Isaias 36
1 Nangyari nga nang ikalabing apat na taon ng haring Ezechias, na umahon si Sennacherib na hari sa Asiria laban sa lahat na bayang nakukutaan ng Juda, at pinagsakop.
When King Hezekiah had been [ruling Judah] for almost 14 years, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] to attack the cities in Judah that had walls around them. [They did not conquer Jerusalem, but] they conquered all the other cities.
2 At sinugo ng hari sa Asiria si Rabsaces sa Jerusalem mula sa Lachis sa haring Ezechias, na may malaking hukbo. At siya'y tumayo sa tabi ng padaluyan ng tubig ng lalong mataas na tipunan ng tubig sa lansangan ng parang ng tagapagpaputi.
Then the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood in their positions alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows into the upper pool [into Jerusalem], near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
3 Nang magkagayo'y nilabas siya ni Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias, na katiwala sa bahay, at ni Sebna na kalihim, at ni Joah na anak ni Asaph na kasangguni.
The Israeli officials who went out of the city to talk with them were Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, the (palace administrator/man who supervised the workers in the palace), Shebna the king’s secretary, and Asaph’s son Joah, who wrote down the government decisions.
4 At sinabi ni Rabsaces sa kanila, Sabihin ninyo ngayon kay Ezechias, Ganito ang sabi ng dakilang hari, ng hari sa Asiria, Anong pagasa itong iyong tinitiwalaan?
Then one of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: This is what the King of Assyria, the great king, says: “What are you trusting in to rescue you?
5 Aking sinasabing ang iyong payo at kalakasan sa pakikidigma ay mga salita lamang na walang kabuluhan: ngayo'y kanino ka tumitiwala na ikaw ay nanghimagsik laban sa akin?
You say that you have weapons to fight us and some country’s promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us], but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
6 Narito, ikaw ay tumitiwala sa tungkod na ito na tambong lapok, sa makatuwid baga'y sa Egipto, na kung ang sinoman ay sumandal, ay bubutas sa kaniyang kamay, at tatasakan: nagiging gayon si Faraong hari sa Egipto sa lahat na nagsisitiwala sa kaniya.
Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But [that will be like] [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. [But] it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the King of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
7 Nguni't kung iyong sabihin sa akin, Kami ay nagsisitiwala sa Panginoon naming Dios: hindi baga siya'y yaong inalisan ni Ezechias ng mga mataas na dako at ng mga dambana, at nagsabi sa Juda at sa Jerusalem, Kayo'y magsisisamba sa harap ng dambanang ito?
But perhaps you will say to me, ‘[No], we are relying on Yahweh our God [to help us].’ [I would reply], ‘Is he not the one whom [you insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship [only] in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?’
8 Ngayon nga isinasamo ko sa iyo, na magbigay ka ng mga sanla sa aking panginoon na hari sa Asiria, at bibigyan kita ng dalawang libong kabayo, kung ikaw ay makapaglalagay sa ganang iyo ng mga mananakay sa mga yaon.
So I suggest that you make a deal with my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you can find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
9 Paano ngang iyong mapapipihit ang mukha ng isang kapitan sa pinakamababa sa mga alipin ng aking panginoon, at ilalagak mo ang iyong tiwala sa Egipto dahil sa mga karo at dahil sa mga mangangabayo?
You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
10 At ako baga'y umahon na di ko kasama ang Panginoon laban sa lupaing ito upang lipulin? Sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Ikaw ay umahon laban sa lupaing ito, at iyong lipulin.
Furthermore, [do not think that] [RHQ] we have come here to attack and destroy this land without Yahweh’s orders! It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
11 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Eliacim, at ni Sebna at ni Joah kay Rabsaces, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na ikaw ay magsalita sa iyong mga lingkod sa wikang Siria: sapagka't aming naiintindihan: at huwag kang magsalita sa amin sa wikang Judio, sa mga pakinig ng bayan na nasa kuta.
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Please speak to us in [your] Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in [our] Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and become frightened].”
12 Nguni't sinabi ni Rabsaces, Sinugo baga ako ng aking panginoon sa iyong panginoon, at sa iyo, upang magsalita ng mga salitang ito? di baga niya ako sinugo sa mga lalake na nangakaupo sa kuta, upang kumain ng kanilang sariling dumi, at upang uminom ng kanilang tubig na kasama ninyo?
But the official replied, “Do you think that my master sent me to say these things [only] to you, and not to the people standing on the wall [RHQ]? [If you reject this message], the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
13 Nang magkagayo'y tumayo si Rabsaces, at humiyaw ng malakas na tinig sa wikang Judio, at nagsabi: Dinggin ninyo ang mga salita ng dakilang hari, ng hari sa Asiria.
Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the King of Assyria!
14 Ganito ang sabi ng hari, Huwag kayong padaya kay Ezechias; sapagka't hindi niya maililigtas kayo:
He says, ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you! He will not be able to rescue you!
15 O patiwalain man kayo ni Ezechias sa Panginoon, na sabihin: Walang pagsalang ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon; ang bayang ito ay hindi mapapasa kamay ng hari sa Asiria.
Do not allow him to persuade you to trust in Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that [the army of] the King of Assyria will never capture this city!’
16 Huwag ninyong dinggin si Ezechias: sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng hari sa Asiria, Makipagpayapaan kayo sa akin, at labasin ninyo ako; at kumain ang bawa't isa sa inyo sa kaniyang puno ng ubas, at ang bawa't isa sa kaniyang puno ng igos, at inumin ng bawa't isa sa inyo ang tubig ng kaniyang sariling balon:
Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king [of Assyria] says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. [If you do that, I will arrange for] each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own well.
17 Hanggang sa ako'y dumating at dalhin ko kayo sa isang lupaing gaya ng inyong sariling lupain, na lupain ng trigo at ng alak, na lupain ng tinapay at ng mga ubasan.
[You will be able to do that] until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and [vineyards to produce grapes for making] new wine and, and where we make lots of bread.’
18 Huwag kayong pahikayat kay Ezechias, na sabihin, Ililigtas tayo ng Panginoon. Nagligtas baga ang sinoman sa mga dios ng mga bansa ng kaniyang lupain sa kamay ng hari sa Asiria?
Do not allow Hezekiah to mislead you by saying, “Yahweh will rescue us.” The gods that people of other nations worship have never [RHQ] rescued any of them from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria!
19 Saan nandoon ang mga dios ng Hamath at ng Arphad? saan nandoon ang mga dios ng Sephar-vaim? iniligtas baga nila ang Samaria sa aking kamay?
Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities], and the gods of Sepharvaim unable to rescue Samaria from my power [MTY]?
20 Sino sa kanila sa lahat na dios ng mga lupaing ito, ang nagligtas ng kanilang lupain sa aking kamay, na ililigtas ng Panginoon ang Jerusalem sa aking kamay?
No, no god [RHQ] of any nation has been able to rescue their people from me. So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
21 Nguni't sila'y nagsitahimik, at hindi nagsisagot sa kaniya ng kahit isang salita: sapagka't iniutos nga ng hari na sinasabi, Huwag ninyong sagutin siya.
But the people [who were listening] were silent. No one said anything, because King [Hezekiah] had commanded, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you], do not answer him.”
22 Nang magkagayo'y naparoon si Eliacim na anak ni Hilcias, na siyang tagapamahala sa bahay, at si Sebna na kalihim at si Joah na anak ni Asaph na kasangguni, kay Ezechias na ang kanilang suot ay hapak, at isinaysay sa kaniya ang mga salita ni Rabsaces.
Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah returned to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed]. They told him what the official from Assyria had said.
