Mga Awit 107
1 Magpasalamat kay Yahweh, dahil sa kaniyang kabutihan at ang kaniyang katapatan sa tipan ay mananatili magpakailanman.
Give thanks to Yahweh, because he always does good [things for us] His faithful love [for us] lasts forever!
2 Hayaang magsalita ang mga tinubos ni Yahweh, ang kaniyang mga sinagip mula sa kapangyarihan ng kaaway.
Those whom Yahweh has saved should tell others that he has rescued them from their enemies.
3 Tinipon niya (sila) mula sa ibang mga lupain ng dayuhan, mula sa silangan at kanluran, mula sa hilaga at mula sa timog.
He has gathered [those of you] who were [(exiled/taken forcefully)] to many lands; [he has gathered you together from] the east and the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Naligaw (sila) sa ilang sa disyertong daan at walang lungsod na natagpuan para matirhan.
Some of those [who returned from those countries] wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
5 Dahil gutom at uhaw (sila) nanghina (sila) sa kapaguran.
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
6 Pagkatapos tumawag (sila) kay Yahweh sa kanilang pagkabalisa, at sinagip niya (sila) mula sa kagipitan.
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from (being distressed/their difficulties).
7 Pinangunahan niya (sila) sa tuwid na landas para mapunta (sila) sa lungsod para manirahan.
He led them along a straight road [where they walked safely] to cities [in Canaan] where they could live.
8 O papupurihan si Yahweh ng mga tao dahil sa kaniyang katapatan sa tipan at para sa mga kamangha-manghang bagay na kaniyang ginawa sa sangkatauhan!
They should praise/thank Yahweh for loving them faithfully and for the wonderful things that he does for people.
9 Dahil panapawi niya ang pananabik nilang mga nauuhaw, at ang mga pagnanasa nilang mga gutom ay kaniyang pinupuno ng magagandang bagay.
He gives thirsty people plenty [of water] to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things [to eat].
10 Naupo ang ilan sa kadiliman at sa lumbay, mga bilanggo sa kalungkutan at pagkagapos.
Some of them were in very dark [HEN] (places [in Babylonia/other countries]); they were prisoners, suffering because of chains [fastened to their hands and feet].
11 Dahil nagrebelde (sila) laban sa salita ng Diyos at tinanggihan ang tagubilin ng nasa Kataas-taasan.
They were in prison because they had (rebelled against/not obeyed) the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.
12 Ibinaba niya ang kanilang mga puso sa paghihirap; Natisod (sila) at wala ni isa ang tumulong sa kanila.
[That is why] their bodies were worn out from hard labor; when they fell down, there was no one who would help them.
13 Kaya tumawag (sila) kay Yahweh sa kanilang problema at inalis niya (sila) mula sa kanilang kagipitan.
In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
14 Inalis niya (sila) mula sa kadiliman at lumbay at nilagot ang kanilang pagkakatali.
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark [prisons].
15 Magpupuri ang mga taong iyon kay Yahweh dahil sa kaniyang katapatan sa tipan at para sa mga kamangha-manghang bagay na kaniyang ginawa sa sangkatauhan!
He broke down the [prison] gates that were made of bronze, and cut through the [prison] bars that were made of iron. [So they also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
16 Dahil winasak niya ang mga tarangkahan na tanso at pinutol ang mga bakal na rehas.
17 Hangal (sila) sa kanilang suwail na mga pamamaraan at naghihirap dahil sa kanilang mga kasalanan.
Some of them foolishly rebelled [against God], so they suffered for their sins.
18 Nawalan (sila) ng pagnanais na kumain ng kahit na anong pagkain at napalapit (sila) sa mga tarangkahan ng kamatayan.
They did not want to eat any food, and they almost died.
19 Kaya (sila) ay tumawag kay Yahweh sa kanilang problema at inalis niya (sila) mula sa kagipitan.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
20 Ipinadala niya ang kaniyang salita at pinagaling (sila) at sinagip niya (sila) mula sa kanilang pagkawasak.
When he commanded that they be healed, they were healed; he saved them from dying.
21 Papupurihan nang mga taong iyon si Yahweh dahil sa kaniyang katapatan sa tipan at dahil sa mga kamangha-manghang bagay na kaniyang ginawa para sa sangkatauhan!
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving them, and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
22 Hayaan mo silang maghandog ng pasasalamat at magpahayag ng kaniyang mga ginawa sa pag-aawitan.
They should give offerings to him to show that they are thankful, and they should sing joyfully about the miracles that he has performed.
