Isaias 7
1 Sa panahon ni Ahaz na anak ni Jotam na anak ni Uzias, ang hari ng Juda, si Rezin ang hari ng Aram, at si Peka anak ni Remalias, ang hari ng Israel, ay umakyat sa Jerusalem para makipagdigma, pero hindi sila nagtagumpay.
Ahaz was the son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah. During the time that Ahaz was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel marched [with their armies] to attack Jerusalem. But they could not conquer it.
2 Naibalita sa bahay ni David na nakipagkasundo ang Aram sa Efraim. Kumabog ang dibdib niya pati ng kaniyang bayan, gaya ng mga puno sa gubat na hinahampas ng hangin.
[But before they attacked], everyone in the palace heard a report that the armies of Syria and Israel were [now] (allies/joined [to attack Jerusalem)]. So Ahaz and the people over whom he ruled were extremely afraid; they were shaking from fear like trees shake in a windstorm.
3 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Yahweh kay Isaias, “Lumabas ka kasama ng iyong anak na si Sear-Yasub para makipagkita kay Ahaz sa dulo ng daluyan ng paliguan sa taas, sa daan kung saan naroon ang lugar na pinaglalabhan ng mga kababaihan.
Then Yahweh said to me, “Take your son Shear-Jashub, and go to talk with [King] Ahaz. He is at the end of the (aqueduct/water channel) that brings water into the upper reservoir, near the road to the place where women wash clothes.
4 Sabihin mo sa kaniya, 'Mag-ingat ka, at mapanatag, huwag kang matakot at masindak sa dalawang nagbabagang piraso ng mga kahoy na ito at sa nag-aapoy na galit ni Rezin ng Aram, at ni Peka na anak ni Remalias.
Tell Ahaz to stop worrying [DOU]. Tell him that he does not need to be afraid of those two kings, Rezin and Pekah. They are very angry [with Judah], but they are [unable to harm his country any more than] completely burned-out coals [can harm him].
5 Ang Aram, Efraim at ang anak ni Remalias ay nagplano ng masama laban sa iyo. Sinabi nila,
Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,
6 “Lusubin natin ang Juda at takutin siya, lusubin natin siya at magluklok tayo ng hari doon, ang anak ni Tabeel.”
‘We will attack Judah and conquer it. Then we will appoint Tabeel’s son to be the king of Judah.’
7 Sinasabi ng Panginoong si Yahweh, “Hindi ito magaganap, hindi ito mangyayari,
But this is what Yahweh, the Lord, says: ‘It will not happen; they will not [conquer Jerusalem]!
8 dahil ang kabisera ng Aram ay Damascus, at ang pinuno ng Damascus ay si Rezin. Sa loob naman ng animnapu't limang taon, ang Efraim ay magkakawatak-watak at hindi na muling magiging bayan.
The capital of Syria is Damascus, but Damascus is ruled [only] by its [unimportant/insignificant] king king Rezin. And as for Israel, within 65 years it will be conquered and completely destroyed.
9 Ang kabisera ng Efraim ay Samaria, at ang pinuno ng Samaria ay ang anak ni Remalias. Kung hindi kayo magpapakatatag, tiyak na hindi kayo mananatiling ligtas.”
Israel’s capital is Samaria, and Samaria is ruled only by its [insignificant/unimportant] king king Pekah. [So you do not need to be afraid of those two countries]! [But you must trust me, because] if you do not trust me fully, you will be defeated.’”
10 Nagsalita muli si Yahweh kay Ahaz,
[Later], Yahweh gave [me another message to tell to] King Ahaz.
11 “Humingi ka ng tanda ni Yahweh, ang iyong Diyos; hingin mo ito sa kailaliman o sa kataas-taasan.” (Sheol h7585)
[He said to tell him], “Request me, Yahweh your God, to do something that will enable you to be sure [that I will help/protect you]. What you request can be [from a place that is] as high as the sky or as low as the place where the dead people are.” (Sheol h7585)
12 Pero sinabi ni Ahaz, “Hindi ako hihingi, ni hindi susubukin si Yahweh.”
But [when I told that to the king, he refused]. He said, “[No], I will not request Yahweh to do something to prove [that he will help/protect us]!”
13 Kaya tumugon si Isaias, “Makinig ka, sambahayan ni David. Hindi pa ba sapat para inyo na subukin ang pagtitimpi ng mga tao? Kailangan mo bang subukin din ang pagtitimpi ng aking Diyos?
