Isaias 28
1 Sa aba ng putong ng kapalaluan ng mga manglalasing sa Ephraim, at ng lipas na bulaklak ng kaniyang maluwalhating kagandahan, na nasa ulunan ng mainam na libis nila na nadaig ng alak!
Woe to the crown of arrogance, to the inebriated of Ephraim, and to the falling flower, the glory of his exultation, to those who were at the top of the very fat valley, staggering from wine.
2 Narito, ang Panginoon ay may isang makapangyarihan at malakas na sugo parang bagyo ng granizo, na manggigibang bagyo, parang unos ng bumubugsong tubig na bumabaha, ay ibubuwal niya sa lupa sa pamamagitan ng malakas na kamay.
Behold, the Lord is powerful and steadfast, like a storm of hail, like a crushing whirlwind, like the force of many waters, inundating, sent forth over a spacious land.
3 Ang putong ng kapalaluan ng mga manglalasing sa Ephraim ay mayayapakan ng paa:
The arrogant crown of the inebriated of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.
4 At ang lipas na bulaklak ng kaniyang maluwalhating kagandahan, na nasa ulunan ng mainam na libis, magiging gaya ng maagang hinog na bunga ng igos bago magtaginit; na kung nakikita ng tumitingin, samantalang na sa kaniyang kamay pa, kinakain na niya.
And the falling flower, the glory of his exultation, who is at the summit of the fat valley, will be like a premature fruit before the ripeness of autumn, which, when the onlooker beholds it, as soon he takes it in his hand, he will devour it.
5 Sa araw na yaon ay magiging putong ng kaluwalhatian ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at pinakadiadema ng kagandahan, sa nalabi sa kaniyang bayan;
In that day, the Lord of hosts will be the crown of glory and the wreath of exultation for the remnant of his people.
6 At pinaka diwa ng kahatulan sa kaniya na nauupo sa kahatulan, at pinakalakas sa kanila na umuurong sa pakikipagbaka hanggang sa pintuang-daan.
And he will be the spirit of judgment for those who sit in judgment, and the strength of those who return from war to the gates.
7 Gayon man ang mga ito ay gumigiray dahil sa alak, at dahil sa matapang na alak ay pahapayhapay; ang saserdote at ang propeta ay gumigiray dahil sa matapang na alak, sila'y nangasakmal ng alak, sila'y pahapayhapay dahil sa matapang na alak: sila'y nangamamali sa pangitain, sila'y nangatitisod sa paghatol.
Yet truly, these also have been ignorant due to wine, and they have gone astray due to inebriation. The priest and the prophet have been ignorant because of inebriation. They have been absorbed by wine. They have staggered in drunkenness. They have not known the One who sees. They have been ignorant of judgment.
8 Sapagka't lahat ng mga dulang ay puno ng suka, at ng karumihan, na anopa't walang dakong malinis.
For all the tables have been filled with vomit and filth, so much so that there was no place left.
9 Kanino siya magtuturo ng kaalaman? at kanino niya ipatatalastas ang balita? silang nangalayo sa gatas, at nangahiwalay sa suso?
To whom will he teach knowledge? And to whom will he grant an understanding of what is heard? To those who have been weaned from the milk, who have been pulled away from the breasts.
10 Sapagka't utos at utos: utos at utos; bilin at bilin, bilin at bilin; dito'y kaunti, doo'y kaunti.
So then: command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there.
11 Hindi, kundi sa pamamagitan ng mga taong may ibang pangungusap at may iba't ibang wika ay sasalitain niya sa bayang ito.
For with the speech of lips and with a different language, he will speak to this people.
12 Na kaniyang pinagsabihan, Ito ang kapahingahan, papagpahingahin ninyo siya na pagod; at ito ang kaginhawahan: gayon ma'y hindi nila pinakinggan.
He said to them: “This is my rest. Refresh the weary,” and, “This is my refreshment.” And yet they were unwilling to listen.
13 Kaya't ang salita ng Panginoon ay magiging sa kanila'y utos at utos, utos at utos; bilin at bilin, bilin at bilin; dito'y kaunti, doo'y kaunti; upang sila'y mangakayaon, at mangapahinga, at mangabalian, at mangasilo, at mangahuli.
And so, the word of the Lord to them will be: “Command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there,” so that they may go forward and fall backward, and so that they may be broken and ensnared and captured.
14 Kaya't iyong dinggin ang salita ng Panginoon, ninyong mga mangduduwahaging tao, na nangagpupuno sa bayang ito na nasa Jerusalem:
Because of this, listen to the word of the Lord, you mocking men, who lord it over my people who are at Jerusalem.
