Isaiah 16
American Standard Version
16 Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from [a]Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon. 3 Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive. 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For [b]the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, [c]the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. 7 Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the [d]raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken. 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; [e]the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. 9 Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the battle shout is fallen. 10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease. 11 Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. 12 And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail.
13 This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past. 14 But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 16:1 Or, Petra
- Isaiah 16:4 Or, extortion
- Isaiah 16:4 Hebrew the treaders down.
- Isaiah 16:7 Or, foundations
- Isaiah 16:8 Or, its choice plants did break down the lords of nations
Isaiah 16
New King James Version
Moab Destroyed
16 Send (A)the lamb to the ruler of the land,
(B)From [a]Sela to the wilderness,
To the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2 For it shall be as a (C)wandering bird thrown out of the nest;
So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the (D)Arnon.
3 “Take counsel, execute judgment;
Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day;
Hide the outcasts,
Do not betray him who escapes.
4 Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab;
Be a shelter to them from the face of the [b]spoiler.
For the extortioner is at an end,
Devastation ceases,
The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
5 In mercy (E)the throne will be established;
And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David,
(F)Judging and seeking justice and hastening (G)righteousness.”
6 We have heard of the (H)pride of Moab—
He is very proud—
Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath;
(I)But his [c]lies shall not be so.
7 Therefore Moab shall (J)wail for Moab;
Everyone shall wail.
For the foundations (K)of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn;
Surely they are stricken.
8 For (L)the fields of Heshbon languish,
And (M)the vine of Sibmah;
The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants,
Which have reached to Jazer
And wandered through the wilderness.
Her branches are stretched out,
They are gone over the (N)sea.
9 Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah,
With the weeping of Jazer;
I will drench you with my tears,
(O)O Heshbon and Elealeh;
For [d]battle cries have fallen
Over your summer fruits and your harvest.
10 (P)Gladness is taken away,
And joy from the plentiful field;
In the vineyards there will be no singing,
Nor will there be shouting;
No treaders will tread out wine in the presses;
I have made their shouting cease.
11 Therefore (Q)my [e]heart shall resound like a harp for Moab,
And my inner being for [f]Kir Heres.
12 And it shall come to pass,
When it is seen that Moab is weary on (R)the high place,
That he will come to his sanctuary to pray;
But he will not prevail.
13 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, (S)as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 16:1 Lit. Rock
- Isaiah 16:4 devastator
- Isaiah 16:6 Lit. vain talk
- Isaiah 16:9 Or shouting has
- Isaiah 16:11 Lit. belly
- Isaiah 16:11 Kir Hareseth, v. 7
Isaias 16
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
16 Ipadadala ninyo ang mga kordero na ukol sa pinuno ng lupain mula sa Selah na nasa dakong ilang, hanggang sa bundok ng anak na babae ng Sion.
2 Sapagka't mangyayari, na gaya ng mga ibong nagsisigala, na gaya ng kalat na pugad, magiging gayon ang mga anak na babae ng Moab sa mga tawiran ng Arnon.
3 Magpayo ka, magsagawa ka ng kahatulan; iyong gawin ang iyong anino na gaya ng gabi sa gitna ng katanghaliang tapat: ikubli mo ang mga tapon; huwag mong ilitaw ang palaboy.
4 Patirahin mong kasama mo ang aking natapon; tungkol sa Moab, maging kanlungan ka niya sa mukha ng mananamsam: sapagka't ang mamimighati ay mauuwi sa wala, ang pagsamsam ay matitigil, ang mga mamimighati ay malilipol sa lupain.
5 At ang luklukan ay matatatag sa kagandahang-loob, at isa'y uupo roon sa katotohanan, sa tabernakulo ni David; na humahatol at humahanap ng kahatulan, at nagmamadaling nagsasagawa ng katuwiran.
6 Aming nabalitaan ang kapalaluan ng Moab, na siya'y totoong palalo; ang kaniyang kahambugan, at ang kaniyang kapalaluan, at ang kaniyang poot, ang kaniyang paghahambog ay nauuwi sa wala.
7 Kaya't aangal ang Moab dahil sa Moab, bawa't isa'y aangal: dahil sa mga binilong pasas ng Kirhareseth ay mananangis kayong lubha na nangamamanglaw.
8 Sapagka't ang mga bukid ng Hesbon ay nanghihina, at ang ubasan ng Sibma; sinira ng mga mahal na tao ng mga bansa ang mga piling pananim niyaon; sila'y nagsisapit hanggang sa Jazer, sila'y nagsilaboy sa ilang; ang kaniyang mga sanga ay nangalaladlad, sila'y nagsitawid sa dagat.
9 Kaya't iiyak ako ng iyak ng Jazer dahil sa puno ng ubas ng Sibma: aking didiligin ka ng aking mga luha, Oh Hesbon, at Eleale; sapagka't sa iyong mga bunga ng taginit at sa iyong pagaani, dumating ang hiyaw sa pakikipagbaka.
10 At ang kasayahan ay naalis, at ang kagalakan sa mainam na bukid; at sa mga ubasan ay hindi magkakaroon ng mga awitan, o masayang kaingay man: walang manyayapak na gagawa ng alak sa alakan; aking pinatigil ang awitan sa pagaani.
11 Kaya't ang aking tiyan ay tumutunog na parang alpa dahil sa Moab, at ang aking mga lamang-loob dahil sa Kir-hares.
12 At mangyayari, pagka ang Moab ay humarap, pagka siya'y napagod sa mataas na dako, at paroroon sa kaniyang santuario upang dumalangin, ay hindi siya mananaig.
13 Ito ang salita na sinalita ng Panginoon tungkol sa Moab sa panahong nakaraan.
14 Nguni't ngayo'y nagsalita ang Panginoon, na nagsasabi, Sa loob ng tatlong taon, na gaya ng mga taon ng isang upahan, ay mawawalang kabuluhan ang kaluwalhatian ng Moab sangpu ng lahat niyang karamihan; at ang nalabi ay mangangaunti at walang halaga.
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