Isaiah 49
1 All you people who live on islands [in the ocean] and in other distant areas, pay attention [DOU] to what I will say! Yahweh called/chose me before I was born; he chose/appointed me when I was still in my mother’s womb.
Makinig kayo sa akin, kayong mga baybayin! At magbigay kayo ng pansin, kayong mga malalayong tao. Tinawag ako ni Yahweh sa pangalan mula sa kapanganakan, nang dinala ako ng aking ina sa mundo.
2 [When I grew up], he caused my messages to be like [SIM] a sharp sword. He has protected me with his hand [SYN]. [He protects me] [MET] like someone protects sharp arrows in a quiver.
Ginawa niyang parang matalim na espada ang aking bibig; tinago niya ako sa anino ng kaniyang kamay; ginawa niya akong pinakinis na palaso; tinago niya ako sa kaniyang lalagyan ng palaso.
3 He said to me, “You will serve my Israeli [people], and you will cause people to honor me.”
Sinabi niya sa akin, “Ikaw ang aking lingkod, Israel, na gagamitin ko para ipakita ang aking kaluwalhatian.”
4 I replied, “My work has been useless; I have used my strength, but I have accomplished nothing worthwhile; everything that I have done has been (in vain/useless). However, Yahweh can honor me as he pleases; my God is the one who will reward me [as I deserve].”
Kahit na inakala kong nagsikap ako para sa wala, ginamit ko ang aking lakas para sa wala, pero ang aking katarungan ay na kay Yahweh, at ang aking gantimpala ay nasa Diyos ko.
5 Yahweh formed me when I was in [my mother’s] womb in order that I would serve him; he appointed me to bring [the people of] Israel back to himself [DOU]. Yahweh has honored me, and he is the one who has caused me to be strong.
At ngayon ay nagsalita si Yahweh, siya na hinubog ako mula sa kapanganakan para maging lingkod niya, para ibalik si Jacob ulit sa kaniyang sarili, at tipunin ang Israel sa kaniya. Marangal ako sa mga mata ni Yahweh, at ang aking Diyos ang naging kalakasan ko.
6 He says to me, “It is not enough for you to serve me by bringing the descendants of Jacob back to worship me again [DOU]; I also want you to be like [MET] a light for the non-Jews; I want you to take my [my message] about how to be saved to [people] all over the world.”
Sinasabi niya, “Maliit na bagay para sa iyo na maging aking lingkod para itatag muli ang mga tribo ni Jacob, at ibalik ang mga nakaligtas sa Israel. Gagawin kitang ilaw ng mga dayuhan, na ikaw ang aking kaligtasan sa dulo ng mundo.”
7 Yahweh, the one who saves us, the Holy God of us Israeli [people], says to the one who was despised and rejected by the [people of many] nations, the one who is the slave of rulers, “[Some day] kings will stand up to respect you when they see you, and princes will bow down before you because [you serve] me, Yahweh, the one who faithfully [does what I promise]. I am the Holy God to whom you Israelis belong, the one who has chosen you.”
Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang Tagapagligtas ng Israel, ang kanilang Banal, sa isang hinamak ang buhay, kinamuhian ng mga bansa, at isang alipin ng mga pinuno, “Makikita ka ng mga hari at tatayo sila, at makikita ka ng mga prinsipe at luluhod sila, dahil kay Yahweh na tapat, kahit ang Banal ng Israel, na pumili sa iyo.”
8 This is also what Yahweh says: “At a time when it pleases me, I will answer your prayers. On the day when you will be rescued [from your oppressors], I will help you. I will protect you and enable you to establish an agreement with other nations. And by what you do, I will re-establish your nation of Israel and allow you to live/settle again in your land that was abandoned.
Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, “Sa oras na napagpasyahan kong ipakita ang aking pabor, sasagutin kita, at sa araw ng kaligtasan tutulungan kita; pangangalagaan kita, at ibibigay kita bilang isang tipan para sa mga tao, para itayo muli ang lupain, para itakda muli ang pinabayaang pamana.
9 I will say to those who were captured [and (exiled/taken to Babylonia)], ‘Leave [Babylonia] and return to your own country!’ And I will say to those who are in dark prisons, ‘Come out into the light!’ When that happens, they will again be like [MET] sheep that eat grass in green pastures, on hills where [previously] there was no grass.
Sasabihin mo sa mga bilanggo, 'Lumabas kayo;' sa mga nasa madidilim na kulungan, 'Ipakita ninyo ang inyong mga sarili.' Manginginain sila sa mga daanan, at magiging pastulan nila ang mga kalbong dalusdos.
10 They will not be hungry or thirsty [any more]; the hot sun will not beat upon them again [DOU]. I, Yahweh, will act mercifully toward them and lead them; I will lead them to where there are springs of cool water.
Hindi sila magugutom o mauuhaw; maging ang init o ang araw ay hindi sila tatamaan, dahil siyang may awa sa kanila ay pangungunahan sila; gagabayan niya sila sa mga bukal ng tubig.
11 And I will cause the mountains to become [as though they were] level roads, and I will prepare good highways [for my people to travel on, to return to Jerusalem].
At gagawin kong daanan ang lahat ng aking mga bundok, at papatagin ko ang aking mga malawak na daanan.”
12 My people will return from far away; some will come from the north, some from the west, some from southern Egypt.”
Tingnan mo, ang mga ito ay nanggaling pa mula sa malayo, ang iba ay mula sa hilaga at kanluran; at ang iba ay mula sa lupain ng Syene.
13 [Because of what Yahweh has promised to do], everything should shout joyfully— the sky and the earth and the mountains should sing, because Yahweh comforts his people, and he will pity those who are suffering.
