Isaias 45
1 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon sa kaniyang pinahiran ng langis, kay Ciro, na ang kanang kamay ay aking hinawakan, upang magpasuko ng mga bansa sa harap niya; at aking kakalagan ang mga balakang ng mga hari; upang magbukas ng mga pintuan sa unahan niya, at ang mga pintuang-bayan ay hindi masasarhan;
Cyrus is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be the emperor of Persia] and to whom he will give great power [IDM]; Yahweh will enable him to defeat other nations and to take away the power of their kings. He will cause gates of cities to be opened, and no one will ever be able to shut them.
2 Ako'y magpapauna sa iyo, at, papatagin ko ang mga bakobakong dako: aking pagwawaraywarayin ang mga pintuang tanso, at aking puputulin ang mga halang na bakal:
This is what Yahweh says to him: “Cyrus, I will go ahead of you and level the mountains. I will smash down bronze gates and cut through iron bars.
3 At ibibigay ko sa iyo ang mga kayamanang nasa kadiliman, at ang mga natatagong kayamanan sa mga lihim na dako, upang inyong maalaman na ako ang Panginoon na tumatawag sa iyo sa inyong pangalan, sa makatuwid baga'y ang Dios ng Israel.
I will give you treasures [that people have hidden] in dark secret places [DOU]. I will do that in order that you will know that I am Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belong, the God who calls you by your name.
4 Dahil sa Jacob na aking lingkod, at sa Israel na aking pinili tinawag kita sa iyong pangalan: aking pinamagatan ka, bagaman hindi mo nakilala ako.
I have summoned you, calling out your name, for the sake of [the people of] Israel [DOU] whom I have chosen, who serve me. Even though you do not know me, I will give you a title which has great honor.
5 Ako ang Panginoon, at walang iba; liban sa akin ay walang Dios. Aking bibigkisan ka, bagaman hindi mo ako nakilala.
I am Yahweh, and there is no other God [DOU]. Even though you do not know me, I will give you power
6 Upang kanilang maalaman mula sa sikatan ng araw, at mula sa kalunuran, na walang iba liban sa akin: ako ang Panginoon, at walang iba.
in order that everyone in the world, from the east to the west, will know that there is no other [God]. I am Yahweh, and there is no other [God].
7 Aking inilalagay ang liwanag, at nililikha ko ang kadiliman; ako'y gumagawa ng kapayapaan, at lumilikha ako ng kasamaan; ako ang Panginoon, na gumagawa ng lahat na bagay na ito.
I created the light and the darkness. I cause there to be peace and I cause there to be disasters. I, Yahweh, do all those things.”
8 Maghulog, oh kayong mga langit mula sa itaas, at ang alapaap ay pumatak ng katuwiran: bumuka ang lupa, upang maglabas siya ng kaligtasan, at ang katuwiran ay lumabas na kasama niyaon; akong Panginoon ang lumikha.
[And Yahweh also says, “I want my] rescue [of my people] [MET] to fall from the sky like rain. Just like the earth opens wide to accept rain, I will rescue/save my people and cause them to be treated justly. I, Yahweh, am the one who will cause both of those things to happen.
9 Sa aba niya, na nakikipagpunyagi sa May-lalang sa kaniya! isang bibinga sa gitna ng mga bibinga sa lupa! Magsasabi baga ang putik sa nagbibigay anyo sa kaniya, Anong ginagawa mo? o ang iyong gawa, Siya'y walang mga kamay?
Terrible things will happen to those who argue with me, the one who created them. [They are like] [MET] a clay pot and [I am like] the one who made it; so they certainly cannot [RHQ] criticize me. A lump of clay certainly cannot [RHQ] argue with the one who shapes it [to form a pot], saying, ‘Why are you making me like this?’ The pot cannot say ‘[You have no skill, because] what you made has no handles!’
10 Sa aba niya na nagsasabi sa ama, Ano ang naging anak mo? o sa babae, Ano ang ipinagdamdam mo?
And it would be terrible if an unborn baby would say to its father, ‘Why are you [RHQ] causing me to be born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘The result of your labor pains will be useless?’”
11 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Banal ng Israel, at ng May-lalang sa kaniya, Magtanong ka sa akin tungkol sa mga bagay na darating; tungkol sa aking mga anak, at tungkol sa gawa ng aking mga kamay, magutos kayo sa akin.
Yahweh, the Holy One of the Israeli people, the one who created Israel, says this to them: “(Why do you ask questions about [what I do for you], my children?/You should not ask questions about [what I do for you], my children.) [RHQ] (Why do you tell me about the work that I should do?/You should not tell me about the work that I should do.) [RHQ]
12 Aking ginawa ang lupa, at nilalang ko ang tao rito: ako, sa makatuwid baga'y ang aking mga kamay, nagladlad ng langit, at sa lahat ng natatanaw roon ay nagutos ako.
I am the one who created the earth and created people to live on it. I stretched out the sky with my hands, and I put the stars in their places.
13 Aking ibinangon siya sa katuwiran, at aking tutuwirin ang lahat niyang lakad; kaniyang itatayo ang aking bayan, at kaniyang palalayain ang aking mga natapon, hindi sa halaga o sa kagantihan man, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
And I will appoint Cyrus to do things that are right/just, and I will enable him to do all those things easily [MET]. His [workers] will rebuild my city, and he will free my people who have been (exiled/forced to leave their country). And he will do it without my rewarding/paying him! [Those things will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it.
