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.

[Yahweh says], “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, who are [also] descendants of Judah and are now called [the people of] Israel, Listen to me! You make solemn promises using my name, Yahweh, and you request that I, the God to whom you Israeli people belong, [will hear you], but you do not do it sincerely.

2 (Sapagka't sila'y tinatawag ayon sa bayang banal, at nagsitiwala sa Dios ng Israel; ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo ang kaniyang pangalan):

You say that you live in the holy city [of Jerusalem], and [you insincerely say] that you are relying on me, the God to whom you [people of] Israel belong, the one who is the Commander of the armies of angels.

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.

Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU]. And then suddenly, I caused those things to happen.

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:

I knew that you people are very stubborn; I knew that your heads are [MET] [as hard as] iron or brass [DOU].

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.

That is why I told you those things long ago. Long before they occurred, I announced that they would occur, in order that [when they happened] you could not say ‘Our idols did it; our statue made of wood and our idol made of metal caused them to happen.’

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.

You have heard those things [that I predicted] and now you have seen that they have all occurred, so why do you not admit it [RHQ]? Now I will tell you new things, things that you have not known previously.

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.

I am causing them to happen now; they are not things I did long ago. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about those things.’

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.

[I will tell you about] things that you have never heard about or understood before. Even long ago you did not pay attention to me [IDM]. I know that you act very deceitfully/treacherously; you have rebelled against me since you first became a nation [MTY].

9 Dahil sa aking pangalan ay aking iuurong ang aking galit, at dahil sa kapurihan ko ay aking ititigil, upang huwag kitang ihiwalay.

But, for my own sake, in order that I will be honored, I will not punish [MTY] you immediately and I will not completely get rid of you.

10 Narito dinalisay kita, nguni't hindi parang pilak; pinili kita sa hurno ng kadalamhatian.

I have purified you, but not the way [people refine] silver. Instead, I have caused you to suffer very much [to get rid of your impure behavior], like [MET] [people put metal in a very hot] furnace [to get rid of the impurities].

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.

But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more; I will do it for my own sake in order that my reputation will not be damaged [RHQ]. I will not allow any [person or any idol] to be honored as I [deserve to be] honored.”

12 Inyong dinggin ako, Oh Jacob, at Israel na tinawag ko: Ako nga; ako ang una, ako rin ang huli.

“You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen, listen to me! [Only] I am God; I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.

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.

I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth. I stretched out the sky with my hand. And when I tell [the stars] to appear, they all do what I tell them.

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.

All of you, gather together and listen to me. None of your idols has [RHQ] told this to you: I, Yahweh, have chosen [Cyrus] to assist me, and he will do to Babylon what I want him to do, and his army will get rid of [the army of] Babylonia.

15 Ako, ako nga'y nagsalita; oo, aking tinawag siya; aking dinala siya; at kaniyang pagiginhawahin ang kaniyang lakad.

I have said it; I have summoned [Cyrus]. I have appointed him, and he will accomplish everything that he attempts to do.

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.

Come close to me and listen to what I say. Long ago [MTY] I told you plainly/clearly [LIT] [what would happen], and when those things occurred, I was [causing them to happen].” And now Yahweh the Lord and his Spirit have sent me [to give you a message].

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.

This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of [us] Israelis, says: “I am Yahweh, your God; I teach you what is important for you [to know]; I direct you and lead you to the roads that you should walk on [MET].

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:

I wish that you had paid attention to my commands! If you had done that, things would have gone well for you like [SIM] a river that flows gently; you would have been successful again and again, like [SIM] waves that come without ceasing.

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.

Your descendants would have been [as many as] [MET] the grains of sand [on the seashore] [which no one can count]. I would not have needed to get rid of you; the country of [MTY] [Israel] would not have been destroyed.”

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.

[However, now I tell you], leave Babylon! Flee from [being slaves of the people of] Babylonia! Proclaim this message joyfully; send it to the most remote/distant places on the earth: Yahweh freed the people of Israel [from being slaves in Egypt].

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 were not thirsty when he led them through the desert, because he split open the rock and caused water to gush/flow out for them [to drink].

22 Walang kapayapaan sa masama, sabi ng Panginoon.

“But things will not go well [like that] for wicked people,” says Yahweh.