Isaias 8
1 Miingon si Yahweh kanako, “Pagkuha ug dagkong papan nga bato ug sulati kini, 'Maher Shalal Has Baz.'
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 Magpatawag ako ug matinud-anong mga saksi aron sa pagpamatuod alang kanako, si Uria nga pari, ug si Zacarias nga anak nga lalaki ni Jeberekia.”
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 Miadto ako sa propeta nga babaye, ug nagmabdos siya ug nanganak ug usa ka batang lalaki. Unya miingon si Yahweh kanako, “Tawga siya ug 'Maher Shalal Has Baz.'
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 Kay sa dili pa makalitok ang bata ug, 'Amahan ko,' ug, 'Inahan ko,' kuhaon na sa hari sa Asiria ang mga bahandi sa Damascus ug ang inilog sa Samaria.”
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 Nakigsulti pagbalik si Yahweh kanako,
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 “Tungod kay misalikway kini nga katawhan sa maayong tubig sa Shiloa, ug nalipay kang Rezin ug sa anak nga lalaki ni Remalia,
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 busa ipadala na sa Ginoo ngadto kanila ang katubigan sa Suba, kusog ug daghan, ang hari sa Asiria ug ang tanan niyang himaya. Mogawas kini ngadto sa tanang mga kanal ug moawas kini.
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 Mohaguros ang Suba paingon sa Juda, mibaha ug mitaas ang tubig hangtod miabot na kini sa inyong liog. Lukopon sa gibukhad nga mga pako niini ang gilapdon sa inyong yuta, Immanuel.”
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Kamo nga katawhan, madugmok sa pino. Paminaw, kamong tanan nga anaa sa layong mga nasod; andama ang inyong kaugalingon alang sa gubat ug madugmok sa pino; andama ang inyong kaugalingon ug madugmok sa pino.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Paghimo ug laraw, apan dili kini matuman; paghatag ug sugo, apan dili kini matuman, kay ang Dios nag-uban kanamo.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Nakigsulti si Yahweh kanako, uban sa iyang kusgan nga kamot dinhi kanako, ug nagpasidaan kanako nga dili maglakaw sa dalan niini nga katawhan.
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 Ayaw pagatawga nga pagsukol ang bisan unsa nga butang nga gitawag nga pagsukol niini nga katawhan, dili ninyo kahadlokan ang ilang gikahadlokan, ug ayaw kalisang.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Si Yahweh nga labawng makagagahom lamang ang inyong tahoron ingon nga balaan; siya lamang ang angay ninyong kahadlokan, ug kaniya lamang kamo angay nga malisang.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 Mamahimo siyang dalangpanan; apan mamahimo siyang bato nga kadagmaan ug kapandolan— alang sa duha ka mga balay sa Israel, ug mamahimo siyang lit-ag ug bitik ngadto sa katawhan sa Jerusalem.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 Daghan ang mangadagma niini ug matumba ug malaglag, ug mahimong malit-ag ug mabihag.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Hugti ang akong pagpamatuod, selyohi ang opisyal nga talaan, ug ihatag kini ngadto sa akong mga tinun-an.
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 Maghulat ako alang kang Yahweh, nga nagtago sa iyang panagway gikan sa balay ni Jacob; maghulat ako kaniya.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Tan-awa, ako ug ang akong mga anak nga lalaki nga gihatag kanako ni Yahweh mao ang mga timailhan ug mga kahibulongan sa Israel gikan kang Yahweh nga labawng makagagahom, nga nagpuyo sa Bukid sa Zion.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 Moingon sila kaninyo, “Pagpakigsayod sa mga espiritista ug mga salamangkero,” niadtong nagayawyaw nga nagapangyamyam. Apan angay ba nga dili makisayod ang katawhan sa ilang Dios? Angay ba silang makisayod sa patay alang sa buhi?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Sa balaod ug sa pagpamatuod! Kung dili sila mosulti niana nga mga butang, tungod kini kay wala silay kahayag sa banagbanag.
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 Moagi sila latas sa yuta uban ang hilabihang kaguol ug kagutom. Sa dihang gutomon sila, masuko sila ug tunglohon ang ilang hari ug ang ilang Dios, ug mohangad sila sa taas.
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 Motan-aw sila sa yuta ug makita ang kagul-anan, kangitngit, ug kadulom sa pagpanghupaw. Pagaabogon sila ngadto sa yuta sa kangitngit.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
