Isaiah’s Vision

In the year of (A)King Uzziah’s death (B)I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim were standing above Him, (C)each having six wings: with two each covered his face, and with two each covered his feet, and with two each flew. And one called out to another and said,

(D)Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of armies.
The [a](E)whole earth is full of His glory.”

And the [b]foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the [c](F)temple was filling with smoke. Then I said,

(G)Woe to me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of (H)unclean lips,
And I live among a (I)people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the (J)King, the Lord of armies.”

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the (K)altar with tongs. He (L)touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and (M)your guilt is taken away and atonement is made for your sin.”

Isaiah’s Commission

Then I heard the (N)voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then (O)I said, “Here am I. Send me!” And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on (P)listening, but do not understand;
And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’
10 (Q)Make the hearts of this people [d](R)insensitive,
Their ears [e]dull,
And their eyes [f]blind,
(S)So that they will not see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

11 Then I said, “Lord, (T)how long?” And He answered,

“Until (U)cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
Houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
12 The Lord has (V)completely removed people,
And there [g]are many (W)forsaken places in the midst of the land.
13 Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it,
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or an (X)oak
Whose stump remains when it is cut down.
The (Y)holy seed is its stump.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:3 Lit fullness of the whole earth is His glory
  2. Isaiah 6:4 Lit door sockets
  3. Isaiah 6:4 Lit house
  4. Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
  5. Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy
  6. Isaiah 6:10 Lit sealed over
  7. Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his [a]train filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: [b]the whole earth is full of his glory. And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a [c]live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin [d]forgiven. And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye [e]indeed, but understand not; and see ye [f]indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and [g]understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste, 12 and Jehovah have removed men far away, and the forsaken places be many in the midst of the land. 13 [h]And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be [i]eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, [j]whose [k]stock remaineth, when they [l]are felled; so the holy seed is the [m]stock thereof.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:1 Or, skirts
  2. Isaiah 6:3 Hebrew the fulness of the whole earth is his glory.
  3. Isaiah 6:6 Or, hot stone
  4. Isaiah 6:7 Or, expiated
  5. Isaiah 6:9 Or, continually
  6. Isaiah 6:9 Or, continually
  7. Isaiah 6:10 Or, their heart should understand
  8. Isaiah 6:13 Or, But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten up
  9. Isaiah 6:13 Or, burnt
  10. Isaiah 6:13 Or, whose substance is in them
  11. Isaiah 6:13 Or, substance
  12. Isaiah 6:13 Or, cast their leaves
  13. Isaiah 6:13 Or, substance

Ang Pagkatawag kay Isaias

Noong(A) taong mamatay si Haring Uzias ay nakita ko ang Panginoon na nakaupo sa isang tronong matayog at mataas; at napuno ang templo ng laylayan ng kanyang damit.

Sa itaas niya ay nakatayo ang mga serafin; bawat isa'y may anim na pakpak; may dalawang nakatakip sa kanyang mukha, may dalawa na nakatakip sa kanyang mga paa, at may dalawa na naglilipad sa kanya.

At(B) tinawag ng isa ang isa at sinabi:

“Banal, banal, banal ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo;
ang buong lupa ay punô ng kanyang kaluwalhatian.”

At(C) ang mga pundasyon ng mga pintuan ay nayanig sa tinig ng sumisigaw, at ang bahay ay napuno ng usok.

Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko: “Kahabag-habag ako! Ako'y napahamak sapagkat ako'y lalaking may maruruming labi, at ako'y naninirahan sa gitna ng bayan na may maruruming labi; sapagkat nakita ng aking mga mata ang Hari, ang Panginoon ng mga hukbo!”

Nang magkagayo'y lumipad papalapit sa akin ang isa sa mga serafin na may baga sa kanyang kamay na kanyang kinuha ng mga sipit mula sa dambana.

Inilapat niya ito sa aking bibig, at nagsabi, “Ngayong lumapat ito sa iyong mga labi, ang iyong kasamaan ay naalis na, at ang iyong kasalanan ay pinatawad na.”

At narinig ko ang tinig ng Panginoon, na nagsasabi, “Sinong susuguin ko, at sinong hahayo para sa atin?” Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, “Narito ako; suguin mo ako!”

At(D) sinabi niya, “Ikaw ay humayo, at sabihin mo sa bayang ito:

‘Patuloy kayong makinig, ngunit huwag ninyong unawain;
patuloy ninyong tingnan, ngunit huwag ninyong alamin!’
10 Patabain mo ang puso ng bayang ito,
    at iyong pabigatin ang kanilang mga pandinig,
    at iyong ipikit ang kanilang mga mata;
baka sila'y makakita ng kanilang mga mata,
    at makarinig ng kanilang mga tainga,
at makaunawa ng kanilang puso,
    at magbalik-loob, at magsigaling.”
11 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, “O Panginoon, hanggang kailan?”
At siya'y sumagot:
“Hanggang sa ang mga lunsod ay magiba
    na walang naninirahan,
at ang mga bahay ay mawalan ng tao,
    at ang lupain ay maging lubos na mawasak,
12 at ilayo ng Panginoon ang mga tao,
    at ang mga pinabayaang dako ay marami sa gitna ng lupain.
13 At bagaman magkaroon ng ikasampung bahagi roon,
    muli itong susunugin,
gaya ng isang roble o isang ensina,
    na ang tuod ay nananatiling nakatayo kapag ito ay pinuputol.”
Ang banal na binhi ang siyang tuod niyon.

Isaiah’s Commission

In the year that King Uzziah(A) died,(B) I saw the Lord,(C) high and exalted,(D) seated on a throne;(E) and the train of his robe(F) filled the temple. Above him were seraphim,(G) each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet,(H) and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy(I), holy is the Lord Almighty;(J)
    the whole earth(K) is full of his glory.”(L)

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.(M)

“Woe(N) to me!” I cried. “I am ruined!(O) For I am a man of unclean lips,(P) and I live among a people of unclean lips,(Q) and my eyes have seen(R) the King,(S) the Lord Almighty.”(T)

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal(U) in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips;(V) your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.(W)

Then I heard the voice(X) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?(Y) And who will go for us?(Z)

And I said, “Here am I.(AA) Send me!”

He said, “Go(AB) and tell this people:

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
    be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(AC)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(AD)
    make their ears dull
    and close their eyes.[a](AE)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,(AF)
    understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(AG)

11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”(AH)

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruined(AI)
    and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted(AJ)
    and the fields ruined and ravaged,(AK)
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away(AL)
    and the land is utterly forsaken.(AM)
13 And though a tenth remains(AN) in the land,
    it will again be laid waste.(AO)
But as the terebinth and oak
    leave stumps(AP) when they are cut down,
    so the holy(AQ) seed will be the stump in the land.”(AR)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes