Isaias 1
1 Ang pangitain ni Isaias, anak ni Amos, na kaniyang nakita patungkol sa Judah at Jerusalem, sa mga araw ni Uzias, Jotam, Ahaz at Hezekias, ang mga hari ng Juda.
[I am] Isaiah, the son of Amoz. [Yahweh showed me] visions about Jerusalem and [all the other places in] Judah. He showed me these visions during the years that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah.
2 Makinig kayong mga langit, at pakinggan mo ako lupa; dahil nagsalita si Yahweh: “Nag-alaga at nag-aruga ako ng mga bata pero nagrebelde sila sa akin.
This is what Yahweh says: “All you [angels in] [APO] heaven and [all you people on] [APO] earth, listen to me! The people that I caused to exist and took care of [DOU] have rebelled against me.
3 Kilala ng baka ang nagmamay-ari sa kaniya, at alam din ng asno ang pakainan ng kaniyang amo, pero ang Israel hindi, hindi nakauunawa ang Israel.
Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know who provides food for them, but my Israeli people do not know [me]; they do not realize [that I am the one who takes care of them].”
4 Nakalulungkot —ang mga bansa, mga makasalanan, mga taong lubog sa kasalanan, mga anak ng mga mapaggawa ng masama, mga anak ng tiwali! Iniwan nila si Yahweh, kinasuklaman nila ang Banal ng Israel, lumayo sila mula sa kaniya.
Terrible things will happen to that sinful nation, to those people who are guilty of sinning greatly. They are a group of very evil people, who act very unjustly. They have abandoned Yahweh, the holy one of Israel; they have (abandoned/turned away from) him.
5 Bakit pa kayo nasasaktan? Bakit pa kayo nagrerebelde nang paulit-ulit? May sakit ang inyong buong ulo, nanghihina ang buong puso niyo.
Why do you [RHQ] continue to [do things for which] you should be punished? Why do you continue to rebel against Yahweh? [You are like] [MET] someone whose head is badly injured and whose mind is sick/corrupt.
6 Mula talampakan hanggang sa ulo, walang bahagi na katawan niyo ang walang pinsala; mga gasgas, at pasa at mga sariwang sugat; hindi sila nagsara, ni nilinisan, ni ginamot o nilagyan ng langis.
[It is as though] [MET] from the soles/bottoms of your feet to the [tops of your] heads nothing is healthy; there are only open wounds and cuts and sores that have not been cleaned or bandaged, and no [olive] oil has been put on them [to heal them].
7 Wasak ang bansa niyo; sinunog ang mga lungsod niyo; sa harapan niyo, sinisira ng mga dayuhan ang lupain niyo; iniwan nila itong wasak at sira-sira, pinabagsak ng mga dayuhan.
[It is as though] your country is ruined/desolate; your towns have been burned. Foreigners plunder/steal the crops in your fields while you watch; they destroy everything [that they see].
8 Ang anak na babae ng Sion, iniwan na parang kubo sa ubasan, gaya ng isang silong sa hardin ng pipino, gaya ng isang lungsod na sinakop.
The city of Jerusalem has [already] been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.
9 Kung hindi nag-iwan si Yahweh ng mga hukbo ng ilan sa ating mga kababayan, naging tulad na sana tayo ng Sodoma, naging gaya tayo ng Gomorra.
If the Commander of the armies of angels had not allowed a few of us [his people] to (survive/remain alive), we would have [all] been [destroyed], like [the cities of] Sodom and Gomorrah [were destroyed].
10 Dinggin niyo ang salita ni Yahweh, kayong mga tagapamahala ng Sodoma; makinig kayo sa batas ng ating Diyos, kayong bayan ng Gomorra:
You [leaders of Judah are as wicked as] the rulers of Sodom were, and you [other people in Jerusalem areas are as wicked as] the people in Gomorrah [were]. Listen to this message from Yahweh, [all of you]!
11 “Ano ang silbi ng marami ninyong mga alay sa akin?” sabi ni Yahweh. “Sawa na ako sa mga tupa, at taba ng mga hayop na sinunog niyo para ihandog; at sa dugo ng toro, tupa at kambing, hindi ako nalulugod.
He says, “You continue to bring many sacrifices to me, but I do not [RHQ] want them [because you do not worship me sincerely]! You bring me many offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], [but] I (am tired/do not want any more) of your burning all those offerings, the burning rams and the fat from fat cattle. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls and lambs and goats that [the priest] pours [against the altar].
12 Sa tuwing lalapit kayo sa harapan ko, sinong nagsabi sa inyo na maaari niyong yurakan ang aking mga patyo?
When you come to my temple to worship me, no one [RHQ] told you to trample on my courtyard while you perform all those rituals.
13 Huwag na kayong magdala ng mga handog na walang halaga; kasuklam-suklam sa akin ang insenso; ang mga pagtitipon niyo tuwing bagong buwan at araw ng pamamahinga —hindi ko na matiis ang lahat ng makasalanan niyong mga pagtitipon.
Stop bringing to me those offerings, because they are useless [to me]; I am disgusted with the incense that [the priests burn]. And [your feasts to celebrate] the new moon [each month] and your (Sabbath [days]/days of rest) and your [other] festivals— I detest them because of the wicked things [that you do].
14 Namumuhi ako sa mga bagong buwan at mga pista ninyo; pabigat sila sa akin; pagod na akong tiisin sila.
I [SYN] hate [all] your celebrations of each new moon and the [other] festivals that you celebrate each year. They are [like] [MET] a heavy burden that I am tired of carrying.
15 Kaya sa tuwing itinataas ninyo ang mga kamay ninyo, tinatago ko ang mga mata ko sa inyo; kahit na nag-alay kayo ng maraming panalangin, hindi ako makikinig; puno ng dugo ang mga kamay ninyo.
