Isaias 5
1 Hayaan mong umawit ako para sa aking pinakamamahal, isang awit ng aking pinakamamahal tungkol sa kaniyang ubasan. Ang aking pinakamamahal ay nagkaroon ng ubasan sa isang napakatabang lupain sa burol.
[Now] I will sing a song about my dear friend, and about his vineyard. The vineyard was on a very fertile hillside.
2 Hinukay niya ito at inalis ang mga bato, at tinaniman ito ng pinakamasasarap na ubas. Nagtayo siya ng isang tore sa gitna nito, at nagtayo rin siya ng isang pigaan ng ubas. Umasa siyang mamumunga ito ng matatamis na ubas, pero namunga ito ng maaasim.
My friend plowed the ground and cleared away the stones. Then he planted very good grapevines on that ground. In the middle of the vineyard, he built a watchtower, and he dug a (winepress/pit for squeezing the grapes). Then he waited [each year] to harvest some good grapes, but the vines produced [only] sour grapes.
3 Kaya ngayon, mga naninirahan sa Jerusalem at mga mamamayan sa Juda, kayo ang humatol sa akin at sa aking ubasan.
Now [this is what Yahweh says]: “You people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, I [am like the friend, and you are like] my vineyard; [so] you judge which of us [has done what is right].
4 Ano pa ang maaari kong gawin na hindi ko nagawa para sa aking ubasan? Nang inasahan kong mamunga ito ng matatamis na ubas, bakit namunga ito ng maaasim?
What more could I have done for you than what I have already done? I expected you to be doing good deeds [MET], so it is disgusting that [RHQ] you were [doing only evil things] like the vineyard that produced only sour grapes!
5 Ngayon, ipaaalam ko sa inyo kung ano ang gagawin ko sa aking ubasan; puputulin ko ang mga halamang nakapaligid dito; gagawin ko itong isang pastulan; wawasakin ko ang pader nito, at tatapak-tapakan ito.
[So], I will now tell you what I will do to [Judah, the place that is like] my vineyard. I will cut down the hedges, and they will be destroyed. I will tear down the walls [of the cities] and allow [wild animals] to trample the land.
6 Pababayaan ko itong nakatiwangwang, at hindi ito mapuputol ni mabubungkal. Pero tutubuan ito ng madawag at matinik na halaman, uutusan ko rin ang mga ulap na hindi magpaulan dito.
I will cause it to become a wasteland where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed. It will be a place where briers and thorns [DOU] grow. And I will command that no rain will fall on it.”
7 Dahil ang ubasan ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo ay ang tahanan ng Israel, at ang mga tao sa Juda ang kaniyang kinasisiyang pananim; naghintay siya ng katarungan, pero sa halip, nagkaroon ng patayan; naghintay siya para sa katuwiran, sa halip, umiiyak na humihingi ng tulong.
The nation of Israel is [like] [MET] the vineyard of the Commander of the armies of angels. The people of Judah are [like] the garden that was pleasing to him. He expected you to be doing what is just/fair, but instead, [what he saw was people] murdering [MTY] others. [He expected that you would be doing] righteous deeds, but instead, he heard cries from people who were being [attacked] violently.
8 Kaawa-awa ang mga kumakamkam sa mga bahay-bahay, kumakamkam sa mga bukirin, hanggang wala ng natira para sa iba, at kayo na lang ang nakatira sa lupain!
Terrible things will happen to you who continually [illegally] acquire houses and fields. You force one family after another to leave their homes until you are the only ones [HYP] [still] living in the land.
9 Sinabi sa akin ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, maraming bahay ang mawawalan ng mga taong nakatira, kahit pa ang mga malalaki at magagandang bahay, ay walang nakatira.
[But] I heard the Commander of the armies of angels solemnly declare this: “[Some day], many of those huge houses will be empty/deserted; no one will be living in those beautiful mansions.
10 Dahil ang sampung ektaryang ubasan ay makapagbibigay lamang ng isang banyerang alak, at ang isang homer ng binhi ay makapagbibigay lamang ng isang epa.
