Ezekiel 33

1 dumating ang salita ni Yahweh sa akin at sinabi,

Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

2 “Anak ng tao, ipahayag mo ito sa iyong mga tao; sabihin mo sa kanila, 'Kapag magdadala ako ng isang espada laban sa anumang lupain, at ang mga tao sa lupaing iyon ay kukuha ng isang lalaki mula sa kanila at gagawin siyang isang tagapagbantay para sa kanila.

“You human, speak to your fellow Israelis and say this to them: ‘When I bring an enemy army [MTY] to attack a country, and the people of that country choose one of their men and appoint him to be a watchman,

3 Titingnan niya kung may paparating na espada sa lupain, at hihipan niya ang kaniyang trumpeta upang bigyan ng babala ang mga tao!

if he sees the enemy army [MTY] coming to attack his country, and he blows a trumpet to warn the people,

4 Kung marinig ito ng mga tao at hindi nila binigyang pansin, at kung dumating ang espada at pinatay silang lahat, at ang dugo ng bawat isa ay nasa sarili na nitong ulo.

if anyone hears the trumpet and does not heed the warning, and as a result he is killed by the sword [of one of his enemies], he will be responsible for his own death [MTY].

5 Kung sinumang makarinig sa tunog ng trumpeta ngunit hindi niya binigyang pansin, ang kaniyang dugo ay nasa sa kaniya; ngunit kung binigyan niya ng pansin, maililigtas niya ang sariling buhay.

If he had heeded the warning, he would have (have saved his life/still be alive). But because he heard the sound of the trumpet and did not heed that warning, his death will be his own fault.

6 Gayunman, kung makita ng tagapagbantay na paparating ang espada, ngunit hindi niya hinipan ang trumpeta, ang kahihinatnan nito ay hindi nabigyang babala ang mga tao, at kung dumating ang espada at kukunin ang buhay ng sinuman, kung gayon, namatay ang taong iyon sa kaniyang sariling kasalanan, ngunit hahanapin ko ang kaniyang dugo mula sa tagapagbantay.'

But if the watchman sees the enemy army [MTY] coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people, and one of his people is killed by an enemy sword, that person will die because of his sin, but I will consider that the watchman is responsible for that man’s death.’

7 Ngayon ikaw mismo, anak ng tao! Ginawa kitang isang tagapagbantay sa buong sambahayan ng Israel; mapapakinggan mo ang mga salita mula sa aking bibig at balaan mo sila sa halip na ako.

So, you human, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the Israeli people [MTY]. So always listen to what I say and warn the people for me.

8 Kung sasabihin ko sa isang masamang tao, 'Masamang tao, ikaw ay tiyak na mamamatay!' ngunit kung hindi mo ito ipinahayag para bigyang babala ang masama tungkol sa kaniyang pamamaraan at siyang masama ay mamamatay sa kaniyang kasalanan, ngunit hahanapin ko ang kaniyang dugo mula sa iyong kamay!

When I say to some wicked person, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die [because of your sins,’ you must tell him that]. If you do not speak to that person to warn him that he should turn away from his sins, that wicked person will die because of his sins, but I will say that you are responsible for his death [MTY].

9 Ngunit ikaw, kung binalaan mo ang masama tungkol sa kaniyang pamamaraan, para sa ganoon ay matalikuran niya ito, at kung hindi niya tatalikuran ang kaniyang pamamaraan, mamamatay siya sa kaniyang kasalanan, ngunit maliligtas mo ang iyong sariling buhay.

But if you warn that wicked person that he should turn away from his sins, and he does not do that, he will die because of his sins, but you will have saved your life.

10 Kaya ikaw, anak ng tao, sabihin mo sa sambahayan ng Israel, 'Sinasabi ninyo ito: Ang aming pagsuway at ang aming mga kasalanan ay nasa amin, at nabubulok kami dahil dito! Paano kami mabubuhay?'

You human, say to the Israeli people, ‘This is what you all are saying: “[The guilt that we have for] disobeying God’s laws and sinning is like a heavy weight on us, and it is hurting us, and we are slowly dying. So what can we do to continue to remain alive?”’

11 Sabihin mo sa kanila, 'Buhay ako—ito ang pahayag ng Panginoong Yahweh—. Hindi ko ikinagagalak ang kamatayan ng masama, sapagkat kung pagsisisihan ng masama ang kaniyang pamamaraan, kung gayon mabubuhay siya! Magsisi kayo! Magsisi kayo mula sa mga masasama ninyong pamamaraan! Sapagkat bakit ninyo kailangang mamatay, sambahayan ng Israel?'

