Isaias 36
1 Sa ika-labing-apat na taon ni Haring Hezekias, si Senaquerib, Hari ng Asiria, ay nilusob ang lahat ng pinagtibay na lungsod ng Juda at nabihag ang mga ito.
When King Hezekiah had been [ruling Judah] for almost 14 years, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] to attack the cities in Judah that had walls around them. [They did not conquer Jerusalem, but] they conquered all the other cities.
2 Pagkatapos ang Hari ng Asiria ay isinugo ang pangunahing pinuno mula sa Laquis sa Jerusalem kay Haring Hezekiaz kasama ng isang malaking hukbo. Lumapit siya sa daluyan ng tubig ng lawang nasa itaas, sa daang patungo sa bukid ng labahan, at nanatili dito.
Then the king of Assyria sent a large army with some of his important officials from Lachish [city] to [persuade] King Hezekiah [to surrender]. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stood in their positions alongside the aqueduct/channel in which water flows into the upper pool [into Jerusalem], near the road to the field where the women wash clothes.
3 Ang opisyales ng Israel na sumalubong sa labas ng lungsod para kausapin sila ay sina Eliakim anak ni Hilkias, ang administrador ng palasyo, Sebna ang kalihim ng hari, at Joa anak ni Asaf, na may-akda ng mga kapasyahan ng pamahalaan.
The Israeli officials who went out of the city to talk with them were Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, the (palace administrator/man who supervised the workers in the palace), Shebna the king’s secretary, and Asaph’s son Joah, who wrote down the government decisions.
4 Sinabi ng pangunahing pinuno sa kanila, “Sabihin kay Hezekias na ang dakilang hari, ang hari ng Asiria, sinasabing, 'Ano ang pinagmumulan ng inyong lakas ng loob?
Then one of Sennacherib’s important officials told them to take this message to Hezekiah: This is what the King of Assyria, the great king, says: “What are you trusting in to rescue you?
5 Nagsasabi kayo ng walang kabuluhang mga salita, sinasabing mayroong pagpapayo at kakayahan para sa pakikidigma. Ngayon kanino kayo nagtitiwala? Sino ang nagbigay ng tapang sa inyo para labanan ako?
You say that you have weapons to fight us and some country’s promises [to help you], [and that will enable you to defeat us], but that is only talk [RHQ]. Who do you think will help you to rebel against my [soldiers from Assyria]?
6 Tingnan ninyo, kayo ay nagtitiwala sa Ehipto, iyang buhong may lamat na ginagamit mong tungkod, pero kung madiinan ito, babaon ito sa kanyang kamay at susugat ito. Iyon ay kung ano ang Faraon hari ng Ehipto sa sinumang magtitiwala sa kanya.
Listen to me! You are relying on [the army of] Egypt. But [that will be like] [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. [But] it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the King of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him [for help].
7 Pero kung sasabihin mo sa akin, “Kami ay nagtitiwala kay Yahweh aming Diyos,” hindi ba siya ang isang ang mga bantayog at altar ay giniba ni Hezekias, at nagsabi kay Juda at sa Jerusalem, “Dapat kayong sumamba sa harap ng altar na ito sa Jerusalem?
But perhaps you will say to me, ‘[No], we are relying on Yahweh our God [to help us].’ [I would reply], ‘Is he not the one whom [you insulted by] tearing down his shrines and altars and forcing everyone in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah to worship [only] in front of the altar [in Jerusalem]?’
8 Kaya ngayon, gusto ko kayong bigyan ng magandang alok mula sa aking panginoon na hari ng Asiria. Bibigyan ko kayo ng dalawang libong kabayo, kung makakahanap kayo ng sasakay sa mga ito.
So I suggest that you make a deal with my master/boss, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses, but [I do not think that] you can find 2,000 of your men who can ride on them!
9 Paano kayo mananaig kahit sa isang kapitan ng pinakamahina ng mga alipin ng aking panginoon. Inilagay mo ang inyong pagtitiwala sa Ehipto para sa mga karwaheng pandigma at mangangabayo!
You are expecting the king of Egypt to send chariots and men riding horses [to assist you]. But they certainly would not [RHQ] be able to resist/defeat even the most insignificant/unimportant official in the army of Assyria!
10 Kaya ngayon, naglakbay ba ako dito nang wala si Yahweh para labanan at lipulin ang lupaing ito? Sinabi ni Yahweh sa akin,” “Lusubin at wasakin ang lupaing ito.””
Furthermore, [do not think that] [RHQ] we have come here to attack and destroy this land without Yahweh’s orders! It is Yahweh himself who told us to come here and destroy this land!”
