Isaias 44
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang Panginoon lamang ang iisang Dios.
44 Gayon ma'y dinggin mo ngayon, Oh (A)Jacob na aking lingkod, at Israel, na aking pinili:
2 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon na lumalang sa iyo, at nagbigay anyo (B)sa iyo mula sa bahay-bata, na siyang tutulong sa iyo; (C)Ikaw ay huwag matakot, Oh Jacob na aking lingkod; at ikaw (D)Jeshurun, na aking pinili.
3 Sapagka't (E)ipagbubuhos ko ng tubig siya na uhaw, at ng mga bukal ang tuyong lupa; aking ibubuhos ang aking Espiritu sa iyong lahi, at ang aking pagpapala sa iyong suwi:
4 At sila'y sisibol sa gitna ng damo, gaya ng mga sauce sa tabi ng mga batis.
5 Sasabihin ng isa, Ako'y sa Panginoon; at magpapangalan ang iba ng pangalang Jacob; at magsusulat ang iba ng kaniyang kamay ng sa Panginoon, at magpapamagat (F)ng pangalan ng Israel.
6 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Hari ng Israel, at ng kaniyang Manunubos, na Panginoon ng mga hukbo, (G)Ako ang una, at ako ang huli; at (H)liban sa akin ay walang Dios.
7 At sino, na gaya ko, tatawag, at (I)magpapahayag, at magaayos sa ganang akin, mula nang aking itatag ang matandang bayan? at ang mga bagay na dumarating, at ang mangyayari, ay ipahahayag nila.
8 Kayo'y huwag mangatakot, o magsipangilabot man: (J)hindi ko baga ipinahayag sa iyo nang una, at ipinakilala? at (K)kayo ang aking mga saksi. May Dios baga liban sa akin? oo, walang malaking Bato; ako'y walang nakikilalang iba.
Inilarawan ang kahangalan ng idolatria.
9 (L)Silang nangagbibigay anyo sa larawang inanyuan ay walang kabuluhan silang lahat; at ang kanilang mga bagay na kinaluluguran ay hindi mapapakinabangan: at ang kanilang sariling mga saksi ay (M)hindi nangakakakita, o nangakakaalam man: upang sila'y mangapahiya.
10 Sino ang naganyo sa isang dios, o bumubo ng larawang inanyuan (N)na di pakikinabangan sa anoman?
11 Narito, lahat niyang kasama ay mangapapahiya; at ang mga manggagawa ay sa mga tao: mapisan sila, magsitayo sila; sila'y mangatatakot, sila'y mangahihiyang magkakasama.
12 Ang panday bakal ay gumagawa ng palakol, at (O)gumagawa sa mga baga, at inaanyuan yaon sa pamamagitan ng mga pamukpok, at ginagawa yaon ng kaniyang malakas na bisig: oo, siya'y gutom, at ang kaniyang lakas ay nawawala; siya'y hindi umiinom ng tubig, at patá.
13 Naguunat ang anluwagi ng isang pising panukat; kaniyang tinatandaan ng lapis; kaniyang inaanyuan sa pamamagitan ng mga katam, at kaniyang tinatandaan ng mga kompas, at inaanyuan ng ayon sa anyo ng tao, ayon sa kagandahan ng tao, upang tumahan sa bahay.
14 Pumuputol siya sa ganang kaniya ng mga cedro, at kumukuha ng puno ng roble at ng encina, at pinatitibay sa ganang kaniyang sarili ang isa sa gitna ng mga punong kahoy sa gubat: siya'y nagtatanim ng puno ng abeto, at yao'y kinakandili ng ulan.
15 Kung magkagayo'y ilalaan sa tao upang ipanggatong; at kumukuha siya niyaon, at nagpapainit; oo, kaniyang pinaliliyaban yaon, at ipinagluluto ng tinapay: oo, kaniyang ginagawang isang dios, at sinasamba; ginagawa niyang larawang inanyuan, at (P)pinagpapatirapaan.
16 Kaniyang iginagatong ang bahagi niyaon sa apoy; ang bahagi niyaon ay ikinakain niya ng karne; siya'y nagiihaw ng iihawin, at nabubusog: oo, siya'y nagpapainit, at nagsasabi, Aha, ako'y naiinitan, aking nakita ang apoy:
17 At ang labis niyaon ay ginagawa niyang dios, sa makatuwid baga'y kaniyang larawang inanyuan: kaniyang pinagpapatirapaan at sinasamba, at dinadalanginan, at nagsasabi, Iligtas mo ako; sapagka't ikaw ay aking dios.
18 (Q)Hindi sila mangakakaalam, o nagsisigunita man: sapagka't ipinikit niya ang kanilang mga mata, upang sila'y huwag mangakakita; at ang kanilang mga puso, upang huwag silang mangakaunawa.
19 At walang nagpapaalaala o mayroon mang kaalaman, o unawa upang magsabi, Aking iginatong ang bahagi niyaon sa apoy; oo, ako naman ay nagluto ng tinapay sa mga baga niyaon; ako'y nagihaw ng karne at kinain ko: at gagawin ko baga ang nalabi niyaon na pinaka kasuklamsuklam? magpapatirapa baga ako sa puno ng isang punong kahoy?
20 Siya'y kumain ng abo: iniligaw siya ng (R)nadayang puso, at hindi niya mailigtas ang kaniyang kaluluwa, o makapagsabi, Wala bagang (S)kabulaanan sa aking kanang kamay?
Inililigtas ng Panginoon ang kaniyang bayan.
