Isaias 46
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
46 Sina Bel at Nebo na dati'y sinasamba ng mga taga-Babilonia;
ngayo'y isinakay na sa likod ng mga asno at baka,
at naging pabigat sa likod ng mga pagod na hayop.
2 Hindi nila mailigtas ang kanilang sarili.
Sila'y parang mga bihag na itinapon sa malayo.
3 “Makinig kayo sa akin, lahi ni Jacob,
kayong nalabi sa bayang Israel;
kayo'y inalagaan ko mula sa inyong pagsilang.
4 Ako ang inyong Diyos.
Iingatan ko kayo hanggang sa pumuti ang inyong buhok at kayo'y tumanda.
Kayo'y nilikha ko kaya tungkulin ko
na kayo'y iligtas at tulungan.”
5 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Saan ninyo ako itutulad?
Mayroon bang makakapantay sa akin?
6 Binuksan nila ang kanilang sisidlan, ibinuhos ang mga gintong laman,
at nagtimbang sila ng mga pilak.
Umupa sila ng platero at nagpagawa ng diyus-diyosan;
pagkatapos ay niluhuran nila at sinamba ito.
7 Pinapasan nila ito para ilibot sa ibang lugar,
pagkatapos ay ibabalik sa kanyang lalagyan.
Mananatili ito roon at hindi makakakilos.
Dalanginan man ito'y hindi makakasagot,
at hindi makatutulong sa panahon ng pagsubok.
8 “Ito ang inyong tandaan, mga makasalanan,
ang bagay na ito ay alalahanin ninyo.
9 Alalahanin ninyo ang mga nakaraang pangyayari.
Inyong kilalaning ako lamang ang Diyos,
at maliban sa akin ay wala nang iba.
10 Sa simula pa'y itinakda ko na,
at aking inihayag kung ano ang magaganap.
Sinabi kong tiyak na magaganap ang lahat ng balak ko,
at gagawin ko ang lahat ng gusto kong gawin.
11 May tinawag na akong mandirigma sa silangan,
siya ay darating na parang ibong mandaragit,
at isasagawa ang lahat kong balak.
Ako ang nagsasabi nito, at tiyak na matutupad.
12 “Makinig kayo sa akin, mga taong suwail;
kayong naniniwalang malayo pa ang tagumpay.
13 Malapit na ang araw ng pagtatagumpay,
ang pagliligtas ko'y hindi na magtatagal.
Ililigtas ko ang Jerusalem,
at doon ko bibigyan ng karangalan ang bayang Israel.”
Isaiah 46
New International Version
Gods of Babylon
46 Bel(A) bows down, Nebo stoops low;
their idols(B) are borne by beasts of burden.[a]
The images that are carried(C) about are burdensome,
a burden for the weary.
2 They stoop and bow down together;
unable to rescue the burden,
they themselves go off into captivity.(D)
3 “Listen(E) to me, you descendants of Jacob,
all the remnant(F) of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,(G)
and have carried(H) since you were born.(I)
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs(J)
I am he,(K) I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain(L) you and I will rescue you.
5 “With whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?(M)
6 Some pour out gold from their bags
and weigh out silver on the scales;
they hire a goldsmith(N) to make it into a god,
and they bow down and worship it.(O)
7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry(P) it;
they set it up in its place, and there it stands.
From that spot it cannot move.(Q)
Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer;(R)
it cannot save(S) them from their troubles.
8 “Remember(T) this, keep it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.(U)
9 Remember the former things,(V) those of long ago;(W)
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.(X)
10 I make known the end from the beginning,(Y)
from ancient times,(Z) what is still to come.(AA)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(AB)
and I will do all that I please.’
11 From the east I summon(AC) a bird of prey;(AD)
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned,(AE) that I will do.(AF)
12 Listen(AG) to me, you stubborn-hearted,(AH)
you who are now far from my righteousness.(AI)
13 I am bringing my righteousness(AJ) near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation(AK) will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,(AL)
my splendor(AM) to Israel.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:1 Or are but beasts and cattle
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