Jeremiah 6
1 “You people in Jerusalem who are from [the tribe of] Benjamin, flee from this city! Blow the trumpets in Tekoa [city south of Jerusalem]! Send up a [smoke] signal in Beth-Haccherem [town] [to warn the people of the coming danger]! A powerful [army] will come from the north, and they will cause great destruction.
Kayo'y magsitakas para maligtas, kayong mga anak ni Benjamin, mula sa gitna ng Jerusalem, at kayo'y magsihihip ng pakakak sa Tecoa, at mangagtaas ng tanda sa Beth-hacherem; sapagka't ang kasamaan ay natatanaw sa hilagaan, at isang malaking paglipol.
2 Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
Ang maganda at maayos na babae, ang anak na babae ng Sion, ihihiwalay ko.
3 [Enemy kings, not] shepherds [MET], will come [with their armies] and set up their tents around the city, and each [king will choose a part of the city for his soldiers to destroy like] [MET] shepherds divide their pastures for their flocks of sheep.
Mga pastor na kasama ng kanilang mga kawan ay magsisiparoon sa kaniya; kanilang itatayo ang kanilang mga tolda laban sa kaniya sa palibot; sila'y mangagpapasabsab bawa't isa sa kanikaniyang dako.
4 [The kings will tell their troops], “Get ready for the battle. We should attack them before noontime. But [if we arrive there late in the afternoon] when the shadows are becoming long,
Mangaghanda kayo ng digma laban sa kaniya; kayo'y magsibangon, at tayo'y magsisampa sa katanghaliang tapat. Sa aba natin! sapagka't ang araw ay kumikiling, sapagka't ang mga dilim ng gabi ay nangangalat.
5 we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
Magsibangon, at tayo'y magsisampa sa gabi, at ating gibain ang kaniyang mga palacio.
6 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, says this: “[I will command those soldiers to] cut down the trees [outside Jerusalem] and to build dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [in order that they can enter the city]. This city must be punished because everyone there continually oppresses others.
Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Kayo'y magsiputol ng mga punong kahoy, at mangagtayo kayo ng bunton laban sa Jerusalem: ito ang bayang dadalawin; siya'y lubos na kapighatian sa gitna niya.
7 [It is as though] the wicked things that the people do pour out of the city like [SIM] water flows out of a spring. [The noise from people doing] violent and destructive actions is heard everywhere. I continually see [people who are] suffering and wounded.
Kung paanong ang isang bukal ay nilalabasan ng kaniyang tubig, gayon siya nilalabasan ng kaniyang kasamaan: pangdadahas at pagkagiba ay naririnig sa kaniya; sa harap ko ay palaging hirap at mga sugat.
8 Listen to what I am warning you, [you people of] [APO] Jerusalem, because if you do not listen, I will reject you and cause your land to become desolate, a land where no one lives.”
Maturuan ka, Oh Jerusalem, baka ang aking kaluluwa ay mahiwalay sa iyo; baka ikaw ay gawin kong sira, lupaing hindi tinatahanan.
9 Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, also says this: “[I will tell your enemies] to cause your country to become as desolate [SIM] as a vineyard from which all the grapes have been completely stripped from the vines. [Their soldiers will seize the possessions of] those who remain in Israel [after the others have been exiled] like [SIM] farmers go to the vines again to pick any grapes [that were (left/not picked)].”
Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Kanilang lubos na sisimutin ang nalabi sa Israel na parang puno ng ubas: idukot mo uli ang iyong kamay sa mga buslo na gaya ng mamimitas ng ubas.
10 [Then I said, “If I speak to the Israeli people] to warn them, (who will listen to me?/No one will listen to me.) [RHQ] [It is as though] their ears are closed, [and as a result] they cannot hear [what I say]. They scorn Yahweh’s messages; they do not want to listen to them at all.
Kanino ako magsasalita at magpapatotoo, upang kanilang marinig? narito, ang kanilang pakinig ay paking, at hindi mangakarinig: narito, ang salita ng Panginoon ay naging kadustaan sa kanila; sila'y walang kaluguran sa kaniya.
