Isaias 54
1 “Umawit ka, baog na babae, ikaw na hindi pa nagkakaanak; ikaw ay biglang umawit nang may galak at umiyak nang malakas, kayong mga hindi pa kailanman nakaranas manganak. Dahil ang mga anak ng naulila ay mas marami kaysa sa mga anak ng babaeng may asawa,” ang sinasabi ni Yahweh.
Yahweh says, “You [people of Jerusalem] [MET], start to sing! You [who are like] [MET] women who have never given birth to children, sing loudly and shout joyfully, because you, [who are like] [MET] childless women who have been abandoned [by their husbands], will [soon] have more children than women who have never had any children.
2 Gawin ninyong mas malaki ang inyong tolda at ilatag ang inyong mga kurtina ng tolda nang mas malawak; nang walang panghihinayang, pahabain ang inyong mga lubid at patibayin ang inyong mga tulos.
Make your tents larger; make them wider, and fasten them firmly with tent pegs.
3 Dahil lalaganap kayo sa kanang kamay at sa kaliwa, at lulupigin ng inyong mga kaapu-apuhan ang mga bansa at muling maninirahan sa pinabayaang mga lungsod.
[You will need to make your city much larger] because [soon] you and your descendants will spread all over the land. They will force the people of [other] nations [who now live in your cities] to leave, and you will live [again] in those cities [that were previously abandoned].
4 Huwag kayong matakot dahil hindi kayo mapapahiya, ni panghinaan ng loob dahil hindi kayo dudulutan ng kahihiyan; makakalimutan ninyo ang kahihiyan ng inyong kabataan at ang kahihiyan ng inyong pagpapabaya.
Do not be afraid; you will no [longer] be ashamed. Previously you were ashamed [because your enemies conquered you] and caused many of your women to become widows, but [soon] you will not even remember that.
5 Dahil ang inyong Manlilikha ay ang inyong asawa; Yahweh ng mga hukbo ang kanyang pangalan. At Ang Banal ng Israel ay ang inyong Manunubos; Tinatawag siyang Diyos ng buong daigdig.
[I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the Holy one of Israel, who rules over the whole earth, the one who created you, will be [like] [MET] a husband to you.
6 Dahil tinatawag kayo muli ni Yahweh bilang asawa napabayaan at nagdadalamhati sa espiritu, gaya ng isang babaeng maagang nag-asawa at itinakwil, Ang sabi ng iyong Diyos.
You were like a woman whose husband left her, and caused you to be very sad; you were like a young woman who got married when she was [very] young, and then her husband abandoned her.
7 Sa maikling sandali ay pinabayaan ko kayo, pero sa matinding kahabagan ay titipunin ko kayo.
I abandoned you [people of Jerusalem] for a while, but [now] I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
8 Sa pagbaha ng aking galit ay pansamantala kong itinago ang aking mukha sa inyo; pero sa pamamagitan ng walang hanggang katapatan sa tipan ay maaawa ako sa inyo—sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang siyang nagliligtas sa inyo.
I was very angry with you for a while, and I turned away from you. But I will act mercifully toward you and I will faithfully love you forever. That is what [I], Yahweh, your protector, say to you.
9 Katulad ito ng mga tubig sa panahon ni Noe sa akin: kagaya ng pagsumpa ko sa mga tubig noong panahon ni Noe na hindi na muli babahain ang ibabaw ng mundo, kaya isinumpa kong hindi na ako magagalit sa inyo o sawayin kayo.
During the time that Noah lived, I solemnly promised that I would never again allow a flood to cover the earth. So [now] I solemnly promise that I will not be angry with you again and (rebuke you/threaten to punish you).
10 Kahit na ang mga bundok ay maaring bumagsak at yayanigin ang mga burol, gayon man ang aking katapatan sa tipan ay hindi hihiwalay mula sa inyo, ni ang aking tipan ng kapayapaan ay mayayanig—sinasabi ni Yahweh, siyang naaawa sa inyo.
Even if the mountains and hills shake and collapse, I will not stop faithfully loving you, and I will not cancel my agreement to cause things to go well for you. That is what [I], Yahweh, who act mercifully, say.
11 Kayo na sinugatan, kayo na tinangay ng bagyo at walang kaaliwan, masdan ninyo, ilalatag ko ang inyong daanan sa turkesa at lalatagan ko ng mga safiro ang inyong mga pundasyon.
You [people of Jerusalem] [APO], [your enemies acted very violently toward you]; [it was as though] your city was battered by a severe storm, and no one helped you. But [now] I will cause your city to be rebuilt with stones made of (turquoise/valuable stones), and I will cause the foundations of the city to be made of (sapphires/valuable blue stones).
12 Gagawin kong mga rubi ang inyong mga tore at ang inyong mga tarangkahan ng mga nagniningning na bato, at magagandang bato sa labas ng inyong pader.
I will cause the towers on the city wall to be made of (rubies/valuable red stones), and all the gates of the city will be made of [other] very valuable stones.
13 At tuturuan ni Yahweh ang lahat ng inyong mga anak; at ang kapayapaan ng inyong mga anak ay magiging dakila.
I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
14 Sa katuwiran ay itatatag ko kayo muli. Hindi na kayo makakaranas ng pag-uusig, dahil hindi kayo matatakot, walang anumang nakakatakot ang makakalapit sa inyo.
Your [government] will be strong because of acting justly/fairly; no one will (oppress you/cause you to suffer); you will not be afraid, because there will be nothing [PRS] that will (terrorize you/cause you to become extremely afraid).
15 Masdan, kung sinuman ang mag-uumpisa ng kaguluhan, hindi ito magmumula sa akin; ang sinumang mag-uumpisa ng kaguluhan sa inyo ay babagsak sa pagkatalo.
If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.
16 Masdan, nilikha ko ang panday na siyang umiihip sa mga nagbabagang uling at nagpapanday ng mga sandata bilang kanyang hanapbuhay, nilikha ko ang manlilipol para lumipol.
Think about this: (Blacksmiths/Men who make things from metal) fan the coals to make a very hot flame in order to produce weapons that can be used [in battles], but I am the one who has produced blacksmiths! And I am also the one who created people who destroy [other people and cities].
17 Walang sandata na ginawa laban sa inyo ang magtatagumpay; at isusumpa ninyo ang lahat nang nagpaparatang sa inyo. Ito ang pamana ng mga lingkod ni Yahweh, at kanilang pagbibigay-matuwid mula sa akin—ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh.
[But I am promising you that I will] not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will (refute them/show that they are wrong). That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what [I], Yahweh, promise.”
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