Mga Awit 22
1 Diyos ko, Diyos ko, bakit mo ako pinabayaan? Bakit napakalayo mo mula sa pagliligtas sa akin at malayo mula sa mga salita ng aking paghihirap?
My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
2 Diyos ko, maghapon akong nananawagan sa iyo, pero hindi ka sumasagot, at maging sa gabi ako ay walang katahimikan!
My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
3 Pero ikaw ay banal; ikaw ay nakaupo bilang hari kasama ang mga papuri ng Israel.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 Ang aming mga ninuno ay nagtiwala sa iyo; nagtiwala (sila) sa iyo at (sila) ay niligtas mo.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 Dumaing (sila) sa iyo at (sila) ay niligtas mo. Nagtiwala (sila) sa iyo at hindi (sila) nabigo.
When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
6 Pero ako ay parang isang uod at hindi isang tao, isang kahihiyan sa sangkatauhan at pinagtatawanan ng mga tao.
But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
7 Silang lahat na nakakakita sa akin ay kinukutya ako; hinahamak nila ako; ang kanilang mga ulo ay napapailing sa akin.
Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
8 Sinasabi nila, “Nagtitiwala siya kay Yahweh, hayaan natin na iligtas siya ni Yahweh. Hayaan natin na sagipin siya ni Yahweh, dahil nalulugod siya sa kaniya.”
“He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
9 Dahil kinuha mo ako mula sa sinapupunan; hinayaan mong magtiwala ako sa iyo habang ako ay nasa dibdib ng aking ina.
[Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
10 Ipinagkatiwala na ako sa iyo mula pa sa sinapupunan; ikaw ang aking Diyos simula pa ng ako ay nasa sinapupunan ng aking ina!
[It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
11 Huwag kang lumayo mula sa akin dahil malapit lang ang kaguluhan; walang sinuman ang tutulong.
So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
12 Pinaliligiran ako ng maraming mga toro; pinapaligiran ako ng malalakas na mga toro ng Bashan.
[My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
13 Binubuksan nila ang kanilang bibig para sa akin na parang isang umaatungal na leon na niluluray ang kaniyang biktima.
[They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
14 Ako ay parang natapong tubig, at lahat ng aking mga buto ay nalinsad. Ang aking puso ay tulad ng pagkit; natutunaw ito sa kaloob-loobang bahagi ko.
I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
15 Ang aking lakas ay parang natuyong piraso ng palayukan; ang aking dila ay dumidikit sa aking ngalangala. Inilagay mo ako sa alabok ng kamatayan.
My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
16 Dahil pinapaligiran ako ng mga aso; napalibutan ako ng samahan na mga mapaggawa ng masama; tinusok nila ang aking mga kamay at mga paa.
My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
17 Nabibilang ko na ang aking mga buto. Tumitingin at tumititig (sila) sa akin.
[I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
18 Pinaghahatian nila ang aking mga kasuotan sa kanilang mga sarili, pinagpipilian nila ang aking mga damit.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Huwag kang lumayo, Yahweh; hinihiling kong magmadali ka para tulungan ako, aking kalakasan!
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Iligtas mo ang aking kaluluwa mula sa espada, ang tanging buhay ko mula sa mga kuko ng mabangis na mga aso.
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Iligtas mo ako mula sa bibig ng leon; iligtas mo ako mula sa mga sungay ng mababangis na toro.
Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
22 Ihahayag ko ang iyong pangalan sa aking mga kapatid; sa gitna ng kapulungan ay pupurihin kita.
[But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
23 Kayo na may takot kay Yahweh, purihin siya! Kayong lahat na mga kaapu-apuhan ni Jacob, parangalan siya! Ipakita niyo ang inyong pagkamangha sa kaniya, kayong lahat na mga kaapu-apuhan ng Israel!
You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
24 Dahil hindi niya hinamak o pinabayaan ang pagdurusa ng naghihirap; hindi tinago ni Yahweh ang kaniyang mukha mula sa kaniya; nang umiyak ang naghihirap sa kaniya, dininig niya.
He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
25 Ang aking pagpupuri ay dahil sa iyo sa gitna ng napakalaking kapulungan; tutuparin ko ang aking mga panata sa harap nilang may takot sa kaniya.
Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
26 Ang mga naaapi ay makakakain at mabubusog; (sila) na naghahanap kay Yahweh ay magpupuri sa kaniya. Nawa ang inyong mga puso ay mabuhay magpakailanman.
The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
27 Ang lahat ng mga tao sa lupa ay aalalahanin at babalik kay Yahweh; lahat ng mga pamilya ng mga bansa ay luluhod sa iyong harapan.
I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
28 Dahil ang kaharian ay kay Yahweh; siya ang namumuno sa mga bansa.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Lahat ng mga mayayaman sa lupa ay magpipista at sasamba; silang lahat na mapupunta sa alabok ay luluhod sa harapan niya, (sila) na hindi kayang panatilihin ang kanilang sariling buhay.
I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
30 Ang isang salinlahi ay darating para siya ay paglingkuran; sasabihin nila sa susunod na salinlahi ang tungkol sa Panginoon.
People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
31 Darating (sila) at ipapahayag ang kaniyang katuwiran; ipamamalita nila sa mga taong hindi pa naipapanganak kung ano ang kaniyang nagawa!
People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