Say to them, ‘Yahweh the Lord says, “As surely as I am alive, I am not happy when wicked people die; I would prefer that they turn away from their wicked behavior and continue to live. So repent! Turn away from your evil behavior! You Israeli people, do you really want to die [RHQ]?”’

12 At ikaw, anak ng tao, sabihin mo sa iyong mga tao, 'Ang pagkamatuwid ng isang matuwid na tao ay hindi makapagliligtas sa kaniya kung magkakasala siya! At ang kasamaan ng masamang tao ay hindi magdudulot sa kaniya ng kamatayan kung pagsisisihan niya ang kaniyang kasalanan. Sapagkat ang taong matuwid ay hindi mabubuhay dahil sa kaniyang pagkamatuwid kung siya ay magkakasala.

Therefore, you human, say to your fellow Israelis, ‘If righteous people start to disobey me, their being righteous previously will not save them [from being punished]. And if wicked people turn away from their wicked behavior, they will not die because of the sins that they committed [previously]. And if righteous people start to sin, they will not be allowed to remain alive because of their formerly being righteous.’

13 Kung sasabihin ko sa matuwid na “Tiyak na mabubuhay siya!” at kung magtitiwala siya sa sarili niyang pagkamatuwid at pagkatapos makagawa siya ng hindi makatarungan, hindi ko na iisipin pa ang anumang kaniyang pagkamatuwid, mamamatay siya sa kasamaan na kaniyang nagawa.

If I tell righteous people that they will surely remain alive, but then they trust/think that because they have been righteous previously, they can start to do evil [and not be punished], I will not think about the righteous things that they did previously; they will die because of the evil things that they are doing.

14 At kung sasabihin ko sa masama, “siguradong mamamatay ka!” ngunit kung pagsisisihan niya ang kaniyang mga kasalanan at gagawin kung ano ang makatarungan at tama—

And if I say to some wicked person, ‘You will surely die [because of your sins],’ that person may turn away from his sinful behavior and do what is just and right [DOU].

15 kung isasauli niya ang garantiya ng sangla na sapilitang hiningi niya, o kung isasauli niya kung ano ang kaniyang ninakaw, at lalakad sa mga alituntunin ng batas na nagbibigay buhay at hindi na kailanman gagawa ng anumang kasalanan, tiyak na mabubuhay siya at hindi mamamatay.

For example, he may return what he took from another person to guarantee [that that person would pay back what he owes], or he may return things that he has stolen, and he may obey the laws that will enable [those who obey them] to remain alive, and he will not continue to do evil things. If that happens, he will surely remain alive; he will not die [because of the sins that he committed previously].

16 Wala na sa kaniyang mga nagawang kasalanan ang aking iisipin para sa kaniya. Kumilos siya ng makatarungan at makatuwiran, kaya siguradong mabubuhay siya!

I will not think about the sins that he has committed; he will surely remain alive.

17 Ngunit sinasabi ng iyong mga tao, “Hindi patas ang kaparaanan ng Panginoon!” ngunit ang inyong mga kaparaanan ang hindi patas!

Your fellow Israelis say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But it is your behavior that is not fair.

18 Kapag tinalikuran ng isang matuwid na tao ang kaniyang pagkamatuwid at gagawa ng kasalanan, kung gayon mamamatay siya dahil dito!

If a righteous person turns away from doing what is righteous and starts to do what is evil, [it is fair that] he die because of his sins.

19 At kapag ang masama ay tumalikod sa kaniyang mga kasamaan at gawin ang makatarungan at matuwid, mabubuhay siya dahil sa mga bagay na iyon!

And if a wicked person turns away from his wicked behavior and does what is right and fair [DOU], [it is fair] for him to remain alive because of doing that.

20 Ngunit sinasabi ninyong mga tao, “Hindi patas ang kaparaanan ni Yahweh” Hahatulan ko ang bawat isa sa inyo ayon sa kaniyang kaparaanan, sambahayan ng Israel.

But you Israeli people still say, ‘What Yahweh does is not fair.’ But I will judge each of you for what you do.”

21 Nangyari ito sa ikalabindalawang taon, sa ikalimang araw sa ikasampung buwan ng ating pagkabihag, isang pugante ang dumating sa akin mula sa Jerusalem at sinabi, “Nabihag na ang lungsod!”

Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the fifth day of the tenth month [of that year], a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me [in Babylon] and said, “Jerusalem has been captured!”

22 Nasa akin na ang kamay ni Yahweh sa gabi bago dumating ang pugante, at nabuksan ang aking bibig sa pagkakataon na dumating siya sa akin ng madaling araw. Kaya nabuksan ang aking bibig at nakakapagsalita na ako/hindi na ako pipi!

The evening before that man arrived, Yahweh took control [MTY] of me, and when that man arrived, Yahweh enabled me to speak again; I was no longer forced to be silent.