14 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Ang yari ng Egipto, at ang kalakal ng Etiopia, at ang mga Sabeo, sa mga taong matatangkad, ay magsisiparito sa iyo, at sila'y magiging iyo; sila'y magsisisunod sa iyo, sila'y magsisidaang may tanikala; at sila'y mangagpapatirapa sa iyo, sila'y magsisipamanhik sa iyo, na mangagsasabi, Tunay na ang Dios ay nasa iyo; at walang ibang Dios.
And this is [also] what [I], Yahweh, say [to you, my people]: ‘You will rule the people of Egypt and Ethiopia, and the tall people of Seba [in Arabia] will become your slaves. They will come to you bringing all the things that they sell, and it will all be yours. [As prisoners], they will have chains on their arms as they follow you. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and say, “God is with/helping you and he is the only God; there is no other God.” '”
15 Katotohanang ikaw ay Dios na nagkukubli, Oh Dios ng Israel, na Tagapagligtas.
God, although we cannot see you, you are the one to whom [we] Israeli people belong, the one who saves us.
16 Sila'y mangapapahiya, oo, mangalilito silang lahat; sila'y magsisipasok sa pagkalito na magkakasama na mga manggagawa ng mga diosdiosan.
All those who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.
17 Nguni't ang Israel ay ililigtas ng Panginoon ng walang hanggang kaligtasan: kayo'y hindi mangapapahiya o mangalilito man magpakailan man.
But you, Yahweh, will rescue [us, your] Israeli people, and we will be free forever. Never again will we again be humiliated and disgraced.
18 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon na lumikha ng langit, na siyang Dios na nag-anyo sa lupa at gumawa niyaon, na kaniyang itinatag, at hindi niya nilikha na sira, na kaniyang inanyuan upang tahanan: ako ang Panginoon; at wala nang iba.
Yahweh is God; he is the one who created the sky and created and formed the earth. He did not want it to remain with nothing living on it; he wanted people to live on it. [He says], “I am Yahweh; there is no other [God].
19 Ako'y hindi nagsalita ng lihim, sa dako ng lupain ng kadiliman; hindi ako nagsabi sa lahi ni Jacob, Hanapin ninyo ako ng walang kabuluhan: akong Panginoon ay nagsasalita ng katuwiran, ako'y nagpapahayag ng mga bagay na matuwid.
[What I proclaimed], I did not speak secretly or [hide what I was saying by speaking] in a dark place. When I spoke to the descendants of Jacob, I did not tell them ‘It will be useless for you to (seek for/pray to) me!’ I, Yahweh, speak [only] what is true and what is right.
20 Kayo'y mangagpipisan at magsiparito; magsilapit kayong magkakasama, kayong mga nakatanan sa mga bansa: sila'y walang kaalaman na nangagdadala ng kahoy ng kanilang larawang inanyuan, at nagsisidalangin sa dios na hindi makapagliligtas.
You people who are still alive after experiencing great disasters, should come and gather together [and listen to this]: The people who carry around their wooden idols and pray to them are foolish, because those idols cannot rescue them!
21 Kayo'y mangagpahayag, at mangagpasapit; oo, magsanggunian silang magkakasama: sinong nagpakilala nito mula nang mga unang panahon? sinong nagpahayag niyaon nang una? hindi baga ang Panginoon? at walang Dios liban sa akin: isang ganap na Dios at Tagapagligtas; walang iba liban sa akin.
Talk among yourselves, and decide what you will say to prove that [your praying to idols is good]. [And when you do that, I will ask you], ‘Who predicted long ago [what has now happened]? Did any idol tell you [that those things would happen] [RHQ]?’ No, it was [RHQ] only I, Yahweh, who told you, because I am the only God; there is no other God. I am a God who acts righteously and saves people; there is no other one [who does these things].
22 Kayo'y magsitingin sa akin, at kayo'y mangaligtas, lahat na taga wakas ng lupa: sapagka't ako'y Dios, at walang iba liban sa akin.
Everyone in the world should ask me to save them, because I am the only God who can do that; there is no other one.
23 Ako'y sumumpa ng aking sarili, ang salita ay nakabitaw sa aking bibig sa katuwiran, at hindi babalik, na sa akin ay luluhod ang bawa't tuhod, bawa't dila ay susumpa.
I have solemnly declared, using my own name; I [SYN] have spoken what is true, and I will never change what I have said: [Some day], everyone [SYN] will bow in front of me, and they will all solemnly promise to be loyal to me.
24 Sa Panginoon lamang, sasabihin ng isa tungkol sa akin, ang katuwiran at kalakasan: sa makatuwid baga'y sa kaniya magsisiparoon ang mga tao, at ang lahat na nagiinit laban sa kaniya ay mangapapahiya.
They will declare, ‘Yahweh is the one who enables us to live righteously and to be strong.’” And all those who have been angry at him will come to him, and they will be ashamed [for having been angry with him].
25 Sa Panginoon ay aariing ganap ang buong lahi ng Israel, at luluwalhati.
Yahweh is the only one who will enable [us] Israeli people in the future to defeat our enemies, [and then] we will boast about what he [has done for us].
