Isaias 22
1 Ang hula tungkol sa libis ng pangitain. Anong ipinakikialam mo ngayon na ikaw ay lubos na sumampa sa mga bubungan?
[I received] this message [from Yahweh] about Jerusalem, about the valley where [Yahweh showed me] this vision. Why is everyone foolishly running up to their [flat] rooftops?
2 Oh ikaw na puspos ng mga hiyawan, magulong bayan, masayang bayan; ang iyong mga patay ay hindi nangapatay ng tabak, o nangamatay man sila sa pakikipagbaka.
Everyone in the city [seems to] be shouting. [There are a lot of] corpses [in the city], [but they] were not killed by [their enemies’] swords. They did not die in battles; [instead, they died from diseases and hunger].
3 Lahat mong pinuno ay nagsitakas na magkakasama, nangatalian ng mga mangbubusog: lahat na nangasumpungan sa iyo ay nangataliang magkakasama, nagsitakas na malayo.
All the leaders of the city fled. [But then] they were captured because they did not have bows [and arrows to defend themselves]. Your [soldiers tried to] flee while the enemy [army] was still far away, but they also were captured.
4 Kaya't sinabi ko, Bayaan ninyo ako, ako'y iiyak na may kapanglawan; huwag ninyong sikaping aliwin ako, ng dahil sa pagkasamsam sa anak na babae ng aking bayan.
That is why I said, “Allow me to cry alone; do not try to comfort me [about my people being slaughtered].”
5 Sapagka't araw na pagkatulig at ng pagyurak, at ng pagkalito, mula sa Panginoon, mula sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa libis ng pangitain; pagkabagsak ng mga kuta at paghiyaw sa mga bundok.
The Commander of the armies of angels has [chosen] a time when there will be a great uproar, [soldiers] marching, and people being terrified in the valley [where I received this] vision. [It will be a time when our city] walls will be battered down and [the people’s] cries [for help] will be heard in the mountains.
6 At ang Elam ay may dalang lalagyan ng pana, may mga karo ng mga tao at mga mangangabayo; at ang Kir ay Bunot ang kalasag.
The armies from Elam and Kir [in Media] will attack, driving chariots and carrying shields.
7 At nangyari, na ang iyong pinakapiling libis ay puno ng mga karo, at ang mga mangangabayo ay nagsisihanay sa pintuang-bayan.
Our beautiful valleys will be filled with [our enemies’] chariots and the men who drive the chariots will stand outside [our city] gates.
8 At kaniyang inalis ang takip ng Juda; at ikaw ay tumitig ng araw na yaon sa sakbat sa bahay na kahoy sa gubat.
The walls that protect [the cities in] Judah will fall down. You [people of Jerusalem] will run to get the weapons [that are stored in the building called] “the Hall of the Forest”.
9 At inyong nakita ang mga sira ng bayan ni David, na napakarami: at inyong pinisan ang tubig ng mababang tangke.
You will see that there are many breaks/holes in the walls of Jerusalem. You will store water in the lower pool [in the city].
10 At inyong binilang ang mga bahay ng Jerusalem, at inyong iginiba ang mga bahay upang patibayin ang kuta.
You will inspect the houses in Jerusalem, and [some of] them you will tear down to use the stones to repair the [city] wall.
11 Kayo'y nagsigawa naman ng tipunang tubig sa pagitan ng dalawang kuta para sa tubig ng dating tangke. Nguni't hindi ninyo tiningnan siyang gumawa nito, o nagpakundangan man kayo sa kaniya na naganyo nito na malaon na.
Between the walls [of the city] you will build a reservoir to [store] water from the old pool. But you will never request help from the one who made the city; you have never depended on Yahweh, who planned this city long ago.
12 At nang araw na yao'y tumawag ang Panginoon, ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa pagiyak, at sa pagtangis, at sa pagkakalbo, at sa pagbibigkis ng kayong magaspang.
The Commander of the armies of angels told you to weep and mourn; he told you to shave your heads and to wear rough sackcloth to show that you were sorry for the sins that you had committed.
13 At, narito, kagalakan at kasayahan, pagpatay ng mga baka at pagpatay ng mga tupa, pagkain ng karne, at paginom ng alak: Tayo'y magsikain at magsiinom, sapagka't bukas tayo ay mangamamatay.
