Isaia 65
1 Tsoehe’ o tsy nañontane Ahio raho, nitendreke o tsy nipay Ahikoo; Le nataoko ty hoe: Intoy raho, Intoy raho; ami’ty fifeheañe tsy tokaveñe ami’ty añarako.
[This is what Yahweh said]: “I was ready to reply [to my people], but no one requested me [to help them]. I was ready to help [even] those who did not call out to me. I continued to say, ‘I am here [to help you]!’
2 Fa nañity tañañe lomoñandro raho am’ondaty mañarinjeñeo, o mijelanjelañe an-dalañe tsy mahasoao, mañorike ty fitsakorea’ iareo avao;
[It is as though] I have continually held out my arms [to show that I am ready to help] my people who rebel [against me], and who [continually] do the evil things that they want to do.
3 Ondaty mikai-jaka an-daharako nainai’eo, ie manao soroñe an-goloboñe ao, vaho mañemboke ambone birike eo;
They boldly continue to do things that cause me to be angry: They offer sacrifices [to their idols] in their gardens, and they burn incense [to them] on [altars made of] bricks.
4 O mpitozòke an-kibory ao, naho mañialo añ’etake ao; o milintseñe henan-dambo, vaho ron-draha veta am-pinga’eo.
They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, [talking with the spirits of] ([dead people/their ancestors]). They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of [other] meat that is [also] unacceptable to me.
5 Ie manao ty hoe: Mijohaña ey rehe, ko mitotoke amako, amy te masiñe te ama’o raho; hatoeñe añ’oroko ao iereo, afo miforehetse lomoñandro.
[Then] they say [to others], ‘Stay away from me; do not come near me, because I am very holy, [with the result that you should not touch me].’ People like that are [like] [MET] smoke in my nose [from] a fire that burns continually.
6 Hehe t’ie sinokitse aoloko eo, tsy hianjiñe raho ampara’ te hondroheko, eka, havahako añ’araña’ iareo ao
I have written [a record of all the evil things that they have done]. And I will not do nothing about all those things; I will certainly punish them
7 o hakeo’ areoo, mitraoke amo tahin-droae’ areoo, hoe t’Iehovà, ie nibanabana an-kaboañe ey, naho niteratera ahy amo vohitseo; le haranako añ’araña’ iareo hey ty fitoloña’ iareo.
for the sins that they and their ancestors have committed. They have mocked/insulted me by burning incense [to their idols] on the hilltops. So I will punish them like they deserve for doing those things.”
8 Hoe t’i Iehovà: Manahake te zoeñe ami’ty angazora’e ao ty ranom-baloboke, le hoe ty saontsy: Ko joieñe, fa aman-tata; zay ka ty hanoeko ty amo mpitorokoo, fa tsy ho fonga rotsaheko.
This is [also] what Yahweh said: “When there is a cluster of nice grapes on a vine, people do not throw them away, because they know that there is good juice in those grapes. Similarly, because there are some people [in Judah] who faithfully serve/worship me, I will not get rid of all of them.
9 Fa hampiakareko am’ Iakobe ty tiry, naho haboako am’ Iehodà ty mpandova o vohikoo; le handova aze o jinobokoo, vaho himoneñe ao o mpitorokoo.
I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.
10 Ho golobon-dia-raike t’i Sarone, le ho fandream-piray troke ty vavatane’ i Akore, ho a ondaty mipay Ahikoo.
[Then all the land from the] Sharon [Plain near the Mediterranean Sea] and [as far east as] Achor Valley [near Jericho] will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.
11 Fe, ry mpitsambolitioke am’Iehovà naho mandikoke i vohiko miavakeio, naho mañalankañe kitrelim- pitahiañe, vaho mampilaro divay am-pañaranañe pea ho ami’ty vintañe,
But [it will be different] for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on [Zion], my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, [the gods who you think will bring you] good luck and good fortune.
12 Hoireko ho am-pibara nahareo, fonga hitsingoro am-pizamanañe; amy te nitokaveko, fe tsy nanoiñe, le tsy nihaoñe’ areo t’ie nitaroñe; te mone nanoe’areo ze raty a masoko ao, jinobo’ areo ty tsy maha-fale Ahiko.
[It is I, not Meni, who will decide/say what will happen to you]; you will all [be slaughtered by] swords. [That will happen] because you did not answer when I called out to you. I spoke to you, but you did not pay attention. Instead, you did things that I said are evil; you chose to do things that do not please me.
