Jeremias 5

1 Magsitakbo kayong paroo't parito sa mga lansangan ng Jerusalem, at tingnan ngayon, at alamin, at hanapin sa mga luwal na dako niyaon, kung kayo'y makakasumpong ng tao, kung may sinoman na gumagawa ng kaganapan, na humahanap ng katotohanan; at aking patatawarin siya.

[Yahweh said to the people of Jerusalem], “Go up and down every street. Search in the marketplaces to find people who do what is fair/right, who try to be faithful to me. [If you find even one person like that], I will forgive [the people of Jerusalem and not destroy] their city.

2 At bagaman kanilang sinasabi, Buhay ang Panginoon; tunay na sila'y nagsisisumpa na may kasinungalingan.

But when people there say, ‘I solemnly declare that as surely as Yahweh lives, [I will do what he says],’ they are lying.”

3 Oh Panginoon, hindi baga tumitingin ang iyong mga mata sa katotohanan? iyong hinampas sila, nguni't hindi sila nangagdamdam; iyong pinugnaw sila, nguni't sila'y nagsitangging tumanggap ng sawa'y; kanilang pinapagmatigas ang kanilang mukha ng higit kay sa malaking bato; sila'y nagsitangging manumbalik.

Yahweh, you are certainly [RHQ] searching for [people who tell the] truth. You struck/punished your people, but they did not pay any attention. You crushed them, but they ignored what you were telling them to do. They were extremely stubborn [IDM] and refused to return to you.

4 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, Tunay na ang mga ito ay dukha; sila'y mga hangal; sapagka't hindi sila nangakakaalam ng daan ng Panginoon, o ng kahatulan ng kaniyang Dios.

I thought, “[We cannot expect] these [people to act righteously, because they] are poor; they do not have any sense. They do not know the way Yahweh wants them to conduct their lives; they do not know what God requires them to do.

5 Ako'y paroroon sa mga dakilang tao, at magsasalita sa kanila; sapagka't kanilang nalalaman ang daan ng Panginoon, at ang kahatulan ng kanilang Dios. Nguni't ang mga ito ay nagkaiisang magalis ng pamatok, at lumagot ng mga panali.

So, I will go and talk to their leaders, because they [surely] know how God wants them to conduct their lives.” But they also have stopped obeying Yahweh [MET], and they will not allow him to lead them.

6 Kaya't papatayin sila ng leon na mula sa gubat, sisirain sila ng lobo sa mga ilang, babantayan ang kanilang mga bayan ng leopardo; lahat na nagsilabas doon ay mangalalapa; sapagka't ang kanilang mga pagsalangsang ay marami, at ang kanilang mga pagtalikod ay lumago.

Because of that, lions will come out of the forests and kill them; wolves from the desert will attack them; leopards that lurk/wait outside their cities will maul anyone who walks outside the cities. [Those things will happen] because the people have sinned very much against God and have turned away from him very frequently.

7 Paanong mapatatawad kita? pinabayaan ako ng iyong mga anak, at nagsisumpa sa pamamagitan niyaong mga hindi dios. Nang sila'y aking mabusog, sila'y nangalunya, at nagpupulong na pulupulutong sa mga bahay ng mga patutot.

Yahweh says, “I cannot [RHQ] forgive these people; [even] their children have abandoned me. When they solemnly declare something, they ask their gods [to show that what they say is true]. I gave my people everything that they needed, but they often went to [the shrines of their idols] and committed adultery there.

8 Sila'y parang pinakaing mga kabayong pagalagala: bawa't isa'y humalinghing sa asawa ng kaniyang kapuwa.

[Just like] [MET] well-fed male horses neigh, wanting sex with female horses, each of the men desires to have sex with his neighbor’s wife.

9 Hindi baga dadalaw ako dahil sa mga bagay na ito? sabi ng Panginoon: at hindi baga manghihiganti ang kaluluwa ko sa isang ganiyang bansa na gaya nito?

(Should I not punish them for this [RHQ]?/I will certainly get revenge on this nation for this!) I will certainly get revenge [RHQ] on this nation whose people behave like that!

