1Listen, 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.
1 Ya araŋ gungey borey, wa hanga jeeri ay se! Ya araŋ ndunnya dumey kaŋ yaŋ ga mooru, Wa hangan ka maa! Rabbi n'ay ce za ay go gunde ra, Ay nyaŋo gunda ra no ay go kaŋ a n'ay maa ci.
2And 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;
2 A n'ay meyo ciya sanda takuba kaano, A n'ay tugu nga kamba biyo cire. A n'ay ciya hangaw ziirante, A n'ay tugu nga tonga ra.
3And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
3 A ne ay se mo: «Ya Israyla, ni ya ay tamo no kaŋ g'ay darza bangandi.»
4Then 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.
4 Amma ay wo ne: «Ay na taabi yaamo te, Ay n'ay gaabo darandi hinne day no yaamo. Kulu nda yaadin ay cimi ciito go Rabbi do, Ay alhakko mo go ay Irikoyo do.»
5And 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.
5 Sohõ binde, Rabbi go ga salaŋ, Nga kaŋ n'ay te za gunde ra zama ay ma ciya nga tam, Zama mo ay ma ye ka kande Yakuba nga do, Baa kaŋ Israyla mana margu. (Kulu nda yaadin ay ya darzante no Rabbi jine, Ay Irikoyo mo no ga ti ay gaabo).
6And 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.
6 Yaa no a ci: «Hay fo kayna no ni se ni ma ciya ay tam zama ni ma Yakuba kundey tunandi, Ma ye ka kande Israyla wane cindey kaŋ ay hallasi. Ay ga ni daŋ ni ma ciya annura dumi cindey mo se, Zama ni ma konda ay faaba hala ndunnya kulu me.»
7Thus 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.
7 Ya no Rabbi ci, Nga kaŋ ti Israyla Fansakwa d'a wane Hananyankoyo mo. A go ga salaŋ boro kaŋ i ga donda din se, Nga kaŋ laab'izey ga konna din se, Nga kaŋ ga ti mayraykoyey tam. A ne: «Bonkooney ga di nin, i ga tun mo, Mayraykoyey mo ga sumbal Rabbi sabbay se, Nga kaŋ ti naanaykoy, Israyla wane Hananyankoyo, A na ni suuban mo.»
8Thus 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;
8 Yaa no Rabbi ci: «Alwaati kaŋ ga hagu ra no ay tu ni se, Faaba zaari ra mo no ay na ni gaa. Ay ga ni haggoy mo ka ni ciya alkawli jama se, Zama laabo ma ye ka tun, Ni m'i tubey kaŋ halaci yeti i se koyne.
9That 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.
9 Ni ma ne kas'izey se: ‹Wa fatta.› Borey kaŋ yaŋ go kubay ra mo, Ni ma ne i se: ‹Wa bangay!› Fondo gaa no i ga kuru, I ga du kuray do mo tondi kuukey kulu boŋ.
10They 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.
10 I si maa haray wala jaw, Fufule wala wayno mo s'i kar. Zama bora kaŋ ga bakar i se din no g'i candi, A ga furo i jine mo k'i candi ka kond'ey hari zurey me gaa.
11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
11 Ay tondi kuukey kulu mo, kal ay m'i ciya fondo, Ay fondey mo ga bara beene.
12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
12 A go, afooyaŋ nangu mooro no i ga fun, Afooyaŋ ga fun azawa kambe nda wayna kaŋay haray, Afooyaŋ mo, Sinim laabu no i ga fun.»
13Sing, 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.
13 Ya araŋ beeney, wa doon farhã sabbay se. Ya nin ganda, ma te bine kaani! Ya araŋ tondi kuukey, wa doon ka farhã! Zama Rabbi na yaamaryaŋ te nga borey se, A ga bakar mo nga borey kaŋ go kankami ra se.
14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
14 Amma Sihiyona ne: «Rabbi n'ay furu, Ay Koyo diny'ay gaa mo.»
15Can 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.
15 A ga hin ka te no wayboro ma dinya nga ize naanandi gaa hal a ma jaŋ ka bakar nga ize gunda se? Oho, a ga hin ka te i ma dinya, Amma ay wo, ay si dinya ni gaa bo.
16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
16 A go, ay na ni jeeri ay kambe faata gaa, Ni birni cinarey mo go ay jine waati kulu.
17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
17 Ni izey ga cahã. Borey kaŋ yaŋ na ni halaci ka ni ciya kurmu kulu ga fatta ni do.
18Lift 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.
18 Ma ni boŋ sambu ka guna ni windanta kulu. Ni izey kulu goono ga margu ka kaa ni do. Rabbi ne: «Ay ze d'ay fundo, Daahir ni g'i daŋ ni gaahamo gaa danga taalam cine. Ni ga guddu nd'ey danga mate kaŋ cine wayhiiji ga te.
19For 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.
19 Zama ni batama kooney, Da ni laabo kaŋ i halaci din ciine ra, Sohõ ni ga kankam a ra gorokoy baayaŋ sabbay se. Borey kaŋ yaŋ na ni gon waato mo ga mooru.
20The 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.
20 Han fo ni faajo waate izey ga salaŋ ni hanga ra ka ne: ‹Nango wo kankam iri se. M'iri no batama hal iri ma du naŋ kaŋ ga goro.›
21Then 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?
21 Saaya din ni bina ra ni ga ne: ‹May no ka woone yaŋ hay ay se? Zama ay mursu ay izey, ay ciya waygunu da yaw, Ay goono ga koy-da-ye te. Day, woone yaŋ binde, may no k'i biiri? A go, i n'ay naŋ ay hinne. Woone yaŋ binde, man no i fun?› »
22Thus 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.
22 Yaa no Rabbi, Koy Beero ci: A go, ay g'ay kamba sambu dumi cindey boŋ, Ay ma liiliwal sinji jamayaŋ se. I ga kande ni ize arey ngey gandey ra, I ga ni ize wayey mo sambu ngey jasey gaa.
23And 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.
23 Bonkooney ga ciya ni biirikoyaŋ, I wayboro bonkooney mo ga ni hampa. I ga sumbal ni jine, i moydumey go ganda, I ma kusa kaŋ go ni cey gaa loogu. Ni ga bay mo kaŋ ay no ga ti Rabbi. Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga hangan ay se beeje ra mo si haaw.
24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
24 I ga hin ka arzaka kom wongaari gaa no? Tam ga hin ka fun mayraykoy laalo kambe ra no?
25But 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.
25 Zama yaa no Rabbi ci: Baa wongaari waney kaŋ i di, Ay g'i ta i gaa. Mayraykoy laaley wongu arzaka mo ga du ka koma. Zama ay no ga gurjay da bora kaŋ ga gurjay da nin. Ay ga ni ize arey faaba mo.
26And 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.
26 Borey kaŋ ga ni kankam mo, Ay g'i no ngey bumbey gaaham basey i ma ŋwa. I ga bugu nda ngey bumbey kuri danga duvan kaano cine. Adam-izey kulu ga bay kaŋ ay, Rabbi, Ay ya ni Faabakwa no, ni Fansakwa mo no, Yakuba wane Hinkoyo.
