Isaias 51
1 Dumngegkayo kaniak, dakayo a mangitultuloy iti kinalinteg, dakayo a mangbirbirok kenni Yahweh: Kitaenyo ti dakkel a bato a nangtippinganda kadakayo ken ti abut a nangkalianda kadakayo.
[Yahweh says], “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! [It is as though] [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you [people of Israel became a nation], [it was as though] [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].
2 Kitaenyo ni Abraham nga amayo, ken ni Sara a nangipasngay kadakayo; ta agmaymaysa isuna idi inayabak. Binendisionak ken pinaaduk isuna.
Think about your ancestor Abraham and [his wife] Sarah, of whom [all of] you are descendants. When I first spoke to Abraham, he had no children. But after I blessed him, he had a huge number of descendants.
3 Wen, liwliwaento ni Yahweh ti Sion, liwliwaennanto dagiti amin a langalang a lugar iti daytoy; inaramidna a kasla Eden ti let-ang daytoy ken kasla minuyongan ni Yahweh dagiti patad a disiertona iti igid ti tanap ti Karayan Jordan; rag-o ken ragsak ti masarakanto iti daytoy, panagyaman ken timek ti kankanta.
[Some day I], Yahweh, will encourage his descendants [again], and I will comfort all [the people who live in] the ruins [of Jerusalem]. The desert in that area will become like Eden, like the garden that I, Yahweh, [made/planted]. All the people there will be joyful and happy; they will thank me and sing.
4 Ipangagdak koma, tattaok; ken dumngegkayo kaniak, tattaok! Ta mangipaulogakto iti bilin, ket pagbalinekto a silaw ti hustisiak kadagiti nasion.
My people of Judah, listen carefully [DOU] to me, because [I want you to] proclaim my laws; the just/right things that I do will be [like] [MET] a light for the people of the nations.
5 Asideg ti kinalintegko; rummuarto ti panangisalakanko, ken ukomento ti takkiagko dagiti nasion; agurayto kaniak dagiti isla; ta sigagagardanto nga aguray iti takkiagko.
I will soon/quickly rescue you [DOU]; by my power [MTY] I will bring you back [from being exiled in Babylonia] [DOU]. The people who live on islands in the ocean will wait for me [to help them], confidently expecting for me to use my power [MTY].
6 Tumangadkayo iti tangatang, ken kitaenyo ti daga ditoy baba, ta agpukawto a kasla asuk dagiti langit, marunotto a kasla lupot ti daga, ken matayto a kasla kadagiti ngilaw dagiti agnanaed iti daytoy. Ngem agtultuloyto ti panangisalakanko iti agnanayon, ken saanto a pulos a sumardeng ti panagtrabaho ti kinalintegko.
Look up at the sky, and look at the earth, [and see what they are like now], because [some day] the sky will disappear like [SIM] smoke, and the earth will wear out like [SIM] old clothes wear out, and people on the earth will die like gnats/flies. But I will rescue/save you, and you will remain free forever, and I will rule you righteously/fairly forever.
7 Dumngegkayo kaniak, dakayo a makaammo iti nalinteg, dakayo a tattao nga adda iti pusona ti lintegko: Saanyo a pagbutngan ti panangumsi dagiti tattao, wenno maupay ti pusoyo gapu kadagiti panangirurumenda.
You people who know what things are right to do, and who know in your inner beings [what is written in] my laws, listen to me! Do not be afraid of people who taunt/insult you; do not be disturbed/upset when people revile you,
8 Ta maiyarigdanto iti lupot a kanen ti buot; ken maiyarigdanto iti lalat a kanen ti igges; ngem iti amin a henerasion, agnanayonto ti kinalintegko ken ti panangisalakanko.
because [some day they will be destroyed] like [MET] clothing that is eaten by ([larvae of] moths/cockroaches), like wool garments that have been eaten by worms. I will save you people, and you will be saved forever.”
9 Agriingka, agriingka, takkiag ni Yahweh, ikawesmo ti kinabileg. Agriingka a kas idi un-unana nga al-aldaw, dagiti nagkauna a henerasion. Saan kadi a sika ti nangrumek iti narungsot nga ayup ti baybay, sika a nangduyok iti dragon?
Yahweh, wake up [and do something for us]! Show your power! Do mighty things like you did long ago, when you stabbed [RHQ] that sea monster/dragon Rahab and cut it into pieces.
10 Saan kadi a pinaattianam ti baybay, ti dandanum iti kaadaleman, ket inaramidmo a dalan dagiti kaadaleman ti baybay tapno lumasat dagiti nasubbot?
Surely you are [RHQ] the one who caused the [Red] Sea to become dry and made a path through that deep water in order that your people could cross it!
11 Dagiti sinubbot ni Yahweh ket agsublinto ken umay iti Sion nga agsasangit a sirarag-o ken addaan iti agnanayon a ragsak kadagiti uloda; ringbawanto ida ti kinaragsak ken rag-o, pumanawto ti liday ken ladingit.
And those whom Yahweh will rescue [from being exiled in Babylonia] will [similarly] return to Jerusalem, singing. Their being joyful forever will be [like] [MET] a crown on their heads. They will not be sad or mourn any more; they will be [completely] joyful and happy.