10 Sampahin ninyo ang kaniyang mga kuta at inyong gibain; nguni't huwag kayong magsigawa ng lubos na kawakasan; alisin ninyo ang kaniyang mga sanga; sapagka't sila'y hindi sa Panginoon.

[I will say to your enemies], ‘The people [of Judah and Israel are like a vineyard]. Go along the rows in their vineyards and get rid of [most of] the people, but do not kill all of them. These people do not belong to me, [so get rid of them], [like a gardener] [MET] lops/cuts off branches from a vine.

11 Sapagka't ang sangbahayan ni Israel at ang sangbahayan ni Juda ay gumagawang may kataksilan laban sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon.

The people of Israel and Judah have turned away from me completely.’

12 Kanilang ikinaila ang Panginoon, at sinabi, Hindi siya; ni darating sa atin ang kasamaan; ni makakakita tayo ng tabak o ng kagutom man:

They have lied about me and said, ‘He will not punish us! He will not cause us to experience disasters! We will not experience wars or famines!

13 At ang mga propeta ay magiging parang hangin, at ang salita ay wala sa kanila: ganito ang gagawin sa kanila.

What [God’s] prophets say is nothing but hot air! They do not have messages [from God]! We would like [the disasters that they predict] to happen to them!’”

14 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng mga hukbo, Sapagka't inyong sinalita ang salitang ito, narito, gagawin ko na ang aking mga salita sa inyong bibig ay maging apoy, at ang bayang ito ay kahoy, at sila'y pupugnawin niyaon.

So, this is what Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, has said to me: “Because my people are saying those things, I will give you a message to tell them [MTY] that will be [like] [MET] a fire, and [these people will be like] [MET] wood that the fire will burn up.

15 Narito, dadalhin ko ang bansa sa inyo na mula sa malayo, Oh sangbahayan ni Israel, sabi ng Panginoon: siyang makapangyarihang bansa, siyang matandang bansa, isang bansa na ang wika ay hindi mo naiintindihan, o nababatid mo man kung ano ang kanilang sinasabi.

Listen to this, you people of Israel: I will bring [the army of] a distant nation to attack you. It is a very powerful nation that has existed for a long time. They speak a language that you do not know and which you will not be able to understand.

16 Ang kanilang lalagyan ng pana ay bukas na libingan, silang lahat ay makapangyarihang lalake.

Their soldiers are all very strong, and the arrows from their quivers [MET] will (send many Israeli men to their graves/cause many Israeli people to die).

17 At kakanin nila ang iyong ani, at ang iyong tinapay, na dapat sanang kanin ng iyong mga anak na lalake at babae; kanilang kakanin ang iyong mga kawan at ang iyong mga bakahan; kanilang kakanin ang iyong mga puno ng ubas at ang iyong mga puno ng igos; kanilang ibabagsak ang iyong mga bayan na nababakuran, na iyong tinitiwalaan, sa pamamagitan ng tabak.

They will eat the food that you have harvested from your fields, and eat your bread. They will kill your sons and daughters, and they will kill your flocks [of sheep] and herds [of cattle]. They will eat your grapes and your figs. They will [also] destroy your cities that have high walls around them and kill the people with their swords.

18 Nguni't sa mga araw mang yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, hindi ako gagawa ng lubos na kawakasan sa inyo.

But even when those things happen, I will not get rid of all of you.

19 At mangyayari, pagka inyong sasabihin, Bakit ginawa ng Panginoon nating Dios ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito sa atin? kung magkagayo'y sasabihin mo sa kanila, Kung paanong inyong pinabayaan ako, at nangaglingkod kayo sa mga ibang dios sa inyong lupain, gayon kayo mangaglingkod sa mga taga ibang lupa sa isang lupain na hindi inyo.

And when the survivors ask, ‘Why is Yahweh our God doing this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘You rejected him and worshiped foreign gods in your [own] land, so [now] you will become slaves of foreigners in a land that is not your land.’”

