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34 Kayo'y magsilapit, kayong mga bansa, upang mangakinig; at dinggin ninyo, ninyong mga bayan: dinggin ng lupa at ng buong narito; ng sanglibutan, at ng lahat na bagay na nagsisilitaw rito.

Sapagka't ang Panginoon ay may galit laban sa lahat na bansa, at pusok ng loob laban sa lahat nilang hukbo: kaniyang lubos na nilipol sila, kaniyang ibinigay sila sa patayan.

Ang kanilang patay naman ay matatapon, at ang baho ng kanilang mga bangkay ay aalingasaw, at ang mga bundok ay tutunawin ng kanilang dugo.

At ang lahat na natatanaw sa langit ay malilipol, at ang langit ay mababalumbong parang isang ikid: at ang buo nilang hukbo ay mawawala na parang dahong nalalanta sa puno ng ubas, at gaya ng lantang dahon ng puno ng igos.

Sapagka't ang aking tabak ay nalango sa langit: narito, yao'y bababa sa Edom, at sa bayan ng aking sumpa, sa kahatulan.

Ang tabak ng Panginoon ay napuno ng dugo, tumaba ng katabaan, sa dugo ng mga kordero at ng mga kambing, sa taba ng mga bato ng mga lalaking tupa: sapagka't may hain sa Panginoon sa Bosra, at may malaking patayan sa lupain ng Edom.

At ang mga mailap na baka ay magsisibabang kasama nila at ang mga baka na kasama ng mga toro, at ang kanilang lupain ay malalango ng dugo, at ang kanilang alabok ay tataba ng katabaan.

Sapagka't kaarawan ng panghihiganti ng Panginoon, na taon ng kagantihan sa pagaaway sa Sion.

At ang mga batis niya ay magiging sahing, at ang alabok niya ay azufre, at ang lupain niya ay magiging nagniningas na sahing.

10 Hindi mapapatay sa gabi o sa araw man; ang usok niyaon ay iilanglang magpakailan man: sa buong panahon ay malalagay na sira; walang daraan doon magpakailankailan man.

11 Kundi aariin ng ibong pelikano at ng hayop na erizo; at ang kuwago at ang uwak ay magsisitahan doon: at kaniyang iuunat doon ang panukat na pising panglito, at ang pabatong pangpawala ng tao.

12 Kanilang tatawagin ang mga mahal na tao niyaon sa kaharian, nguni't mawawalan doon; at lahat niyang mga pangulo ay magiging parang wala.

13 At mga tinikan ay tutubo sa kaniyang mga palacio, mga kilitis at mga lipay ay sa mga kuta niyaon: at magiging tahanan ng mga chakal, looban ng mga avestruz.

14 At ang mga mailap na hayop sa ilang ay makikipagsalubong doon sa mga lobo, at ang lalaking kambing ay hihiyaw sa kaniyang kasama; oo, ang malaking kuwago ay tatahan doon, at makakasumpong siya ng dakong pahingahan.

15 Doon maglulungga ang maliksing ahas, at mangingitlog, at mangapipisa, at aampunin sa ilalim ng kaniyang lilim; oo, doon magpipisan ang mga lawin, bawa't isa'y kasama ng kaniyang kasamahan.

16 Inyong saliksikin sa aklat ng Panginoon, at inyong basahin: kahit isa sa mga ito ay hindi magkukulang, walang mangangailangan ng kaniyang kasama; sapagka't iniutos ng aking bibig, at pinisan sila ng kaniyang Espiritu.

17 At kaniyang pinagsapalaran, at binahagi ng kaniyang kamay sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng pising panukat: kanilang aariin magpakailan man, sa sali't saling lahi ay tatahan sila roon.

