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Isaias 40
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Isaias 40
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40 “Aliwin ninyo ang aking bayan,” sabi ng Diyos.
“Aliwin ninyo sila!
2 Inyong ibalita sa mga taga-Jerusalem,
tapos na ang kanilang pagdurusa
sapagkat nabayaran na nila ng lubos
ang kasalanang ginawa nila sa akin.”
3 Ganito(A) (B) ang isinisigaw ng isang tinig:
“Ihanda ninyo ang daraanan ni Yahweh sa ilang;
gumawa kayo ng mga tuwid na landas na kanyang lalakaran sa ilang.
4 Tambakan ang mga libis,
patagin ang mga burol at bundok,
at pantayin ang mga baku-bakong daan.
5 Mahahayag ang kaluwalhatian ni Yahweh,
at makikita ito ng lahat ng tao.
Si Yahweh mismo ang nagsabi nito.”
6 “Magpahayag(C) ka!” ang sabi ng tinig.
“Ano ang ipahahayag ko?” tanong ko.
Sumagot siya, “Ipahayag mong ang lahat ng tao ay tulad ng damo,
ang kanyang buhay ay tulad lamang ng bulaklak sa parang.
7 Natutuyo ang damo, kumukupas ang mga bulaklak,
kapag sila'y mahipan ng hanging mula kay Yahweh.
Tunay ngang ang tao ay tulad ng damo.
8 Oo, ang damo'y nalalanta, at kumukupas ang mga bulaklak,
ngunit ang salita ng ating Diyos ay mananatili magpakailanman.”
Ang Diyos ay Narito Na
9 Umakyat ka sa tuktok ng bundok, O Zion,
magandang balita ay iyong ipahayag, O Jerusalem!
Sumigaw ka at huwag matatakot,[a]
sabihin mo sa mga lunsod ng Juda,
“Narito na ang inyong Diyos!”
10 Dumarating(D) ang Panginoong Yahweh na taglay ang kapangyarihan,
dala ang gantimpala sa mga hinirang.
11 At(E) tulad ng pastol, pinapakain niya ang kanyang kawan;
sa kanyang mga bisig, ang maliliit na tupa'y kanyang yayakapin.
Sa kanyang kandungan ay pagyayamanin,
at papatnubayan ang mga tupang may supling.
Walang Katulad ang Diyos
12 Sino ang makakasukat ng tubig sa dagat sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kamay?
Sino ang makakasukat sa lawak ng kalangitan?
Sinong makakapaglagay ng lahat ng lupa sa isang sisidlan?
Sino kaya ang makakapagtimbang sa mga bundok at burol?
13 Sino(F) ang makakapagsabi ng dapat gawin ni Yahweh?
May makakapagturo ba o makakapagpayo sa kanya?
14 Sino ang kanyang puwedeng sanggunian para maliwanagan?
Sinong nagturo sa kanya ng landas ng katarungan?
Sinong nagkaloob sa kanya ng kaalaman at ng paraan upang makaunawa?
15 Sa(G) harap ni Yahweh ang mga bansa ay walang kabuluhan,
tulad lang ng isang patak ng tubig sa isang sisidlan;
at ang mga pulo ay parang alikabok lamang ang timbang.
16 Hindi sapat na panggatong ang lahat ng kahoy sa Lebanon.
Kulang pang panghandog ang lahat ng hayop sa gubat roon.
17 Sa kanyang harapan, ay walang halaga ang lahat ng bansa.
18 Saan(H) ninyo ihahambing ang Diyos
at kanino ninyo siya itutulad?
19 Siya ba'y maihahambing sa mga imaheng ginawa ng tao,
na binalutan ng ginto,
at ipinatong sa pilak?
20 Hindi(I) rin siya maitutulad sa rebultong kahoy
matigas man ang kahoy at hindi nabubulok,
na nililok upang hindi tumumba
at mabibili lang sa murang halaga.
21 Hindi ba ninyo nalalaman?
Wala bang nagbalita sa inyo noon,
kung paano nagsimulang likhain ang sanlibutan?
22 Ang lumikha nito ay ang Diyos na nakaupo sa kanyang trono doon sa kalangitan;
mula roon ang tingin sa tao'y parang mga langgam.
Ang langit ay iniladlad niyang tulad ng kurtina,
tulad ng tolda upang matirahan.
23 Inaalis niya ang mga pinuno sa kapangyarihan,
at ginagawang walang kabuluhan.
24 Tulad nila'y mga halamang walang ugat,
bagong tanim at natutuyo agad;
at tila dayaming tinatangay ng hangin.
25 Kanino ninyo ihahambing ang banal na Diyos?
Mayroon ba siyang katulad?
26 Tumingala(J) kayo sa langit!
Sino ba ang lumikha ng mga bituin?
Sino ba ang sa kanila'y nagpapakilos,
at sino ba ang nagbigay ng kanilang pangalan?
Dahil sa kanyang dakilang kapangyarihan,
walang nawala sa kanila kahit isa man.
Si Yahweh ang Nagbibigay ng Kalakasan
27 Israel, bakit ka ba nagrereklamo
na tila hindi pansin ni Yahweh ang kabalisahan mo,
o hindi inalalayan sa kaapihang naranasan?
28 Hindi ba ninyo nalalaman, di ba ninyo naririnig?
Na itong si Yahweh, ang walang hanggang Diyos,
ang siyang lumikha ng buong daigdig?
Hindi siya napapagod;
sa isipan niya'y walang makakaunawa.
