Isaias 48
1 Iyong dinggin ito, Oh sangbahayan ni Jacob, na tinatawag sa pangalan ng Israel, at nagsilabas sa bukal ng Juda; na nagsisumpa sa pangalan ng Panginoon, at nagsibanggit ng Dios ng Israel, nguni't hindi sa katotohanan, o sa katuwiran man.
Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice.
2 (Sapagka't sila'y tinatawag ayon sa bayang banal, at nagsitiwala sa Dios ng Israel; ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ang kaniyang pangalan):
For they have been called from the holy city, and they have been founded upon the God of Israel. The Lord of hosts is his name.
3 Aking ipinahayag ang mga dating bagay mula nang una; oo, yao'y lumabas sa aking bibig, at aking ipinakilala: biglang ginawa ko, at nangyari.
From that time, I announced the former things. They went forth from my mouth, and I have caused them to be heard. I wrought these things suddenly, and they were fulfilled.
4 Sapagka't nakilala ko, na ikaw ay mapagmatigas, at ang iyong leeg ay parang litid na bakal, at ang iyong noo ay parang tanso:
For I knew that you are stubborn, and that your neck is like an iron sinew, and that your forehead is like brass.
5 Kaya't aking ipinahayag sa iyo mula nang una; bago nangyari ay ipinakilala ko sa iyo: baka iyong sabihin, Mga ginawa ng aking diosdiosan, at ang aking larawang inanyuan, at ang aking larawang binubo, nagutos sa kanila.
From that time, I foretold to you. Before these things happened, I revealed them to you, lest you say: “My idols have accomplished these things, and my graven and molten images have commanded them.”
6 Iyong narinig; tingnan mong lahat ito; at kayo, hindi ba ninyo ipahahayag? Ako'y nagpakita sa iyo ng mga bagong bagay mula sa panahong ito, sa makatuwid baga'y mga kubling bagay na hindi mo naalaman.
See all the things that you have heard. But were you the ones who announced them? From that time, I caused you to hear about new things, and you do not know how these were preserved.
7 Mga nalikha ngayon, at hindi mula nang una; at bago dumating ang araw na ito ay hindi mo nangarinig; baka iyong sabihin, Narito, aking nangaalaman.
They are created now, and not in that time. And even before today, you did not hear of them; otherwise, you might say, “Behold, I knew them.”
8 Oo, hindi mo narinig; oo, hindi mo naalaman; oo, mula nang una ay hindi nabuksan ang iyong pakinig: sapagka't talastas ko na ikaw ay gumawa na totoong may kataksilan, at tinawag na mananalangsang mula sa bahay-bata.
You have neither heard, nor known, nor were your ears open in that time. For I knew that you would transgress greatly, and so I called you a transgressor from the womb.
9 Dahil sa aking pangalan ay aking iuurong ang aking galit, at dahil sa kapurihan ko ay aking ititigil, upang huwag kitang ihiwalay.
For the sake of my name, I will take the face of my fury far away. And for the sake of my praise, I will bridle you, lest you perish.
10 Narito dinalisay kita, nguni't hindi parang pilak; pinili kita sa hurno ng kadalamhatian.
Behold, I have refined you, but not like silver. I have chosen you for the furnace of poverty.
11 Dahil din sa akin, dahil din sa akin, aking gagawin yaon; sapagka't, bakit lalapastanganin ang aking pangalan? at ang kaluwalhatian ko ay hindi ko ibinigay sa iba.
For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another.
12 Inyong dinggin ako, Oh Jacob, at Israel na tinawag ko: Ako nga; ako ang una, ako rin ang huli.
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call. I am the same, I am the first, and I am the last.
13 Oo, ang aking kamay ay siyang naglagay ng patibayan ng lupa, at ang aking kanan ay siyang nagladlad ng langit: pagka ako'y tumatawag sa kanila, sila'y nagsisitayong magkakasama.
Also, my hand has founded the earth, and my right hand has measured the heavens. I will call them, and they will stand together.
14 Kayo'y magpipisan, kayong lahat, at inyong dinggin; sino sa kanila ang nagpahayag ng mga bagay na ito? Siyang iniibig ng Panginoon ay kaniyang tutuparin ang kaniyang kaligayahan sa Babilonia, at bubuhatin niya ang kaniyang kamay sa mga Caldeo.
Gather together, all of you, and listen. Who among them has announced these things? The Lord has loved him; he will do his will with Babylon, and his arm is upon the Chaldeans.
15 Ako, ako nga'y nagsalita; oo, aking tinawag siya; aking dinala siya; at kaniyang pagiginhawahin ang kaniyang lakad.
I am, I have spoken, and I have called him. I have led him forward, and his way has been straight.
16 Kayo'y magsilapit sa akin, inyong dinggin ito; mula sa pasimula ay hindi ako nagsalita ng lihim; mula nang panahon na nangyari ito, nandoon nga ako: at ngayo'y sinugo ako ng Panginoong Dios, at nang kaniyang Espiritu.
Draw near to me, and listen to this. From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret. From the time before it happened, I was there. And now, the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
17 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng inyong Manunubos, ng Banal ng Israel, Ako ang Panginoon mong Dios, na nagtuturo sa iyo ng mapapakinabangan, na pumapatnubay sa iyo sa daan na iyong marapat na lakaran.
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord, your God, who teaches you beneficial things, who guides you in the way that you walk.
18 Oh kung dininig mo ang aking mga utos! ang iyo ngang kapayapaan ay naging parang ilog, at ang iyong katuwiran ay parang mga alon sa dagat:
If only you had paid attention to my commandments! Your peace would have been like a river, and your justice would have been like the waves of the sea,
19 Ang iyo namang lahi ay naging parang buhangin at ang suwi ng iyong tiyan ay parang mga butil niyaon: ang kaniyang pangalan ay hindi mahihiwalay o magigiba man sa harap ko.
and your offspring would have been like the sand, and the stock from your loins would have been like its stones. His name would not have passed away, nor would it have been worn away before my face.
20 Kayo'y magsilabas sa Babilonia, inyong takasan ang mga Caldeo; kayo'y mangagpahayag na may tinig ng awitan, inyong saysayin ito, itanyag ninyo hanggang sa wakas ng lupa: inyong sabihin, Tinubos ng Panginoon ang Jacob na kaniyang lingkod.
Depart from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Announce it with a voice of exultation. Cause it to be heard, and carry it even to the ends of the earth. Say: “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob.”
21 At sila'y hindi nangauhaw nang pinapatnubayan niya sila sa mga ilang; kaniyang pinaagos ang tubig mula sa bato para sa kanila; kaniyang ginuwangan din naman ang bato, at ang tubig ay bumukal.
They did not thirst in the desert, when he led them out. He produced water from the rock for them. For he split the rock, and the waters flowed out.
22 Walang kapayapaan sa masama, sabi ng Panginoon.
“There is no peace for the impious,” says the Lord.