13 Aa le hoe t’i Talè, Iehovà: Hikama o mpitorokoo, fe ho kerè nahareo; hinoñe o mpitorokoo, fe haran-drano nahareo; hirebeke o mpitorokoo, fe ho salatse nahareo;
I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but [all] you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be [sad and] disgraced.
14 Eka hisabo ami’ty hafalean-tro’e o mpitorokoo, f’ie hirovetse am-pioremeñan’arofo, naho hangoihoy ami’ty fandalàn-troke.
Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you [evil people] will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
15 Hapo’ areo ho fatse amo jinobokoo ty añara’ areo: zay ty hanjamana’ i Talè, Iehovà azo; fa hanoe’e tahinañe hafa o mpitoro’eo.
Those whom I have chosen will use your names when they curse people; [I], Yahweh the Lord, will get rid of you. But I will give to those who worship and obey me a new name [that they will use when they bless people].
16 Aa le hitata aman’ Añaharen-katò ze hitata vatañe an-tane atoy; le hifanta aman’Añaharen-katò ze hifanta an-tane atoy; amy te añe o hasotriañe taoloo, fa naetake amo masokoo.
The people in this land have had many troubles, but I will cause those troubles to occur no more. Therefore those who ask me to bless them and those who solemnly promise to do something should never forget that I am God, who faithfully [do what I promise to do].”
17 Ingo, mandranjy likerañe vao naho tane vao raho; naho tsy ho tiahy ka o raha taoloo, vaho tsy ho tohinem-betsevetse.
“Note this: [Some day] I will create a new heaven and a new earth. [They will be very wonderful, with the result that] you will no longer think about all [the troubles] you had previously.
18 Aa le mifalea naho mirebeha nainai’e amy hitseneakoy; ingo, hamboareko firebehañe t’Ierosalaime naho hafaleañe ondati’eo.
Be glad and always rejoice because of what I will do: Jerusalem will be a place where [people] rejoice; the people who live there will always be happy.
19 Le hifaleako t’Ierosalaime, naho hitrao-pirebeke am’ondatikoo; vaho tsy ho janjiñeñe ama’e ka ty feom-pangololoihañe, naho ty feom-pirovetañe.
I will rejoice about Jerusalem, and I will be delighted with my people. [People] will no longer weep or cry because of being distressed.
20 Tsy eo ty anak’ajaja tsy hahatrats’ andro, ndra ty ondati-bey tsy ho eneñe andro; le hatao tora’e ty mihomake t’ie zato taoñe, vaho hatao fokom-patse aman- kakeo ze tsy mahatratse ty hazato tao’e.
No child will die when it is still an infant; all people will live until they are very old. [People will consider that] anyone who is 100 years old is still young; [they will consider that] anyone who dies who is younger than that has been cursed.
21 Handranjy anjomba iereo, naho himoneña’e; hambole an-tanem-bahe iereo vaho hikama amo voa’eo.
My people will build houses and [then] live in them. They will plant vineyards and then eat grapes from those vineyards.
22 Ie tsy hamboatse, hitoboha’ ty ila’e vaho tsy hitongy, habotse’ ty hafa; fa ho mira ami’ty andron-katae ty andro’ ondatikoo, ho losore’ o jinobokoo havelo o satam-pità’iareoo.
As for the houses that they build, no one will [take those houses away from them and] live in them. No one will take a vineyard away from its owner. My chosen people will live a long time, like trees do, and they will enjoy what they have accomplished— [the houses that they have built and the crops that they have planted].
23 Tsy hifanehake ami’ty fianto iereo, tsy hisamake ho an-kankàñe, fa ho tahie’ Iehovà o tabiri’ iereoo, naho o tarira’ iareoo.
They will not work hard in vain, and their children will not die from some (calamity/terrible thing happening to them). I will [certainly] bless their children and their grandchildren.
24 Ie amy zay, aolo’ te hikanjy iereo, le hanoiñe raho; ie mbe misaontsy, le fa nahatsanon-dRaho.
Before they call to me [to help them], I will answer; I will answer their prayers while they are still praying [for me to do something for them].
25 Hitrao-pihinañe ty farasy naho ty añondry, hihinañ’ahetse manahake ty añombe o lionao, le deboke ty liñe’ o mereñeo f’ie tsy hijoy, tsy hanao raty ndra aia’aia am-bohiko masiñ’ ao, hoe t’Iehovà.
No one will be harmed or injured anywhere on [Zion], my sacred hill: Wolves and lambs will eat grass together [peacefully]; lions will eat hay like oxen do, [and they will not attack people]. Snakes will [not hurt anyone; they will lie on the ground and] eat [only] dirt. [That is surely what it will be like because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
