< Micah 4 >

1 Yahweh [says that] some day his temple will be on top of a mountain, and that mountain will be the most important [MET] one on the earth; it will be [as though it is] higher than all the hills, and huge groups of people from all over the world will come there [to worship].
Nguni't sa mga huling araw ay mangyayari, na ang bundok ng bahay ng Panginoon ay matatatag sa taluktok ng mga bundok, at matataas sa mga burol; at mga tao'y paroroon sa kaniya.
2 [People from] many nations will say [to each other], “Let’s go to the mountain where Yahweh is, to the temple where we can worship the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. There God will teach us how he wants us to conduct our lives, and we will do what he wants us to do.” Zion [Hill] is the place where he will teach [people]; and [people will go] out from Jerusalem [to tell others] his messages.
At maraming bansa'y magsisiparoo't mangagsasabi, Magsiparito kayo, at tayo'y magsiahon sa bundok ng Panginoon, at sa bahay ng Dios ni Jacob; at siya'y magtuturo sa atin ng kaniyang mga daan, at tayo'y magsisilakad sa kaniyang mga landas. Sapagka't sa Sion ay lalabas ang kautusan, at ang salita ng Panginoon ay mula sa Jerusalem;
3 Yahweh will settle disputes between many people, and he will [also] settle disputes between powerful nations that are far away. Then people will hammer their swords to cause them to become plow blades, and [hammer] their spears to cause them to become pruning knives. [Armies of] nations will no [longer] fight against [armies of other] nations, and they will no longer train [men how to fight] in wars.
At siya'y hahatol sa gitna ng maraming bayan, at sasaway sa mga matibay na bansa sa malayo: at kanilang papandayin ang kanilang mga tabak upang maging sudsud, at ang kanilang mga sibat upang maging karit; ang bansa ay hindi magtataas ng tabak laban sa bansa, ni magaaral pa man ng pakikipagdigma.
4 Everyone will sit [peacefully] under his own grapevines, and under his own fig trees; no one will cause them to be afraid. [That is what will surely happen] because the Commander of the armies of angels has said it.
Kundi sila'y uupo bawa't isa sa ilalim ng kaniyang punong ubas at sa ilalim ng kaniyang punong igos; at walang tatakot sa kanila: sapagka't sinalita ng bibig ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
5 Many [HYP] [of the people of other] nations will worship [IDM] their own gods, but we will worship Yahweh our God always, forever.
Sapagka't ang lahat na bayan ay magsisilakad bawa't isa sa pangalan ng kanikaniyang dios: at tayo'y magsisilakad sa pangalan ng Panginoon nating Dios magpakailan kailan man.
6 Yahweh says, “There will soon be a time when I will gather the people whom I have punished, who have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries), all those whom [I have caused to] suffer much.
Sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, aking pipisanin siya na napipilay, at aking titipunin siya na natapon, at siya na aking pinagdalamhati;
7 My people who did not die while they were exiled will become a strong nation [again]. Then [I], Yahweh, will be their king, and I will rule from Jerusalem forever.
At aking gagawin ang pilay na isang nalabi, at ang natapon sa malayo na isang matibay na bansa: at ang Panginoon ay maghahari sa kanila sa bundok ng Sion mula ngayon hanggang sa walang hanggan.
8 As for you people of Jerusalem [MET], you who [guard all of my people] like [MET] [a shepherd guards his sheep] from a tower, you [who live on] Zion [Hill], will have great power again. You people who live in Jerusalem will again rule like you did previously.
At ikaw, oh moog ng kawan, na burol ng anak na babae ng Sion, ito sa iyo'y darating, oo, ang dating kapangyarihan ay darating, ang kaharian ng anak na babae ng Jerusalem.
9 [So] why [RHQ] are you wailing now? Is it because you have no king? Have all your wise people died? You are groaning loudly like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby.
Ngayo'y bakit ka sumisigaw ng malakas? Wala ka bagang hari, ang iyo bagang kasangguni ay namatay, upang ang mga paghihirap ay suma iyo na gaya ng babae sa pagdaramdam?
10 [Well], you people of Jerusalem should writhe and groan like [SIM] a woman who is having birth pains, because now you must leave this city, and [while you are traveling], you will set up tents in open fields [at night]; you will go to [live in] Babylon. [But while you are] there, [I], Yahweh, will rescue you; I will free you from the power/control [MTY] of your enemies.
Magdamdam ka, at magtiis ka ng hirap, Oh anak na babae ng Sion, na gaya ng babae sa pagdaramdam: sapagka't ngayo'y lalabas ka sa bayan, at ikaw ay tatahan sa parang, at ikaw ay darating hanggang sa Babilonia: doon ka maliligtas; doon ka tutubusin ng Panginoon sa kamay ng iyong mga kaaway.
11 Now [the armies of] many nations have gathered to attack you. They are saying, ‘Jerusalem must be destroyed! We want to see this city [when it becomes ruins]!’
At ngayo'y maraming bansa ay nangagpupulong laban sa iyo, na nangagsasabi, Madumhan siya, at makita ng ating mata ang nasa natin sa Sion.
12 But they do not know what [I], Yahweh, think, and they do not understand what I plan: I will gather them [and punish them] like [SIM] [farmers] thresh grain on the ground.
Nguni't hindi nila nalalaman ang mga pagiisip ng Panginoon, ni nauunawa man nila ang kaniyang payo; sapagka't kaniyang pinisan sila na parang mga bigkis sa giikan.
13 So, you people of Jerusalem, rise up and punish [MET] [the nations who oppose you]. I will cause you [to be very strong], [as if] [MET] you had horns made of iron, [as if] [MET] you had hoofs made of bronze; and you will crush many nations. And [then you will take] from your enemies the valuable things that they have taken [from other countries], and you will dedicate those things to [me, the one who is] the Lord of all [the people on] the earth.”
Ikaw ay bumangon, at gumiik, Oh anak na babae ng Sion; sapagka't aking gagawing bakal ang iyong sungay, at aking gagawing tanso ang iyong mga kuko; at iyong pagluluraylurayin ang maraming bayan: at iyong itatalaga ang kanilang pakinabang sa Panginoon, at ang kanilang pag-aari ay sa Panginoon ng buong lupa.

< Micah 4 >