Isaiah 40
1 ତୁମ୍ଭର ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଏହା କୁହନ୍ତି, ମାେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସାନ୍ତ୍ବନା ଦିଅ, ସାନ୍ତ୍ବନା ଦିଅ।
2 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମକୁ ଦୟାପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମଧୁର ବାକ୍ଯ କୁହ। ତାହାର ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ଶଷେ ହାଇେଛି ଓ ତାହାର ପାପକୁ କ୍ଷମା କରାୟାଇଛି।' ସେ ନିଜର ପାପପାଇଁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଦୁଇଗୁଣ ଦଣ୍ଡ ପାଇଅଛି ବୋଲି ପ୍ରଚାର କର।
3 ଏକ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିର ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ବର ଶୁଣ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପ୍ରାନ୍ତର ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପଥ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କର। ମରୁଭୂମିରେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ଏକ ରାଜପଥ ସଳଖ ଓ ଚିକ୍କଣ କର।
4 ସମସ୍ତ ଉପତ୍ୟକାକୁ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରି ଉଚ୍ଚ କର, ପର୍ବତ ଓ ଉପପର୍ବତଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସମାନ କର। ବକ୍ର ରାସ୍ତାକୁ ସଳଖ କର ଓ ରଗଡ଼ା ସ୍ଥାନଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ମସୃଣ କର।
5 ତାହା ହେଲେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ମହିମା ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହବେ। ସମସ୍ତ ମାନବ ସମାଜ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଗୌରବ ଦେଖିବେ। କାରଣ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ନିଜେ ଏହା କହିଛନ୍ତି।'
6 ପୁଣି ଏକ ସ୍ବର ଶୁଣାଗଲା, ପ୍ରଚାର କର।' ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି କହିଲା, କ'ଣ ପ୍ରଚାର କରିବା? ସେ ସ୍ବରଟି କହିଲା, ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଚିରଦିନ ପାଇଁ ବଞ୍ଚିବ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ତୃଣତୁଲ୍ଯ ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ସମସ୍ତ ଶୋଭା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରସ୍ଥ ପୁଷ୍ପ ତୁଲ୍ଯ।
7 ତୃଣ ଶୁଷ୍କ ହୁଏ ଓ ପୁଷ୍ପ ମ୍ଲାନ ହୁଏ। କାରଣ ତାହା ଉପ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଶ୍ବାସବାଯୁ ବ ହେ। ତେଣୁ ଲୋକମାନେ ନିଶ୍ଚତ ତୃଣ ସ୍ବରୂପ।
8 ତୃଣ ସିନା ଶୁଷ୍କ ହୁଏ ଓ ପୁଷ୍ପ ସିନା ମଳିନ ହୁଏ, ମାତ୍ର ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ଯ ଅନନ୍ତକାଳସ୍ତାଯୀ।'
9 ହେ ଲୋକମାନେ, ସିଯୋନ ରେ ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର କର, ଉଚ୍ଚ ପର୍ବତକୁ ୟାଅ। ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ବର ରେ କୁହ, ହେ ଲୋକମାନେ ୟିରୁଶାଲମ ନିକଟରେ ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର କର। ଜାରେ ରେ କୁହ, ଭୟ କର ନାହିଁ। ଯିହୁଦା ନଗରୀକୁ କୁହ, ଦେଖ, ଏହିଠା ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ପରମେଶ୍ବର।
10 ଦେଖ, ମାରେପ୍ରଭୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମସ୍ତ ପରାକ୍ରମ ନଇେ ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ବାହୁ ବଳ ରେ ସେ କତ୍ତୃର୍ତ୍ବ କରିବେ। ଦେଖ, ତାଙ୍କ ସହିତ ତାଙ୍କର ପୁରସ୍କାର ଅଛି ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ଆଗେ ଆଗେ ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରତିଫଳ ଅଛି।
11 ମଷେଶାବକ ମଷେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଚରାଇଲା ପରି ସେ ଆପଣା ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଯତ୍ନ ନବେେ। ମଷେ ଛୁଆମାନଙ୍କୁ ସେ ନିଜର ବାହୁ ବଳ ରେ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରିବେ ଓ ନିଜର କୋଳ ରେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ବହି ନବେେ। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ମାଆମାନେ ପେଛ ପେଛ ଯିବେ।
12 କିଏ ନିଜର ହସ୍ତ ପାପୁଲି ରେ ସମୁଦ୍ର ଜଳରାଶି ମାପିଅଛି ? କିଏ ନିଜର ହସ୍ତ ଚାଖଣ୍ଡ ରେ ଅନନ୍ତ ଆକାଶକୁ କଳନା କରିଅଛି ? ପୁଣି କିଏ ଗୌଣୀ ରେ ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ ଧୂଳିରାଶିକୁ ଭରି ପାରିଛି ? କିଏ ପର୍ବତଗୁଡି଼କୁ ନିକିତି ରେ ଓ ଉପପର୍ବତକୁ ତରାଜୁ ରେ ତଉଲି ଅଛି ?
