Jeremias 8
1 Sa panahong yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, ay ilalabas nila ang mga buto ng mga hari sa Juda, at ang mga buto ng kaniyang mga prinsipe, at ang mga buto ng mga saserdote, at ang mga buto ng mga propeta, at ang mga buto ng mga nananahan sa Jerusalem, mula sa kanilang mga libingan;
Yahweh says, “At the time [that your corpses are scattered on the ground], [your enemies will] break open the graves of your kings and [other] officials who lived in Judah, and the graves of your priests and prophets and other people who lived there.
2 At kanilang ikakalat sa liwanag ng araw, at ng buwan, at ng lahat na natatanaw sa langit na kanilang inibig, at kanilang pinaglingkuran, at siya nilang sinundan, at siyang kanilang hinanap, at siyang kanilang sinamba: hindi mangapipisan, o mangalilibing man, sila'y magiging pinakasukal sa ibabaw ng lupa.
They will take out their bones [from their graves] and [dishonor them by] scattering them on the ground under the sun and the moon and the stars— those are the gods which my people loved and served and worshiped. No one will gather up their bones and bury them [again]; they will remain scattered on the ground like dung.
3 At ang kamatayan ay pipiliin na higit kay sa kabuhayan ng lahat ng naiwang nalabi rito sa masamang angkan, na nalabi sa lahat ng dako na aking pinagtabuyan sa kanila, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
And all the people of this wicked nation [who are still alive and] whom I have exiled to other countries will say, ‘We would prefer to die than to continue to stay alive [here in these countries].’ [That will be true because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
4 Bukod dito'y sasabihin mo sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon. Mangabubuwal baga ang mga tao, at hindi magsisibangon uli? maliligaw baga ang isa, at hindi babalik?
[Yahweh said to me, “Jeremiah], tell the people that this is what [I], Yahweh, am saying to them: ‘When people fall down, they get up again, do they not [RHQ]? When people are going along a road and find out that they are walking on the wrong road, they go back [and find the correct road], do they not [RHQ]?
5 Bakit nga ang bayang ito na Jerusalem ay tumatalikod ng walang hanggang pagtalikod? sila'y nagsisihawak na mahigpit ng karayaan, sila'y nagsisitangging bumalik.
[Yes, they do], so why do these people [of Judah] continue [trusting in those idols that have deceived them]? They continue turning away from me, [even though I have warned them].
6 Aking pinakinggan at narinig ko, nguni't hindi sila nagsalita ng matuwid: walang nagsisisi ng kaniyang kasamaan, na nagsasabi, Anong aking ginawa? bawa't isa'y lumilihis sa kaniyang lakad, gaya ng kabayo na dumadaluhong sa pagbabaka.
I have listened carefully [DOU] [to what they say], but they do not say what they should say. Not one of them is sorry for having sinned. No one says, “I have done [RHQ] wicked things.” They are [sinning and] doing what they want to as fast as [SIM] a horse that is running into a battle.
7 Oo, nalalaman ng ciguena sa himpapawid ang kaniyang mga takdang kapanahunan; at ang bato bato at ang langaylangayan at ang tagak ay nangagmamalas ng panahon ng pagdating ng mga yaon; nguni't hindi nalalaman ng aking bayan ang alituntunin ng Panginoon.
All the birds [that fly south for the (winter/cold season)] know the time that they need to fly south, and they all return at the right time the following year. But my people [are not like those birds]! They do not know what [I], Yahweh, require them to do.
8 Paano ninyo sinasabi, Kami ay pantas, at ang kautusan ng Panginoon ay sumasaamin? Nguni't, narito, ang sinungaling na pangsulat ng mga escriba ay sumulat na may kasinungalingan.
Your men who teach you [the laws that Moses wrote] have been saying false things [about those laws]. [So], why [RHQ] do they [continue] saying, “We are [very] wise [because] we have the laws of Yahweh”?
9 Ang mga pantas ay nangapapahiya, sila'y nanganglulupaypay at nangahuhuli: narito, kanilang itinakuwil ang salita ng Panginoon: at anong uri ng karunungan ang nasa kanila?
Those teachers, who think that [IRO] they are wise, will be ashamed/disgraced and dismayed when they are taken [to other countries by their enemies] because they sinned by rejecting what I told them. Truly, they were not [RHQ] very wise to do that!
10 Kaya't ibibigay ko ang kanilang mga asawa sa mga iba, at ang kanilang mga parang sa mga magaari sa mga yaon: sapagka't bawa't isa mula sa kaliitliitan hanggang sa kalakilakihan, ay ibinigay sa kasakiman; mula sa propeta hanggang sa saserdote bawa't isa'y gumagawang may kasinungalingan.
So, I will give their wives to other men; I will give their fields to [the enemy soldiers] who conquer them. All the people, including those who are important and those who are not important, deceive [others] in order to obtain their possessions. Even [my] prophets and my priests do that.
11 At kanilang pinagaling ng kaunti ang sugat ng anak na babae ng aking bayan, na sinasabi, Kapayapaan, kapayapaan; gayon ma'y walang kapayapaan.
[They act as though the sins of my people] are not serious, [like] [MET] wounds that do not need to be cleaned and bandaged. They tell the people that everything will go well with them, [but that is not true]; things will not go well with them.
12 Nangahiya baga sila nang sila'y gumawa ng kasuklamsuklam? hindi, hindi sila nangahiya sa anoman, ni nangamula man sila: kaya't sila'y mangabubuwal sa gitna niyaong nangabubuwal; sa panahon ng pagdalaw sa kanila ay mahahagis sila, sabi ng Panginoon.
They should be [RHQ] ashamed when they do disgusting things [RHQ], but they do not even know how to show on their faces that they are ashamed [about their sins]. So, [they will be killed, and] their corpses [also] will lie among the corpses of others who have been slaughtered [by their enemies]. They will be killed when I punish them.
13 Aking lubos na lilipulin sila, sabi ng Panginoon: hindi magkakaroon ng mga ubas sa puno ng ubas, o ng mga higos man sa mga puno ng higos, at ang dahon ay malalanta; at ang mga bagay na aking naibigay sa kanila ay mapapawi sa kanila.
I will [allow their enemies to] take away the figs and grapes that the people would have harvested from their fields. Their fruit trees will all wither. They will not receive [all] the blessings that I prepared for them. [This will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
14 Bakit tayo'y nagsisitigil na nakaupo? kayo'y magkatipon, at tayo'y magsipasok sa mga bayang nakukutaan, at tayo'y magsitahimik doon; sapagka't tayo'y pinatahimik ng Panginoon nating Dios, at binigyan tayo ng inuming mapait upang inumin, sapagka't tayo'y nangagkasala laban sa Panginoon.
[Then the people will say], “(Why should we wait here [in these small towns]?/We should not wait here [in these small towns].) [RHQ]! We should go to the cities that have high walls around them, [but even if we do that] we will be killed there, because Yahweh our God has decided that we must be destroyed; [it is as though] [MET] he has given us a cup of poison to drink, because we sinned against him.
15 Tayo'y nangaghihintay ng kapayapaan, nguni't walang dumating na mabuti; at ng panahon ng kagalingan, at narito panglulupaypay!
We hoped/desired that things would go well for us, but things have not gone well. We hoped that bad things would not happen to us any more, but only things that terrify us [are happening to us].
16 Ang singasing ng kaniyang mga kabayo ay naririnig mula sa Dan: sa tinig ng halinghing ng kaniyang mga malakas ay nayayanig ang buong lupain; sapagka't sila'y nagsidating, at nilamon ang lupain at lahat ng naroon; ang bayan at yaong mga nagsisitahan doon.
People [far north in Israel] in [the city of] Dan can already hear the snorting of the horses of their enemies [who are preparing to attack us]. [It is as though] the entire land [of Judah] is shaking as their army approaches; they are coming to destroy our land and everything in it, the people and the cities.”
17 Sapagka't, narito, ako'y magsusugo ng mga ahas, ng mga ulupong sa gitna ninyo, na hindi maeenkanto, at kakagatin nila kayo, sabi ng Panginoon.
[Yahweh says], “I will send [those enemy soldiers to Judah], and they will be like [MET] poisonous snakes among you. No one will be able to stop them from attacking you [MET]; they will attack you like snakes do, [and kill you].”
18 Oh kung ako'y makapagaaliw laban sa kapanglawan! ang puso ko ay nanglulupaypay.
I grieve very much [for the people of Judah], and my grieving does not end. I am very sad [IDM].
19 Narito, ang tinig ng hiyaw ng anak na babae ng aking bayan na mula sa lupain na totoong malayo: Hindi baga ang Panginoon ay nasa Sion? hindi baga ang kaniyang Hari ay nandoon? Bakit minungkahi nila ako sa galit ng kanilang mga larawang inanyuan, at ng mga walang kabuluhan ng iba?
Throughout our land, the people ask, “Has Yahweh abandoned Jerusalem? Is [he], our city’s king, no longer there?” [Yahweh replies], “Why do the people cause me to become very angry by [worshiping] idols and foreign gods?” [RHQ]
20 Ang pagaani ay nakaraan, ang taginit ay lipas na, at tayo'y hindi ligtas.
[The people say], “The harvest [season] is finished, the (summer/hot season) has ended, [and we hoped that we would receive blessings from Yahweh], but he has not rescued us [from our enemies].”
21 Dahil sa sugat ng anak na babae ng aking bayan ay nasasakitan ako; ako'y luksa; ako'y natigilan.
I cry because my people have been crushed. I mourn, and I am completely dismayed.
22 Wala bagang balsamo sa Galaad? wala bagang manggagamot doon? bakit nga hindi gumaling ang anak na babae ng aking bayan?
[I ask], “Surely there is [RHQ] medicinal balm in the Gilead [region]! Surely there are [RHQ] doctors there!” But my people have been badly wounded [in their spirits], and nothing can heal them.
