Isaias 37
1 At nangyari, nang marinig ng haring Ezechias ay hinapak niya ang kaniyang mga suot, at nagbalot ng kayong magaspang, at pumasok sa bahay ng Panginoon.
When King Hezekiah heard what they reported, he tore his clothes and put on clothes made of rough sackcloth [because he was very distressed]. Then he went into the temple of Yahweh [and prayed].
2 At kaniyang sinugo si Eliacim, na katiwala sa bahay, at si Sebna na kalihim, at ang mga matanda sa mga saserdote, na may balot na kayong magaspang, kay Isaias na propeta na anak ni Amoz.
Then he sent Eliakim, Shebna, and the (older/most important) priests, who were also wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, to talk to me.
3 At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Ganito ang sabi ni Ezechias, Ang araw na ito ay kaarawan ng kabagabagan, at ng pagsaway, at ng paghamak: sapagka't ang mga anak ay dumating sa kapanganakan, at walang kalakasang ipanganak.
He said to them, “Tell this to Isaiah: ‘King Hezekiah says that this is a day when we are greatly distressed. Other nations are causing us to be insulted and disgraced. We are like [SIM] a woman who is about to give birth to a baby, but she does not have the strength that she needs to do it.
4 Marahil ay pakikinggan ng Panginoon mong Dios ang mga salita ni Rabsaces, na siyang sinugo ng kaniyang panginoon na hari sa Asiria upang tungayawin ang buhay na Dios, at sansalain ang mga salita na narinig ng Panginoon mong Dios: kaya't ilakas mo ang iyong dalangin dahil sa nalabi na naiwan.
[But] perhaps Yahweh our God has heard what the official from Assyria said. Perhaps he knows that his boss, the King of Assyria, sent him to insult the all-powerful God, and that Yahweh will punish the King of Assyria for what he said. And the king requests that you pray for the few of us who are still alive [here in Jerusalem].’”
5 Sa gayo'y ang mga lingkod ng haring Ezechias ay naparoon kay Isaias.
After those men gave me that message,
6 At sinabi ni Isaias sa kanila, Ganito ang inyong sasabihin sa inyong panginoon, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Huwag kang matakot sa mga salita na iyong narinig, na ipinanungayaw sa akin ng mga lingkod ng hari sa Asiria.
I replied, “Tell the King, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “Those messengers from the King of Assyria have said evil things about me. But do not be disturbed by what they said.
7 Narito, ako'y maglalagay ng espiritu sa kaniya, at siya'y makakarinig ng kaingay, at babalik sa kaniyang sariling lupain; at aking ipabubuwal siya sa pamamagitan ng tabak sa kaniyang sariling lupain.
Listen to this: I will cause Sennacherib to hear a rumor [that the armies of Babylon are about to attack his country], and that will worry him. So he will return to his own country, and there I will cause him to be assassinated by [men using] swords.”’”
8 Sa gayo'y bumalik si Rabsaces, at nasumpungan ang hari sa Asiria na nakikipagdigma laban sa Libna: sapagka't nabalitaan niya na kaniyang nilisan ang Lachis.
The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria [and his army] had captured Lachish [city] and that they were attacking Libnah, [which is a nearby city]. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah [to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem].
9 At kaniyang narinig na sinabi tungkol kay Tirhakah na hari sa Etiopia, Siya'y lumabas upang makipaglaban sa iyo. At nang kaniyang marinig, siya'y nagsugo ng mga sugo kay Ezechias, na sinasabi,
Soon after that, King [Sennacherib] received a report that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading his army to attack them. So before King Sennacherib left Libnah [with his army to fight against the army from Ethiopia], he sent other messengers to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a letter. [In the letter he wrote this] to Hezekiah:
10 Ganito ang inyong sasalitain kay Ezechias na hari sa Juda, na sasabihin, Huwag kang padaya sa iyong Dios na iyong tinitiwalaan, na sabihin, Ang Jerusalem ay hindi mapapasa kamay ng hari sa Asiria.
“Do not allow your god, on whom you are relying, to deceive you by promising you that Jerusalem will not be captured by my army.
11 Narito nabalitaan mo kung ano ang ginawa ng mga hari sa Asiria sa lahat ng lupain, na yao'y sinira ng lubos: at maliligtas ka baga?
You have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries; our armies have destroyed them completely. So, (do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!) [RHQ]
12 Iniligtas baga sila ng mga dios ng mga bansa, na siyang nilipol ng aking mga magulang, gaya ng Gozan, ng Haran; at ng Rezeph, at ng mga anak ni Eden, na nangasa Thelasar?
Did the gods of the nations that were about to be destroyed by the armies of the previous kings of Assyria rescue them? Did those gods rescue Gozan [region], and Haran and Rezeph [cities in northern Syria], and the people of Eden [region] who were forced to go to Tel-Assar [city]?