[So], when you lift up your hands when you pray [to me], I will not [even] look at you. Even if you pray [to me very] frequently, I will not listen [to you], [because it is as though] your hands are covered with the blood [of people whom you have killed].
16 Maghugas kayo, linisin ninyo ang mga sarili niyo; alisin ninyo ang kasamaan sa mga gawain ninyo sa paningin ko; tigilan ninyo na ang pagiging masama;
Cleanse your inner beings, and become [spiritually] clean! Stop your evil behavior! Stop doing things that are wrong!
17 alamin ninyo paano maging mabuti; isulong ninyo ang katarungan, tulungan niyo ang mga inaapi, bigyan ninyo ng katarungan ang mga walang ama, protektahan ninyo ang mga balo.”
Learn to do [things that are] good! [Try to] cause people to do what is just. Help people who are (oppressed/treated cruelly). Defend orphans and widows [when people take them to court].”
18 “Halika at pag-usapan natin ito,” sabi ni Yahweh; “bagaman ang mga kasalanan ninyo ay tulad ng iskarlata, magiging kasing-puti ng bulak ang mga ito; bagaman pula sila tulad ng krimson, magiging tulad sila ng lana.
Yahweh says, “You need to think about the results of what you do. Even though [the guilt of] your sins be [as evident and as difficult to get rid of] as [SIM] red [stains on a white garment] [DOU], [I will get rid of them completely] [like someone who can make that stained garment] become as white as snow or wool [DOU].
19 Kung handa kayo at susunod, kakainin ninyo ang maiinam na bunga ng lupain.
If you are willing to obey [me], [I will enable] you to have plenty to eat.
20 Pero kung magmamatigas kayo at magrerebelde, lalamunin kayo ng espada dahil ang bibig ni Yahweh ay nagsalita.”
But, if you turn away [from me and] rebel against me, you will be killed [by your enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen, because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
21 Naging babaeng bayaran ang tapat na lungsod! Siya na dating puno ng katarungan ay puno ng katuwiran, pero ngayon puno siya ng mamamatay-tao.
“[You people of Jerusalem previously] faithfully [worshiped only] me, but now you have become like [MET] prostitutes [who are not faithful to any husband]. Previously, people there always acted justly/fairly and righteously, but now your city [is full of] murderers.
22 Naging marumi ang mga pilak ninyo, at ang alak ninyo hinaluan ng tubig.
Previously, you were [like] [MET] pure silver, but now you have become [like] [MET] the scum that is left [when silver is purified]. Previously you were [like pure] wine, but you have become [like] [MET] wine that has [a lot of] water mixed with it.
23 Mga rebelde at kasama ng mga magnanakaw ang mga prinsipe niyo; ang bawat isa, nagnanais ng suhol at naghahabol ng bayad. Hindi nila pinoprotektahan ang mga ulila, maging ang mga hinaing pang-legal ng mga balo sa kanilang harapan.
Your leaders are rebels; they spend time with thieves. They all want to get bribes and force others to give them gifts [in order that they do good things for them]. They do not defend orphans [in court], and they do not do all they can to enable widows to get what they should receive.
24 Kaya, ito ang pahayag ng Diyos, si Yahweh ng mga hukbo, ang Magiting ng Israel: “Kaawa-awa sila! Maghihiganti ako laban sa mga kaaway ko, at ipaghihiganti ko ang aking sarili laban sa mga kalaban ko;
Therefore [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the mighty God of Israel, say to my enemies, ‘will get revenge on you; you will not cause me any more trouble. And I will pay you back for the evil things that you did.
25 itutuon ko sa inyo ang kamay ko para alisin ang kalawang sa inyo at para tanggalin ang lahat ng karumihan ninyo.
I will raise my fist to strike you. I will [punish you severely] [MET], as though [MET] you were silver [and I needed to heat you very greatly to] melt you and get rid of the impurities.
26 Ibabalik ko ang mga hukom ninyo gaya noon, at ang mga taga-payo ninyo gaya noong simula; matapos nito, tatawagin kayong lungsod ng katuwiran, isang tapat na bayan.
[After that happens, ] I will give you good judges like you had previously; you will have [wise] counselors like you had long ago. Then people will call your city “a city where people [act] righteously, a city where people are loyal to me.”'”
27 Mababawi ang Sion sa pamamagitan ng katarungan, maging ang mga nagsisisi sa pamamagitan ng katuwiran.
Because the people of Jerusalem will do what is fair/just, their city will be restored; those who repent [will be saved] because of [their acting] righteously.
28 Parehong madudurog ang mga rebelde at mga makasalanan, at ang mga tumalikod kay Yahweh ay maglalaho.
But rebels and sinners will be crushed by Yahweh, and those who forsake him will disappear.
29 Dahil ikahihiya ninyo ang banal na mga punong owk na ninais ninyo, at ipapahiya kayo ng mga hardin na pinili ninyo.
You will be ashamed because [you worshiped] idols under the oak trees [that you considered to be] sacred; you will be disgraced because [you worshiped idols] in the gardens where you chose [to worship them].
30 Dahil magiging tulad kayo ng mga owk, na ang mga dahon ay nalalanta, at tulad ng isang hardin na walang tubig.
You will be like [SIM] a very large tree which has withered leaves, like [SIM] a garden that [is dried up because] it has no water.
31 Ang malakas ay magiging tulad kusot, at ang ginagawa nila ay magiging tulad ng kislap; magkasama silang masusunog at walang aapula sa mga ito.”
Those among you who are [very] strong will become [like] [MET] dry wood, and the work they do will be [like] [MET] a spark; both they and the evil things that they do will burn up completely, and no one will be able to put out the fire.
