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Xukunka Iyo Rajada

66 Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Samadu waa carshigayga, dhulkuna waa meeshaan cagaha saarto. Guri caynmaad ii dhisi doontaan? Oo maxay tahay meeshaan ku nastaa? Waayo, waxyaalahan oo dhan gacantaydaa samaysay, oo waxyaalahan oo dhammuna way wada ahaadeen, ayaa Rabbigu leeyahay, laakiinse ninkan waan fiirinayaa kaasoo ah miskiin, ruuxiisuna jaban yahay, eraygaygana ka gariira. Kii dibi gowracaa wuxuu la mid yahay mid nin dilay oo kale, kii wan yar allabari ahaan u bixiyaana wuxuu la mid yahay mid eey qoorta ka jebiya oo kale, oo kii qurbaan bixiyaana wuxuu la mid yahay sida isagoo doofaar dhiiggiis bixiya oo kale, oo kii foox shidaana wuxuu la mid yahay sida isagoo sanam ammaana. Hubaal waxay doorteen jidadkooda, oo naftooduna waxay ku faraxdaa karaahiyadooda. Anna waxaan dooran doonaa dhibaatooyinkooda, oo waxay ka cabsadaanna waan ku soo kor dayn doonaa, maxaa yeelay, markaan u yeedhay, innaba cidina iima jawaabin, oo markaan la hadlayna, ima ay maqlin, laakiinse wax indhahayga hortooda shar ku ahaa bay sameeyeen, oo waxay doorteen wax aanan ku farxin.

Kuwiinna eraygiisa ka gariirow, bal erayga Rabbiga maqla. Walaalihiinna idin neceb, oo magacayga aawadiis idiin xoora, waxay yidhaahdeen, Rabbiga ha la ammaano, si aan farxaddiinna u aragno, laakiinse iyagu way ceeboobi doonaan. Buuq baa magaalada laga maqlayaa, cod baana macbudka ka yeedhaya, waana codka Rabbiga oo cadaawayaashiisii abaalmarinaya. Intii ayan foolan ayay dhashay, oo intii ayan xanuunsan ayay wiil umushay. Bal yaa waxaas oo kale maqlay? Yaase waxaas oo kale arkay? Dal miyuu maalin qudha dhashaa? Quruunse miyey haddiiba dhalataa? Waayo, Siyoon mar alla markay foolatay ayay haddiiba carruurteedii dhashay. Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Anigoo foosha keena miyaanan dhalin doonin? Ilaahaagu wuxuu leeyahay, Anigoo wax dhaliya, miyaan maxalka awdi doonaa?

10 Kuwiinna iyada jecel oo dhammow, Yeruusaalem la reyreeya, oo aawadeed u faraxsanaada, kuwiinna u baroorta oo dhammow, farxad aawadeed ula reyreeya, 11 si aad naaseheeda gargaarka ah u nuugtaan oo aad uga dheregtaan, iyo si aad sharafteeda badan uga maashaan oo aad ugu faraxdaan. 12 Waayo, Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Bal eega, nabad sida webi oo kale ayaan ugu soo fidin doonaa, oo sharafta quruumahana sida durdur soo buuxdhaafay oo kale ayaan ugu soo dayn doonaa, oo markaasaad nuugi doontaan, oo sintaa laydinku xambaari doonaa, dhabtaana laydinku dul cayaarsiin doonaa. 13 Sida mid hooyadiis u qalbi qaboojiso oo kale ayaan aniguna idiin qalbi qaboojin doonaa, oo waxaa laydinku qalbi qaboojin doonaa Yeruusaalem. 14 Oo markaad waxaas aragtaan ayaa qalbigiinnu farxi doonaa, oo lafihiinnuna sida caws qoyan oo kale ayay u soo barwaaqaysnaan doonaan, oo waxaa la ogaan doonaa inay gacanta Rabbigu addoommadiisa la jirto, cadhadiisuse waxay ku dhici doontaa cadaawayaashiisa. 15 Waayo, bal eega, Rabbigu wuxuu la iman doonaa dab, iyo gaadhifardoodyadiisa cirwareenta la moodo, inuu xanaaqiisa cadho ku keeno canaantiisana dab ololkiis. 16 Waayo, Rabbigu wuxuu binu-aadmiga oo dhan ku xukumi doonaa dab iyo seeftiisa, oo kuwa Rabbigu laayana way badan doonaan. 17 Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Kuwa isdaahiriya, oo beeraha isku dhex nadiifiya, oo midba midka kale daba socdo, oo hilibka doofaarka, iyo karaahiyada, iyo jiirka cunaa dhammaantood way wada baabbi'i doonaan. 18 Waayo, shuqulladooda iyo fikirradooda waan ogahay, oo waxay noqon doontaa inaan soo wada ururiyo quruumaha iyo afafka oo dhanba, oo iyana way iman doonaan, ammaantaydana way arki doonaan. 19 Oo waxaan dhexdooda ka taagi doonaa calaamad, oo kuwooda baxsan doonana waxaan u diri doonaa quruumaha, kuwaasoo ah Tarshiish, iyo Fuul iyo Luudka qaansada xooda, iyo Tubal iyo Yaawaan, iyo gasiiradaha fog, oo aan weligood warkayga maqal oo aan ammaantaydana arag, oo iyana ammaantayday quruumaha ka dhex sheegi doonaan. 20 Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxay Rabbiga qurbaan ahaan ugu keeni doonaan walaalihiin oo dhan, oo waxay ka soo kaxayn doonaan quruumaha oo dhan, iyagoo fuushan fardo, iyo gaadhifardoodyo, iyo sariiro gacmeed, iyo baqlo, iyo rakuubbo dheereeya, oo waxay keeni doonaan buurtayda quduuska ah ee Yeruusaalem, sida reer binu Israa'iil ay weel nadiifsan qurbaankooda ugu keenaan oo ay guriga Rabbiga u soo geliyaan. 21 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Weliba waxaan iyaga kala dhex bixi doonaa wadaaddo iyo kuwa reer Laawi ah. 22 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Sida samooyinka cuscusub iyo dhulka cusub oo aan samayn doono ay hortayda ugu raagi doonaan, ayaa farcankiinna iyo magiciinnuba hortayda ugu raagi doonaan. 23 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Waxay noqon doontaa in bil ka bil iyo sabti ka sabti binu-aadmiga oo dhammuba ay u iman doonaan inay hortayda igu caabudaan. 24 Oo iyana way bixi doonaan, oo waxay fiirfiirin doonaan dadkii igu xadgudbay meydadkooda, waayo, dixirigoodu ma dhiman doono, oo dabkuna kama demi doono, oo waxay binu-aadmiga oo dhan u noqon doonaan karaahiyo.

Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?
Has not my hand made all these things,(D)
    and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.

“These are the ones I look on with favor:
    those who are humble and contrite in spirit,(E)
    and who tremble at my word.(F)
But whoever sacrifices a bull(G)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s(H) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense(I)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,(J)
    and they delight in their abominations;(K)
so I also will choose harsh treatment for them
    and will bring on them what they dread.(L)
For when I called, no one answered,(M)
    when I spoke, no one listened.
They did evil(N) in my sight
    and chose what displeases me.”(O)

Hear the word of the Lord,
    you who tremble at his word:(P)
“Your own people who hate(Q) you,
    and exclude you because of my name, have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified,
    that we may see your joy!’
    Yet they will be put to shame.(R)
Hear that uproar from the city,
    hear that noise from the temple!
It is the sound(S) of the Lord
    repaying(T) his enemies all they deserve.

“Before she goes into labor,(U)
    she gives birth;
before the pains come upon her,
    she delivers a son.(V)
Who has ever heard of such things?
    Who has ever seen(W) things like this?
Can a country be born in a day(X)
    or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
    than she gives birth to her children.(Y)
Do I bring to the moment of birth(Z)
    and not give delivery?” says the Lord.
“Do I close up the womb
    when I bring to delivery?” says your God.
10 “Rejoice(AA) with Jerusalem and be glad for her,
    all you who love(AB) her;
rejoice greatly with her,
    all you who mourn(AC) over her.
11 For you will nurse(AD) and be satisfied
    at her comforting breasts;(AE)
you will drink deeply
    and delight in her overflowing abundance.”(AF)

12 For this is what the Lord says:

“I will extend peace(AG) to her like a river,(AH)
    and the wealth(AI) of nations like a flooding stream;
you will nurse and be carried(AJ) on her arm
    and dandled on her knees.
13 As a mother comforts her child,(AK)
    so will I comfort(AL) you;
    and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.”

14 When you see this, your heart will rejoice(AM)
    and you will flourish(AN) like grass;
the hand(AO) of the Lord will be made known to his servants,(AP)
    but his fury(AQ) will be shown to his foes.
15 See, the Lord is coming with fire,(AR)
    and his chariots(AS) are like a whirlwind;(AT)
he will bring down his anger with fury,
    and his rebuke(AU) with flames of fire.
16 For with fire(AV) and with his sword(AW)
    the Lord will execute judgment(AX) on all people,
    and many will be those slain(AY) by the Lord.

17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,(AZ) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,(BA) rats(BB) and other unclean things—they will meet their end(BC) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

18 “And I, because of what they have planned and done,(BD) am about to come[a] and gather the people of all nations(BE) and languages, and they will come and see my glory.(BF)

19 “I will set a sign(BG) among them, and I will send some of those who survive(BH) to the nations—to Tarshish,(BI) to the Libyans[b] and Lydians(BJ) (famous as archers), to Tubal(BK) and Greece,(BL) and to the distant islands(BM) that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory.(BN) They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring(BO) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain(BP) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”(BQ) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.(BR) 21 And I will select some of them also to be priests(BS) and Levites,” says the Lord.

22 “As the new heavens and the new earth(BT) that I make will endure before me,” declares the Lord, “so will your name and descendants endure.(BU) 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath(BV) to another, all mankind will come and bow down(BW) before me,” says the Lord. 24 “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies(BX) of those who rebelled(BY) against me; the worms(BZ) that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched,(CA) and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 66:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul