Isaias 58
Ang Biblia, 2001
Ang Tumpak na Pag-aayuno
58 “Sumigaw ka nang malakas, huwag kang magpigil,
ilakas mo ang iyong tinig na parang trumpeta;
at iyong ipahayag sa aking bayan ang kanilang pagsuway,
at sa sambahayan ni Jacob ang kanilang mga kasalanan.
2 Gayunma'y hinahanap nila ako araw-araw,
at kinalulugdan nilang malaman ang aking mga daan;
na parang sila'y isang bansa na gumawa ng kabutihan,
at ang tuntunin ng kanilang Diyos ay hindi tinalikuran;
hinihingan nila ako ng matutuwid na kahatulan,
sila'y nalulugod sa paglapit sa Diyos.
3 ‘Bakit kami ay nag-ayuno, at hindi mo nakikita?
Bakit hindi mo napapansin ang aming pagpapakumbaba?’
Sa araw ng inyong pag-aayuno ay hinahanap ninyo ang inyong sariling kalayawan,
at inyong pinahihirapan ang lahat ninyong mga manggagawa.
4 Narito, kayo'y nag-aayuno upang makipag-away at makipagtalo,
at upang manakit ng masamang kamao.
Hindi kayo nag-aayuno sa araw na ito,
upang maiparinig ang inyong tinig sa itaas.
5 Iyan ba ang ayuno na aking pinili?
Isang araw upang magpakumbaba ang tao sa kanyang sarili?
Iyon ba'y ang iyuko ang kanyang ulo na parang yantok,
at maglatag ng damit-sako at abo sa ilalim niya?
Iyo bang tatawagin ito na ayuno,
at araw na katanggap-tanggap sa Panginoon?
6 “Hindi ba ito ang ayuno na aking pinili:
na kalagin ang mga tali ng kasamaan,
na kalasin ang mga panali ng pamatok,
na palayain ang naaapi,
at baliin ang bawat pamatok?
7 Hindi(A) ba ito ay upang ibahagi ang iyong tinapay sa nagugutom,
at dalhin sa iyong bahay ang dukha na walang tuluyan?
Kapag nakakita ka ng hubad, iyong bihisan;
at huwag kang magkubli sa iyong sariling laman?
8 Kung magkagayo'y sisikat ang iyong liwanag na parang umaga,
at ang iyong kagalingan ay biglang lilitaw;
at ang iyong katuwiran ay mangunguna sa iyo;
ang kaluwalhatian ng Panginoon ay magiging iyong bantay sa likod.
9 Kung magkagayo'y tatawag ka at ang Panginoon ay sasagot;
ikaw ay dadaing, at siya'y magsasabi, Narito ako.
“Kung iyong alisin sa gitna mo ang pamatok,
ang pang-alipusta, at ang pagsasalita ng masama;
10 kung magmamagandang-loob ka sa gutom,
at iyong tugunin ang nais ng nagdadalamhati,
kung magkagayo'y sisilang ang iyong liwanag sa kadiliman,
at ang iyong kadiliman ay magiging parang katanghaliang-tapat.
11 At patuloy na papatnubayan ka ng Panginoon,
at masisiyahan ang iyong kaluluwa sa tuyong dako,
at palalakasin ang iyong mga buto;
at ikaw ay magiging parang halamanang nadilig,
at parang bukal na ang tubig ay hindi nauubos.
12 At mula sa inyo ay itatayo ang dating sirang dako;
ikaw ay magbabangon ng mga saligan ng maraming salinlahi;
at ikaw ay tatawaging tagapag-ayos ng sira,
ang tagapagsauli ng mga landas na matatahanan.
13 “Kapag iyong iurong ang iyong paa dahil sa Sabbath,
sa paggawa ng iyong kalayawan sa aking banal na araw;
at iyong tinawag ang Sabbath bilang isang kasiyahan,
at marangal ang banal na araw ng Panginoon,
at ito'y iyong pinarangalan, na hindi ka lalakad sa iyong mga sariling lakad,
ni hahanap ng iyong sariling kalayawan ni magsasalita ng iyong mga salita;
14 kung magkagayo'y malulugod ka sa Panginoon,
at pasasakayin kita sa mga matataas na dako sa lupa;
at pakakainin kita ng mana ni Jacob na iyong ama,
sapagkat sinalita ng bibig ng Panginoon.”
Isaiah 58
New King James Version
Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(A)Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Why(B) have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we (C)afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And [b]exploit all your laborers.
4 (D)Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
5 Is (E)it a fast that I have chosen,
(F)A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And (G)to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To (H)loose the bonds of wickedness,
(I)To undo the [c]heavy burdens,
(J)To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not (K)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [d]cast out;
(L)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (M)your own flesh?
8 (N)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
(O)The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The [e]pointing of the finger, and (P)speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [f]darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
(Q)Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of [g]Streets to Dwell In.
13 “If (R)you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
14 (S)Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord;
And I will cause you to (T)ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
(U)The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:1 do not hold back
- Isaiah 58:3 Lit. drive hard
- Isaiah 58:6 Lit. bonds of the yoke
- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
- Isaiah 58:9 Lit. sending out of
- Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom
- Isaiah 58:12 Lit. Paths
Isaiah 58
English Standard Version
True and False Fasting
58 “Cry aloud; do not hold back;
(A)lift up your voice like a trumpet;
(B)declare to my people their transgression,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 (C)Yet they seek me daily
and delight to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that did righteousness
and did not forsake the judgment of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments;
they delight to draw near to God.
3 (D)‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,[a]
(E)and oppress all your workers.
4 Behold, you fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to hit with a wicked fist.
Fasting like yours this day
will not make your voice to be heard on high.
5 (F)Is such the fast that I choose,
(G)a day for a person to humble himself?
Is it to bow down his head like a reed,
and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
Will you call this a fast,
and a day acceptable to the Lord?
6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
(H)to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps (I)of the yoke,
to let the oppressed[b] go free,
and to break every yoke?
7 Is it not (J)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(K)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (L)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(M)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(N)your righteousness shall go before you;
(O)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (P)the yoke from your midst,
(Q)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 (R)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(S)then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be (T)like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 (U)And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in.
13 (V)“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
from doing your pleasure[c] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
or seeking (W)your own pleasure,[d] or talking idly;[e]
14 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
(X)and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;[f]
(Y)I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
(Z)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:3 Or pursue your own business
- Isaiah 58:6 Or bruised
- Isaiah 58:13 Or business
- Isaiah 58:13 Or pursuing your own business
- Isaiah 58:13 Hebrew or speaking a word
- Isaiah 58:14 Or of the land
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