13 କହେି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦଇେଅଛି କି ? ପୁଣି ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ହାଇେ କହେି ତାଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦଶେ ଦଇେଅଛି କି ?
14 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କାହାରି ସହିତ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣା କରିଥିଲେ କି ? କହେି ତାଙ୍କୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦଇେଥିଲା କି ? କିଏ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିଚାରର ପଥ ଶିଖାଇଲା ? କିଏ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦଲୋ ? ନା, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ବିବଚେନାର ସମସ୍ତ ମାର୍ଗ ଶିକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲେ।
15 ଦେଖ, ପୃଥିବୀର ସମସ୍ତ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ ଏକ କଳସର ଏକ ଜଳବିନ୍ଦୁ ସଦୃଶ। ଯଦି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀକୁ ନଇେ ତାଙ୍କ ତରାଜୁ ରେ ରଖନ୍ତି, ତବେେ ସେ ସବୁ ନିକିତି ରେ ଧୂଳିକଣା ତୁଲ୍ଯ ହବେ। ସେ ଦ୍ବୀପସମୂହକୁ ଅତି କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର ଦ୍ରବ୍ଯ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଉଠାନ୍ତି।
16 ପୁଣି ଲିବାନୋନର ସମସ୍ତ ବୃକ୍ଷ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଜାଳ ପାଇଁ ୟଥେଷ୍ଟ ନୁହେଁ ଓ ତାହାର ସମସ୍ତ ପଶୁ ହାମବେଳି ପାଇଁ ୟଥେଷ୍ଟ ନୁହେଁ।
17 ସମସ୍ତ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ତୁଳନା ରେ ଅତି ନଗଣ୍ଯ ତୁଚ୍ଛ। ସମାନେେ ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଲଘୁ ଓ ଅସାର ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଗଣ୍ଯ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
18 ତବେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହା ସହିତ ତୁଳନା କରିପାରିବ ? ତାଙ୍କର ଏକ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଗଢ଼ି ପାରିବ ? ନା।
19 କେତକେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି କାଠ ଓ ପଥର ରେ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତି ଗଢ଼ନ୍ତି ଓ ସଗେୁଡ଼ିକ ଦବେତା ବୋଲି କୁହନ୍ତି। କେତଜେଣ ଏହାକୁ ଉର୍ବର ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିକା ରେ ଏବଂ ବଣିଆ ତାହା ସୂତା ରେ ଛାଉଣୀ କରେ ଆଉ ତାପାଇଁ ରୂପା ଜଞ୍ଜିର ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରେ।
20 ସେ ଖଣ୍ଡିଏ କାଠ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରେ ତାହା ଯେପରି ୟିବ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ଜଣେ ନିଖୁଣ କାରିଗର କରିବାର ବାଛେ। ଗୋଟିଏ ପ୍ରତିମା' ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବା ରେ ଯାହାକି ପଡ଼ିୟିବ ନାହିଁ।
21 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ କ'ଣ ଜାଣି ନାହଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ କ'ଣ ଶୁଣି ନାହଁ ? ଆଦ୍ଯକାଳରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କ'ଣ ଜଣାଇ ଦିଆୟାଇ ନାହିଁ। ଏ ଜଗତ ରେ ସୃଷ୍ଟିକର୍ତ୍ତା କିଏ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ଜାଣିଛ।
22 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପ୍ରକୃତ ପରମେଶ୍ବର। ସେ ଭୂମଣ୍ଡଳ ଉପ ରେ ଉପବିଷ୍ଟ। ତାଙ୍କ ତୁଳନା ରେ ପୃଥିବୀ ନିବାସୀ ପତଙ୍ଗ ସଦୃଶ। ସେ ଚାନ୍ଦୁଆ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଆକାଶକୁ ପ୍ରସାର କରନ୍ତି ଓ ବସତି ପାଇଁ ତମ୍ବୁ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ତାକୁ ନିସ୍ତାର କରନ୍ତି।