But instead of doing that, you were happy and celebrating; you slaughtered cattle and sheep, [in order to cook their] meat and eat it and drink wine. You said, “Let’s eat and drink [all that we want to], because [it is possible that] we will die tomorrow!”
14 At ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ay naghayag sa aking mga pakinig, Tunay na ang kasamaang ito ay hindi malilinis sa inyo hanggang sa kayo'y mangamatay, sabi ng Panginoon, ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
[So] the Commander of the armies of angels revealed this to me: “I will never forgive my people for sinning like this!”
15 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Ikaw ay yumaon, pumaroon ka sa tagaingat-yamang ito sa makatuwid baga'y kay Sebna, na katiwala sa bahay, at iyong sabihin,
The Commander of the armies of angels said this [to me]: “Go to Shebna, the official who supervises the workers in the palace, and give this message to him:
16 Anong ginagawa mo rito? at sinong ibinaon mo rito, na gumawa ka rito ng isang libingan para sa iyo? na gumagawa ka ng libingan sa itaas, at umuukit ka ng tahanan niyang sarili sa malaking bato!
'[Who do you think you are?] Who gave you the authority to build a beautiful tomb where you will be buried, chiseling it out of the rocky cliff high above this valley?
17 Narito, ibabagsak kang bigla ng Panginoon na gaya ng malakas na tao: oo, kaniyang hihigpitan ka.
You [think that you are] [IRO] a great man, but Yahweh is about to hurl you away. [It will be as though] he will seize you,
18 Tunay niyang papipihit-pihitin at itatapon ka na parang bola sa malaking lupain; doon ka mamamatay, at doon malalagay ang mga karo ng iyong kaluwalhatian, ikaw na kahihiyan ng sangbahayan ng iyong panginoon.
and roll/crumple you into a ball and throw you away into a large distant land. You will die [and be buried] there, and your beautiful chariots will stay there [in the hands of your enemies]. And [because of what happens to you], your master, [the king], will be [very] ashamed/disgraced.
19 At aalisin kita sa iyong katungkulan, at sa iyong kinaroroonan ay ibubuwal ka.
Yahweh will force you to quit working in the palace; you will be demoted from your important position.
20 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, na aking tatawagin ang aking lingkod na si Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias:
Then I will summon Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who has served serve me [well], to replace you.
21 At aking susuutan siya ng iyong balabal, at patitibayin siya ng iyong pamigkis, at aking ipagkakatiwala ang iyong pamamahala sa kaniyang kamay: at siya'y magiging ama sa mga nananahan sa Jerusalem, at sa sangbahayan ni Juda.
I will allow him to wear your robe, and to fasten your sash around him, and I will give to him the authority that you had. He will be like [MET] a father to the people of Jerusalem and [all the other] towns in Judah.
22 At ang katungkulan sa sangbahayan ni David ay iaatang ko sa kaniyang balikat; at siya'y magbubukas, at walang magsasara; at siya'y magsasara, at walang magbubukas.
I will give to him authority [MTY] over [what happens in] the palace where King David [lived]; when he decides something [MET], no one will be able to oppose it; when he refuses to do something, no one will be able to force him to do it.
23 At aking ikakapit siya na parang pako sa isang matibay na dako; at siya'y magiging pinakaluklukan ng kaluwalhatian sa sangbahayan ng kaniyang magulang.
I will cause his family to be greatly respected, because I will put him firmly in his position [as supervisor of the workers in the palace], like [SIM] a nail that is firmly hammered into a wall.
24 At kanilang ipagkakaloob sa kaniya ang buong kaluwalhatian ng sangbahayan ng kaniyang magulang, ang mga anak at ang angkan, bawa't sisidlan, mula sa mga munting sisidlan hanggang sa mga malalaking sisidlan.
Others will enable him to have much responsibility, with the result that all the members of his family, even the most insignificant ones, will be honored.'”
25 Sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, matatanggal ang pakong nakapit sa matibay na dako; at mababalikwat, at mahuhulog, at ang mga sabit niyaon ay malalaglag; sapagka't sinalita ng Panginoon.
[But] the Commander of the armies of angels also says, “[Shebna is like] [MET] a peg that is firmly fastened to the wall. But there will be a time when I will [remove him from his position]; he will lose his power/influence, and everything that he promoted [MET] will fail. [That will surely happen] because [I], Yahweh, have said it.”
