Zechariah 11
1 [You people of] [APO] Lebanon [should] open your gates, [because you will not be able to stop] fire from burning your cedar [trees]!
Ibukas mo ang iyong mga pinto, Oh Libano, upang supukin ng apoy ang iyong mga cedro.
2 Your cypress/pine [trees] [APO] should [also] wail because the cedar [trees] have been cut down. Those glorious/great trees have been destroyed. The oak trees in the Bashan [region] should also wail, because the other trees in the forest have been cut down.
Manambitan ka, Oh puno ng abeto, sapagka't ang cedro ay nabuwal, sapagka't ang mga mabuti ay nabuwal; magsipanambitan kayo, Oh mga encina sa Basan, sapagka't ang matibay na gubat ay nasira.
3 And listen to the shepherds crying because the fertile pastures have been ruined. Listen to the lions roar; they roar because the delightful forest [where they live] near the Jordan [River] has been ruined.
Ang isang hugong ng panambitan ng mga pastor! sapagka't ang kanilang kaluwalhatian ay nasira; ang isang hugong ng ungal ng mga batang leon! sapagka't ang kapalaluan ng Jordan ay nasira.
4 This is what Yahweh my God said [to me]: “[I want you to] become a shepherd for a flock [of sheep that are about] to be slaughtered.
Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon kong Dios, Pakanin mo ang kawan na papatayin;
5 The people who are going to buy the sheep will kill the sheep, and they will not be punished. Those who are selling the sheep say, ‘[I] praise Yahweh, [because] I will become rich!’ Even the shepherds do not feel sorry for the sheep.
Na mga pinapatay ng mga mayari, at hindi mga inaaring maysala; at silang nangagbibili ng mga yaon ay nangagsasabi, Purihin ang Panginoon, sapagka't akoy mayaman; at ang kanilang sariling mga pastor ay hindi nangaawa sa mga yaon.
6 And similarly, I no longer feel sorry for the people of this country. I am going to allow many of them [HYP] to be captured by other people or by their king. Those who capture them will ruin this country, and I will not rescue any [of the people].”
Sapagka't hindi na ako maaawa sa nagsisitahan sa lupain, sabi ng Panginoon; kundi, narito, aking ibibigay ang bawa't isa ng mga tao sa kamay ng kaniyang kapuwa, at sa kamay ng kaniyang hari; at kanilang ipapahamak ang lupain, at mula sa kanilang kamay ay di ko ililigtas sila.
7 So I became the shepherd of a flock [of sheep that were about] to be slaughtered [for their meat to be sold] to the dealers. [I took good care of the sheep, even the ones that were the weakest sheep. Then] I took two [shepherds’] /walking sticks). I named the one [staff] ‘Kindness’ and the other [staff] ‘Union’. And I took good care of the sheep.
Sa gayo'y aking pinapanginain ang kawan na papatayin, katotohanang kaawaawang kawan. At nagdala ako ng dalawang tungkod; ang isa'y tinawag kong Maganda, at ang isa'y tinawag kong mga Panali; at aking pinapanginain ang kawan.
8 But the three shepherds [who had been working with me] detested me, and I became impatient with them. Within one month I (dismissed/got rid of) those shepherds.
At aking inihiwalay ang tatlong pastor sa isang buwan; sapagka't ang aking kaluluwa ay nagsawa sa kanila, at sila'y nayamot sa akin.
9 So I said [to the dealers], “I will no [longer] be the shepherd. I will allow the ones that are dying to die. I will allow the ones that are getting lost to get lost. And I will not prevent those that remain from destroying each other.”
Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, Hindi ko na papanginginainin kayo: ang namamatay, ay mamatay; at ang nahihiwalay, ay mahiwalay; at ang mangaiwan ay mangagkainan ng laman ng isa't isa.
10 Then I took the staff that I had named ‘Kindness’ and I broke it. [That showed that Yahweh] was annulling/canceling the agreement that he had made with all the people-groups.
At hinawakan ko ang aking tungkod na Maganda, at aking binali, upang aking sirain ang aking tipan na aking ipinakipagtipan sa lahat ng mga bayan.
11 So that agreement was ended immediately. And the men who bought and sold sheep who were watching me knew [by seeing what I was doing] that I was giving them a message from Yahweh.
At nasira nang araw na yaon; at ganito nakilala ng kaawaawa sa kawan na nagmamasid sa akin na yao'y salita ng Panginoon.
12 I told them, “If you think it is what you should do, pay me [for taking care of the sheep]. If you do not think that is what you should do, do not pay me.” So they paid me [only] 30 pieces of silver.
At sinabi ko sa kanila; Kung inaakala ninyong mabuti, bigyan ninyo ako ng aking kaupahan; at kung hindi, inyong pabayaan. Sa gayo'y kanilang tinimbangan ang kaupahan ko ng tatlong pung putol na pilak.
13 Then Yahweh said to me, “[That is a ridiculously small amount of money that they have paid you]! [So] throw it to the man who makes clay pots!” So I took the silver to the temple of Yahweh, and I threw it in the chest where the offerings/money is kept.
At sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Ihagis mo sa magpapalyok, ang mainam na halaga na aking inihalaga sa kanila. At aking kinuha ang tatlong pung putol na pilak, at inihagis ko sa magpapalyok sa bahay ng Panginoon.
14 Then I broke my second staff, [the one that I named] ‘Union’. That [indicated that] Judah and Israel would no longer be united.
Nang magkagayo'y binali ko ang aking isang tungkod, sa makatuwid baga'y ang mga Panali, upang aking masira ang pagkakapatiran ng Juda at ng Israel.
15 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take again the things that a foolish shepherd uses,
At sinabi sa akin ng Panginoon. Magdala ka pa uli ng mga kasangkapan ng isang mangmang na pastor.
16 because I am going to appoint a new king for the people, [one who will not take care of my people. He will be like a foolish shepherd]: [MET] He will not take care of those who are dying, those who are very young, those who have been injured, or those who do not have enough food. Instead, he will [treat them very cruelly, like a shepherd who would] [MET] kill and eat the best sheep and tear off their hoofs.
Sapagka't, narito, ako'y magtitindig ng isang pastor sa lupain, na hindi dadalawin yaong nangahihiwalay, ni hahanapin man yaong nangaliligaw, ni pagagalingin man yaong mga pilay; ni papanginginainin man yaong mga magaling kundi kaniyang kakanin ang laman ng mataba at lulurayin ang kanilang mga kuko.
17 But terrible things will happen to that foolish/useless king who abandons the people [MET] over whom he rules. [His enemies] will strike his arm and his right eye with their swords. [The result will be that] he will have no strength in his arm, and his right eye will become completely blind.”
Sa aba ng walang kabuluhang pastor na nagpapabaya ng kawan! ang tabak ay sasapit sa kaniyang kamay, at sa kaniyang kanang mata: ang kaniyang kamay ay matutuyong mainam, at ang kaniyang kanang mata ay lalabong lubos.