The Judgement of the Nations

34 You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!(A)
Let the earth and all that fills it hear,
the world and all that comes from it.(B)
The Lord is angry with all the nations,
furious with all their armies.(C)
He will set them apart for destruction,(D)
giving them over to slaughter.
Their slain will be thrown out,
and the stench of their corpses will rise;(E)
the mountains will flow[a] with their blood.(F)
All[b] the stars in the sky(G) will dissolve.
The sky will roll up like a scroll,(H)
and its stars will all wither
as leaves wither on the vine,
and foliage on the fig tree.(I)

The Judgement of Edom

When my sword has drunk its fill[c](J) in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom(K)
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.
The Lord’s sword is covered with blood.
It drips with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.(L)
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,(M)
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
The wild oxen will be struck[d] down with them,
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with[e] blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,(N)
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.
Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her soil into sulphur;(O)
her land will become burning pitch.
10 It will never go out – day or night.
Its smoke will go up for ever.(P)
It will be desolate, from generation to generation;
no one will pass through it for ever and ever.(Q)
11 Eagle owls[f] and herons[g] will possess it,
and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.(R)
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line(S) over her
for her destruction and chaos.(T)
12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
13 Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;
her fortified cities, with thistles and briars.(U)
She will become a dwelling for jackals,
an abode[h] for ostriches.(V)
14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the night birds will stay there
and will find a resting place.
15 Sand partridges[i] will make their nests there;
they will lay and hatch their eggs
and will gather their broods under their shadows.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.(W)
16 Search and read the scroll of the Lord:(X)
Not one of them will be missing,
none will be lacking its mate,
because he has ordered it by my[j] mouth,
and he will gather them by his Spirit.
17 He has cast the lot for them;
his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it for ever;(Y)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

Footnotes

  1. 34:3 Or melt, or dissolve
  2. 34:4 DSS read And the valleys will be split, and all
  3. 34:5 DSS read sword will appear
  4. 34:7 Or will go
  5. 34:7 Or will drink its fill of
  6. 34:11 Or Pelicans
  7. 34:11 Or hedgehogs
  8. 34:13 DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads jackals, grass
  9. 34:15 Or Arrow snakes, or Owls
  10. 34:16 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, DSS, Syr, Tg read his

Judgment Against the Nations

34 Come near, you nations, and listen;(A)
    pay attention, you peoples!(B)
Let the earth(C) hear, and all that is in it,
    the world, and all that comes out of it!(D)
The Lord is angry with all nations;
    his wrath(E) is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy[a](F) them,
    he will give them over to slaughter.(G)
Their slain(H) will be thrown out,
    their dead bodies(I) will stink;(J)
    the mountains will be soaked with their blood.(K)
All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(L)
    and the heavens rolled up(M) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(N)
    like withered(O) leaves from the vine,
    like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

My sword(P) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
    see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(Q)
    the people I have totally destroyed.(R)
The sword(S) of the Lord is bathed in blood,
    it is covered with fat—
the blood of lambs and goats,
    fat from the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice(T) in Bozrah(U)
    and a great slaughter(V) in the land of Edom.
And the wild oxen(W) will fall with them,
    the bull calves and the great bulls.(X)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(Y)
    and the dust will be soaked with fat.

For the Lord has a day(Z) of vengeance,(AA)
    a year of retribution,(AB) to uphold Zion’s cause.
Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
    her dust into burning sulfur;(AC)
    her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(AD) night or day;
    its smoke will rise forever.(AE)
From generation to generation(AF) it will lie desolate;(AG)
    no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[b](AH) and screech owl[c] will possess it;
    the great owl[d] and the raven(AI) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(AJ)
    the measuring line of chaos(AK)
    and the plumb line(AL) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
    all her princes(AM) will vanish(AN) away.
13 Thorns(AO) will overrun her citadels,
    nettles and brambles her strongholds.(AP)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(AQ)
    a home for owls.(AR)
14 Desert creatures(AS) will meet with hyenas,(AT)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(AU) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
    she will hatch them, and care for her young
    under the shadow of her wings;(AV)
there also the falcons(AW) will gather,
    each with its mate.

16 Look in the scroll(AX) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(AY)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(AZ) that has given the order,(BA)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(BB)
    his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
    and dwell there from generation to generation.(BC)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.
  2. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  3. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  4. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.