Isaias 44
1 Ngayon makinig ka, Jacob aking lingkod, at Israel, na aking pinili:
But now, you people of Israel whom Yahweh has chosen to serve him, listen to me.
2 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang lumikha sa iyo at humubog sa iyo sa sinapupunan at siyang tutulong sa iyo: Huwag kang matakot, O Jacob na aking lingkod; at ikaw, Jeshurun, na aking pinili.
Yahweh, the one who created you and helps you, says this: “You dear people of Israel whom I have chosen, you who serve me, do not be afraid.
3 Dahil aking ibubuhos ang tubig sa uhaw na lupa, sa tuyong lupa dadaloy ang mga batis, at ibubuhos ko sa iyong mga supling ang aking Espiritu, at ang mga anak mo ay pagpapalain.
I will pour water on your dry land and cause streams to flow. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and greatly bless them.
4 Sila ay sisibol sa gitna ng damo, gaya ng mga puno sa tabi ng mga tubig sa batis.
They will grow up like [SIM] grass grows along the water, like [SIM] willow/poplar [trees] grow well along a riverbank.
5 Sasabihin ng isa, 'Ako ay kay Yahweh; ' at ang isa ay ipapangalan kay Jacob; at ang isa pa ay isusulat sa kaniyang kamay 'Pag-aari ni Yahweh' at tatawagin sa pangalan ng Israel.”
Some of them will say, ‘I belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are descendants of Jacob,’ and others will write on their hands, ‘We belong to Yahweh,’ and others will say, ‘We are Israelis.’”
6 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh - ang Hari ng Israel at kaniyang Manunubos, Yahweh ng mga hukbo: “Ako ang una, at ako ang huli; walang ibang Diyos kundi ako.
Yahweh, the King of Israel, the one who saves us, the Commander of the armies of angels, says this: “I am the one who begins everything and who ends everything; there is no other God.
7 Sino ang katulad ko? Hayaan siyang ipahayag ito at ipaliwanag sa akin ang mga nangyari simula nang aking itinatag ang sinaunang bayan, at hayaan silang ipahayag ang mga pangyayaring darating.
If there is anyone like me [RHQ], he should proclaim it! He should speak and tell me [now]! He should tell what has happened since I caused my people [of Israel] to become a nation long ago, and he should also tell what things will happen; he should predict what will happen in the future.
8 Huwag matakot o mangamba. Hindi ba ipinahayag ko sa iyo nang unang panahon, at ipinaalam ito? Kayo ang aking mga saksi: May ibang Diyos ba maliban sa akin? Walang ibang Bato; wala akong ibang kilala.”
[My people], do not be afraid. Long ago I told you things that would happen [RHQ]; I predicted them, and you can testify that I did that. There certainly is not [RHQ] any other God. There is no other God who is able to protect you [MET]; I know that there is no other God!”
9 Silang nagbibigay anyo sa diyus-diyosan ay walang halaga; at ang mga bagay na kanilang kinatutuwaan ay walang saysay; ang kanilang mga saksi ay hindi nakakikita o nakakaalam ng anumang bagay, at sila ay malalagay sa kahihiyan.
All those who make idols are foolish, and the idols that they (think highly of/greatly respect) are worthless. And the people who worship those idols— [it is as though] they are blind, and they will be ashamed [for having worshiped those idols].
10 Sino ang huhulma ng isang diyos o maghuhugis ng diyus-diyosan na walang halaga?
Only [foolish people] [RHQ] would make idols in a mold, idols that would never help them at all.
11 Masdan mo, ang lahat ng kaniyang mga kasama ay ilalagay sa kahihiyan; ang mga mang-uukit ay tao lamang. Hayaan mo silang magsama-sama sa kanilang paninindigan; sila ay yuyukod at malalagay sa kahihiyan.
Those who make idols and those who worship them will be ashamed. Those who make idols are only human beings, [but they claim that they are making gods]! They should stand in front of God in a court, and [when they hear what he says], they will be terrified, and they will all be disgraced.
