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Ang Pangako ng Diyos sa Israel

41 Sinabi ni Yahweh,
“Tumahimik kayo at makinig, kayo na nasa malalayong lupain!
Pag-ibayuhin ninyo ang inyong lakas,
    at dalhin sa hukuman ang inyong usapin.
Doon ang panig ninyo ay papakinggan upang malaman kung sino ang may katuwiran.

“Sino ang nagdala sa isang mananakop mula sa silangan,
    at nagbigay ng tagumpay sa lahat ng kanyang pakikipaglaban?
Ang mga hari't mga bansa ay parang alikabok na lumilipad
    sa bawat hataw ng kanyang tabak;
    at parang dayaming tinatangay dahil sa kanyang pana.
Buong bilis na tinutugis niya ang mga kaaway,
    ang kanyang mga paa'y hindi halos sumayad sa lupa.
Sinong nasa likod ng lahat ng ito?
    Sinong nagpapagalaw sa takbo ng kasaysayan mula sa pasimula?
Akong si Yahweh, na naroon na noon pa man,
    at mananatili hanggang sa katapusan.

“Ito'y nasaksihan ng mga tao sa malalayong lupain,
    at nanginginig sila sa takot;
    kaya silang lahat ay lumapit sa akin at sumamba.
Sila-sila ay nagtutulungan at nagpapayuhan, ‘Huwag kayong matakot.’
Sinabi ng mga karpintero sa mga panday-ginto, ‘Magandang trabaho!’
    Hinangaan ng mga gumagawa ng rebulto ang mga nagkabit-kabit nito,
at ang sabi, ‘Mahusay ang pagkahinang’;
    pagkatapos ay ipinako ang rebulto sa patungan nito.

“Ngunit(A) ikaw, Israel, na aking lingkod
    lahi ni Abraham na aking kaibigan.
    Ikaw ang bayang aking hinirang.
Ikaw ay kinuha ko sa mga dulo ng daigdig;
    sa pinakamalalayong sulok nito,
    sinabi ko sa iyo noon, ‘Ikaw ay aking lingkod.’
Pinili kita at hindi itinakwil.
10 Ako'y sasaiyo, huwag kang matakot,
    ako ang iyong Diyos, hindi ka dapat mangamba.
Palalakasin kita at tutulungan,
    iingatan at ililigtas.

11 “Lahat ng may galit sa iyo
    ay mapapahiya,
at mamamatay ang sinumang lumaban sa iyo.
12 Hahanapin ninyo sila ngunit hindi makikita,
    mawawala na sila ng lubusan dito sa lupa.
13 Ako si Yahweh na inyong Diyos,
    ang magpapalakas sa inyo.
Ako ang nagsasabi, ‘Huwag kayong matakot at tutulungan ko kayo.’”

14 Sinabi pa ni Yahweh,
“Israel, mahina ka man at maliit,
    huwag kang matakot, sapagkat tutulungan kita.
Ako ang iyong tagapagligtas, ang banal na Diyos ng Israel.
15 Gagawin kitang tulad ng panggiik,
    na may bago at matatalim na ngipin.
Iyong gigiikin ang mga bundok at burol,
    at dudurugin hanggang maging alabok.
16 Ihahagis mo sila at tatangayin ng hangin;
    pagdating ng bagyo ay pakakalatin.
Magdiriwang kayo sa pangalan ni Yahweh,
    at pararangalan ang Banal na Diyos ng Israel.

17 “Kapag inabot ng matinding uhaw ang aking bayan,
    na halos matuyo ang kanilang lalamunan,
akong si Yahweh ang gagawa ng paraan;
    akong Diyos ng Israel ay hindi magpapabaya.
18 Magkakaroon ng ilog sa tigang na burol,
    aagos ang masaganang tubig sa mga libis;
gagawin kong lawa ang disyerto,
    may mga batis na bubukal sa tuyong lupain.
19 Ang mga disyerto'y pupunuin ko ng akasya't sedar,
    kahoy na olibo at saka ng mirto;
    kahoy na sipres, alerses at pino.
20 At kung magkagayon,
    makikita nila at mauunawaan
na akong si Yahweh, ang Banal na Diyos ng Israel,
    ang gumawa at lumikha nito.”

