Isaias 48
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Matigas ang Ulo ng mga Israelita
48 “Makinig kayo, mga lahi ni Jacob, kayong tinatawag na Israel, at nagmula sa lahi ni Juda. Sumusumpa kayo sa pangalan ng Panginoon at tumatawag sa Dios ng Israel. Pero pakunwari lang pala, dahil hindi naman matuwid ang inyong pamumuhay. 2 Sinasabi pa ninyong kayoʼy mga mamamayan ng banal na lungsod, at nagtitiwala kayo sa Dios ng Israel, na ang pangalan ay Panginoong Makapangyarihan.” 3 Sinabi niya sa inyo, “Sinabi ko na noon pa kung ano ang mga mangyayari sa hinaharap. At itoʼy aking isinakatuparan. 4 Alam ko kung gaano katigas ang inyong ulo. Ang inyong leeg ay kasintigas ng bakal at ang inyong noo ay kasintigas ng tanso. 5 Kaya sinabi ko na agad sa inyo ang aking gagawin. Noong hindi pa ito nangyayari, sinabi ko na ito sa inyo para hindi ninyo masabing ang inyong mga rebultong dios-diosan na gawa sa kahoy at bakal ang siyang humula at nagsagawa nito. 6 Narinig ninyo ang aking mga propesiya at nakita ninyo ang katuparan ng mga ito, pero ayaw ninyong tanggapin na ako ang gumawa nito. Mula ngayon, sasabihin ko sa inyo ang mga bagong bagay na hindi ko pa ipinahayag sa inyo. Hindi pa ninyo ito alam. 7 Ngayon ko pa lamang ito gagawin para hindi ninyo masabing itoʼy alam na ninyo. 8 Hindi ninyo napakinggan o naunawaan ang mga bagay na ito dahil mula pa noon nagbibingi-bingihan na kayo. Alam ko ang inyong kataksilan dahil mula pa noong kayoʼy isinilang mga rebelde na kayo. 9 Alang-alang sa karangalan ko, pinigilan ko ang aking galit sa inyo para hindi kayo malipol. 10 Lilinisin ko kayo pero hindi katulad ng paglilinis sa pilak, dahil lilinisin ko kayo sa pamamagitan ng paghihirap. 11 Gagawin ko ito para sa aking karangalan. Hindi ako papayag na ako ay mapahiya at ang mga dios-diosan ay maparangalan.
12 “Makinig kayo sa akin, kayong mga taga-Israel na aking pinili. Ako ang Dios; ako ang pasimula at ang wakas ng lahat. 13 Ako ang naglagay ng pundasyon ng mundo at ako rin ang nagladlad ng langit. Kapag nag-utos ako sa mga ito, itoʼy sumusunod.
14 “Magtipon kayong lahat at makinig: Sino sa mga dios-diosan ang humulang lulusubin ng aking kaibigan[a] ang Babilonia para sundin ang ipinapagawa ko laban sa bansang iyon? Wala! 15 Ako ang nagsabi sa kanya at ako rin ang tumawag sa kanya. Sinugo ko siya at pinagtagumpay sa kanyang ginawa. 16 Lumapit kayo sa akin at pakinggan ito: Mula pa ng pasimula hindi ako nagsalita nang lihim. Sa panahon na nangyari ang sinabi ko, naroon ako.”
At ngayon sinugo ako ng Panginoong Dios at ng kanyang Espiritu na sabihin ito: 17 “Sinasabi ng Panginoon na inyong Tagapagligtas, ang Banal na Dios ng Israel: Ako ang Panginoon na inyong Dios na nagturo sa inyo kung ano ang mabuti para sa inyo at ako ang pumatnubay sa inyo sa tamang daan. 18 Kung kayo lamang ay sumunod sa aking mga utos, dumaloy sana na parang ilog ang mga pagpapala sa inyo, at ang inyong tagumpay[b] ay sunud-sunod sana na parang alon na dumarating sa dalampasigan. 19 Ang inyo sanang mga lahi ay naging kasindami ng buhangin na hindi mabilang, at tinitiyak kong hindi sila mapapahamak.”
20 Umalis kayo sa Babilonia! Buong galak ninyong ihayag sa buong mundo[c] na iniligtas ng Panginoon ang kanyang lingkod, ang mga mamamayan ng Israel.[d] 21 Hindi sila nauhaw nang patnubayan sila ng Dios sa ilang, dahil pinaagos niya ang tubig mula sa bato para sa kanila. Biniyak niya ang bato at umagos ang tubig. 22 Pero ang masasama ay hindi magkakaroon ng kapayapaan, sabi ng Panginoon.
Isaiah 48
King James Version
48 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
17 Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.
20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
Isaías 48
Dios Habla Hoy
El Señor anuncia cosas nuevas
48 »Escucha esto, familia de Jacob,
que llevas el nombre de Israel
y eres descendiente de Judá;
que juras por el nombre del Señor;
que invocas al Dios de Israel,
aunque sin honradez ni rectitud;
2 que dices ser de la ciudad santa
y apoyarte en el Dios de Israel,
cuyo nombre es Señor todopoderoso:
3 Desde el principio te anuncié las cosas del pasado;
yo mismo las di a conocer.
De pronto actué, y se hicieron realidad.
4 Como yo sabía que eres tan terca,
que eres dura como el hierro
e inflexible como el bronce,
5 te lo anuncié desde hace mucho,
te lo comuniqué antes de que sucediera.
Así no podrías decir: “Fue mi ídolo el que lo hizo,
la estatua que hice fue quien lo dispuso.”