23 ତାଙ୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟ ରାଜାମାନଙ୍କୁ ସେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ବ ଦିଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ ବିଚାରକର୍ତ୍ତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ସେ ମୂଲ୍ଯହୀନ କରନ୍ତି।
24 ସହେି ଶାସକଗଣ ରୋପିତ ବୃକ୍ଷ ସଦୃଶ। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଚରେ ମାଟିକୁ ୟିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଚାରକୁ' ଫୁଙ୍କି ଦିଅନ୍ତି। ସେଥି ରେ ସେ ମରିୟାଇ ଶୁଷ୍କ ହାଇୟୋଏ। ଓ ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିବାଯୁ ତାକୁ ନଡ଼ାପରି ଉଡ଼ାଇ ନିଏ।
25 ତେଣୁ ସହେି ପବିତ୍ର ସ୍ବରୂପ କୁହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ କ'ଣ କାହା ସହିତ ତୁଳନୀଯ ହାଇପୋରିବା ? କାରଣ କହେି ଆମ୍ଭ ସହିତ ସମାନ ନୁହେଁ।
26 ଆକାଶକୁ ଦେଖ ! କିଏ ସହେି ନକ୍ଷତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛନ୍ତି ? କିଏ ସହେି ସମସ୍ତ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦିଅନ୍ତି ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ନାମ ଧରି ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଡ଼ାକନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରବଳ ଶକ୍ତି ଓ ଅମାପ ଶକ୍ତି ଯୋଗୁଁ ଗୋଟିଏ ମଧ୍ଯ ହଜେ ନାହିଁ।'
27 ହେ ଯାକୁବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରୁଛ ? ହେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି ଏହା ପ୍ରଚାର କରୁଛ ? ମାରେପଥ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଗୁପ୍ତ ବୋଲି ଓ ମାରେ ବିଚାର ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ଜ୍ଞାନର ଅତୀତ ବୋଲି କହୁଅଛି।'
28 ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ'ଣ ଜାଣି ନାହଁ ? ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ'ଣ ଶୁଣି ନାହଁ ? ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଜଗତର ସୃଷ୍ଟିକର୍ତ୍ତା। ଅନାଦି ଅନନ୍ତ ପରମେଶ୍ବର। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ କି ଶ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ତାଙ୍କର ବୁଦ୍ଧି ବୋଧର ଅଗମ୍ଯ।
29 ସେ ଦୁର୍ବଳକୁ ବଳ ଦିଅନ୍ତି ଓ ଶକ୍ତିହୀନକୁ ଶକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତି।
30 ତରୁଣମାନେ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ଓ ଶ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହବେେ ଓ ୟୁବକମାନେ ଟଳି ପଡ଼ିବେ।
31 ମାତ୍ର ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠା ରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ ରଖନ୍ତି, ସମାନେେ ନୂତନ ବଳ ପାଆନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ଚିଲ ପକ୍ଷୀପରି ଆକାଶ ରେ ଉଡ଼ନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ନ ହାଇେ ସମାନେେ ଗମନ କରିବେ।
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counseller hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!
4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them.
7 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
9 And Moses took the rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him.
10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
13 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.
14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
23 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
27 And Moses did as the Lord commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.