Isaias 43

1 Pero ngayon ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang siyang lumikha sa iyo, Jacob, at siyang humubog sa iyo, Israel: “huwag kang matakot, sapagkat tinubos kita; tinawag kita sa iyong pangalan, ikaw ay akin.

But now, you people of Israel, listen to Yahweh, the one who established your nation. The one who caused you to become a nation [DOU] says this: “Do not be afraid, because I previously rescued you. I enabled you to have a personal relationship with me [MTY], and you belong to me.

2 Kapag ikaw ay dumaraan sa mga tubigan, ako ay kasama mo; at sa mga ilog, hindi ka malulunod. Kapag ikaw ay lumalakad sa apoy, hindi ka masusunog, ni sa apoy ay hindi ka masasaktan.

When you [experience dangerous situations], and [you feel like] [MET] you are crossing deep rivers, I will be with you. When you have very big troubles/difficulties, you will [LIT] be able to endure them. When [people try to kill you like they tried to kill Daniel’s three friends by] throwing them in a fire, you will not [die, just like Daniel’s three friends were not] burned up,

3 Dahil ako si Yahweh ang iyong Diyos, ang Banal ng Israel, iyong Tagapagligtas. Ibinigay ko na pang tubos sa iyo ang Ehipto, Etiopia at ang Seba kapalit mo.

because I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the one who rescues you. I will enable [the army of the emperor of Persia] to conquer Egypt instead of conquering you; similarly I will enable them to conquer Ethiopia, and Seba [in Arabia], in order that you can be saved.

4 Dahil ikaw ay mahalaga at natatangi sa aking paningin, mahal kita; kaya magbibigay ako ng mga tao kapalit mo, at ibang mga tao sa iyong buhay.

I will cause other countries to be conquered, instead of your country; I will trade them for you, in order that you will not be killed, because you are very precious [DOU] to me and because I love you.

5 Huwag kang matakot, dahil ako ay kasama mo; aking dadalhin ang iyong lahi mula sa silangan, at titipunin kayo mula sa kanluran;

Do not be afraid, because I am with you. [Some day] I will gather your descendants from the east and from the west.

6 Aking sasabihin sa hilaga, 'ibalik sila;' at sa timog, 'huwag silang pigilan' Dalhin ang aking mga anak na lalaki mula sa malayo, at aking mga anak na babae mula sa malayong mga lugar ng mundo,

I will command the [rulers of the nations to] the north and to the south, ‘Allow all the people of Israel to return [to their country], from the most distant places on the earth.

7 ang lahat ng tumatawag sa aking pangalan, na aking nilikha para sa aking kaluwalhatian, na aking hinubog, oo, na aking ginawa.

Allow all those who belong to me [MTY] to return, because I have caused them to become a nation in order that they would honor me; I am the one who has done that [DOU].’

8 Ilabas ang mga bulag na may mga mata, at ang bingi, kahit siya ay may mga tainga.

Summon the people who have eyes but [it is as though] they are blind; summon those who have ears but [because they do not listen to me, it is as though] they are deaf.

9 Ang lahat ng bansa ay sama-samang magtitipon, at magpupulong ang mga bayan. Sino sa kanilang ang maaaring makapagsasabi nito at makapagpapahayag ng mga unang kaganapan? Hayaan silang dalhin ang kanilang saksi para patuyan na sila ay tama, hayaan silang makinig at pagtibayin, 'ito ay katotohanan,'

Gather people of all nations together, ones from all people-groups, [and ask them this]: ‘Has any of their idols foretold the things that are happening now? And can any of them predict what will happen in the future?’ Then bring people who will testify and say ‘I heard them predict things, and what they predicted was what happened,’ [but they will be lying].”

10 Kayo ang aking mga saksi, “ipinapahayag ni Yahweh, “at aking lingkod na aking pinili, para malaman ninyo at maniwala kayo sa akin, at inyong mauunawaan na Ako ay siya nga. Walang nilikhang ibang diyos sa aking harapan, at walang makasusunod sa akin.

But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel (are my witnesses/know what I have done), and you are the ones who serve me. I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me, and understand that I am the only one who is [truly] God. There is no other [true] God. There was no other [true] God previously, and there will never be another [true] God.

11 Ako, Ako ay si Yahweh, at wala nang ibang tagapagligtas maliban sa akin.

I, [only] I, am Yahweh, and there is no other one who can save you.

12 Nagsalita ako, nagligtas, at nagpahayag na walang ibang diyos sa gitna ninyo. Kayo ang aking mga saksi,” Ipinapahayag ni Yahweh, “Ako ang Diyos.

I said that I would rescue [your ancestors], and then I rescued them, and I proclaimed [that I had done it]. No foreign god among you did that! And you are witnesses that only I, Yahweh, am God.

13 Mula sa araw na ito Ako ay siya, at walang makakasagip sa sinuman mula sa aking kamay. Ako ang gagawa, at sinong ang makakabalik nito?”