The vines on ten acres of land will not produce enough grapes to make (six gallons/22 liters) [of juice/wine], and ten baskets of seed will produce only one basket [of grain].”
11 Kaawa-awa sila na bumabangon nang maaga para maghanap ng matapang na alak; sila na nagkakasiyahan sa hating-gabi hanggang malunod sila sa kalasingan!
Terrible things will happen to those who get up early [each] morning to begin drinking alcoholic drinks, and who stay awake until late at night [drinking a lot of wine] until they are completely drunk.
12 Nagsasalo-salo sila ng may alpa, lira, tamburin, plauta, at alak, pero hindi nila kinikilala ang gawa ni Yahweh, ni iniisip ang mga ginawa ng kaniyang mga kamay.
They have [big parties and provide lots of] wine. At their parties, there are [people playing] harps and lyres and tambourines and flutes, but they never think about what Yahweh does or appreciate what he has created.
13 Kaya nga, ang bayan ko ay binihag dahil sa kakulangan ng pang-unawa; nagutom ang kanilang mga pinuno, at walang mainom ang kanilang mga tao.
So, my people will be (exiled/taken to other countries) [far away] because they do not know [about me]. Those who are [now very important and] honored will starve, and the other people will die from thirst.
14 Kaya nga lalong naging matakaw ang kamatayan at ibinuka ang bibig nito nang malaki; ang mga maharlika, ang mga tao, ang kanilang mga pinuno at ang mga nagdiriwang at nagsasaya, ay bumagsak sa sheol. (Sheol h7585)
[It is as though] [PRS] the place where the dead people are is eagerly looking for more Israeli people, opening its mouth to swallow them, and a huge number of people will be thrown into that place, including their leaders as well as a noisy crowd of people who enjoy living in Jerusalem. (Sheol h7585)
15 Ang tao ay ibinagsak, ang dakila ay ibinaba, at ang mga mata ng mayayabang ay inilugmok.
[Yahweh] will get rid of a huge number of people; and he will humble [many more] people who [now] are proud/arrogant.
16 Si Yahweh ng mga hukbo ay itinaas dahil sa kaniyang katarungan, at ang Diyos, ang Banal ay ipinakita ang kaniyang kabanalan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang katuwiran.
But the Commander of the armies of angels will be exalted/praised because of his acting justly. God will show that he is holy by doing righteous/just deeds.
17 Pagkatapos, ang mga tupa ay kakain tulad ng sa sarili nilang pastulan, at sa mga guho ng mayayaman, ang mga batang tupa ay manginginain ng damo.
Then lambs and fat sheep will [be able to] find good grass to eat, [even] among the ruins [of the houses of rich people].
18 Kaawa-awa sila na hinahatak ang kasamaan gamit ang tali ng kawalan at kinakaladkad ang kasalanan ng lubid ng kariton;
Some people constantly tell lies, and [it is as though] they are dragging behind them the wrong things that they have done. Terrible things will happen to them!
19 sila na nagsasabi, “Hayaan nating magmadali ang Diyos, hayaan natin siyang kumilos agad, para makita natin na mangyayari ito; at hayaan natin na ang mga plano ng Banal ng Israel ay mabuo at dumating, para makilala natin sila!”
They [make fun of God and] say [to him, ] “Go ahead, do something [to punish us]! We want to see what you will do. You, the Holy One of Israel, should do what you are planning to do, because we want to know what it is.”
20 Kaawa-awa silang nagsasabing mabuti ang kasamaan, at masama ang kabutihan; silang nagsasabing liwanag ang kadiliman, at kadiliman ang liwanag; silang nagsasabing matamis ang mapait, at mapait ang matamis!
Terrible things will happen to those who say that evil is good, and that good is evil, that darkness is light and that light is darkness, that what is bitter is sweet and what is sweet is bitter.