13 Saan nandoon ang hari sa Hamath, at ang hari sa Arphad, at ang hari ng bayan ng Sepharvaim, ng Henah, at ng Hivah?
What happened to the King of Hamath and the King of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah [cities]? [Did their gods rescue them] [RHQ]?”
14 At tinanggap ni Ezechias ang sulat sa kamay ng mga sugo, at binasa: at umahon si Ezechias sa bahay ng Panginoon, at binuklat sa harap ng Panginoon.
Hezekiah received the letter that the messengers gave him, and he read it. Then he went up to the temple and spread out the letter in front of Yahweh.
15 At si Ezechias ay dumalangin sa Panginoon, na kaniyang sinabi,
And [then] Hezekiah prayed this:
16 Oh Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na Dios ng Israel, na nakaupo sa mga kerubin, ikaw ang Dios, ikaw lamang, sa lahat ng kaharian sa lupa; ikaw ang gumawa ng langit at lupa.
“O Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, you are seated on your throne above the statues of the creatures with wings, [above the Sacred Chest]. Only you are [truly] God. You rule all the kingdoms on this earth. You are the one who created everything on the earth and in the sky.
17 Ikiling mo ang iyong pakinig, Oh Panginoon, at iyong dinggin; idilat mo ang iyong mga mata, Oh Panginoon, at tumingin ka; at pakinggan mo ang lahat na salita ni Sennacherib, na kaniyang ipinasabi upang ipanungayaw sa buhay na Dios.
[So], Yahweh, [please] listen to what I am saying, and look at [what is happening]! And listen to what Sennacherib has said to insult you, the all-powerful God!
18 Sa katotohanan, Panginoon, ang lahat na bansa ay sinira ng mga hari sa Asiria at ang kanikanilang lupain.
Yahweh, it is true that [the armies of] the kings of Assyria have completely destroyed many nations and ruined their land.
19 At inihagis ang kanikanilang mga dios sa apoy: sapagka't sila'y hindi mga dios, kundi mga gawa ng mga kamay ng mga tao, kahoy at bato; kaya't kanilang sinira.
And they have thrown all the idols of those nations into fires and burned them. But they were not [really] gods. They were only idols made of wood and stone, [and that is why they were destroyed easily].
20 Ngayon nga, Oh Panginoon naming Dios, iligtas mo kami sa kaniyang kamay, upang makilala ng lahat na kaharian sa lupa, na ikaw ang Panginoon, ikaw lamang.
So now, Yahweh our God, [please] rescue us from the power [MTY] of [the King of Assyria], in order that [the people in] all the kingdoms of the world will know that you, Yahweh, are the only one who is [truly] God.”
21 Nang magkagayo'y nagsugo si Isaias na anak ni Amoz kay Ezechias, na nagsasabi, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, Yamang ikaw ay dumalangin sa akin laban kay Sennacherib na hari sa Asiria.
Then I sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom [we] Israelis belong, says: Because you prayed about what King Sennacherib of Assyria [said],
22 Ito ang salita na sinalita ng Panginoon tungkol sa kaniya: Hinamak ka ng anak na dalaga ng Sion, at tinawanan kang mainam; iginalaw ng anak na babae ng Jerusalem ang kaniyang ulo sa iyo.
this is what I say to him: ‘The people of Jerusalem despise you and make fun of you. They will wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.
23 Sino ang iyong pinulaan at tinungayaw? at laban kanino itinaas mo ang iyong tinig at ipinandilat mo ang iyong mga mata ng mataas? laban nga sa Banal ng Israel.
Whom do you think you have been despising and ridiculing? Whom do you think you were shouting at? Whom do you think you were looking at [very] proudly/arrogantly? [It was I], the Holy One whom the Israelis worship!
24 Sa pamamagitan ng iyong mga lingkod ay iyong pinulaan ang Panginoon, at nagsabi ka, Sa karamihan ng aking mga karo ay nakaahon ako sa kataasan ng mga bundok, sa mga kaloobloobang bahagi ng Libano; at aking puputulin ang mga matayog na cedro niyaon, at ang mga piling puno ng abeto niyaon: at ako'y papasok sa pinakataluktok na kataasan, ng gubat ng kaniyang mabuting bukid.
The messengers whom you sent made fun of me. You said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the highest mountains, [even] to the highest mountains in Lebanon. We have cut down its tallest cedar [trees] and its nicest pine/cypress [trees]. We have been to the most distant/remote peaks and to its densest forests.
25 Ako'y humukay at uminom ng tubig, at aking tutuyuin ng talampakan ng aking mga paa ang lahat ng mga ilog ng Egipto.
We have dug wells [in many countries] and drunk water [from them]. And by marching through [MTY] the streams of Egypt, we dried them all up [HYP]!”
