Isaias 57
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Hinatulan ang Maling Pagsamba
57 Ang taong matuwid kapag namamatay,
walang nakakaunawa at walang nakikialam;
ngunit siya'y kinukuha upang iligtas sa kapahamakan.
2 Mapayapa ang buhay,
ng taong lumalakad sa katuwiran
kahit siya'y mamatay.
3 Halikayo, mga makasalanan upang hatulan.
Wala kayong pagkakaiba sa mga mangkukulam,
nangangalunya at babaing masasama.
4 Sino ba ang inyong pinagtatawanan?
Sino ba ang inyong hinahamak?
Mga anak kayo ng sinungaling.
5 Sinasamba ninyo ang mga diyus-diyosan sa pamamagitan ng pakikipagtalik
habang nasa ilalim ng mga punong ensina na ipinalalagay ninyong sagrado.
Sinusunog ninyo bilang handog ang inyong mga anak,
sa mga altar sa may libis, sa loob ng mga yungib.
6 Makinis na bato'y sinasamba ninyo na tulad ng diyos,
kayo'y kumukuha ng pagkain at alak upang ihandog;
sa gawa bang ito, ako'y malulugod?
7 Sa tuktok ng bundok,
kayo'y umaahon upang maghandog,
at makipagtalik.
8 Pagpasok ng pinto,
nagtayo kayo roon ng diyus-diyosan,
ako'y nilimot ninyo at inyong nilayasan.
Lubos kayong nag-alis ng suot ninyong damit;
sa inyong higaa'y nakipagtalik sa mga lalaking inyong inupahan.
Kayo ay natulog na kasama nila para pagbigyan ang inyong pagnanasa.
9 Kayo ay nagtungo sa hari[a] na may dalang langis ng olibo,
at dinagdagan ninyo ang inyong pabango;
kayo ay nagsugo sa malayong lugar
at kayo mismo ang lumusong sa daigdig ng mga patay.
10 Lubha kayong nagpagod sa maraming lakbayin,
at kailan ma'y hindi sinabi na wala na itong pag-asa.
Kayo ay nagpanibagong-lakas,
at dahil dito ay hindi nanghina.
11 Ang tanong ni Yahweh, “Sino ba ang inyong kinatatakutan
kaya nagsinungaling kayo sa akin
at lubusang tumalikod?
Matagal ba akong nanahimik
kaya kayo tumigil ng pagpaparangal sa akin?
12 Akala ninyo'y tama ang inyong ginagawa.
Ibubunyag ko ang masama ninyong gawa;
at tingnan ko lang kung tutulungan kayo ng mga diyus-diyosang iyan.
13 Ang diyus-diyosang tinatawag ninyo'y hindi makatutulong o makakapagligtas, kahit kayo'y managhoy;
ang mga diyos ninyo'y lilipad kung hangin ay umihip,
kaunting ihip lamang, sila'y itataboy.
Subalit ang taong sa aki'y may tiwala at laging umaasa,
ang banal na bundok at ang lupaing ito'y mamanahin niya.”
Ang Pangakong Tulong at Pagpapagaling ng Diyos
14 Ang sabi ni Yahweh:
“Ang mga hinirang ay inyong bayaang magbalik sa akin,
ang bawat hadlang sa daan ay inyong alisin; ang landas ay gawin at inyong ayusin.”
15 “Ako ang Kataas-taasan at Banal na Diyos,
ang Diyos na walang hanggan.
Matataas at banal na lugar ang aking tahanan,
sa mababang-loob at nagsisisi, ako ay sasama,
aking ibabalik ang pagtitiwala nila at pag-asa.
16 Ako ang nagbigay ng buhay sa aking bayan,
sila'y hindi ko patuloy na uusigin;
at ang galit ko sa kanila'y
hindi mananatili sa habang panahon.
17 Nagalit ako sa kanila dahil sa kanilang kasalana't kasakiman,
kaya sila'y aking itinakwil.
Ngunit matigas ang kanilang ulo at patuloy na sumuway sa akin.
18 Sa kabila ng ginawa nila, sila'y aking pagagalingin at tutulungan,
at ang nagluluksa'y aking aaliwin.
19 Bibigyan(A) ko ng kapayapaan ang lahat, maging nasa malayo o nasa malapit man.
Aking pagagalingin ang aking bayan.
20 Ngunit ang masasama ay tulad ng dagat na laging maalon,
walang pahinga sa buong panahon;
mga burak at putik buhat sa ilalim ang iniaahon.
21 Walang(B) kapayapaan ang mga makasalanan.” Sabi ng aking Diyos.
Footnotes
- 9 sa hari: o kaya'y kay Molec .
Isaiah 57
New International Reader's Version
57 Those who are right with God die.
And no one really cares about it.
People who are faithful to the Lord are swept away by trouble.
And no one understands why that happens
to those who do what is right.
2 Those who lead honest lives
will enjoy peace and rest when they die.
3 The Lord says, “Come here,
you children of women who practice evil magic!
You are children of prostitutes and those who commit adultery.
4 Who are you making fun of?
Who are you laughing at?
Who are you sticking your tongue out at?
You are people who refuse to obey me.
You are just a bunch of liars!
5 You burn with sinful desire among the oak trees.
You worship your gods under every green tree.
You sacrifice your children in the valleys.
You also do it under the cliffs.
6 You have chosen some of the smooth stones in the valleys to be your gods.
You have joined yourselves to them.
You have even poured out drink offerings to them.
You have given grain offerings to them.
So why should I take pity on you?
7 You have made your bed on a very high hill.
You went up there to offer your sacrifices.
8 You have set up statues to remind you of your gods.
You have put them behind your doors and doorposts.
You deserted me. You invited other lovers into your bed.
You climbed into it and welcomed them.
You made a deal with them.
And you looked with desire at their naked bodies.
9 You took olive oil to the god named Molek.
You took a lot of perfume along with you.
You sent your messengers to places far away.
You even sent them down to the place of the dead.
10 You wore yourself out with all your efforts.
But you would not say, ‘It’s hopeless.’
You received new strength.
So you did not give up.
11 “Who are you so afraid of
that you have not been faithful to me?
You have not remembered me.
What you do doesn’t even bother you.
I have not punished you for a long time.
That is why you are not afraid of me.
12 You have not done what is right or good.
I will let everyone know about it.
And that will not be of any benefit to you.
13 Go ahead and cry out for help to all the statues of your gods.
See if they can save you!
The wind will carry them off.
Just a puff of air will blow them away.
But anyone who comes to me for safety
will receive the land.
They will possess my holy mountain of Zion.”
The Lord Comforts People Who Are Sorry for Their Sins
14 A messenger says,
“Build up the road! Build it up! Get it ready!
Remove anything that would keep my people from coming back.”
15 The God who is highly honored lives forever.
His name is holy. He says,
“I live in a high and holy place.
But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins.
I live with anyone who is not proud.
I give new life to them.
I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.
16 I will not find fault with my people forever.
I will not always be angry with them.
If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak.
The people I created would faint away.
17 I was very angry with them.
They always longed for more and more of everything.
So I punished them for that sin.
I turned my face away from them because I was angry.
But they kept on wanting their own way.
18 I have seen what they have done.
But I will heal them.
I will guide them.
I will give those who mourn in Israel the comfort they had before.
19 Then they will praise me.
I will give perfect peace to those who are far away and those who are near.
And I will heal them,” says the Lord.
20 But those who are evil are like the rolling sea.
It never rests.
Its waves toss up mud and sand.
21 “There is no peace for those who are evil,” says my God.
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