11 So [now] I am extremely angry, like Yahweh is angry, and I cannot restrain it any longer.” [So] Yahweh said [to me], “Tell everyone that you are very angry with them. Tell the children in the streets and the young men who gather together. Tell the men and their wives; tell the very old people [DOU], also.
Kaya't ako'y puspus ng kapusukan ng Panginoon; ako'y pagod na ng pagpipigil ko: ibuhos sa mga bata sa lansangan, at sa kapulungan ng mga binata na magkakasama: sapagka't gayon din ang lalake sangpu ng asawa ay mahuhuli, ang matanda sangpu niya na puspus ng mga kaarawan.
12 [Tell the men that] I will give their houses to [their enemies], and I will give their property/fields and their wives to them, also, when I punish [IDM] the people who live in this land.
At ang kanilang mga bahay ay malilipat sa mga iba, ang kanilang mga parang at ang kanilang mga asawa na magkakasama: sapagka't iuunat ko ang aking kamay sa mga mananahan sa lupain, sabi ng Panginoon.
13 Everyone is trying to get money by tricking others, from the most [important people] to the least [important people]; even the prophets and the priests are trying to deceive [people to get money].
Sapagka't mula sa kaliitliitan nila hanggang sa kalakilakihan nila, bawa't isa ay ibinigay sa kasakiman; at mula sa propeta hanggang sa saserdote bawa't isa'y gumagawang may kasinungalingan.
14 [They act as though the sins of my people are like] [MET] small wounds that they do not need to put bandages on. They continually [greet people by] saying ‘I hope things are going well with you,’ when things are not going well.
Kanilang pinagaling din naman ng kaunti ang sugat ng aking bayan, na sinasabi, Kapayapaan, kapayapaan; gayon ma'y walang kapayapaan.
15 They should be [RHQ] ashamed about the disgusting things that they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They do not [even] know how to (blush/show on their faces that they are ashamed). So, they also will be among those who will be killed. They will be destroyed when I punish them.”
Nangahiya baga sila nang sila'y gumawa ng kasuklamsuklam? hindi, hindi sila nangahiya sa anoman, o sila man ay nangamula: kaya't sila'y mangabubuwal sa gitna niyaong nangabubuwal; sa panahon na aking dadalawin sila ay nangabubulagta sila, sabi ng Panginoon.
16 This is [also] what Yahweh said [to the Israeli people]: “Stand at the crossroads and look [at the people who pass by]. Ask them what was the good behavior [that their ancestors had] long ago. [And when they tell you], behave that way. If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.” But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’
Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Magsitayo kayo sa mga daan at magsitingin kayo, at ipagtanong ninyo ang mga dating landas, kung saan nandoon ang mabuting daan; at magsilakad kayo roon, at kayo'y mangakakasumpong ng kapahingahan sa inyong mga kaluluwa: nguni't kanilang sinabi, Hindi kami magsisilakad doon.
17 I sent [my prophets who were like] [MET] watchmen. They said, ‘Listen carefully when we blow the trumpets [to warn you that your enemies are approaching],’ but you said, ‘[No], we do not want to listen.’
At ako'y naglagay ng mga bantay sa inyo, na aking sinasabi, Inyong pakinggan ang tunog ng pakakak, nguni't kanilang sinabi, Hindi kami makikinig.
18 Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
Kaya't inyong pakinggan, ninyong mga bansa, at inyong talastasin, Oh kapulungan, kung ano ang nasa gitna nila.
19 Listen, all of you! I am going to cause the [Israeli] people to experience disasters. That is what will happen to them because they have refused to listen to what I told them. They have refused to obey my laws.
Iyong pakinggan, Oh lupa: narito, ako'y magdadala ng kasamaan sa bayang ito, na bunga ng kanilang mga pagiisip, sapagka't sila'y hindi nangakinig sa aking mga salita; at tungkol sa aking kautusan ay kanilang itinakuwil.