6 Tú has oído todo esto; fíjate en ello,
y tendrás que admitir que es cierto.
Ahora te voy a anunciar cosas nuevas,
cosas secretas que no conocías,
7 cosas creadas ahora, no en tiempos antiguos,
de las que no habías oído hablar hasta hoy.
Así no podrás decir: “Ya lo sabía.”
8 Tú no habías oído hablar de ellas,
ni las conocías,
porque siempre has tenido los oídos sordos.
Yo sabía que eres infiel,
que te llaman rebelde desde que naciste.
9 »Pero tuve paciencia por respeto a mí mismo,
por mi honor me contuve y no te destruí.
10 Yo te purifiqué, pero no como se hace con la plata,
sino que te probé en el horno del sufrimiento.
11 Por mi honor, por mi honor lo he hecho,
pues mi nombre no puede ser profanado.
No permitiré que den mi gloria a ningún otro.
El Señor salvará a su pueblo
12 »Óyeme, Israel, pueblo de Jacob,
a quien he llamado:
Yo soy el único Dios,
yo soy el primero y el último.
13 Con mi mano afirmé la tierra,
con mi mano extendí el cielo;
en cuanto pronuncié su nombre, empezaron a existir.
14 Reúnanse todos ustedes y escuchen:
¿Quién de ustedes anunció esto que va a suceder:
que el hombre a quien he escogido
hará lo que he pensado hacer con Babilonia
y con la raza de los caldeos?
15 Yo fui quien lo dijo, yo lo llamé,
yo lo hice venir,
y por donde vaya tendrá éxito.
16 Acérquense a mí y escuchen esto:
Desde el principio, yo nunca hablé en secreto;
y cuando todo esto sucedía, yo estaba presente.
Y ahora yo, el Señor, le he dado mi poder
y lo he enviado.»
17 Así dice el Señor, tu redentor,
el Dios Santo de Israel:
«Yo soy el Señor tu Dios;
yo te enseño lo que es para tu bien,
yo te guío por el camino que debes seguir.
18 ¡Ojalá hubieras hecho caso de mis órdenes!
Tu bienestar iría creciendo como un río,
tu prosperidad sería como las olas del mar,
19 tus descendientes serían numerosos,
incontables como la arena del mar;
yo nunca los hubiera destruido,
ni los hubiera apartado de mi vista.»
20 Salgan de Babilonia, huyan de los caldeos.
Anuncien esta noticia con gritos de alegría,
y denla a conocer hasta el extremo de la tierra.
Digan: «¡El Señor ha libertado
a Jacob su siervo!»
21 Aunque los hizo pasar por lugares desiertos,
no tuvieron sed;
él partió la roca
e hizo brotar torrentes de agua.
22 Para los malos, en cambio, no hay bienestar.
El Señor lo ha dicho.
Isaiah 48
New King James Version
Israel Refined for God’s Glory
48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But (A)not in truth or in righteousness;
2 For they call themselves (B)after the holy city,
And (C)lean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name:
3 “I have (D)declared the former things from the beginning;
They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it.
Suddenly I did them, (E)and they came to pass.
4 Because I knew that you were [a]obstinate,
And (F)your neck was an iron sinew,
And your brow bronze,
5 Even from the beginning I have declared it to you;
Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you,
Lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them,
And my carved image and my molded image
Have commanded them.’
6 “You have heard;
See all this.
And will you not declare it?
I have made you hear new things from this time,
Even hidden things, and you did not know them.
7 They are created now and not from the beginning;
And before this day you have not heard them,
Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’
8 Surely you did not hear,
Surely you did not know;
Surely from long ago your ear was not opened.
For I knew that you would deal very treacherously,
And were called (G)a transgressor from the womb.
9 “For(H) My name’s sake (I)I will [b]defer My anger,
And for My praise I will restrain it from you,
So that I do not cut you off.
10 Behold, (J)I have refined you, but not as silver;
I have tested you in the (K)furnace of affliction.
11 For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it;
For (L)how should My name be profaned?
And (M)I will not give My glory to another.
God’s Ancient Plan to Redeem Israel
12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob,
And Israel, My called:
I am He, (N)I am the (O)First,
I am also the Last.
13 Indeed (P)My hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
And My right hand has stretched out the heavens;
When (Q)I call to them,
They stand up together.
14 “All of you, assemble yourselves, and hear!
Who among them has declared these things?
(R)The Lord loves him;
(S)He shall do His pleasure on Babylon,
And His arm shall be against the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken;
Yes, (T)I have called him,
I have brought him, and his way will prosper.
16 “Come near to Me, hear this:
(U)I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
From the time that it was, I was there.
And now (V)the Lord God and His Spirit
[c]Have sent Me.”
17 Thus says (W)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(X)Who leads you by the way you should go.
18 (Y)Oh, that you had heeded My commandments!
(Z)Then your peace would have been like a river,
And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 (AA)Your descendants also would have been like the sand,
And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand;
His name would not have been cut off
Nor destroyed from before Me.”
20 (AB)Go forth from Babylon!
Flee from the Chaldeans!
With a voice of singing,
Declare, proclaim this,
Utter it to the end of the earth;
Say, “The Lord has (AC)redeemed
His servant Jacob!”
21 And they (AD)did not thirst
When He led them through the deserts;
He (AE)caused the waters to flow from the rock for them;
He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.
22 “There(AF) is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:4 Heb. hard
- Isaiah 48:9 delay
- Isaiah 48:16 Heb. verb is sing.; or Has sent Me and His Spirit
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