Isaias 5
1 Agkantaak man a maipaay iti ay-ayatek, maysa a kanta ti ay-ayatek a maipapan iti kaubasanna. Adda kaubasan ti ay-ayatek iti nagdam-eg unay a turod.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 Kinalina daytoy ken inikkatna dagiti batbato, ken minulaanna daytoy kadagiti kasasayaatan nga ubas. Nangipatakder isuna iti torre iti tengnga daytoy ken nangipatakder pay iti pagpespesan ti ubas. Namnamaenna nga agbunga koma daytoy kadagiti nasayaat nga ubas ngem nagbunga daytoy iti balang nga ubas.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 Isu nga ita, dakayo nga agnanaed iti Jerusalem ken tattao ti Juda; dakayo ti mangikeddeng kaniak ken iti kaubasak.
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 Ania pay koma ti rumbeng a naaramid iti kaubasak a saanko nga inaramid? Idi nangnamnamaak nga agbunga daytoy iti nasayaat nga ubas, apay a nagbunga daytoy iti balang nga ubas?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 Ita, ipakaammok kadakayo no ania ti aramidek iti kaubasak; ikkatekto dagiti mula a pannakaaladna; pagbalinek daytoy a pagpastoran; rebbaekto dagiti paderna, ket mabaddebaddekanto daytoy.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Baybay-akto nga agbalin daytoy nga awan serserbina, ken saanto a maputdan wenno maruk-itan daytoy. Ngem agtubonto dagiti ruruot ken sisiit, bilinek pay dagiti ulep a saanda a tudoan daytoy.
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 Ta ti kaubasan ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin ket ti balay ti Israel, ken dagiti tattao ti Juda ti maiyarig iti nasayaat a mulana; inurayna iti hustisia ngem ketdi panangpapatay ti adda; inurayna iti kinalinteg ngem ketdi, pukkaw a panagpaarayat ti adda.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 Asi pay dagiti agur-urnong kadagiti balbalay, dagiti agur-urnong kadagiti kataltalonan, inggana nga awanen ti mabati a siled, ket dakayo laeng ti mabati iti daga!
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 Kinunana kaniak ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin, adunto a balbalay ti awan ti nagianna, uray dagiti dadakkel ken dagiti napipintas a balbalay, awanto ti agnaed.
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 Gapu ta sangagalonto laeng nga arak ti mapataud manipud iti uppat nga ektaria ti kaubasan ken maysanto laeng nga epa ti mapataud iti maysa homer a bin-i a bukel.
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 Asi pay dagiti nasapa nga agririing iti bigat tapno agbiruk iti naingel a mainom; nga agtalinaed a siririing agingga iti tengnga ti rabii, agingga a parugsuen ida ti arak!
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 Agdadayada nga addaan kadagiti arpa, panderata, tamburin, plauta ken arak, ngem saanda a bigbigen ti aramid ni Yahweh, wenno mapanunot dagiti aramid dagiti imana.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 Ngarud, naipanaw a kas balud dagiti tattaok gapu iti kinakurang ti pannakaawat; agbisin dagiti mangidadaulo kadakuada, ken awan ti mainom dagiti adu a tattao.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 Isu a naganasan ti patay ket ingngangana iti nalawa unay ti ngiwatna; dagiti mabigbigbig kadakuada, dagiti tattao, dagiti papanguloda, dagiti napalalo nga agragragsak ken dagiti nararagsak kadakuada, umulogdanto idiay Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Naibaba ti tao ken naipababa ti natan-ok a tao, ken nagdumog dagiti napalangguad.
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 Ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin ket naitan-ok gapu iti kinalintegna, ken ipakpakita ti Nasantoan a Dios ti kinasantona babaen iti kinalintegna.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Ket agarabto dagiti karnero a kas iti bukodda a pagaraban ken kadagiti nadadael a kinabaknang dagiti tattao ket agarabto dagiti urbon a karnero.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 Asi pay dagiti mangguyguyod iti kinadakes babaen kadagiti tali ti kina-ubbaw ken dagiti mangguyguyod iti basol babaen iti maysa a tali ti kariton;
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 dagiti mangibagbaga, “Darasen koma ngarud ni Yahweh, darasenna koma ti agtignay, tapno makitatayo a mapasamak daytoy, ken matungpal koman ti panggep ti Nasantoan a Dios ti Israel, tapno maammoantayo dagitoy!”
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 Asi pay dagiti mangibagbaga a ti dakes ket nasayaat ken ti nasayaat ket dakes; a mangibagbag nga iti sipnget ket lawag ken ti lawag ket sipnget; a mangibagbaga nga iti napait ket nasam-it ken iti nasam-it ket napait!
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 Asi pay dagiti nasirib kadagiti bukodda a panagkita ken dagiti nasirib kadagiti bukodda a pannakaawat!
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 Asi pay dagiti nalatak iti panaginom iti arak ken dagiti nalalaing nga agtimpla kadagiti naingel a mainom;
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 a mangwayawaya kadagiti nadangkes no mapasuksukonda, ken ipaidamda kadagiti awanan-basol ti kalinteganda!
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 Ngarud, kas iti pananguram ti apoy kadagiti punget ti mula, ken kas iti pannakauram iti nagango a ruot, kasta met a malungtot dagiti ramotda, ken maiyangin dagiti sabongda a kasla tapok, gapu ta linaksidda ti linteg ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin, ken inuyawda ti sao ti Nasantoan a Dios ti Israel.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Ngarud, napasgedan ti pungtot ni Yahweh kadagiti tattaona, ken inyunnatna ti imana a maibusor kadakuada ken dinusana ida; nagpigerger dagiti banbantay, ken dagiti bangkayda ket kasla basura a nagkaiwara kadagiti kalsada. Iti laksid amin dagitoy, saan a bimmaaw ti pungtot ni Yahweh, ngem nakalayat pay laeng ti imana a mangdusa manen.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Ingatonanto ti bandera a pagilasinan ti maysa a nasion manipud iti adayo ken paswitanna ida manipud iti pungto ti daga. Kitaenyo, umayda a dagus ken sipapardas.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Awan kadakuada ti mabannog wenno maitibkol; awan ti makaridep wenno makaturog; wenno malukayan dagiti barikesda, wenno mapugsat ti galut dagiti sandaliasda,
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 natirad dagiti panada ken naibiat amin dagiti baida, kasla landok dagiti kuko dagiti kabalioda, ken kasla bagyo dagiti pilid ti karwaheda.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Kaslanto ngenger iti leon ti ngerngerda, agngerngerdanto a kas kadagiti ubbing a leon. Agngerngerdanto sada tiliwen ti anupenda, ket iguyoddanto daytoy nga iyadayo, nga awan ti mangispal.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 Iti dayta nga aldaw, ngerngerandanto ti anupenda a kas iti daranudor iti baybay. No adda mangtannawag iti daga, kinasipnget ken panagsagaba ti makitada, ket langibanto ti nangisit nga ulep ti lawag.
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