Walang Kabuluhang mga Diyus-diyosan

21 Ganito ang sabi ni Yahweh, ang Hari ni Jacob:
    “Kayo ay lumapit, mga diyus-diyosan, ang panig ninyo ay ipaglaban.
22 Lumapit kayo at inyong hulaan
    ang mga mangyayari sa kinabukasan.
Ipaliwanag ninyo sa harap ng hukuman,
    upang pagtuunan ng aming isipan,
    ang mga pangyayari sa kahapong nagdaan.
23 Maniniwala kaming kayo nga ay diyos
    kapag ang hinaharap inyong mahulaan.
Kayo'y magpakita ng anumang gawang mabuti, o kahit masama,
    nang kami'y masindak o kaya'y manghina.
24 Kayo at ang inyong gawa'y walang kabuluhan;
    ang sumasamba sa inyo ay kasuklam-suklam.

25 “Mayroon akong isang taong pinili mula sa silangan,
    at aking pinasasalakay mula sa hilaga.
Parang lupang kanyang tatapakan ang mga hari,
    tulad ng pagmamasa sa putik na ginagawang palayok.
26 Mula sa simula sino sa inyo ang nakahula na ito'y mangyayari,
    para masabi naming siya ay tama?
Walang sinabing anuman tungkol dito ang isa man sa inyo.
27 Akong si Yahweh ang unang nagbalita nito sa Jerusalem,
    nang ipasabi ko sa aking sugo ang ganito:
    “Ang aking bayan ay uuwi na.”
28 Nang ako'y maghanap
    wala akong nasumpungang tagapayo,
    na handang sumagot sa sandaling magtanong ako.
29 Lahat ng diyus-diyosan ay walang kabuluhan.
    Wala silang magagawang anuman
    dahil sila'y mahihina at walang kapangyarihan.”

Israel Assured of God’s Help

41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.

“Who raised up one (C)from the east?
Who in righteousness called him to His feet?
Who (D)gave the nations before him,
And made him rule over kings?
Who gave them as the dust to his sword,
As driven stubble to his bow?
Who pursued them, and passed [a]safely
By the way that he had not gone with his feet?
(E)Who has performed and done it,
Calling the generations from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord, am (F)the first;
And with the last I am (G)He.’ ”

The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.
(H)Everyone helped his neighbor,
And said to his brother,
[b]“Be of good courage!”
(I)So the craftsman encouraged the (J)goldsmith;[c]
He who smooths with the hammer inspired him who strikes the anvil,
Saying, [d]“It is ready for the soldering”;
Then he fastened it with pegs,
(K)That it might not totter.

“But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (L)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (M)friend.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
10 (N)Fear not, (O)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

11 “Behold, all those who were incensed against you
Shall be (P)ashamed and disgraced;
They shall be as nothing,
And those who strive with you shall perish.
12 You shall seek them and not find them—
[e]Those who contended with you.
Those who war against you
Shall be as nothing,
As a nonexistent thing.
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’

14 “Fear not, you (Q)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Behold, (R)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (S)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (T)glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (U)forsake them.
18 I will open (V)rivers in desolate heights,
And fountains in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the (W)wilderness a pool of water,
And the dry land springs of water.
19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree,
The myrtle and the oil tree;
I will set in the (X)desert the cypress tree and the pine
And the box tree together,
20 (Y)That they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
And the Holy One of Israel has created it.

The Futility of Idols

21 “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the (Z)King of Jacob.
22 “Let(AA) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the (AB)former things, what they were,
That we may [f]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
23 (AC)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, (AD)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.
24 Indeed (AE)you are nothing,
And your work is nothing;
He who chooses you is an abomination.

25 “I have raised up one from the north,
And he shall come;
From the [g]rising of the sun (AF)he shall call on My name;
(AG)And he shall come against princes as though mortar,
As the potter treads clay.
26 (AH)Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know?
And former times, that we may say, ‘He is righteous’?
Surely there is no one who shows,
Surely there is no one who declares,
Surely there is no one who hears your words.
27 (AI)The first time (AJ)I said to Zion,
‘Look, there they are!’
And I will give to Jerusalem one who brings good tidings.
28 (AK)For I looked, and there was no man;
I looked among them, but there was no counselor,
Who, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 (AL)Indeed they are all [h]worthless;
Their works are nothing;
Their molded images are wind and confusion.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:3 Lit. in peace
  2. Isaiah 41:6 Lit. Be strong
  3. Isaiah 41:7 refiner
  4. Isaiah 41:7 Or The soldering is good
  5. Isaiah 41:12 Lit. Men of your strife
  6. Isaiah 41:22 Lit. set our heart on them
  7. Isaiah 41:25 East
  8. Isaiah 41:29 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Syr., Tg. nothing; LXX omits first line

The Helper of Israel

41 “Be silent(A) before me, you islands!(B)
    Let the nations renew their strength!(C)
Let them come forward(D) and speak;
    let us meet together(E) at the place of judgment.

