Gods of Babylon
1Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low;
their idols are borne by beasts of burden.46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle
The images that are carried about are burdensome,
a burden for the weary.
2They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.
3‘Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,
and have carried since you were born.
4Even to your old age and grey hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
5‘With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
6Some pour out gold from their bags
and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.
7They lift it to their shoulders and carry it;
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;
it cannot save them from their troubles.
8‘Remember this, keep it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.
9Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.
10I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, “My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.”
11From the east I summon a bird of prey;
from a far-off land, a man to fulfil my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned, that I will do.
12Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted,
you who are now far from my righteousness.
13I am bringing my righteousness near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,
my splendour to Israel.
Ngai cia Babuloni
146:1 Ayub 2:13; Jer 51:33Atĩrĩrĩ, Beli nĩĩinamĩrĩire, nayo Nebo ĩkahocerera;
mĩhianano yacio ya kũhooywo ĩkuuagwo nĩ nyamũ cia mũtitũ o na ngʼombe.
Mĩhianano ĩyo mĩacũhie ĩkuuagwo kũndũ na kũndũ nĩĩtuĩkĩte mĩrigo mĩritũ,
mĩrigo ya kũnogia nyamũ iria imĩkuuaga.
2Nyamũ icio na ngai icio cia kũhooywo irainamĩrĩra hamwe;
ciothe ikaremwo nĩkũhonokia mĩhianano ĩyo ĩkuuĩtwo,
nacio nyene igatahwo igatwarwo ũkombo-inĩ.
346:3 Isa 48:12; Gũcook 1:31“Atĩrĩrĩ, ta thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ nyũmba ya Jakubu,
inyuothe matigari ma nyũmba ya Isiraeli,
o inyuĩ arĩa ndũire nditikĩte kuuma rĩrĩa mwarĩ nda cia manyina manyu,
na ngatũũra ndĩmũkuuĩte kuuma rĩrĩa mwaciarirwo.
4O na ũkũrũ-inĩ wanyu, no niĩ,
o na rĩrĩa mũgaakorwo mũrĩ na mbuĩ,
niĩ nĩ niĩ ngũmũtũũria muoyo.
Nĩ niĩ ndaamũũmbire, na nĩ niĩ ngũtũũra ndĩmũkuuaga,
ĩĩ ti-itherũ nĩ niĩ ngũmũtũũria muoyo na ndĩmũhonokagie.
546:5 Thaam 15:11; Isa 40:18, 25“Niĩ-rĩ, mũngĩngerekania na ũ kana nũũ mũngĩnjiganania nake?
Mũngĩĩhaanania na ũ nĩguo tũgerekanio nake?
646:6 Isa 40:19; Hos 13:2Andũ amwe maitũrũraga thahabu kuuma mondo-inĩ ciao,
na magathima betha na ratiri;
magacooka makaandĩka mũturi wa thahabu
amĩthondeke ĩtuĩke mũhianano wa ngai yao,
nao magacooka makamĩinamĩrĩra, makamĩhooya.
7Mũhianano ũcio maũigagĩrĩra ciande ciao, makaũkuua;
makaũiga handũ haguo, ũgaikara ũrũgamĩte o hau.
No ndũngĩhota kuuma hau wĩtware.
O na mũndũ angĩũkaĩra-rĩ, ndũngĩcookia,
kana ũhonokie mũndũ ũcio kuuma mathĩĩna-inĩ make.
846:8 Isa 44:21“Inyuĩ aremi aya, ririkanai ũndũ ũyũ,
na mũwĩkĩre meciiria-inĩ manyu, mũũige ngoro-inĩ.
946:9 Gũcook 32:7; Mar 12:32Ririkanai maũndũ marĩa mahĩtũkĩte, marĩa ma tene;
niĩ nĩ niĩ Mũrungu, na gũtirĩ ũngĩ tiga niĩ;
niĩ nĩ niĩ Ngai, na gũtirĩ ũngĩ ũhaana ta niĩ.
1046:10 Isa 45:21; Atũm 5:39Niĩ menyithanagia maũndũ marĩa mageekĩka marigĩrĩrio-inĩ kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria,
namo maũndũ marĩa magooka ngamamenyithania kuuma o tene.
Ngoiga atĩrĩ: Ũrĩa nduĩte nĩũkahinga,
namo maũndũ mothe marĩa nyendaga gwĩka-rĩ, no mo ngeeka.
1146:11 Atiir 4:10; Jer 44:28Nĩngeeta nyoni ndĩa nyama kuuma mwena wa irathĩro;
nĩngeeta mũndũ wa kũhingia maũndũ marĩa nduĩte gwĩka kuuma bũrũri wa kũraya.46:11 Mũndũ ũcio nĩ Kurusu.
Ũrĩa njugĩte nĩngahingia;
ũndũ ũrĩa ndĩciirĩtie gwĩka nĩngawĩka.
1246:12 Thaam 32:9; Jer 2:5Ta thikĩrĩriai, inyuĩ andũ a ngoro nyũmũ,
o inyuĩ mũraihanĩrĩirie na ũhoro wa ũthingu.
1346:13 Thab 85:9; Joel 2:32Nĩngũreharehe ũthingu wakwa hakuhĩ,
ndũrĩ kũraya;
o naguo ũhonokio wakwa ũgũũka o narua.
Ũhoro wa ũhonokio wakwa ngũwathĩrĩra Zayuni,
na njathĩrĩre riiri wakwa kũrĩ Isiraeli.
