Isaiah 40
1 “Be consoled, be consoled, O my people!” says your God.
“Aliwin, aliwin mo ang aking bayan,” sabi ng inyong Diyos.
2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and call out to her! For her malice has reached its end. Her iniquity has been forgiven. She has received double for all her sins from the hand of the Lord.
“Kausapin mo nang may pagmamahal ang Jerusalem; at ihayag sa kaniya na ang kaniyang pakikipagdigmaan ay tapos na, pinatawad na ang kaniyang mabigat na pagkakasala, na doble ang kaniyang natanggap na mula sa kamay ni Yahweh dahil sa lahat ng kaniyang mga kasalanan.”
3 The voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.
May isang tinig na sumisigaw, “ihanda ang daan ni Yahweh sa ilang; sa Araba, lumikha ng tuwid na daanan para sa ating Diyos.”
4 Every valley will be exalted, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked will be straightened, and the uneven will become level ways.
Ang bawat lambak ay itataas, at bawat bundok at burol ay papatagin; at ang baku-bakong lupa ay gagawing patag, at papantayin ang mabatong mga lugar;
5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed. And all flesh together will see that the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
at ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh ay maihahayag, at magkakasama itong makikita ng lahat; dahil ang bibig ni Yahweh ang nagsabi nito.
6 The voice of one saying, “Cry out!” And I said, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the field.
Sinabi ng tinig, “umiyak”. Sumagot ang isa “Ano ang dapat kong iiyak?” “Ang lahat ng laman ay damo, at lahat ng kanilang katapatan sa tipan ay tulad ng bulaklak sa bukid.
7 The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. For the Spirit of the Lord has blown over it. Truly, the people are like grass.
Ang damo ay natutuyot at ang bulaklak ay nalalanta kapag ang hininga ni Yahweh ay umihip dito; totoo ang sangkatauhan ay damo.
8 The grass has dried up, and the flower has fallen. But the Word of our Lord remains for eternity.”
Ang damo ay natutuyot, ang bulaklak ay nalalanta, ngunit ang salita ng Diyos ay mananatili magpakailanman.”
9 You who evangelize Zion, climb a high mountain! You who evangelize Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah: “Behold, your God!”
Umakyat ka sa mataas na bundok Sion, tagapagdala ng mabuting balita; buong lakas mong itaas ang iyong tinig, ipahayag mo sa Jerusalem ang mga mabuting balita. Sumigaw ka nang malakas; huwag kang matakot. Sasabihin mo sa mga lungsod ng Juda, “Narito ang inyong Diyos!”
10 Behold, the Lord God will arrive in strength, and his arm will rule. Behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him.
Masdan niyo, ang Panginoon na si Yahweh ay dumadating bilang matagumpay na mandirigma, at ang kaniyang malakas na bisig ang namumuno para sa kaniya. Tingnan mo, ang kaniyang gantimpala ay nasa kaniya, at ang kaniyang gantimpala ay nauuna sa kaniya.
11 He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.
Papakainin niya ang kaniyang kawan tulad ng isang pastol, titipunin niya ang mga tupa sa kaniyang bisig, at dadalhin sila ng malapit sa kaniyang puso, at dahan-dahang pangungunahan ang mga babaing tupa na inaalagaan ang kanilang anak.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and who has weighed the heavens with his palm? Who has suspended the mass of the earth with three fingers, and who has weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on a scale?
Sino ang sumukat ng katubigan sa guwang ng kaniyang palad, sinukat ang lapad ng himpapawid, hinawakan ng alikabok ng mundo sa isang sisidlan, timbangin ang mga kabundukan o ang mga burol sa timbangan?
13 Who has assisted the Spirit of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor and has revealed things to him?
Sino ang nakakaunawa ng isipan ni Yahweh, o nagturo sa kaniya bilang kaniyang tagapayo?
14 With whom has he consulted? And who has instructed him, and taught him the path of justice, and guided him to knowledge, and revealed the way of understanding to him?
Mula kanino siya kailanman nakatanggap ng tagubilin? Sino ang nagturo sa kaniya ng tamang paraan para gawin ang mga bagay, at nagturo sa kaniya ng kaalaman, o nagpakita sa kaniya ng daan sa kaunawaan?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop of water in a bucket, and they are considered as the smallest grain on a balance. Behold, the islands are like a little dust.
