Isaias 40
1 “Aliwin, aliwin mo ang aking bayan,” sabi ng inyong Diyos.
Our God says, “Encourage my people! Encourage them!
2 “Kausapin mo nang may pagmamahal ang Jerusalem; at ihayag sa kaniya na ang kaniyang pakikipagdigmaan ay tapos na, pinatawad na ang kaniyang mabigat na pagkakasala, na doble ang kaniyang natanggap na mula sa kamay ni Yahweh dahil sa lahat ng kaniyang mga kasalanan.”
Speak kindly to [the people of] Jerusalem; tell them that their suffering is ended, and that I have forgiven them for the sins that they have committed; I [SYN] have fully punished them for their sins.”
3 May isang tinig na sumisigaw, “ihanda ang daan ni Yahweh sa ilang; sa Araba, lumikha ng tuwid na daanan para sa ating Diyos.”
I hear someone who is shouting, “Prepare in the desert a way for Yahweh to come [to you]; make a smooth road for our God (OR, Prepare yourselves to receive Yahweh when he comes, like people make a straight road for an important official [MET]).
4 Ang bawat lambak ay itataas, at bawat bundok at burol ay papatagin; at ang baku-bakong lupa ay gagawing patag, at papantayin ang mabatong mga lugar;
Fill in the valleys; flatten every hill and every mountain. Make the uneven ground smooth, and make the rough places smooth.
5 at ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh ay maihahayag, at magkakasama itong makikita ng lahat; dahil ang bibig ni Yahweh ang nagsabi nito.
[If you do that], it will become known that Yahweh is glorious/great, and all people will realize it at the same time. [Those things will surely happen] because it is Yahweh who has said [MTY] it.”
6 Sinabi ng tinig, “umiyak”. Sumagot ang isa “Ano ang dapat kong iiyak?” “Ang lahat ng laman ay damo, at lahat ng kanilang katapatan sa tipan ay tulad ng bulaklak sa bukid.
Someone said to me, “Shout!” I replied, “What should I shout?” [He replied], “[Shout that] people are like [SIM] grass; their influence fades as quickly as flowers in the field.
7 Ang damo ay natutuyot at ang bulaklak ay nalalanta kapag ang hininga ni Yahweh ay umihip dito; totoo ang sangkatauhan ay damo.
Grass withers and flowers dry up when Yahweh causes a hot wind from the desert to blow on them. And people are [MET] like that.
8 Ang damo ay natutuyot, ang bulaklak ay nalalanta, ngunit ang salita ng Diyos ay mananatili magpakailanman.”
The grass withers and the flowers dry up, but what our God promises will last forever.”
9 Umakyat ka sa mataas na bundok Sion, tagapagdala ng mabuting balita; buong lakas mong itaas ang iyong tinig, ipahayag mo sa Jerusalem ang mga mabuting balita. Sumigaw ka nang malakas; huwag kang matakot. Sasabihin mo sa mga lungsod ng Juda, “Narito ang inyong Diyos!”
You [people of] Jerusalem, you have good news to tell to people, so, shout it from the top of a high mountain! Shout it loudly, and do not be afraid! Tell the people in the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming here!”
10 Masdan niyo, ang Panginoon na si Yahweh ay dumadating bilang matagumpay na mandirigma, at ang kaniyang malakas na bisig ang namumuno para sa kaniya. Tingnan mo, ang kaniyang gantimpala ay nasa kaniya, at ang kaniyang gantimpala ay nauuna sa kaniya.
Yahweh your God will be coming with power; he will rule powerfully [MTY]. And when he comes, he will bring with him the people whom he has freed [MET] [from being slaves in Babylonia].
11 Papakainin niya ang kaniyang kawan tulad ng isang pastol, titipunin niya ang mga tupa sa kaniyang bisig, at dadalhin sila ng malapit sa kaniyang puso, at dahan-dahang pangungunahan ang mga babaing tupa na inaalagaan ang kanilang anak.
He will take care of his people like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep, and carries the young lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his chest and he gently leads the female sheep that are nursing their young lambs.
12 Sino ang sumukat ng katubigan sa guwang ng kaniyang palad, sinukat ang lapad ng himpapawid, hinawakan ng alikabok ng mundo sa isang sisidlan, timbangin ang mga kabundukan o ang mga burol sa timbangan?
[There is no one like Yahweh]! (Who else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand?/No one else has measured the water in the oceans in the palm of his hand!) [RHQ] (Who else has measured the sky with his fingers?/No one else has measured the sky with his fingers!) [RHQ] (Who else knows how much the earth weighs?/No one else knows how much the earth weighs!) [RHQ] (Who else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales?/No one else has weighed the mountains and hills on scales!) [RHQ]
13 Sino ang nakakaunawa ng isipan ni Yahweh, o nagturo sa kaniya bilang kaniyang tagapayo?
And (who else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit?/No one else can advise Yahweh’s Spirit!) [RHQ] (Who can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do?/No one can teach him or advise/tell him what he should do!) [RHQ]
14 Mula kanino siya kailanman nakatanggap ng tagubilin? Sino ang nagturo sa kaniya ng tamang paraan para gawin ang mga bagay, at nagturo sa kaniya ng kaalaman, o nagpakita sa kaniya ng daan sa kaunawaan?
