Isaiah 35
1 [Some day, it will be as though] the desert [and other very] dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,
Ang ilang at ang Araba ay magagalak; at ang ilang ay magsasaya at mamumulaklak gaya ng rosas.
2 the desert will produce flowers abundantly; [it will be as though] everything is rejoicing and singing! The deserts will become as beautiful as [SIM] [the trees in] Lebanon, as fertile [SIM] as the plains of the Sharon and Carmel [areas]. [There] people will see the glory of Yahweh; they will see that he is magnificent.
Ito ay mamumulaklak ng masagana at magsasaya na may kagalakan at awitan; ang kaluwalhatian ng Lebanon ay ibibigay dito, ang karangyaan ng Carmelo at Sharon; makikita nila ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh, ang karangyaan ng ating Diyos.
3 [So], encourage those who are tired and weak.
Palakasin ninyo ang mahihinang kamay, at patatagin ninyo ang mga tuhod na nangangatog.
4 Say to those who are afraid, “Be strong and do not be afraid, because our God is going to come to get revenge [on his enemies]; he will (pay them back/punish them) for what they have done, and he will rescue you.”
Sabihin ninyo sa mga taong natatakot na puso, “Maging matapang kayo, huwag matakot! Pagmasdan ninyo, ang inyong Diyos ay darating na may paghihiganti, kasama ang paniningil ng Diyos. Darating siya at ililigtas kayo.”
5 When he does that, [he will enable] blind people to see and [enable] deaf people to hear.
Pagkatapos ang mga mata ng bulag ay makakakita, at ang mga tainga ng bingi ay makakarinig.
6 Lame people will leap like deer, and those who have been unable to speak will sing joyfully. Water will gush out [from springs] in the desert; streams will flow in the desert.
Pagkatapos ang taong pilay ay lulukso tulad ng isang usa, at ang piping dila ay aawit, dahil magkakatubig sa bukal mula sa Araba, at magkakabatis sa ilang.
7 The very dry ground will become a pool of water, and springs will provide water for the dry land. Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow in places where the jackals/wolves lived previously.
Ang nasusunog na buhangin ay magiging isang lawa, at ang uhaw na lupa ay magiging mga bukal na tubig, sa tinitirahan ng mga asong-gubat, kung saan sila ay minsang humihiga, ay magiging damo na may mga tambo at mga talahib.
8 And there will be a highway through that land; it will be called ‘the Holy Highway’. People who are not acceptable to God will not walk on that road; it will be only for those who conduct their lives as God wants them to; foolish people will become lost while walking on that road.
Isang malawak na daanan ang naroroon at tinawag iyon na Ang Banal na Daan. Hindi makapaglalakbay dito ang marumi. Pero ito ay magiging sa kaniya na maglalakad dito. Walang hangal ang makapupunta dito.
9 There will not be any lions there or any other dangerous animals along that road. Only those who have been freed [from being slaves in Babylonia] will walk on it.
Hindi magkakaroon ng leon at mabangis na hayop doon; hindi sila matatagpuan doon, pero ang tinubos ay lalakad doon.
10 Those whom Yahweh has freed will return to Jerusalem; they will sing as they enter the city; they will be extremely joyful [MET, PRS] forever. No longer will they be sad or mourn; they will be [completely] joyful [DOU].
Ang tinubos ni Yahweh ay babalik at darating na may pag-aawitan sa Sion, at magkakaroon ng walang hanggang kagalakan sa kanilang mga ulo; kasiyahan at kagalakan ang pupuno sa kanila; kalungkutan at pagbuntong-hininga ay mawawala.