11 Pagkatapos sinabi nii Eliakim anak ni Hilkias, at Sebna, at Joa sa pangunahing pinuno, “Maaari bang kausapin ang inyong mga lingkod sa wikang Araminia, ang Aramaic, dahil naiintindihan namin ito. Huwag ninyo kaming kausapin sa wika ng Juda na naririnig ng mga tao na nasa itaas ng pader.
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Please speak to us in [your] Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in [our] Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it [and become frightened].”
12 Pero sinabi ng pinunong kumander, ''Ipinadala ba ako ng aking panginoon sa inyong panginoon at sa inyo para sabihin ang mga salitang ito? Hindi ba ipinadala niya ako para sa mga nakaupo sa pader, silang mga kakain ng kanilang sariling dumi at iinom ng kanilang sariling ihi kasama ninyo?''
But the official replied, “Do you think that my master sent me to say these things [only] to you, and not to the people standing on the wall [RHQ]? [If you reject this message], the [people in this city] will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, [because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink].”
13 pagkatapos tumayo ang pangunahing pinuno at sumigaw ng malakas sa wika ng mga Judio, sinasabing, “Pakingggan ang mga salita ng dakilang hari, ang hari ng Asiria.
Then the official stood up and shouted in the Hebrew language [to the people sitting on the wall]. He said, “Listen to this message from the great king, the King of Assyria!
14 Sinasabi ng hari, 'Huwag hayaang linlangin kayo ni Hezekias, dahil hindi niya kayo kayang sagipin.
He says, ‘Do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you! He will not be able to rescue you!
15 Huwag ninyong hayaan pagtiwalain kayo ni Hezekias kay Yahweh, sinasabing, “Totoong ililigtas tayo ni Yahweh; hindi niya ibibigay ang lungsod na ito sa hari ng Asiria””
Do not allow him to persuade you to trust in Yahweh, saying that Yahweh will rescue you, and that [the army of] the King of Assyria will never capture this city!’
16 Huwag kayong makinig kay Hezekias, dahil ito ang sinasabi ng hari ng Asiria: Makipagkasundo kayo at lumapit sa akin. Pagkatapos ang lahat ay makakakain mula sa kanyang sariling ubasan at mula sa kaniyang sariling puno ng igos, at uminom mula sa tubig ng kanyang sariling balon.
Do not pay attention to what Hezekiah says! This is what the king [of Assyria] says: ‘Come out of the city and surrender to me. [If you do that, I will arrange for] each of you to drink the juice from your own grapevines and to eat figs from your own trees, and to drink water from your own well.
17 Gagawin mo ito hanggang ako ay dumating at aalisin ka sa iyong sariling lupain, lupain ng butil at bagong alak, lupain ng tinapay at mga ubasan.'
[You will be able to do that] until we come and take you to a land that is like your land—a land where there is grain to make bread and [vineyards to produce grapes for making] new wine and, and where we make lots of bread.’
18 Huwag ninyong hayaan na iligaw kayo ni Hezekias, sinasabing, 'sasagipin tayo ni Yahweh'. Mayroon bang mga diyos ng mga tao ang sasagip sa kanila mula sa kapangyarihan ng hari ng Asiria?
Do not allow Hezekiah to mislead you by saying, “Yahweh will rescue us.” The gods that people of other nations worship have never [RHQ] rescued any of them from the power [MTY] of the King of Assyria!
19 Nasaan ang mga diyos ng Hamat at Arpad? Nasaan ang mga diyos ng Sefarvaim? Sinagip ba nila ang Samaria mula sa aking kapangyarihan?
Why were the gods of Hamath and Arpad [cities], and the gods of Sepharvaim unable to rescue Samaria from my power [MTY]?
20 Sa lahat ng mga diyos ng mga lupaing ito, mayroon bang sinumang diyos na sumagip ng kanyang lupain mula sa aking kapangyarihan, na parang maililigtas ni Yahweh ang Jerusalem mula sa aking kapangyarihan?”
No, no god [RHQ] of any nation has been able to rescue their people from me. So why do you think that Yahweh will rescue you people of Jerusalem from my power [MTY]?’”
21 Pero nanatiling tahimik ang mga tao at hindi sumagot, dahil ang kautusan ng hari ay, “Huwag ninyo siyang sasagutin.”
But the people [who were listening] were silent. No one said anything, because King [Hezekiah] had commanded, “[When the official from Assyria talks to you], do not answer him.”
22 Kaya si Eliakim anak ni Hilkias, na namumuno sa sambahayan, Sebna ang escriba, at Joa anak ni Asaf, ang tagapagtala, ay nagtungo kay Hezekias nang punit ang kanilang damit, at iniulat sa kanya ang mga sinabi ng pinunong kumander.
Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah returned to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [because they were extremely distressed]. They told him what the official from Assyria had said.