(Has Yahweh consulted anyone else to get advice?/Yahweh has certainly not consulted anyone else to get advice!) [RHQ] (Does he need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly?/He certainly does not need someone to tell him what is right to do and how to act justly!) [RHQ]
15 Masdan, ang mga bansa ay tulad ng isang patak sa isang sisidlan, at itinuturing na tulad ng alikabok sa timbangan; tingnan, kaniyang tinimbang ang maliliit na mga isla na gaya ng isang puwing
[Yahweh considers that] the nations are [as insignificant as] [MET] one drop from a bucket [full of water]. They are [as insignificant as] dust on scales. He is able to weigh islands [as though they weighed no more than] grains of sand.
16 Ang Lebanon ay hindi sapat na panggatong, ni ang mga mababangis na hayop ay sapat para sa isang susunuging handog.
There would be [not] enough wood from all the trees in Lebanon to make a suitable fire for [sacrificing animals to] him, and there are not enough animals in Lebanon to offer as sacrifices to him.
17 Ang lahat ng mga bansa ay hindi sapat sa harap niya; ito ay itinuturing niyang walang halaga.
The nations of the world are completely insignificant/unimportant to him; he considers that they are worthless and less than nothing [HYP, DOU].
18 Kanino mo ihahambing ang Diyos? Sa anong diyus-diyusan mo siya itutulad?
So, to whom can you compare God? What image resembles him?
19 Isang diyus-diyusan! Isang mahusay na manggagawa ay hinubog ito: ang panday-ginto ay pinapatungan ito ng ginto at dinikitan ito ng pilak na kuwintas.
Can you compare him to an idol that is made in a mold, and then is covered with [a thin sheet of] gold and decorated with silver chains?
20 Sa paggawa ng alay ang isa ay mamimili ng kahoy na hindi mabubulok; siya ay naghahanap ng dalubhasang sanay sa paggawa ng diyus-diyusan na hindi babagsak.
A man who is poor [cannot buy silver or gold for his idol]; [so] he selects a piece of wood that will not rot, and he gives it to a craftsman to carve an idol that will not fall down!
21 Hindi niyo ba nalaman? Hindi niyo ba narinig? Hindi ba nasabi sa inyo ito mula simula? Hindi niyo ba nauunawaan mula sa mga pundasyon ng mundo?
Have you(pl) not heard this? Do you not understand it? Are you unable to hear what God said long ago— [messages that he gave] before he created the earth?
22 Siya ang nakaupo sa itaas ng kapatagan ng lupa; at ang mga naniniraha'y tulad ng tipaklong sa harap niya. Kaniyang nilatag ang kalangitan tulad ng isang kurtina at inuunat ito tulad ng isang tolda para matirhan.
God sits [on his throne] above the earth, and the people [on the earth] below seem to be [as small] as [SIM] grasshoppers. He spreads out the sky like a curtain; it is like [SIM] a tent for him to live in.
23 Binabawasan niya ang mga pinuno at ginagawang walang halaga ang mga pinuno sa mundo.
He causes kings to have no more power, and he causes the rulers to be worth nothing.
24 Tingnan, sila ay bahagyang nakatanim; tingnan, sila ay bahagyang inani; tingnan, sila ay bahagyang nagkaugat sa mundo, bago niya sila hipan, at sila ay nalalanta, at ang hangin ay hihipan sila tulad ng dayami.
They start to rule, like small plants start to grow and form roots; but then [he gets rid of them] as though [MET] they withered when he blew on them, like [SIM] chaff that is blown away by the wind.
25 “Kung ganoon, kanino niyo ako ihahambing, sino ang katulad ko?” sinabi ng Banal.
The Holy One asks, “To whom will you compare me? Is anyone equal to me?”
26 Tumingala ka sa himpapawid! Sino ang lumikha ng lahat ng mga bituin? Pinangungunahan niya ang kanilang mga pagkakaayos at tinatawag silang lahat sa pangalan. Sa kadakilaan ng kaniyang lakas at sa kalakasan ng kaniyang kapangyarihan, walang isang mawawala.
Look up toward the sky: Consider who [RHQ] created all the stars. [Yahweh created them], and at night he causes them to appear; he calls each one by its name. Because he is extremely powerful [DOU], all of the stars are there [LIT] [when he calls out their names].
27 Bakit mo sinasabi, Jacob at pinapahayag, Israel, “ang aking paraan ay nakatago mula kay Yahweh, at ang aking Diyos ay hindi nababahala tungkol sa aking pagtatanggol?
You people of Israel [DOU], why do you complain that Yahweh does not see the [troubles that you are experiencing]? Why do you say that he does not act fairly toward you?
28 Hindi mo ba alam? Hindi mo ba narinig? Ang walang hanggang Diyos, si Yahweh, ang Manlilikha ng mga dulo ng mundo, ay hindi napapagod o nanghihina; walang hangganan ang kaniyang kaunawaan.
Have you never heard and have you never understood that Yahweh is the everlasting God; he is the one who created the earth, [even the] most distant places on the earth. He never becomes weak or weary, and no one can find out how much he understands.
29 Nagbibigay siya ng kalakasan sa mga pagod; sa mga mahihina nagbibigay siya ng bagong lakas.
He strengthens [DOU] those who feel weak and tired.
30 Kahit ang mga kabataan ay napapagod at nanghihina, at ang kabataang lalaki ay nadadapa at nahuhulog:
Even youths become faint and weary, and young men will fall when they are exhausted.
31 pero silang naghihintay kay Yahweh ay panunumbalikin ang kanilang kalakasan; pumailanglang sila ng may pakpak tulad ng mga agila; sila ay tatakbo at hindi manghihina; sila ay maglalakad at hindi mahihimatay.
But those who trust in Yahweh will become strong again; [it will be as though] they will soar/fly high like [SIM] eagles do. They will run [for a long time] and not become weary; they will walk [long distances] and not faint.