21 Kaawa-awa silang matalino sa sarili nilang mga mata, at marunong sa sarili nilang pang-unawa!
Terrible things will happen to those who think that they are wise and that they (are very clever/know everything).
22 Kaawa-awa silang mga pasimuno sa pag-inom ng alak, at dalubhasa sa paghahalo-halo ng matatapang na alak;
Terrible things will happen to those who [think that] [IRO] they are great/heroes because they are able to drink [lots of] wine, and boast about being able to mix good alcoholic drinks.
23 silang nagpapawalang-sala sa masasama kapalit ng kabayaran, at nag-aalis ng karapatan ng mga inosente!
If people offer them bribes in order that they will enable wicked people not to be punished, they accept those bribes, and they cause people who are innocent to be punished.
24 Kaya nga, gaya ng pinaggapasan na nilamon ng dila ng apoy at tuyong damo na sinunog, gayundin ang ugat nila ay matutuyot, at bulaklak nito ay tatangayin na parang alikabok, dahil itinakwil nila ang batas ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, at nilapastangan ang salita ng Banal ng Israel.
Therefore, just like [SIM] fires burn up stubble and dry grass shrivels up and quickly burns in flames, [it will be as though] those people have roots that will rot and have flowers that will wither. [That will happen] because they rejected the laws of the Commander of the armies of angels; they have despised the messages of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Kaya nga, ang galit ni Yahweh ay sumiklab laban sa kaniyang bayan, at inabot niya sila ng kaniyang kamay at pinarusahan; nanginig ang mga bundok, at ang kanilang mga bangkay ay naging tulad ng basura sa mga lansangan. Sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, hindi napawi ang kaniyang galit, kaya ang kaniyang kamay ay nakataas pa rin para handang humampas muli.
That is why Yahweh is [extremely] angry [with his people]; [it is as though] his hand is raised [and he is ready to smash them]. [When he does that], the mountains will shake, and the corpses of people will be scattered in the streets like [SIM] manure. But even when that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry; he will be ready to punish his people [MET] again.
26 Itataas niya ang bandila na nagbibigay-hudyat para sa malayong bansa at sisipol para sa kanila mula sa dulo ng mundo. Masdan ninyo, magmamadali at maagap silang darating.
Yahweh will send a signal to summon [armies of] nations far away; [it is as though] he will whistle [to summon those soldiers who are] in very remote places on the earth. They will come very swiftly [DOU] [to Jerusalem].
27 Walang mapapagod o matitisod sa kanila, walang iidlip ni matutulog; walang matatanggalan ng sinturon, ni masisiraan ng sandalyas;
They will not get tired or stumble. They will not [stop to] rest or to sleep. None of their belts will be loose, and none of them will have sandals with broken straps, [so they will all be ready to fight in battles].
28 matalim ang kanilang mga palaso at nakaumang na ang lahat ng kanilang mga pana; ang paa ng kanilang mga kabayo ay tulad ng bato, at ang mga gulong ng kanilang karwahe ay tulad ng mga bagyo.
Their arrows will be sharp, and their bows will be ready [to shoot those arrows in a battle]. [Because their horses pull the chariots fast], sparks will shoot out from their hooves, and the wheels of the chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 Ang kanilang atungal ay magiging tulad sa isang leon; aatungal sila tulad ng mga batang leon. Aatungal sila at susunggaban ang biktima at kakaladkarin ng walang sinuman ang tutulong.
They will roar like [very strong] lions [DOU] that growl and [then] pounce on the animals they want to kill and carry them off, and no one is able to rescue them.
30 Sa araw na iyon, aatungal sila laban sa kanilang biktima gaya ng pag-ugong ng dagat. Kung titingnan ng isang tao ang lupain, kadiliman at kalungkutan ang kaniyang makikita, at tatakpan ng mga ulap ang liwanag.
[Similarly, your enemies] will roar when they see the people they are about to kill, like [SIM] the sea roars. [On that day], if someone looks across the land, he will see [only people who are in] darkness and distressed; [it will be as though] even the sunlight is hidden by dark clouds.