I am God, the one who has existed forever and who will exist forever; no one can snatch people from my hand, and no one can alter/change what I have done.”

14 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang inyong Manunubos, ang Banal ng Israel: “Dahil sa inyong kapakanan nagsugo ako sa Babilonia at pinangunahan ang pagbagsak nila gaya ng mga pugante, ginawang mga awit ng panaghoy ang kapahayagan ng kasiyahan ng Babilonia.

Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, is the one who rescues you; and this is what he says: “For your sake, I will send [an army] to [attack] Babylon. They will force the people of that city to flee in ships which they have been proud of.

15 Ako si Yahweh, ang Banal, ang lumikha ng Israel, ang inyong Hari.”

I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the one who caused Israel to become a nation, and the one who is really your king.

16 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yaweh ( na siyang nagbukas ng isang daan sa dagat, at isang landas sa malawak na katubigan,

I am Yahweh, the one who opened a path through the water, making a road through the [Red] Sea.

17 na siyang naglabas ng mga karwahe at kabayo, ang kawal at ang makapangyarihang hukbo. Sila ay magkakasamang nahulog sa baba; sila ay hindi na babangon muli; sila ay malilipol, pinatay tulad ng isang nag-aapoy na mitsa.)

Then I summoned the great army [of Egypt] to come with all their chariots and horses. [But when they tried to pursue my people], I caused the waves to flow over them [and they drowned]; their lives ended [like the light of a candle ends when someone] [MET] snuffs out the wick.

18 Huwag ninyong isipin ang mga dating pangyayari, ni alalahanin ang mga bagay na nangyari noong unang panahon.

But do not think [only] about what happened in the past, long ago [DOU].

19 Masdan mo, ako ay gagawa ng isang bagong bagay; ngayon ito ay magsisimulang mangyari; hindi mo ba ito naunawaan? Gagawa ako ng isang daanan sa disyerto at batis ng tubig sa ilang.

Instead, consider the new thing that I am going to do. I have already started to do it; can you see it? I am going to make a road through the desert. And I will cause there to be streams in the wasteland/desert.

20 Pararangalan ako ng mga mababangis na hayop sa bukid, ang mga asong-gubat at mga ostrich, dahil ako ay magbibigay ng tubig sa ilang, at ng mga ilog sa disyerto, para painumin ang aking bayan na pinili,

The jackals/wolves and owls and other wild creatures will thank me for giving them water in the desert. I will cause streams to appear in the dry desert in order that my people, the ones whom I have chosen, will have water;

21 Ang bayang ito na aking hinubog para sa aking sarili, para isalaysay nila ang aking kapurihan.

I will do that for the people whom I have created [and chosen] to belong to me, and [some day] they will cause many others to praise me.

22 Pero hindi ka tumawag sa akin, Jacob; Ikaw ay nagsawa na sa akin, O Israel.

But now, you descendants of Jacob, you refuse to request my help. It seems that you people of Israel have become tired of worshiping me.

23 Hindi mo dinala sa akin ang alinman sa iyong mga tupa bilang handog na susunugin; ni pinarangalan mo ako ng iyong mga alay. Hindi ko kayo pinahirapan sa mga handog na butil, ni pinagod kayo sa mga handog na insenso.

You have not brought to me sheep or goats for offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar]; you have not honored me by [bringing to me any] sacrifices, even though the offerings of grain and incense [that I asked you] to bring to me were not a burden to you.

24 Hindi mo ako binilihan ng mabangong tubo gamit ang pera, o binigyan man ng taba ng iyong mga alay; pero binigyan mo ako ng pabigat dahil sa ginawa mong mga kasalanan, pinagod mo ako sa iyong mga masasamang gawain.

You have bought for me fragrant reeds, and you have brought me the fat from your sacrifices. But these have not pleased me, because you have burdened me by all the sins that you have committed, and made me weary because of all (your iniquities/the wrong things that you have done).

25 Ako, oo, ako, ang siyang nag-aalis ng iyong mga kasalanan para sa aking kapakanan; at hindi ko na tatandaan pa ang iyong mga kasalanan kahit kailan.

I am the one who is able to forgive you for all your sins; I am the only one who can do that, with the result that I will never think about them again.

26 Ipaalaala mo sa akin kung ano ang nangyari. Magkasama tayong pagusapan ito; Ihain mo ang iyong hangarin, para mapatunayang ikaw ay walang kasalanan.

Tell me what I have done that you do not like. Do you think that when you state your case, you will prove that you (are innocent/have done nothing wrong) [IRO]?

27 Nagkasala ang iyong unang ama, at ang iyong mga pinuno ay lumabag laban sa akin.

No, [what has happened is that] the first ancestor of you Israelis sinned [against me], and since then, all your leaders have rebelled against me.

28 Kaya aking dudungisan ang mga banal na pamunuan; ibibigay ko sa ganap na pagkawasak si Jacob at sa labis na kahihiyan ang Israel.”

That is why I have caused your priests to be disgraced; and I have allowed others to destroy you people of Israel and caused you to be despised.”