15 Sapagka't inyong sinabi, Tayo'y nakipagtipan sa kamatayan, at sa Sheol ay nakipagkasundo tayo; pagka ang mahigpit na kasakunaan ay dumaan, hindi darating sa atin; sapagka't ating ginawang pinakakanlungan natin ang mga kabulaanan, at sa ilalim ng kasinungalingan ay nangagkubli tayo, (Sheol h7585)
For you have said: “We struck a deal with death, and we formed a pact with Hell. When the inundating scourge passes through, it will not overwhelm us. For we have placed our hope in lies, and we are protected by what is false.” (Sheol h7585)
16 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Narito, aking inilalagay sa Sion na pinakapatibayan ang isang bato, isang batong subok, isang mahalagang batong panulok na may matibay na patibayan: ang naniniwala ay hindi magmamadali.
For this reason, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will set a stone within the foundations of Zion, a tested stone, a cornerstone, a precious stone, which has been established in the foundation: whoever trusts in him need not hurry.
17 At aking ilalagay na pinakapising panukat ang katuwiran, at pinakapabato ang kabanalan: at papalisin ng granizo ang kanlungan ng mga kabulaanan, at aapawan ng tubig ang taguang dako.
And I will establish judgment in weights, and justice in measures. And a hailstorm will overturn hope in what is false; and waters will inundate its protection.
18 At ang inyong tipan sa kamatayan ay mawawalan ng kabuluhan, at ang iyong pakikipagkasundo sa Sheol ay hindi mamamalagi; pagka ang mahigpit na kasakunaan ay daraan, kayo nga'y ipapahamak niyaon. (Sheol h7585)
And your deal with death will be abolished, and your pact with Hell will not stand. When the inundating scourge passes through, you will be trampled down by it. (Sheol h7585)
19 Sa tuwing dadaan, tatangayin kayo; sapagka't tuwing umaga ay daraan, sa araw at sa gabi: at mangyayari na ang balita ay magiging kakilakilabot na matalastas.
Whenever it passes through, it will take you away. For, at first light of morning, it will pass through, in the day and in the night, and vexation alone will make you understand what you hear.
20 Sapagka't ang higaan ay lalong maikli na hindi maunatan ng tao; at ang kumot ay lalong makitid na hindi makabalot sa kaniya.
For the bed has been narrowed, so much so that one alone would fall out, and the short blanket is not able to cover two.
21 Sapagka't ang Panginoon ay babangon na gaya sa bundok ng Perasim, siya'y napopoot na gaya sa libis ng Gabaon; upang kaniyang magawa ang kaniyang gawain, ang kaniyang kakaibang gawain, at papangyarihin ang kaniyang gawain, ang kaniyang kakaibang gawain.
For the Lord will stand, just as at the mountain of divisions. He will be angry, just as in the valley which is in Gibeon, so that he may accomplish his work, his strange work, so that he may complete his work, his work which is foreign even to him.
22 Huwag nga kayong mapagtuya, baka ang mga panali sa inyo ay magsitibay: sapagka't ang paglipol na ipinasiya, narinig ko sa Panginoon, sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, sa buong lupa.
And now, do not be willing to mock, lest your chains be tightened. For I have heard, from the Lord, the God of hosts, about the consummation and the abridgement concerning the entire earth.
23 Pakinggan ninyo, at dinggin ninyo ang aking tinig, inyong dinggin, at pakinggan ang aking pananalita.
Pay close attention, and listen to my voice! Attend and hear my eloquence!
24 Nag-aararo bagang lagi ang mang-aararo upang maghasik? Kaniya bagang laging binubungkal at dinudurog ang kaniyang lupa.
Would the plowman, after plowing all day so that he may sow, instead cut open and hoe his soil?
25 Pagka kaniyang napatag ang ibabaw niyaon hindi ba niya binibinhian ng eneldo, at ikinakalat ang binhing comino, at inihahanay ang trigo, at ang cebada sa takdang dako, at ang espelta sa hangganan niyaon?
Will he not, when he has made the surface level, sow coriander, and scatter cumin, and plant wheat in rows, and barley, and millet, and vetch in their places?
26 Sapagka't itinuturong matuwid sa kaniya ng kaniyang Dios, at itinuturo sa kaniya:
For he will be instructed in judgment; his God will teach him.
27 Sapagka't ang eneldo ay hindi ginigiik ng panggiik na matalas, o ang gulong man ng karo ay gugulong sa comino; kundi ang eneldo ay hinahampas ng tungkod, at ang comino ay ng pamalo.
For coriander cannot be threshed with a saw, and a cartwheel cannot revolve over cumin. Instead, coriander is shaken out with a stick, and cumin with a staff.
28 Ang trigong ginagawang tinapay ay ginigiling; sapagka't hindi laging magigiik: at bagaman pangalatin yaon ng gulong ng kaniyang karo at ng kaniyang mga kabayo, hindi niya ginigiling.
But grain for bread must be crushed. Truly, the thresher cannot thresh it unceasingly, and the cartwheel can neither disrupt it, nor break it with its surface.
29 Gayon ma'y ito'y mula rin sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na kamanghamangha sa payo, at marilag sa karunungan.
And this has gone forth from the Lord, the God of hosts, so that he may accomplish his miraculous plan and magnify justice.