21 Iyong alalahanin ang mga bagay na ito, Oh Jacob, at Israel; sapagka't (T)ikaw ay aking lingkod: aking inanyuan ka; ikaw ay aking lingkod: Oh Israel, ikaw ay hindi ko malilimutan.
22 Aking pinawi na (U)parang masinsing ulap ang iyong mga pagsalangsang, at, parang alapaap, ang iyong mga kasalanan: manumbalik ka sa akin; sapagka't tinubos (V)kita.
23 Magsiawit, Oh (W)kayong mga langit, sapagka't nilikha ng Panginoon; kayo'y magsihiyaw, (X)mga lalong mababang bahagi ng lupa: kayo'y magbiglang magsiawit, kayong mga bundok, Oh gubat, at bawa't punong kahoy na nandiyan: sapagka't tinubos ng Panginoon ang Jacob, at magpapakaluwalhati sa Israel.
24 Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng (Y)iyong Manunubos, at niyang (Z)naganyo sa iyo mula sa bahay-bata, Ako ang Panginoon na gumagawa ng lahat na bagay; na naglaladlad, na magisa ng langit; na naglalatag ng lupa;
25 Na sumisira ng mga tanda ng mga sinungaling, at (AA)nagpapaging ulol sa mga manghuhula; na nagpapaurong sa mga pantas, at (AB)nagpapaging kamangmangan ng kanilang kaalaman;
26 Na nagpapatatag ng salita ng (AC)kaniyang lingkod, at nagsasagawa ng payo ng kaniyang mga sugo; na nagsasabi ng tungkol sa Jerusalem, Siya'y tatahan; at tungkol sa mga bayan ng Juda, Mangatatayo, at aking ibabangon ang mga sirang dako niyaon:
27 Na nagsasabi sa kalaliman, (AD)Ikaw ay matuyo, at aking tutuyuin ang iyong mga ilog;
28 Na nagsasabi tungkol kay (AE)Ciro, Siya'y aking pastor, at isasagawa ang lahat kong kaligayahan: na nagsasabi nga rin tungkol sa Jerusalem, (AF)Siya'y matatayo; at sa templo, Ang iyong patibayan ay malalagay.
Isaiah 44
New King James Version
God’s Blessing on Israel
44 “Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant,
And Israel whom I have chosen.
2 Thus says the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
And floods on the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
And My blessing on your offspring;
4 They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’
5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
And name himself by the name of Israel.
There Is No Other God
6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(A)‘I am the First and I am the Last;
Besides Me there is no God.
7 And (B)who can proclaim as I do?
Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me,
Since I appointed the ancient people.
And the things that are coming and shall come,
Let them show these to them.
8 Do not fear, nor be afraid;
(C)Have I not told you from that time, and declared it?
(D)You are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed (E)there is no other Rock;
I know not one.’ ”
Idolatry Is Foolishness
9 (F)Those who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
(G)They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed.
10 Who would form a god or mold an image
(H)That profits him nothing?
11 Surely all his companions would be (I)ashamed;
And the workmen, they are mere men.
Let them all be gathered together,
Let them stand up;
Yet they shall fear,
They shall be ashamed together.
12 (J)The blacksmith with the tongs works one in the coals,
Fashions it with hammers,
And works it with the strength of his arms.
Even so, he is hungry, and his strength fails;
He drinks no water and is faint.
13 The craftsman stretches out his rule,
He marks one out with chalk;
He fashions it with a plane,
He marks it out with the compass,
And makes it like the figure of a man,
According to the beauty of a man, that it may remain in the house.
14 He cuts down cedars for himself,
And takes the cypress and the oak;
He [a]secures it for himself among the trees of the forest.
He plants a pine, and the rain nourishes it.
15 Then it shall be for a man to burn,
For he will take some of it and warm himself;
Yes, he kindles it and bakes bread;
Indeed he makes a god and worships it;
He makes it a carved image, and falls down to it.
16 He burns half of it in the fire;
With this half he eats meat;
He roasts a roast, and is satisfied.
He even warms himself and says,
“Ah! I am warm,
I have seen the fire.”
17 And the rest of it he makes into a god,
His carved image.
He falls down before it and worships it,
Prays to it and says,
“Deliver me, for you are my god!”
18 (K)They do not know nor understand;
For (L)He has [b]shut their eyes, so that they cannot see,
And their hearts, so that they cannot (M)understand.
19 And no one (N)considers in his heart,
Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say,
“I have burned half of it in the fire,
Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals;
I have roasted meat and eaten it;
And shall I make the rest of it an abomination?
Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
20 He feeds on ashes;
(O)A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a (P)lie in my right hand?”
Israel Is Not Forgotten
21 “Remember these, O Jacob,
And Israel, for you are My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant;
O Israel, you will not be (Q)forgotten by Me!
22 (R)I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions,
And like a cloud, your sins.
Return to Me, for (S)I have redeemed you.”
23 (T)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout, you lower parts of the earth;
Break forth into singing, you mountains,
O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And (U)glorified Himself in Israel.
Judah Will Be Restored
24 Thus says the Lord, (V)your Redeemer,
And (W)He who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who makes all things,
(X)Who stretches out the heavens [c]all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
25 Who (Y)frustrates the signs (Z)of the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
(AA)And makes their knowledge foolishness;
26 (AB)Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
27 (AC)Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry!
And I will dry up your rivers’;
28 Who says of (AD)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, (AE)“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:14 Lit. appropriates
- Isaiah 44:18 Lit. smeared over
- Isaiah 44:24 By Himself
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
