Isaías 35

1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad.

The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.

2 It will blossom abundantly,

and rejoice even with joy and singing.

Lebanon’s glory will be given to it,

the excellence of Carmel and Sharon.

They will see Yahweh’s glory,

the excellence of our God.

3 Strengthen the weak hands,

and make the feeble knees firm.

4 Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong!

Don’t be afraid!

Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution.

He will come and save you.

5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,

and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer,

and the tongue of the mute will sing;

for waters will break out in the wilderness,

and streams in the desert.

7 The burning sand will become a pool,

and the thirsty ground springs of water.

Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.

8 A highway will be there, a road,

and it will be called "The Holy Way".

The unclean shall not pass over it,

but it will be for those who walk in the Way.

Wicked fools shall not go there.

9 No lion will be there,

nor will any ravenous animal go up on it.

They will not be found there;

but the redeemed will walk there.

10 Then Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return,

and come with singing to Zion;

and everlasting joy will be on their heads.

They will obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and sighing will flee away."

Te Hokinga mai o te Hunga Whakaoranga ki Hiona

1 Ka koa te koraha me te wāhi mokemoke,

ka hari te koraha, koia anō kei te rōhi te whai puāwai.

2 Nui atu te tupu, ka koa,

āe rā, koa ana, waiata ana.

Ka hoatu te korōria o Repanōna ki reira,

te nui o Karamere, o Harono.

Ka kite rātou i te korōria o Ihowā,

i te nui o tō tātou Atua.

3 Whakakahangia ngā ringa ngoikore,

whakaūngia ngā turi ngonge.

4 Mea atu ki te hunga ngākau pōtatutatu,

"Kia kaha, kaua e wehi!

Nanā, ka haere mai tō koutou Atua,

me te rapu utu, me te whakautu a te Atua;

ka haere mai anō ia

ki te whakaora i a koutou."

5 Ko reira ngā kanohi o ngā matapō kite ai,

ā, ka puare ngā taringa o ngā turi.

6 Ko reira te kopa tūpeke ai, ānō he hāta,

ka waiata te arero o te whango.

Nō te mea ka pakaru mai ngā wai i te koraha,

ngā awa i te wāhi tītōhea.

7 Nā, ka meinga te kirikiri mumura hei hārotoroto,

te whenua maroke hei pupūtanga wai;

ā, i te nohoanga i takoto ai ngā kīrehe mohoao,

ko te tarutaru, ko te kākaho, ko te wīwī.

8 Ka whai huanui anō a reira, me tētahi ara,

ka kīia hoki, Ko te Ara o te Tapu.

E kore te poke e haere i reira;

engari, ka waiho mō rātou, ā, ko te tangata haere ara,

ahakoa he wairangi, e kore e hē ki reira.

9 Kāhore o reira raiona,

e kore anō tētahi kararehe kai kino e tika nā reira;

e kore e kitea ki reira;

engari ka hāereerea e te hunga i hokona.

10 Nā, ko ā Ihowā i hoko ai ka hoki mai,

ka haere mai i runga i te waiata ki Hiona;

i runga i ō rātou māhunga ko te haringa e kore e mutu;

ka whiwhi rātou ki te koa, ki te hari,

ā, rere atu ana te pōuri me te auē.