23 Naglakbay ang iba sa dagat sa barko at nagnegosyo sa ibang bansa.
Some of them sailed in ships; they were selling things [in ports] throughout the world.
24 Nakita nila ang mga gawa ni Yahweh at kaniyang kababalaghan sa mga dagat.
[As they were sailing], they also saw the miracles that Yahweh performed, the wonderful things that he did [when they were] on very deep seas.
25 Dahil ipinag-utos niya at ginising ang hangin ng bagyo na nagpaalon sa karagatan.
He commanded the winds, and they became strong and (stirred up high waves/caused waves to rise high).
26 Umabot ito sa himpapawid; bumaba (sila) sa pinakamalalim na lugar. Ang kanilang mga buhay ay nalusaw ng pagkabalisa.
The ships [in which they were sailing] were tossed high in the air, and [then] they sank into the (troughs/low places) [between the high waves]; then the sailors were terrified.
27 Nayanig (sila) at sumuray-suray tulad ng mga lasinggero at (sila) ay nasa dulo ng kanilang diwa.
They stumbled about and staggered like drunken men, and they did not know what to do.
28 At tumawag (sila) kay Yahweh sa kanilang problema at inalis niya (sila) sa kanilang pagkabalisa.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their distresses.
29 Pinayapa niya ang bagyo at pinatahimik ang mga alon.
He (calmed the storm/caused the wind to stop blowing), and he caused the waves to completely subside.
30 Nagdiwang (sila) dahil kumalma ang dagat at dinala niya (sila) sa nais nilang daungan.
They were [very] glad when it became calm; and Yahweh brought them safely into a harbor.
31 Nawa papupurihan ng mga taong iyon si Yahweh dahil sa kaniyang katapatan sa tipan at dahil sa mga kamangha-manghang bagay na kaniyang ginawa para sa sangkatauhan!
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
32 Hayaan silang dakilain siya sa pagtitipon ng mga tao at papurihan siya sa samahan ng mga nakatatanda.
They should praise him among the [Israeli] people when they have gathered together, and they should praise him in front of the leaders [of the country].
33 Ginagawa niyang ilang ang mga ilog, tuyong lupa ang mga bukal na tubig,
[Sometimes] Yahweh causes rivers [to become dry], [with the result that the land] becomes a desert, and springs of water become dry land.
34 at tigang na lupa ang matabang lupa dahil sa kasamaan ng mga tao rito.
[Sometimes] he causes land that has produced lots of crops to become salty wastelands, [with the result that they do not produce crops]. He does that because the people who live there are [very] wicked.
35 Ginagawa niyang paliguan ang ilang at mga bukal na tubig ang tuyong lupa.
[But sometimes] he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
36 Doon pinapatira niya ang nagugutom at (sila) ay nagtayo ng isang lungsod para tirahan.
He brings hungry [people] into that land, to live there and build cities [there].
37 Gumagawa (sila) ng isang lungsod para maglagay ng bukirin para taniman ng ubasan, at para mamunga ito ng masaganang ani.
They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops [of grapes].
38 Pinagpala niya (sila) para maging napakarami. Hindi niya hinayaan ang kanilang mga baka na mabawasan ng bilang.
He blesses the people, and the women give birth to many children, and they have large herds of cattle.
39 Nawala (sila) at ibinaba sa pamamagitan ng kagipitan at paghihirap.
When the number of people becomes smaller and they have been humiliated [by their enemies] by being oppressed and caused to suffer [DOU],
40 Nagbuhos siya ng galit sa mga pinuno at nagdulot sa kanila na maligaw sa ilang, kung saan walang mga daan.
Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
41 Pero iniingatan niya ang nangangailangan mula sa sakit at inilagaan ang kaniyang mga pamilya tulad ng isang kawan.
But he rescues poor [people] from (being in misery/suffering), and causes their families [to increase in number] like flocks of sheep.
42 Makikita ito ng matuwid at magdiriwang at mananahimik ang kasamaan.
Godly/Righteous [people will (see/hear about)] these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people [will hear about these things, too], [but] they will have nothing to say in reply.
43 Dapat tandaan ng sinuman ang mga bagay na ito at magnilay-nilay sa tipan na pagkilos ni Yahweh.
Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider [all the things] that Yahweh [has done to show that he] faithfully loves [them].
