Esias 8

1 And the Lord said to me, Take to thyself a volume of a great new [book], and write in it with a man's pen concerning the making a rapid plunder of spoils; for it is near at hand.

Sinabi sa akin ni Yahweh, “Kumuha ka ng malapad na bato at iukit mo dito ang, 'Maher Shalal Has Baz.'

2 And make me witnesses [of] faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

Tatawag ako ng mga tapat na mga saksi para magpatotoo para sa akin, ang paring si Urias, at Zacarias na anak ni Jeberequias.”

3 And I went in to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me, Call his name, Spoil quickly, plunder speedily.

Pumunta ako sa babaeng propeta, at siya ay nagbuntis at nagsilang ng anak na lalaki. At sinabi sa akin ni Yahweh, “Pangalanan mo siyang Maher Shalal Has Baz.”

4 For before the child shall know [how] to call [his] father or [his] mother, [one] shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.

Sapagkat bago pa lang matutong sumigaw ang bata ng 'Aking tatay' at 'Aking nanay,' ang kayamanan ng Damasco at ang nasamsam ng Samaria ay dadalhin ng hari ng Asiria.

5 And the Lord spoke to me yet again, [saying],

Nangusap muli si Yahweh sa akin,

6 Because this people chooses not the water of Siloam that goes softly, but wills to have Rassin, and the son of Romelias [to be] king over you;

“Dahil tinanggihan ng mga tao ang banayad na tubig ng Shiloah, at masaya pa sila kay Rezin at sa anak ni Remalias,

7 therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon you the water of the river, strong and abundant, [even] the king of the Assyrians, and his glory: and he shall come up over every valley of yours, and shall walk over every wall of yours:

kaya ipapadala sa kanila ng Panginoon ang mga tubig ng Ilog, malakas at marami, ang hari ng Asiria at ang lahat ng kaniyang kaluwalhatian. Dadaloy sa lahat ng mga kanal nito at aapaw sa mga pampang,

8 and he shall take away from Juda [every] man who shall be able to lift up his head, [and every one] able to accomplish anything; and his camp shall fill the breadth of thy land, [O] God with us.

at palulubugin nito ang Juda, babaha at aagos, hanggang sa umabot ito sa inyong mga leeg. Ang kaniyang nakabukang mga pakpak ang tatabon sa buong lupain, Immanuel.”

9 Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.

Madudurog kayong mga tao ng pira-piraso. Makinig, kayong malalayong bansa: maghanda kayo para sa digmaan at kayo ay dudurugin ng pira-piraso. Ihanda ang inyong sarili at kayo ay dudurugin.

10 And whatsoever counsel ye shall take, the Lord shall bring it to nought; and whatsoever word ye shall speak, it shall not stand among you: for God is with us.

Gumawa kayo ng plano, pero hindi ito maisasakatuparan; magbigay kayo ng utos pero hindi ito susundin, dahil ang Diyos ay kasama namin.

11 Thus saith the Lord, With a strong hand they revolt from the course of the way of this people, saying,

Nangusap sa akin si Yahweh, ang kaniyang makapangyarihang kamay ay nasa akin, at binalaan akong huwag sumunod sa pamumuhay ng mga taong ito.

12 Let them not say, [It is] hard, for whatsoever this people says, is hard: but fear not ye their fear, neither be dismayed.

Huwag ninyong tawaging pagsasabwatan ang alinmang tinuturing na pagsasabwatan ng mga taong ito; huwag kang matakot sa kinakatakutan nila, at huwag kang magpasindak.

13 Sanctify ye the Lord himself; and he shall be thy fear.

Si Yahweh ng mga hukbo, pararangalan ninyo siya bilang banal, katatakutan ninyo siya, at siya ang dapat ninyong pangambahan.

14 And if thou shalt trust in him, he shall be to thee for a sanctuary; and ye shall not come against [him] as against a stumbling-stone, neither as against the falling of a rock: but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and the dwellers in Jerusalem in a pit.

Siya ay magiging santuaryo; pero siya ay tulad ng isang bato na tatama sa kanila, at isang malaking bato na makakapagpatumba sa dalawang bahay ng Israel. At siya ay magiging patibong at silo sa mamamayan ng Jersusalem.

15 Therefore many among them shall be weak, and fall, and be crushed; and they shall draw nigh, and men shall be taken securely.

Marami ang matitisod dito, madadapa at masisira, masisilo at mabibihag.

16 Then shall those who seal themselves that they may not learn the law be made manifest.

Ibalumbon mo ang aking patotoo, selyuhan ang opisyal na tala, at ibigay ito sa aking mga alagad.

17 And [one] shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.

Maghihintay ako kay Yahweh, siya na itinatago ang kaniyang mukha mula sa bahay ni Jacob; maghihintay ako sa kaniya.

18 Behold I and the children which God has given me: and they shall be [for] signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in mount Sion.

Tingnan, ako at ang mga anak na lalaki na binigay sa akin ni Yahweh ang magsisilbing tanda at himala sa Israel mula kay Yahweh ng mga Hukbo, na nananahan sa Bundok ng Sion.

19 And if they should say to you, Seek those who have in them a divining spirit, and them that speak out of the earth, them that speak vain words, who speak out of their belly: shall not a nation diligently seek to their God? why do they seek to the dead concerning the living?

Sasabihan ka nila, “Kumunsulta ka sa mga manghuhula at mga salamangkero,” silang mga nagsasambit at bumubulong ng mga dasal. Pero hindi ba dapat sa Diyos kumukunsulta ang mga tao? Mas nararapat bang konsultahin nila ang patay para sa mga nabubuhay?

20 For he has given the law for a help, that they should not speak according to this word, concerning which there are no gifts to give for it.

Kaya inyong ituon ang inyong atensyon sa batas at patotoo! Kapag hindi nila sinabi ang bagay na ito, ito ay dahil wala silang liwanag ng umaga.

21 And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, [that] when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers' ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,

Sila ay maglalakbay sa lupain na naghihirap at nagugutom. Kapag sila ay nagutom, magagalit sila at susumpain nila ang kanilang hari at ang Diyos, habang sila ay nakatingala.

22 and they shall look on the earth below, and behold severe distress, and darkness, affliction, and anguish, and darkness so that [one cannot] see; and he that is in anguish shall not be distressed only for a time.

Pagmamasdan nila ang lupa at makikita ang paghihirap, kadiliman at mapang-aping kalungkutan. Sila ay itataboy tungo sa lupain ng kadiliman.