26 Hindi mo baga nabalitaan kung paanong aking ginawa na malaon na, at aking pinanukala ng una? ngayo'y aking pinapangyari, upang iyong sirain ang mga bayang nakukutaan na magiging mga guhong bunton.
[But I, Yahweh, reply], “Have you never heard that long ago I determined [those things]; I planned them long ago, and now I have been causing those things to occur. I planned that your army would destroy cities and cause them to become piles of rubble.
27 Kaya't ang kanilang mga mananahan ay may munting kapangyarihan, sila'y nanganglupaypay at nangatulig; sila'y parang damo sa bukid, at sariwang gugulayin, parang damo sa mga bubungan, at parang bukid ng trigo bago tumaas.
The people in those cities have no power, and as a result they are dismayed and discouraged. They are [as frail as] [MET] grass and plants in the fields, as frail as grass that grows on the roofs of houses and is scorched by the hot east wind.
28 Nguni't talastas ko ang iyong pagupo, at ang iyong paglabas, at ang iyong pagpasok, at ang iyong galit laban sa akin.
[But] I know [everything about you]; I know when you are [in your house and] when you go outside; I also know that you are (raging/speaking very angrily) against me.
29 Dahil sa iyong galit laban sa akin, at dahil sa iyong kapalaluan ay nanuot sa aking mga pakinig, kaya't ilalagay ko ang aking taga ng bingwit sa iyong ilong, at ang aking paningkaw sa iyong mga labi, at pababalikin kita sa daan na iyong pinanggalingan.
[So], because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, [it will be as though] I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron (bit/metal bar) in your mouth [in order that I can lead you where I want you to go], and I will force you to return [to your own country], on the same road on which you came [here, without conquering Jerusalem].”’
30 At ito ang magiging tanda sa iyo: kayo'y magsisikain sa taong ito ng tumutubo sa kaniyang sarili, at sa ikalawang taon ay ng tumubo doon; at sa ikatlong taon ay kayo'y mangaghasik, at magsiani, at mangagtanim ng mga ubasan, at kumain ng bunga niyaon.
[Then I said to Hezekiah], ‘This will prove to you [that what I said will happen]: “This year, you(pl) will eat [only the crops] that grow by themselves, and next year the same thing will happen. But in the third year you will plant [crops] and harvest them; you will take care of your vineyards and eat the grapes.
31 At ang nalabi na nakatanan sa sangbahayan ni Juda ay maguugat uli sa ilalim, at magbubunga sa itaas.
And [you] people who are still [here] in Judah, will be strong and prosper again [MET].
32 Sapagka't sa Jerusalem ay lalabas ang nalabi, at mula sa bundok ng Sion ay silang magtatanan. Isasagawa ito ng sikap ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
A small number of my people will survive, and they will spread out from Jerusalem [DOU].” That will happen because [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, am desiring very much to accomplish it.’
33 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon tungkol sa hari sa Asiria, Siya'y hindi paririto sa bayang ito o magpapahilagpos man ng pana diyan, o haharap man siya diyan na may kalasag, o mahahagis ang bunton laban diyan.
And this is what [I], Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His [armies] will not enter Jerusalem; they will not [even] shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not [march outside] the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city [to enable them to attack the city].
34 Sa daan na kaniyang pinanggalingan, doon din siya babalik, at hindi siya paririto sa bayang ito, sabi ng Panginoon.
And their king will return [to his own country] on the same road on which he came [here]. He will not enter this city!’ [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said it!
35 Sapagka't aking ipagsasanggalang ang bayang ito upang iligtas, dahil sa akin, at dahil sa aking lingkod na si David.
For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me [well], I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”
36 At ang anghel ng Panginoon ay lumabas, at nanakit sa kampamento ng mga taga Asiria nang isang daan at walongpu't limang libo: at nang ang mga tao ay magsibangong maaga sa kinaumagahan, narito, ang lahat ay mga katawang bangkay.
[That night], an angel from Yahweh went out to where the army of Assyria had set up their tents and killed 185,000 of their soldiers. When [the rest of the soldiers] woke up the next morning, they saw that there were corpses everywhere.
37 Sa gayo'y umalis si Sennacherib na hari sa Asiria, at yumaon at umuwi, at tumahan sa Ninive,
Then King Sennacherib left and returned home to Nineveh [in Assyria], and stayed there.
38 At nangyari, nang siya'y sumasamba sa bahay ni Nisroch na kaniyang dios, na sinugatan siya ng tabak ni Adremelech at ni Sarezer na kaniyang mga anak at sila'y nagtanan sa lupain ng Ararat. At si Esarhadon na kaniyang anak ay naghari na kahalili niya.
[One day], when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his two sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords. Then they escaped and went to the Ararat [region northwest of Nineveh]. And another of Sennacherib’s sons, Esarhaddon, became the King of Assyria.
