Isaias 8
1 At sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Kumuha ka ng malapad na tabla, at sulatan mo ng panulat ng tao, Kay Maher-salalhash-baz;
Then Yahweh said to me, “Make a large signboard. And write clearly on it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’ [which means ‘quickly (plunder/take by force) and steal everything’].”
2 At magdadala ako ng mga tapat na saksi upang mangagpaalaala, si Urias na saserdote, at si Zacarias na anak ni Jeberechias.
[So] I requested Uriah the [Supreme] Priest and Jeberekiah’s son Zechariah, men who were both honest/trustworthy witnesses, to watch me as I was doing that.
3 At ako'y naparoon sa propetisa; at siya'y naglihi, at nanganak ng isang lalake. Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Tawagin mo ang kaniyang pangalan na Maher-salalhash-baz.
Then I had sex with [EUP] [my wife, who was] a prophetess, and she became pregnant and [then] gave birth to a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Give him the name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which means ‘suddenly attacked, quickly conquered’),
4 Sapagka't bago ang anak ay matutong dumaing ng, Ama ko, at: Ina ko, ang mga kayamanan ng Damasco at ang samsam sa Samaria ay dadalahin sa harap ng hari ng Asiria.
because before he is old enough to say ‘papa’ or ‘mama’, the King of Assyria will [come with his army and] quickly take away all the valuable things in Damascus and in Samaria.”
5 At nagsalita pa ang Panginoon uli sa akin, na nagsasabi,
Yahweh spoke to me again and said, “[Tell the people of Judah, ]
6 Yamang tinanggihan ng bayang ito ang tubig ng Siloe na nagsisiagos na marahan, at siya'y nagagalak kay Rezin at sa anak ni Remalias;
‘[I have taken good care of] you people, but you have rejected that, [thinking that] my help was very little, like [MET] the little canal through which water flows from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. Instead, you have been happy [to request help from] King Rezin and King Pekah.
7 Ngayon nga, narito, iniaahon ng Panginoon sa kanila ang tubig ng Ilog, malakas at marami, sa makatuwid baga'y ang hari sa Asiria at ang buo niyang kaluwalhatian: at siya'y aahon sa lahat niyang bangbang, at aapaw sa buo niyang baybayin:
Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by [the powerful army of] the King of Assyria, which will be [like] a great flood from the [Euphrates] River. Their soldiers will [be everywhere in your country, like] a river that overflows all its banks.
8 At magpapatuloy sa dako ng loob ng Juda; aapaw at lalampas; aabot hanggang sa leeg; at ang laganap ng kaniyang mga pakpak ay siyang magpupuno ng kaluwangan ng iyong lupain, Oh Emmanuel.
Those soldiers will go all over Judah— [like a river whose water] [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land [quickly], like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”
9 Kayo'y magsamasama, Oh mga bayan, at kayo'y mangagkakawatakwatak; at kayo'y mangakinig, kayong lahat na taga malayong lupain: mangagbigkis kayo, at kayo'y mangagkakawatakwatak; kayo'y mangagbigkis, at kayo'y mangagkakawatakwatak.
Listen, all you [people in] distant countries! [You can] prepare to attack Judah. [You can] prepare [for battle, and shout your] war-cries, but your [armies will] be crushed/shattered!
10 Mangagsanggunian kayo, at yao'y mauuwi sa wala; mangagsalita kayo ng salita at hindi matatayo: sapagka't ang Dios ay sumasaamin.
[You can] prepare for what you will do [to attack Judah], but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!
11 Sapagka't ang Panginoon ay nagsalitang ganito sa akin na may malakas na kamay, at tinuruan ako na huwag lumakad ng lakad ng bayang ito, na sinasabi,
Yahweh strongly warned me [MTY] not to act like the [other] people in Judah did. He said to me,
12 Huwag ninyong sabihin, Pagbabanta; tungkol sa lahat na sasabihin ng bayang ito, Pagbabanta, o huwag mang mangatakot kayo ng kanilang takot, o mangilabot man doon.