“Who has stirred(F) up one from the east,(G)
    calling him in righteousness(H) to his service[a]?(I)
He hands nations over to him
    and subdues kings before him.
He turns them to dust(J) with his sword,
    to windblown chaff(K) with his bow.(L)
He pursues them and moves on unscathed,(M)
    by a path his feet have not traveled before.
Who has done this and carried it through,
    calling(N) forth the generations from the beginning?(O)
I, the Lord—with the first of them
    and with the last(P)—I am he.(Q)

The islands(R) have seen it and fear;
    the ends of the earth(S) tremble.
They approach and come forward;
    they help each other
    and say to their companions, “Be strong!(T)
The metalworker(U) encourages the goldsmith,(V)
    and the one who smooths with the hammer
    spurs on the one who strikes the anvil.
One says of the welding, “It is good.”
    The other nails down the idol so it will not topple.(W)

“But you, Israel, my servant,(X)
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,(Y)
    you descendants of Abraham(Z) my friend,(AA)
I took you from the ends of the earth,(AB)
    from its farthest corners I called(AC) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(AD)
    I have chosen(AE) you and have not rejected you.
10 So do not fear,(AF) for I am with you;(AG)
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(AH) you and help(AI) you;
    I will uphold you(AJ) with my righteous right hand.(AK)

11 “All who rage(AL) against you
    will surely be ashamed and disgraced;(AM)
those who oppose(AN) you
    will be as nothing and perish.(AO)
12 Though you search for your enemies,
    you will not find them.(AP)
Those who wage war against you
    will be as nothing(AQ) at all.
13 For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand(AR)
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help(AS) you.
14 Do not be afraid,(AT) you worm(AU) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(AV) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(AW) the Holy One(AX) of Israel.
15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(AY)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(AZ) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(BA)
16 You will winnow(BB) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(BC) will blow them away.(BD)
But you will rejoice(BE) in the Lord
    and glory(BF) in the Holy One(BG) of Israel.

17 “The poor and needy search for water,(BH)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.(BI)
But I the Lord will answer(BJ) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake(BK) them.
18 I will make rivers flow(BL) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(BM) into pools of water,(BN)
    and the parched ground into springs.(BO)
19 I will put in the desert(BP)
    the cedar and the acacia,(BQ) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(BR) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(BS) together,(BT)
20 so that people may see and know,(BU)
    may consider and understand,(BV)
that the hand(BW) of the Lord has done this,
    that the Holy One(BX) of Israel has created(BY) it.

21 “Present your case,(BZ)” says the Lord.
    “Set forth your arguments,” says Jacob’s King.(CA)
22 “Tell us, you idols,
    what is going to happen.(CB)
Tell us what the former things(CC) were,
    so that we may consider them
    and know their final outcome.
Or declare to us the things to come,(CD)
23     tell us what the future holds,
    so we may know(CE) that you are gods.
Do something, whether good or bad,(CF)
    so that we will be dismayed(CG) and filled with fear.
24 But you are less than nothing(CH)
    and your works are utterly worthless;(CI)
    whoever chooses you is detestable.(CJ)

25 “I have stirred(CK) up one from the north,(CL) and he comes—
    one from the rising sun who calls on my name.
He treads(CM) on rulers as if they were mortar,
    as if he were a potter treading the clay.
26 Who told of this from the beginning,(CN) so we could know,
    or beforehand, so we could say, ‘He was right’?
No one told of this,
    no one foretold(CO) it,
    no one heard any words(CP) from you.
27 I was the first to tell(CQ) Zion, ‘Look, here they are!’
    I gave to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.(CR)
28 I look but there is no one(CS)
    no one among the gods to give counsel,(CT)
    no one to give answer(CU) when I ask them.
29 See, they are all false!
    Their deeds amount to nothing;(CV)
    their images(CW) are but wind(CX) and confusion.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 41:2 Or east, / whom victory meets at every step

41 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.

22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.