12 Siak, Siak, ti mangliwliwa kadakayo. Apay a kabutengyo dagiti tattao, a matayto, dagiti annak ti tao, a naaraamid a kas iti ruot?
[Yahweh says], “I am the one who encourages you. So (why are you/you should not be) [RHQ] afraid of humans who will [wither and disappear like] [MET] grass.
13 Apay a linipatyo ni Yahweh a Namarsua kadakayo, a nagiyukrad kadagiti langlangit, ken nangisaad kadagiti pundasion ti daga? Agtultuloy ti inaldaw a panagbutengyo gapu iti kinarungsot ti mangparparigat no kasta nga ikeddengna ti mangdadael. Sadino ti ayan ti kinarungsot ti mangparparigat?
(Why have you/You should not have) [RHQ] forgotten [me], Yahweh, the one who created your nation, the one who stretched out the sky and laid the foundations of the earth. (Why are you/You should not be) [RHQ] continually afraid of those who are angry with you and (oppress you/treat you cruelly) and want to get rid of you. [You should not be afraid of them now], because those angry people have now disappeared!
14 Dardarasento ni Yahweh a wayawayaan ti napagkubbo; saanto isuna a matay ken mapan iti abut ken saanto nga agkurang ti tinapayna.
Soon you people who have been caused to be slaves [in Babylonia] will be freed! You will not remain in prison, and you will not die of hunger,
15 Ta siak ni Yahweh a Diosyo, a mangkibkibur iti baybay, tapno agdaranudor dagiti dalluyonna—ni Yahweh a Mannakabalin-amin ti naganna.
because I am Yahweh, your God, the one who stirs up the sea and causes the waves to roar; I am the Commander of the armies of angels!
16 Inkabilko dagiti sasaok iti ngiwatmo, ket linengdanka iti anniniwan ti imak, tapno maimulak dagiti langlangit, maisaadko dagiti pundasion ti daga ken kunaek iti Sion, “Dakayo dagiti tattaok.”
I have given you my message [MTY] to proclaim, and I have protected you with my hand [MTY]. I stretched out the sky and laid the foundation of the earth. And I am the one who says to you Israeli people, ‘You are my people!’”
17 Agriingka, agriingka, tumakderka, Jerusalem, sika nga imminum iti malukong ti pungtot ni Yahweh manipud iti imana; ininummo ti malukong, ti malukong ti makapadiwerdiwer, ket inibusmo daytoy.
[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, wake up [DOU]! You have experienced Yahweh severely punishing [MTY] you. Yahweh has caused you to suffer much, all that he wanted you to suffer, like [MET] someone who causes another person to suffer by forcing him to drink every drop of [MTY] a cupful of bitter liquid.
18 Awan ti uray maysa kadagiti amin nga annakna nga impasngayna ti mangtarabay kenkuana; awan ti uray maysa kadagiti amin nga annak a pinadakkelna ti mangkibin kenkuana.
[Now] you do not have any children who are alive [DOU] and able to take your hand and guide you.
19 Napasamak kenka dagitoy a dua a riribuk—siasinonto ti makipagladingit kenka? —panagbalin a langalang ken pannakadadael, nakaro a panagbisin ken ti kampilan. Siasinonto ti mangliwliwa kenka.
You have experienced several disasters: Your country has become desolate/deserted; [your cities have been] destroyed; [many people have] died from hunger; [many people have been] killed by your enemies’ swords. Now, there is no one [RHQ] left to console/comfort you and sympathize with you.
20 Natalimudaw dagiti annakmo; napasagda iti tunggal suli ti dalan a kasla ugsa a nasiloan; napnoanda iti pungtot ni Yahweh, iti panangtubngar ti Diosmo.
Your children have fainted and lie in the streets; they are [as helpless as] [SIM] an antelope [that has been caught] in a net. What has happened to them is because Yahweh has been very angry with them; he has rebuked them severely.
21 Ngem ita denggem daytoy, sika a naparigat ken nabartek, ngem saan a nabartek iti arak.
So now, you people who have suffered much, [you act as though] you are drunk, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
22 Kastoy ti kuna ni Yahweh nga Apom, a Diosmo, a mangikankanawa kadakagiti tattaona, “Kitaem, innalakon ti kopa a makapadiwerdiwer manipud iti imam—ti kopa ti pungtotko—tapno saanmonto manen nga inumen daytoy.
Yahweh, your Lord and your God, the one who argues/pleads your case, says this: “Note this: [It is as though] [MET] I have taken that cup of bitter liquid from your hands; I will not be angry with you and cause you to suffer any more.
23 Ikabilkonto kadagiti ima dagiti mangparigat kenka, dagiti nangibaga kenka, 'Agiddaka, tapno makapagnakami ti rabawmo'; pinagbalinmo a kasla daga ken kalsada a pagnaanda ti bukotmo.”
Instead, I will cause those who have tormented you to suffer; [I will severely punish] those who said to you, ‘Prostrate yourselves in order that we may walk on you; [lie down on your stomachs] in order that your backs will be like [SIM] streets that we can walk on.’”