“Do not say that everything that people do is conspiring/rebelling [against the government], like [other] people say, and do not (be afraid of/worry about) the things that other people are afraid of.
13 Ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo, siya ang inyong aariing banal; at sumakaniya ang inyong takot, at sumakaniya ang inyong pangingilabot.
[I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, am the one you should consider to be holy. And I am the one you should fear, the one you should revere.
14 At siya'y magiging pinakasantuario; nguni't pinakabatong katitisuran at pinaka malaking batong pangbuwal sa dalawang sangbahayan ng Israel, na pinakabitag at pinakasilo sa mga nananahan sa Jerusalem.
I will protect you(sg). [But as for] the [other] people [MTY] in Israel and Judah, I will be [like] [MET] a stone that causes people to stumble, a rock that causes them to fall down. [And as for] the people of Jerusalem, I will be [like] [MET] a trap or a snare [DOU].
15 At marami ang mangatitisod doon, at mangabubuwal, at mangababalian, at mangasisilo, at mangahuhuli.
Many [people] will stumble and fall down and never get up again. They will experience great troubles; they will be captured [by their enemies].”
16 Talian mo ang patotoo, tatakan mo ang kautusan sa gitna ng aking mga alagad.
[So, I say to you who are my disciples], seal up this scroll on which I have written the messages that God has given to me, and give his instructions to [others] who have accompanied me.
17 At aking hihintayin ang Panginoon na nagkukubli ng kaniyang mukha sa sangbahayan ni Jacob, at aking hahanapin siya.
I will wait to see what Yahweh [will do]. He has rejected the descendants [MTY] of Jacob, but I will confidently expect him to help me.
18 Narito, ako at ang mga anak na ibinigay ng Panginoon sa akin ay mga pinakatanda at pinaka kababalaghan sa Israel na mula sa Panginoon ng mga hukbo, na tumatahan sa bundok ng Sion.
I and the children that Yahweh has given to me are [like] signs to warn [the people of] Israel; we are warnings from the Commander of the armies of angels the one who lives [in his temple] on Zion Hill [in Jerusalem].
19 At pagka kanilang sasabihin sa inyo, Hanapin ninyo silang nakikipagsanggunian sa masamang espiritu at mga manghuhula, na nagsisihuni at nagsisibulong; hindi ba marapat na sanggunian ng bayan ang kanilang Dios? dahil baga sa mga buhay ay sasangguni sila sa mga patay?
Some people may urge you(pl) to (consult/go and talk with) those who talk with the spirits of dead people or with those who say that they receive messages from those spirits. They whisper and mutter [about what we should do in the future]. But God is [RHQ] the one whom we should ask to guide us! It is ridiculous [RHQ] for people who are alive to request spirits of dead people to tell us [what we should do]!
20 Sa kautusan at sa patotoo! kung hindi sila magsalita ng ayon sa salitang ito, tunay na walang umaga sa kanila.
Pay attention to God’s instructions and teaching! If people do not say things that agree with what God teaches us, [what they say is worthless]. [It is as though] those people are in darkness.
21 At sila'y magsisidaan doon, na nahihirapan at gutom: at mangyayari, na pagka sila'y mangagugutom, sila'y mangagagalit, at magsisisumpa alangalang sa kanilang hari at sa kanilang Dios, at ititingala nila ang kanilang mga mukha:
They will wander through the land, worried/discouraged and hungry. And when they become [very] hungry, they will become very angry. They will look up [toward heaven] and curse God and [will also] curse their king.
22 At sila'y titingin sa lupa, at, narito, kahirapan at kadiliman, ulap ng kahapisan, at sa salimuot na kadiliman ay itataboy sila.
They will look around the land and see only trouble/distress and darkness and things that cause them to despair. And [then] they will be thrown into the very black darkness [of hell]. (questioned)