20 [You Israeli people], when you burn frankincense that came from [far away in] Sheba, and [when you offer to me] sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, I will not [RHQ] be pleased with your sacrifices. I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; I am not pleased with [any of] your sacrifices.
Sa anong panukala nangagdadala kayo sa akin ng kamangyan na mula sa Seba, at ng mabangong kalamo na mula sa malayong lupain? ang inyong mga handog na susunugin ay hindi nakalulugod, ni ang inyo mang mga hain ay nakalulugod sa akin.
21 Therefore, I will put obstacles on the roads on which my people will travel. Men and their sons and people’s neighbors and friends will stumble over those obstacles and fall down; everyone will die.”
Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, ako'y maglalagay ng katitisuran sa harap ng bayang ito: at ang mga magulang at ang mga anak ay magkakasamang mangatitisod doon; ang kalapit bahay at ang kaniyang kaibigan ay mamamatay.
22 Yahweh [also] says this: “You will see a [huge] army marching [towards you] from the north. [An army of] a great nation very far away is preparing [to attack you].
Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Narito, ang isang bayan ay nagmumula sa hilagaang lupain; at isang dakilang bansa ay pupukawin mula sa mga kaduluduluhang bahagi ng lupa.
23 They have bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. As they ride along on their horses, the horses’ feet sound like the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you people of Jerusalem.”
Sila'y nagsisihawak ng busog at ng sibat; sila'y mabagsik at walang habag; ang kanilang tinig ay humuhugong na parang dagat, at sila'y nagsisisakay sa mga kabayo, bawa't isa ay humahanay, na parang isang lalake sa pakikipagbaka, laban sa iyo Oh anak na babae ng Sion.
24 [The people of Jerusalem say], “We have heard reports about the enemy; [so] we are very frightened, with the result that we feel weak. We are very afraid, and worried, like [SIM] women who are about to give birth to babies.
Aming narinig ang balita niyaon; ang aming mga kamay ay nanganghihina: kahirapan ay humawak sa amin, at hirap na gaya ng sa isang babae sa pagdaramdam.
25 [So one person says to another], ‘Do not go out into the fields! Do not go on the roads, because the enemy [soldiers] have swords [and they are everywhere]; they are coming from all directions, and we are extremely afraid.’”
Huwag kang lumabas sa parang, o lumakad man sa daan; sapagka't may tabak ng kaaway, at kakilabutan sa bawa't dako.
26 [So I say], “My dear people, put on (sackcloth/rough clothes) and sit in ashes [to show that you are sorry for your sins]. Mourn and cry very much, like [SIM] [a woman would cry] if her only son had died, because your enemies are very near, and they are going to destroy [everything].”
Oh anak na babae ng aking bayan, magbigkis ka ng kayong magaspang, at gumumon ka sa abo: manangis ka, gaya ng sa bugtong na anak, ng kalagimlagim na panaghoy; sapagka't ang manglilipol ay biglang darating sa akin.
27 [Then Yahweh said to me], “[Jeremiah], I have caused you to become [like] [MET] someone who heats metal very hot [to completely burn the impurities]. You will examine my people’s behavior.
Iginawa kita ng isang moog at ng kuta sa gitna ng aking bayan: upang iyong maalaman at masubok ang kanilang lakad.
28 You will find out that they are very stubborn rebels, they are always slandering others. [Their inner beings] are as hard as bronze or iron; they all [continually] deceive others.
Silang lahat ay lubhang mapanghimagsik na nanganinirang puri; sila'y tanso at bakal: silang lahat ay nagsisigawang may kabulukan.
29 [A metalworker causes] the bellows to blow very hard to [make the fire very hot to] completely burn up the impurities [MET]. [But just as] a fire does not cause all the waste material to run off, it is impossible to separate [the righteous people from the wicked people, and punish only] the wicked people.
Ang panghihip ay humihihip na malakas; ang tingga ay natutunaw sa apoy: sa walang kabuluhan nagdadalisay sila; sapagka't ang masasama ay hindi nangaalis.
30 [I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
Tatawagin silang pilak na itinakuwil, sapagka't itinakuwil sila ng Panginoon.