23 At dumating ang salita ni Yahweh sa akin at sinabi,

Then Yahweh gave a message to me. He said,

24 “Anak ng tao, nagsasalita at nagsasabi ang mga naninirahan sa lugar ng pagkawasak sa lupain ng Israel ay nagsasalita at sinasabi, 'Nag-iisang tao lamang si Abraham, at minana niya ang lupain, ngunit marami tayo! Ang lupain ay ibinigay na sa atin bilang isang ari-arian.'

“You human, the people who are living in the ruins in Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, but Yahweh [promised him that he and his descendants] would possess this land. But we are many; so surely this land has been given to us [by Yahweh] to continue to possess.’

25 Kaya nga sabihin mo sa kanila, 'Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoong Yahweh: Kumain kayo ng dugo at ibinaling ninyo ang inyong mga mata sa inyong mga diyus-diyosan at ibinuhos ninyo ang dugo ng mga tao. Dapat ba ninyong ariin ang lupain?

So send a message to them. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: You eat meat that still has the animal’s blood in it. You still worship idols. And you still murder others [MTY]. So, (should this land belong to you?/this land should certainly not belong to you!) [RHQ]

26 Nagtiwala kayo sa inyong mga espada at gumawa ng kasuklam-suklam na mga bagay. Dinudungisan ng bawat lalaki ang asawang babae ng kanilang kapwa. Dapat ba ninyong ariin ang lupain?'

You rely on using your swords [to obtain things that you want]. You do many detestable things. Each of you has sex with other men’s wives. So (why should you continue to possess the land of Israel?/you should not continue to possess this land!) [RHQ]’

27 Maaari mong sabihin ito sa kanila, 'Ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoong Yahweh: Habang buhay ako, siguradong ang mga nasa wasak na lungsod ay babagsak sa pamamagitan ng espada at ibibigay ko ang mga nasa parang sa mga nilalang na nabubuhay bilang pagkain at sa mga nasa tanggulan at mga kuweba ay mamamatay sa mga salot.

Send this message to them: ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: As surely as I am alive, those who are left in the ruins [in Jerusalem] will also be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who are living in the countryside will be killed by wild animals, and those who are living in forts and caves will die from a plague.

28 At gagawin kong isang malagim at isang katakot-takot ang lupain at matatapos ang pagmamataas nito, At magiging napabayaan ang mga kabundukan ng Israel, at walang sinuman ang dadaan sa mga ito.

I will cause your country to become a desolate wasteland. You will no longer be proud of being a strong country. The mountains of Israel will become very desolate, with the result that no one will walk across them.

29 Kaya malalaman nila na ako si Yahweh, kapag gagawin kong isang malagim ang lupain at katakot-takot dahil sa lahat ng mga kasuklam-suklam na mga bagay na kanilang ginawa.

Then, when I have caused your country to become a desolate wasteland because of all the detestable things that you have done, you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].’

30 At ikaw, anak ng tao—nagsasabi ang iyong mga tao ng mga bagay tungkol sa iyo sa tabi ng mga pader at sa mga tarangkahan ng mga tahanan, at nagsasabi ang isa—sa bawat lalaki sa kapatid niyang lalaki, 'Pumaroon tayo at makinig sa salita ng propeta na mula kay Yahweh!'

As for you, you human, your fellow Israelis [here in Babylon] are talking about you along the city walls and at the doors of their houses. They are saying to each other, ‘Come and listen to the message that has come from Yahweh!’

31 Kaya pupunta ang aking mga tao sa iyo gaya ng madalas nilang ginagawa, at uupo sa iyong harapan at makikinig sa iyong mga salita, ngunit hindi nila ito susundin. Nasa kanilang mga bibig ang mga mabubuting salita ngunit sa kanilang mga puso, naghahangad sila ng hindi makatarungang pakinabang.

My people come to you as they often have done, and they sit in front of you to listen to what you say. But they do not do what you tell them that they must do. With their mouths they say that they love me, but in their inner beings they are eager to acquire things by doing what is unjust.

32 Sapagkat ikaw ay parang isang kaibig-ibig na awitin sa kanila, isang magandang tunog na maayos na tinutugtog sa isang instrumentong may kuwerdas, kaya makikinig sila sa iyong mga salita ngunit wala sa kanila ang susunod nito.

To them, you are only a man who sings love songs with a beautiful voice, and you play a musical instrument well. They hear what you say, but they do not do what you tell them to do.

33 Kaya kapag mangyayari ang lahat ng ito—masdan! mangyayari ito! at malalaman nila na may isang propeta na kasama nila.”

The terrible things that I have said will happen to them will surely happen. And then they will know that a prophet has been among them, [and that you are that prophet].”