12 Ang panday ay gumagawa sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga kagamitan, naghuhulma ito, gumagawa sa init ng nagbabagang bato. Gamit ang maso at kaniyang malalakas na bisig hinubog niya ito. Siya ay nagugutom, at ang kaniyang lakas ay nawawala; siya ay hindi umiinom ng tubig at nanghihina.
Metalworkers stand in front of hot coals in order to make idols. They pound them strongly with hammers, and shape them. Because they work very hard, they become hungry and weak; they become very thirsty and feel exhausted.
13 Sinusukat ng karpintero ang kahoy ng isang pisi at tinatandaan ng pantanda. Nagkakahugis ito sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga kagamitan at tinatandaan ito gamit ang mga kompas. Kaniyang hinuhubog ito sa anyo ng isang tao gaya ng isang kaakit-akit na tao, para ito ay ilagay sa isang altar.
Then a woodcarver takes a big block/piece of wood and he measures it; then he marks it to show where he will cut it. He uses a chisel and other tools to carve it to resemble a human. He causes it to become a very beautiful [idol], and then he puts it in a shrine.
14 Pumuputol siya ng mga cedar, o pumipili siya ng puno ng sipres o isang puno ng ensena. Siya ay kumukuha ng mga puno sa kagubatan para sa kaniyang sarili. Siya ay nagtatanim ng puno ng pir at pinalalaki ito ng ulan.
[Before he carves an idol from that block of wood], he has cut down a cedar tree, or he has selected a cypress tree or an oak tree and allowed it to grow tall in the forest. Or, he has planted a pine/evergreen tree and the rain has watered it [and caused it to grow tall].
15 Pagkatapos ginagamit ito ng tao bilang pangsiga kung saan siya nagpapainit. Oo, pinaliliyab niya ang isang apoy at pinangluluto ng tinapay. Pagkatapos ginagawa niya mula dito ang isang diyos at sasambahin ito.
[And after he uses part of the tree to make an idol], he uses the other part of the tree to make a fire, either to warm himself or to bake bread. But he uses [part of the same tree] to make for himself an idol to worship! He makes an idol and then he bows down to worship it.
16 Kaniyang iginagatong ang ilang bahagi ng kahoy sa apoy, iniihaw ang kaniyang karne dito. kumain siya at nabubusog. Kaniyang nadarama ang init at sinasabi, “Ah, ako ay naiinitan, aking nakita ang apoy.”
He burns part of the wood of the tree to cook his meat and eats the meat and his stomach becomes full, and he burns part of the wood to warm his body, and he says, “I feel warm while I am watching the flames in the fire.”
17 Siya ay gumagawa ng diyos sa pamamagitan ng tirang kahoy, kaniyang inukit na imahe; at kaniyang niluluhuran ito at ginagalang ito, at nananalangin dito at sinasabing, “Iligtas mo ako, sapagkat ikaw ang aking diyos.”
Then he takes the rest of the wood and makes an idol which is his god. He bows down to it and worships it, and prays to it and says, “You are my god, so save me!”
18 Hindi nila nalalaman, ni naiintindihan, dahil ang kanilang mga mata ay bulag at hindi nakakakita, at ang kanilang mga puso ay hindi nakakaunawa.
Those people are very stupid and ignorant [SAR]. [It is as though] they are blind and cannot see, and their minds are closed and they cannot think well.
19 Walang sinumang nakaka-isip, ni nakakaunawa at sinasabi, “Aking iginatong ang bahagi ng kahoy sa apoy; oo, ako ay nagluto rin ng tinapay sa mga baga nito; ako ay nag-ihaw ng karne sa baga nito at kumain. Ngayon gagawin ko ba ang ibang bahagi ng kahoy sa isang bagay na kasuklam-suklam para sambahin? Dapat ba akong lumuhod sa isang piraso ng kahoy?”
They do not think about what they are doing, that they are taking a block of wood and burning half of it to warm themselves and using some of the rest to bake bread and roast some meat! [They do not say to themselves], “It is stupid [RHQ] to take the rest of the wood to make a detestable idol! It does not make sense to bow down to a block of wood!”
