< Yesaya 45 >

1 “Ale Yehowa gblɔ na Sirus, eƒe amesiamina, ame si ƒe nuɖusibɔ melé be matsɔ abɔbɔ dukɔwo ɖe anyi le eŋkume be maxɔ aʋawɔnuwo le fiawo si, ne maʋu mɔwo le eŋgɔ be agbowo matu le eŋgɔ o.
Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
2 Madze ŋgɔ na wò, agbã towo le ŋgɔwò. Magbã akɔbligbowo, eye maŋe gayibɔ ƒe gametiwo.
I will go before you, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in two the bars of iron:
3 Matsɔ kesinɔnu siwo le blukɔ me kple nu xɔasi siwo wodzra ɖo ɖe ɣaɣlaƒe la na wò, ne nànya be nyee nye Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la, ame si tsɔ wò ŋkɔ yɔ wòe.
And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel.
4 Le Yakob, nye dɔla kple Israel, nye ame tiatia ta la, metsɔ wò ŋkɔ yɔ wòe heda bubuŋkɔ ɖe dziwò, togbɔ be mèdze sim o hã.
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called you by your name: I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.
5 Nyee nye Yehowa. Bubu aɖeke megali o. Mawu bubu aɖeke megali kpe ɖe ŋunye o. Mado ŋusẽ wò togbɔ be mèdze sim o hã.
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded you, though you have not known me:
6 Ale be tso afi si ɣe dzena tsona va se ɖe afi si wòɖoa to ɖo la, amewo nanya be Mawu bubu aɖeke mesɔ kplim o. Nyee nye Yehowa. Bubu aɖeke megali o.
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
7 Nyee na kekeli dona. Nyee wɔ viviti. Nyee he dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ vɛ, eye nye kee he gbegblẽ hã vɛ. Nye Yehowae wɔ esiawo katã.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
8 “Mi dziŋgɔlĩwo, midza dzɔdzɔenyenye abe tsi ene. Lilikpowo nena wòadza. Na anyigba nake nu baa. Na ɖeɖe nado tso eme, eye na dzɔdzɔenyenye natsi kplii. Nye Yehowae wɔe.
Drop down, all of you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
9 “Baba na ame si le dzre wɔm kple eƒe Wɔla. Ame si lé nɛ ko abe ze le ze bubuwo dome le anyigba ene. Ɖe anyi abia zemela be, ‘Nu ka mem nèle mahã?’ Ɖe wò dɔ si wɔm nèle la, abia be, ‘Asi mele asiwò oa?’
Woe unto him that strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashions it, What make you? or your work, He has no hands?
10 Baba na ame si gblɔna na fofoa be, ‘Nu ka ta nèdzim ɖo?’ alo na dadaa be, ‘Nu ka ta nèlé ku ɖo?’
Woe unto him that says unto his father, What brought forth you? or to the woman, What have you brought forth?
11 “Ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Kɔkɔetɔ kple ekplɔla gblɔe nye esi: Ɖe nàbia gbem tso vinyewo ŋu alo aɖe gbe nam tso nye asinudɔwɔwɔwo ŋutia?
Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command all of you me.
12 Nyee wɔ anyigba kple ame siwo le edzi. Nye ŋutɔ nye asiwoe keke dziƒowo me. Nyee wɔ dziƒoŋunuwo katã.
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
13 Le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye me, mado ŋusẽ Sirus. Mana eƒe mɔwo nanɔ dzɔdzɔe. Agbugbɔ nye du atso, eye wòaɖe asi le nye aboyomewo ŋuti nam. Ke maxɔ teƒeɖoɖo aɖeke o, Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae gblɔe.”
I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, says the LORD of hosts.
14 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, “Nu siwo wowɔ le Egipte, Kus ƒe adzɔdonuwo kple Sabeatɔ tsrala mawo katã woava gbɔwò azu tɔwò. Woaɖo fli ɖe megbewò, eye woanɔ hame ava gbɔwò. Woade ta agu na wò, aɖe kuku agblɔ be ‘Vavãe, Mawu li kpli wò, eye bubu aɖeke megali o. Mawu bubu aɖeke megali o.’”
Thus says the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto you, and they shall be yours: they shall come after you; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto you, they shall make supplication unto you, saying, Surely God is in you; and there is none else, there is no God.
15 Vavãe, ènye Mawu si ɣlaa eɖokui. O! Mawu kple Israel ƒe Ɖela.
Verily you are a God that hide yourself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
16 Aklamakpakpɛwɔlawo katã aɖu ŋukpe, eye woakpɔ vlododo. Wo katã woaɖu ŋukpe.
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
17 Ke Yehowa aɖe Israel kple ɖeɖe mavɔ. Màɖu ŋukpe alo akpɔ vlododo yi ɖe mavɔ me o,
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: all of you shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
18 elabena ale Yehowa, ame si wɔ dziƒo, eye wònye Mawu, ame si wɔ anyigba, eye wòna wòva dzɔ, meyɔe be wòatsi gbɔlo o, ke boŋ ewɔe be nuwo nanɔ edzi. Eyae gblɔ be, “Nyee nye Yehowa, bubu aɖeke megali o.
For thus says the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he has established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
19 Nyemeƒo nu le ɣaɣlaƒe le anyigba aɖe si do blukɔ la dzi o. Nyemegblɔ na Yakob ƒe dzidzimeviwo be, ‘Midim dzodzro’ o. Nye Yehowa, nyateƒe ko megblɔna, eye nu si le eteƒe la ko meɖea gbeƒãe.
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek all of you me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
20 “Miƒo ƒu ne miava. Miƒo takpli, mi aboyome siwo tso dukɔwo me. Abunɛtɔwoe nye ame siwo lé aklamakpakpɛwo ɖe ta, eye wodoa gbe ɖa na mawu siwo mate ŋu aɖe ame o.
Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, all of you that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
21 Miɖe gbeƒã nu si ava dzɔ. Migblɔe ne woase. Mina woaƒo ƒu ade aɖaŋu. Ame kae gblɔ nya sia ɖi le blema, eye wòɖe gbeƒãe gbe aɖe gbe ʋĩi va yi? Ɖe menye nye Yehowae oa? Mawu bubu aɖeke meli kpe ɖe ŋunye o. Nye la, Mawu dzɔdzɔetɔ kple Ɖelae menye. Ɖeke megali o, negbe nye koe.
Tell all of you, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who has declared this from ancient time? who has told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
22 “Mitrɔ ɖe ŋunye ne miakpɔ ɖeɖe, mi anyigba ƒe mlɔenuwo ke, elabena nyee nye Mawu, eye ɖeke megali o.
Look unto me, and be all of you saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
23 Nye ŋutɔ meka atam. Nye nu gblɔ nya si mede megbe na, nya si womatrɔ gbeɖe o. Klo sia klo adze nam, eye aɖe sia aɖe ayɔm aka atamue.
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
24 Woagblɔ le ŋunye be, ‘Yehowa ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ me ko dzɔdzɔenyenye kple ŋusẽ le.’” Ame siwo katã do dɔmedzoe ɖe eŋuti la, atrɔ ava egbɔ kple ŋukpe.
Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
25 Ke Yehowa mee Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã akpɔ dzɔdzɔenyenye kple dodoɖedzi le.
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

< Yesaya 45 >