Masdan, ang mga bansa ay tulad ng isang patak sa isang sisidlan, at itinuturing na tulad ng alikabok sa timbangan; tingnan, kaniyang tinimbang ang maliliit na mga isla na gaya ng isang puwing
16 And Lebanon will not be sufficient to start a fire, and its animals will not be sufficient for a burnt offering.
Ang Lebanon ay hindi sapat na panggatong, ni ang mga mababangis na hayop ay sapat para sa isang susunuging handog.
17 All the nations in his sight are as if they did not exist, and they are considered by him as if they were nothingness and emptiness.
Ang lahat ng mga bansa ay hindi sapat sa harap niya; ito ay itinuturing niyang walang halaga.
18 Therefore, to whom would you liken God? Or with what image would you replace him?
Kanino mo ihahambing ang Diyos? Sa anong diyus-diyusan mo siya itutulad?
19 Should the workman cast a statue? Or has the goldsmith formed it with gold, or the silversmith with plates of silver?
Isang diyus-diyusan! Isang mahusay na manggagawa ay hinubog ito: ang panday-ginto ay pinapatungan ito ng ginto at dinikitan ito ng pilak na kuwintas.
20 He has chosen strong wood that will not decay. The skillful artisan seeks a way to set up an idol that cannot be moved.
Sa paggawa ng alay ang isa ay mamimili ng kahoy na hindi mabubulok; siya ay naghahanap ng dalubhasang sanay sa paggawa ng diyus-diyusan na hindi babagsak.
21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been announced to you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?
Hindi niyo ba nalaman? Hindi niyo ba narinig? Hindi ba nasabi sa inyo ito mula simula? Hindi niyo ba nauunawaan mula sa mga pundasyon ng mundo?
22 He is the One who sits upon the globe of the earth, and its inhabitants are like locusts. He extends the heavens as if they were nothing, and he spreads them out like a tent, in which to dwell.
Siya ang nakaupo sa itaas ng kapatagan ng lupa; at ang mga naniniraha'y tulad ng tipaklong sa harap niya. Kaniyang nilatag ang kalangitan tulad ng isang kurtina at inuunat ito tulad ng isang tolda para matirhan.
23 He has brought those who examine what is secret to nothingness. He has brought the judges of the earth to emptiness.
Binabawasan niya ang mga pinuno at ginagawang walang halaga ang mga pinuno sa mundo.
24 And certainly, their stalk was neither planted, nor sown, nor rooted in the ground. He has suddenly blown across them, and they have withered, and a whirlwind will carry them away like chaff.
Tingnan, sila ay bahagyang nakatanim; tingnan, sila ay bahagyang inani; tingnan, sila ay bahagyang nagkaugat sa mundo, bago niya sila hipan, at sila ay nalalanta, at ang hangin ay hihipan sila tulad ng dayami.
25 “And to whom would you compare me or equate me?” says the Holy One.
“Kung ganoon, kanino niyo ako ihahambing, sino ang katulad ko?” sinabi ng Banal.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things. He leads forth their army by number, and he calls them all by name. Because of the fullness of his strength and robustness and virtue, not one of them was left behind.
Tumingala ka sa himpapawid! Sino ang lumikha ng lahat ng mga bituin? Pinangungunahan niya ang kanilang mga pagkakaayos at tinatawag silang lahat sa pangalan. Sa kadakilaan ng kaniyang lakas at sa kalakasan ng kaniyang kapangyarihan, walang isang mawawala.
27 Why do you say this, O Jacob, and why do you speak this way, O Israel? “My way has been hidden from the Lord, and my judgment escaped notice by my God.”
Bakit mo sinasabi, Jacob at pinapahayag, Israel, “ang aking paraan ay nakatago mula kay Yahweh, at ang aking Diyos ay hindi nababahala tungkol sa aking pagtatanggol?
28 Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.
Hindi mo ba alam? Hindi mo ba narinig? Ang walang hanggang Diyos, si Yahweh, ang Manlilikha ng mga dulo ng mundo, ay hindi napapagod o nanghihina; walang hangganan ang kaniyang kaunawaan.
29 It is he who gives strength to the weary, and it is he who increases fortitude and strength in those who are failing.
Nagbibigay siya ng kalakasan sa mga pagod; sa mga mahihina nagbibigay siya ng bagong lakas.
30 Servants will struggle and fail, and young men will fall into infirmity.
Kahit ang mga kabataan ay napapagod at nanghihina, at ang kabataang lalaki ay nadadapa at nahuhulog:
31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
pero silang naghihintay kay Yahweh ay panunumbalikin ang kanilang kalakasan; pumailanglang sila ng may pakpak tulad ng mga agila; sila ay tatakbo at hindi manghihina; sila ay maglalakad at hindi mahihimatay.
