Isaias 52
1 Gumising ka, gumising ka, Sion; isuot mo ang iyong kalakasan, Isuot mo ang iyong magagandang kasuotan, Jerusalem, banal na lungsod; dahil hindi na muling makakapasok sa iyo ang mga hindi tuli o ang mga marurumi.
[You people who live in the] holy city of Jerusalem [APO], wake up! Be strong again! Show that [MTY] your city is beautiful and glorious; foreigners who do not believe in God will not enter your city again [to attack you].
2 Pagpagin mo ang mga alikabok mula sa iyong sarili; bumangon ka at umupo, Jerusalem; tanggalin mo ang kadena mula sa iyong leeg, bihag, na anak na babae ng Sion.
People of Jerusalem, get up from [humbly] sitting in the dust and sit in places where people are honored! You people who have returned from being exiled, take off from your neck the chains which were fastened around you [as slaves in Babylonia],
3 Dahil ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, “Kayo ay ipinagbili ng walang bayad, at kayo ay tutubusin ng walang salapi.”
because this is what Yahweh says: “[When you were taken to Babylonia], no one paid me for doing that. So now I will bring you back without [being required to] pay for you!”
4 Dahil ito ang sinasabi ng Panginoon na si Yahweh, “Sa panimula ang bayan ko ay bumaba sa Ehipto para mamuhay doon pansamantala; kamakalailan lamang ay inapi sila ng Asiria.
Yahweh [our] Lord [also] says this: “Long ago, my people went to Egypt to live there. [Later] they were being (oppressed/treated cruelly) by [the soldiers of] Assyria.
5 Ngayon, ano ang mayroon ako dito—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh— nakikita ko ang aking bayan na inilalayo ng walang dahilan? Humahagulgol ang mga namumuno sa kanila—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh—ang aking pangalan ay patuloy na sinisiraan buong araw.
But now think about what is happening: My people are being forced to be slaves again, this time by the [people of Babylonia]. And [those who have conquered them this time have also] paid me nothing, and they despise me [MTY] continually [DOU].
6 Kaya makikilala ng aking bayan ang pangalan ko; malalaman nila sa araw na iyon na ako nga ang siyang nagsabi nito. Oo, ako nga ito!”
But my people will then have a close relationship with [MTY] me, and when that happens, they will know that I am the one who predicted/promised [that it would happen]. It is I, [Yahweh, who will do it].”
7 Kay ganda sa mga kabundukan ang mga paa ng mensahero na nagdadala ng mabuting balita, na siyang nagpapahayag ng kapayapaan, na nagdadala ng mga mabuting balita, na nagpapahayag ng kaligtasan, na sinasabi sa Sion, “Ang Diyos ninyo ay naghahari!”
It is a wonderful thing when messengers [MTY] arrive on the mountains/hills, bringing good news, the news about [God giving us] peace and saving us, the news that the God to whom we [Israeli people] belong is now ruling/king!
8 Makinig kayo, ang inyong mga bantay ay nilalakasan ang kanilang mga tinig, sabay sabay silang sumisigaw sa kagalakan, dahil makikita nila, sa kanilang bawat mata ang pagbabalik ni Yahweh sa Sion.
The watchmen [who are guarding the city] will shout and sing joyfully, because while they are watching they will see Yahweh returning to Jerusalem.
9 Magsimula kayong umawit ng sabay-sabay ng may kagalakan; kayong mga guho ng Jerusalem, dahil inaliw ni Yahweh ang kanyang bayan: tinubos niya ang Jerusalem.
Jerusalem has been ruined, but the people who are there now should start to sing joyfully, because Yahweh will encourage his people; he will set his people free and bring them back to Jerusalem.
10 Inilantad ni Yahweh ang kanyang makapangyarihang kamay sa paningin ng lahat ng mga bansa; makikita ng buong daigdig ang pagliligtas ng ating Diyos.
Yahweh will show all the nations that he is holy and powerful. People in the most remote/distant places on earth will know that he has rescued his people.
11 Umalis kayo, umalis kayo, lumabas kayo roon; huwag kayong humipo ng kahit anong maruruming bagay; umalis kayo sa kaniyang kalagitnaan; dalisayin ninyo ang inyong mga sarili, kayong mga nagdadala ng mga sisidlan ni Yahweh.
So, leave [the places where you were taken to when you were captured], where [everything is] unacceptable to God. You men who carry the items used for the worship of Yahweh, leave there [and return to Jerusalem], and purify yourselves [in order to be acceptable to worship God].
12 Dahil hindi kayo magmamadaling lumabas, ni aalis kayo nang may pagkatakot; dahil si Yahweh ang mangunguna sa inyo; at ang Diyos ng Israel ang magiging bantay sa inyong likuran.
But it will not [be necessary] for you to leave suddenly, to flee in panic, because Yahweh will (go in front of/lead) you; and he will [also] protect you [from being attacked] at the rear [while you travel].
13 Masdan, ang aking lingkod ay makikipagkasundo ng may karunungan at katagumpayan: siya ay itataas at dadakilain; siya ay magiging kapuri-puri.
[Yahweh says], “Listen carefully! My servant will act wisely (OR, do the right things to accomplish what he wants to), and I will highly exalt him.”
14 Gaya nang maraming nasisindak sa iyo—ang kanyang anyo ay pinapangit, kaya ang kanyang hitsura ay malayo sa anumang anyo ng tao—
But many people will be appalled when they see what has happened to him. [Because of his being beaten very badly], his appearance will be changed; people will hardly recognize that he is a human.
15 kaya gugulatin niya ang maraming bansa; ititikom ng mga hari ang kanilang mga bibig dahil sa kanya. Na kung saan sila hindi nasabihan, makikita nila, na kung saan sila hindi narinig, ay mauunawaan nila.
But he will cause [people of] many nations to be surprised; [even] kings will be silent when they stand in front of him, because they will see someone that no one had told them about [previously], and they will understand things that they had not heard about [before].
