Isaias 46
1 Si Bel ay nagpatirapa, si Nebo ay yumuyukod; nabigatan ang mga hayop na nagdadala ng kanilang diyus-diyosan. Ang mga diyus-diyosan na kanilang dala ay mabigat na pasanin sa mga pagod na mga hayop.
[It is as though] Bel and Nebo, the statues of the gods [of Babylonia], are bowing down as those statues are put on animals and carried away! The statues are heavy burdens and will cause the animals to become tired [SAR]!
2 Magkakasama silang yumuyukod at lumuluhod; hindi nila mailigtas ang imahe, at sila mismo ay mapupunta sa pagkabihag.
[It seems like] both gods are bowing down; not only can they not save themselves, but they themselves are being (exiled/taken to another country)!
3 Makinig kayo sa akin, sambahayan ni Jacob, at lahat kayo, ang mga nalabi sa sambahayan ni Jacob, kayong inalagaan ko mula sa inyong pagsilang, na maalagaan mula sa sinapupunan:
[Yahweh says], “You descendants of Jacob who were exiled, [I am not like the gods of Babylonia that must be carried]; [instead, it is as though] I have carried you since you first became a nation [MET]. I carried you [even] before you became a nation.
4 Hanggang sa katandaan ay Ako ay siya nga, at hanggang sa magkauban ay dadalhin kita. Ginawa kita, at tutulungan kita, akin kitang dadalhin sa kaligtasan.
I will be your God, and I will carry you for many years, until [it is as though] [MET] your nation is an old man with gray hair. I caused [you to become a nation], and I will sustain you and rescue you.
5 Kanino ninyo ako itutulad? at kanino ninyo ako ipaparis, para kami ay ihambing?
There is certainly [RHQ] no one to whom I can be compared. There is [RHQ] no one who is equal to me [DOU].
6 Sila ay nagbuhos ng ginto mula sa supot at nagtitimbang ng pilak sa timbangan. Sila ay umuupa ng isang panday, at ginagawa niya ito ng isang diyos; sila ay nagpapatirapa at sinasamba ito.
[So it is stupid/ridiculous that] some people pour out gold and silver from their bags and weigh it on a scale. [Then] they hire a man who makes things from gold to make an idol from it. [After he makes an idol], they bow down and worship it!
7 Pinapasan nila ito sa balikat at dinadala nila ito; inilalagay ito sa kaniyang lugar, at ito ay nakatayo sa kaniyang lugar at hindi gumagalaw mula dito. Tumatawag sila dito, gayun man hindi ito makakasagot ni makapagliligtas ng sinuman sa kanilang kaguluhan.
They lift it up and carry it on their shoulders. They put it in a [special] place, and it stays there. It cannot move! And when someone prays to it, it does not answer. So [obviously] it cannot rescue anyone from his troubles!
8 Tandaan ninyo ang mga bagay na ito; huwag ninyo itong balewalain, kayong mga suwail!
[You people of Judah], do not forget this; keep thinking about it, you sinful people!
9 Isipin ninyo ang mga unang pangyayari, mga nakaraang panahon, dahil ako ang Diyos, wala ng iba, Ako ay Diyos, at walang ibang katulad ko.
Think about the things [that I did] long ago. Only I am God; I am God, and there is no one like me.
10 Ipinapahayag ko ang wakas mula sa pasimula, at mga bagay na mangyayari na hindi pa nangyayari; Sinasabi ko, “magaganap ang lahat ng balak ko, at gagawin ko ang lahat ng nais kong gawin.”
Only I can tell what will happen in the future before it occurs; I tell it long before it happens. I will accomplish everything that I plan to accomplish, and I will do everything that I want to do.
11 Tumatawag ako ng ibong mangdadagit mula sa silangan, ng taong aking pinili mula sa malayong lupain; Oo, ako ay nagsalita; tutuparin ko rin ito; ako ang nagplano; ako rin ang gagawa nito.
So I will summon [someone to come] from the east [like a swift and powerful] eagle; he will come from a distant country. He will accomplish what I want him to. [He is the one who] will do what I have said that I want him to do, what I have planned.
12 Makinig kayo sa akin, kayong mga taong matitigas ang ulo; na malayo sa paggawa ng matuwid.
You stubborn people [of Israel], [you think that] it will be a long time before you are allowed to return to your own country.
13 Aking inilalapit ang aking kabanalan; ito ay hindi malayo at ang pagliligtas ko ay hindi maghihintay; at Ibibigay ko ang kaligtasan sa Sion at ang aking kagandahan sa Israel.
But I will rescue you, and it will not be a long time [before that happens]. I will do it soon. I will rescue Jerusalem and show to you Israeli [people] that I am glorious.”