20 Para bang siyang kumakain ng abo; ang kaniyang nadayang puso ay niligaw siya. Hindi niya mailigtas ang kaniyang sarili, ni masabi, “Ang bagay na ito sa aking kanang kamay ay isang bulaang diyos.”
They are very stupid to [worship something that if you burn it, it becomes] ashes! They trust in something that cannot save them; they do not admit, “In my hand I hold something that is not really a god! [RHQ]”
21 Iyong alalahanin tungkol sa mga bagay na ito, O Jacob, at Israel, dahil kayo ay aking lingkod: kayo ay aking nilikha; ikaw ang aking lingkod: Israel, ikaw ay hindi ko malilimutan.
[Yahweh says, “You descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, you people of Israel who should be serving me, I created you, and I will not forget you.
22 Isinantabi ko, tulad ng makapal na ulap, ang iyong mga mapanghimagsik na mga gawain; at gaya ng isang ulap, ang iyong mga kasalanan; manumbalik ka sa akin, sapagkat tinubos kita.
I have gotten rid of your sins like [SIM] [the wind blows away] a cloud. [It is as though] your transgressions were a morning mist [SIM] that I have blown away. Return to me because I have rescued you.”
23 Umawit kayo, kayong mga kalangitan, dahil si Yahweh ay kumilos; sumigaw kayo, kayong mga nasa kailaliman ng lupa; magsimula kayong umawit, kayong mga bundok, at kayo, mga gubat, sa bawat puno; dahil tinubos ni Yahweh si Jacob, at ipapakita ang kaniyang kaluwalhatian sa Israel.
[The sun and moon and stars] in the sky should sing, and all the things that are beneath the ground should shout joyfully! All the mountains and forests, and all you trees, should sing loudly, because Yahweh has rescued [the descendants of] [MTY] Jacob; [the people of] Israel will praise/honor him.
24 Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, iyong Manunubos, na siyang humubog sa iyo mula sa sinapupunan: Ako si Yahweh, na gumawa ng lahat ng bagay, na nag-iisang naglatag ng kalangitan, na nagiisang naghugis ng kalupaan.
Yahweh, who saved you and created you, says this: “I am Yahweh, the one who created everything. I am the only one who stretched out the sky. There was [RHQ] no one who (was with/helped) me when I created the earth.
25 Ako na humahadlang sa mga hula ng mga sinungaling at silang mga bumabasa ng mga hula; Binabaliktad ko ang karunungan ng mga pantas at ginagawang kamangmangan ang kanilang payo.
I show that the false prophets are liars, and I show that those who perform rituals to predict the future are fools. Some people who [falsely think that they] are [IRO] wise [say that they] know a lot, but I show that they are foolish.
26 Ako si, Yahweh! - ang nagpapatupad ng mga pahayag ng kaniyang lingkod at isinasagawa ang payo ng kaniyang mga mensahero, na nagsasabi ng tungkol sa Jerusalem, 'Siya ay pananahanan' at ang mga lungsod ng Juda, sila ay muling itatatag, at ibabangon ko ang kanilang mga wasak na lugar'
But I always cause to happen what my prophets predict [DOU]. [I tell them to] say to [the people of] [MTY] Jerusalem, ‘[Some day] people will live here again.’ [And I tell them to] say to [the people in other] towns in Judah [that Yahweh says], ‘Your towns will be rebuilt; I will cause the places that are only ruins to be rebuilt.’
27 na sinasabi sa malalim na karagatan, ' matuyo ka, at aking tutuyuin ang iyong mga agos—
When I say to the rivers, ‘Dry up!’, they will become dry.
28 na siyang nagsasabi tungkol kay Ciro, 'Siya ang aking pastol, gagawin niya ang lahat ng naisin ko' - kaniyang ipag-uutos tungkol sa Jerusalem, 'Hayaan siyang muling maitatag,' at ang tungkol sa templo, 'Hayaan na ang pundasyon mo ay mailatag.”
When I say about King Cyrus, ‘He will [take care of my people like] [MET] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep], he will do what I want him to do,’ he will say about Jerusalem, ‘We must rebuild it!’, and he will also say, ‘We must rebuild the temple!’”
