Isaias 52
1 Gumising ka, gumising ka, magsuot ka ng iyong kalakasan, Oh Sion; magsuot ka ng iyong mga magandang damit, Oh Jerusalem, na bayang banal: sapagka't mula ngayo'y hindi na papasok pa sa iyo ang hindi tuli at ang marumi.
[You people who live in the] holy city of Jerusalem [APO], wake up! Be strong again! Show that [MTY] your city is beautiful and glorious; foreigners who do not believe in God will not enter your city again [to attack you].
2 Magpagpag ka ng alabok; ikaw ay bumangon, umupo ka sa iyong luklukan, Oh Jerusalem: magkalag ka ng mga tali ng iyong leeg, Oh bihag na anak na babae ng Sion.
People of Jerusalem, get up from [humbly] sitting in the dust and sit in places where people are honored! You people who have returned from being exiled, take off from your neck the chains which were fastened around you [as slaves in Babylonia],
3 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Kayo'y naipagbili sa wala; at kayo'y matutubos ng walang salapi.
because this is what Yahweh says: “[When you were taken to Babylonia], no one paid me for doing that. So now I will bring you back without [being required to] pay for you!”
4 Sapagka't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoong Dios, Ang bayan ko ay bumaba noong una sa Egipto upang makipamayan doon: at pinighati sila ng mga taga Asiria ng walang kadahilanan.
Yahweh [our] Lord [also] says this: “Long ago, my people went to Egypt to live there. [Later] they were being (oppressed/treated cruelly) by [the soldiers of] Assyria.
5 Ngayon nga, anong ginagawa ko rito, sabi ng Panginoon, yamang ang aking bayan ay dinala ng walang anoano? silang nangagpupuno sa kanila ay nagsisiungal, sabi ng Panginoon, at ang aking pangalan ay natutungayaw na lagi buong araw,
But now think about what is happening: My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the [people of Babylonia]. And [those who have conquered them this time have also] paid me nothing, and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].
6 Kaya't makikilala ng aking bayan ang aking pangalan: kaya't matatalastas nila sa araw na yaon, na ako yaong nagsasalita; narito, ako nga.
But my people will then have a close relationship with [MTY] me, and when that happens, they will know that I am the one who predicted/promised [that it would happen]. It is I, [Yahweh, who will do it].”
7 Anong pagkaganda sa mga bundok ng mga paa niyaong nagdadala ng mga mabuting balita, na naghahayag ng kapayapaan, na nangagdadala ng mga mabuting balita sa ikabubuti, na nagtatanyag ng kaligtasan, na nagsasabi sa Sion, Ang iyong Dios ay naghahari!
It is a wonderful thing when messengers [MTY] arrive on the mountains/hills, bringing good news, the news about [God giving us] peace and saving us, the news that the God to whom we [Israeli people] belong is now ruling/king!
8 Ang tinig ng iyong mga bantay! sila'y naglalakas ng tinig, na magkakasamang nagsisiawit; sapagka't sila'y makakakita ng mukhaan pagka ang Panginoon ay bumalik sa Sion.
The watchmen [who are guarding the city] will shout and sing joyfully, because while they are watching they will see Yahweh returning to Jerusalem.
9 Kayo'y magbiglang magalak, kayo'y magsiawit na magkakasama, kayong mga sirang dako ng Jerusalem; sapagka't inaliw ng Panginoon ang kaniyang bayan, kaniyang tinubos ang Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has been ruined, but the people who are there now should start to sing joyfully, because Yahweh will encourage his people; he will set his people free and bring them back to Jerusalem.
10 Hinubdan ng Panginoon ang kaniyang banal na bisig sa harap ng mga mata ng lahat na bansa; at makikita ng lahat na wakas ng lupa ang pagliligtas ng ating Dios.
Yahweh will show all the nations that he is holy and powerful. People in the most remote/distant places on earth will know that he has rescued his people.
11 Kayo'y magsiyaon, kayo'y magsiyaon, kayo'y magsialis doon, huwag kayong magsisihipo ng maruming bagay; kayo'y magsilabas sa gitna niya; kayo'y mangagpakalinis, kayong nangagdadala ng mga sisidlan ng Panginoon.
So, leave [the places where you were taken to when you were captured], where [everything is] unacceptable to God. You men who carry the items used for the worship of Yahweh, leave there [and return to Jerusalem], and purify yourselves [in order to be acceptable to worship God].
12 Sapagka't kayo'y hindi magsisilabas na nagmamadali, o magsisilabas man kayo na takas: sapagka't ang Panginoon ay magpapauna sa inyo; at ang Dios ng Israel ay magiging inyong bantay likod.
But it will not [be necessary] for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will (go in front of/lead) you; and he will [also] protect you [from being attacked] at the rear [while you travel].
13 Narito, ang lingkod ko ay gagawang may karunungan, siya'y mabubunyi, at malalagay na mataas, at magiging napakataas.
[Yahweh says], “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”
14 Kung paanong marami ang natigilan dahil sa iyo (ang kaniyang mukha ay napakakatuwa kay sa kaninomang lalake, at ang kaniyang anyo ay higit na kumatuwa kay sa mga anak ng mga tao),
But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. [Because of his being beaten very badly], his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.
15 Gayon siya magwiwisik sa maraming bansa; ang mga hari ay magtitikom ng kanilang mga bibig dahil sa kaniya: sapagka't ang hindi nasaysay sa kanila ay kanilang makikita; at ang hindi nila narinig ay kanilang mauunawa.
But he will cause [people of] many nations to be surprised; [even] kings will be silent when they stand in front of him, because they will see someone that no one had told them about [previously], and they will understand things that they had not heard about [before].