29 Ang mahihina't mga napapagod ay kanyang pinapalakas.
30 Kahit na ang mga kabataan ay napapagod
at nanlulupaypay.
31 Ngunit muling lumalakas
at sumisigla ang nagtitiwala kay Yahweh.
Lilipad silang tulad ng mga agila.
Sila'y tatakbo ngunit hindi mapapagod,
sila'y lalakad ngunit hindi manghihina.
Footnotes
- Isaias 40:9 Umakyat…matatakot: o Umakyat ka sa isang matayog na bundok at ipahayag ang magandang balita sa Jerusalem! Sumigaw ka at ibadya ang magandang balita sa Zion!
Isaiah 40
King James Version
Isaiah 40
King James Version
40 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40
Revised Standard Version
Isaiah 40
Revised Standard Version
God’s People Are Comforted
40 Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare[a] is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades,
when the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades;
but the word of our God will stand for ever.
9 Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good tidings;[b]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,[c]
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd,
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
or as his counselor has instructed him?
14 Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,
and who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
and are accounted as the dust on the scales;
behold, he takes up the isles like fine dust.
16 Lebanon would not suffice for fuel,
nor are its beasts enough for a burnt offering.
17 All the nations are as nothing before him,
they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.
18 To whom then will you liken God,
or what likeness compare with him?
19 The idol! a workman casts it,
and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,
and casts for it silver chains.
20 He who is impoverished[d] chooses for an offering
wood that will not rot;
he seeks out a skilful craftsman
to set up an image that will not move.
21 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
23 who brings princes to nought,
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
25 To whom then will you compare me,
that I should be like him? says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might,
and because he is strong in power
not one is missing.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
“My way is hid from the Lord,
and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary,
his understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:2 Or time of service
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good tidings to Zion
- Isaiah 40:9 Or O herald of good tidings to Jerusalem
- Isaiah 40:20 Heb uncertain
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Isaiah 40
New International Version
Comfort for God’s People
40 Comfort, comfort(A) my people,
says your God.
2 Speak tenderly(B) to Jerusalem,
and proclaim to her
that her hard service(C) has been completed,(D)
that her sin has been paid for,(E)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double(F) for all her sins.
3 A voice of one calling:
“In the wilderness prepare
the way(G) for the Lord[a];
make straight(H) in the desert
a highway for our God.[b](I)
4 Every valley shall be raised up,(J)
every mountain and hill(K) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,(L)
the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory(M) of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it together.(N)
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”(O)
6 A voice says, “Cry out.”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
“All people are like grass,(P)
and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
7 The grass withers(Q) and the flowers fall,
because the breath(R) of the Lord blows(S) on them.
Surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers and the flowers(T) fall,
but the word(U) of our God endures(V) forever.(W)”
9 You who bring good news(X) to Zion,
go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,[c](Y)
lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
say to the towns of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(Z)
10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes(AA) with power,(AB)
and he rules(AC) with a mighty arm.(AD)
See, his reward(AE) is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(AF)
He gathers the lambs in his arms(AG)
and carries them close to his heart;(AH)
he gently leads(AI) those that have young.(AJ)
12 Who has measured the waters(AK) in the hollow of his hand,(AL)
or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?(AM)
Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?(AN)
13 Who can fathom the Spirit[d](AO) of the Lord,
or instruct the Lord as his counselor?(AP)
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge,(AQ)
or showed him the path of understanding?(AR)
15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;(AS)
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(AT)
16 Lebanon(AU) is not sufficient for altar fires,
nor its animals(AV) enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations(AW) are as nothing;(AX)
they are regarded by him as worthless
and less than nothing.(AY)
18 With whom, then, will you compare God?(AZ)
To what image(BA) will you liken him?
19 As for an idol,(BB) a metalworker casts it,
and a goldsmith(BC) overlays it with gold(BD)
and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering
selects wood(BE) that will not rot;
they look for a skilled worker
to set up an idol(BF) that will not topple.(BG)
21 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(BH)
Has it not been told(BI) you from the beginning?(BJ)
Have you not understood(BK) since the earth was founded?(BL)
22 He sits enthroned(BM) above the circle of the earth,
and its people are like grasshoppers.(BN)
He stretches out the heavens(BO) like a canopy,(BP)
and spreads them out like a tent(BQ) to live in.(BR)
23 He brings princes(BS) to naught
and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.(BT)
24 No sooner are they planted,
no sooner are they sown,
no sooner do they take root(BU) in the ground,
than he blows(BV) on them and they wither,(BW)
and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(BX)
25 “To whom will you compare me?(BY)
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(BZ)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(CA)
Who created(CB) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(CC) one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(CD)
not one of them is missing.(CE)
27 Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?(CF)
28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?(CG)
The Lord is the everlasting(CH) God,
the Creator(CI) of the ends of the earth.(CJ)
He will not grow tired or weary,(CK)
and his understanding no one can fathom.(CL)
29 He gives strength(CM) to the weary(CN)
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men(CO) stumble and fall;(CP)
31 but those who hope(CQ) in the Lord
will renew their strength.(CR)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(CS)
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.(CT)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:3 Or A voice of one calling in the wilderness: / “Prepare the way for the Lord
- Isaiah 40:3 Hebrew; Septuagint make straight the paths of our God
- Isaiah 40:9 Or Zion, bringer of good news, / go up on a high mountain. / Jerusalem, bringer of good news
- Isaiah 40:13 Or mind
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