
2 thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Bwana, aliyekufanya, na kukuumba toka tumboni, yeye atakayekusaidia, asema hivi; Usiogope, Ee Yakobo, mtumishi wangu; na wewe, Yeshuruni, niliyekuchagua.
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Kwa maana nitamimina maji juu yake aliye na kiu, na vijito vya maji juu ya mahali pakavu; nitamwaga roho yangu juu ya wazao wako, na baraka yangu juu yao utakaowazaa;
4 and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
nao watatokea katika manyasi, kama mierebi karibu na mifereji ya maji.
5 One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Mmoja atasema, Mimi ni wa Bwana; na mwingine atajiita kwa jina la Yakobo; na mwingine ataandika juu ya mkono wake, Kwa Bwana, na kujiita kwa jina la Israeli.
6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Bwana, Mfalme wa Israeli, Mkombozi wako, Bwana wa majeshi, asema hivi; Mimi ni wa kwanza, na mimi ni wa mwisho; zaidi yangu mimi hapana Mungu.
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Naye ni nani kama mimi atakayeita, na kuyahubiri haya, na kunitengenezea, tangu nilipowaweka watu wa kale? Na mambo yanayokuja na yatakayotokea, wayatangaze.
8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any .
Msiogope wala msifanye hofu; je! Sikukuhubiri haya zamani na kuyaonyesha? Na ninyi ni mashahidi wangu. Je! Yuko Mungu zaidi yangu mimi? Hakika hapana Mwamba; mimi sijui mwingine.
Vanity of Idols
9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Wachongao sanamu, wote ni ubatili; wala mambo yao yawapendezayo hayatafaa kitu; wala mashahidi wao wenyewe hawaoni, wala hawajui; ili watahayarike.
10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Ni nani aliyejichongea mungu mmoja, au aliyesubu sanamu isiyofaa kitu?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
Tazama, wenziwe wote watatahayari; na mafundi, hao ni wanadamu; na wakusanyike pamoja, wakasimame; wataogopa na kutahayari pamoja.
12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Mfua chuma hufanza shoka, hufanya kazi kwa makaa, huitengeneza sanamu kwa nyundo, huifanyiza kwa nguvu za mkono wake; naam, huona njaa, nguvu zake zikampungukia; asipokunywa maji huzimia.
13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
Seremala hunyosha uzi; huiandika kwa kalamu ya mate; huitengeneza kwa randa, huiandika kwa bikari, huifanza kwa mfano wa mwanadamu, sawasawa na uzuri wa mwanadamu, ili ikae nyumbani.
14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it .
Yeye hujikatia mierezi, hutwaa mtiriza, na mwaloni, hujichagulia mti mmoja katika miti ya msituni; hupanda mvinje, mvua ikausitawisha.
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it , and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it ; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Kisha utamfaa mwanadamu kwa kuni; hutwaa kipande, akaota moto; naam, huuwasha moto, akaoka mkate; naam, huufanya mungu, akauabudu; huifanya sanamu ya kuchonga, akaisujudia.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself , and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Sehemu moja huiteketeza; kwa sehemu nyingine hula nyama; huoka chakula kiokwacho, akashiba; naam, huota moto, akasema, Aha, nimeota moto, nimeona moto;
17 and the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it , and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
na kwa sehemu iliyobakia hufanya mungu, yaani, sanamu yake ya kuchonga; husujudu mbele yake akaiabudu, akaiomba, akasema, Uniokoe; maana wewe u mungu wangu.
18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Hawajui wala hawafikiri; maana amewafumba macho, wasione, na mioyo yao, wasiweze kufahamu.
19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Wala hapana atiaye moyoni, wala hapana maarifa, wala fahamu kusema, Nimeteketeza sehemu motoni, naam, pia nimeoka mkate juu ya makaa yake; nimeoka nyama nikaila; nami, je! Kilichobaki nikifanye kuwa chukizo? Je! Nisujudie shina la mti?
20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Hula majivu; moyo uliodanganyika umempotosha, asiweze kuiokoa nafsi yake, wala kusema, Je! Sio uongo mkononi mwangu?
Let the Universe Rejoice
21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
Kumbuka haya, Ee Yakobo; nawe Israeli, maana wewe u mtumishi wangu; nimekuumba; u mtumishi wangu; Ee Israeli, hutasahauliwa na mimi.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Nimeyafuta makosa yako kama wingu zito, na dhambi zako kama wingu; unirudie; maana nimekukomboa.
23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Imbeni, enyi mbingu, maana Bwana ametenda hayo; Pigeni kelele, enyi mabonde ya nchi; Pazeni nyimbo, enyi milima; Nawe, msitu, na kila mti ndani yake. Maana Bwana amemkomboa Yakobo, Naye atajitukuza katika Israeli.
The Choice of Cyrus
24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Bwana, mkombozi wako, yeye aliyekuumba tumboni, asema hivi; Mimi ni Bwana, nifanyaye vitu vyote; nizitandaye mbingu peke yangu; niienezaye nchi; ni nani aliye pamoja nami?
25 that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Nizitanguaye ishara za waongo, na kuwatia waganga wazimu; niwarudishaye nyuma wenye hekima, na kuyageuza maarifa yao kuwa ujinga;
26 that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
nilithibitishaye neno la mtumishi wangu, na kuyafikiliza mashauri ya wajumbe wangu; niuambiaye Yerusalemu, Utakaliwa na watu, nayo miji ya Yuda, Itajengwa, nami nitapainua mahali pake palipobomoka;
27 that saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
niviambiaye vilindi, Kauka, nami nitaikausha mito yako;
28 that saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
nimwambiaye Koreshi, Mchungaji wangu, naye atayatenda mapenzi yangu; hata ataunena Yerusalemu, Utajengwa; na hilo hekalu, Msingi wako utawekwa.