Then I said [to him], “You people who are descendants of King David, listen! You are causing me to be tired of being patient. Are you also going to cause my God to stop being patient with you [RHQ]?
14 Dahil diyan, ang Panginoon mismo ang magbibigay sa iyo ng tanda: masdan mo, nagbubuntis ang isang babae, magsisilang ng isang sanggol na lalaki, at tatawagin ang kaniyang pangalan na Immanuel.
Yahweh himself will do something for you [to prove that he will help/protect you]. Listen to this: A young woman will become pregnant and give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel, [which means ‘God is with us’].
15 Kakain siya ng namuong gatas at pulot kapag natutunan na niyang tumanggi sa kasamaan at piliin ang kabutihan.
And by the time that child is old enough to eat curds/yogurt and honey, he will be able to reject what is evil and choose what is good.
16 Dahil bago matutunan ng bata na tumanggi sa kasamaan at piliin ang kabutihan, wawasakin muna ang lupain ng dalawang hari na kinatatakutan mo.
And before that child is old enough to do that, the lands of the two kings that you(sg) are very (afraid of/worried about) will be deserted.
17 Si Yahweh ay magbibigay sa inyo, sa bayan ninyo at sambahayan ng iyong ama ng mga mga araw na walang katulad simula nang humiwalay ang Efraim sa Juda—ipasasakop niya kayo sa hari ng Asiria.”
[But then] Yahweh will cause you and your family and your entire nation to experience [terrible disasters]. Those disasters will be worse than any disasters that have occurred since the country of Israel separated from Judah. Yahweh will cause [the army of] the king of Assyria to attack you!”
18 Sa panahong iyon, sisipol si Yahweh para sa isang langaw mula sa malalayong batis sa Ehipto, at isang bubuyog mula sa lupain ng Asiria.
At that time, [it will be as though] Yahweh will whistle to summon the army from the south of Egypt as well as the army of Assyria. They will [come and surround your country like] [MET] flies and bees.
19 Pupunta silang lahat at mananatili sa lahat ng mga bangin, sa bitak ng mga malalaking bato, at lahat ng matitinik na halaman, at sa lahat ng mga pastulan.
They will all come and settle/live [everywhere]—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
20 Sa panahong iyon, mag-aahit ang Panginoon gamit ang labaha na inupahan niya mula sa kabilang ibayo ng Ilog ng Eufrates—sa hari ng Asiria—aahitin niya ang inyong buhok, buhok sa inyong hita; at aahitin niya rin ang inyong balbas.
At that time Yahweh will hire the king of Assyria to come [with his army] from east of the [Euphrates] River. [They will get rid of everything in your land—the crops and the people. They will destroy everything thoroughly]; it will be like [MET] a barber shaving not only a man’s hair but his beard and the hair on his legs.
21 Sa araw na iyon, pananatilihing buhay ng isang lalaki ang isang batang baka at dalawang tupa,
When that happens, a farmer will be able to have only one cow and two goats/sheep.
22 at dahil sa kasaganahan ng gatas na kanilang binibigay, kakain siya ng namuong gatas, dahil lahat ng naiwan sa lupain ay kakain ng namuong gatas at pulot.
[However], those animals will give plenty of milk, with the result that the farmer will have curds/yogurt to eat. And [because there will not be many people left] in the land, all the people who remain there will have plenty of milk and honey.
23 Sa panahong iyon, sa lugar kung saan ang isang libong puno ng ubas ay nagkakahalaga sana ng isang libong salaping pilak, magiging dawagan at puro tinik lang ito.
Now there are many areas where there are vineyards that are worth 1,000 pieces of silver, but at that time there will be only briers and thorns [DOU] in those fields.
24 Pupunta roon ang mga kalalakihan para mangaso gamit ang palaso, dahil ang buong lupain ay puro dawag at tinik.
There will be only briers and thorns in the entire land, [and wild animals], with the result that men will take their bows and arrows and go there [to hunt and kill animals].
25 Lalayo sila mula sa lahat ng mga burol na kanilang binungkal gamit ang asarol, dahil sa takot sa mga dawag at tinik; pero magiging lugar ito kung saan manginginain ang mga baka at tupa.
No one will go to where there previously were gardens on fertile hillsides, because briers and thorns will cover those hillsides. They will be areas where [only a few] cattle and sheep and goats wander around [searching for something to eat].