20 Inyong ipahayag ito sa sangbahayan ni Jacob, at inyong ibalita sa Juda na inyong sabihin,

[Yahweh said to me], “Proclaim this to the people of Israel and Judah:

21 Inyong dinggin ngayon ito, Oh hangal na bayan, at walang unawa; na may mga mata, at hindi nakakakita; na may mga pakinig, at hindi nakakarinig:

Listen to this, you people who are foolish and who do not have any sense: You have eyes, but [it is as though] you cannot see; you have ears, but [it is as though] you cannot hear.

22 Hindi kayo nangatatakot sa akin? sabi ng Panginoon: hindi baga kayo manginginig sa aking harapan, na naglagay ng buhangin na pinakahangganan ng dagat, sa pamamagitan ng pinakawalang hanggang pasiya, upang huwag makalampas? at bagaman maginalon ang kaniyang mga alon, hindi rin mananaig; bagaman ang mga ito'y nagsisihugong, hindi rin ang mga ito'y makaraan.

Why do you not revere me [RHQ]? You should [RHQ] tremble when you are in my presence! I, Yahweh, am the one who put a barrier along the shores so that the waters of the ocean cannot cross it [and flood the land]. The waves roll and roar, but they cannot go past that barrier.

23 Nguni't ang bayang ito ay may magulo at mapanghimagsik na puso; sila'y nanghimagsik at nagsiyaon.

But you people [are not like the waves that obey me]. You people are very stubborn and rebellious. You have constantly turned away from me.

24 Hindi man nila sinasabi sa sarili, Mangatakot tayo ngayon sa Panginoon nating Dios, na naglalagpak ng ulan, ng maaga at gayon din ng huli, sa kaniyang kapanahunan; na itinataan sa atin ang mga takdang sanglinggo ng mga pagaani.

You do not say to yourselves, ‘We should revere Yahweh our God, the one who sends us rain at the times when we need it, the one who causes the grain to become ripe at the harvest season.’

25 Ang inyong mga kasamaan ang nangaghiwalay ng mga bagay na ito, at ang inyong mga kasalanan ang nagsipigil sa inyo ng kabutihan.

It is because of the wrong things that you have done, that those good things have not happened; it is because of the sins that you have committed that you have been prevented from receiving those blessings.

26 Sapagka't sa gitna ng aking bayan ay nakakasumpong ng mga masamang tao: sila'y nagbabantay, gaya ng pagbabantay ng mga mamimitag; sila'y nangaglalagay ng silo, sila'y nanghuhuli ng mga tao.

Among my people are wicked people who hide along the roads to ambush/attack people like [SIM] men who hunt birds (put out nets/set traps) to catch them.

27 Kung paanong ang kulungan ay puno ng mga ibon, gayon ang kanilang mga bahay ay puno ng karayaan: kaya't sila'y naging dakila, at nagsisiyaman.

Like [a hunter has] a cage full of birds [that he has captured], their homes are full of things that they have gotten by deceiving others. So now they are [very] rich and powerful.

28 Sila'y nagsisitaba, sila'y makintab: oo, sila'y nagsisihigit sa mga paggawa ng kasamaan; hindi nila ipinakikipaglaban ang usap, ang usap ng ulila, upang sila'y guminhawa; at ang matuwid ng mapagkailangan ay hindi hinahatulan.

They are big and fat, and there is no limit to the evil things that they have done. They do not try to defend orphans in the courtrooms, and they do not help poor people to get what they have a right to receive.

29 Hindi baga dadalaw ako dahil sa mga bagay na ito? sabi ng Panginoon; hindi baga manghihiganti ang aking kalooban sa ganiyang bansa na gaya nito?

So I will certainly [RHQ] punish them for doing those things. I will certainly [RHQ] (get revenge on their nation/do to their nation what they deserve).

30 Isang kamanghamangha at kakilakilabot na bagay ay nangyayari sa lupain:

Very appalling/horrible and terrible [DOU] things are happening in this country:

31 Ang mga propeta ay nanganghuhula ng kasinungalingan, at ang mga saserdote ay nangagpupuno sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga kamay; at iniibig ng aking bayan na magkagayon: at ano ang inyong gagawin sa wakas niyaon?

Prophets speak [only] lies and priests rule by their own authority, and you people like that! But when you [start to] experience disasters, what will you do [RHQ]?”