Umawit kayo, mga kalangitan, at magpakasaya ka, kalupaan; umawit kayo, mga bundok! Dahil inaaliw ni Yahweh ang kaniyang bayan, at mahahabag sa mga nasasaktan.
14 [The people of] Jerusalem say, “Yahweh has abandoned us; he has forgotten about us.”
Pero sinabi ng Sion, “Pinabayaan ako ni Yahweh, at kinalimutan ako ng Panginoon.”
15 But [Yahweh replies], “That is not true! (Can a woman forget the infant that she is nursing?/A woman certainly cannot forget the infant that she is nursing!) [RHQ] (Can she stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth?/She certainly cannot stop being kind to the child to whom she has given birth!) [RHQ] But even if a woman would do that, I will not forget you!
“Makakalimutan ba ng isang babae ang kaniyang sanggol, na pinasususo sa kaniyang suso, kaya wala siyang habag sa kaniyang anak na ipinanganak? Oo, maaaring makalimutan nila, pero hindi kita makakalimutan.
16 Note that I have written your [names] on the palms of my hands; in my mind I can always see the walls of your city.
Tingnan mo, sinulat ko ang pangalan mo sa aking mga palad; nasa harapan ko palagi ang iyong mga pader.
17 Soon your children will be returning there (OR, Those who rebuild your city will work more quickly than those who destroyed it), and all those who destroyed your city will leave.
Nagmamadaling bumalik ang mga anak mo, habang ang mga nagwasak sa iyo ay umaalis na.
18 You will look around and see all of your children coming back to you. As surely as I live, they will be around you [for you to show to people] like [SIM] a bride shows her wedding ornaments!
Tingnan mo ang paligid mo at masdan, lahat sila ay nagtitipon at papunta sa iyo. Habang ako ay nabubuhay—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh—tiyak na isusuot mo sila na parang mga alahas; isusuot mo sila, tulad ng babaing ikakasal.
19 Your land has been ruined and caused to become desolate/abandoned [DOU], but [some day] it will be filled with people, and those who conquered you will be far away.
Kahit na basura at pinabayaan ka, isang lupain na nasa mga guho, ngayon ay masyado kang liliit para sa mga naninirahan, at silang mga lumamon sa iyo ay lalayo.
20 The children who were born while you were (exiled/in Babylonia) [MET] will return [to Jerusalem] and say, ‘This city is too small for us; We need more space to live in!’
Ang mga batang pinanganak sa panahon ng iyong pangungulila ay sasabihin sa iyong pandinig, 'Masyadong masikip ang lugar na ito para sa atin, bigyan ninyo kami ng lugar, para manirahan kami dito.'
21 Then you will think to yourselves [MTY], ‘It is amazing that we have [RHQ] all these children! Most of our children were dead, and the rest were exiled. We were left here alone; so we do not know [RHQ] where all these children have come from! Who raised them?'”
Pagkatapos ay tatanungin mo ang iyong sarili, 'Sino ang nagpaanak ng mga batang ito para sa akin? Nangulila ako at baog, tinapon at hiniwalayan. Sino ang nagpalaki sa mga batang ito? Tingnan mo, naiwan akong nag-iisa; saan nanggaling ang mga ito?'”
22 This is what Yahweh our God says: “Watch! [It is as though] I will lift up my hand to signal to those who are not Israelis. And they will carry your little sons and daughters on their shoulders and bring them back to you.
Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh na ating Panginoon, “Tingnan mo, itataas ko ang aking kamay sa mga bansa; itataas ko ang aking bandilang panghudyat sa mga tao. Dadalhin nila ang mga anak mong lalaki sa kanilang mga bisig at bubuhatin nila ang mga anak mong babae sa kanilang mga balikat.
23 Kings will serve you and will tutor/teach your children, and their queens will take care of your young children. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and [humble themselves by] licking the dust off your feet. When that happens, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do]; and those who trust in me will never be disappointed.”
Magiging mga ama-amahan mo ang mga hari, at mga tagapag-alaga mo ang mga reyna nila; yuyuko sila sa iyo na nasa lupa ang mga mukha nila at didilaan nila ang alikabok sa mga paa mo; at malalaman mo na ako si Yahweh; silang naghihintay sa akin ay hindi mapapahiya.”
24 There is no one [RHQ] who can snatch valuable things from a soldier who has captured those things [in a war]; there is no one [RHQ] who can force a (tyrant/cruel man) to free the people whom he has captured.
Maaari bang makuha ang mga nasamsam mula sa mandirigma, o masagip ang mga bihag mula sa taong malupit?
25 But Yahweh says this: “[Some day], those who have been captured will be freed, and the valuable things that (tyrants/cruel men) have snatched from others will be returned, because I will fight against those who fight against you, and I will rescue your children.
Pero ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, “Oo, makukuha ang mga bihag mula sa mandirigma, at ang mga nasamsam ay masasagip; dahil kakalabanin ko ang iyong kaaway at ililigtas ang iyong mga anak.
26 And I will cause your enemies to destroy themselves [MET] instead of murdering others. When that happens, everyone [in the world] will know that I, Yahweh, am the one who saves you, the one who rescues you from your enemies; everyone will know that I am the mighty God to whom [you descendants of] [MTY] Jacob belong.”
At ipapakain ko sa mga nang-aapi sa iyo ang sarili nilang laman; at malalasing sila sa sarili nilang dugo, na para bang alak ito; at ang buong sangkatauhan ay malalaman na Ako, si Yahweh, ang iyong Tagapagligtas at Manunubos, ang Makapangyarihan ng Jacob.”
